Yan Ci and Wang Xuecheng got off the carriage and breathed the fresh air of the Imperial College.
Wang Xuecheng said with disdain, "It smells like a stale, old scholar!"
"Hahaha, Brother Wang is a bit chicken-hearted!" Yan Ci laughed at him.
Wang Xuecheng said as a matter of course, "I am an employee of Shanhe Academy. Of course I cannot speak for the Imperial College."
"But don't be prejudiced. Let's go, exit the platform that way."
The two walked out of the station.
I thought that the Imperial College was located in a mountain valley and must be very remote.
When I went outside, I found that there weren't many people there, certainly not as many as Xinmin County. But it was definitely not remote.
Neat rows of houses, crisscrossing streets, newly built communities...
Some shops are already open for business and people are still patronizing them.
As they walked, Wang Xuecheng muttered, "The houses here are more beautiful than those in Xinmin County."
At least the exterior looks more beautiful than the houses in Xinmin County.
Yan Ci said, "The earliest houses in Xinmin County were built more than ten years ago. The houses here are newly built, so of course they can't compare."
The two walked all the way up the mountain.
The Imperial College was built on a hillside, and its buildings were hidden among the trees, appearing hazy.
Perhaps in order to attract more people to apply for the Imperial College, the gate of the Imperial College was open to everyone and people could enter and exit freely.
The two followed a group of onlookers into the Imperial College campus.
A completely different style from Shanhe Academy.
If Shanhe Academy is youth, it is vitality.
Then the Imperial College is solemn and progressive.
Wang Xuecheng said with disdain, "As serious as ever."
"It's better than the Imperial College building in the city," Yan Ci said objectively. "I heard you can even go mountain climbing there."
The two walked through one school building after another, went through the back door, and walked into the back mountain.
The stone steps wind their way up to the top of the mountain.
Climb to the top of the mountain in one breath, and you will see all the other mountains. The entire Imperial College, streets, houses... are all in sight.
Yan Ci said: "This place can definitely be developed."
"There is no village or shop here, and it is far from the capital. How can we develop it?" Wang Xuecheng asked.
Yan Ci raised his eyebrows and smiled, pointing at the ant-sized people at the foot of the mountain and the station in the farthest distance. "With these people and the station, this place will definitely develop. Brother Wang, did it take us an hour to get here by bus from Xinmin County?"
Wang Xuecheng shook his head. "Not even an hour, maybe a little over half an hour."
"Look, it only takes a little over half an hour to get here from Xinmin County. The rent here is cheap, the scenery is beautiful, and it's quiet and peaceful. It's a great place to study! I'm a little tempted and want to move here and retreat for a while."
Yan Ci was a little excited.
Xinmin County is nice and lively.
Sometimes it is too noisy and people cannot calm down to read or write.
Especially those who lack concentration are easily seduced by the glamorous world of Xinmin County and become distracted by it. They always cram for exams at the last minute.
The Imperial College is not crowded, the environment is quiet, and life is quite convenient.
Renting a house here to study is a good choice.
This place is much better than Hongling New Village.
The biggest problem with Hongling New Village is the noise. With all sorts of people gathered in one place, you can imagine how chaotic it must be.
After going down the mountain, Yan Ci took Wang Xuecheng to see the house.
Yan Ci has never been short of money thanks to his writing fees.
He bought five houses in one go.
He originally wanted to buy a few more units, but the sales office refused to sell them to him.
"We have regulations that a single household can only purchase a maximum of five units of this type of small two-story building. If there are more than five, it will be suspected of driving up housing prices and hoarding unusual housing."
Yan Ci is very regretful.
Nowadays, there are times when you have money but can’t spend it.
Encouraged by Yan Ci, Wang Xuecheng also bought an apartment in the same phase, right next to the Imperial College, in an excellent location.
After buying the house, the money Wang Xuecheng had saved over the years was basically gone.
He sighed, "It's hard to save money, but easy to spend it. I saved two hundred taels of silver in a few years, and I spent it all in one day."
Yan Ci laughed heartily, "Let's rent out the house tomorrow and we'll be able to recoup our investment quickly."
The two of them went to learn about the rental market and found that the rent here is currently two-thirds cheaper than in Xinmin County.
“The rent is surprisingly cheap.”
"It's just the beginning. The rent will definitely go up in a year or two."
"I still have to buy furniture and have people look at the house. So, based on the current rent, I won't make much in a year."
"As long as there is some profit, that's fine." Yan Ci is very open-minded.
…
Cao Dalang and his wife squeezed into a double-track carriage. They were so squeezed that they lost two taels of weight. It was heartbreaking for him.
Is it easy for him to raise some meat?
Because of the war in the north, the Cao family followed their fellow villagers and lived as refugees in the capital for many years, which broadened Cao Dalang's horizons.
It can be said that Beijing opened another window for his life.
After the war, the whole family returned home.
But Cao Dalang never forgot the capital and always wanted to come back.
In the second year of Jingming, he begged and persuaded his parents by saying that he was selling oil, and finally got their consent. He returned to the capital with his wife.
The oil was sold quickly, making a small profit.
