Because the Jinshui River is clear and sweet, it is often used by dignitaries and dignitaries to build gardens.
But if the state officials set fire to it, the people were not allowed to light the lamps. If the people dared to use eighty gold water and river rods privately, the whistleblower would be rewarded with three sticks.
This section of the river is under the jurisdiction of the West Water Mill Office, and is usually guarded by patrols and caretakers. Except for the people who are allowed to draw water from the culvert and square well that they just saw, other water diversions are strictly prohibited.
Zhang Yue and the others are currently in the military wing on the north left side of the outer city of Junyi County. This is close to the inner city, and nearby is Jinshui Gate, also known as Jinbo Gate.
Zhang Yue looked at the carriage and saw a series of magnificent mansions near Jinbo Gate, and couldn't help but ask Fang Ya who lived there.
Fang Ya replied that this was where Wang Jizhong and his disciples lived.
Zhang Yue suddenly realized that Wang Jizhong was also a famous person. He could be said to have been born half-Han and half-Hulu. He was originally a Song official and later surrendered to the Liao Kingdom, and he had a role in bringing about the Chanyuan Alliance.
But both the Liao and Song Dynasties regarded him as a loyal minister. Although he was an official in the Liao Kingdom, the Song Dynasty took good care of his family and built a large house outside Jinshui Gate for his son to live in.
When we arrived at the edge of the field, we were about to blow the wind along the Jinshui River so high that there was nothing in the sky but nothing in the ground. Anyway, in Zhang Yue's ears, it was the same as the central bd, the back garden of Bianjing, quietness in the bustle, wealth and wealth in leisurely clouds.
Of course, the most important thing is that the water of Jinshui River is good.
Zhang Yue and Zhang Shi stopped and looked at two or three places. Zhang Shi knew that Wu Anshi had also visited the house yesterday and liked it very much but didn't know the price.
Seeing that Zhang Yue didn't say much when looking at the house, Zhang Shi couldn't help but ask Fang Ya for a price.
Knowing that this small building with a courtyard was actually worth more than 3,000 yuan, Zhang Shi couldn't help but be speechless. Zhang Shi tried hard to hide it, mainly because he was afraid that others would see the emptiness of his money and said: "Third brother, I see
It’s barely here.”
However, Zhang Yue had no reaction. When Fang Ya asked, Zhang Yue repeatedly said, "Very good, very good."
Zhang Shi thought that Zhang Yue was too expensive and immediately said: "Although the Jinshui River is nice, it is a bit quieter. I still prefer the bustling and bustling Cai River and Bian River."
Fang Ya hesitated and asked Zhang Yue, "I wonder what Duke Zhuangyuan means?"
Zhang Yue smiled and said: "Just listen to my brother and pick up the courtyard where Cai River and Bian River are located to have a look."
Fang Ya naturally listened to Zhang Yue's opinion and said: "That's fine, there are many official and private wells dug along the Cai River in Bianhe River. We can drink the water from the wells."
Zhang Shi smiled and said: "This is the truth. Well water is good, why eat this smelly ditch water?"
When Zhang Shi said this, the three of them laughed.
In fact, the well water in Bianjing is not very good. It tastes bitter when you drink it. It is just slightly stronger than the water from Bianjing and Caihe rivers. But it is not necessarily the case. For example, the first, second and third sweet water beside the East Gate Street of Daxiangguo Temple
lane.
The well water there is very sweet, so it is named Tianshui Lane. Another advantage of living in Tianshui Lane is that there are many bathhouses. When he was in Taixue, Zhang Yue, Liu Zuo and Xiang Qi would come here to take a bath from time to time.
The next day, Zhang Yue Zhangshi and Fang Ya rode a carriage along the Bianhe River. In the early morning, there was a faint mist hanging on the Bianhe River, and the sound of silk and bamboo singing from last night seemed to still linger in my ears.
Zhang Yue looked at a few houses and thought they were OK. They all cost more than 2,000 yuan, but they were just too lively. As soon as the sun rose, there were Luqi people performing in the downtown area, attracting people to watch. And there was no venue.
People from Luqi perform directly on the roadside in a spacious place. People from Bianjing call this playing in the wild.
