Previously, a friend of Mr. Zeng's from Yangzhou lost his money on business in Nanjing, so in order to help his friend raise cash, Mr. Zeng bought his friend's property, which could be regarded as an act of justice.
At the same time, he also had other thoughts. If he got a house, Sister Zhou might change her mind.
I just didn't expect that the friend who originally had two rooms of servants took only one room with him when he returned to his hometown, leaving three people in the same room behind. This made it difficult for Mr. Zeng, who had no money to support servants.
He also heard that Qin Dewei was doing well in the county government and had an uncle to help him, who should be able to make some money, so he dared to rent the house to Qin Dewei, even if it was free of rent. It would be a good deed to be able to raise servants.
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Unexpectedly, Qin Dewei finally asked to buy it. This made Mr. Zeng really unexpected and confirmed again: "Do you really want to buy it?"
Qin Dewei knew that Mr. Zeng was a gentleman, so he treated him as a gentleman, and said frankly: "Mr. Zeng probably hasn't thought that the land prices here will rise. With the real estate in hand, he will definitely make a lot of money in the future."
Mr. Zeng was surprised and asked again: "How dare you think so?"
Qin Dewei explained: "Mr. Gu, the leader of the Nanjing literary circle, built a garden here. The man just mentioned it was called Xiyuan. From this name, it must be the place where Mr. Gu lived in seclusion in his later years.
As a leader in the literary world, you must have one episode every three days and one meeting every five days. Otherwise, why would you be considered a leader? Therefore, there must always be dignitaries and guests coming in droves. Driven by such a trend, the surrounding land prices will inevitably rise.
At the same time, think about why Mr. Gu built a garden here? It must be because there are allusions to the Six Dynasties such as Qingxi, Taoye Ferry, and Inviting the Flute. In the future, these allusions will be quoted at literary gatherings, so the price of land with allusions will definitely be high.
rise.
The most important thing is that as the Ming Dynasty continues to prosper, there will only be more and more scholars. I just thought that this place is close to the Gongyuan area and the Qinhuai Old Courtyard area, and sooner or later it will become a place where clothes gather."
"Okay, okay, since you are sure that you won't lose money, the house will be sold to you." Mr. Zeng waved his hand and said, "Listening to what you said, I feel that my financial knowledge has been greatly improved, but I am not interested in making money. I will be more interested in the future."
I don’t know if I will live in Nanjing again, even if I don’t keep the property.
If you don’t have money now, you can wait until I return to Nanjing to take the Provincial Examination next year, and then give me the money. It will just be used as my expenses during the Provincial Examination. Maybe the price will increase after a year, and you will have to give me more.
some!"
Qin Dewei saluted Mr. Zeng solemnly. He was an upright and true gentleman, and indeed he did not pay attention to amassing money. In history, one of the hallmarks of Marshal Zeng was his poverty, and he could not find much when his house was ransacked.
Qin Dewei can't say what the historical trend will be like in the future and how the elders' love will end.
If the situation is still the same after eighteen years, I hope I have the ability to save him, so I still have to become stronger.
Qin Dewei is a poor man, which means that moving is very convenient. As long as people arrive, basically everything is moved. As long as there is a bed, you can just move in with your bags wherever you go.
After sending Mr. Zeng away, Qin Dewei began to exercise the power of the head of the family and asked the servants Hao Danian and his wife to clean the gate and house together with Liu Yue. He planned to sleep here tonight.
From today on, within this courtyard wall, Qin Dewei can also be called a young master.
It was no fun to watch others clean, so Qin Dewei went out for a walk outside the courtyard to familiarize himself with the surrounding environment. After all, he expected to live here for a long time.
After walking a few steps by the "famous spot" Qingxi River, I bumped into an old acquaintance.
Although this is still the city of Nanjing, it is a completely unfamiliar environment. Meeting old acquaintances in this situation can't help but feel like "meeting an old friend in a foreign land."
So Qin Dewei, who was bored, greeted him warmly, "Long time no see, friend Wang. How are you doing lately? I wonder where you have been recently?"
Wang Fengyuan and Wang Xiucai, who had just abandoned Shangyuan County School and transferred to Yingtianfu School, were chatting and laughing with their new classmates and friends when they suddenly heard a sound that could only be heard in nightmares and couldn't help but shudder.
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Looking up, he saw a certain primary school student standing in front of him with a smile and waving to him.
Prince Wang was shocked. This was not a sound that only appeared in nightmares. This was simply a nightmare!
So Mr. Wang was confused for a moment, and when he was at a loss, he saw the primary school student coming to greet him, and talked to him: "I am really lucky today. I can meet my friend Wang by the Qingxi River. I don't know where I am going."
where?"
"What does it have to do with you?" Wang Fengyuan gradually regained some of his intelligence and responded coldly, avoiding it and leaving.
The classmates from the Fu School beside him looked at Mr. Wang in surprise. Although this person was new to the Fu School and was only seventeen or eighteen years old, everyone was willing to make friends with him, even with Mr. Wang as the core.
After all, he is the direct disciple and successor candidate of Mr. Gu, the leader of Jinling Literary Circle, and the son of one of the three heroes of Jinling.
Therefore, everyone knows Mr. Wang very well and knows that he is a person with quick thinking, especially in terms of personality, and he also has a bit of "personality".
But for such a talented and individual quasi-celebrity, he actually avoided this new commoner boy and didn't even want to say a few words. How could he not look weird?
