surrogate wife

After the Qionglin banquet, Yijia was officially appointed as an official, and Xue Yi was selected as the editor of the Imperial Academy, from the sixth rank official.

The rest of Jinshi are either seeking to be released, or waiting to be tested as Shujishi.

On Xue Yi's side, the imperial court gave a [-]-day holiday so that the new officials could prepare.

Mother Xue and Mrs. Lu's reply letters have arrived, they packed up the house and set off for the capital, which will arrive in about a month.

Xiao Yu'an also wrote back to Wen Yumu, saying that he hadn't seen him for a long time, and he missed him very much. He immediately set off for Beijing, and when he saw the letter, he was already on his way back to Beijing.

Wen Yumu closed the letter and said with a smile: "I have lived in the capital for so long without knowing it, and this house will expire at the end of the month. It just so happens that you have a vacation, so let's go look at the house together and buy a house."

Xue Yi nodded, "Okay."

Wen Yumu said again: "Fortunately, the wine shop's business is good. Now I have 15 cash in my hand. We can buy a big house with three entrances, just like the one at home."

Xue Yizi had no objection, and only said that everything should be according to him.

Wen Yumu's plan is to buy a house with around 12 to [-] yuan, and keep the remaining [-] or [-] yuan for decoration.

They went to the dental dealer who rented the house to them at that time, and the dealer saw them as if they were relatives, and he was very enthusiastic and hospitable.

But after listening to their request, he said with some embarrassment: "To tell you the truth, the three-entry mansion is different from the one-entry mansion and the second-entry mansion. I'm afraid this 10 taels is not enough..."

He gritted his teeth, and said again: "Even if you fill in all your 15 taels, it's still not enough."

Wen Yu Mu Qi asked, "Why?"

You can buy the first 5000 taels, the second entrant 15 to [-], and the third entrant [-]?

The man said: "You don't know that Sanjin's house is already a big house. This kind of house not only occupies a larger area, but also its location is more inward. There are very few people who are willing to sell it, so the price is similar to that of Danyang. The one-entry and two-entry small houses on the periphery of the square are not the same."

It turned out to be the case.

When he said this, they could understand that things were rare and expensive.

Unexpectedly, there will be such an accident, Xue Yi said: "If we buy a second-entry house first, we have a small family, and we can live there."

Wen Yumu is not very willing, the second one is only a circle larger than the first one, and there are not many more rooms. In the past, if he had no money, he could only live in a small house. If he had money, he would live in a small house. Feeling upset.

Who doesn't want to live in a big house?

He said: "It's better to have a bigger house. I don't know if we can live comfortably. Mother and sister-in-law won't feel cramped when they come."

"After all, because of us, they came all the way to the capital to settle down. If the house is much smaller than their home, even if they live there, I can't bear it."

Xue Yi also understands this principle, but it is an unsolvable problem if money is not available.

He thought for a while, and said: "If not, I'd give up my face and go to my senior brother to borrow some."

He asked the man again, "How much silver is still short?"

The man hurriedly said: "If there is another 5 taels, I will keep the 20 taels for you."

5 taels, Liquanju can earn back in two months.

Xue Yi was relieved, and said: "It's okay, I went to find my brother to borrow it first, and I can pay it back in a short time."

The Wen family has five generations of poems and books, and the family has a lot of money. In addition, Wen Changning's wife, Jiang Shi, is the daughter of a noble family. He is definitely not short of money, so it should be no problem to borrow some temporarily.

Wen Yu murmured: "How can I ask you to give up this face, no."

Xue Yidao: "Actually, if it's just us, it's okay to buy it later, but mother and sister-in-law will arrive in the capital in January, but it's imminent."

Wen Yumu pondered for a moment, then smiled and said, "I have an idea."

He asked the man, "Do you have a good bank in your tooth shop?"

Zhong Ren said: "There is a company called Bahui Bank. We usually cooperate with this company. It is said that it is." He pointed to the sky, "That person's background is also guaranteed, isn't it?"

The tallest person in the sky must be the emperor.

Thinking about it, how could the royal family allow such an important business as a bank to fall into the hands of others?It would be nice to allow other people to follow suit.

Seeing him asking about the bank, the middleman also realized, and said, "You want to borrow money from the bank?"

Wen Yumu nodded, "Exactly, can it be done?"

"It's natural to make it, but it has to be very profitable, and it depends on whether the things you mortgage are worth enough."