The Bianhe River flows from the west to the east of the city, crossing more than ten bridges in Bianjing. The Wu Mansion is located near the Jinliang Bridge beside the Bianhe River in the west of the city.
Along the Bianhe River from west to east, you can see grain and grass houses everywhere for loading and unloading of watercrafts. In addition, there are many guilds and guilds, but the most famous one is the Thirteen Houses built by Zhou Jingwei, the general of the Later Zhou Dynasty.
building.
At that time, Zhou Jingwei was ordered by Zhou Shizong to dredge the Bian River. He broke the convention of not building pavilions and built a magnificent residence on the bank of the Bian River. It has now become a famous residence in Bianjing.
Zhang Yue and Zhang Shi looked at the house together, but they still couldn't make up their mind.
The residence here costs about 2,000 to 3,000 yuan, Zhang Shi thought, it's almost enough to buy it.
However, Zhang Yue was still undecided. When asked, he just repeated that it was very good, very good.
Fang Ya felt that the Zhang brothers were short of money and had no money to buy, so he said: "Following the Bianhe River and leaving Lijingmen is Bianyangfang in the southeast of the outer city. There may be two gentlemen there who want to see it.
house."
Zhang Shi asked: "How much does it cost?"
Fang Ya simply said: "Less than two thousand strings."
Zhang Shiyi couldn't help but said: "It's very cheap. Third brother, let's go and have a look."
Zhang Yue shook his head. He bought a suite near Bianyangfang.
Why are the housing prices here so cheap? Because the Bianhe River runs from west to east, passing through most of Bianjing City, and is discharged from Dongshuimen. The downstream is Bianyangfang. You can imagine how bad the water quality is, so this place is also called a dirty land by the people of Bianjing.
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They are generally inhabited by poor people, and there are many cemeteries.
Mei Yaochen, who could not get a job in his life, lived here with the poor people. Sometimes Ouyang Xiu, Liu Chang, and Fan Zhen would come to visit him in carriages and horses.
Mei Yaochen described this scene as a scene of carriages and horses standing in the city, and everyone in the city was shocked.
The meaning of the poem is that the neighbors are amazed that there is a wise man living next door to us? How come a luxury car often visits us?
Zhang Yue naturally did not want to live here, but said: "This is a dirty land, don't go there."
Zhang Shi said unwillingly: "I'm here anyway."
Zhang Yue asked Fang Ya: "Is there any good house in the right army wing in the south of the city?"
Seeing that Zhang Yue finally took the initiative to ask questions, Fang Ya said happily: "Of course I have it. If the number one scholar wants it, I'm afraid it will cost a lot of money."
Zhang Yue smiled and said, "Let's take a look and talk."
Fang Ya couldn't help but murmured in his heart when he saw it. The ones near Jinshui River and Bianhe River were too expensive and he couldn't afford them, and the ones near Bianyangfang felt too bad. If not for the sake of the other party being the No. 1 Scholar, he wouldn't want to continue.
Got it.
So Fang Ya made an appointment with them to view the house the next day.
Zhang Shi said: "Third brother, are you satisfied in your heart?"
Zhang Yue said: "I'm not satisfied yet, but it's always good to see more."
Zhang Shi said: "What do you think of the two houses near Bianhe River?"
Zhang Yue said: "It's good, but if you live in a densely populated area, it might not be beautiful?"
"What's not beautiful about this?"
Zhang Yue said: "I'm not just greedy for peace and quiet. It's just that you have just seen that the houses on the Bianhe River are built in rows near the river. If there is a fire, it will burn a large area."
Zhang Shi said: "There is no such thing as a coincidence."
Zhang Yue said: "That's not necessarily the case."
You must know that the Song Dynasty, also known as the Yan Song Dynasty, belongs to the virtue of fire. Therefore, the foot of the emperor where the emperor of the Song Dynasty lived was also very fire. Basically, there will be a fire in Bianjing every ten years.
This is also the disadvantage of the abolition of the village system. The people built buildings randomly and the population was large.
Therefore, although the area beside the Bian River is prosperous, it is not suitable for living.
