Ah Xun came back and chose a good time. During the Chinese New Year, no one cares whether there is one less person at the Maoling construction site or whether there is an extra outsider in Chang'an City. The emperor is happy to have a son, and he will not care about a powerful man from Mao.
Ling escaped and came back. A Xun finished a large bowl of soup cakes in a few seconds. He reached out and picked up a few noodles and swallowed them in big gulps. He ate too fast and the noodles got stuck in his throat, causing him to choke.
He rolled his eyes, but was unwilling to take another sip of water.
"You haven't eaten in the past few days? Why do you look like a starving ghost?" Huang Shisan sat opposite A Xun, drinking water every sip.
Ah Xun's mouth was full: "How many days? I haven't had a full meal since I left Chang'an. Look at my appearance now. I'm even more miserable than when my husband first saw me. At that time, I was at least better."
Now that I have a complete set of clothes, what is the difference between me and a beggar on the street?"
"Your life is still alive!" Huang Shisan looked at Ah Xun and said.
Ah Xun was stunned and immediately stopped eating: "Sir, do you want to kill me?"
Huang Shisan smiled contemptuously: "If I wanted to kill you, I would have killed you earlier? Why let you come back?"
Ah Xun let out a long breath and started eating again. Three bowls of soup cakes, five noodle cakes, and a plate of roast mutton from Cuixianglou were enough to feed Ah Xun. He stroked his bulging belly.
, poured himself a cup of tea, made a slurp sound, and drank it all in one gulp.
After a while, Ah Xun said, "Sir, you still refuse to see me?"
Huang Shisan didn't answer him. He stood up, packed the dishes and put them into the food box next to him: "An Xin will stay here. I will come back in the afternoon." After saying that, he got up and left without giving Ah Xun a chance to ask questions.
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Su Ren really didn’t want to see Ah Xun, what would he say if he met him? Also, Su Ren was very busy, and the construction of the Taixue construction site had reached a critical moment. Since the houses were given to the powerful, the houses around Taixue suddenly changed.
It's easy to sell. Not to mention 100,000 yuan, but 200,000 yuan to buy a house, there are still many buyers. Not only people from Chang'an, but the furthest buyer is from the state of Wu.
Su Ren never refuses anyone who wants to buy a house. As long as he gives money, he never asks who the buyer is or what he is buying for. Dong Zhongshu is very dissatisfied with this: "Boy, you can see clearly, if in the future..."
Before he finished speaking, Su Ren interrupted with a smile: "What do you want to do in the future? We are building houses. As long as someone buys them, it doesn't matter whether his money was robbed or stolen. Even if something happens in the future, then
It’s also his business.”
"Hmph! I hate your businessman face the most."
"There is no other way. After spending so much money and doing so much work, there is always some reward, right?" Su Ren saw Dong Zhongshu opening his mouth and quickly stopped him: "I know what you are going to say. Yes, the powerful people donated some money.
, but you also know that since you got the money, His Majesty has carried out a major renovation of the Imperial College, which has already exceeded the budget. The extra money may not be enough. If you don't sell the house, what should you do? You can't lose money, right?"
"Unreasonable!" Dong Zhongshu glared at Su Ren.
Wen Dang laughed and said: "The ancients said that a gentleman loves money and gets it in the right way. Zi Heng's money was not stolen or robbed. It is already good if it can be used to build the Imperial Academy. Why does Brother Dong insist on forcing it?"
Dong Zhongshu stopped talking, but his expression was not good. Wen Dang continued: "Even if the princes of Guandong come to buy a house, it is a good thing to say. With two hundred thousand dollars, how much food, grass, and soldiers can be stored? This house,
Just circle it back, and this house is in Chang'an, they can't take it away yet. Those people used to come here secretly, but now they have a place to live, which is even more a good thing!"
"Teacher still understands me!" Su Ren quickly interrupted.
Dong Zhongshu looked at Wen Dang, then at Su Ren, and shook his head: "Hey! Just like the teacher, there are the kind of students!"
Wen Dang smiled and was not angry: "Since I walked out of Tingwei's house, I have opened my eyes. Things in this world have good and bad sides. It depends on how you understand it. Brother Dong thinks that selling the house
Give it to the princes to facilitate their collusion with the powerful. Didn't Brother Dong think about how many powerful people would live in such a house? Even if they lived in it, it would not be the core of the powerful. Just sell it and let the princes see it.
Look, the prosperity of our Chang'an has made them give up their minds as soon as possible."
Dong Qian came in with tea. Seeing that her father Dong Zhongshu's face was not good, she knew that he was lecturing people again. Her father was good at everything, he had his own opinions on learning and governing the country, but he looked down on Su Ren.
Put the freshly brewed tea in front of Dong Zhongshu, turn behind Dong Zhongshu, pinch Dong Zhongshu's shoulders, and start acting coquettishly: "Father, who made you angry again, tell the child, and the child will teach him a lesson for you!"
, Dong Qian turned and glanced at Su Ren.
Su Ren chuckled: "Who dares to make Mr. Dong angry? I am here to listen to the teachings."
Dong Zhongshu sighed: "I can't control my daughter's extroversion. Let's go. Don't hang around in front of me!"
Wen Dang laughed: "Brother Dong, my niece wants to vent her anger on you, why are you so outgoing?"
