Huanzhuzhijinsuo is a good employee

Ziwei took the three of them with Jinsuo every day, and went to all the yamen. Although she begged the guards in a good voice and said that she had something important to report, those guards had vicious eyes, and they saw her as a coward with no status and no background. The woman is not even willing to give an extra look, she is like a door god.

If Ziwei kept pestering and begging, the guard would beat her with a stick. If it wasn't for Jinsuo and Aunt Wang who dragged her to run faster, she might be injured all over her body.

Later, when Ziwei saw that the guards accepted filial money before they were willing to pass it on, she naturally refused to do such a bribe, so she decided to stop the sedan chairs of the ministers.

In the capital city, if a brick falls down, the ones killed are either civil servants or military officials. This means that there are many officials in the capital city, but more officials do not mean that it is easy to stop the sedan chair!

Clearing the way, avoiding, silence, bearers, guards, and a large group of entourages, how can it be so easy to get close to the ministers?Ziwei chased and intercepted the sedan chairs of more than a dozen ministers, but unfortunately none of them succeeded, and even Aunt Wang Shuwang was a little disheartened.

The four of Ziwei lived in the inn for more than half a month, spending money like water, but they didn't know how to meet the emperor. It was not pleasant to say that even if Qianlong walked in front of Ziwei, Ziwei didn't know him.

Jinsuo naturally recognized the emperor, but she didn't want Ziwei to enter the palace in such a vain and foolish way. The place in the palace, which looks like a lot of flowers but is actually full of undercurrents, is the battlefield of desire and the tomb of innocence. As Ziwei's maid , she hopes that Ziwei can have a deep understanding and preparation before stepping into it.

Therefore, Jinsuo suggested that staying in the inn for a long time is not an option, or we can rent or buy a house to live in; and start a small business, firstly, we can make money to subsidize the family, and secondly, it is convenient to inquire about the news of the palace.

Ziwei was still hesitating, and Jin Suo added, I heard that the emperor often visits in private, so maybe he can even visit our stall.

Ziwei immediately agreed when she heard about it.

Ziwei was generous, and Xiao Er heard that they were looking for a house to live in, so she immediately introduced an honest middleman, surnamed Huang, over 40 years old, kind and friendly, everyone called him Mr. Huang.

Manager Huang came early the next morning, seeing that Ziwei looked confused, she was an outsider when it came to house hunting, and happened to have an unlucky and unlucky house on hand that had been backlogged for a long time, and she was thinking about selling it to this person. Wouldn't it be wonderful for helpless outsiders?

As soon as he rolled his eyes, he saw the little girl next to him staring and glaring and not easy to bully, so he stopped thinking and introduced the houses on hand to Ziwei one by one:

Houses in the inner city can only be rented. It is close to the Forbidden City, and the status is naturally unusual, so the price is high;

Houses near Liulichang and Dashilan can do business in the front yard and live in the backyard. They are only sold and not rented, so the price is naturally high;

Houses in the suburbs usually have large yards, because the surrounding residents are complex, so the security is a little bit worse, but the price is cheap;

There are also houses near the major temples outside the city, but they are far away from the city, so it is inconvenient to do business; many students who are going to Beijing for exams like to live there, the environment is quiet and easy to study, and the price is fair...

Mr. Huang said a lot of miscellaneous things. Ziwei felt that this was good, and that was not bad. She couldn't make up her mind for a while, so she asked, "Didn't it mean that Han people are not allowed to live in the inner city?"

"Hey~ That's what I said, but there are so many people living in the inner city, there must be someone to do the dirty work and be a peddler. There are a lot of those banner people who are more down-and-out than us Han people, but they are lazy. No, If you can’t survive, you might as well rent out the house to subsidize your family. If you really want to live in the inner city, feel free to live there! Don’t be afraid!”

Seeing her half-belief, Mr. Huang proposed to go to see the house. He said kindly, "Let's go to see the house, and you will pay after seeing the house. If you have any problems, just come to me!"

