Because the Jinshui River is clear and sweet, it is often used by dignitaries and dignitaries to build gardens.
But when the state officials set fire to it, the people were not allowed to light the lamps. If the people dare to secretly use the golden water river rod eighty, the whistleblower will be rewarded with three sticks.
This section of the river is under the jurisdiction of the West Water Mill Office, and is usually monitored by patrols and wardens. Except for the people who are allowed to draw water from the culverts and square wells they just saw, other water diversions are strictly prohibited.
Zhang Yue and the others are currently in the left military wing in the north of the outer city of Junyi County. This is close to the inner city, and nearby is Jinshui Gate, also known as Jinbo Gate.
Zhang Yue looked at the carriage and saw a continuous and magnificent mansion near Jinbo Gate, and couldn't help but ask Fang Ya who lived there.
Fang Ya replied that this was where Wang Jizhong and his disciples lived.
Zhang Yue suddenly realized that Wang Jizhong was also a famous person. He was half Han and half Hulu. He was originally a Song minister and later surrendered to the Liao Kingdom. He had a role in the creation of the Chanyuan Alliance.
But both the Liao and Song Dynasties regarded him as a loyal minister. Although he was an official in the Liao Kingdom, the Song Dynasty took good care of his family and built a large house outside Jinshui Gate for his son to live in.
When we arrived at the edge of the field, Fangya was about to blow the wind along the Jinshui River so that there was nothing in the sky but nothing in the ground. Anyway, to Zhang Yue's ears, it sounded similar to the central CBD, the back garden of Bianjing, tranquility in the hustle and bustle, and wealth and wealth.
Of course, the most important thing is that the water of Jinshui River is good.
Zhang Yue and Zhang Shi stopped and looked at two or three places. Zhang Shizhi knew that Wu Anshi had also visited the house yesterday and liked it very much but didn't know the price.
Seeing that Zhang Yue didn't speak much when looking at the house, Zhang Shi couldn't help but ask Fang Ya for a price.
Knowing that this small building with a courtyard was actually worth more than 3,000 yuan, Zhang Shi couldn't help but be speechless. Zhang Shi tried hard to hide it, mainly because he was afraid that others would see his empty pockets and said: "Third brother, I think this is too much."
However, Zhang Yue had no reaction. When Fang Ya asked, Zhang Yue repeatedly said, "Very good, very good."
Zhang Shi thought Zhang Yue was too expensive and immediately said: "Although the Jinshui River is nice, it is a bit quieter. I still prefer the bustling and bustling Cai River and Bian River."
Fang Ya hesitated and asked Zhang Yue, "I wonder what Duke Zhuangyuan means?"
Zhang Yue said with a smile: "Just listen to my brother's advice and pick up the courtyard of the Cai River and the Bian River to have a look."
Fang Ya naturally listened to Zhang Yue's opinion and said, "That's fine. There are also many official and private wells dug along the Cai River in Bianhe River. We can drink the water from the wells."
Zhang Shi smiled and said: "This is the truth. Well water is good, why eat this smelly ditch water."
When Zhang Shi said this, the three of them laughed.
The well water in Bianjingli is actually not very good. It tastes bitter when you drink it. It is just slightly stronger than the water from the Bianjing and Cai Rivers. But that’s not always the case, for example, the No. 1, 2 and 3 Tianshui Lanes next to Dongmen Street of Daxiangguo Temple.
The well water there is very sweet, so it is named Tianshui Lane. Another advantage of living in Tianshui Lane is that there are many bathhouses. When he was in Taixue, Zhang Yue, Liu Zuo and Xiang Qi would come here to take a bath from time to time.
The next day, Zhang Yue, Zhang Shi and Fang Ya rode along the Bian River in a carriage. In the early morning, there is a faint mist hanging on the Bian River, and the singing of silk and bamboo from last night seems to still linger in my ears.
Zhang Yue looked at a few houses and thought they were OK. They all cost more than 2,000 yuan, but they were just too lively. As soon as the sun had just risen, there were Luqi people performing in the downtown area, attracting people to watch. The Luqi people, who don't even have a venue, perform directly in a spacious place on the roadside. Bianjing people call this playing field.
