Bao'an Garden is not far from Zaishouyuan. You can reach it after passing through the hall and walking along the corridor for a short distance.
Little Duan was preparing to take a rest. When she heard that Lin Yunyan was coming, she quickly asked people to light all the lights in the room.
Lin Yunyan has been afraid of fire since she was a child, and she is also afraid of the dark.
"Why come here at this time?" asked Xiao Duan.
"I can't sleep," Lin Yunyan pointed to the blue gauze cabinet, "I'll sleep here tonight, okay?"
Little Duan would say no, and immediately asked the maid to make the bed.
Before the grandfather and grandson could exchange a few words, footsteps could be heard outside.
Lin Xun stood outside the window and said hello inside.
"Come in," Xiao Duan replied, turning to Lin Yunyan and saying, "It's an unlucky time for him to come and disturb us from talking about ourselves."
Lin Yunyan smiled.
Lin Xun didn't expect that his niece was there, so he couldn't help but hesitate when he spoke.
"It's not a big deal," he said with a smile, "it will be the same tomorrow."
Seeing that Lin Xun was about to leave, Lin Yunyan said: "You took advantage of the drunkenness to talk to your grandmother today. If you sober up tomorrow, wouldn't you dare not say it even more?"
After saying that, she sniffed, turned to Xiao Duan and said, "Smell it, it smells so strong of alcohol!"
Xiao Duan shook his head at Lin Xun, not much, but with a strong opinion.
It's not a big deal for a man to go out for a drink, but when he returned home and walked all the way to her, he still smelled of alcohol, which showed that he had drank a lot.
It hurts the body too much!
Looking at the shoes on Lin Xun's feet, it looked like they were filled with water. Not only were the shoes dirty, but the socks inside were also dirty.
Improper!
"Go to the study to tidy up later and then go back to the house," said Xiao Duan. "You don't have to stink all over and have your wife serve you!"
Lin Xun blushed deeply.
At this age, I still feel embarrassed when my mother scolds me for trivial things.
What's even more embarrassing is that there is a niece listening next to me.
He also wants to lose face!
Lin Yunyan broke the embarrassment: "Uncle, since you have something to do, please talk to your grandmother quickly."
Lin Xun glanced at her gratefully.
It was his niece who was considerate and passed the message to him, otherwise, he would be standing here, neither lifting his legs nor shrinking his legs.
"The heavy snowfall at the beginning of the year destroyed many houses in Laoshi Lane. Do you still remember this?" Lin Xun asked.
Xiao Duan nodded: "I heard Dalang say that Shuntian Mansion got a lot of scolding for this."
"Yes, the palace scolded him, and the people scolded him too," Lin Xun said, "but this matter is not entirely Shuntian Mansion's fault."
Laoshi Alley is neither long nor short, with sixty-three houses on the left and right.
It was bought by a wealthy businessman from the south of the Yangtze River during the previous dynasty. In the early years, the wealthy businessman fell into decline and sold the house for money. It was successively owned by three or four businessmen.
Unexpectedly, the homes of those businessmen have also gone downhill. Even if they don't sell their houses, they can no longer get the money for repairs, so they have to rely on the tenants to repair things by themselves.
Shuntian Prefecture had urged it several times in the past few years, but the bosses just put off repairing it, and there was nothing they could do.
The last heavy snow came down, killing seven people and injuring more than 30 others.
"We have to pay compensation to the victims. We can't delay it just because we have no money. Shuntian Prefecture is suppressing those houses that sell their houses," Lin Xun explained. "Those landowners are unwilling to compensate honestly, and they are
I don’t dare to confront the government head-on, so I propose to change hands together. If no one can take advantage of it alone, at most three companies can join forces."
Xiao Duan understood clearly: "Someone wants to do this business, but can't do it alone, so they come to seek help from you?"
"Yes," Lin Xun said, "this is Chen Guixun's business. Shuntian Mansion is also afraid that the person who takes over will do anything wrong, so we will take over the business. It will be easy for the government to handle. After that, we will repair it carefully and leave it vacant until the spring of next year. Then we can rent it out.
