At this time, Mrs. Han hurriedly came over and said, "Mrs. Zhang proposed to go see the new house. Do you want to go together?"
Han Chonggong was also a person who liked to join in the fun. He stroked his beard and nodded, "I heard that the Garden House was where the powerful people of the Tang Dynasty lived. I have long wanted to take a look."
Zhang Leizheng was worried about how to chat with Xue Xun, and the solution came. He kept saying: "Go! Go! It happens that the carriage is very wide and can fully accommodate people. Uncle Xue Shi, let's go and have a look with us!"
Xue Xun hesitated for a moment, then nodded in agreement, "Then go and have a look!"
Everyone tidied up a little and got into the carriage. The carriage was indeed very spacious and luxurious. It was covered with velvet carpets and had three rows at the front and back. Three men sat in the front, two women and children in the middle, and the back row was still empty.
This spacious carriage made Han Chonggong a little jealous, and he couldn't help asking sourly: "Will the imperial court cause trouble if Mr. Zhang is riding in a carriage?"
The status of merchants in the Tang Dynasty was still relatively low. It can be seen from Bai Juyi's "Pipa Xing" that although merchants have been approved to ride horses, they are still not allowed to ride horse-drawn carriages, and can only ride ox-carts and donkey-carts.
Han Chonggong's concerns are reasonable, but raising it at this time is somewhat disrespectful to the master.
Xue Xun was afraid that Zhang Lei would be angry, so he quickly explained: "My father-in-law is nosy, and he has been like this since he was young."
Zhang Lei chuckled, "The old man meant well, how could I not hear it, but I was specially approved. Last time Huihe soldiers made trouble in the West City, which caused great harm to the Meishou Liquor Shop. The court later compensated me and sealed me
As a knight, I was allowed to use two carriages, and I did not violate the rules."
"That's good!"
The carriage accelerated and headed towards Qujiang Pond in the southeast direction of the city.
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At this time, Guo Song and Xue Tao were in the garden house on the south bank of Qujiang Pool. The detailed repairs of the garden house had been completed, and the decoration was mostly completed. All the furniture had been brought in, and most of the various items, such as bedding and curtains, had also been brought in. The servants
We have all the rooms, but we don’t have the master room yet. The main reason is that the quality requirements for the master room are relatively high, and Chang’an is out of stock, so we need to transfer the goods from Luoyang.
More than 20 servants came into the house. The steward's surname was Wang. He was in his early fifties. He was originally the steward of a wealthy family. However, the master's family had a prodigal son and squandered all the property. The house was sold, the slaves were sold, and the servants were also disbanded.
, Steward Wang lost his job, and he was a loyal believer in Qingxu Palace, so Li Ganfeng introduced him to his junior brother as the steward.
Butler Wang was very honest and honest. Guo Song was very satisfied with him and asked him to buy back some of the good maids and servants in the house. Butler Wang bought seventeen or eight maids and servants. Together with him and his wife, there were nearly a total of maids and servants.
Twenty people.
In addition, Butler Wang also rented five servants, a horseman, a coachman, a gardener and a carpenter, and two handymen. With the servants moving in, Guo Song's garden house became quite lively.
Butler Wang followed the master and the future hostess. He knew that the two had already set a wedding date, and the man had also given him financial gifts. In this case, according to the rules, it is not appropriate for the man and woman to meet again, but it is not absolute. Generally, wealthy families
Others will be stricter, but it doesn't matter if they are from a small family. This mainly depends on whether the parents are open-minded.
It was also because Guo Song performed well in escorting Xue Tao back to Beijing for more than a month and won the trust of Xue Tao's parents that they allowed their daughter to go out with Guo Song.
"Sir, the pavilion on this hill will take several months to be built. We can only wait until spring before starting the construction. Moreover, Craftsman Luo said that he has prepared all the materials now, and it can be completed in half a month at most.
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Guo Song said to Xue Tao apologetically: "My wife, I have wronged you!"
It was actually a little early for Guo Song to call his wife at this time, but it was not outrageous. Generally, after the man gave the financial gift, that is, after accepting the tax, the last step was to get married. At this time, the identities of both parties had basically been decided, and the marriage
This is when the widowhood in the family happens. If the man dies in an accident, the woman has to be a widower. Even if she wants to remarry, she must get the consent of the man's family, and the gift must be returned to the man.
Xue Tao held his lover's hand and said with a sweet smile: "Anyway, Guo Lang will go to Ganzhou soon. It won't take a few days to repair the building, so it doesn't matter."
Guo Song nodded, it was true, it would only take them a few days to repair the pavilion.
Guo Song smiled again and said: "Then let's go to the inner house again to see if there are any details that need to be improved."
