"My dad, my dad was injured." Chang Yu's face changed immediately with Little Apple's words, and he immediately thought that he was being found by those two little monkeys?
"What's going on?" Chang Yu clenched his fists, and he was ready to make a fuss.
But he didn't expect that there was another reason for the matter. As Little Apple sobbed and told, he finally understood. It turned out that after bidding farewell to Chang Yu that day, Su Chenghuang's family of three followed Chang Yu's instructions and stayed away from Nancheng. They found a small inn near Chaoyang Gate to stay temporarily.
If he stayed there peacefully for three days, nothing would happen. However, Su Chenghuang was a restless person and thought that this place was far away from Nancheng. It was not such a coincidence that he was bumped into by two monkeys. Anyway, he was idle, so Went to Chaoyangmen to sell a stall.
But the monkey didn't get into trouble and got into other troubles. This time it wasn't because of the little beauty Apple, but because he was asked to pay protection money by the gangsters. However, Su Chenghuang, who had not earned a penny yet, where could he find the money to pay the protection money, so he had to beg a few gangsters.
The gangster just wanted money. He wanted to scare Su Chenghuang, but he accidentally killed a monkey. This was Su Chenghuang's heart. He rushed at him on impulse and tried to fight. Then he had one of his legs broken. Now he is lying in the inn. Leave it to fate.
There is no Wang Fa. After hearing this, Chang Yu was furious. He took a few long breaths and slowly calmed down his anger. Wang Fa, where did the Wang Fa come from these days!
"Do you know where those gangsters come from?"
Little Apple shook her head and suddenly said, "At that time, I heard enthusiastic people say that they are some kind of people from Mr. Fang Ba. Let us stay away and not be offended."
It seems that he is not an ordinary street gangster. He is obviously a member of the Black Society. These days, all walks of life have their own small groups. The businessmen are called the Chamber of Commerce Guild Hall, and the coolies are called either this group or that group. This is true for all three religions and nine streams. , and the capital city is even more mixed.
Thinking of this, Chang Yu couldn't help but look out the door. The two gangsters he knocked down just now were gone.
"How is Uncle Su's injury? Have you ever sought medical treatment?"
"I've seen the doctor, put on a splint, and am lying in the inn to recuperate." Little Apple lowered her head and sobbed.
At this moment, Tang Potian came back in a hurry. He happened to see the little apple with pear blossoms in the rain, and immediately glared at Chang Yu.
"Look at Mao, your old man...Uncle Su was beaten. Do you want to watch me fuck him?" Chang Yu rolled his eyes angrily.
"Who is so bold?" Tang Potian was furious.
Mr. Fang Baye? After listening to Chang Yu's simple narration, Tang Potian became much quieter, with a sad look on his brows.
"What? A tough guy or a big shot?" Chang Yu asked.
"Not a big shot, but a ruthless character. He has a reputation in the Dongcheng area. He is entrenched in Chaoyang Gate and engages in pornography to make a living. I heard that the backer behind him is a certain noble person."
Chang Yu sneered: "Do you dare..."
"Hey, I've been waiting for you, sir." Just at this moment, Ya Po walked in with a gust of wind. While saying hello to Chang Yu, he sat down unceremoniously and took some tea.
Chang Yu frowned slightly: "Have you done what you were told?"
"That's natural. I, Mrs. Sun, have a reputation for doing things..." Ya Po couldn't help but talk nonsense again. She didn't stop until she saw Chang Yu's stern eyes.
"Two houses have been found. The one in the city is in Nanshuiguan Hutong near Guangqumen, and the one outside the city is in Panjiayao ten miles outside Guangqumen. The owner has made an appointment. The noble man can go and make a decision." .
Of course he wanted to go. Chang Yu got up and asked Little Apple to leave his address and go back to the inn first. Then he would go visit after he was done with his work. He also gave her ten taels of silver, thinking that the five taels of silver he had given her had been almost spent. Although Little Apple refused repeatedly, in the end he couldn't stand Chang Yu's firm eyes.
Light snow had begun to fall in the sky. Chang Yu stood at the door of the teahouse and watched Little Apple off, and suddenly said: "Brother Tang, go and give Little Apple away." He was worried that it would be unsafe for a little girl to carry a lot of money, and of course it was to ward off Tang Potian.
"Wait for me in this teahouse when you come back..."
"Okay." Before Chang Yu could finish his words, Tang Potian rushed out of the teahouse and disappeared into the snowy street at a speed rarely seen in the world.
I scolded the guy next door! Chang Yu cursed secretly, looked up at the sky and then at Ya Po: "Maybe hire a carriage?"
"I have it at home"
As soon as Ya Po waved, the eldest son of his family immediately stood in front of Chang Yu and smiled honestly: "With two taels of silver, you can go anywhere."
Baotian Erliang, this damn thing is darker than a black car. Chang Yu really wanted to punch this stupid guy, but looking at the weather, he shrank his neck. Well, two liang, just two liang, he will not be alive for a while. I can't find a car dealership if I'm not familiar with it.
Come on, as soon as Chang Yu agreed, the silly guy went out happily.
"He went to catch the car, but the store is closed?"
"In this weather, how much money can you make by opening the door?" Ya Po laughed and said, "I'll let my old man come and watch later."
The silly guy was not only good at making tea and driving the carriage, but he was also fast and steady. Chang Yu sat in the car with his eyes closed, while Ya Po stared at him with her big eyes.
"Where are the people I want you to recruit?" Chang Yu didn't even raise his eyes.
