Chapter 227 Buying a School
Fen Tao shook her head. "The imperial court is Buddhist, and many Taoists have disappeared. Some have even gone overseas."
This was the first time Zhu Mingqing heard that there was a Taoist priest. It seemed that the court's maritime business was developing quite well.
"Fentao, put up a notice saying Luo Xiao is unwell and is looking for Taoist priests to refine elixirs. Anyone who comes will be accepted. If you have real skills, you will be rewarded with a thousand taels of silver."
Fen Tao was puzzled: "But the Third Young Master's health has obviously improved a lot."
Zhu Mingqing shook his head and smiled, "Excuse, understand?"
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Pink Peach acted quickly, and once the notice was posted, it attracted a lot of attention.
Especially Prefect Liu, the Liu family, and some people who coveted Huaxiang Tower, all had their minds in turmoil.
Some people came to visit, but they were all rejected by Zhu Mingqing on the pretext that Luo Xiao was not in good health to see outsiders.
In this way, after two or three days, the heat gradually dissipated.
Luo Fu and her sister-in-law have been busy with the location of the school these days. They go out early and come back late every day and have no time to pay attention to the affairs of the mansion.
If they hadn't seen a courtyard this time and the other party hadn't taken the opportunity to ask what kind of Taoist priest they needed, they would not have known what had happened in the mansion.
So the two of them hurried back home, and what they saw was their mother and third brother (third younger brother) playing chess leisurely.
"Are you okay?" They were surprised.
Luo Xiao stood up and walked around: "It couldn't be better."
"Then why..." The two were puzzled. Zhu Mingqing replied, "It's just an excuse for the outside world. It must be kept secret."
Although the two did not understand their mother's purpose, they knew that she must have her own rules for doing things, so they nodded and said, "I understand."
"How's the search for a school going?" Zhu Mingqing took the opportunity to ask.
Luo Fu looked at her sister-in-law and said, "There's a house for sale two streets away from our house. My sister-in-law and I took a look. The environment is elegant and the yard is quite large. It's perfect for a school. It's just... the money is beyond our budget."
She held up a finger and whispered, "One thousand taels."
“It’s a rip-off!”
Luo Xiao was not angry.
Their current yard is worth less than three hundred taels. When did the price of a house in Guancheng become worth a thousand taels? It's not a shop.
"Does the owner of the house know who you are?" Zhu Mingqing asked the two children.
Wu Yunyun apologized, "When I was talking to my fourth sister, I mentioned my fourth brother, and the landlord knew we were from the Luo family."
Nowadays, the Luo family is considered a wealthy family in Guancheng.
Some people are always thinking of taking advantage of everyone and are full of tricks.
Luo Fu: "How about my sister-in-law and I look for it again?"
Zhu Mingqing stood up and asked Luo Xiao to continue recuperating at home and not to go out during this period.
She said to Luo Fu, "Let's go and take a look at this house that costs one thousand taels."
City Willow Lane.
When the homeowner heard that the Luo family was coming to see the house again, he was immediately overjoyed and went to greet them.
But as soon as he opened the door, he saw the two women talking to the old man opposite.
"Old Fangtou, this is my guest!" said the landlord as he was about to drive Old Fangtou away.
The old man was pushed back, but he did not forget to shout loudly: "My place is cheap, only two hundred taels is enough, and our two houses are the same size."
"Shut up!" The homeowner covered his mouth, opened the door of the other person's house, pushed the man in, and then slammed the door shut.
He straightened his clothes, turned around and walked over with a smile: "Dear gentlemen, come on, let's go in and talk."
"I only want two hundred taels." Old Fangtou opened the door and shouted again.
"You!" The homeowner was furious and stretched out his arms to threaten, but the other party's door slammed shut again.
"My dear, don't listen to what Old Fangtou says. Someone in his family died, so the house is cheaper over there."
The homeowner led Zhu Mingqing and the others into his home, introducing them as they walked: "Look, I used high-quality materials here. It will definitely last a hundred years."
"And I heard you guys want to use it as a school, right?" the landlord continued. "That would be great. My layout is perfect, with seven or eight large, excellent rooms. And I built a pretty big kitchen, so it would be perfect for a dining hall."
"If students lived here, the backyard could be transformed into houses."
"But Old Fangtou's yard is different. His yard is in a state of disrepair. It would be time-consuming and laborious to tear it down and rebuild it. It's simply not worth it."
The homeowner kept talking, and his whole idea was: his house was definitely worth one thousand taels.
Zhu Mingqing also confirmed his words. The building materials of the house were indeed good, but the price was at most three hundred taels.
"Three hundred taels," Zhu Mingqing said directly, his attitude firm. "This kind of trivial matter is not worth wasting time on. If you don't agree, then we can look for other houses. Guancheng is vast and sparsely populated. If it doesn't work out, we can always build another one."
The homeowner was embarrassed: "Ah, ma'am, you cut too hard. How about this, I see you are also sincere in buying it, eight hundred taels, how about it?"
Zhu Mingqing glanced at him calmly, turned around and left: "Let's go to the other side and take a look."
"Hey, wait a minute, five hundred taels, how about that?"
Several people kept walking.
The homeowner was anxious. His entire family had moved their assets to the provincial capital, and now this was the only property left.
But everyone in Guancheng has a house, so the price cannot be sold at all.
I thought the Luo family was rich, but I didn't expect them to be so stingy.
"Four hundred taels! That's my bottom line!" the homeowner shouted. Seeing the other party pause, he felt a chance was emerging, so he hurried forward and said, "Ladies and ladies, I spent nearly four hundred taels building this house. You can't let me lose money."
Zhu Mingqing lifted his foot, kicked away the stone under his feet, and continued to walk out.
Several others followed.
The homeowner's face suddenly became dejected.
He watched the other party knock on Old Fangtou's door, followed him in and took a look around, and then the two of them walked out with smiles on their faces as if they had finished their discussion.
"Ma'am, Old Fangtou guarantees that you won't suffer any loss if you buy it."
As soon as he finished speaking, the owner of the house opposite immediately shouted, "I agree!"
It only cost a hundred taels to build the house, but now I earn two hundred taels, which is worth it!
"Go, go, go, this lady has agreed to buy my house." The old square-headed man happily waved the deposit in his hand, grinning from ear to ear: "It's all thanks to you for making this deal happen."
Zhu Mingqing asked, "Shall we transfer the ownership now?"
"Okay, I'll go back and get something. Madam, please wait a moment."
Having said that, Old Fangtou immediately ran back happily.
The previous owner of the house saw this and quickly said, "Madam, someone died in his house. You run a school, so you shouldn't be afraid of being contaminated by bad luck."
Zhu Mingqing laughed and said, "But I heard that Old Fangtou's son seems to have passed the imperial examination and became a scholar."
The homeowner was speechless for a moment. He had finally found a buyer and he couldn't let it go, otherwise the house might not be sold even after ten or eight years.
"Look at my house. It's only three hundred taels, but I'm offering a discount of seven hundred taels. My lady has a large family and a great fortune. Why don't you buy it together?"
Zhu Mingqing raised his eyebrows: "Three hundred taels, you agree to sell it?"
"Sell, sell, sell, I'll sell!"
The homeowner couldn't wait to say.
Luo Fu and Wu Yunyun pulled their mother aside and said tentatively, "We really want to buy Old Fangtou's house. The owner said someone died in his family."
Zhu Mingqing: "I don't believe in ghosts and gods... No, if someone has died there, you can't buy it. How could ordinary people's houses have had someone die there?"
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