Chapter 53: The old will not go, the new will not come
In a trance, Gu Nanxi was supported by Sun Shuyao and Su Yunyan, one on the left and the other on the right, and walked around the shop three times.
In front of Gu Nanxi, a boy sprinkled polished rice on the ground while whispering: "The river god bless you, good luck and good luck."
When Gu Nanxi finished walking three times, he Sun Shuyao and Su Yunyan were seen congratulating each other.
“Congratulations, congratulations, with the blessing of the River God, your shop will definitely be filled with customers.”
"Same joy, same joy. Shuyao, you have to get another room!"
Su Yunting took Gu Nanxi's arm and got into the carriage together: "River God, no, Auntie, let's go Take a walk around the academy.”
The low-key carriage clattered out of the Zanglou Gate in the southwest corner of Kyoto and headed straight for the south of the capital.
Gu Nanxi and others did not notice that a hundred meters behind the carriage, there were people pushing carts and driving donkeys, following closely behind.
Not far away by the Huimin River, impatient people had already taken boats to the vicinity of Sili Bridge.
"Right ahead!" Su Xuanming got out of the carriage, opened the door curtain, and pointed at the even more dilapidated farmhouse in the distance, excited.
When Gu Nanxi stood outside the courtyard, the crooked courtyard door finally failed to hold up and collapsed with a bang, throwing up bursts of dust.
"This is the courtyard welcoming the River God! The wooden door that has not been broken for so many years suddenly broke at this moment. How could it be a coincidence!"
Watch the excitement! The crowd believed that this was the river god’s deterrent!
Gu Nanxi doesn't care who the river god is, she only cares about what's so special about the small farmhouse where she spent 600 taels!
Gu Nanxi looked around the small courtyard with a stupefied expression. The place was quite spacious.
Three houses, plus a yard, covering an area of ten acres.
It’s just too empty, there’s nothing in the house! Even the roof is open to the sky!
"Auntie? What do you think of this place?" Su Xuanming blinked with stars, wiped the stones in the northeast corner of the yard with his sleeves, and politely asked Gu Nanxi to sit down.
"Very good." Gu Nanxi took a deep breath and squeezed out these words through her teeth.
As the saying goes, one learns from one's mistakes. How can children grow up if they don't suffer some losses and be deceived?
Not angry, I am not angry at all...
No!
Gu Nanxi opened her eyes, looked steadily towards the direction of the setting sun, and comforted herself: "The old will not go, and the new will not come."
1,000 taels of silver notes are not enough How can I get back 2,000 taels or 3,000 taels after spending it?
Su Xuanming's expression was confused at first, then turned to determination!
Gu Nanxi was disheartened and mentally calculated her dowry. She felt that the remaining money was enough for the family to live out the remaining years, so she breathed a sigh of relief and decided to return home.
The common people who came together saw with their own eyes the small courtyard donated by the legendary old farmer with white beard, and they all doubted their life.
“Even if this courtyard was given to me for free, I wouldn’t want it. How much money will it cost to repair it?”
“Is it possible that this is the second gift of the River Goddess? Tao test? ”
"Just now, I seemed to hear Mrs. Hou saying that if the old doesn't go, the new won't come. Could it be that you want to test Su Dalang and the others on how to repair the yard with the least amount of money?"
"That makes sense! Definitely!" That’s right!”
Su Xuanming and others gathered at Chen Yixuan’s house to brainstorm.
Chen Yixuan: "I asked my father to inquire about it. An ordinary brick and stone house costs sixty taels, and a blue brick and stone tile house costs one hundred taels. Although our yard has three rooms, the area is If it’s big, it should be calculated based on four to five rooms.”
It will cost at least three hundred taels… ...Su Yunting: "In recent years, more wood has been used to build houses in Kyoto, and the imperial palace also uses a lot of wood to repair old palaces. Most of the wood is imported from the south, and the price is rising year by year. Even if we are given the lowest discount, a solid house The wooden house also costs seventy taels.”
To build an academy, you cannot use thatched houses.
Everyone was miserable. Of the one thousand taels of silver, they spent 600 taels just to buy the yard and fields. After adding taxes, there were only more than 300 taels left.
You can’t spend all your money on building a house. Otherwise, how can you hire a wife and provide books, paper, ink, pens, and inkstones?
Li Mingde took out a purse and put it on the table: "This is my private money. My father is very stingy, so I only saved thirty taels."
Jiang Guanghai blushed and handed over twenty taels: "My mother is preparing to save money to buy a house, so..."
Seeing that other brothers also donated generously, Su Xuanming immediately stood up and stopped everyone: "Brothers But I keep it in my heart. I think that’s not what Aniang meant.”
“Eh? Don’t you mean that if the old one doesn’t go, the new one won’t come?”
Su Xuanming smiled, as expected. He is Grandma’s son and the one who knows Grandma best!
“Aniang will never make any demands that we cannot achieve! If we want to build Baichuan Academy, the most important thing is the master and the students!”
"Living in a humble house, surrounded by great scholars. This is the realm I pursue!"
"Well said!" Chen Yixuan applauded.
Su Xuanming unfolded the notebook he had always carried with him: "This is the structural diagram of the entire courtyard. Although the courtyard is dilapidated, the foundation is very deep, and the beams and columns are also made of good wood, so there is no need to replace it. We All we need to do is replace the roof and add some tables, chairs and benches.”
“A tile is priced at fifteen cents on the market. , we use a lot, we should be able to talk about thirteen articles!"
Li Mingde and Jiang Guanghai took the initiative and said, "Okay! Just do what the elder said! When will I start the work at home? Let’s go with the boys! We can’t do any fine work, but we can help carry bricks and tidy up the room.”
"That's right! We brothers are all going! In this way, we can save some money and buy more books for the academy!"
Su Xuanming burst out laughing with tears in his eyes: "Okay! Let's Brothers working together can break gold. Let’s make an appointment to go together on the holiday this month!”
After making the agreement, Su Xuanming and Su Yunting went all over Kyoto, looking for shops selling tiles and carpenters.
In Fuquan Restaurant, the business has become slightly deserted because there has been no gossip worthy of the city's attention recently.
In the past, it was a hard-to-find lobby. At this time, although it was full, most of them were only one or two people occupying a tea table.
"Song Da, I heard that you have negotiated a big deal again?"
Song Da took a sip of tea and sighed: "Oh, don't mention it. You can't make much money, so it's just hard work. "How is it possible? Your patrons are the two young masters of the Yongchang Hou Mansion! Su Dalang spends hundreds of taels on a meal, and Su Erlang can do whatever he wants to do." Rewards of twenty or thirty taels!"
Song Da made a grimace and looked like he was not unhappy: "I thought the God of Wealth was here, but I didn't expect it. The roof tiles were worth fifteen cents each. Give me twelve cents!”
The colleague next to me felt sad: “You really can’t make much money, why don’t you do this business?”
Song Da stroked the back of his head and laughed: "Didn't I spend two hundred coins in the casino? As long as Baichuan Academy is successfully completed, I can get two thousand coins back!"
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