Gu Hongwei was speechless when he heard what Su Liuer said. Buying a house? What kind of thing was that that required his help?
But Su Liuer said that it was Jing Qingrong who asked her to come to him for help. If he said he would not help, it would be a slap in the face of Jing Qingrong and also a slap in the face of the Jing family.
Last night, someone went to celebrate his birthday despite being sick. He gave him such a big honor, so naturally he couldn't refuse.
So Gu Hongwei nodded seriously and said:
"Master Jing is right. Whatever happens in Longcheng, no matter how big or small, should be handled by me, the prefect of Longcheng. However, I don't know much about buying a house. I wonder how I can help you, Madam Su?"
This is exactly what Su Liuer was waiting for.
"Master Gu is very busy with official duties, so I dare not trouble you to personally handle such a small matter. Just send one or two trusted subordinates to go with me to look at the house. With Master Gu's authority, this matter will surely go smoothly."
When Gu Hongwei heard this request, he felt that it was extremely simple. He didn't have to do anything to show his goodwill to Jing Qingrong.
So he agreed immediately and arranged for two constables to leave the yamen with her.
Su Liuer first thanked the two detectives and said:
"I'll have to trouble you two later. I've already agreed with Lord Gu that I'll treat you two to a simple meal after I finish this matter. You don't have to go back to the yamen for lunch."
The two people who were originally arranged to run errands with Su Liuer immediately had smiles on their faces.
"Mrs. Su, you're too polite. It's just a small matter. With the two of us here, no one would dare not sell the house to you."
"Yes, don't worry, we will definitely help you find a good house and negotiate a good price!"
Su Liuer smiled slightly and took the two of them directly to find the familiar middleman.
The middleman was frightened when he saw her with two sword-wielding constables and said nervously:
"Madam Su, what are you doing?"
Su Liu'er said with a smile: "Didn't you tell me this morning that I should come to you when I want to buy a house? You said you had a good house, but it's gone now?"
The middle-aged man blinked rapidly and nodded his head vigorously: "Yes, yes, yes! Of course!"
"Then lead the way. We'll go with you to find the landlord to handle the formalities later."
Su Liuer has already looked at many houses. The middleman has fully understood her needs and introduced two more houses to her. She booked the second one.
Because there were two constables present, the middleman also lowered the price himself and gave Su Liuer a discount of ten taels of silver.
Su Liuer knew that the ten taels of silver were deducted from the middleman's commission, and the middleman certainly could not change the seller's price at will.
So she rejected the offer from this man. This matter had nothing to do with him, and he had been trying his best to find a house for her, so she didn't want to take advantage of him.
If you want to settle the account, you have to find the person who should be settled.
She's a good accountant.
"Madam Su, please wait here for a while. I'll go call someone." The middleman took Su Liuer to the door of the seller's house.
Su Liuer nodded, knocked on the door, and followed the servant into the house.
"Are you two brothers allowed to drink at noon?" Su Liuer asked the two constables beside her out of boredom.
These two detectives are both honest people. They know that there are benefits to working with Su Liuer and they are dedicated. Otherwise, the middleman would not have taken the initiative to offer Su Liuer a discount just now. He was scared by these two.
"It's okay to have a drink, but don't drink too much. It can easily cause trouble," one of them replied.
Su Liuer said, "Then I'll treat you two brothers to some wine during dinner later."
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