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"Rent it out?" After hearing this, Mr. Duan shook his head repeatedly, "It's just rented as an ordinary residence, no different from the original one, the income is limited, and I don't know how many years it will take to repay the principal.
If you can make money by renting, the first few households will not delay repairs.
Furthermore, Chen Gui is a very eccentric person. I don't care if you go out and drink with him, but this is a business, and brothers must settle accounts clearly.
Then again, it's extremely unlucky. Look, the people from Jiangnan and the businessmen who took over later all lost their fortunes.
Feng Shui is not good!”
Lin Yunyan nodded in her heart.
What Xiao Duan said is actually very reasonable.
If those houses in Laoshi Lane could make money at a glance, they would have been bought by others long ago.
Chen Gui didn't choose that place because he had a bright eye. He just had some spare money and wanted to find a way out.
But in my last life, my luck came and caught up. After the reconstruction of Lao Shi Alley, I came back to life. I earned a lot of money, not to mention a lot of money, but I could also quietly save a few baskets.
Lin Xun listened to his mother's opinion and did not give in immediately.
"Chen Gui has told me all the disadvantages you mentioned," Lin Xun said. "It is precisely because there are many disadvantages that the price is easy to negotiate..."
Mr. Duan frowned, and just as he was about to interrupt his son, a cup of warm tea was thrust into his hand.
She looked at Lin Yunyan beside her.
The little girl looked at her with a smile and motioned for her to moisten her throat.
Xiao Duan took a sip, held back her thoughts, and let Lin Xun continue.
Lin Yunyan also gave one to Lin Xun.
It seems that Chen Gui made a good introduction to his third uncle.
The third uncle is not a fool who just says good things, but he will mumble and believe it more when the good and bad things are explained clearly.
However, these were not enough to convince grandma.
"I understand, and I also know that even if Chen Gui talks to you, you are too embarrassed to refuse directly," Xiao Duan put down the tea cup and said, "It's just that you don't need a little bit to buy a house, I have to
I'll give you all Yun Jing's dowry money. Yesterday I looked at the good times in the year, and there are only three and a half months left at the latest. Can you make up for me all the money you took away in three and a half months?
If you can’t make up for it, how can Yun Jing get married?”
Lin Xun couldn't answer.
It took three and a half months to complete the repairs. How could it be possible to recover the cost or even make money?
"Yunjing is the first one in Yun's generation to get married, so she must live a good life," little Duan said again, "My family is not rich enough to buy an alley, so please don't make things difficult for me. If you really want to help your family,
Save up more income, and after Yun Jing gets married, Duke Xu's mansion will make arrangements for you."
How could Lin Xun persist when his mother said this?
He had no choice but to bow and retreat.
Lin Yunyan watched her third uncle go out, and then looked at Xiao Duan.
Convincing her grandmother was a process. It only took her third uncle's words to make her nod. Lin Yunyan was not that naive.
It's just like playing chess, how can you always be the general?
"Grandma," Lin Yunyan said softly, "if you don't do the business that comes to your door, you will lose your luck."
Xiao Duan was startled and asked curiously: "How come? You heard that this business can make money?"
Lin Yunyan smiled.
She didn't hear it, but she actually saw it.
She remembered clearly that that afternoon in the past, the sky was gloomy, her third uncle's face was also gloomy, and when he spoke to her grandmother, his voice was strained and trembling.
"If I had known this, I should have been tougher and asked you for money. Even if I can make money, I don't have to let Yun Jing suffer in the Duke's Mansion. In order to exchange Yun Jing's whole life for the support that has no shadow, don't I, my uncle,
Shameful?"
It was so embarrassing that when my third uncle left Zai Shou Yuan, his eyes were red.
Thanks to book friend Xu Bicheng’s official girlfriend, miya2022 for the tip, and thanks to Xiaoxiang book friend Yen1988 for the tip.