After hearing what he said, Ziwei and the others felt that it would be more reliable to look at the house first, because Ziwei wanted to be closer to Qianlong, so they preferred houses in the inner city, so the group went to the inner city first.

Mr. Huang has several houses in the inner city. Mr. Huang, who knows the way of business, took Ziwei and others to the house in Chai stick Hutong near Andingmen.

This Andingmen is driven by dung trucks. When the weather is good, there is always a faint smell in the air. You can't smell it carefully, and if you don't smell it carefully, it gets into your nose again.Mr. Huang took out the key as usual and opened the gate of a small courtyard. When he pushed open the dilapidated wooden door, he could feel the dust falling. He stood outside the door and made a gesture of invitation, "This is a single-family house. , 20 taels of silver a month."

"20 taels?" Ziwei and the others thought it was unbelievable that 20 taels would be needed for such a rudimentary place. She didn't even have the desire to go in. "Let's look at other places."

Manager Huang smiled, and took them to the next place - the house in Dapen'er Hutong near Fuchengmen.Most of the people walking through Fucheng Gate are coal cars. It is late autumn now, and there is an endless stream of coal cars along the way. From time to time, some debris is sprinkled on the cars. The road surface is pressed by the wheels to create black marks, and the dust is extremely high. , looks very dirty.

Mr. Huang led a few people into a big compound, and introduced, "The inner city is so big, and there are more and more bannermen, and not every bannerman can live in a single-family house. This big house is composed of five families. We live together, and there are only two rooms left; but there is a well in the yard, so it is very convenient to get water."

Over the huge courtyard, criss-cross ropes were pulled, and colorful clothes were drying on them. The clothes that had not been wrung out were ticking and dripping everywhere; cats, dogs, chickens and ducks were running on the ground, flopping about, one after another. The fine fur flutters in the sun; barefoot children play hide-and-seek under the drying rack, making the yard look disorganized.

Ziwei has never been to such a place where the sewage is flowing. She swallowed, feeling her throat and the soles of her feet were itchy, "How much is this month?"

Chief Huang stretched out a finger, "One or two per room!"

expensive!Really expensive!

Aunt Wang muttered, if it was in their Jinan, such a courtyard could be rented for a maximum of [-] Wen!

Seeing that Ziwei and the others were not very interested, Director Huang took them to the house in Ma Zhuangyuan Hutong, "To be honest, houses in the inner city are more expensive. If you don't have special requirements, girl, I suggest you choose A house in the outer city."

Manager Huang opened the door and let the four of them go in to have a look: the yard and the room are very small, giving people a cramped feeling. The room is empty without any furniture. Ziwei looked barely okay, so she asked him the price.

Chief Huang stretched out his hand and gestured, "20 taels a month."

Uncle Wang saw that the location of this house was much better than the house in Chai Bang Hutong, so he asked, "Why is it cheaper than the first one?"

Master Huang smiled wryly, "To be honest, although this house is close to the West Garden of the Imperial Palace, there are several blacksmiths next to it, and there are several temples full of incense on the opposite side. While beating gongs and drums to build a dojo, there is no time for rest, day and night."

I didn’t notice it without saying it, and I heard the sound as soon as I said it, and I didn’t know where it came from. It was like an invisible awl, piercing into a person’s ear and mixing it in the brain, making people upset.

The four of Ziwei looked at several companies in a row and were not satisfied, and they were a little disheartened.

Mr. Huang pointed out that there are still a few houses in the inner city, but they are all big houses. The monthly rent is no less than 50 taels, and Ziwei has more than 400 taels of silver left. Naturally, he can't afford such a house, so he decided to look at the houses in the outer city. house.

The preliminary preparations have been completed, and Director Huang is excited inside and calmly directs Uncle Wang to No. [-] Caochang Hutong.

