Chapter 409： Entering Beijing

Ten days later, the convoy finally arrived in Jiankang.

They first ferried in batches, and then took a car to the towering city gate.

There were soldiers guarding both sides of the city gate, and merchants entering the city were checked one by one for their household registration and directions.

After entering the city, the group first found an inn to stay near the Imperial College. Chun Niang paid the bodyguards' money and gave them twenty taels of accommodation fee.

Then Jiang Quan went to the Imperial College to deliver a letter to Jiang Jie.

At noon, Jiang Jie followed his second cousin to the inn excitedly.

"Mom! Sister!" Jiang Jie saluted Chun Niang and Ying Bao as soon as he entered the door. "Is the journey going well?"

"Yes." Chun Niang nodded, and pulled her son over with a smile to look at him carefully: "He has grown so tall. Fortunately, my mother-in-law made the clothes longer."

Jiang Jie scratched his head: "I, I'm not as tall as my sister."

Yingbao smiled: "In a few years, you will be taller than my sister."

The three of them chatted for a while, and Yingbao asked: "Where does Mr. Wu live? When we settle down, we will go and visit."

Jiang Jie: "Grandpa Wu is currently staying at my aunt's home. When I take a rest, I will take you to visit."

"Is there a house for sale in the capital? I brought money here and want to buy a house here. It will be convenient for us to live there." Yingbao asked.

Jiang Jie: "Yes, there is, but the location is a bit out of the way. I once went to the Yahang with Grandpa Wu to see it."

Mr. Wu also wanted to buy a house, but because the location was too remote and it was inconvenient to get up and down, he temporarily stayed at his daughter's house.

“It doesn’t matter if it’s a remote place, as long as it’s in the city.” Ying Bao handed her brother a package: “There are various fragrant **** and health pills here, you can take them first.”

Jiang Jie took the small package and said with a smile: "Grandpa Wu also often talks about the pills you prepared. This time he insisted on me writing a letter to ask you to come over."

ˆ Yingbao:.

In fact, Yingbao has sent pills to her younger brother and Mr. Wu several times, but because the post office does not accept mail from ordinary people, she can only ask someone to deliver it on her behalf, so it is relatively slow.

Chun Niang asked from the side: "I heard that Magistrate Wu also came to the capital. Does he also live with his parents at his sister's house?"

Jiang Jie shook his head: "Uncle Master lives in the government office. The Holy Spirit said that they will be assigned a place to live in the future."

The new dynasty had just stabilized not long ago, and the officials' residences had not yet been built, so they had to take their time.

Jiang Quan walked into the house and handed the food he bought to the two little girls to put it away.

Then he sat down on the chair next to him and said to his little cousin: "Yingbao, let's open a shop in the county town. I just went around and saw that the stalls were crowded with people doing business, and it was very lively."

“What kind of business are you planning to do?” Yingbao asked.

Jiang Quan blinked: "How about opening a specialty shop?"

“Where are the sources of goods? Where do you plan to purchase them from?” It is definitely not realistic or cost-effective to get goods from your hometown.

Because the number of fungi is limited, if you supply it to your cousin, you won’t be able to supply it to the capital. There are only a few fungi in my cave, and I can't sell fruits or anything like that.

“Well,” Jiang Quan scratched the back of his head, “How about we open a pastry shop?”

Yingbao thought for a while and said, "This is feasible, but I don't think it will make much money."

The pastry shops in the capital are all time-honored, and their designs and varieties are all high-quality. Some of them I have never seen before. My second cousin’s half-baked pastry skills are not as popular as street snacks.

When Jiang Quan heard this, he immediately fainted.

Chun Niang said: "Brothers and sisters, we will go out for a visit tomorrow. Let's take a good rest and recuperate our energy today."

"kindness."

At this time, Mu Dan had already laid out the stewed vegetables, and went to the innkeeper to get several sets of bowls and chopsticks. He also went to the kitchen to fetch a large bucket of rice and invited the masters to eat.

Chunniang sat down at the table with her children and nephew, and said, "Hurry up and eat, we are still busy tomorrow."

A few people responded and picked up their chopsticks to eat.

The next day, Ying Bao brought Mu Dan and his second cousin to Yahang.

"We want to buy a house nearby. Do you have suitable properties here?" The Yaman opened the account book, "Yes, there are, but those large houses can only be sold to officials of sixth grade or above."

He looked at his brothers and sisters: "What is the official position of your husband?"

Ying Bao and Jiang Quan were silent for a while, and then she asked again: "Where is a suitable house for Imperial College students?"

Yaren laughed and opened another brochure: "There is it here, but the price is a little expensive. If you can accept it, I will take you to have a look..."

So Yingbao chose a courtyard with two entrances and a total of more than a dozen houses.

There is also a large pond near the yard, covering an area of ​​about ten acres.

However, this pond is not deep. It is full of black silt and filthy smelly water. Many ducks are playing in the water.

“Is there an owner of this pond?” Yingbao asked.

Yaren: "I have no owner. Madam, do you want to buy a pond?"

“I’m just asking, if the price is right, I can buy it and merge it with the house here.”

The reason why Yingbao took a fancy to the pond was because he thought of the houses in Qinchuan County.

There happened to be no pond in the yard here. If they bought it together, she would spend money to renovate it, build a water pavilion and a veranda, and dig a lotus pond at the same time.

Yaren chuckled and said, "My lady is very thoughtful. I will go to the county office and ask. If it can be sold, I will let you know."

Yingbao nodded and went back to Yaxing with Yaren to go through the house procedures and register the house under Jiang Jie's name.

Because only Jiang Jie, a student of the Imperial College, is eligible to buy a house in the capital.

Although this house does not have many houses and is far from the imperial city, the yard is large enough and there is a lot of open space outside. You can plant some trees in the open space and dig out some vegetable plots.

It would be better if the pond is also bought.

After buying the house, Jiang Quan went to find someone to repair the house and courtyard walls non-stop, and also replaced the rotten doors and windows.

The next step is to buy wood to make furniture.

After all the trouble, Yingbao spent more than a thousand taels of silver in total, including buying the pond next to it.

On this day, Jiang Jie took a break and went to visit Mr. Wu and his family with his sister.

Yingbao took out two baskets of fruits, four jars of fruit wine, and a pill wrapped in a wax shell from the cave as gifts.

When I came to a door, I saw the word "Luozhai" written on the plaque on the door.

This is the home of Mr. Wu’s son-in-law.

Mr. Wu's son-in-law's surname is Luo Mingguang. He is the head of the Ministry of Rites and holds a sixth-grade official position. His house only has two rooms and more than twenty houses.

Yingbao and the others walked into the yard under the guidance of their servants, and saw that the front yard was very cramped. There were not only stables on both sides, but also a space for a kitchen.

Go through the moon gate and walk into the backyard. This is the owner's residence.

I saw a woman in her thirties and two maids standing under the porch. When they saw Ying Bao and Chun Niang arriving, they hurriedly greeted them.

"This must be Sister-in-law Jiang." The woman smiled and blessed Chun Niang: "Come in and sit down."

Chunniang and Yingbao quickly returned the gift.

Jiang Jie said from the side: "Aniang, this is Sister Wu, Grandpa Wu's daughter."

Chunniang smiled and called out, "Hail Mrs. Wu."

Ying Bao also called out: "Hello, Mrs. Wu."

“Hey, Sister-in-law Jiang, you are so polite. Just call me sister and come in quickly. It’s very hot outside.”

Mrs. Wu held Yingbao with one hand and said with a smile: "I have always heard my father talking about you, and I finally met you today. My good child, thanks to the pills you sent, my mother is safe and sound."