Jin Yuliangyuan of the Red Chamber

After Baoyu came out, he felt very happy.

Fu'er said again: "My lord, didn't you say that you want to buy a village in the suburbs? I have already inquired, do you want to go and have a look?" Baoyu said: "Go! Of course! I finally came out today, just Those who do these things, of course, have to finish it!"

Mingyan had told Fu'er earlier that his young master was always being pestered by a little girl these days, and when he heard him say that, he secretly covered his mouth and laughed.After laughing, Ming Yan said: "Master, it's already noon, you don't want to go back to the house?"

Baoyu said: "I have already told my ancestors that I will not go back at noon. Let's eat outside, take a rest, and then go to the suburbs to see Zhuangzi!" The half-day journey is nothing, but Mingyan and Fu'er are probably a little tired.

The three of them found a small stall, and Baoyu ordered a bowl of longxu noodles and a basket of steamed buns, and they ate with gusto.Mingyan on the side is dumbfounded: his second master usually has delicacies from mountains and seas, but he didn't expect this kind of roadside snacks to be eaten!He didn't know that Baoyu had changed the core long ago. He used to have a special liking for dragon beard noodles, or a special liking for pasta.Now that I can taste the authentic ancient craftsmanship, I am naturally very happy to eat!

Mingyan and the two also ordered what they wanted to eat, drank another cup of tea, and sat for a quarter of an hour. Baoyu said, "How do we go to the suburbs? Is it far away?" Fu'er replied: "There are still some It's far away, about seven or eight miles away." Mingyan said: "Master, how about I go back to our house and lead some horses out?" Baoyu thought for a while, nodded and said, "That's fine, then you can go, We'll be right here waiting for you."

The two continued to sit here drinking tea and gossiping, and after another cup of tea, they saw Mingyan leading three tall horses over.Baoyu wanted to try his own lightness, so he took a breath, jumped up, and got on the horse as if riding a cloud.Mingyan cheered at the bottom: "Master, this is so handsome! When will you teach me!" Baoyu laughed and said, "I can't teach you! The secret!" Then he asked Fu'er: "Which door should we go out from? I don't know road."

Fu'er laughed and said, "Go out from the east gate and walk seven or eight li. You will be there. Young Master, follow me." Then he got on the horse, "Please follow me!" Pulling the rein, he walked east .Baoyu followed behind, Mingyan last.

Walking out of the east gate, the further you go, the more open it becomes, the less people there are, and of course the air is better.This is the first time Baoyu has left the city for so many years, and she is very excited.Now that it was almost autumn harvest time, I met several Zhuangzi along the way, surrounded by crop fields, the fields were golden, and there were farmers shuttling in the fields.Seeing him watching, Fu'er smiled and said: "Young master was born in a wealthy family, I'm afraid I haven't seen these things. This year, there is plenty of rain and plenty of sun, and the harvest in the fields is good."

Baoyu asked, "Does that Zhuangzi you see also have land? How many mu? How much grain can it harvest?"

Fu'er said: "The Zhuangzi originally belonged to a Beijing official's family. They wanted to sell a few because they were going to be an official in other places after autumn. After all, the outside is not as good as Beijing, so they can't spend a lot of money. They still want to sell some money. There are a few Zhuangzi outside! I happened to meet that day when I was walking in this area, and he said that there are about [-] acres of land, more than a dozen families, and a courtyard, which is quite large."

Baoyu was very happy to hear that, he had picked up the treasure!

After riding on the horse for a long time, I finally came to a big village.The three got off the horse, and Fu'er went to knock on the door.Not long after, a middle-aged man with elegant appearance came to open the door. When he saw Fu'er, he smiled and said, "Oh, you are the one who came to see Zhuangzi that day, right?" Fu'er said with a smile, "Yes, today my son Let’s take a look, if you’re sure, you’re ready to buy.”

Baoyu then stepped forward and said, "I met this gentleman in Xia Yehai." The man looked him up and said with a smile, "I didn't expect the buyer to be a baby!" Baoyu laughed and said, "I'm not careful. Little, sir, don’t underestimate me.” The man smiled and said, “How dare you? Please come in!” He turned sideways to let them in.

As soon as you enter the Zhuangzi, a coolness hits your face.The three of them rode horses under the sun for a long time, and they were all very tanned. This made them very comfortable. "It's such a good place! I can't wait to buy it, it's really a good place to escape the summer heat!" Baoyu sighed.

The man turned his head and said with a smile: "My master often comes here in summer. There are many flowers and plants in the other courtyard, and there are a few big trees. There is also a pond, so the village is cooler." Baoyu nodded with a smile.

He led them into the hall, asked Baoyu to sit down, and ordered tea to be served.This begins to talk about Zhuangzi's resale.Baoyu first inquired about the basic situation of this Zhuangzi, and learned that it is the largest and best environment in a radius of more than ten miles, with 27 acres of land, thirteen permanent households, and this other courtyard.The conditions are indeed very good, and the reason for selling is the same as what Fuer said.

Baoyu asked: "I am very satisfied with this Zhuangzi. I wonder how much you plan to sell it for?" The man said: "Because we are in a hurry, we don't plan to ask for too much. According to a conservative estimate of the value of this Zhuangzi, it will cost 1000 taels." ""1000 taels?!" Baoyu was about to spit out a sip of tea: all his belongings were only more than 2000 taels!

"Hehe!" He put down the tea bowl, patted his chest to vent his anger, and smiled apologetically at the man: "Sir, you know that I am a child and my family does business without telling the family, and I really don't have much capital! You Look, can you ask for a little less?"

The man smiled and said, "Young Master Ye, to be honest, you've made money by buying a Zhuangzi with such conditions at this price! If it's any lower, we'll lose out!"

"How about 800 taels?"

"No, if you want to buy it, it's 1000 taels, and you won't sell it if it's less than one tael!" The man said firmly, but he still had a smile on his face.

"900 taels, I really can't afford to pay any more!" Baoyu gritted her teeth, ran forward and threw herself into the man's arms, squeezed out a few tears, and begged pitifully: "Sir, your family is so rich!" , don’t care about the 100 taels, right? But to me, that’s my life! I beg you to be merciful!”

That man: ...

Mingyan and Fu'er have long been petrified: don't say that such an embarrassing master belongs to us!

The man was so entangled by him that he had no choice but to say: "Okay! It's only 900 taels! One tael can't be less!" Baoyu raised his head suddenly: "Really?"

"It's true! So, can you get off me?"

"Thank you sir! Good things come to you! I will burn incense and pray for you every day at home!" Baoyu rolled down on hands and feet, bowing again and again, with tears on his face, smiling like a flower.

The man waved his hand helplessly: "Okay, now you're happy too. Come on!" Baoyu said with a cheeky smile, "Hehe, I don't have much money with me right now, so I'll give it to you tomorrow. I don't know what you guys want When can I move out from here?"

"As long as you pay the money, we can move out in two days. There are only some servants living here, and there are not many things, so we can move out quickly." He replied.

"Okay! Let's talk about it! Tomorrow I will send my servant to bring over 900 taels!" Baoyu said and left.

After seeing them off, the man smiled wryly and heaved a sigh of relief: "What a difficult brat! Finally sent him away!"

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