Before the carriage came to a complete stop, Mr. Huang jumped off the shaft, took out the key and opened the locked gate. He introduced rather proudly, "This house is the one closest to the inner city that I have on hand. It has a unique door. Building, there is a well and a cellar; it is close to Liulichang, and it is convenient to buy and sell things; it is not far from Xuanwumen, if the place is not too small, those officials and wealthy businessmen don’t live together, it is definitely not your turn to come to see the house.”

Jin Suo helped Ziwei get off the carriage, and Ziwei looked at the house carefully:

There is an elm tree and a Chinese toon tree planted on the left and right sides of the door. It is late autumn and the leaves are almost gone, but it can be imagined that when the spring breeze blows, it will be covered with green shade and canopy like a canopy.

When Aunt Wang saw these two big trees, she also liked them very much. They are both trees that can be used as food!When it comes to spring, toon tree sprouts cold salad, toon tree sprouts fried eggs, yuqian rice, yuqian pork dumplings...

After entering the gate, there is a small yard without any wall photos, and you can directly see three green brick and tile houses lined up side by side; the kitchen and woodshed are on the left, and the latrine and livestock shed are on the right; The middle of the paved path divides the yard into two halves. On the left is a fenced well, and on the right is a hawthorn tree with a thick wrist. The hawthorns are bright red and round, like red lanterns hanging all over the branches. , looking at it makes people drool.

At noon, Xuanwumen let the common people ring out the noon cannon, and the roar of the cannon was deafening.But it made Ziwei feel more intimate, and felt that she and Qianlong were listening to the same cannon sound, and the distance was much closer.

As soon as Ziwei saw this small courtyard, she liked it very much, and quickly asked, "Master Huang, is this house for rent or for sale?"

Mr. Huang was not in a hurry, he led the four people to look inside and outside the house, and then replied, "If you rent it, it is ten taels a month, and if you sell it, it is 260 taels of silver. The deed is guaranteed."

Aunt Wang Shuwang secretly clicked her tongue. In Jinan, 260 taels of silver can buy a two-entry house, with a front yard, a backyard and a garden!

Ziwei hesitated, but Chief Huang hurriedly said, "When you go out, you will find Xuanwumen Front Street. Officials always walk this way, so it's inconvenient to do business, isn't it?"

"Boss Huang, I really want to buy this house very sincerely," Ziwei said shyly with a blushing face, "Could it be less?"

Mr. Huang's tone was soft, but he refused to lose a penny, "You can tell that you are not an ordinary person just by looking at your whole body! There will be great fortunes in the future, maybe within a year, you will have to change It’s a big house! Why bother to drool over my hard-working errands? It’s not that I don’t want to pay less, it’s just that the landlord set the price, and I didn’t earn much from you, so I got a living wage.” He said to himself The sleeves on his body, "Don't look at this set of clothes. It's the most valuable at home. For the sake of livelihood, I don't want to buy more!"

Ziwei was thin-skinned, and Master Huang's singing and writing were excellent, which made her feel even more embarrassed, so she readily agreed to buy the house for a lot of money.

The three of Jinsuo didn't make a sound when they were around. Firstly, they were servants who couldn't tell their master what to do, and secondly, Jinsuo had the idea of ​​letting Ziwei learn a lot from it.

Mr. Huang was very proud of himself, and while telling him respectfully how to go through the contract procedures, he slandered in his stomach: Look at this young woman who is so generous at such a young age, she is beautiful and gentle, and she has a charming woman beside her. The delicate little girl and a middle-aged couple are talking about going to Beijing to find relatives, hum!If you go to the place where the rich live, you must come from Yangzhou to do business without capital!

Fortunately, Ziwei didn't know the contempt in Chief Huang's heart. If she knew, she would definitely refute him with a weak and forceful voice, and then drown him with tears!

A group of people found a restaurant at random and finished their meal in a hurry. Mr. Huang borrowed the shopkeeper's pen and ink to write down the receipt, and the two sides drew a pledge, and then ran non-stop to the government office. Afraid of long nights and dreams, Mr. Huang stuffed some money into the master book of the government office, and went all the way. The smooth flow, the deed of the real estate was quickly handled.

