Chapter 5 Chang'an is expensive, and it is not easy to live in a big place
The two of them left the county house together and met up with his sister and other delinquents outside the door. Li Siye planned to say goodbye to Zhang Xiaojing and others, return to the place where he was performing, and collect the stone poles, stone locks and other things.
Zhang Xiaojing suddenly asked: "You haven't found a place to live yet, have you?"
Li Siye was immediately stunned. He had no idea about Li Siye's previous situation, so he could only scratch his cheek, lowered his head and asked his sister: "Mei'er, do we have a place to live in Chang'an?"
"Yes." Li Meier nodded seriously.
He immediately said to Zhang Xiaojing and the bad guys: "Yes, we rent a house. If you are free in the future, please come to Linhan..."
Only then did the second half of Li Meier's words come out: "Brother and I live under the bridge of Yong'an Canal."
Li Siye's last word was stuck in his throat, and his face, as cold as a pottery figurine, turned red with shame. He didn't expect that Li Siye, a dignified man, was so miserable before he became famous. He lived in a bridge cave with his sister? Fortunately, it was April or May.
What to do in winter?
The expression of the bad guy under Zhang Xiaojing was slightly embarrassed. He lowered his head to look at the dust on his feet. This made Li Siye feel more at ease. Zhang Xiaojing just brushed the dust from his right eye socket and said: "How can you live in a bridge cave? It's spring now."
I can still cope with it in summer, but if I have to deal with the cold in autumn and winter, I should rent a place to live."
He stretched out his hand and waved to one of the bad guys: "Zhao Lu, come here!"
Zhao Lu immediately approached him, Zhang Xiaojing put his arms around his shoulders and said, "Brother Zhao Lu is not only a bad person, but also a renter of houses. He knows everyone who has a house for rent in the entire Wannian County area.
I can be a middleman for you."
Li Siye is no stranger to this kind of business. Isn't it just a real estate agency? The kind where the middleman makes a profit from the price difference.
"Find a rental price for Siye that he can afford. Don't be too far away from Xuanyangfang."
Zhang Lu held his chin and pondered for a long time, then slapped his thigh and said: "Yes, there is one, Xinchangfang, located inside Guo Yanxing Gate in the East City. There lives in the Xinchangfang, an eighth-grade imperial doctor's office. He recently offended his superior and was demoted to
Luoyang, the eastern capital. But he was reluctant to sell the mansion here, always thinking that he would be able to come back in the future, so he asked a friend to rent out the yard. The rent was not expensive, and he only had to pay a total of 560 yuan a month.
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"Five hundred and sixty yuan! So expensive." Li Siye was shocked. Is the rent of houses in Chang'an so expensive? They already live in Xichangfang next to Dongchengguo, and they want such a high rent. The silver reward in his hand
It's only enough for one month's rent. The bad guy's monthly salary is only more than 600 yuan, leaving only a few dozen yuan after the rent. With today's prices in Chang'an City, it is only enough for him and his sister to make rice porridge to survive.
I didn't expect, I didn't expect that my soul traveled to the Tang Dynasty 1,500 years ago, and I still have to bear the pressure of life in modern society. Life is not easy no matter where I go.
Unexpectedly, Zhao Lu curled his lips and said: "This is too expensive, brother Siye, the rent in Xinchangfang is the most even price in Chang'an City. The house passed down by the imperial physician Cheng Zu is estimated to be sold for more than one million yuan."
The high price, if not for the fact that the imperial doctor missed the ancestral home and was reluctant to sell it, how could you have rented a house in this location?"
Zhao Lu is very skilled in business and explained the reasons for the high rent in just a few words.
But Li Siye didn't believe what the middleman said at all. It was just that he didn't understand the market and his eyes were like a fog.
Zhang Xiaojing narrowed his one eye with a cold face, and took the initiative to bargain for Li Siye: "Siye is now a bad person, and we are colleagues. Zhang Lu, you should be more restrained in doing business. You don't look up when you look down all day long. I don't think you need to be five."
It’s already one hundred and sixty dollars, how about five hundred dollars?”
Zhao Lu was anxious and spoke incoherently: "This can't be done, Mr. Jing, the imperial doctor will charge five hundred and fifty yuan a month for leaving the courtyard in my hands."
Zhang Xiaojing snorted and said, "That's right! If you use this as a side job, you can't make no money, but your brothers can't make too much money, five hundred and thirty dollars a month."
Zhao Lu was still hesitating. Seeing Zhang Xiaojing's face gradually darken, he looked at Li Siye again, thinking that this man looked tall and honest, but he showed his shrewdness just by keeping silent. In the future, if he wants to look up and not look down, it's better not to
It offended people.
