The Red Chamber Collection

Wang Fuan told Daiyu.

Daiyu thought for a while and asked Wang Fuan, "How did their family's attitude change so quickly?"

Wang Fu'an said: "Liu Da is a small family, and Liu Da can't speak. The old man is afraid of offending Miss, so that's why!"

Daiyu asked Liu Da's family situation again, and said, "Uncle Fu'an, tell him that if he wants, he can come to my house to do business. As for the land, go and find out what kind of houses are near his house. The land can be bought."

"You don't need to inquire about this. My land is behind his house. There are about five acres of land."

Daiyu said, "What a coincidence?!"

Wang Fu'an smiled: "That's it, give him three acres of land?"

"Give it all to him!" Daiyu said, "The more the situation is like his family's, the less you can let others speak up. Otherwise, those who don't know will think I'm bullying them! It's only a hundred taels of silver Firstly, I need this land, and secondly, I spent this money to buy a reputation. It will be much more convenient to do things in the future!"

"Then do what Miss said!" Wang Fu'an said, "I'll reply right away!"

Daiyu said: "Go and complete the formalities as soon as possible. I will compensate you with an extra 20 taels per mu based on the market price for your five mu of land!"

Wang Fu'an hurriedly said: "Miss, you are worse than hitting me in the face! Where can I put my old face on this? We all remember the kindness Miss has given to our family. Now I am working with Miss, I don’t have time to take care of the fields. I just want to plant, how can I buy money if I have it? I know that the lady doesn’t care about this little silver. In this way, I will not be polite to the lady, so I will accept the silver from the lady according to the market price.”

Daiyu laughed and said, "How good is this?! Then I will thank you. You go to Zijuan and get the money!"

"Miss, I know you are spending a lot of money now, and I can't use it right now, so you can use it first. If I want to use it, you can get it here later!"

Daiyu said: "That's fine, just tell me!"

Wang Fu'an went and repeated Daiyu's words.Haunted by Liu Qinghe and Liu Da's family.No matter how you say it, you won't be allowed to leave.Wang Fu'an had to stay at his home to eat and drink.

Liu Qinghe said to Wang Fu'an: "Fu'an. This Liu Da can't say a word, and he doesn't turn around at all. How could he talk to Miss like this, and offend you!"

"Brother, I just can't speak, and I have no bad intentions. I toast two glasses to brother as an apology!" Liu Da finished his glass while talking.

Wang Fu'an said to Liu Qinghe: "Master, don't look at the young lady, she is amazing. I am in front of her. I dare not make the slightest mistake. The young lady is admirable in everything she says and does. She can understand What about people. Brother Liu Da can't speak, but Miss said, as long as he is honest. No, let me find a job for Brother Liu Da!"

Seeing that Liu Da and Wang Fu'an had finished their two glasses of wine, Liu Qinghe raised his glass and said, "Fu'an, uncle also respects you. I hope you will bring Liu Da with you so that he can know the height of his eyebrows in the mansion!"

"Oh. Uncle, there is no such thing in the world. How can there be any reason for the elders to respect the younger? I should respect you for these two cups!" Wang Fu'an said, pouring down a cup to brighten the bottom, and said to Liu Da: "In this Lin Mansion, if you want Do more things and talk less. When you see a lady, you have to nod and smile. Stay away from her. People like us can’t get close to her precious body. Eat garlic or something, the lady hates it. And especially in summer, we These men smell of sweat, so they should stay away from her. On weekdays, Zicuckoo even incenses her house! Also, the clothes you wear in the Lin Mansion on weekdays should not be dirty, and it doesn't matter if they are worn out. As long as it is clean, it is fine. Also, there are many girls in the house, so you should pay attention to your image, don't make jokes with the girls, and don't speak vulgar words in the Lin Mansion. The guards here are from the palace, and they are very skilled. If you make a mistake, you have to be punished!"

Liu Da was taken aback by what Wang Fu'an said, and Liu Wang clapped his hands and said: "That's great! There are so many girls' houses in there!" After Liu Wang finished speaking, she stared at Liu Da.Liu Da ignored her, thinking to himself, this old lady is just jealous.

Before Wang Fuan left, Liu Da's mother insisted on giving Wang Fuan a basket of eggs, but Wang Fuan refused.

"Fu'an, just take it, it's her wish. Please take care of your nephew in the future!" Liu Qinghe said.

"Uncle, aunt, in the Lin Mansion, you can't compare to outside. This is not good in the Lin Mansion. Brother Liu Da will be up to him when the time comes! Zijuan will catch you here, and all your actions are in her eyes! If it’s not good, it’s useless for you to give her a basket of eggs. If it’s good, it’s like Feng’er, you know, following the lady, not only reading and reading, but also giving relief to the lady at home! This lady, it’s not good Fool it!"

Wang Fu'an made it clear that going through the back door is of no use at all.

Liu Da's family just lamented that they met such a nice lady.

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The two lands add up to six or seven mu of land.

Daiyu asked Wang Fuan to find a craftsman.

The original compound was sixty feet wide and 180 feet long.Keeping the length the same, extend the width 140 feet to the north.This makes the courtyard a large courtyard with a width of 180 feet from east to west and a length of [-] feet from north to south.

Daiyu asked the master Wang Fuan invited from the city to calculate the plan.The master is a native of Suzhou, named Yang Mingyuan, who is sixty years old this year.For the construction of gardens, it is well-known in the industry.He had heard about Daiyu a long time ago, so he said, "I don't know how the lady will arrange it? Is it an ordinary house or a pavilion?"

