Pawn Crossing the River

When Qi Xuansu left Kunlun Cave, it was already the beginning of the lantern lighting.

He entered the Kunlun Cave from Mount Yuzhu, but when he came out, he was in the Huasheng Hall in Yujing Xuandu.

Qi Xuansu suddenly discovered a problem. Although many people regarded him as the fourth best figure in the Taoist sect, the other three could live in Zixiao Palace. Even the poorest Zhang Yuelu had a residence in Xuandu, and he was in Xuandu. They all have no home. At this time, there are two choices. One is to go to the pledge room in Ziweitang, where people can also live. The second is to go back to my hometown in Haichanfang.

Qi Xuansu thought about it again and again and decided to go home and take a look.

After leaving the gate of Xuandu and arriving at Shangqing Street in Yujing, Qi Xuansu had a dream-like feeling, as if he had returned to the scene when he returned to Yujing a few years ago. That time he brought two hundred Taiping money to see Sun Yongfeng, seeking a position as an ordinary Taoist priest in Tiangang Hall. This time, he returned from Fenglinzhou with a full load and prepared to meet the Dukes of Jinque to seek a position as the second deputy palace master.

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Heaven and earth.

Qi Xuansu casually called a sheep cart. At this time, he had already bathed and changed clothes. The driver couldn't help being a little shocked when he saw Qi Xuansu's dress. After all, the deputy master of the Nine Halls only had eighty-one people, including some special supervising deputies. There are at most about a hundred hall masters. These hundred people are considered respectable people in Yujing. They are transported by special cars. I have never heard of any deputy hall master renting a car by himself.

This should be placed in the Daxuan court. There are regulations for official travel, such as county magistrates, how many people they take in sedan chairs, how many guards they have, how many ceremonial guards they have, and which level has what specifications of ceremonial guards and guards. The regulations are very strict. It's just that the Taoist sects are equal in their minds, and some people are confused. They don't pay attention to this, but there are no specific regulations. You can either clear the way like Master Qingwei patrolling Fenglinzhou, or you can go alone.

It's just that when business comes to his door, he has no reason to refuse, let alone refuse, and concentrates on driving.

Qi Xuansu was sitting alone in the car. He opened the window and looked at the night scene outside. There was a bustle of Taoist priests coming and going. Although he still had various worries, he was far away from the sufferings of the world in the usual sense. At least everyone had no worries about food and clothing.

Compared with the Imperial Capital, Taoist priests, big and small, no matter what the actual situation, are at least equal in name and do not need to kneel down before meeting. Including the Zhang and Li families, although they are indeed aristocratic, they do not dare to brag about their family status in public with terms such as "four generations and three nobles". Instead, they have to cover up and create an illusion of fairness. .

It's funny to say that in some places, nobles and commoners are both human beings, with no fundamental difference, but they have to artificially create a distinction between superior and inferior. The difference between the two is so great that there is almost a species difference. The Taoist sect does the opposite. Immortals and mortals are already two completely different existences, but the Taoist sect insists that immortals are also human beings and must be equal and must not be called gods in this world.

From this point of view, no matter whether Taoism is truly implemented or just talks about it, it is the pinnacle of the human world. It is not the fault of Taoism for claiming to be civilized. It can only be blamed on other people of the same generation who are too unsophisticated and belong to Zhizili. Get taller.

When Qi Xuansu returned to Haichanfang and came to the door of his house, he was surprised to find that there was light inside.

His house will not expire until Jiu Shi fifty-one years ago. Could it have been taken away by Tianjitang? Could it be that someone took advantage of the fact that he didn't come home often and took over his house?

Qi Xuansu also drank too much at the reception banquet. His mind was not clear and he did not think deeply at all. Instead, he had an unknown fire.

What is intolerable is unbearable.

You dare to bully me when I am not prosperous. Now that I am prosperous, you still dare to bully me. Didn’t I get rich in vain?

So Qi Xuansu held down the "Pure Bodhi" on his waist, kicked open the door, and walked into the yard aggressively.

Then he saw Qiniang sitting on a lounge chair under the eaves, puffing away her breath, and Taoist Cui sitting next to her. It seemed that the two of them were chatting, talking about some topics that older women like, and they seemed to get along quite well.

As the door crashed to the ground, both of them looked at Qi Xuansu.

Qi Xuansu suddenly lost his arrogance and became extremely embarrassed. He stood there, neither advancing nor retreating.

Qiniang said displeased: "Why are you so crazy? Don't you have hands? Use your feet to open the door. You don't need to pay for your own door, right?"

Qi Xuansu coughed lightly: "Qiniang, when... did you come here? Aunt Cui is here too, I haven't seen her for a while."

"I haven't asked you yet, but you asked about me." Qiniang blew her cigarette pot, "I didn't say anything in advance when I came back from Fenglinzhou, and she still smells of alcohol."

Qi Xuansu quietly put away the "Pure Bodhi" and said with a frown, "I came back during the day. After the handover, Master Xu greeted me. I couldn't resist the hospitality, so I drank a few more drinks."

Qiniang said: "I thought you didn't know who you are after drinking a few bowls of yellow soup."

Qi Xuansu has long been accustomed to Qiniang's blows.

Zhang Yuelu always encouraged him and prevented him from feeling inferior. Qiniang always hits him to prevent him from getting carried away.

One is wonderful, one is terrible.

