When Qi Xuansu left Kunlun Cave, it was already the beginning of the lantern lighting.
He entered the Kunlun Cave from Mount Yuzhu, but when he came out, he was in the Huasheng Hall in Xuandu, Yujing.
Qi Xuansu suddenly discovered a problem. Although many people regarded him as the fourth best figure in the Taoist sect, the other three could live in Zixiao Palace. Even the poorest Zhang Yuelu had a residence in Xuandu, and he was in Xuandu.
They all have no home. At this time, they have two choices. One is to go to the mortgage room in Ziweitang, where people can also live. The other is to go back to their hometown in Haichanfang.
Qi Xuansu thought about it again and again and decided to go home and take a look.
After leaving the gate of Xuandu and coming to Shangqing Street in Yujing, Qi Xuansu felt as if he was in a dream, as if he had returned to the scene when he returned to Yujing a few years ago. That time he brought two hundred Taiping money.
He met Sun Yongfeng and sought a position as an ordinary Taoist priest in Tiangang Hall. This time, he returned from Fenglinzhou with a full load and prepared to meet the Dukes of Jinque and seek a position as the second deputy palace master.
Heaven and earth.
Qi Xuansu casually called a sheep cart. At this time, he had already bathed and changed clothes. The driver couldn't help being a little shocked when he saw Qi Xuansu's dress. After all, the deputy master of the Nine Halls only had eighty-one people, including some special supervising deputies.
There are at most about a hundred hall masters. These hundred people are considered respectable people in Yujing. They are transported by special cars. I have never heard of any deputy hall master renting a car by himself.
This must be placed in the Daxuan court. There are regulations for official travel, such as county magistrates, how many sedans to take, how many guards, how many ceremonial guards, and which level has what specifications of ceremonial guards and guards. The regulations are very strict. Only Taoist sects have equal access.
Nao, some demons are confused, and they don’t pay attention to this. Instead, there are no specific regulations. You can either clear the way like Master Qingwei patrolling Fenglinzhou, or you can go alone.
It's just that when business comes to his door, he has no reason to refuse, let alone refuse, and concentrates on driving.
Qi Xuansu was sitting alone in the car. He opened the window and looked at the night scene outside. There was a bustle of Taoist priests coming and going. Although he still had various worries, he was far away from the sufferings of the world in the usual sense. At least everyone had no worries about food and clothing.
Compared with the Imperial Capital, no matter what the actual situation is, Taoist priests, big and small, are at least equal in name, and do not need to kneel down before meeting. Including the Zhang and Li families, although they are actually from aristocratic families, they do not dare to express themselves openly.
Phrases such as "four generations and three nobles" boast about family background, but on the contrary, they are secretive and create an illusion of fairness.
It's funny to say that in some places, nobles and commoners are both human beings, with no essential difference, but they have to artificially create a distinction between superior and inferior. The difference between the two is so great that there is almost a species difference. Taoism does the opposite.
In short, immortals and mortals are two completely different existences, but Taoism insists that immortals are also human beings, and they must be equal and must not be called gods in this world.
From this point of view, no matter whether the pipeline gate is actually implemented, it still
They are just words, they are the pinnacle of the human world. It is not the fault of the Taoist sect for claiming to be civilized. It can only be blamed on other people of the same generation who are too unsophisticated and are the tallest among the poor.
When Qi Xuansu returned to Haichanfang and came to the door of his house, he was surprised to find that there was light inside.
His house will not expire until the 51st year of Jiushi. Could it have been taken away by Tianjitang? Could it be that someone took advantage of the fact that he did not come home often and took the opportunity to occupy his house?
Qi Xuansu also drank too much at the reception banquet. His mind was not clear and he did not think deeply at all. Instead, he had an unknown fire.
What is intolerable is unbearable.
When I wasn't prosperous, you dared to bully me. Now that I'm prosperous, you still dare to bully me. Didn't I get prosperous in vain?
So Qi Xuansu held down the "Pure Bodhi" on his waist, kicked open the door, and walked into the yard aggressively.
Then I saw Qiniang sitting on a lounge chair under the eaves, puffing away smoke, and Taoist Cui sitting next to her. It seemed that the two of them were chatting, talking about some topics that older women like, and they seemed to get along quite well.
As the door crashed to the ground, both of them looked at Qi Xuansu.
Qi Xuansu suddenly lost his arrogance and became extremely embarrassed. He stood there, neither advancing nor retreating.
Qiniang said displeased, "Why are you so crazy? Don't you have hands? Use your feet to open the door. You don't need to pay for your own door, right?"
Qi Xuansu coughed lightly, "Qiniang, when... did you come here? Aunt Cui is here too, I haven't seen you for a while."
"I haven't asked you yet, but you asked about me." Qiniang blew her cigarette pot, "I didn't even say anything in advance when I came back from Fenglinzhou, and she still smells of alcohol."
Qi Xuansu quietly put away the "Pure Bodhi" and said with a frown, "I came back during the day. After the handover, Master Xu greeted me. I couldn't resist the hospitality, so I drank a few more glasses."
Qiniang said, "I thought you didn't know who you are after drinking a few bowls of yellow soup."
Qi Xuansu has long been accustomed to Qiniang's blows.
Zhang Yuelu always encouraged him to prevent him from feeling inferior. Qiniang always discouraged him to prevent him from getting carried away.
One is wonderful, one is terrible.