"How big is the difference in the use of silver and silver?"

"If it is an ordinary house, according to what the lady said, the back two courtyards, forty houses, and the wall courtyard will cost 5000 taels of silver. If it is exquisite, then there is no price. Valuable wood and various window decorations cost a lot of money!"

Daiyu nodded and said, "I don't know much about this, Mr. Yang, I would like to ask you to design it. It doesn't have to be so many houses."

"I would like to ask Miss, what are you building so many houses for? I need to know their purpose so that I can arrange them properly!"

"In this courtyard, besides my own living, I want Princess Gege and the prince to play and have a place to live!"

Daiyu's words.Yang Mingyuan was shocked.He looked at Daiyu carefully, and never thought that such a young child would build such a large courtyard just for the princess Gege who came from the capital to live there for a few days.What is she going to do?

"Miss, the old man made a mistake, dare to ask about building such a courtyard. Just for them to play for a few days?"

"Of course not!" Daiyu said with a smile, "I'm a businessman. I'm talking about business. Since I have so many contacts with Princess Gege, why don't I make things bigger?! They come to play, and they will naturally let me The popularity of the Lin Mansion is getting bigger and bigger. The economic benefits brought by this are not rare! Besides, if they come to play, they will naturally bring me some orders in the capital. And this transaction is not a small sum."

Yang Mingyuan stood up.He clasped his fists excitedly and said, "I'm an old man with poor eyesight and no knowledge of superiors. I've lived my entire life in vain! Be taught, be taught!"

"Don't dare, Mr. Yang said so. Let the little girl have no place to stand. Now I have invited the master, and I hope that I will not hesitate to teach me how to arrange it. The little girl is really an amateur!"

"I would like to take the liberty of asking, how much silver do you plan to invest?"

"I'll do the math. My antique calligraphy and painting here should be mortgaged, there should be ten thousand taels!"

"This money is still not enough. According to my humble opinion, the young lady will definitely be prosperous in the future. Why don't you invest it now so that you don't have to renovate it later. After a rough calculation, this old man should be smarter and put some bonsai in the garden, and it should cost 2 taels of silver. "

"Using my land and courtyard to borrow money from the bank as a mortgage, according to Mr. Yang's experience, how much silver can I get?"

"According to common sense, you can't borrow 1 taels for such a land and courtyard! But Miss, you are different. Don't say that you have such a mortgage, or you don't have it. Let the princess be a guarantee, let alone 1 taels. It's 10 taels, and it can be borrowed!"

"I don't want her to know. She knows that I am short of money to build a house, so she will take it herself. Even if she doesn't have so much, she will try her best to go to the prince to raise it!"

"It's nothing. I'm familiar with the treasurer of the bank, and we often drink together. I explained to him that if he knew about your relationship with the princess, he would definitely lend it to you!"

"Then let Mr. Yang worry about it. I will hand over my courtyard to Mr. Yang, and the Xie Yin given to Mr. Yang will only be much more than the market price!"

"What are you talking about about Xie Yin? This is the manifestation of my ancestors. It is my Yang family's glory to allow me to make a little contribution to the princess and prince in my old age!"

Daiyu set up a banquet and accompanied her in person.Yang Mingyuan was so excited that he couldn't say enough words of gratitude.

When Yang Mingyuan went back, he went to the bank first, and talked to the shopkeeper Zheng about his intentions.The shopkeeper patted his chest and said, "Whatever mortgage you want, all you need is the lady's signature. I heard that she is the princess' sworn sister, and the price is only 1 taels. Is it important?! I also heard that she has been back to the capital these few times and received a lot of rewards, there must be thousands of taels of silver."

Yang Mingyuan smiled and said: "She came here with a clean body, but now besides the house and fields, she can take out 1 taels, which can be regarded as mortgaged silver taels. Only she knows how much it is worth. Do you understand?"

The shopkeeper of the bank approached Yang Mingyuan and said in his ear: "I heard that the emperor rewarded her with a lot of things this time. There is a piece of gallstone agate, which is priceless, and it belongs to the princess. The reason why I lent her 1 taels is not because it is not guaranteed. Counted. The empress dowager passed away this time, and her filial piety was worn according to the name of a princess! Does a person of such status still need a mortgage?!"

Yang Mingyuan said in surprise: "I haven't heard of this!"

The treasurer of the bank said quietly: "Master Tang of the weaving mansion is still kneeling every day like a slave in the son-in-law's mansion."

"Why is this?"

"Why? Just ransacked the lady's house for him! The princess is taking revenge! And my shopkeeper Feng, who is next door to me, is in dire straits now. Everything here is gone, and the store is also confiscated. I heard that when I went back to my hometown in the countryside, Still sick!" The shopkeeper of the bank waved his hands at Yang Mingyuan and said, "Let's not talk about this, please don't spread it."

Yang Mingyuan nodded, and said: "How can I not know this?! I have to go back quickly and design a sketch for the young lady."

"Yo, it's not too late to have a drink, so where is the delay?" The shopkeeper grabbed Yang Mingyuan and said, "I haven't seen you for a few days! No matter what, I can't let you go!"

Seeing that he couldn't get away, Yang Mingyuan said, "Forget it, I will never forgive you this time, and I won't return until I'm drunk!" L