Ten percent interest, that is, ten percent interest, is actually not black.

He said: "I see, please lead the way, let's go to the bank first."

Seeing that he had made a decision, Xue Yi thought in his heart that he could not afford to pay back, so he stopped talking and went to the bank with him again.

The people in the bank heard that the mortgage was to be Liquanju, which has been getting a lot of fame recently in Beijing, and they immediately said: "Of course there is no problem. How much do you plan to borrow?"

"I heard that borrowing here for a year is very beneficial, but?"

"Exactly."

"I want to borrow 10 taels of silver for a period of one year, and 11 taels will be repaid after one year."

The people in the bank thought it was no problem, but because the amount was relatively large, he said: "The imperial court has regulations that loans of more than 1 taels of silver must be signed and filed at the Yamen to prevent disputes, and I will trouble you to come with me. You also need to bring the property deed and business deed of Liquanju."

Wen Yumu thought that the ancient system was quite perfect, not much worse than the later generations.

They went to the yamen again, and after finishing everything, they were busy all day.

"It's really tiring." Xue Yi complained.

Wen Yumu said with a smile: "Buying a house is a big deal, and it is naturally very cumbersome. If you feel tired, I will take Xiaoman to do it later."

Xue Yi said: "Forget it, I'll be with you."

On the second day, they gathered again in the tooth store, and the middleman said: "Many of the three-entry houses are hung in the government, and they were confiscated by criminal officials who committed crimes. Don't feel bad luck, this All the houses in Danyangfang, except the family ones, are like this."

Both Wen Yumu and Xue Yi didn't believe this, so it didn't matter.

"It's hanging in the government, do you have a way?"

"Hey, we are middlemen. Isn't that what middlemen do? If there is no reliable connection between people and people, between people and the government, they all need middlemen to connect with each other, right?"

"Don't worry, we are all three parties present, and the price is clearly marked. We only charge commission money. It is absolutely innocent."

It is true.It's just that I didn't expect the intermediary in ancient times to be so powerful.

He smiled and said: "Go ahead and do your business, and you must find us a good house, preferably square and upright, facing south, with independent small courtyards on the east and west sides."

"If we are satisfied, we will give you another 200 taels of silver."

The middle-aged man cheered up, "Don't worry, I'll keep it for you to find."

Or did he like these two guests so much?This shot is generous!

With his hard work, he found a house that met the requirements, but this kind of three-entry mansion was more expensive than ordinary ones, and the price was only 22 taels after a lot of effort.

Wen Yumu paid the money and had 3 taels left in his hand. He renovated the house again and spent all the money in his hand.

He felt quite bitter, "It's really not easy living in the capital."

There are always many unexpected places to spend money.

How beautiful he thought before buying the house. Who would have thought that after the purchase, not only would he have no money left, but he would also owe the bank 11 taels.

Xue Yi still laughed and said: "To be happy in life is to be happy to the fullest, and come back after all the money is gone."

"Okay, don't worry about it anymore, it's hard to steal half a day off from Fusheng, how about we come and drink?"

Wen Yumu sat down across from him, and said, "It's really busy these days, but fortunately everything is worth it."

Watching my house gradually become what I like, the sense of accomplishment and happiness is really overwhelming.

Xue Yi only drew a blueprint for decorating the house, so he had no time to worry about it, because his teacher finally couldn't hold back and dragged him around to show off.

Nowadays, no one in Beijing knows that the newly-promoted No. [-] Scholar is the disciple of Mr. Wen.

This meant that the [-]th holiday was almost over, and both of them were slightly free.

Wen Yumu brought the flagon, intending to have a drink with Xue Yi.

Xiaoman trotted over from the outside, and now he is back at Xue's house as an errand, and the business in the store is handed over to Yan Yiyangui's sister and brother. After all, they bought a new house and there are too many chores, and Wen Yumu also needs him to come back to help.

He came in and reported: "Young Madam, there is a very wealthy guard outside, who said he is from Li Ke County Prince's Mansion, and has brought you a message."

It's Yu'an!

Wen Yumu hurriedly said, "What message?"

"It means that the old man has come back. If you are free in the next few days, I invite you to come to the house to get together. If you are busy, it is also why he came to you."

"Okay, go and reply, just say I'll be there tomorrow."