"Looking for it. I have been busy with your affairs these past few days. Is it enough for the old lady to find more than twenty for you?" Grandma Sun was in high spirits, expecting Little Red Flower to praise her.
"It's not enough, it's too little. Keep looking. Make sure you sign a contract of sale." Chang Yu said calmly, closing his eyes and saying nothing.
Guangqumen Nanshuiguan Hutong is named North and South Shuiguan because there is a water pass under the city wall at the north end of the alley that leads to the moat outside the city. This place is close to the Guangqumen city gate. Most of the residents make a living by spinning silk and it is a slum area. .
The yard belonged to the second generation, was dilapidated, and belonged to the descendants of a certain poor family. Chang Yu entered and took a quick look and decided to buy it. Grandma Sun immediately invited the homeowner to sign a contract with her.
Buying a house these days is by no means a simple matter. In addition to signing an agreement, you also have to go to the Yamen to transfer the ownership, and you also have to pay taxes, and the taxes are not low. Especially in the late Ming Dynasty, the court urgently needed to prepare military pay and raise various taxes. The property tax was as high as 3%. .
In addition to the deed tax, we also collect other miscellaneous fees. For example, when you buy a house, you have to sign a contract, and the contract also charges money, which is called "deed paper money." "Head money"; these miscellaneous fees add up to much higher than the deed tax, which invisibly increases the burden on home buyers.
Chang Yu is a member of the palace and a gangster outside. It is extremely complicated to go to the Yamen to transfer ownership, so he will naturally not go. At this time, the role of an intermediary like Ya Po becomes apparent. She can help you with everything for just two taels of silver. Miscellaneous chores such as transferring ownership and paying taxes.
After paying twenty taels of silver, taking the house deed, he left and drove non-stop towards the outside of the city. Grandma Sun's smile never stopped. Chang Yu was not the most generous after so many years in this business, but he was definitely the least picky. The one I bought was made up after just one look, and I wasn’t picky at all.
"My lord, do you need me to find someone to tidy up that house?"
Chang Yu nodded: "There's no need to hire someone else. Didn't you buy more than 20 houses for me? I'll ask them to clean it up later and buy some materials to repair it so that it can be lived in."
Ya Po said yes, and then asked: "What about this money?"
"How little money did you spend on the total of more than 20 people?" Chang Yu asked.
"It's more than 200 taels of silver, but since the noble man is so cheerful, the old lady is giving me a discount. How about you give me a round amount of 200 taels?" The old lady looked serious.
Chang Yu sighed deeply in his heart. A young man only had ten taels of silver, and with the income of Yapo, he might not be able to make up to ten taels or even five or six taels. To say that human life is worthless these days, of course he also knows these people. His origins are unknown, and he doesn't want to investigate whether he was deceived or abducted. There is no need to investigate, just feed these people and give them a mouthful of food to keep them hungry, and they will fight for him in the future.
"I didn't bring that much money out. I will send it to your teahouse tomorrow. Today I mainly want to buy a house," Chang Yu said.
"No rush, no rush." The old woman was happy. It was so refreshing to do business with such a customer. She worked hard for three days and used so many colleagues. It was actually hard to find a house and buy a head, but compared to how much she could earn. The hard work of ten taels of silver is not worth mentioning.
After leaving the city, there is a village in Laili to the east of Guangqumen, called Panjiayao. There are many brick kilns here, and the largest one is named Pan. It belongs to a brick-burning family, and the village is famous for this.
Yes, this place is Panjiayuan, the world-famous Taobao village in later generations, but at this time it was just a run-down brick-burning village.
The village was not big and looked dilapidated to the eye, but Chang Yu scanned the pits of various depths and sizes dug for brick-burning in the surrounding wilderness, and smiled. He was extremely satisfied. He even somewhat admired Grandma Sun for finding him such a satisfying place.
The so-called house is actually a brick kiln. There are three dilapidated houses in the huge yard with a view of the sky and an abandoned brick kiln.
"My lord, are you okay?" Grandma Sun is also a bit of a drummer, but almost all the houses outside the city are like this, and ordinary people don't have any extra houses for sale.
It was perfect. Chang Yu really wanted to give her a big thumbs up, but he was afraid that she would be proud, so he just nodded slightly: "It's not bad. I just want to learn how to burn a kiln."
"Hey, that's good, that's good. This house is cheap, as long as this is the number." Grandma Sun stretched out her right hand and turned it twice, which means ten taels of silver.
The two-story house in the city with a main house and a side house only cost twenty taels. Isn't it too dark to pay ten taels for this rag? Not at all, because the value of this house is not the house, but the land, which is at least two acres. The land is huge.
After signing the contract, paying the money, and all the hard work, it was already noon, and Chang Yu felt his stomach was calling for delicious food. However, this poor village didn't even have a restaurant, so he had to urge the stupid guy to drive faster, but there was snow falling in the sky. It's getting bigger and bigger, and you can't get anywhere faster even if you want to.
By the time the car entered the city, heavy snow had already fallen, so the stupid guy bought a few sesame seed cakes to fill his stomach and spent nearly half an hour before returning to the teahouse.
As soon as he entered the teahouse, Chang Yu felt that the atmosphere was not right. Tang Potian's dark face could be described as black and blue at the moment.
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I am ill. I am updating today. Please forgive me. If you like this book, please bookmark it and recommend it. I would like to thank my book friends Jiangdong Buyi 2 and Moth Flight. I can’t help but vote. I am grateful.
