Chapter 310
The woman next to him was standing there with her eyebrows raised and eyes drooping, sighing. When she heard this, her eyes lit up and she rushed forward in two steps, "Are you the manager of the Minister of Rites' family whose house caught fire today? Are you buying a house?"
Someone else's house is on fire, but you are secretly happy here. Although it is immoral, there is a joy in the woman's eyes that she cannot suppress.
"Look at my house. It has all the furniture you need. They are all good things. It has two entrances and two exits, and a very large yard. The yard is really big..."
Before the woman could finish, the matchmaker sighed and glanced at her, "Sister-in-law, no one sells a house the way you do. How can it be sold without going through me as a middleman? You, the buyer and the seller, should have talked to each other. Aren't you deliberately ruining my business?"
The woman looked at the matchmaker uneasily. She obviously didn't want to offend her, but she was also eager to continue selling her house.
The manager said, "If it's really suitable, I'll pay you back the money you deserve! Let him finish his words!"
"Oh, I feel relieved when you say that. Just say whatever you want, but remember to give me the commission."
The matchmaker poured two cups of tea and invited the woman and the housekeeper to sit at a table in the room.
"Master Zhao, to be honest, I've been to her house, it's really nice, the furniture in the house is indeed not bad, although it's not as good as your house, but it's much better than other merchants' houses.
And just like she said, although her house has two entrances and two exits, it has a large yard. That yard is really not small. I think it is as big as the west wing yard you had before."
The housekeeper looked at the woman in confusion, "Why are you selling this nice house?"
The woman looked helpless. "My son is going to get married in Jiangnan. The girl is his only daughter and they don't want her to marry far away. My son wants to buy a house there, but he doesn't have enough cash. He can only sell the house at home and buy one there."
"Where is the house?" asked the butler after taking a sip of tea.
The woman's eyes sparkled as she said anxiously, "It's in Liushu Hutong, No. 21 Liushu Hutong, with a green painted front door. The house was newly renovated last year. If you ask anyone once you enter the hutong, they will know that my house is the best in the area."
The people living in Liushu Hutong are either rich or noble, and the housekeeper is well aware of this.
"What does your family do?" When buying a house, the housekeeper would naturally ask all the questions he should ask, and he couldn't just buy it without knowing the reason.
The woman said, "I'm in the silk business. I own the Jin's silk shop across from the Red Mansion. It's a good business and very profitable. But I have no choice but to sell the shop after selling the house."
The housekeeper asked, "Are you so short of money? Do you need to buy a big house in Jiangnan?"
The woman smiled bitterly, "Not really, it's just that my daughter-in-law's family is also in business, and the Yue family wants my son to follow them after he and his wife get married .
If you follow them, you have to spend money, and it's not good to eat dry red wine.
We will sell the shop here. Even if he loses money in the business with others, the money won't make him and his wife starve to death. It will also be enough for them to open another small shop in Jiangnan."
The butler gave a wink to the servant who followed him, and the servant took the order and went out immediately.
He wanted to verify the truth of what the woman said.
The housekeeper was still asking about her house. "I remember that the houses in that area weren't very big. How come your house has two entrances and a large yard?"
The woman smiled and said, "You don't know, last year, I was planning to let my son and daughter-in-law come to live in Kyoto. It happened that the house next door to my house was for sale, so we bought the house next door and connected the two places. Isn't it bigger? In fact, it's not a standard two-entry house, but it's definitely not small."
Fearing that the house would not be sold, the woman worked hard to introduce, "Although our main entrance is now on the alley, the backyard faces a street, which is very convenient for carriages to pass through. If you want to change the gate, you can do so later.
I'm in a hurry to sell it, so I won't lie to you about the price. Really, as long as the price is reasonable and higher than what the pawnshop offers, I will sell it.
You can go and see the house first.”
The matchmaker smiled and said, "I do have two registered houses here, both of which are quite large, but overall, hers is indeed the most suitable one, you can move in and live there directly, without having to do any cleaning.
Liushu Hutong, the location is also good. ”
The butler remained silent, waiting for the servant to respond.
After waiting for about a quarter of an hour, the servant he sent out came back. When their eyes met , the butler knew that the verification was correct.
"Okay, if it's convenient now, we can go take a look at the house. If it's suitable, we can pay and transfer the ownership right away."
The woman was overjoyed and left with her housekeeper and matchmaker.
It was indeed as she said, the house was not small, and it was adjacent to Jinshui Street behind it.
As soon as they arrived at the house, the matchmaker slapped her thigh and said, "Look at my memory. There is a house on the other side of Jinshui Street that is also for sale. It's not as big as this one, but if you feel that it's too big for you, you can buy both and connect them when the time comes."
The woman was dumbfounded. "How can we get through across the street?"
The matchmaker smiled and said, "As long as you want to get through, you can get through anyway, but I'm just giving you a heads up, it's still up to you, Mr. Zhao, to decide."
The housekeeper of the Minister of Rites walked around the house and asked, "How much do you plan to sell it for, including the furniture?"
The woman pursed her lips and said, "The minimum cannot be less than twelve thousand taels."
This price is similar to what the housekeeper had estimated. "Okay, let's transfer the ownership today and settle the payment."
The woman had not expected it to be so smooth, and she was so excited that tears fell down her cheeks. "Okay, okay, I'll go with you to the government office to transfer the ownership, right away."
After the house was decided, the butler took the key and went to find the Minister of Rites, who was still in front of his original mansion.
"My lord, I have bought it."
He handed over the keys.
"That house has all the necessary supplies. I have also bought some bedding and other things, so we can stay here tonight."
The Minister of Rites held up the jade pendant in his hand and asked, "Did you find this jade pendant before you sent the old lady and the others to Duke Xue's mansion, or after you came back?"
The butler didn't expect that after such a long time, his master's thoughts were still on this jade pendant.
“I discovered it after I came back.”
The Minister of Rites held the jade pendant in his hand and said nothing more. He turned around and walked towards Duke Xue's mansion, "Go pick up the old lady and the others."
The original house was burned so badly that nothing could be taken out of it. Except for some spears and swords used for guarding the house, everything else was burned beyond recognition.
The gold and silver jewellery were all burned beyond recognition.
I can't take anything out of this house.
