Gan Lei thought for a while and then said: "My brother will give you another suggestion about this matter. You try not to come forward and operate behind the scenes. You ask Sun Xiaozhen to sign up for martial arts training at the martial arts school, let him sneak in, and wait until he finds the residence of Mao.
, it’s not too late for us to start again.”
Guo Song said quickly: "Brother, you must not get involved in this matter. Just give me some advice. Sun Xiaozhen and I will do the work, otherwise I would rather not tell you."
Gan Lei knew the situation at home. He smiled bitterly and said, "Okay! Brother, I will listen to you."
"Now let's go to Xuanyangfang to see the house first, and then I'll go to Pingkangfang to find Sun Xiaozhen. There happen to be two horses in the Taoist temple, and each of us will ride one."
Guo Song packed his luggage and took Gan Lei to Xuanyangfang.
Guo Song had received the deed of the transferred house yesterday. His name was written on the deed, but he hadn't had time to look at it yet. Today he happened to take Gan Lei to take a look.
"How much can senior brother earn from opening a bakery in a month?" Guo Song asked with a smile on the way to Xuanyangfang.
"Hey! Brother, I work so hard that I can only earn four guans a month. In order to save more money, our family lives very frugally. Every meal is vegetarian. It's not as good as when I live in Kongtong Mountain and can occasionally earn money.
Da Da Ya Festival.”
"Just close the pastry shop! When you came to Chang'an, didn't I give you jewelry? If you sell the jewelry, you will have capital."
"To tell you the truth, your sister-in-law and I have closed the bakery. I sold two pairs of gold bracelets and got a hundred taels of silver. After paying off various debts, I still have seventy taels left. The shop can be sold to others for three taels.
Ten taels, and then we will use these hundred taels of silver to start a small business in Chang'an, otherwise how can I have time to go hunting with you?"
"One hundred taels of silver is not enough. You sell the pair of sapphire earrings and come to Chang'an to sell them. The one is more valuable. Then you go to a store in Dongshi, which happens to be close to Xuanyangfang."
Gan Lei smiled bitterly and said, "Without three thousand guan of money, it is impossible to buy a store in Dongshi."
"Then sell all the jewelry and let's kill a few more tigers to make up for it."
"Let's talk about it! Don't worry about this matter. You focus on chasing the fourth child. This is the key point. Our matter is not urgent at all."
Guo Song thought about it and was right. The top priority was to find out the whereabouts of the fourth senior brother. Whether he was dead or alive, there must be an explanation.
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The reason why Xuanyangfang’s housing prices are expensive is that it belongs to the core commercial area and is close to the East Market. There are various inns, restaurants, brothels, gambling halls, music studios, dance studios, etc. in the square, which are very densely packed. Every inch of land is very valuable.
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Although Xuanyangfang is prosperous in commerce, it is also home to many wealthy official residences. The house of the famous Mrs. Guo Guo in history is located in Xuanyangfang.
The same goes for Pingkangfang opposite. Pingkangfang is the most famous romantic place in the Tang Dynasty, where orioles sing and dance, day and night.
The commercial shops of Datang are mainly concentrated in the East Market and the West Market. Of course, there are also small grocery stores in each neighborhood. You don’t have to go to the East Market and the West Market to buy some oil, salt, soy, vinegar, needles, thread, brains, etc.
The East Market is equivalent to a high-end department store, with various imported goods from the Western Regions and overseas, various silks and satins, various high-quality furs, jewelry and jade, etc. The quality of the goods is relatively high, and the consumption is also high.
The West Market is equivalent to a supermarket and hypermarket, which is very close to the local atmosphere. It sells firewood, rice, oil, salt, various meat and non-staple foods, cloth, tea and bricks, both retail and wholesale.
Guo Song's new house is located in the northeast of Xuanyangfang, not far from there is a side door leading directly to Dongshi.
Following the grassland drawn by his senior brother, Guo Song quickly found the house.
The first impression of the house is very good. The fence is very high, with white walls and black tiles. There is a row of trees outside. The courtyard gate is a black painted gate with black tiles on it. There is also a drum stone on each side, and there are
A clump of various bamboos is the courtyard gate of an ordinary house. It has a threshold but no steps. It is not the kind of high-end house.
Guo Song patted the door knocker. After a while, an old man opened the door. He looked at Guo Song and asked, "What's your surname, sir?"
"My surname is Guo, and I am the new landlord here."
"I know. My boss has already told me that Mr. Guo will come to take over the house in the next two days. He asked me to wait here. Come in quickly and give me the horses!"
The two of them entered the door. The old man led the horses in and said with a smile: "There is a livestock shed next to it. It has been empty. It is just right for tying the horses. Please wait for me for a moment."
The old man led the horse to the livestock shed. Gan Lei looked at it and praised it: "It's really good. There is a screen wall and there are many trees and flowers."
"Then you guys move here!"
"Don't talk nonsense, we can rent a house ourselves."
Guo Song's face darkened, "Senior brother, do you think I'm joking? I have no intention of living in this house at all. I live happily with senior brother. In the morning, I have to teach those little rabbits to practice martial arts, and Mengzi lives there.
