Crossing the famine, I am a poor fish, and my descendants have to work hard

They have little contact with the young ladies from aristocratic families in the capital.

You have to ask the old ladies in Beijing for details.

After hearing this, Zhao Yuanzhen expressed her understanding.

"Well, let's quietly ask around. When we have a rough idea of ​​what we are looking for, I'll go check it out."

"Okay, mother, we will find out everything, don't worry."

My third brother’s marriage is not only his third brother’s business, but also the business of the entire Zhang family.

Firstly, everyone lives in the same yard. If he finds a girl who is easy to get along with to be his third brother's wife, it will be easier for them to get along with each other in the future. Otherwise, if he finds someone who is troublesome, there will be unrest in the family!

Secondly, Zhang Xinshu is the only one in the Zhang family who is now serving as an official in the court, which means that all the business support and dependence of the Zhang family are on Zhang Xinshu. Therefore, Zhang Xinshu's marriage is also a major event for the family.

Thirdly, Zhang Xinshu was also their beloved brother-in-law, especially Qian Xiaohui. When she married into the Zhang family, Zhang Xinshu was only 5 years old. Most of the time, Qian Xiaohui helped take care of him. She still loved Zhang Xinshu very much.

Therefore, considering all aspects, Zhang Xinshu’s proposal of marriage must be treated with caution.

She and Li Zhijuan first roughly selected a few candidates, and then carefully examined them one by one.

"Well, I'm naturally relieved that you guys are doing the job. You can quietly spread the word and see if there are any matchmakers coming to your house. This way, you will have a wider range of choices."

The matchmakers in the capital must be familiar with the circumstances of each family.

"Okay, Mom, don't worry, we know what to do."

"Okay, thank you both for your hard work."

"Mom, there's no such thing as hard work for a family. Let's go down and discuss it first."

"Well, let's go."

Now that the system is gone, I don’t know when it will wake up, or if it can wake up at all.

The matter of judging people is up to you, and you have to check it carefully.

If he makes a mistake in marrying a virtuous woman, it would affect Zhang Xinshu's life for half his life.

The next day, Zhao Yuanzhen went to the general's mansion and replied to Yue Hongmian's message, telling her about Zhang Xinshu's wishes and that they could go on a blind date.

Yue Hongmian said she understood and would report back to the lady later.

After Zhao Yuanzhen finished dealing with this matter, he went to the dental clinic.

"Madam Zhang, you are such a rare guest. It's been a long time since we last met. Please clear out the room quickly."

It’s been several years since I last saw Zhao Yuanzhen in the dental clinic.

Zhao Yuanzhen has been traveling around the world in recent years.

Basically, the number of times I can go back to the capital is limited, let alone come to Yahang.

Zhao Yuanzhen followed the broker into a hall and sat down.

"Ma'am, what do you want this time?"

"I came here to look at a house, preferably one that is close to the palace, but not too close. A house of about thirty or forty acres will do. One with five courtyards is about the same. It would be best if it is well-maintained and does not need to be cleaned up."

The house Zhao Yuanzhen wanted to buy was intended to be given to Zhang Zihu.

Don’t buy something too luxurious, nor too bad.

Just something medium will do.

Five courtyards are more than enough.

Zhang Sandao and his grandson Zhang live in one courtyard, Wu Erping and Zhang Qingshan live in one courtyard, Zhang Xinyu lives in one courtyard, Zhang Xinsheng lives in one courtyard, and Zhang Zihu lives in one courtyard. As for the remaining grandchildren, Wu Erping will take care of them.

The broker thought about what Zhao Yuanzhen said, then took out a map and showed Zhao Yuanzhen the house.

"Ma'am, can you please look at this street?"

It's three blocks away from the alley where Zhao Yuanzhen and his friends live.

It’s located neither far nor near from the imperial city.

The location is good, Zhao Yuanzhen plans to go and take a look.

"Ma'am, there is a house on this street, and there are two more on the street next to it. We can go and have a look."

"Okay, let's go and take a look."

Zhao Yuanzhen followed the broker and slowly visited the houses in order.

The first one is not in good condition, it is a bit shabby and needs to be cleaned and repaired, or a major overhaul.

Zhao Yuanzhen directly PASSED.

The second place is the one three streets away from Chengyuan.

The entire house covers an area of ​​36 acres and has five courtyards. The main courtyard is relatively large and has many houses, which can accommodate many people.

The decoration is also quite nice.

The garden, the scenery, and even the furniture in the room are all nice.

Zhao Yuanzhen was quite satisfied with what she saw.

"How much does this house cost?"

"To be honest, ma'am, this house was bought by our pawnbroker. When we bought it, it was quite run-down and cost us 2 taels of silver. We renovated it, and it took more than a year to renovate it inside and out. We also spent a lot of silver on the furniture. You can just give us taels of silver."

Generally, pawnshops will buy some of these dilapidated properties with good locations and renovate them.

Zhao Yuanzhen thought that the prices of houses in this location were roughly the same.

What's more, you can move in with just your luggage.

The dental dealer didn't ask for an exorbitant price.

"Okay, let's take this house. Just sign the deed. This house is a gift."