Taoist Cui stood up and left. Without Qiniang's instructions, Qi Xuansu took the initiative to escort her to the door, and then held up the two doors.

Qi Xuansu asked casually: "Qiniang, have you and Aunt Cui known each other before?"

"I don't know him. I only met him after I moved here. He is very close to me, but he is much better than Su Zhisheng." Qiniang also answered casually.

Qi Xuansu immediately remembered Qiniang's main purpose of urging him to come back early.

New house.

Business and private matters should be kept separate. When it comes to official business, he opens and closes in Fenglinzhou, acting like gods and monsters at every turn. When he returns to his personal affairs, he also has to spend time on his house and marriage. The contrast between the two is huge and a bit absurd.

Qiniang motioned Qi Xuansu to sit on the chair where Taoist Cui had been sitting just now, and went directly to the topic: "In the past few days, I have been walking around Taishangfang, and I have taken photos of several places. Let's take a look when you come back. If you have no objections, , we will go to Tianji Hall to apply for the corresponding documents.”

Qi Xuansu asked: "Qiniang, do you have anything you like?"

Qiniang said: "I went to Tianji Hall first. They had a detailed list of the twenty-four houses. I first selected a few houses in good locations, and then looked at them carefully. One of them also had a garden and a pond. , very much to my liking.”

Qiniang is just stingy, but it’s not that she’s inexperienced in the world, and it’s not that she has no taste. It’s quite impressive to think that it suits her. Since it's not bad, the price won't be that cheap.

Qi Xuansu asked hesitantly: "Which real person's old house is it?"

In Qi Xuansu's opinion, it was probably the old house of a certain real person called Shenzhi. After all, all houses in Yujing belong to the Taoist sect. Whether they are real people or ordinary Taoist priests, they only have the right to live and use, but not ownership. It is the eight hundred thousand-year-old house. host.

Qiniang didn't say anything. She just took out a drawing from her purse and handed it to Qi Xuansu: "See for yourself."

Qi Xuansu took it and looked at it, and couldn't help being surprised. This is almost comparable to the mansions of the rich and powerful in the Imperial City. You must know that this is Yujing, where every inch of land is extremely valuable. There are not many such large mansions, and it is in Taishangfang. Even if you have money, you may not be able to buy it. Depends on luck. After all, there are many real people who like this kind of big house.

The house that Qiniang likes has a total of three entrances and four entrances. There are nine pavilions and pavilions, twelve pavilions, eighty-one main rooms, thirty-six east rooms, and thirty west rooms. Six rooms. There is an attached garden, which leads water into the house, and there is a water pavilion on the lake.

Seeing Qi Xuansu's shocked look, Qiniang snorted softly and said, "Look at how you have never seen the world. Are you still calling me a stingy mother? I said I wanted to come to your place to retire, but you still grumbled and refused to give me anything. That’s right. My heart is set on the bright moon, but the bright moon shines on the ditch.”

Qi Xuansu quickly defended himself: "When did I say I disagreed? I just said I wanted to ask Qing Xiao's opinion."

Qiniang looked at him sideways: "You have no future."

Qi Xuansu said: "It's equality."

Qiniang continued to smoke and signaled Qi Xuansu to look quickly.

There is also a booklet included in the drawings, which introduces the previous owner of the house in detail. After all, many people are taboo about this. If the previous owner becomes prosperous or has good fortune, the price of the house will also rise. Later, people will know Thinking about being imbued with immortality is the same as the emperor's dormitory. On the other hand, if the previous owner's fate was not good, the house will be suspected of being unlucky, and the price will hardly go up. This is the same as the folk haunted houses.

The previous owner of this house was a great master named Pingzhang.

This Great Master Pingzhang was a contemporary of the Third Division, but he had retired to seclusion more than ten years ago and was no longer involved in political affairs. He ascended and passed away about six years ago.

This place is not a bad place. Later, the two Shenzhi masters took a fancy to this place. They competed for this house. In the end, due to old and new grudges, they made the matter bigger, and it went all the way to Jinque. In the end, no one Can get it. Others were afraid of these two masters, and because the price was too high, no one took it over, so the house became idle.

Qi Xuansu was not afraid of what the two masters would think, because he was used to get married, and the Zhang family's face was also involved. However, after all, this house was once the residence of a great master Pingzhang, and the standards were naturally not low. Although the Taoist sect did not say that he was overstepping his bounds, he was still a little hesitant about whether it would cause rumors that he had lived in it before he became a real master. Enter Da Zhenren’s house.

Qiniang knew Qi Xuansu best and saw his worries at a glance, saying: "Don't they all say that you have a bright future? If a real person under thirty years old cannot be promoted to a real person in Pingzhang in this life, I'm afraid no one believes it. Since I will be promoted to Pingzhang Daren sooner or later, I will take it as a step to save myself from the trouble of changing houses later. "

Qi Xuansu was also relieved and asked: "How much is it?"

Qiniang Yun Danfeng said softly: "1.45 million Taiping money."

Qi Xuansu felt a little dizzy due to the surge of alcohol.

Is this the price of housing in Yujing?

You must know that in a major Jiangnan case, a second-grade Taiyi Taoist priest died, hundreds of people were implicated, and the apparent amount involved was only a few million Taiping money.

If he had no other income and only relied on regular silver, he would have to go through a catastrophe before he could afford it.

"Look at how you have never seen the world." Qiniang blew out a smoke ring, "I won't let you pay. I can still afford this small amount of peace money."