Chapter 539 A Dream of Youth 71
The land is what generates wealth and sustains life.
The current dynasty also adopted the system of granting land to schools. In addition to granting money, the imperial court also granted land to official schools. In addition to the land granted by the imperial court, county schools and private schools also received land donated by local gentry.
When Xie Wangzhi returned to town, he had to visit his friends and attend banquets. He also had many friends to catch up with.
Xie Ning was happy to have some free time and spent her days wandering around with Chen Wanniang. It wasn't until she saw the gate of Dejitang that Xie Ning remembered something she had forgotten. The medical book she had taken out had been completely translated by Xie Wangzhi.
It contains a prescription for infertility, which can treat Xie Yun's ailment.
This prescription is better than the one given by the old doctor at Dejitang. She checked Xie Yun's pulse a few days ago, and although he had improved a lot, the main problem was still not cured.
If you use this prescription, you may recover faster. As for the emotional issues, we'll see if the change of environment helps.
Xie Wangzhi only had a one-month vacation. After dealing with all the matters at home, they set off for the capital. The servants in Quanzhou had already gone to the capital with Chen Yunsheng.
This time, they first traveled by water. On the way, Xie Wangzhi visited an old friend. The friend's place was not far from the capital, and it would only take half a day to get there by foot. So they went directly to the capital by carriage.
Xie Qi pulled Xie Ning out of the carriage and peeked out. They could see the majestic city gate in the distance. They thought they were close, but it turned out they were still a quarter of an hour away.
As the commotion reached their ears, they saw the three large characters on the city gate—Xuanhua Gate!
Xie Ning vaguely felt that it was somewhat familiar, but was quickly drawn to the bustling scene around her.
"So many people!" Xie Qi exclaimed, his mouth agape. He felt that the capital was far more prosperous than Quanzhou! His eyes could hardly take it all in.
"Young Master!"
ah?
Xie Qi was startled by the person who suddenly jumped out. "Mo Qi, you scared me to death!"
Mo Qi paused for a moment, his expression somewhat helpless. "Young Master, I've been calling you the whole time, but you see, Miss wasn't scared at all."
Xie Ning blinked, looking completely innocent.
"Moqi, Chen Yuan, have the villa been arranged?" Chen Yunsheng and the second steward Chen Yuan went to the capital early in the morning.
As soon as they arrived, they looked for another courtyard. After all, there were so many people, and they couldn't stay in the courtyard that Xie Wangzhi had rented when he took the exam in the capital. That was a shared place with other people.
Of course, the imperial court also had official residences, but as the number of officials in the capital increased, land and housing became limited, so a considerable number of officials did not have official residences to live in.
If an official is wealthy, he can buy a house to live in, or rent a house like Xie Wangzhi. But if he is poor, he is in a bad situation. He can neither get a house from the court nor has the money to buy or rent a house. He either stays at a friend's house or in a temple.
"It's all arranged." Chen Yuan got into the carriage and led the people to the villa.
Then he said, “Young Master, it’s not easy to find a villa in the capital, so we rented a large courtyard. Young Master Sheng said that if we really want to buy a house, we still have to look around slowly, since it’s for settling down, and we need to find a good one.”
"That's true. Sheng'er is becoming more and more sensible. There's no need to rush into buying a house."
Xie Wangzhi appeared calm, but he was also worried about money. Although they could afford to rent a house now, they didn't have enough money to buy one. At most, they could only afford a small courtyard.
Beijing is a city where land is incredibly valuable; houses are not so easy to buy.
The carriage passed through the moat and three city gates in succession, heading into the city.
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