Unlike Chang Qing's eldest son, Chang Huaian, who accompanied Gu Erzhu to visit the Zhao Mansion today, Gu Dahua, accompanied by the steward of the Zhou Mansion, took Gu Youxin to do business.
Hearing Gu Erzhu's voice at this time, Chang Qing asked him to go in first, while he took his eldest son to the shelter and asked about what he saw and heard in Zhao Mansion today.
Inside the study.
Gu Erzhu waved to Gu Dahua, who had lifted the door curtain and came in, turning around the screen. He then shook his head and waved his hands to indicate that Gu Dahua could come over without any extra courtesy.
Gu Dahua nodded with a smile and walked forward quickly. Before he could reach Gu Erzhu, he still called "Master" and those who should salute came closer first.
Seeing this, Gu Erzhu shook his head kindly, and simply pointed to the chair beside him to let him sit down. He simply raised his chin towards the first chair below him.
"Master, not only did I visit two villages outside the city today, I also found out that there is a house with a shop for sale about five or six miles away from Gongyuan."
With that said, Gu Dahua raised his buttocks again, came to Gu Erzhu's side, bent down and leaned into his ear, "I took a look, it's not very far from our Dazhuangzi.
There happened to be a grain shop not fifty steps diagonally opposite. Coincidentally, it was said that the owner behind this grain shop was still the eldest mistress of the Gaofu family, and she was also the shopkeeper. ”
Zhou Changlin (the housekeeper of Zhou’s capital) is an old boy!
"The eldest mistress of Gaofu also has two villages outside the city. The grain produced by them is not as high as our two villages. Moreover, her two villages are said to be in the suburbs of Beijing, but they are actually quite far away.
If you believe it, that boy will tell you today that the eldest mistress of Gaofu is the nearest Zhuangzi to our Dazhuangzi. She has to go southeast and walk another seventy or eighty miles to almost reach it.
It's almost at the foot of the mountain on that side. It's too far away, so I didn't go there. Unlike our Dazhuangzi, which is not far away, if we go there early, we can enter the city in the afternoon. ”
Although Gu Erzhu has never been to the two villages in the suburbs of Beijing that are named after his old daughter-in-law, he has heard about them for a long time, and before arriving in the capital, Chang Qing pointed the direction.
"It's just that her mother-in-law's family has many sisters, and there are farms outside the city in several places from Fucheng to here, so she also opened three or five grain shops of her own.
It is said that several grain stores mainly sell coarse grains, and the prices are much more reasonable than ordinary grain stores. I also went to this grain store nearby to take a look, and it was pretty good. ”
"It's okay not to have this good reputation." Gu Erzhu nodded, "We can't fix it. Not to mention opening a grain store and having to deal with grain merchants. What is grain?
Things can easily go wrong once the year is bad. If we can avoid causing trouble to Mr. Zhou and keep our family from being hungry, it will be good to help a few more people if we can't bear it. ”
"The little one understands."
"Speak well!"
Gu Dahua grinned and suppressed a smile, "I took a look at this house with a shop. Although the front is a shop, the back is not small, and there is almost a courtyard that is two meters large."
He knew that everyone in his Zhou family liked to talk about the shop that brought two people into the courtyard, and the one behind it must be a big courtyard no smaller than three people!
"I even went out the back door to have a look. Not only the shop, but also the house can be rented out. If I can follow what the second master said and rent it separately, I won't worry about the shop being in front and the back being quiet.
Because it's not far from Gongyuan, most of the people renting in that area are scholars. The shop in front of it is still a bookstore, and the price is not high. You can get it for about 5,000 taels of silver.
The price sounds high, since it's not in the inner city after all, but I did some calculations and found out that this shop is big, with two floors. Now just renting it to a bookshop can cost you five or six hundred taels of silver a year.
In the words of the second master, as long as the rent can be recovered in twenty years, any shop in any location is worth buying. Master, do you want to take the time to take a look? ”
Looking at Gu Dahua who turned to him and eagerly waited for his reply, Gu Erzhu endured it and couldn't help laughing.
Stupid, right?
He, Zhou Changlin (the housekeeper of the capital of the Zhou Mansion), recommended to his aunt how good the shop was and how high the price was. How about everyone loves to be an official, loves to be a high-ranking official, has power, and does not take bribes and bend the law, but his subordinates will rush to show off the shops and Zhuangzi that have not been copied by the yamen.
This is not Mr. Zhou. Mr. Zhou is not in Beijing. He is just a housekeeper of the Zhou Mansion. He can actually find it in any shop.
Isn't it true that people always say that the seventh-rank official in front of the prime minister is the same? Even the county magistrate gave Chang Qing some respect, let alone the real housekeeper of the Zhou Mansion.
"Master?"
Gu Erzhu was interrupted and nodded slowly, "Buy it. It's better to put it under Sanya's name. I won't come forward. Just discuss it with Huai'an."
He finally figured it out. Huai'an had to take care of this place. No wonder Mr. Zhou only asked Sanya to find an opportunity to eliminate the slave status of the eldest son of the Huai'an family first!
"(Gu) Youxin, since Sanya and Liulang picked him out early and placed him next to the chief steward, you should give him more attention and learn from Huai'an."
Gu Dahua nodded knowingly.
"In this shop, a favor is a favor. When you go to the Yamen to pay the silver, remember to pay more for the tea, and then see if you can ask someone to come outside and give you a rub or something.
I'm not talking about inviting the chief. If there is anything missing from the chief's end, I will check with the chief steward, who is responsible for the clerical office, and I want you and Huai'an to come forward with a letter. ”
Gu Dahua understood what Gu Erzhu meant.
The King of Hell is easy to meet, but the little devils are difficult to deal with. It is easy to talk to those above, but these little devils below must be taken care of. Furthermore, you will inevitably have to deal with these little devils in the future.
"If we can't finish things in these two days and we have to go back, you should spend more time chatting with Youxin and let him just tell him what he thinks.
But here, he can't force himself to be safe, he has to be more honest. You, Uncle Chang Lan, are different from outsiders. They are the old friends of Master Sanya.
As far as Sanya is concerned, there is no difference between Huai'an and the (milk) brother of a girl from a wealthy family. You have to give him this dignity, even if you look back and see Huai'an's brother.
And we can't just rely on you girl to be the recognized aunt of the Zhou family and do whatever you want. No matter how merciless Sanya is, I won't tolerate anyone ruining Sanya's reputation.
Only when Sanya is well will they have a good life. You need to tell Youxin and a few nags about this, lest they stay outside for a long time and become ambitious. ”
Gu Dahua nodded hurriedly, "I will beat them more, they don't dare. The second master and the second grandma have also ordered the village heads and stewards to keep an eye on them.
Even the ten of them were afraid. If they dared to do anything, there would be other people selected to replace them. It was not that they had to be ten of them, but the master had given them the opportunity to make meritorious deeds in the first place.
For example, Mr. Youxin, let me take the time to chat with Youxin this time, but I can’t be disrespectful to my master. Also, sir, the second master is not a nerd who studies stupidly. ”
Gu Erzhu's mouth twitched, "Why are everyone afraid of Liu Lang?"
"Dark face?"
Gu Erzhu laughed.
"Yes, sir, we have thought about going back in two days."
"What to say?" (End of Chapter)