It was not easy to ask any questions for a while. Anyway, everyone just followed classmate Wang Wang Core.
But the commoner boy followed behind and kept asking: "I heard that Mr. Gu is building a Xiyuan here. Is my friend Wang going to visit the Xiyuan?"
Prince Wang finally couldn't help it anymore, and turned around and said sarcastically: "What? You also heard the news, and then you flew over like a bug? You better be a human being and save some face!"
You ran over when the East Garden was built, and you ran over when the Guogong Building was built. This time I heard that Xiyuan was being renovated, and you showed up again.
You are just trying to gain fame by riding on a horse, right? The most important thing is that everyone who is still riding on a horse has been rubbed by him.
As the winner, Qin Dewei had such a great psychological advantage over the prince that he could not get angry even if he was scolded.
Instead, he laughed "haha" a few times before replying: "No, no, no! A teacher happened to buy a house nearby, and then gave the house to me to live in."
When Prince Wang heard this, he almost tripped over his left leg and fell into the green stream. Fortunately, he was supported by a strong friend.
"You want to live here?" Wang Fengyuan asked after standing firm.
Qin Dewei nodded: "Yes, I expect to live here forever."
Wang Fengyuan suddenly went crazy and couldn't imagine his future life. He knew what Mr. Gu was thinking. He would definitely live in this Xiyuan from now on. I'm afraid there would be a large or small literary forum every three to five days.
reunion.
As the closest disciple of Mr. Gu, Wang Fengyuan must come here. Will he pass by the door of this primary school student's house from time to time in the future? Can't he avoid it?
The classmates from Fu Xue heard the conversation between the two, but they couldn't understand it. They didn't know what the background was, so they couldn't interrupt at all.
When he arrived at the gate of Xiyuan, which was being renovated, Wang Fengyuan did not go in. Instead, he stood outside the gate.
Although a certain elementary school student walked slowly because of his short legs, he also strolled behind.
Seeing this, he asked again: "Why are you here, friend Wang? It seems that you are waiting to greet others? What makes you waiting outside Xiyuan is that the owner of this place, Mr. Gu, is about to arrive?"
Wang Fengyuan made up his mind and resolutely ignored the primary school students, so as not to be beaten by snakes and sneaked in with sticks. He also did not plan to introduce them to his classmates in the government school. Wouldn't that make the primary school students famous?
I'm just a little confused. If after the teacher comes, I suggest to the teacher that I build a garden in another place, will I be kicked out by the teacher?
Qin Dewei tried every possible means to provoke Wang Fengyuan, but when he saw that the other party just refused to speak, even though he was bored, he had no choice but to do anything.
Just as he was about to leave, after walking for a short distance, he suddenly saw a large column of servants appearing from the direction of Huaiqing Bridge, surrounded by three sedans and heading this way.
The garden had not yet been repaired, and there was not much attention paid to it, so the sedan chair was left outside the gate. Then three people came out of the three sedan chairs, all of them were old men in their sixties.
Qin Dewei recognized it after looking at it. The old man who looked a few years younger must be Mr. Gu Lin, a former second-rank high-ranking official and the current leader of Nanjing's literary circles.
At the Dongyuan gathering, Qin Dewei stood outside the gate at first and couldn't get in. His uncle had recognized Mr. Gu when he pointed out the people passing by. He didn't recognize the other two, and they were probably friends of Gu Lin.
Wang Fengyuan hurriedly led his classmates to greet him. Suddenly, there was a rush of people in front of the door, and various introductions and gifts were made. Although it was busy, it was orderly. After all, they were all old scholars and knew this routine.
The real owner of this place, Mr. Gu Lin, glanced at Qin Dewei, who was standing outside watching the excitement, and asked his disciple Wang Fengyuan: "Just now, in the sedan chair, I saw someone talking to you from a distance? But you ignored him, really.
strangeness."
He didn't dare to hide anything from his teacher Wang Fengyuan, and replied with a grimace: "This is a primary school student!"
To be honest, Wang Fengyuan still doesn't know Qin Dewei's real name, he only knows his signature codename of Primary School Student.
When she heard that she was a primary school student, Gu Lin's expression became strange, and she immediately understood why Wang Fengyuan behaved like this just now.
"Are you afraid of him?" Mr. Gu asked.
Wang Fengyuan firmly denied: "How could I be afraid of him? It's just that this person is very tricky, and I just don't want to pay attention to him, so as not to cause trouble!"
Gu Lin sighed softly, this primary school student is simply the disciple's inner demon. If he doesn't break the inner demon, how can he achieve great success?
"Go! Call him over and see how I teach him a lesson!" Mr. Gu ordered.
Wang Fengyuan was a little anxious and quickly tried to dissuade him: "Teacher, you must not do it! This person is really evil and weird, how can you put yourself in danger!"
It's okay for the primary school student to step on him. Anyway, he is young and can handle it, and he has a long time to come. But the teacher is already fifty-seven years old. If he is stepped on by a primary school student a few times, won't he lose his face for the rest of his life?
And if your teacher is angry at the primary school, it will be a disaster for you.
Are you being looked down upon by his own students? Mr. Gu couldn't help but scolded with a dark face: "What nonsense are you talking about! Go and call someone quickly!"
Wang Fengyuan went to call someone depressed, but the two old men who had been silent just now laughed together and said: "Dongqiao, you have to teach the juniors a lesson again!"
Gu Lin said calmly: "I haven't made a move for a long time. I just felt itchy and wanted to make my old friend laugh!"