The contract was signed with Zhang Zihu in exchange for the transfer. As for who the property will be transferred to, let them discuss it among themselves.

Don't worry about it yourself.

"Okay, ma'am, we have to go back to the dental office to handle the formalities."

"Ok."

Zhao Yuanzhen followed the broker back to the brokerage firm, handed over the money with one hand and the contract with the other.

After checking everything carefully, Zhao Yuanzhen took the contract and went back.

She planned to send it directly to Zhang Zihu.

Let them move in sooner.

This will make it more convenient for Zhang Zihu to go to work in the future.

She rode directly back to the village.

When we arrived at the village, it was noon and Zhang Sandao and Sun Zhang were both at home.

"The second family is here, come in quickly."

"Father, mother, eldest brother, sister-in-law."

"Sister-in-law, you are here."

"Second Aunt, you are here."

"Second Grandma, you are here."

A few little guys also greeted us.

They are all at home.

"Well, have you eaten? Shuang'er, go get a set of bowls and chopsticks for your second aunt."

Sun Zhang asked Shuang'er to get the bowls and chopsticks.

"Mom, no need, no need, I've eaten, you guys eat first, I'm fine."

"Did you really eat it?"

"Yes, I have eaten. Mom, go and eat now."

"Okay, then you sit for a while."

Sun Zhang returned to the dining table and continued eating.

The family ate very quickly and finished the meal in just five or six minutes.

Zhang Sandao, Sun Zhang, Wu Erping, Zhang Qingshan, and even Zhang Zihu all came to the main hall.

"Mom, you're done eating."

"Well, the second brother's family, you just came back from the city."

"Yes, mother, I'm here to look for Zihu and to deliver the house deed."

Zhao Yuanzhen took out the contract for the house from her body and handed it to Zhang Sandao.

Although it was said to Zhang Zihu, Zhang Sandao was still the head of the Zhang family, so he still had to show it to the head of the family first.

"This house is really big!"

Zhang Sandao took the house deed and looked at it. A house of more than 30 acres, in the capital, what a house!

I’m afraid it’s not cheap!

"Second brother, this house must have cost a lot of money."

This must be worth tens of thousands of taels.

"Luckily, I bought it from a familiar dental shop. The location is good and it's relatively close to the palace. Most importantly, the house is well maintained. The courtyards, houses, gardens, bonsai, and layout are all ready. Even the furniture in the house has been put away. We can move in and live there directly."

"That's great, then we can move in tomorrow!"

Wu Erping didn't expect Zhao Yuanzhen to be so reliable, that's really great!

Sun Zhang glared at Wu Erping. This daughter-in-law!

"Yes, we can pack up and move tomorrow."

"Second brother, how much did this house cost?"

Zhang Sandao asked again while smoking a cigarette.

The second brother's family is unwilling to talk about the brotherly feelings, but the eldest brother must know about it and cannot just ignore this kindness.

"Dad, this house cost a total of 35,000 taels of silver, which is considered reasonable considering the housing prices in the capital."

Zhao Yuanzhen saw Zhang Sandao asked again and knew he couldn't avoid it, so he told the truth.

Zhang Sandao and others were stunned.

Although I knew it would be expensive, I didn’t expect it to be so expensive, more than 30,000.

Their family can't even afford this little bit!

"It's so expensive, how can I afford it?"

When Sun Zhang heard the amount of more than 30,000 taels of silver, she became anxious.

She could convince herself to accept cheaper ones, or ones costing tens of thousands, but she couldn't accept one this expensive with peace of mind.

Even Wu Erping, who loved to take advantage of others, was stunned.

Zhang Zihu was even more shocked.

More than 30,000 taels of silver was an astronomical figure for him. The few hundred taels of silver his family had previously seemed much better to him.

Unexpectedly, the second grandmother wanted to buy him a house worth more than 30,000 yuan.

According to the salary of the Daliang Dynasty.

A seventh-rank official only earned about 50 taels of silver a year.

Even if I don't eat or drink, I will have to save for more than 700 years.

Just thinking about it makes me feel like it’s a huge sum of money.

"Mom, don't worry. Zihu is a promising child and worth such a large investment. Just keep it."

"No, no, it's too expensive. I can't have it."

"Mom, I've already bought this house and I can't give it up. You know, we live in Chengyuan and we can't live in this house anymore, so let's give it to Zihu."

"this,....."

Seeing that she was about to refuse, Zhao Yuanzhen quickly changed the subject.

"Dad, big brother, big sister-in-law, you can start preparing to move tomorrow. Also, remember to transfer the house deed to a red deed so that it won't be lost. Also, it's best to go to the pawnshop and buy a few servants!"

"Buy someone?"

We have our own peasants, and we need to hire people to serve them!

"Yes, the house is big, so we still need to buy two servants. Besides, Zihu's current status has also changed. He needs to learn all kinds of things and rules in the officialdom of the capital. It would be more useful to buy a smarter book boy."

"Then buy a book boy for Zihu."

Wu Erping still felt that there was no need to buy anything else.

"Sister-in-law, you need to buy some other things, at least a few servants, gatekeepers, carriage drivers, and errand boys. Also, you need to learn some etiquette and rules of the capital."