After receiving the newly released deed, Ziwei's hands trembled: she has finally settled in the capital, although she still doesn't know how her father recognizes her, but at least she has settled down.

When Aunt Wang saw that she had bought all the houses, she wished she could immediately move out of the hotel room and move to Caochang Hutong. After all, staying in a hotel cost too much money. Now that she bought a house, why would she stay in a hotel?

It's just that the walls of the new house are empty, and it's getting late, so it's really inconvenient for people to live in.The four of them could only suppress their excitement and stay in the inn for another night.

Before dawn the next day, the four of Ziwei left the room early and moved all their luggage to the new home. The two teams split up: Aunt Wang and Jin Suo cleaned at home, and Uncle Wang drove a carriage to accompany Ziwei to the market. What to buy.

Aunt Wang and Jinsuo are used to work, and they are nimble. They cleaned the inside and outside of the house before noon. Because there is a kang in the room, there is no need to buy a bed. When Ziwei and Uncle Wang come back, The two of them had already laid out the quilts they brought from Jinan!

Adding things to a new home cannot be completed in a day, but can only be done slowly.When the sun was in the west, and the hawthorns on the branches seemed to be shining, Ziwei and Uncle Wang came back—the carriage was so full that even Ziwei could only sit outside the carriage.

I don't know whether it was because of excitement or the sun, Ziwei's face was flushed red, and she smiled and shouted when she saw Jin Suo, "Jin Suo, you don't know, we walked a lot today! We saw a lot of things." She said Going to Jinsuo's hand, he walked to the carriage and lifted the curtain, and introduced the things he bought today with great interest, "Look at the lotus leaf brush wash imitating Ru kiln waiting for the misty rain, isn't it very elegant? And this Carved osmanthus wood makeup box, smell it, does it smell like sweet-scented osmanthus? Also, I bought two green and red crab hairpins, one for you and one for you. I think you will like it .”

Jinsuo took the red crab glass hairpin, and interrupted Ziwei with a smile, "Miss, you have been running all day today, aren't you tired? The kitchen has already boiled hot water, I will fetch water for you to wash .”

Ziwei followed behind her a little uneasy, like a child who has done a good deed without being praised, "Jin Suo, don't you like this glass hairpin?"

Jinsuo served Ziwei Jingmian while preparing hot water towels, "Miss has such a good eye, of course I like it, but,"

"Just what?"

"Miss, how much money do we have left?"

Ziwei's face froze. Today, she saw a wide variety of goods in Liulichang and Dashilan. She only cared about buying and buying, but didn't think about money. She lowered her head in embarrassment, her face was like the red crab shell on the head of the Liuli hairpin, "No remembered."

Jin Suo splashed water, "Miss, you are the head of the family, I shouldn't say it, but we have no income now, and the money is getting less and less, we still need to be careful in living!"

Ziwei retorted nonchalantly, "My mother once said that in life, don't be burdened by yellow and white vulgar things. If you only think about collecting money, you will become a vulgar person tainted with the smell of copper. Silver is something outside the body. It's gone."

Jin Suo hates iron but not steel. In the previous life, the two of them brought more than 2000 taels of silver to the capital. It was because of Ziwei's attitude of spending money as she wanted, and they spent all of it not long after arriving in the capital. In the end, they had to squeeze into the willow Qingliuhong's courtyard was looked down upon.

"Miss!" Jin Suo stared at Ziwei with a serious face, and said sternly, "People are alive, what do you need money for? Winter is coming, do you need money for firewood and charcoal? Do you need money for clothes and socks? Do you need money for vegetables and rice? ? Among other things, it costs money to even hire someone to take out the excrement in the hut!" Seeing that Ziwei's face was pale, she softened her tone, "After all, we are not gods who eat wind and drink dew, and we can't fill our stomachs with high morals. It’s not about stealing or robbing, I just hope that you can be more cautious when spending money. As long as you earn money with integrity, you should not be despised and disgusted. If you feel that honest advice is harsh, then I will not mention it in the future!” Jin Suo showed a smile It's a big deal, the expression that everyone is starving to death on the street.