Zhang Yue returned to the house, only to hear that Ouyang Fa's trustee had sent him a letter. Zhang Yue opened the letter personally, and it turned out that the Seventeenth Mother had asked her sister, Mrs. Wu, to deliver it to him in her own hand.
The main idea of the letter was to tell Zhang Yue not to worry about Wu An's words, let alone to spend a lot of money to buy a house. There is no problem in renting a house, or even renting a house to rest in the yard.
A mixed-rental courtyard is like several households renting a courtyard.
When Zhang Dun and Zeng Bu were arguing in the political hall about whether to destroy Xixia, Zhang Dun scolded Zeng Bu for his lack of knowledge and said, "The language of a woman renting a courtyard", which means a woman from the market who lives in a courtyard.
common knowledge.
Seventeen Niang said that it would be okay to marry Zhang Yue in the future, even if she lived in a mixed-use courtyard. These words made Zhang Yue sigh with emotion that having a good wife to accompany you in life is better than getting the number one scholar and becoming an official of any size.
But Seventeenth Mother is willing to be Zhuo Wenjun, but she cannot be Sima Xiangru.
Zhang Yue has always believed that for men, women are their own faces. If you go out in rags, no one will laugh at you, but if your wife wears rags, she will be looked down upon.
Even if you can't help the world at the same time, you should try your best to prevent the people who follow you from suffering.
Zhang Yue stayed for a meal, and then wrote a letter to Qi Niang. In the letter, he wrote a poem: "A snail with a long envy still has a home, it is better for a snail to hide."
Zhang Yue knew that Qi Niang would understand what he meant. Buying a house was my own wish and no one forced me to do so.
Then Zhang Yue stuffed some money and asked the other party to take the letter back.
This person first went back to Ouyang Fa's house to report to Ouyang Fa and Mrs. Wu.
When Ouyang Fa was about to send the other party to the Wu Mansion, Mrs. Wu asked someone to give her the letter.
Ouyang Fa saw Wu picking up the letter opener and said quickly: "Madam, this is not good."
Mrs. Wu glanced at Ouyang Fa and said: "My sister and brother-in-law's letter, see if there is any hindrance to it?"
Ouyang Fa was shocked by Mrs. Wu's eyes and retreated to the side to drink tea.
Ouyang Fa saw his wife smiling after reading the letter and for some reason he couldn't help but ask: "What's in the letter?"
Mrs. Wu rolled her eyes at Ouyang Fa and said, "I didn't look at it just now, so don't ask now."
Ouyang Fa sat down helplessly.
Mrs. Wu asked: "But this long-envy snail still has a home. It is not as good as a big rat to hide itself. What is the allusion? Who made it?"
Seeing that Ouyang Fa didn't respond, Mrs. Wu said, "I want you to speak, why don't you say anything?"
Ouyang Fa said: "If the lady doesn't want me to say it, I won't say it. If the lady wants me to say it, I will say that this poem is from Bai Letian."
Mrs. Wu said: "Of course I know, why? Tell me carefully."
Ouyang Fa said: "When Bai Letian was a Jinshi, he rented in the home of Prime Minister Guan Bo. After he was promoted, he still rented a house in Chang'an. Even if he served as Cao Cao of the Jingzhao Prefecture and joined the army, he still couldn't buy a house in Chang'an with 40,000 to 50,000 yuan a month.
"
"Isn't it easy to live in Chang'an?" Mrs. Wu said with a smile, "What happens next?"
When Ouyang Fa saw his wife smiling at him, his slight displeasure immediately disappeared and he said, "It's not that difficult. A medium-sized house in Chang'an costs one million, and Bai Letian's two years of savings are enough."
"However, after Bai Letian became a high official, she still had sex with Yuan Zhen and others every night, spent a lot of money, and had no place to stay after 20 years of officialdom. He didn't want to be like Bai Letian, and now
I have some money, so I’ll buy a house to live in first, but it’s not because of him.”
After hearing this, Mrs. Wu suddenly said: "Look at how much the husband of the Zhang family cares about his sister. You need to reflect on yourself, you know?"
Ouyang Fa gave a wry smile, knowing that he had shot himself in the foot again.