In fact, he doesn't care even if he doesn't make money.
The purpose of him and his wife coming to the capital was, firstly, to broaden their horizons, and secondly, to look for opportunities.
The couple had no specific idea of what constituted an opportunity before they came.
They just have a vague idea that there are many opportunities in Beijing and they can always find one.
It wasn't until they arrived in Xinmin County that they heard everyone talking about the Imperial College, the housing prices around the Imperial College, and the double-track carriages.
Bang!
Cao Dalang slapped his thigh.
He said to his wife, "The opportunity has come. Let's go to the Imperial College and buy a house."
"I heard that the Imperial College is very remote, so if you want to buy a house, Xinmin County should be your first choice."
"The housing prices in Xinmin County are too high. We can't afford it."
The couple are from other places, and it is very troublesome to apply for a mortgage, and the amount they can borrow is very limited.
With the couple's financial resources, buying a house in Xinmin County is not just difficult, but simply impossible.
Cao Dalang's wife was jealous of the bustling Xinmin County and the high rent, but she was short of money.
Unless the shares of Universal Transport are sold.
When the couple were refugees in the capital, they secretly bought three shares of Universal Transport, totaling 90 taels, without telling their family. They then received dividends every year.
The couple was able to save money largely thanks to the dividends from Universal Transport shares.
This is also the most correct decision the couple has made in recent years.
Because they bought shares of Universal Transport when they were in Beijing, the couple had a mysterious yearning for Beijing and firmly believed that Beijing was a blessed land.
He saved up his money, but did not buy land or build a house in his hometown. He was determined to set up business in Beijing.
In the future, I will send my children to study in the capital, and move my whole family to the capital to open an oil press.
So delicious!
Cao Dalang was very determined. "I heard that once the double-track carriage is opened, the housing prices near the Imperial College will definitely go up in a few years."
His wife hesitated a little, "Then let's go and take a look?"
Cao Dalang said simply, "Let's take a double-track carriage to have a look."
The couple went to the train station early in the morning to queue up to buy tickets. After waiting for nearly two hours, they finally bought a ticket for the same day.
After squeezing into an ordinary carriage, smelling the sour and smelly odor and losing two taels of weight, I finally arrived at my destination.
The couple passed by Yan Ci and Wang Xuecheng.
Cao Dalang's wife sighed, "There are only scholars here! The two people who just passed by are obviously scholars."
"This is the Imperial College. How do you say it? No uneducated people come here."
"Dabao should be allowed to study more. Even if he doesn't pass the imperial examination, he can still do something else. Didn't you say that as long as you can read and count, you can work anywhere and earn a small salary a month?"
"A job well done is worth more than one or two wages."
"Then we should send Dabao to study, preferably in the capital, and it's free."
Cao Dalang's wife was quite resentful about leaving the capital and returning to her hometown.
"Let's talk about studying later, let's look at houses first."
The couple walked into the newly built community, and the rows of neat and beautiful small two-story houses instantly attracted their attention.
Cao Dalang's wife murmured to herself, "I will die with peace of mind if I can live in such a nice house in this life."
"Don't talk about death, say something auspicious. We can also look at the house. Come on, let's go in and take a look."
“This house is really nice.”
There are two floors, the first floor has a kitchen, toilet, bathroom, a living room and two bedrooms.
The six bedrooms on the second floor are quite small, so one is enough for a single person.
Each room has windows and is very bright.
Cao Dalang's wife whispered, "This house is nice, but I don't know how much it costs."
“It’s definitely cheaper than Xinmin County.”
"If we buy a house, we'll have to buy furniture, find someone to look after it, clean it, and help the scholars cook and do laundry. Dabao's father, instead of hiring someone to look after the house, why don't we let me do it? I can do all these things, and I can save one person's wages."
Cao Dalang was speechless. "The house hasn't been bought yet, why are you in such a hurry?"
Cao Dalang's wife was very excited and said, "I just like this house. I don't want to go back."
My hometown is a remote countryside, where the days have remained the same for decades, and you can see the end of it at a glance.
If she had never been to the capital, had never seen the world, had never worked in the public housing in the refugee camp, and had never proved her abilities, Cao Dalang's wife would have remained consistent and content with her poverty.
You can live in the countryside for decades without any change and still get by.
However, Cao Dalang's wife, who had gained experience, had more pursuits and higher goals.
She didn't want to waste the rest of her life in the countryside.
She is coming to the capital to lay a foundation for the children.
There will be land and there will be houses.
With three shares of Universal Transport, the family's food and drink can always be solved.
She still has a lot of strength, can look after houses, do manual work, and even earn some money by looking after houses for others.
There are many opportunities in such a big capital city.
As long as you are willing to work hard, you will not starve to death.
The houses in Guozijian are very cheap, so cheap that they are only one-fifth of the price of the same type of houses in Xinmin County.
If they pool their money, the couple can buy a small apartment with a total of six bedrooms on the upper and lower floors.
"Buy it, buy it!" Cao Dalang's wife kept whispering in Cao Dalang's ear.
When it comes to buying a house, women are always more decisive than men.
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