After Xiaoman left, Wen Yumu said with a smile: "Our house is too small, and when we move to a new house, I would like to invite Yu'an to come to our house for a reunion."

Xue Yidao: "He is a princess, I'm afraid he can't walk around with you like ordinary close friends."

Wen Yumu let out an 'ah' and said, "That's okay, it's the same if I go to see him more."

Xue Yi drank a small cup of wine, and suddenly said: "I suddenly remembered something, today is April 27?"

"Yeah, what?"

"The day before yesterday, Zhang Wenqi sent someone to tell me that he failed the examination of the Shu Jishi, and found a job to be released. He will leave Beijing today. I agreed to go and see him off."

"Fortunately, I remembered it early, and I can go now in time."

After drinking, Wen Yumu said, "I don't really want to go. You talk to Zhang Wenqi, but Wen Yurou and I have nothing to say."

Xue Yi said: "Then you don't want to go, I'll just go and see you off."

He took Xiaoman and left on horseback in a hurry.

Wen Yumu thought, then he should go to see Yu'an as well, so he doesn't have to wait for tomorrow.

……

Like County Prince's Mansion, the listening courtyard where the princess lives.

In the courtyard, Xiao Yu'an looked at the Lianli tree whose branches had been broken in half, and felt that his heart was also like a tree crown missing, a piece had been broken off by someone.

The servant said cautiously: "Yes, it was the concubine who dropped the paper kite on the tree that day, saying that she dared not enter your yard, so she had to take it away through the wall, and accidentally broke a few branches."

This Lianli tree is a rare tree with two trunks. When the love was strong, his husband personally transplanted it to his yard. He has been pruning it carefully, and the crown is even and beautiful. But now it is missing a piece, which is dazzling no matter how you look at it.

Nangong Lin walked into the yard excitedly, and saw the princess looking up at the tree with a heartbreakingly sad expression.

He suddenly stopped, feeling guilty and guilty.

"Yu'an..." He walked lightly behind Xiao Yu'an and called out in a low voice.

Xiao Yu'an woke up with a start, turned around and said, "So it was you who came."

The voice was soft, filled with unspeakable loss.

Nangong Lin said: "Yu'an, don't be angry. Concubine Shen doesn't know how to be polite, and dared to break your branch. I have punished her for three months to copy Buddhist scriptures and pray for you. She is not allowed to release paper kites in the future."

Xiao Yu'an suddenly didn't know what else to say, he was silent for a long time, and said hoarsely: "It's not my tree, it's our tree."

Nangong Lin clenched his fists with his hands hidden in his sleeves, trying to caress his face but he dared not.

This sentence is better than thousands of reproaches.

They just kept silent like this. Silence has become the norm between them.

Xiao Yu'an closed her eyes, hid the tears in her eyes, leaned lightly on the back of the wheelchair, and said, "I'm tired and want to rest."

Nangong Lin stood in the courtyard, refusing to leave.

He felt a rift between himself and his wife, and the rift was growing.He was a little scared, he didn't know if this rift would become an insurmountable gap after he was able to mend it.

At this time, a servant from outside came to report that a Huayin who called himself Wen Yumu had come to visit the foreign princess.

Nangong Lin watched his concubine's eyes brighten up, showing the smile he had already shown to himself, and said, "Please invite him in."

Then he said to him mercilessly: "If there are guests coming today, I will not entertain the prince."

Nangong Lin: "..."

It took him a long time to find his voice, "But that Xue Wen family who had a good relationship with you in Bitan County?"

Xiao Yu'an frowned, he didn't like Xue Wen's statement, and Yu Mu was not Xue Yi's vassal.

He said angrily: "He has a name and a surname, no matter how bad it is, the prince can call him Wen Shi."

Being overwhelmed by his yin and yang, Nan Gonglin's heart was complicated, and he said: "His husband is the number one scholar in the new department, a gentle disciple who entered the house, and he has a close relationship with the emperor. When you interact with him, you should also pay attention to what you say, and beware of unpredictable people. , spread to the ears of the emperor and queen mother."

Xiao Yu'an said impatiently: "Understood."

Who do you look down on? How could Yu Mu be a gossip behind his back?Besides, what can he say, whether he speaks well or not, the emperor and queen mother will not change their opinion of his family.

Seeing that he no longer wanted to see her, Nan Gonglin thought that it would be his wife who would come later, and it was not good for him to be there, so he had to leave disconsolately.