On the tenth day of the twelfth lunar month, on the third day after Zhao Yanping bought his house, the whole family came to Jixiang Hutong to see the new house while he was resting.

At this time, when buying and selling houses, the sellers who pay attention to decentness would clean the inside and outside the house and then hand over it over. Emperor Chunqing, the largest seller in the world, was obviously the most decent. Zhao Yanping's family came to the door in a mighty way, and saw that the seal on the house had been cleaned without any trace, and the plaque hanging on the door was replaced with the magnificent "Zhao Mansion".

A young man in green greeted him and smiled and said to Zhao Yanping: "Mr. Zhao, you are finally here. The family is ordered to hand over the mansion for you. The house has been cleaned up inside and outside, and I am waiting for you to collect the house."

Zhao Yanping replied seriously, "I'm working-in-law."

The old man Qingyi smiled and avoided his gift. After giving a greeting to Ajiao and others, the old man Qingyi smiled and said, "The family will lead the adult family to take a walk around the house first. If the adult is satisfied, the family can go back to the palace to report his life. If the adult finds that there is any damage in the house, the family will immediately dispatch craftsmen to repair it."

This was all the grace of Emperor Chunqing. Zhao Yanping led his family to kowtow to the direction of the imperial city and thanked him.

The old man in Qingyi looked at him with a smile. When the whole family stood up, the old man in Qingyi pointed to the words "Zhao Mansion" on the plaque and said, "This is written by the emperor. What do you think of him?"

The emperor's name is flying dragons and phoenixes, so Zhao Yanping naturally has to praise him, and he has knelt down again.

After kneeling this time, everyone can finally go in. The first thing they see is the Five-Jin Residence on the left.

The first entry is the round of the downward room and the hanging flower door.

There is a tea room on the right side of the house gate. Usually, the servants are sitting in the tea room waiting. If there are distinguished guests coming to the door, they will naturally go directly to the inside. When they encounter some shabby masters who may not like, they will invite them to sit in the tea room first. If the master wants to see him, please come in. If you don’t see him, just send him away in the tea room.

Even so, the arrangement in the tea room is very elegant.

The Qingyi Laozi pointed to the table, chairs, tea sets, Duobao Pavilion and other items inside and introduced: "When Fangzhai was just searching the house, except for the things that were not moved in the Nanyuan, and the things that were too heavy and difficult to move here, the gold, silver and treasures, antique calligraphy and paintings, artifacts and fields of the Fang family were all filled into the national treasury. Now the emperor gave Fangzhai to the adults, and at the same time gave utensils and some calligraphy and paintings decorations, so that the adults could move in at any time and become an official with peace of mind."

Zhao Yanping knelt again.

He was responsible for bathing in the side of the Qingyi Eun, and A Jiao and others walked behind and only were responsible for appreciating the house. This was the first move. A Jiao had seen all kinds of ingenious carvings. The house in Lion Lane also had screen walls, but it was also screen walls. Whether it was stone or carving on it, the screen walls on this side threw the Lion Lane far away. It was like the difference between an old Hanlin who was well-educated and a well-off businessman.

There are five downed rooms in front, and they are separated from the yard in front of the hanging flower door. The hosts and guests cannot see the downed room and servants in the house. There is an old pine tree planted in a corner of the yard. It is winter, and the pine trees are green, which makes people feel refreshed.

After entering the Chuanhuamen, it was the second time I entered the house.

In Shizi Lane, the second place to enter the house is the residence of Ajiao and Zhao Yanping. The hall to the north is not only a place for family to eat, but also a place for Zhao Yanping to meet guests. The new house is different. The second place to enter, the second place to stay. The upper room is completely a hall for meeting guests. It is spacious and bright. There are plaques and calligraphy and paintings hanging high on the north wall, with tables, square tables, two Taishi chairs, and three Taishi chairs on both sides. The hall is carved with beams and painted buildings, with a large style.

According to the Qingyi, these tables and chairs are all old things in the square house, but there is no trace of old, brand new, and a complete set of red sandalwood with perfect colors.

Gillian couldn't be dignified even if she wanted to be dignified. She hadn't seen enough of this chair and was attracted by another chair, and her eyes were completely out of control.

