[Red Chamber] Buddhist concubine

Zhou Yao suddenly became excited: "How is the distance from the Lin family?"

Qing Liu pursed her lips, her eyes sparkled brightly: "The first condition for a servant to find a house is not to be too far away from the area where the Lin family is located."

"That's great!"

With the good news, Zhou Yao suddenly became happy: "Have you visited those two houses? How is the decoration inside? Is it dilapidated? Can people live in it in a short time?"

Qingliu nodded: "I have visited before, and the two houses are really nice, the larger one has more rooms, a small yard, but no garden; the house originally lived with a large family, originally Someone in the family passed the Jinshi examination and became an official, and then the whole family moved here from the Jiangnan area. Unfortunately, the old official committed a crime last year and was almost ransacked. But the old man was still beheaded, and his family was also frightened, so they hurriedly packed their bags and returned to Jiangnan early. They entrusted them to sell this house at the tooth shop. There are many people living in the house, so it is inevitable There are some damaged places, but overall there are no flaws, and it is very suitable for people to live in.”

"The small house is actually not much smaller than the previous one, but there are not many rooms in it. Most of the residences were demolished by the previous owner and reorganized, and finally repaired into a garden. The slaves went to see it, although there are not many inside. It is a treasure, but it has all kinds of flowers and colors in four seasons, and it is blooming gorgeously now, and it is well cared for."

"The big house may need to be repaired for a month or two before people can live in it, but the small house, as long as you buy it, you can move in on the same day."

Zhou Yao frowned: "You haven't said what happened to the previous owner of that small house."

Qingliu hurriedly said: "Who was the former owner of the small house? The prostitute didn't say anything, but the reason why the other party wants to sell the house is because no one has lived in that house for several years, and the owner seems to feel that it is empty. I also need to spend money to buy flower growers to take care of them, and I also need servants to guard and take care of them. I think it is unnecessary, so I just sold it."

Only then did Zhou Yao feel relieved: "Then you can go to the dental office tomorrow, and ask the toothmaid to come to me with the deed of the house, and I will pay for it directly, and then immediately go to the Yamen to change the owner's name."

There are many things that can be done quickly, but not done slowly. These two houses sound pretty good, although there are some flaws, but they are just right for Zhou Yao.If I let it go at this time, I don’t know when it will be the next time I encounter such a suitable house.

Just in case, it's better for her to buy it early.

Zhou Yao is not the kind of person who waits and procrastinates, so that night, she told Zhou's mother that she was going to move out in a few days.

Zhou's mother didn't understand: "You have only been home for a few days, why are you so anxious to move out? Could it be that your sisters-in-law gave you a face? Or are they gossiping with you?"

Although the question is so, Zhou's mother does not believe that her daughters-in-law will really do this.

Not to mention that the daughters-in-law she found for her son were all good-natured, even if they were not good-natured, they never showed Zhou Yao's face on the first day she came back, right?Those daughters-in-law of hers are not stupid pigs anymore!

Zhou Yao also quickly denied: "Didn't my daughter tell you before? I just think it's not convenient to live at home with my status, and you know my temperament. If I stay for a few more days, there will definitely be conflicts. Why not Move out before you get into a fight, and it will be easier to talk when you meet in the future. As I said, the smell is far away and the near is smelly. If I move out earlier, it will also make the family less conflicted."

Zhou's mother persuaded her a few more words, but Zhou Yao's attitude was firm, and she had no choice but to agree in the end.

When the three of them went out for dinner together, Zhou Yao saw Father Zhou for the first time.

Father Zhou was a taciturn person, but when he looked at Zhou Yao, there was deep puzzlement and worry in his eyes.But facing Zhou Yao, he didn't say much, but kept asking her to eat more.

Zhou Yao paused, then nodded to Father Zhou.

When eating later, Zhou Yao unconsciously ate half a bowl of rice.

Xu knew that Zhou Yao couldn't stay at home for much time, so even if Zhou Yao didn't do much work at home, instead she stayed in the room all day and didn't know what she was doing. Gossip, but the words are very concerned.