Xue Tao smiled obediently and followed his lover to the inner house.
Butler Wang stopped knowingly. Without the owner's permission, ordinary housekeepers cannot easily enter the inner house, so many wealthy families also have housekeepers.
As soon as Butler Wang returned to the front yard, a servant ran over and said, "Boss Zhang is here and he has brought many people with him."
Zhang Lei often comes here, and all the servants know him. Of course, Butler Wang also knows him, and he hurriedly welcomes him out.
I saw Dongzhu Zhang and his wife walking into the door with their children and three other people. Butler Wang stepped forward and saluted, "See you, Dongzhu Zhang!"
"These two are your master's future father-in-law and mother-in-law, and that one is the mistress's grandfather. We should come and visit the mansion. There should be no problem!"
"Of course there is no problem, it's just that my young master and Miss Xue are both here!"
Everyone looked at each other in shock. It turned out that the young couple had come here, but it was normal to think about it. After all, it was their new future house. What woman wouldn't want to come and see it?
Zhang Lei said with a smile: "Then you hurry up and report it!"
Butler Wang quickly ran to the back house, "Master!" he ran to the door of the back house and shouted.
The couple who were making love heard the shouting, and Guo Song walked out quickly, "What's going on?"
"Dr. Zhang came with Miss Xue's parents and grandfather."
Xue Tao was also startled and said quickly: "Guo Lang, let's get out quickly."
The two of them walked quickly outside, and when they reached the atrium, they happened to meet a group of people walking in. Zhang Lei laughed and said: "We broke in without the master's permission. Junior brother won't blame us!"
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"Hey! What are you talking about?"
Guo Song shook his head and said to everyone: "It hasn't been tidied up yet. The house is in a mess. Everyone, feel free to do whatever you want, just like returning to your own home."
Xue Xun smiled and said: "My dear nephew, this house is really nice. There are also east and west courtyards. How big is the area?"
"It covers a total area of forty acres!"
Everyone exclaimed, and Xue Xun secretly smacked his lips. Looking at the front yard and atrium, which is the size of the ten-acre house, it actually occupies forty yards. How big should the back house be?
Xue Tao ran up and took his mother's hand, saying coquettishly: "Mom, what are you doing here?"
"Damn girl, are you not allowed to come? I can't even come and take a look?"
The Han family is now extremely satisfied with this son-in-law. He actually has a garden and house covering an area of 40 acres. This is the treatment of a relative of the emperor! Although those Guanlong children have prominent family backgrounds, the houses all belong to the family, so they may not have
My own garden, this son-in-law is awesome!
Guo Song pointed to the hill to the east and said with a smile: "That hill occupies a large area. I will take everyone to see it."
Everyone followed Guo Song into the back house, passed through a long corridor, and entered a round door. A hill covered with heavy snow appeared in front of them. The tall trees on the hill were tall and tall, forming a small forest. The tallest tree among them was a large tree.
There seems to be a wooden house on the pine tree.
Han Chonggong looked at it curiously for a while and asked with a smile: "Xiao Guo, why is there a wooden house on the top of the tree?"
"Reporting to my grandfather, I raised an eagle, and that cabin is actually an eagle's nest."
As soon as they finished speaking, a huge black eagle flew out of the wooden house, hovering above their heads and making a sharp cry.
Guo Song waved his hand and shouted: "This is my territory, not yours, don't make any mistake!"
The eagle immediately lost its previous momentum and returned to the wooden house dejectedly. After a while, it stretched out its head and let out a long and dissatisfied cry, "Chirp——"
Everyone couldn't help laughing, this flat-haired beast was really interesting.
There was a stone road going up the mountain, and the snow on the stone slab had been cleared away. Everyone walked up the mountain along the stone slab. Li Wenyun had just finished confinement, and the wind could not blow yet, so she waited at the foot of the mountain.
When everyone walked up to the top of the mountain, they couldn't help but exclaimed in surprise.
What they saw was a huge crystal jade surface in front of them. Qujiang Pond was frozen, and the sunlight shone on the ice, shining with a magnificent light, and it seemed like a huge gem.
"That's the Furong Garden over there!" Guo Song pointed to a garden on the side.
Standing on the hill, you can clearly see the towers, pavilions and majestic palaces of Furong Garden. Han Chonggong couldn't help but sigh softly, "What a great place!"
Mr. Han also came up with the idea that when his son-in-law and daughter go to Ganzhou, they can come and stay for a year and a half and help look after the house.
At this time, Guo Song said with a smile: "It's very windy on the top of the mountain, let's go down!"
The wind on the top of the mountain was really strong. Everyone walked down the hill and followed Guo Song towards the inner house.