Chapter 558: Buying a New House
Wen Yan just woke up.
Then I heard a commotion in the main courtyard.
Wen Yan asked Pei'er: "What happened outside?"
Pei'er said with a smile: "It was my uncle's cousin Ying Qizheng. He left a letter this morning and ran away from home."
"If the person runs away, just chase him. Why are you coming to our house?" It has been so long since Wen Yan last dealt with the Ying family that she has forgotten their ways.
"Before leaving, Ying Qizheng left a letter saying that his brother-in-law had found him a southern academy and he would go there to study. He would not return home until he passed the imperial examination.
The people from the old Ying family couldn't find him, so they turned their attention to the son-in-law." "Did Ying Zhilin tell them where he was?" Wen Yan asked.
Pei'er curled her lips in disdain: "They are not here to ask about Ying Qizheng's whereabouts, they are here to ask for compensation from the uncle."
Wen Yan was drinking water when he choked and started coughing.
"How much do they want?" Wen Yan asked curiously.
Pearl opened one hand.
Wen Yan said, "It can't be fifty taels, right? They probably won't be satisfied."
"Mrs. Ying asked for five hundred taels right away. It's a shame she even asked for that.
Does she think our silver was blown down by the wind?"
When Pei'er spoke, her face was full of disgust.
Wen Yan patted her hands: "Don't get upset over such a small matter."
Pei'er snorted twice: "Miss, do you want to go out and take a look?"
"Need not.
Ying Zhilin will take care of it.
The people of the old Ying family didn't get a penny."
I don’t know what Ying Zhilin did, but the main courtyard soon became quiet.
**
Wen Yan continued to eat, drink and sleep in as usual.
When she got bored of staying at home, she would go to Liu's house for a visit. Her life there was so carefree.
After walking around for a few days, Wen Yan found that Songshan Village was changing with each passing day. Not only did every household build a new house, but even the food and clothing were much better than before.
In the past, we could only taste meat during the Chinese New Year, but now we can eat it once or twice a month.
Even clothes can be added once a year.
Even the people in several nearby villages, as long as they are hardworking and down-to-earth, have a better life.
There are more and more children in the clan school. All children under the age of twelve in the Ying clan, regardless of gender, must go to the clan school.
In addition, there are many children from other villages.
Seeing everyone's lives getting better and better, Wen Yan smiled and felt happy for them from the bottom of her heart.
She also secretly provided help to those who had helped her in her previous life through various means, hoping that they could escape their bad luck in this life and live a good life.
**
Wen Yan and his wife stayed in Songshan Village until the 13th day of the first lunar month before returning to the capital.
This time when they went back, they originally planned to bring their younger brother and sister-in-law and two old ladies to live in Beijing.
The two old ladies refused to agree no matter what.
“Life in the capital is good, but we are unfamiliar with the place.
Two old country ladies, it's not easy to make new friends.
We feel more at ease in the village. We have the company of familiar sisters every day, and our lives are very happy."
then.
Ying Zhilin only took the siblings home and left all the affairs of his hometown to Pei'er's mother Hui Niang.
Brother Chen Qi will come back regularly to take care of the ink and pigment business.
When returning to the city.
Wen Yan's carriage was filled with local products sent by the villagers.
"Everyone go back, we're leaving first." Wen Yan waved to the villagers, and the carriage drove away under the reluctant gazes of the villagers.
Return to the capital.
Ying Zhixue has also reached the age to get married.
After all, she is Ying Zhilin's biological sister. No matter how much Wen Yan dislikes her, she will not treat her harshly in marriage.
Wen Yan plans to carefully choose a marriage for her.
However, a blacksmith must be strong himself.
Ying Zhixue knew nothing about the etiquette of noble families and was completely clueless about how to manage a household.
Wen Yan thought about it and suddenly remembered that when she first opened the "Qingfeng Xiaolou", she specially found two maids who had retired from the palace.
She has been kept in the 'Qingfeng Building' and now she is of use.
Wen Yan took the two maids home that same day.
A nanny taught Ying Zhixue etiquette and rules.
A maid taught housekeeper Ying Zhixue how to socialize.
Wen Yan even entrusted her to Ning Tan.
Whenever Ning Tan encounters a banquet or party, he always brings Ying Zhixue along to let her go out and see the world and broaden her horizons.
The court held a grand meeting during the Lantern Festival and resumed official business.
On this day, two major events happened in the Dayong Dynasty.
The Crown Prince, who rarely appears in public, has chosen a Crown Princess.
General Meng Yueshan, the national defense general, surrendered his military power on the grounds that his body could not bear the burden after being poisoned, and stayed in the capital to spend his remaining years.
For a time, the court was in turmoil, and everyone wanted to take the 200,000 troops in the northern border into their possession.
People are also talking about it.
It is said that the great general who defends the country has toiled in battles in the northern border all his life and it is indeed time for him to have a good rest.
Some people also said that now that the general has retired, General Meng should take over the military power.
"What? I heard that there was an outbreak of smallpox among the wolf tribe last year, and they spread smallpox to other tribes.
Many tribes outside the Great Wall lost many people and were severely damaged.
The tribes outside the Great Wall have declined and are no longer a threat to Dayong, so naturally, the good bows will be used up, hmm..."
Before the man could finish his words, his companion covered his mouth.
"My dear brother, don't say these things, or you may bring about a fatal disaster."
Wen Yan listened to the news reported by Yue Sheng and quickly returned to Huaihua Alley in a carriage.
But he was blocked at the entrance of the alley.
Wen Yan asked, "What's going on?"
Yuesheng lifted the curtain and got off the carriage. After a while, he came back and said, "The official from the house next door has retired and is packing up to move."
"Moving?" Wen Yan rolled her eyes, lifted the curtain and got off the carriage.
There were a lot of things piled up in the alley, making it very inconvenient to move around.
Seeing Wen Yan, the owner of this house apologized sheepishly: "I'm sorry, we may have to occupy the road for a while longer."
Wen Yan waved her hand. "It's okay. It's only natural for neighbors to help each other."
If you need to transport anything, you can use my carriage."
The neighbors thanked him repeatedly.
Wen Yan continued, "I heard your master has retired and returned to his hometown. What are you going to do with this house?"
The man glanced at Wen Yan, sighed, and said, "My family has two houses in Huaihua Lane. My father-in-law is returning home after retirement, and my husband is also being sent to Jinyang to serve as a prefect.
We plan to keep one and sell the other."
Wen Yan's eyes rolled and he said, "Since you want to sell it, why don't you sell this set to me?"
The neighbor was surprised and asked, "Are you really going to buy it? Don't you already have a house?"
Wen Yan sighed: "My husband's younger brother will be getting married in two years, and we can't squeeze into another yard.
Your house is right next door, so it won't affect your daily activities."
"Houses in Huaihua Lane are in great demand, and my house is much bigger than yours, so the price might be much higher."
"I have an idea of the price. I wonder when I can go in and take a look?"
The neighbor thought for a moment and then said, "If you don't mind the mess, you can go in and take a look now."
Wen Yan is a businessman and has no shortage of money.
Neighbors are naturally generous when they get along with each other.
After all, this is the old house they have lived in for decades, and she will definitely take good care of it if she sells it to her.
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