Zhou Yao was very satisfied with this, and reciprocated, and did not hesitate to let Qingliu buy some food from outside, most of which went into the mouths of a group of children in Zhou's family.

After another ten days or so, the two houses that Zhou Yao had set her sights on finally completely fell into her and Zhou's father's names.

On this day, Zhou Yao came to Zhou's mother and Zhou's father's room with the deed and land deed that she had just acquired, and handed over the deed and land deed of the older house to Zhou's mother: "This house is only a few meters away from my daughter's new house." It is very convenient to walk around, and I hope my mother will accept it."

Zhou's mother was surprised at first, and then she was furious: "I still lack your house?"

Seeing that it was about to turn into a meaningless tug-of-war, Zhou Yao hurriedly stopped: "This is a gift from my daughter to honor you. As for the money in your hands, when the brothers separate in the future, you can take it." With this money, we can buy real estate for them, so that they don’t end up living on the streets, right?”

Zhou Yao's joking words made Zhou's mother angry and laughed, how could she not see Zhou Yao's little thoughts?But being interrupted like this, she also gave up the idea of ​​persuading Zhou Yao, she could see that the second daughter was really determined to give this house to them.

Looking at the name on the house deed and land deed, it has been changed to Father Zhou. No matter how much she thinks about it, she is powerless.

However, Zhou's mother is not in the nature of admitting defeat. Zhou Yao gave her such a move, and it's not like she has no way to fight back——

She turned around and took out a handful of bank notes from the pillow without counting them, and stuffed them directly into Zhou Yao's arms: "These coins are definitely not enough to buy this house, and when your brothers make money, Just let them make up for it!"

Before Zhou Yao could speak, Zhou's mother simply said, "If you don't accept the money, my old Zhou family will treat you as a daughter. Just take back the deed and land deed, I will never accept it!"

What can Zhou Yao do?I had no choice but to accept the banknote.

But in her heart, she planned to keep these banknotes separately, and when the brothers of the original owner asked for money in the future, she would just take them out.

Within a few days, Zhou Yao left Zhou's house again with her luggage, and arrived at the new residence in a carriage under the guidance of Qingliu.

And just during this time, because Zhou Yao was entangled in the trivial matters of the Lin family and Zhou family, she really didn't have the energy to continue updating "Lu Sheng", so the teahouse opened the skylight again.

But this time, the guests in the teahouse made more noise than before.

But different from last time, this time Zhou Yao had asked Qingliu to go to the teahouse to explain the current situation of being unable to continue to contribute manuscripts for the time being, so the teahouse was already prepared, and directly handed over the four stories that Zhou Yao had revised to Mr. He for storytelling.In order to prevent the guests from making a fuss, the shopkeeper made up his mind to let Mr. He tell four stories together, and these stories took up almost the whole afternoon, completely squeezing out the time taken up by the old stories.

Fortunately, because these stories are of good quality, Mr. He said in advance that these stories were revised by Mr. Meng Honglou, and they were full of praise, so although the guests were still dissatisfied, they did not make a fuss again.

Although there is a baby bird plot and emotional additions, the guests of the teahouse still feel that these stories are not as attractive as Meng Honglou, nor are they more likable than his writing, but the quality of these four is far better than other teahouses and taverns. , and closer to the writing style of Dream of Red Mansions, the story still attracted many guests.

Not enough quality, not enough quantity.

Four good stories with similar writing styles but different styles were told by Mr. He all afternoon. Even though he failed to attract more new customers to the teahouse for the time being, he was attracted by Mr. Meng Honglou's "The Widow" and "Lu Sheng". The guests who come are rarely lost.

The shopkeeper of the teahouse looked at the crowded teahouse, and for the first time came up with the idea of ​​opening a branch.

"Mr. He, although the story of "Lu Sheng" has been discontinued temporarily, the business of the teahouse has not been greatly affected. Look, should I talk to Mrs. Lin about opening a branch?"