Dong Zhongshu turned and glanced at Dong Qian: "Really?"
Dong Qian smiled, her hands became stronger, but her eyes always glanced towards Su Ren.
During the Chinese New Year, Su Ren spent most of his time on the construction site. This was his first project. He decided many things personally, and no one could make up his mind. Even Sima Xiangru did not understand why Su Ren wanted to do this.
The sewers were dug so thickly; I don’t understand why Su Ren had to build an arcade, let alone why he had to waste time and money to build a water tower. He also found special people to transport water from outside the city every day to sprinkle water on the construction site.
If Su Ren didn't say anything, it would be in vain if he asked. He had more important things to do. There were thousands of people on the construction site every day, and he had to take care of the food, drink, and toilet of these people. According to Su Ren's request, where
If it is not done well, you have to redo it, negotiate with the material suppliers, and deal with the wealthy people who come to see and buy the house. All of these cannot make any mistakes.
After following Su Ren on a tour of the construction site and returning to the headquarters, Su Ren nodded: "Brother Sima, thank you for your hard work, otherwise I would have died of exhaustion alone!"
Sima Xiangru took the bamboo slips and said: "Yesterday, we sold five more houses, which is the darkest place behind Taixue. Each house cost 150,000 yuan, a total of 750,000 yuan. So far, there are not many left.
, and there are more than a dozen shops near the gate of Taixue that are not for sale. According to the current market situation, the shops there are at least 250,000 yuan, but for 3 million yuan, are they really not for sale? "
"If you don't sell it, how can such a good location fall into the hands of others?" Su Ren took a sip of tea and said, "Don't sell the remaining buildings either. The sales department will be closed tomorrow!"
"This is six to seven million dollars, are you willing to give it up?"
"Brother Sima came with me from Shu County. When did I pay attention to these six to seven million dollars? Of the remaining houses, see if you like any of them and pick one!"
"I?"
Su Ren nodded: "Not only you, Leng Jun, but also Su Kai each has a house. He has a wife and children, so he can no longer rely on others. Of course, what I mean is that we live together and it is convenient for us to move around."
"You want to move here too?"
"No?"
"This is too sudden!"
Su Ren smiled: "It has not been easy for us over the years. We came to Chang'an thanks to the help of Cui Chengru and the others. Since we have spent money, we must have something in return. Although you did not contribute money, you have contributed, so it can be regarded as welfare.
! In addition, if you take one of those shops that you like, even if you rent them out, you will still have to earn thousands of dollars every year. It is not easy for Madam-in-law to follow you, and you can't go on like this anymore. Madam-in-law was a famous talented woman in Sichuan back then. Since then,
If I follow you, I will either work as a coworker or make daily necessities. We are men who must love their own women."
Sima Xiangru's face was a little red. Su Ren stretched out and said, "I'm tired after running around for a while. I'll leave it to Brother Sima. I have to go back and rest!"
When leaving the headquarters, Sima Xiangru was still standing in a daze. The words just now came from a person who was more than 20 years younger than him, which made Sima Xiangru a little dazed. If it were not for the relationship between master and servant, Su Ren would have
Sima Xiangru is more than adequate as a son. It would be nice to teach him a lesson in return and make himself speechless.
Su Ren ran out of the construction site as if he was running away. When he mounted his horse, he even looked back to prevent Sima Xiangru from chasing him and causing trouble. After all, he was only an eighteen-year-old boy, and Sima Xiangru was almost forty.
Those words just now were like the elders lecturing the younger ones. Su Ren pretended to be pretentious, and after reviewing the leader's words in front of the great writer Sima Xiangru, he felt very happy.
The white horse knew that its master was eager to return, so it moved very quickly, and the clattering sound was very nice when it stepped on the bluestone road. Just as he turned into Dongxin Street, Huang Shisan suddenly stopped in front of Su Ren, and drew out his sword with a cry. The guards behind him
They swarmed up and surrounded Su Ren in the middle.
"What's wrong? What happened?" Su Ren didn't know what was going on and looked around with his eyes wide open.
"There's someone!" Huang Shisan pointed forward. In the snow not far away, a man's back was straight, kneeling in the middle of the street. He knelt for a long time, and the snow under his knees melted.
Su Ren glanced twice: "Who is it?"
Huang Shisan lay next to Su Ren's ear and said, "It looks like Boss Xun."
Su Ren frowned: "What is he doing here? Didn't he ask you to make arrangements?"
Huang Shisan blushed and didn't say anything for a long time. Ah Xun on the opposite side made a move and bowed to Su Ren's cavalry to the end, almost lying on the road.
Although Dongxin Street is a small street, it is full of wealthy businessmen and businessmen who are celebrating the New Year. Whether they go out or go home, they always walk here. There are also many servants and servants following behind. Su Ren's horse team
Who didn't know each other? Some people who happened to be passing by looked at Su Ren and A Xun who was kneeling in front of Su Ren's horse strangely.
"What is he doing? To threaten me by pointing out his relationship with me?"
Huang Shisan still didn't dare to answer, but stared at Ah Xun fiercely with his eyes.
Su Ren thought for a while: "Send someone to take him back and ask him to come at night!"
"No!" Huang Shisan quickly agreed, got off his horse and walked towards Ah Xun. (To be continued)