Song Qiu listened and probably had a plan in mind, "If you find something suitable, just buy it."
She now has a lot of money in her hand, up to ten thousand taels. This money is just money in her hand, and it does not maintain its value. It is also appropriate to spend it to buy property.
"If there is a suitable one, I can buy a few more shops, as well as a house."
"Since you are going to stay here for a long time, there will be inevitable exchanges of favors between colleagues. If you go to this family's banquet and drink that family's wine, you can't not return the invitation. The way to last is to keep coming and going."
"The house that the mistress lives in is a bit small. She needs to buy a bigger one, one with a big garden."
Li Yang felt happy as he listened to Song Qiu's careful planning of the future.
"Aqiu, what you are talking about is that I was promoted to a commanding officer before and came to take up the post. I also attended many banquets held at the homes of my colleagues. Many of my colleagues asked me to hold banquets and invite everyone to have a good gathering."
"I will ask people to pay attention and try to buy a big house before we get married."
Song Qiu returned to his room after dinner and immediately came out and gave Li Yang three thousand taels of silver notes.
Li Yang was stunned for a moment, then realized, "Aqiu, what are you doing? How can I use your money?"
Song Qiu laughed, "Why can't you use my money? We agreed not to get in or out, and not to marry anyone. We live together, but it's not the same with whose money we use. We are one family, and we can share it with you."
Mine?"
Even when Song Qiu said this, Li Yang waved his hand, "No, no, no, I have money to buy a house, I don't need yours."
"Where did you get the silver?" Song Qiu was curious. More than 500 taels were lost to this house. How much of the 1,000 taels of silver reward was left?
Then he joked, "Take it and buy the house and put it in my name."
Li Yang said: "It doesn't take your money, but it's in your name. This house is in your name."
I had a thousand taels of silver reward and ten gold ingots given by my father. These were intended to be used as a 'dowry' for me. They were originally given to you when I got married, so this house will be used first.
Bought with silver.
Last year I led troops to suppress bandits and gained a lot of gold and silver from the bandits' dens. Later I was promoted to an official and was rewarded with five hundred taels of silver.
The money I have in hand is enough to purchase these things. You should put your money away first and keep it."
Song Qiu listened and murmured in his heart: If you don't want to stand out, it would be better to be an official. Look, if you become an official, the reward will be enough to feed the common people for several generations. If you become a military attache, what will happen if you encounter bandits?
Yes, that gray income is quite lucrative.
She didn't ask how much gold, silver and jewelry the bandits had gotten from the den. She just took back the banknotes and nodded, "That's okay."
…
The city of Qingping Prefecture was closed at the second quarter of the hour. There was no curfew in the city at night, and various night stalls were busy, making it very prosperous.
Aling came back late at night and told Song Qiu happily about how delicious the food at Chunmanlou was and how bustling the busy street in Huining Lane was.
Lu Jing and New Year chattered back and forth in a lively manner, and the cottons they talked about all looked yearning.
Seeing this, Song Qiu said: "Tomorrow everyone is going to play and have a lot of fun. Later we will set off and continue moving forward."
After saying that, she directly gave Aling fifty taels of silver and asked her to take everyone to have fun. After having fun, it was time to get down to business.
Ah Ling wanted to say that her apprentice Lu Jing had spent all the money, but she took the banknote and winked at Song Qiu, "Sister Ah Qiu, aren't you going tomorrow?"
Song Qiu smiled, "You guys have also eaten at Chunmanlou. Tomorrow Ayang will take me to see it too."
"Oh!" Aling said in a long voice and smiled mischievously, "Okay, okay, we won't come in the way. Sister Aqiu, you and your brother-in-law will also have fun tomorrow!"
The name "brother-in-law" is even more treacherous.
Lu Jing and others covered their mouths and snickered.
Song Qiu burst out laughing, slapped Aling on the forehead, and waved the others to go down and have a rest. It was so late at night, and there was still noisy.
The night is deep and the night is full of sweet dreams.
Early in the morning, Li Yang stood in the yard neatly dressed, looking at the door of the right wing where Song Qiu slept.
Leaning slightly, the door opened, and Song Qiu, wearing a brand-new dress and a hosta on her head, also came out.
Li Yang was wearing a robe with crow-green piping, a jade belt around his waist, and a Pisces jade pendant, which was exactly the one Song Qiu had given him before.
Song Qiu wore a long skirt with lotus color trimming, a thin velvet shoulder covering, a flower basket hanging around her waist, and embroidered shoes with two small red fishes embroidered on them.
The two of them looked very similar to each other, and they couldn't help but smile at each other.
"Let's go, Aqiu." Li Yang said.
Song Qiu nodded and stepped forward.
Behind him, Aling leaned against the door frame and smiled brightly, "Sister Aqiu went out to play so early? When will you be back? Are you looking for a coachman?"
Song Qiu turned back and glared at her, "It's a day off today. Everyone can go and do their own thing. You just bring the cotton and they will."
Aling laughed hahaha.
Song Qiu was too lazy to pay attention to her, and calmly walked out the door side by side with Li Yang.
There was already a driver waiting for the carriage outside. Li Yang helped Song Qiu get on the carriage first, and then got on himself.
The carriage moved slowly, leaving Xiushan Lane and heading towards the city.
Qingping Mansion was the fiefdom of Princess Yushan in the former dynasty. There was Aman Garden in the northern suburbs of the city, which was built by the consort for Princess Yushan. It covered an area of 100 acres and took several years and a lot of gold and silver. It has beautiful landscapes.
Simple and elegant.
Nowadays, dynasties have changed and the previous dynasty has not been replaced, but the Aman Garden is still picturesque.
Now it is owned by a member of the Communist Party of China named Xue.
This member, Xue, was the easiest to make friends with. He often held various banquets in the Aman Garden and invited various literati and elegant people to meet him.
On weekdays, Aman Garden is also open to the officials and businessmen of Qingping Prefecture, and they can visit the garden and play with them, thus making many connections.
Today, Li Yang is going to take Song Qiu to visit the Aman Garden.
We first had breakfast at a noodle restaurant in the city, and then headed to the north of the city.
After spending the morning strolling around the garden, you can stay there for a meal at noon, return to the city in the afternoon, and go to Chunmanlou for dinner in the evening.
Li Yang planned the day's itinerary well enough. Although he only went to Aman Garden, he could take a boat ride on the lake, climb mountains and enjoy the distance, and enjoy flowers and scenery. In short, there were many things to do and play.
, one place is better than many places.
Spring is in full bloom, there are many people traveling, and there are also many people going to Aman Garden.
The carriages left the North City Gate, and there were more carriages going to Aman Garden along the way.
When they arrived at Amanyuan, Li Yang revealed his identity, and the carriage entered unimpeded.
This was his first time back, but he had heard it from his colleagues a long time ago, so he knew more than Song Qiu. He came all the way in, got off the carriage, and took Song Qiu inside.
"Let's take a boat ride on the lake first. When we get to the opposite side, we can climb a mountain. Then we come down to the Changchun Pavilion to enjoy the flowers. At noon, we go to the Jinman Pavilion for lunch. Xue Yuanwai has specially prepared a chef there, and his cooking skills are very good.
You can’t eat it anywhere else.”
Song Qiu listened and smiled: "I understand you so well, it feels like you have been here before."
Li Yang hurriedly said: "When I heard my colleagues talking about it, I made a note of it because I wanted to bring you to play with me later!"