Taoist Cui stood up and said goodbye. Without Qiniang's instructions, Qi Xuansu took the initiative to escort her to the door, and then held up the two doors.
Qi Xuansu asked casually, "Qiniang, you and Aunt Cui
Have you known each other before?"
"I don't know him. I only met him after I moved here. I'm very close to him, but he's much better than Su Zhisheng." Qiniang also answered casually.
Qi Xuansu immediately remembered Qiniang's main purpose of urging him to come back early.
New house.
Business and private matters must be separated. On business matters, he opens and closes in Fenglinzhou, turning to gods and monsters at every turn, and returns to private matters. He also has to spend his time on his house and marriage. The contrast between the two is huge, and it is a bit absurd.
Qiniang motioned Qi Xuansu to sit on the chair where Taoist Cui had been sitting just now, and went directly to the topic, "I have been walking around Taishangfang in the past few days and have taken photos of several places. I will wait for you to come back and take a look together. If you have no objections,
We will go to Tianji Hall to apply for the corresponding paperwork."
Qi Xuansu asked, "Qiniang, do you have anything you like?" .??.
Qiniang said, "I went to Tianjitang first. They had a detailed list of the twenty-four houses. I first selected a few houses in good locations, and then looked at them carefully. One of them also had a garden and a pond.
It suits me very well.”
Qiniang is just stingy, but it’s not that she has no experience in the world, and it’s not that she has no taste. If it suits her, it’s pretty good. Since it’s good, the price won’t be that cheap.
Qi Xuansu hesitated and asked, "Which real person's old house is it?"
In Qi Xuansu's opinion, it was probably the old residence of a certain Master Shenzhi. After all, all the houses in Yujing belonged to the Taoist sect. Whether they were real people or ordinary Taoist priests, they only had the right to live and use, but not ownership. It was the eight hundred thousand-year-old house.
host.
Qiniang didn't say anything, she just took out a drawing from her purse and handed it to Qi Xuansu, "See for yourself."
Qi Xuansu took it and looked at it, and was surprised.
This is almost comparable to the mansions of the rich and powerful in the Imperial City. You must know that this is Yujing, where every inch of land is precious. There are not many such big houses in the first place, and it is in Taishangfang. Even if you have money, you may not be able to buy it.
It depends on luck. After all, there are many real people who like this kind of big house.
The house that Qiniang is interested in has three entrances and four entrances. There are nine pavilions, twelve pavilions, eighty-one main rooms, thirty-six east rooms, and thirty west rooms.
Six rooms. There is a garden attached, which brings water into the house, and there is a water pavilion on the lake.
Seeing Qi Xuansu's shocked look, Qiniang snorted softly and said, "Look at how you have never seen the world. Are you still calling me a stingy mother? I said I wanted to come to you for retirement, but you still grumbled and refused to tell me.
Words. It’s true that I originally set my heart towards the bright moon, but the bright moon shines in the ditch.”
Qi Xuansu quickly defended himself, "When did I say no?"
Agreed, I just wanted to ask Qing Xiao’s opinion.”
Qiniang looked at him sideways and said, "He has no future."
Qi Xuansu said, "It's equality."
Qiniang continued to smoke and signaled Qi Xuansu to look quickly.
There is also a booklet included in the drawings, which introduces the previous owner of the house in detail. After all, many people are taboo about this. If the previous owner becomes prosperous or has good fortune, the price of the house will also rise. Later, people will know
Thinking about being imbued with immortality is the same as the emperor's hidden mansion. On the contrary, if the previous owner's end is not good, the house will be suspected of being unlucky, and the price will hardly go up. This is the same as the folk haunted houses.
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The previous owner of this house was a great master named Pingzhang.
This Great Master Pingzhang was a contemporary of the Third Division, but he retired to seclusion more than ten years ago and no longer interfered with political affairs. He ascended and passed away about six years ago.
This place is not a bad place. Later, the two Shenzhi masters took a fancy to this place and competed for this house. In the end, due to old and new grudges, the matter escalated to Jinque. In the end, no one
It could be obtained. Others were afraid of these two masters, and the price was too expensive, so no one took over it, so the house became idle.
Qi Xuansu was not afraid of what the two Shenzhi masters would think, because he was used to get married, and it also involved the Zhang family's face. After all, this house was once the residence of a Pingzhang master, so the standards were naturally not low.
There was no such thing as trespassing in the Dao Sect, but he was still a little hesitant about whether it would cause rumors that he was living in the Da Zhen's house before he became a real person.
Qiniang knew Qi Xuansu best and could see his worries at a glance, saying, "Don't they all say that you have a bright future? If a real person under thirty years old cannot be promoted to a real person in Pingzhang in this life, I'm afraid
No one believes it. Since I will be promoted to Pingzhang Daren sooner or later, then I think I have done it in one step, saving me the hassle of changing houses later."
Qi Xuansu was also relieved and asked, "How much is it?"
Qiniang said calmly, "One million, four hundred and fifty thousand peace money."
Qi Xuansu felt a little dizzy due to the surge of alcohol.
Is this the price of housing in Yujing?
You must know that in a major Jiangnan case, a second-grade Taiyi Taoist priest died, hundreds of people were implicated, and the apparent amount involved was only a few million Taiping money.
If he had no other income and only relied on regular silver, he would have to go through a catastrophe before he could afford it.
"Look at how you have never seen the world." Qiniang blew out a smoke ring, "I won't let you pay. I can still afford this small amount of peace money."