Ziwei never wanted to make people angry, and she also knew that what Jin Suo said was reasonable, so she timidly showed weakness. She shook Jin Suo's sleeve, "Good Jin Suo, I was wrong! You obviously thought of me, I also said something like this, don't be angry with me, okay? I'll listen to you from now on! Okay?"

Jinsuo's face turned gloomy, she glared at Ziwei coquettishly, "I'm not angry with you!" Anyway, you have such a temper, I will take my time, and one day I will straighten you! "Aunt Wang cooked a lot of dishes today, just waiting for you and Uncle Wang to come back. Let's go to the living room."

When the two walked into the living room, there were four dishes and one soup on the dining table. The combination of meat and vegetables was reasonable, and the color and fragrance were delicious. Aunt Wang was distributing the bowls and chopsticks. When she saw the two of them, she greeted them, "Miss, Jin Suo, come quickly! sit down!"

It was completely dark, and Uncle Wang lit the candles. The dim yellow light made the room extraordinarily warm and peaceful. Ziwei sat in the upper seat, looking at Jinsuo, Uncle Wang, and Aunt Wang at the same table with flushed cheeks. He spoke incoherently, "I am very happy today, really, I have a home in the capital, and you, in my heart, you are my relatives, thank you for accompanying me to the capital, thank you for never leaving. I swear , we will have the same blessings and share the hardships in the future!" She raised her glass, "Drink this glass of wine with me!"

Aunt Wang Shuwang has been servants for half her life, and Ziwei, as the master, has already felt that it is a great favor for her to allow them to eat at the table. Now that Ziwei said that they are her relatives, the two old people were moved and disturbed, so they hurriedly gave up. He refused, "No, you are the master, we are servants, there is a difference in dignity, how can we be your relatives?"

Ziwei put down her wine glass and said with some disappointment, "Uncle Wang, Aunt Wang, do you despise me?"

The two old men shook their heads like rattles, "No, no, our status is low, how can we be worthy of being the relatives of young ladies?"

Ziwei stared at Aunt Wang Shuwang with her big watery eyes, and said earnestly, "In my opinion, you are very kind and have a good heart, so you are naturally worthy of it. Besides, I have already returned the deed of prostitution to you. I'm a commoner, not a slave! Don't call me 'Miss' again."

(It's no wonder that Ziwei and Xiaoyanzi are sworn brothers, and they both like to talk about the theory that everyone is equal.)

Wang Shuwang and Aunt Wang's lips trembled, their hands trembled slightly, and for a while, they couldn't even hold the wine glass.After being honest for most of my life, I obviously can't accept this kind of remarks.

Seeing this, Jin Suo smoothed things over, "Miss, in our hearts, you are not only our master, but also our relatives. Aunt Wang Shuwang is getting old, and her concept can't be changed for a while. We treat you as a relative. , let us call you 'Miss' all the time."

"This," Ziwei hesitated.

"Okay, miss, let's go on, the food is cold, let's not waste Aunt Wang's craftsmanship." Jin Suo raised his glass, "I will toast to miss first, I wish you all the best!"

"Yes, yes," Aunt Wang Shuwang came back to her senses, and quickly raised her wine glass, "I wish you all the best, Miss."

Looking at the sincere eyes of the three, Ziwei felt a warm current flow in her heart, and tears leaked from the corners of her eyes, "Thank you everyone! Thank you!"

The author has something to say: Sorry for the lateness today.

Huanzhu Gegeli, the courtyard is in Gouwei Hutong, but I checked the Beijing map of the 15th year of Qianlong’s reign, Gouwei Hutong is in the inner city. According to the economic strength of Liu Qing and others, they should not be able to live in the inner city.So I will change the address of Gouwei Hutong Dazayuan between Chengdong Tianqiao and Yuyingtang, which is more convenient for them to perform arts and take in the elderly and children.