NOVEL SIMPLE Chapter 38 Viewing the House
Ling Xiaoxiao also understood the concerns of Ling Erzhuang and Zhou Yunniang. They had been farmers all their lives, and now they suddenly had money, but they still had no idea. However, she didn't want to say anything. She was just a person doing tasks. After they all settled down, their tasks would be completed and they would leave.
From now on, it will still be the life of the original owner. How to arrange it then is not something you have to worry about. Of course, you should keep the money in your own space! Just leave some banknotes to the original owner, which can be regarded as worthy of the affection during this period.
Who knows if I will be a rich man in the next world. These things can serve me well even if I wear them back to modern times. Many of the jewelry and porcelain can also be sold as antiques and used for money, right?
After breakfast, Ling Xiaoxiao took his family to stroll around the streets of Yongzhou Mansion. When they first arrived, they didn't go far. They just walked around and had a meal in a restaurant. Afterwards, Ling Xiaoxiao provoked a round of attacks from Ling Erzhuang and Zhou Yunniang, mainly because they ate one or two and a half silver coins for this meal, which was a month or two's expense for the villagers.
When she got up the next morning, Ling Xiaoxiao took her whole family and followed the housekeeper from Tongxuan Mansion to see the house. A carriage came, but only Zhou Yunniang and Ling Wuya were sitting on the carriage. Ling Xiaoxiao and Ling Er Zhuang and his son followed on horseback.
The carriage traveled for only half an hour before arriving at the so-called house. When he saw the gate of the house, Ling Xiaoxiao liked it very much. The house looked quite big. The gatehouse was very tall and looked very beautiful. It's luxury.
"Butler Huang, this house shouldn't be cheap!"
Ling Xiaoxiao looked at the house. Yongzhou Mansion is located in the south of the Yangtze River. Although it is north of the Mingjiang River, the customs and architecture here have Jiangnan characteristics, with white walls and black tiles. It seems that the house does not have the grandeur and solemnity of the houses in the north, but it has more A little bit of beauty.
Under the leadership of Butler Huang, the Ling family followed into the house and saw Mrs. Lan's brother Huang Tongpianhuang in the front hall. Ling Xiaoxiao was fine, but Ling Erzhuang and Zhou Yunniang did not expect to meet here. When I arrived at Huang Tongpan, I couldn’t say anything nervous for a while.
Huang Tong is a good judge, he said to Ling Xiaoxiao with a smile on his face.
"I really didn't expect that the heroine my sister calls me is so young. I would like to thank Miss Ling for her help."
After saying that, he bowed his head and Ling Xiaoxiao quickly stopped him.
"Sir, this is really frustrating to me. It was just a coincidence that we saved Mr. Lan and Mrs. Lan at that time. It is not a life-saving grace. I think if we had not taken action at that time, Mr. Lan and the others would have been fine."
Hearing that Ling Xiaoxiao was not taking any credit, Huang Tongpian's attitude toward Ling Xiaoxiao became even better. He had heard what his sister said about the thrills along the way, and it was also because the siblings were really skilled in martial arts that he escorted her. She and her brother-in-law's family arrived at Yongzhou Mansion safely. If the two siblings hadn't figured out the identity of Mr. Sun, the sister and her family would have been gone.
Huang Tongpuan took advantage of Ling Xiaoxiao's obstruction to get up and joked. No matter how grateful he was, he was also an official, so naturally he was just showing off.
"Miss Ling, to be honest, this house actually belongs to a wealthy businessman, but their family left Yongzhou Prefecture and asked me to help sell it. Yesterday I heard that you wanted to buy a house in Yongzhou Prefecture, so I thought I want you to come and have a look, and if you like it, buy it, I know Miss Ling is not short of money."
Ling Xiaoxiao naturally understood the meaning of Huang Tongpian's words. Wasn't he talking about the sum of money he got from the assassin?
Ling Xiaoxiao looked at the house, which was very protective, and asked, "Haha, I made Mr. Huang laugh. Although I got some money, there are many places to spend money. I am not afraid of Mr. Huang's jokes. My father was born in a farmer's household. I am afraid that I will never be able to live without land, so I also want to buy a village, so in terms of money..."
What Ling Xiaoxiao said is that I have money, but there are many places where I need to spend money. So, if this house is too expensive and I can't afford it, then I can't say that I won't give you face. .
Huang Tongpan naturally knew what Ling Xiaoxiao meant, and he sighed in his heart, this little girl is not old, but has a lot of ideas, and she is still waiting for me here. Fortunately, I didn't plan to make money, so I got it from a wealthy businessman. He only spent three thousand taels of silver and said with a smile.
"Don't worry, Miss Ling. The wealthy businessman told me at that time that this house is very cheap. It only costs one thousand taels of silver."
Ling Xiaoxiao was also confused after hearing Huang Tongpan's words. Although she didn't know the price of a house in Yongzhou Prefecture now, it was really cheap to buy such a big house with just one thousand taels, mainly because it was in Jiangnan. Although the house is not as thick, stable and grand as the house in the north, the house in the south of the Yangtze River is much more expensive than the house in the north.
Ling Erzhuang and Zhou Yunniang on the side were also stunned. They didn't think it was very cheap, they thought it was too expensive. This one thousand taels of silver was used to buy land, but it could buy a lot of land. You know, in Lianzhou In the county under the jurisdiction of the government, an acre of good land only costs seven taels of silver per acre. The land in the south of the Yangtze River is more expensive, and only about ten taels of silver per acre. These one thousand taels can buy a hundred acres of good land.
Just as Ling Erzhuang was about to speak, he was stopped by Zhou Yunniang beside him, who signaled him not to speak and to see what his daughter had to say first.
Ling Xiaoxiao thought for a while and said, "Mr. Huang, this house is really cheap, but you also know that our family is from a farmer's family. It may be difficult to adapt to living in such a big house all of a sudden. I just took a look at this house. There are three entrances to the house, and there are several courtyards. There is also a small garden when you enter from the side door. It’s hard to feel at ease when living in such a big house!"
Huang Tongpuan disagreed and said, "Miss Ling, there's nothing wrong with this. People have to go up. If you're not used to it, you'll get used to it gradually, right? You'd better buy it. This house is very cheap. If you miss this opportunity, it won’t be easy to meet you again in the future.”
Ling Xiaoxiao thought for a while, "How about this, Mr. Huang, let's go back and discuss it today and then give you an answer?"
After hearing what Ling Xiaoxiao said, Huang Tongpan looked at Ling Erzhuang and Zhou Yunniang who were standing aside and said nothing, and smiled.
"Okay, you go back to discuss it first and give me an answer at noon tomorrow. If you really don't want to buy it, I will ask the housekeeper to help you continue looking for it in Yongzhou Mansion."