He pretended to be magnanimous and said: "Forget it, we are all brothers. For only five hundred and thirty dollars, we can treat Zhao Lu as running errands for Brother Si Ye. I will show you the yard first, and I will definitely make you happy."
Li Siye is still thinking about the stone locks, stone poles and other fitness equipment he placed outside Jianfu Temple in Kaihuafang. Although he doesn't know whether these things are valuable, the equipment is indispensable, whether it is Li Ye, a free boxer in his previous life, or
Li Siye, an entertainer, needs them to maintain a strong body.
"Can I pick up the things outside Kaihuafang first?" Li Siye's tone was a little unconfident.
"Okay," Zhang Xiaojing agreed happily. After all, their daily task is to patrol and catch thieves. It doesn't make any difference whether they take more steps or less.
Zhao Lu couldn't understand: "Siye, you are already a bad person, why are you still thinking about your tricks?"
Li Siye chuckled and said, "After all, it's his own thing, so it's better to get it back."
A group of people passed by the Jianfu Temple in Anrenfang. There seemed to be monks chanting sutras inside the temple walls. The Sanskrit sounds were clear and the temple gate was solemn. Even the passers-by became solemn unconsciously.
The stone poles, stone locks and packages he used to set up the stall were still placed against the wall. No one seemed interested in these things. Li Siye looked around and saw that this was where he was possessed. He didn't know what was special about it. Could it be
It's because there is a temple next to it.
Jianfu Temple has some origins. It is said that it was built to pray for the deceased Emperor Gaozong Li Zhi. If this temple has spirituality, could it be said that Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty appeared?
Li Siye was silent for a moment, then lowered his head and picked up the package. There were only a few rags in the package, not even a penny. He put the stone burden on his shoulders and the stone lock in his hand, feeling that it was effortless at all, becoming love.
Muscular men who exercise have such benefits.
There was still one stone lock left, and the other two bad guys took the initiative to lift it. As soon as they got it, their faces turned red and they hunched over, walking like a duck in a swing. Li Siye took a straight step and walked calmly, feeling relaxed for a moment.
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After walking for half a mile, the two delinquents who were taking turns lifting the stone lock couldn't bear it anymore and squatted on the ground panting like dogs. Zhang Xiaojing took the initiative to walk over and lift the stone lock, as relaxed as if he was lifting a handbag, unlike
It was just an act. Li Siye had a strange look on his face and nodded secretly. It seemed that strong men were everywhere in the Tang Dynasty, and there was nothing special about him.
Zhao Lu led the way along the streets to Xinchangfang and arrived outside the courtyard of the imperial physician.
Li Siye didn't expect that the courtyard looked very big. There was a screen wall after entering the door, two courtyards in front and back, two east rooms and west rooms, separated by a courtyard wall and a moon gate, but there was only one main hall, facing north and south.
There is a wooden pillared porch in front, which is slightly biased.
There is a mulberry tree planted in the front yard, with dry yellow and sparse leaves. The leaves on the ground have been swept and piled together.
None of the furniture in the hall has been moved, but the silk screen on the hall is somewhat damaged and the floor is paved with blue bricks.
Li Siye simply tidied up the interior of the east room. There was only a three-inch high couch with no mats or bedding on it.
Li Meier liked this room very much, and sat down generously on the wooden couch. Zhang Lu patted the wooden edge of the window and said smugly: "How is this house? This is the residence of an eighth-grade official, and the Feng Shui must not be the same."
Difference."
Li Siye looked at the gray tile rafters and the peeling green paint on the brackets. He nodded in ecstasy and said, "We brothers and sisters are just renting here. Feng shui doesn't matter, but this house is quite nice."
"However," he changed the topic and said, "This house is too big, with front and back yards, so two people can't live in it. We only need an east room. Can I just rent one room and count me as one?"
With the money, you can rent other houses to others."
"What are you talking about!" Zhao Lu immediately became unhappy: "This house is integrated into one. If you want to rent it, of course you have to rent the entire yard. Who can rent out just one room?"
Zhang Xiaojing did not speak for Li Siye this time. He just stood in front of the courtyard with his hands behind his back, looking up at the light shining through the sparse branches. He squinted his one eye and nodded and said: "This courtyard is really good. If you have a chance,
You can consider buying it.”
Li Siye thought about it carefully and realized that it was even more uneconomical to buy this yard. The price of this yard was upwards of one million yuan, but the rent was only more than 500 yuan a month. Even if you rent it for a lifetime, it would only cost 200,000 yuan. If you want to buy it,
He would consider buying a smaller yard, which is expensive because of its exquisiteness, and if there are too many rooms, he would have to hire servants to clean them, causing unnecessary waste.