The cannon fodder fake prince at the beginning, I won by hugging thighs

After Lu Jiao finished explaining, he swaggered out of the Prince's Mansion through the back door.

Little did she know that as soon as the mule cart she was riding in turned the corner, Qingchuan's figure appeared on the other side of the street.

He looked around and saw the corner door at the wall, then walked towards it uncertainly.

"Excuse me, is this the back door of Guiyan Pavilion?"

The guard at the door looked Qingchuan up and down for a long time before answering, "Yes, who are you looking for?"

After receiving a positive answer, Qingchuan's slightly flushed face broke into a smile.

It’s worth his journey!

"I'm here to look for Lu Jiao. Brother Lao, help me pass the message!"

As he spoke, he handed over a few copper coins.

The guard would not answer. He glanced in the direction where Lu Jiao's mule cart left and said, "You came at a bad time. Lu Jiao went out for something and may not come back today."

Looking at Qingchuan's disappointed expression, the guard couldn't help but say a few more words for Lu Jiao's sake.

"If you have something urgent to discuss with Lu Jiao, I can help you find a servant to serve him, or leave a message for him."

Qingchuan didn't expect that Lu Jiao was so prestigious in the Prince's Mansion and had a servant to serve him.

Remembering his master's instructions, he nodded and said, "Brother Lao, please leave a message for Lu Jiao, saying that Cheng Qingchuan has been here."

"that's it?"

"That's it. He should remember me."

Having said that, Qingchuan still felt a little uncertain.

I heard from my master that the prince of the Prince's Mansion is very popular in front of the emperor, and Lu Jiao is also a favored one. Can he still remember the one time they met at Zhiweizhai?

Qingchuan bowed to the guards and turned to leave.

But he would not let himself down on the way back.

He called a bullock cart and went to his favorite meat pie stall to buy five meat patties. He spent all the money given by the master before returning home.

Lu Jiao came to the vicinity of Shuntian Prefecture's government office, found an empty corner, and hid himself.

When he came out again, he had turned into a young man in his twenties.

She walked to the government office, took out a dime from her sleeve and put it into the hand of the policeman at the door.

"Sir, I want to buy a house. Do you have any reliable brokers to recommend?"

The police officer felt the hard object in his palm and the expression on his face eased a little.

Generally speaking, the reason why land and houses fall into the hands of the government is nothing more than confiscation of property.

The houses that become the most difficult to sell in the hands of the chief clerk usually have problems: either the higher-ups do not allow them to be sold, or the price is too high, so only a sucker would buy it.

Thinking of the fact that the chief clerk in charge of the land and houses had complained a few times before, the yamen official looked at Lu Jiao as if he had been taken advantage of.

"Come, come, I'll take you to see our Wang Zhubu and I guarantee you can buy the house you want."

Several police officers nearby heard their conversation and looked at Lu Jiao with pity.

This unfortunate victim is bound to be severely ripped off.

The police officer took Lu Jiao through the east gate and came to an ear room in the corridor in front of the hall.

Ever since entering the government office, Lu Jiao pretended to have never seen the world.

He lowered his head and followed closely behind the police officer, his eyes fixed on the police officer's black boots, not glancing anywhere else.

The police officer walked to the desk of Wang Zhubu and saw Lu Jiao standing obediently in the middle of the ear room. He secretly admired his tact in his heart.

"Master Zhubu, this man wants to buy a house."

"Buying a house shouldn't be done..."

Wang Zhubu was about to scold the policeman, saying, "Shouldn't you find a broker when buying a house? Why did you bring him here?"

But he immediately realized that he still had several houses in his hands.

Although the prefect did not urge him to sell it quickly, selling one would be a political achievement and they would also be able to share a lot of benefits.

He immediately changed the subject and asked, "How much money did you bring?"

What this means is that no matter how much the house cost before, as long as they find out how much money Lu Jiao brought with him, they will definitely offer the same price as that.

Of course, if the money he brought was too little, he would definitely be charged with contempt of an official, beaten up and thrown out.

As soon as Lu Jiao heard it, she knew what tricks Wang Zhubu was trying to play, but for the legitimacy of her own pseudonym, she endured it.

She estimated last night that the house could be sold for a maximum of two thousand taels, after all, the area was there.

Taking into account the taxes for settling down and exchanging for the red deed, she reported a higher price.

"I...I brought two thousand five hundred taels."

The big guys are coming!

Wang Zhubu and Zaoli looked at each other and saw excitement in each other's eyes.

Wang Zhubu cleared his throat and said, "This price is a bit high..."

"Ah? Then I'd better go back and rent a house temporarily."

"Why are you in such a hurry?"

The police officer received Wang Zhubu's signal and continued, "Master Zhubu didn't say no!

Maybe it's just a little bit higher, so the price is negotiable.

Sir, don't you think so?

Wang Zhubu was arrogant and said "hmm" lightly.

"Master Zhubu and this elder brother are really good people!

But this is all the money I have left, and I still have to pay the tax on the red deed, I’m afraid…”

"Don't worry, it won't exceed that."

Wang Zhubu seemed to have already pocketed the two thousand five hundred taels. He was in a very happy mood and walked towards the storeroom humming a little tune.

After a while, three scrolls were brought in.

When Lu Jiao saw this, her eyes sparkled. She didn't expect that there were so many houses in the government office that met the requirements.

Wang Zhubu spread out all three scrolls.

"Originally, I cannot show you the map of the capital, but considering that you are unfamiliar with the place, I will make an exception and let you take a look at it so that you can know the approximate location of the house."

Lu Jiao walked to the desk with lowered head and followed the chief clerk's finger, and saw that he pointed to several places.

Of course, it is definitely impossible to be in the inner city, they are all located on the edge of the south city.

The price ranges from two thousand taels to two thousand three hundred taels.

After counting the stamp duty and the money for settling down, there is really not much money left.

Although Lu Jiao had already taken a fancy to a house, she didn't want to be too deliberate, so she asked about the areas of several other houses.

Finally, she pointed to Datongfang and Yonghefang and said, "Master Zhubu, can I go and take a look at these two houses?"

The two markets were not far apart, so the yamen official immediately stepped forward and took on the task.

As he walked out with Lu Jiao, he couldn't hide the smile on his face.

When he walked out of the government office's main gate, the other police officers were a little curious: "Liu Qi, where are you going? Are you not on duty anymore?"

Li Qi gestured with his hands and said, "Please tell the squad leader that Wang Zhubu asked me to take this man to see the house."

Now the other police officers looked at Liu Qi differently.

This is a big business, otherwise Liu Qi would definitely not personally bring people to see the house.

But it's too late to regret now.

Liu Qi took Lu Jiao on a green-covered mule cart. Of course, Lu Jiao paid for it.

The two first came to the house in Datongfang.

This is a two-story house.

The reason why it is called a two-story house is because the backyard of this house is quite large. Otherwise, according to the size of the front yard, it can only be considered a small two-story house at best.