The happy little days of the Ye family

The group of people walked out from the backyard, intending to visit the second house.

Lin Kang saw that the Ye family and his son were interested in the current house, so he deliberately walked beside the father and son.

"This house is really nice. The youngest son of the Xiao family who lived here before was admitted as a child student two years ago."

Ye Qingqing looked at Lin Kang curiously, "Uncle Lin, this house is good, why did the Xiao family want to sell it?"

The Xiao family's affairs were causing quite a stir in the county. It was estimated that few people didn't know about it. Lin Kang told a few people truthfully:

"After the youngest son of the Xiao family was admitted to Tongsheng, he went to Qingfeng Academy to study. This house became idle."

Then Lin Kang lowered his voice with a gossipy face and whispered to a few people:

"A few months ago, Mr. Xiao fell in love with the court lady from Nuanfeng Pavilion. I heard that he spent 2 taels of silver on her within two months."

2 taels of silver were spent in 500 months, and the people on the side were dumbfounded.

"Now there is even more clamor to redeem the life of the court lady. The price of the court lady is not cheap. I heard that it takes 2000 taels to redeem the body."

Ye Qingqing was as if he was listening to a book from heaven and couldn't help but say: "2000 taels of silver, how beautiful is this? It must be a fairy."

Lin Kang smiled and continued: "I heard that the court lady is as beautiful as a fairy. She is proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting, and is also good at dancing."

Tangshan bumped Lin Kang's shoulder and joked: "Brother Lin, you are dishonest. Have you gone to Nuanfeng Pavilion to see the oiran lady?"

"Brother Shan, you really love to joke. How can I afford to go to Nuanfeng Pavilion?"

Lin Kang saw that everyone's focus was wrong, and quickly returned to the house just now.

"Master Xiao has a deep affection for the oiran lady, and he and his family are having a huge quarrel because of her."

"Master Xiao wanted to redeem the oiran's wife. He didn't have enough money, so he wanted to sell this house and another shop."

Seeing that the Ye family members were a little agitated in the house, Lin Kang quickly continued:

"Mr. Xiao is anxious to raise money to redeem the oiran's wife. The price can still be reduced. I am sure that I can lower the price to 335 taels of silver."

Mr. Ye and Father Ye looked at each other in tacit understanding. After knowing what the other party meant, they stopped talking. They just said lightly that they would read the other houses first before talking about it.

Seeing that the Ye family and his son were silent, Lin Kang didn't say much.

The second house is between Qingsong Academy and the first house I looked at.

Lin Kang enthusiastically introduced it to several people: "This house is relatively close to the academy. It only takes less than a quarter of an hour to walk from home to the academy."

"The house is a spacious one. The land deed states that it is the size of nine-tenths of the land. The house has 6 main rooms and 6 side rooms, and the front and back yards are relatively spacious."

The house sounds pretty good, but everyone knows that the price will definitely not be cheap.

Walking from the outermost periphery to the inside, the house you see becomes more and more grand.

With Lin Kang leading the way, the group soon arrived in front of a large house.

The door of the house is very grand, and it looks like it is made of precious wood. The surrounding walls are very high and it looks very safe.

While Lin Kang was taking out the key to open the door, Ye Qingqing observed the people coming and going in the alley.

It was very quiet around the alley. They stood there for a while and then passed by a few servants and maids, but they couldn't tell what was going on.

Tangshan walked to Lin Kang and asked quietly: "The price of this house is probably not cheap, right?"

Lin Kang told the truth, "The people who live here are either rich or expensive, at least their families are relatively well-off, and the prices are definitely not cheap."

"This house was bought by a small official. The official's son is also studying at Qingsong Academy and usually lives here."

"Last month, the bad official was arrested for corruption, and all the houses and shops under his name were sealed by the government."

"Because it is a house that has been seized by the government, the price is about half a percent cheaper than an ordinary house. Now it only costs 456 taels."

Everyone knows that this house is expensive, but they didn't expect it to be so expensive. It was a full 100 taels more expensive than the first house.

Tang Xiaojing and Ye Qingqing lowered their heads silently. They only brought 400 taels of silver.

Lin Kang opened the door and led everyone inside.

The eaves leading from the gate to the hall are paved with bluestone slabs, which divide the front yard into two halves.

On the left side of the yard is a small garden with many chrysanthemums, orchids, laurels, and some unknown flowers and plants.

Because it had just been sealed off, the flowers and plants in the small garden were growing very well, with many flowers in full bloom. Ye Qingqing also liked this small garden.

There is also a small lotus pond on the right. The lotus flowers are in bloom at this time, and there are some fat red koi swimming under the lotus flowers.

There is also a beautiful rockery on the edge of the lotus pond, and the whole yard is very beautifully arranged.

The house was sealed and everything in it was available.

In addition to valuables, there are also mahogany tables and chairs in the hall, various furniture in the bedrooms, kitchen utensils, pots and pans, and even bedding on the bed.

The furniture is made of precious wood, and the furniture in the house alone is worth dozens of taels of silver.

The backyard is about the same size as the front yard. As soon as you enter the courtyard, the most eye-catching thing is a small green bamboo forest.

The bamboos in the bamboo forest grow relatively short, and the bamboo forest is not big, only half the size of a field. There is a small pavilion on the edge of the bamboo forest.

Passing through the small bamboo forest, there is a well in the corner, and there is a pool for laundry next to the well.

Going back from the well, there is a huge stable, and there is a shed for firewood next to it.

The house is indeed quite nice. Whether it is the yard or the rooms inside, the three members of the Tang family are quite satisfied with it. There is no other problem except that it is expensive.

Lin Kang felt that the Ye family liked the first house more, so he actively told Tangshan:

"This house has been lived in before, and the Xiao family has also been repaired regularly. The house is very well preserved. It will be no problem to live in it for another 80 or [-] years."

"And this house has everything. Unlike the house just now, which has furniture, it can be lived in immediately."

Tangshan is actually quite satisfied with this house. The house is well preserved and people can live in it immediately after buying it.

This price is really too high, and Tangshan is a little undecided.

Tang Xiaojing and Ye Qingqing felt that it was too expensive. Anyway, it was for their children to study in the future, so it was not of such great use.