The ear room on the left side of the hall has been built into a separate courtyard. There is a moon door in and out. It is the male owner's study room. It has very complete utensils and only half of the bookcases are filled with the books. It is all related to the laws and regulations. It should be the collection of books by Emperor Chunqing to admire Zhao Yanping, not Fang Lao Hanlin. The ear room on the right side of the hall has the same courtyard layout, which is left as a warehouse. There are many cabinets inside, but it is empty, waiting for the Zhao family to fill it out.

The second east wing room was the east wing room. The east wing room was a private school where children read and listened to lectures. The west wing room was a library. Compared with the empty private school where there were only tables and chairs and other utensils, the library was almost completely full. Emperor Chunqing rewarded Zhao Yanping for the rare books collected by Fang Lao Hanlin, except for the rare books that were detained, all of them were given to Zhao Yanping.

The precious objects only provide physical enjoyment. These three collections of books are the wealth that truly benefits the descendants of the Zhao family.

As soon as Meng Zhao came in, he was as steady and premature as he was, and his mouth was wide open.

The emperor's kindness was so great that the family knelt down again.

The third and fourth entrances are also spacious large courtyards, with five upper rooms on the north and three wing rooms in the east and west. Zhao Yanping even had seven or eight sons and seven or eight daughters-in-law who had seven or eight sons and seven or eight daughters-in-law who lived there. The fifth entrance was a row of back-cover rooms, which were connected to the back-cover rooms in the south garden. There were twelve rooms in total, and it was more than enough to raise more than twenty maids. It was comfortable to live in even thirty or forty. The empty rooms could be used as a replacement for him.

After visiting the five-cent residence on the left, the next one is Nanyuan on the right.

The South Garden is divided into front garden and back garden. Men in the front garden can also come in to enjoy it. The back garden is purely the territory of the female family.

Everyone started to visit the back garden. Even though the flowers and plants withered in the cold lunar month, the pavilions, rockery, veranda, pool water in the yard still made people feel as if they were in a fairyland.

"Mom, let's move here today." Chu Jin said to his mother beside him.

When Jiao saw that her father-in-law Qingyi looked back, she hurriedly reminded her daughter to make a small sound.

The father-in-law in Qingyi just laughed.

In other words, Nanyuan is not as big as the gardens of Beihou Mansion of Ajiao’s aunt’s family and Duke Liguo Mansion. However, Nanyuan is precious in its exquisiteness and elegance, with a view every step, and in Jixiang Hutong as close to the imperial city, every inch of land is particularly rare.

At the southernmost end of Nanyuan, there is a row of rooms, and the furnishings in the rooms are better than the first-class rooms in the Beijing City Inn.

After visiting these two big circles, Gillian can no longer think of anything else. This is good and that is good, it is always a good one!

After visiting Nanyuan, Eunuch Qingyi also introduced the old servant of the Fang family to the Zhao family, who was also the only servant who stayed when the Fang family was searched. Chen Kai, Madam Tian and his wife, and their son Chen Jing.

Chen Kai's father has always been responsible for pruning and maintaining the flowers, trees, fish and water in the South Garden. After the old man died, the job was handed over to Chen Kai, who inherited this craft. Chen Kai is 39 years old this year. He is dedicated to taking his son to maintain Nanyuan, and Madam Tian is responsible for cleaning the guest rooms in Nanyuan.

Emperor Chunqing also rewarded the master and servant of the family to Zhao Yanping, and whether the Zhao family can keep it or not.

The house was officially handed over to the Zhao family. The Qingyi father-in-law took a set of keys in his hand on the bus and took ten palace maids back to the palace to report their lives.

Without outsiders, Chu Jin immediately pulled Meng Zhao to see the house and the garden again. The Qingyi Madam walked too fast just now, and they didn't look at many places carefully.

The children were carefree, as long as they were happy, and Gillian was of course happy, but after visiting the house and seeing the ten palace maids taken away by the father-in-law Qingyi, Gillian suddenly realized a problem.

Buying a luxury house is more expensive than buying a luxury house. If you want to make this house clean and beautiful, it is always so elegant, which is also a expense. If you don’t mention anything else, you will have to buy a few more maids who are responsible for cleaning the house. Otherwise, when the guests come, they will see that the Zhao family lives in a famous elegant house in the capital in a messy manner. Wouldn’t it be a joke?

