After the exam, when Zhang Yue returned to the inn, he saw Huang Haoyi arguing with the innkeeper.
"What's wrong with the store?"
But the shopkeeper greeted Zhang Yue and said, "I know that Mr. Huang has taken away all the remaining money from the two rooms, and also said that he would extend the rent for two days. I said that the shop is small and small." Dare to pay on credit, but I look down on him if he asks for advice."
After hearing this, Zhang Yue thought to himself, he came to Beijing to rent two guest rooms, and he and Huang Haoyi rented one each and split it in half. But Huang Haoyi didn't want them to take the money away from the hotel. Why?
Huang Haoyi blushed and said, "It's so unruly. How can any hotel in this world not allow credit? I just owe you a few days' rent, but you want to kick us out of the hotel?"
Zhang Yue listened and said: "Shopkeeper, we are here as students taking the Imperial College Examination. If you are worried that we will not repay the credit, then in the future we will be admitted to the Imperial College and you will not do business with our Imperial College students."
When the shopkeeper heard this, he quickly said: "I don't dare, I don't dare. You sir, please don't be as knowledgeable as me."
Zhang Yue said: "Business is all about making money by being harmonious. We must remember this greedy and honest thing."
"Yes Yes."
In ancient times, credit was common in hotels and restaurants. Some people found it inconvenient to walk with money, and some found it troublesome to find money, so most of them settled once at the end of the month or at the end of the year.
If the date is not met, it would be very shameful to ask the creditor to pay back the money in advance. It's like going to a restaurant to eat and being asked to pay before the food is served.
Zhang Yue said immediately: "Silang, let's go."
Zhang Yue and Huang Haoyi returned to the room. Huang Haoyi said with some embarrassment: "Sanlang, I will go to my brother and sister-in-law tomorrow and pay you back the money I owe you."
Zhang Yue said: "Easy to say."
Although Huang Haoyi is not a generous person, he still cares about his face, and he will not be able to handle the matter of not paying back the money he owes.
"Shiro, we have been in the inn these days, where did you spend all the money?"
Huang Haoyi was a little embarrassed to say it, and he hesitated for a while and said: "Sanlang, I have fallen in love with a girl."
"What girl? Could it be the fireworks girl?"
Huang Haoyi sighed: "Exactly. She doesn't want me anymore in this life."
Then Huang Haoyi talked about how the two got to know each other.
Zhang Yue said: "Silang, Brother Chizheng told us before that the wealthy businessman used a prostitute to pretend to be his wife..."
Huang Haoyi said anxiously: "Yulian is definitely not that kind of person. She never spends any money from me, but... I want to save her life. Her father is a rotten gambler. He was detained by the gambling house the day before yesterday and asked her family to pay back ten She must pay off her gambling debt, otherwise she will lose her father's leg. Yulian said that as long as I can pay back the ten pieces of money for her, she will serve me like a cow and a horse for the rest of her life. "
"Ten guan of money?" Zhang Yue said, "That's a lot! Didn't you tell me all the way that you only had two or three guan of money left with you? How did you collect ten guan of money in one go?"
Huang Haoyi smiled sheepishly.
Huang Haoyi said: "I still have some money saved, and now I can collect ten strings. Now I have rescued her father. She said she would come to the inn to join me tonight."
"Ah?" Zhang Yue was dumbfounded.
"Sanlang, can Yulian and I stay here for one night? No more than two nights."
Okay, you are such a friend!
Zhang Yue cursed in his heart, but after thinking about it, he still said: "Even if Yulian is sincere to you, have you thought about how to settle her in the future? If you don't let her sing, you have to support her."
"With her family background, she will definitely not be able to be the first wife, but before she has a wife, she takes a concubine first, regardless of whether your family is willing to do so. If this word spreads, it will greatly harm your reputation."
"I haven't thought about taking a concubine!"