It’s inconvenient here, it’s too dangerous around here.”
"this--"
Gan Lei looked embarrassed, "How about I go back and discuss it with my wife! I haven't told her about this yet."
"It's settled. If you don't want to live in the house, it will remain empty here. Otherwise, sell it. I won't live here anyway."
"Okay! I promise you first, I will try my best to convince your sister-in-law when I go back. I can only say that I will try my best. You know her temper."
"How about I rent it to you for five hundred cents a month, and my sister-in-law will feel at ease."
Gan Lei's eyes lit up, "That's okay, I think she will agree."
Guo Song smiled and patted his belly, "Then the rent will be returned to senior brother, and senior brother will have private money."
The two brothers laughed together.
At this time, the old man came back and said with a smile: "I will show you the house, and then give the key to Master Guo. I will leave, but I have to see the house deed first. Master, I am so sorry!"
"It's okay! It should be."
Guo Song took out the house deed from his arms and handed it to him, and asked with a smile: "My father-in-law's boss is Uncle An, right?"
"Exactly, my boss also said that the young master saved his life in Yinshan."
"I just happened to meet him. Saving him is also saving myself."
The old man returned the land deed to Guo Song, "Let's go! I'll show you the house."
The two followed the old man into the house.
"This was originally an official residence. It was renovated last year. Just like an ordinary house, it is divided into three entrances. The front is the kitchen, the stable, the warehouse and the servants' room. This used to be the atrium."
They walked in through a moon gate, and a courtyard appeared in front of them. In the middle of the courtyard was an old apricot tree, which was five or six feet tall and grew lushly green.
The front of the courtyard is the main hall for receiving guests, and there are two side rooms on each side, which are usually the living room, dining room and master's study room.
The old man pointed to the side and said: "There is a small private courtyard to the east. There are three rooms, which are guest rooms. We will look at it when we come back. Now let's go to the back house."
The back house occupies an area of about one acre, with two yards and a dozen rooms. There is also a small garden next to it, which is full of various flowers and a shelf of grapes. However, there is no fish pond or rockery. After all, there are only three
mu.
"How's it going? Master, are you satisfied?"
"I'm so satisfied. Why do you still have furniture?"
The old man chuckled and said, "Furniture has always been there. This was originally an official residence. Before the emperor rewarded Young Master Jinyang, it was used as a residence for sixth-rank officials, so the imperial court is equipped with furniture, but the wood is relatively ordinary and a little bit old.
You need to paint it yourself."
"Then the court will still transport the furniture back?"
"No! No! The furniture has long belonged to Young Master Jinyang and has nothing to do with the imperial court."
Guo Song heard that he called him Young Master Jinyang. It seemed that Li Jinyang was not a pseudonym, so he cautiously asked, "I wonder which prince this Young Master Jinyang is?"
"I know this!"
Gan Lei beside him said with a smile: "Actually, everyone in Chang'an knows that Young Master Jinyang is Prince Zhao Li Si. He is the third prince of the current emperor. He once named him King of Jinyang, so everyone calls him Young Master Jinyang."
Go! Li Jinyang actually summoned the king Li Si. Guo Song was shocked. The dignified prince actually ran away to the grassland. He thought he was a concubine from the royal family.
Guo Song really regretted that his white wolf skin was sold too cheaply.
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After visiting the house, Gan Lei returned to the Taoist temple, and Guo Song came to Pingkangfang.
Pingkangfang is indeed the most popular place of romance in the Tang Dynasty. There are hundreds of brothels and brothels, as well as teaching studios, music studios, singing and dancing studios, and countless taverns and restaurants. The entire square is almost commercial.
ization, there are not many residential houses.
According to Sun Xiaozhen's description, Guo Song quickly found Sun's Restaurant. He couldn't help but smile bitterly. Sun Xiaozhen said that his restaurant was small and shabby, but the fact was exactly the opposite. Sun's Restaurant occupies a vast area, with a three-story building, and is impressive.
Extraordinary, decorated with colorful flowers, it can be ranked at least among the top five in Pingkangfang.
Sun Xiaozhen is completely a child of a rich family. He has probably caused trouble since he was a child and has become a famous gangster. However, it is rare for him to have deep love and righteousness for his master.
It was still early before noon, and the restaurant was very deserted. When Guo Song came to the restaurant, a bartender came to greet him and said apologetically: "I'm sorry, sir, it's not dinner time yet, the restaurant hasn't started cooking yet, sir, I'm tired from walking."
If so, please go in and have a bowl of herbal tea and rest for a while."
The Sun family is very good at doing business. They tell you that it is not lunch yet and cannot open the business, but invite you in to have a rest and drink tea. This will neither affect the business nor drive away the guests.
Guo Song nodded, "I'm looking for Sun Xiaozhen, you should know him!"
"It turned out that I was looking for that Hunshi..."
The bartender almost said something smoothly, but quickly held back and changed his words: "He seems to have gone out."
As soon as the bartender finished speaking, Sun Xiaozhen's voice came from behind Guo Song, "Little uncle, I'm looking for you everywhere."