"A Jiao is tired, go and sit there for a while." After walking so many roads in one breath, Liu kept paying attention to his daughter-in-law. Seeing A Jiao standing in a daze, Liu pointed to the pavilion not far away and said.

Gillian really has to sit for a while.

When Madam Tian saw this, she immediately sent her son to get a few mats. Chen Jing was seventeen or eighteen years old and ran very fast. Zhao Yanping helped Ah Jiao and walked into the pavilion. Chen Jing had already folded it back and spread the four mats on the stone benches quickly, and the remaining one was placed on the beauty on one side.

"Madam wants to drink water?" asked Madam Tian calmly.

Gillian nodded.

Madam Tian asked her son to pour water again.

Gillian sat for a while, and saw Chen Kai and Madam Tian were very nervous. She smiled and said to the two: "You have heard of the situation in our Zhao family. She was born in a small county town and did not have the elegance of Mr. Fang. Being able to live in this house depends on the emperor's appreciation of my official. In this way, are you willing to continue working here?"

Chen Kai and Madam Tian heard this and knelt down. Chen Kai was a mute. Madam Tian said with red eyes: "Madam's words really hurt us. Only the master has always picked slaves. How could the slave dislike the master's family? Besides, Madam doesn't know that Mr. Fang is indeed elegant, but Madam Fang is kind and cruel. Before something happened to the Fang family, a favored aunt came to the yard to appreciate the flowers. My man was pruning branches and leaves. The aunt asked how to raise the flowers. My man said a few more words, and later he was taken off by Madam Fang and fed the mute medicine. If Mr. Fang hadn't used my man, our family would have been driven out!"

"After the incident in the Fang family, the emperor kept our family to maintain the garden. Although the garden was good, it was deserted. We hoped that the new master had been waiting for fifteen years. Recently, the emperor gave this house to Lord Zhao. Our family had heard of Lord Zhao's virtues and had been looking forward to the new master coming in early, just asking the eldest lady to keep us doing things, and dare not have any other thoughts!"

What Gillian was afraid of was that the three members of the Chen family were notorious for their own discipline, and they felt relieved when they learned about this old story.

She looked at her mother-in-law and Zhao Yanping.

Liu was soft-hearted. When he heard how Chen Kai's mute came from, he couldn't bear to rush the family to leave. Zhao Yanping glanced around and saw that the Nanyuan had no owner for fifteen years but was well-organized. It can be seen that the Chen family also had feelings for the garden. Moreover, he knew nothing about gardening, so he sent the Chen family to find a suitable gardener.

Seeing Ah Gillian and her mother agreed, Zhao Yanping took over the family of three.

Chen Jing came with water. Gillian asked the family of three to retreat first, and his family discussed the matter.

After drinking water, she sighed leisurely.

Liu said anxiously: "What's wrong with Gillian? After my father-in-law left, I think you have a lot of worries. Do you think this house is not good?"

Ajiao shook her head and smiled bitterly, "It's not bad, but it's too good. Mom, think about it, the house in Lion Alley is small, and every maid in our family has multiple chores. She is so busy that they won't be too tired. But look at the big house here. If Dong Zhu comes to the garden to play with Chu Jin, she will not be able to wait for my order. If Guo Xing goes to the guest room to entertain male guests, no one will look at the house. I just made a rough estimate that we will have to add at least ten servants to this move, and this is not counting the three of the Chen family."

When you recruit people, you accidentally spend money. Ten servants bought them for about fifty taels of silver. Even if each person counts according to the monthly rate of two cents of silver every month, that is only two taels, and their food, clothing and supplies must be included...

Gillian's head is not enough, she has to use a pen to calculate.

Zhao Yanping listened beside him and felt the pressure again.

When he was not promoted to the fourth rank, there were few people in the house and the family was not extravagant. He could save half of his salary of ten taels a month. Now he has been promoted to the fourth rank, and his monthly salary has been raised by six taels, but he has to move and have to add a child. Chu Jin and Meng Zhao are also at the age of being able to receive the monthly salary. His monthly salary is probably barely enough, so he can't save at all, right?

If you want to save, you can only continue to rise!

That night, Zhao Yanping slept half an hour later than usual.

After finishing the bill, Gillian went to the study to read him curiously, and only then did she realize that her man was actually practicing calligraphy...
Chapter completed!