The Bianhe River flows from the west to the east of the city, crossing more than ten bridges in Bianjing. The Wu Mansion is located near the Jinliang Bridge beside the Bianhe River in the west of the city.
Along the Bianhe River from west to east, you can see grain and grass collapsed houses everywhere for loading and unloading of water ships. In addition, there are many di-dian guilds, but the most famous one is the Thirteen-Jian Building built by Zhou Jingwei, the general of the Later Zhou Dynasty.
At that time, Zhou Jingwei was ordered by Zhou Shizong to dredge the Bian River. He broke the convention of not building pavilions and built a magnificent residence on the bank of the Bian River. It has now become a famous residence in Bianjing.
Zhang Yue and Zhang Shi looked at the house together, but they still couldn't make up their mind.
The residence here costs about two to three thousand guan, Zhang Shi thought, it is almost ready to be bought.
However, Zhang Yue was still undecided. When asked, he just repeated, "Very good, very good."
Fang Ya felt that the Zhang brothers were short of money and had no money to buy, so he said: "Following the Bianhe River and leaving Lijing Gate is Bianyangfang in the southeast of the outer city. There may be two gentlemen there who want to see it. house."
Zhang Shi asked: "How much does it cost?"
Fang Ya simply said: "Less than two thousand strings."
Zhang Shiyi couldn't help but said: "It's very cheap. Third brother, let's go and have a look."
Zhang Yue shook his head. He bought a suite near Bianyangfang.
Why are housing prices here so cheap? Because the Bianhe River flows from west to east, passing through most of Bianjing City, it is discharged from Dongshuimen, and the downstream is Bianyangfang. You can imagine how bad the water quality is, so this place is also called a dirty land by the people of Bianjing.
They are generally inhabited by poor people, and there are many cemeteries.
Mei Yaochen, who could not get a job in his life, lived here with the poor people. Sometimes Ouyang Xiu, Liu Chang, and Fan Zhen would come to visit him in carriages and horses.
Mei Yaochen described this scene as "cars and horses standing in the city, everyone in the city is shocked."
The meaning of the poem is that the neighbors are amazed that there is a wise man living next door to us? Luxury cars come to visit often?
Zhang Yue naturally did not want to live here, but said: "This is a dirty land, don't go there."
Zhang Shi said unwillingly: "It's coming anyway."
Zhang Yue asked Fang Ya, "Is there any good house in the right army wing in the south of the city?"
Seeing that Zhang Yue finally took the initiative to ask questions, Fang Ya said happily: "Of course I have it. If the number one scholar wants it, I'm afraid it will be quite expensive."
Zhang Yue smiled and said, "Let's take a look and talk."
When Fang Ya saw it, he couldn't help but murmured in his heart, the ones near Jinshui River and Bianhe River were too expensive and he couldn't afford it, and the ones near Bianyangfang felt too bad. If not for the sake of the other party being the No. 1 Scholar, he would not continue. Got it.
So Fang Ya made an appointment with them to view the house the next day.
Zhang Shi said: "Third brother, are you satisfied in your heart?"
Zhang Yue said: "I'm not satisfied yet, but it's always good to see more."
Zhang Shi said: "What do you think of the two houses near Bianhe River?"
Zhang Yue said: "It's good, but if you live in a densely populated area, it might not be beautiful?"
"What's not beautiful about this?"
Zhang Yue said: "I'm not just greedy for peace and quiet. It's just that you have just seen that the houses on the Bianhe River are built in rows near the river. If there is a fire, it will burn a large area."
Zhang Shi said: "It's not a coincidence."
Zhang Yue said: "That's not necessarily the case."
You must know that the Song Dynasty is also called the Yan Song Dynasty, which belongs to the virtue of fire. Therefore, the emperor's feet, where the emperor of the Song Dynasty lived, were also very hot. Basically, there will be a fire in Bianjing every ten years.
This is also the disadvantage of the abolition of the village system. The people built buildings randomly and the population was large.
Therefore, although the area beside the Bian River is prosperous, it is not suitable for living.
