After entering the house, Qiao Chu and Chen Qingshan looked at each other and strengthened their determination to buy a house as soon as possible.
After packing up things and cleaning up, it was already getting dark and everyone didn't even mention eating or resting.
Early the next morning, the Xu brothers came over.
Xu Jiye went home and got permission from his family to discuss business matters with Qiao Xiaofu.
Xu Jingye brought his housekeeper to introduce Qiao Chu to buying a house.
The housekeeper was out and about all year round, so naturally he knew all kinds of people. He did his homework before coming and directly recommended three nearby courtyards to Qiao Chu.
The one closest to Mr. Dongfang's house is at the end of the alley, which is also a courtyard with three entrances. It is a dead end. If you want to go out from there, you will definitely pass by the door of Mr. Dongfang's house.
This actually has its advantages, as we are close together and can take care of each other easily.
The middle-aged man also came with me to help introduce the house.
He was originally a scholar, but his parents became seriously ill, and he broke his leg and became a lame. From then on, he could not take the imperial examination and his life was unsustainable. He could only sell his house in the capital and buy some land in his hometown to make a living.
The other two houses are some distance away from here, and their courtyards are almost the same. They have three entrances, but because they are not at the end of a dead end, they are more expensive than this place.
Qiao Chu thought for a while and asked the middle-aged man to sign the contract directly without reading the other two houses: it was closer to the Dongfang couple, and it was easier to take care of and move around nearby.
Xu Jingye was very considerate, and asked the middleman to recruit craftsmen, and asked Qiao Chu to make arrangements for the renovation of the house, furniture configuration, etc., and then followed Chen Qingshan and his wife out.
Suddenly there were many people at home and some things needed to be purchased. Chen Qingshan simply did not go home and followed Xu Jingye out to go shopping.
When passing a jewelry shop, Xu Jingye stopped and said, "Brother Chen, I'm going to buy some jewelry for my wife. Do you want to come too?"
Chen Qingshan was stunned for a moment: He was confused about getting married to Qiao Chu, let alone buying anything for Qiao Chu...
So he nodded and walked in.
The waiter at the door of the store was very enthusiastic when he saw Xu Jingye. But when he saw Chen Qingshan with a big red birthmark on his face, he was shocked again: the color of the birthmark was too bright red, which was a bit weird.
Fortunately, the waiters were well-trained and quickly concealed the strange look in their eyes and treated them seriously.
Xu Jingye saw everything but said nothing. After choosing two pieces of jewelry for his wife, he looked at Chen Qingshan: "What have you chosen? Choose two items for Mrs. Chen too?"
Chen Qingshan looked around. At first, the shopkeeper saw that Chen Qingshan was wearing ordinary clothes and the items he brought out were all cheap.
But Chen Qingshan didn’t like it: “Is there anyone better?”
The shopkeeper was surprised in his heart: "There are better ones, but the price is a little more expensive. Wait a moment, sir." Then the shopkeeper started to take out the expensive ones.
Chen Qingshan looked at the finely carved gold hairpin inlaid with gold and jade in front of him, and felt inexplicably that Qiao Chu might not like it. Then he looked at the very simple and simple white jade hairpin next to him, and imagined what Qiao Chu would look like wearing it.
Without hesitation, he pointed at the white jade hairpin and said, "I want this."
"This white jade hosta was placed here for consignment by a customer two days ago. The asking price is one hundred and fifty taels. No bargaining." The shopkeeper saw that Xu Jingye was a regular customer, so he directly told the actual price.
Xu Jingye has been walking around all year round, so he naturally knows the goods. When he saw it, he laughed and said: "Brother Chen, you have a good taste! Mrs. Chen will definitely like this."
Qiao Chu has a lazy temperament, so she may not like gold and silver mundane things, but this kind of hosta is very suitable for Qiao Chu's temperament.
With Xu Jingye's approval, Chen Qingshan was also very happy: "I also think she will like it." He took out the banknote to pay the bill. The shopkeeper said it was the real price, but he actually didn't bargain.
Xu Jingye also felt more and more that Chen Qingshan was cute and simple. He looked around and saw a dark silver mask covering half of his face on the shelf inside: "That one doesn't seem worth much money, so just give it to my brother, right?"
When the shopkeeper saw the mask, he also smiled: "What a coincidence. The hairpin seller originally put this mask here, and just gave it to this distinguished guest!"
Chen Qingshan was not stupid. Looking at the mask, he felt a little uncomfortable knowing that Xu Jingye wanted to cover the birthmark on his face.
Xu Jingye was not stupid. He knew that Chen Qingshan had misunderstood what he meant: "Brother, the color of the birthmark on your face is too conspicuous. If you go to the battlefield, you will easily be provoked by swords. Why don't you use this inconspicuous mask to cover it up?
protect yourself."
Now Chen Qingshan understood: now that he has a family and a family, nothing is more important than coming back safely. In this way, this mask is very good and it is safer to wear it.
So Chen Qingshan directly fastened the mask on his face. It was strange that the mask was vaguely elastic. After being fastened on his face, it fit tightly without the need for a rope. It also covered half of his face, leaving that
The birthmark was completely covered up.
"Okay, let's go buy something else." Chen Qingshan turned around and was about to go out.
Xu Jingye saw from Chen Qingshan's behavior that he probably never went shopping with his wife on weekdays, so he simply pointed to the clothing store next to him: "How about buying some more materials for Mrs. Chen?"
Chen Qingshan thought: "Okay!"
Xu Jingye then taught Chen Qingshan what to pay attention to when buying things for women, and how to better make his wife happy...
Chen Qingshan studied humbly and nodded repeatedly.
So Xu Jingye was even more willing to teach: No one dislikes people who are open-minded and love to learn, especially this person who has great fighting ability and is extremely humble.
But it's strange that since putting on that mask, Chen Qingshan's entire temperament has changed slightly, and he feels vaguely domineering.
Little did he know that the little red snake under the mask breathed a sigh of relief: If Chen Qingshan wore a mask from now on, she wouldn't need to linger on his face, and she could sneak out to play.
Otherwise, we can only sneak out for a while when the couple is sleeping in the evening, which is too difficult!
After buying clothes and a lot of other things, Chen Qingshan spent all his money and went home satisfied.
When they approached the entrance of the alley, they had already missed their meal. Xu Jingye stopped Chen Qingshan: "Brother Chen, let's have a meal before going back?"
Chen Qingshan slapped his wallet: "I have spent all the money, why don't you treat me, or we can go home for dinner."
Xu Jingye laughed: "That's natural!" In his heart, he admired Chen Qingshan's calmness even more.
After returning home after dinner, everyone in the family was surprised to see Chen Qingshan and Xu Jingye coming back with large packages. Qiao Sanshou even directly touched Chen Qingshan's face: "Uncle, what is this?"
Xu Jingye explained his previous statement again, and everyone expressed support.
It was just the first time that life and death on the battlefield were mentioned, and everyone felt a little worried. At the same time, they thought of Qiao Dajiang, who had been captured as a young man, and they didn't know what happened to him on the battlefield.
Only Qiao Chu felt something strange: Maybe he was enjoying life in the capital!?