Zhang Yue was surprised and said: "If we don't accept concubines, how can we keep them as outer concubines? This is even more inappropriate."
"And since her father is a bad gambler, what if he knew that his daughter was promised to you and would be dependent on you in the future? Do you have that much money to plug this hole?"
"This...I didn't think much about it at the moment, but Yulian is so gentle, and I will definitely do whatever I say from now on." Huang Haoyi said.
Zhang Yue said: "Silang, that's all. Don't blame me for saying something first."
"Sanlang stay..."
Zhang Yue turned around and saw Huang Haoyi coming forward with a shy face: "Sanlang, can you give me a few hundred more dollars? I don't have a penny on me now."
Zhang Yue cursed in his heart, you are definitely a trap for thieves.
But seeing the pitiful look on the other side, he really did. Finally, Zhang Yue took out a handful of money from his body and stuffed it into Huang Haoyi's hand.
Huang Haoyi said with a grateful expression: "Sanlang is so generous, it's really not a waste of time for you and me to get to know each other."
Zhang Yue thought to himself, I really regret getting to know you.
That night.
The prostitute named Yulian really came to Huang Haoyi with her luggage, but Zhang Yue had to squeeze on the bed in another room with Tang Jiu and Huang Haoyi's bookboy.
This scene reminded Zhang Yue of the time when he was living in a dormitory in college. In order to take his girlfriend to the dormitory to spend the night, he then paid the roommate to spend the night in an Internet cafe. But now that I haven't received a penny of benefits, and I have even given Huang Haoyi a fortune, this is really like no one else.
By the way, the partitions in the inn are quite thin.
As soon as Zhang Yue lay on the bed, he heard a commotion in the next room.
Zhang Yue was originally sleeping on the side of the wall, and the sound came to his ears like this. Tang Jiu had already fallen asleep after drinking. Shutong Ji had fallen asleep soundly, but Zhang Yue was the only one in the room who could hear it clearly.
Zhang Yue didn't want to hear it at all, but the walls of the inn were so thin. Didn't he have to force me? But just when he got up, what happened when the commotion stopped?
Zhang Yue was also confused.
It's not even as long as Bolt can run 100 meters.
The next day, Zhang Yue got up early and went to Ouyang Xiu's house to post.
After the Imperial Examination, he naturally had a lot of free time. He found out where Ouyang Xiu lived and found that he lived in Tianshui Lane in the east of the city.
Speaking of Ouyang Xiu renting a house is also a legend.
It should be noted that the housing prices in Kaifeng are already worth every inch of land. There is a saying in the book that "in a heavy city, under the double towers, every inch of land is worth the same price as gold. It is not possible for the Xunqi family to live in a seamless place."
Ouyang Xiugang was a Beijing official and could only live in public rental housing.
At that time, he lived in Liren Lane, which flooded whenever it rained heavily.
Ouyang Xiu once complained to his friend Mei Yaochen about the poor living environment.
Xianfang and ancient houses, humble and miscellaneous. The neighboring ditches and sinuses are filled with water, and the street flows overflowing into the courtyard. I am worried about the vastness when I go out, and I am afraid of being trapped behind closed doors. The walls are open in all directions, but fortunately the house has no storage.
In this way, Ouyang Xiu lived in this shabby house for seventeen years. Until he was demoted to Chuzhou and before he wrote the Chronicle of the Drunkard Pavilion, he lived in a public rental house in Liren Lane.
Now back in Beijing, Ouyang Xiugui is a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy. He just changed to a big house in Beijing after the imperial examination in the second year of Jiayou's reign.
But it’s not buying, it’s renting.
It's just that Ouyang Xiu changed from living in public rental housing to renting a private residence.
I have to say here that the public rental housing system in the Song Dynasty is better.
In the Song Dynasty, the affairs of public rental housing were managed by the shop and housekeepers, and all income from the rental belonged to the state. For such public rental housing, the court only charges two to three hundred yuan a month at most.