Zhang Yue returned to the house and heard that Ouyang Fa's trustee had sent him a letter. Zhang Yue personally opened the letter. It turned out that the Seventeenth Mother asked her sister Wu to deliver it to her.
The main idea of the letter was to tell Zhang Yue not to worry about Wu Anshi's words, let alone to spend a lot of money to buy a house. It would be okay to rent a house, or even rent a house to rest in the yard.
A mixed rental yard is like several families renting a yard.
When Zhang Dun and Zeng Bu were arguing in the political hall about whether to destroy Xixia, Zhang Dun scolded Zeng Bu for his lack of knowledge and said, "The language of a woman renting a courtyard", which means a woman from the market who lives in a courtyard. Such knowledge.
Seventeen Niang said that it would be okay to marry Zhang Yue in the future, even if she lived in a mixed-use courtyard. These words made Zhang Yue sigh with emotion that having a good wife to accompany him in life is better than getting the number one scholar and becoming an official of any size.
But Seventeenth Mother is willing to be Zhuo Wenjun, but she cannot be Sima Xiangru.
Zhang Yue has always believed that for men, women are their face. If you go out dressed in rags, no one will laugh at you, but if your wife wears rags, she will be looked down upon.
Even if you can't help the world at the same time, you should try your best to prevent the people who follow you from suffering.
Zhang Yue stayed for a meal, and then wrote a letter to Qi Niang. There is a poem written in the letter: "It is better for a snail to hide itself than a snail." '
Zhang Yue knew that Qi Niang would understand what he meant. Buying a house was my own wish and no one forced me to do so.
Then Zhang Yue stuffed some money and asked the other party to take the letter back.
This person first went back to Ouyang Fa's house to report to Ouyang Fa and Mrs. Wu.
When Ouyang Fa was about to send the other party to the Wu Mansion, Madam Wu asked someone to give her the letter.
Ouyang Fa saw Wu picking up the letter opener and said quickly: "Madam, this is not good."
Mrs. Wu glanced at Ouyang Fa and said, "My sister and brother-in-law's letter, see if there is any hindrance to it?"
Ouyang Fa was shocked by Mrs. Wu's eyes and retreated to the side to drink tea.
Ouyang Fa saw his wife smiling after reading the letter and for some reason couldn't help but ask, "What's in the letter?"
Mrs. Wu rolled her eyes at Ouyang Fa and choked: "I didn't look at it just now, so don't ask now."
Ouyang Fa sat down helplessly.
Mrs. Wu asked: "But this long-envy snail still has a home. It is not as good as a big rat to hide itself. What is the allusion? Who made it?"
Seeing that Ouyang Fa didn't respond, Mrs. Wu said, "I want you to speak, why don't you say anything?"
Ouyang Fa said: "If the lady doesn't want me to say it, I won't say it. If the lady wants me to say it, I will say that this poem is from Bai Letian."
Mrs. Wu said: "Of course I know, why? Tell me carefully."
Ouyang Fa said: "Bai Letian rented in the home of Prime Minister Guan Bo when he was a Jinshi. After he was promoted, he still rented a house in Chang'an. Even if he served as Cao Cao of Jingzhao Prefecture and joined the army, he still couldn't buy a house in Chang'an with 40,000 to 50,000 yuan a month. "
"Isn't it easy to live in Chang'an?" Mrs. Wu said with a smile, "What happens next?"
When Ouyang Fa saw his wife smiling at him, his slight dissatisfaction immediately disappeared and he said, "It's not that difficult. A medium-sized house in Chang'an costs one million, and Bai Letian can save it for two years."
"However, after Bai Letian became a high official, she still had sex with Yuan Zhen and others every night. She spent a lot of money and had no place to live in her official career for twenty years. He didn't want to be like Bai Letian. He didn't want to be like Bai Letian at the moment. I have some money, so I’ll buy a house to live in first, but it’s not because of him.”
When Wu heard this, she suddenly said: "Look at how much the husband of the Zhang family cares about his sister. You need to reflect on yourself, you know?"
Ouyang Fa smiled bitterly, knowing that he had shot himself in the foot again.