Sometimes during heavy snow disasters, the generous Emperor Renzong would often reduce or reduce the rent of the people in Bianjing for a few days.
Ouyang Xiu, now a Hanlin scholar, has rented a large house in Tianshui Lane. Such a large house is a private residence, not a public rental house for shop owners. In comparison, it is much better.
Arriving at Ouyang Xiu's house, Zhang Yue saw a bustling market in front of the door.
Many scholars lined up in front of the door waiting to submit their business papers.
But seeing that these people all brought a large bag of articles, they must have asked Ouyang Xiu to do it.
If you think about the example of Sansu, you will know why so many scholars come to Ouyang Xiu to submit their posts, not to mention that he was a tribute judge in the second year of Jiayou.
Zhang Yue thought to himself that I am not a book practitioner, so why should I get involved with these people. But when Zhang Yue took a few steps forward, the scholars in front and the soldiers guarding the door shouted, "Don't skip the order, line up here in order."
Zhang Yue was too lazy to waste time thinking about it because of others' obstruction, that's all, just wait a little longer.
As a result, Zhang Yue waited for nearly half an hour. When he moved to the door, the doorman glanced at Zhang Yue and asked, "Where is your paper?"
Zhang Yueze said: "I'm not here to write papers. I'm from Fujian and I have a letter to submit to Scholar Ouyang."
Menzi said: "Since you are here to deliver a message, why bother getting together with them?"
Zhang Yue thought to himself, I want to say that too, but have you given me a chance?
Zhang Yue smiled and said, "I'm new here, so I don't understand the rules here."
The doorman said: "Wait in the concierge. If there is no reply for a while, go back!"
Zhang Yue nodded and said, "That's fine."
So Zhang Yue sat down in the concierge, and then watched the scholars submit their papers one after another. Zhang Yue also admired him. How could Ouyang Xiu read through so many papers?
What's more, he is now a Hanlin bachelor, so he must be busy with official duties, and it is difficult for him to have so much free time to promote future generations as before.
Zhang Yue waited at the concierge for a long time, just when he thought he was going back home.
At this time, a man who looked like someone came out and cupped his fist at Zhang Yue and said, "Is this Mr. Zhang Sanlang from Pucheng?"
Zhang Yue stood up and said, "That's right."
Du Guan smiled and said, "Sanlang, please follow me."
"Thank you."
Zhang Yue immediately followed the governor into the house and passed through a long corridor.
Zhang Yue saw that this house was really not small. He might not be able to afford renting such a big house if he hadn't rented it several times this month.
Zhang Yue passed through the hanging flower gate and came to a courtyard. Then Du Guan led Zhang Yue to a side hall that had been converted into a side room.
But I saw a twenty-six or seven-year-old young man waiting in the side hall. As soon as he saw Zhang Yue, he stood up and said with a smile, "Is this Mr. Zhang Sanlang? Nice to meet you, nice to meet you, Ouyang Fa!"
Zhang Yue knew immediately that the other party was Ouyang Xiu's eldest son.
Ouyang Xiu's wife is the fourth daughter of the famous minister Xue Kui. She is considered a marriage between the daughter of a famous minister and a Jinshi from a "poor family".
As for Ouyang Fa, Ouyang Xiu's eldest son, he married Wu Chong's eldest daughter, the sister of Wu Anshi and Wu Dalangjun.
Ouyang Xiu had a very good relationship with Wu Chong. When Ouyang Xiu was the judge, he was criticized as a party protector because Hu Su's son interceded. Because of this incident, Ouyang Xiu was about to be exiled to the same continent. Wu Chong, a son and daughter-in-law, said to Shang Shu, "Ouyang Xiu is a loyal and upright person. If he is demoted, I am willing to be demoted with him."
Ouyang Fa saw Zhang Yue and smiled and said, "My father is busy with official duties at the moment and has no time to spare. I would like to invite Sanlang to sit here and drink tea."
