Prodigal Son of the Ming Dynasty

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Liu Er was surprised.

Silently bent down and entered the low room, although it was evening, the sky was not completely dark yet.

However, the vision in the room was still blurred. Mother Liu was reluctant to light the candle and did not light the lamp.

This is a palm-sized room, which can be seen at a glance. There is no side room here. A family of three, each spread straw and bedding in the corner, and then draw it up with a curtain to separate their sleeping and sleeping places. There is a dining table in the middle. Then there is a bench.

This is Liu Er's home.

Naturally... The only extravagant place in the Liu family was a memorial tablet in a corner, which was Father Liu's coffin, and incense was burned in front of the coffin.

But today's home is a little different. At this time... an old man is sitting on the long bench.

This person is also from Shandong, and he is of the same family as Liu Ernai. When he fled famine, more than a dozen people escaped from the village.

This Mr. Liu came out with his three sons, and he also settled here, because his family is strong, and those of the Liu family, who are in Beijing, usually have any disputes, and they need to look for him.

Liu Lao coughed like a bellows, then looked up at Liu Er.

Liu's mother poured water for Mr. Liu. The Liu family's sister is a daughter, so she hides behind the curtain.

Liu Erhan smiled and said, "Third Uncle, why are you here?"

Elder Liu had a serious expression on his face, and said, "Sit down and talk seriously, how old are you?"

"Twenty to three." Liu Er answered honestly.

"Twenty-three out of ten, I haven't married a wife yet, hey...if it wasn't for that catastrophe, if your father hadn't died, now...you'd have been asked for it by now."

As soon as this was mentioned, Mother Liu wiped away her tears.

Although she has lived for more than 40 years in her life, no matter when she was a daughter or when she passed through the Liu family's door, but human life is worthless. She has experienced countless disasters, and there are many people around her. Or die of illness or starvation, even in peacetime, people who were alive and kicking yesterday may die on the mountain today because of chopping firewood.

Matters of life and death have long been used to Liu's mother.

When Liu's father died, he just borrowed a straw mat and buried it at will. She dragged the two children, fleeing from famine, and settling down. One can imagine the hardships involved.

But whenever she thinks about her dead husband, Mother Liu's eyes turn red, and from the corner of her eyes, she can't help but glance at the memorial tablet.

Mr. Liu scolded angrily, "It's really a woman's family. Life and death are a matter of fate. Why are you crying?"

His voice was very majestic, and Mother Liu hurriedly stopped her tears.

Mr. Liu knocked the stick in his hand, and then said: "Liu Er, you are the only seedling in your family, and you are still counting on you to carry on the family line. It is impossible not to take a wife and have children. But look at your current appearance, who The daughter of the family is willing to marry. Liu Er, you are a responsible person and only know how to work hard. If your mother doesn't talk about this matter, you will be very anxious."

Liu Er's heart became hot, he also wanted to find a wife.

He didn't ask for anything, just be a wife.

Mr. Liu then said again: "Do you know about the Xishan New City?"

Liu Er shook his head: "I heard many people mention Xishan New City today, but I didn't pay much attention to it."

"My brain is not clear." Mr. Liu blew his beard and stared, and said angrily: "Xishan New City is selling houses now, three taels of silver for one ten feet, I have calculated that you have fewer families, even if you marry a wife in the future, these three houses are enough. Yes, after thinking about it, ten or twenty zhang is enough to settle down. Do you know that the price is only 20% to 30% of that of the new city? You know that the building is the type of the new city, but the ones in Xishan New City are higher , the old man came today to talk about this matter. Although I am not your father, but your father has passed away, I am an old bone who will sell the old and be the master. The eldest son of my family, you know, he read Books, now as a teacher in Mengxue, you know the truth, and urge your family to buy them. The old man’s family is more affluent, with three houses and one for each of the three sons, but you...you are still an apprentice so far, and you have no father. Although I know that your mother is thrifty in running the family, and she has saved some money, but I don't know if it is enough..."

As he spoke, he took out an oilcloth bag from his pocket and opened it layer by layer. Inside were one or two yellowed banknotes, all of which were the smallest denominations. The next bunch of copper coins came, counted them clearly, and put them on the table: "This is two taels of silver and a few hundred coins, not much, I...cough cough..." He coughed for a while, and then said: "Collect it yourself." Some, hurry up, don't delay, go to Xishan New City tomorrow, start quickly. This is the kindness of the old man Zhen Guogong, my eldest son came here specially to talk about this matter, no one in this world can compare The old man Zhen Guogong misses us people even more. The price of these three taels of silver is almost the same as picking up a house on the ground. People must first settle down before they can establish a career. Once they have a career, they can start a family. There will be mistakes. You take this money, I have to take care of my three children, I can only take so much, okay, I’m leaving, remember, I’ll go tomorrow, if there’s any delay, Tomorrow I will break your leg."

After Liu Lao finished speaking, he got up and left.

But Liu Er still felt like a paste, and his brain still couldn't turn the corner. After a long time, he regained his strength, and the sister of Liu's family came out from behind the cloth curtain, and rushed forward, pulling Liu Er, and said crisply: "Brother, you are back. Look, I just learned to sew."

Mother Liu muttered to the side again: "You have to listen to your third uncle, he is well-informed and willing to help us, we must remember this kindness in the future..."

Liu Er obediently agreed, and ate hastily that day

Get something, go to sleep, and wake up at dawn the next day.

Because buying a house is a big deal, Liu's mother was worried and wanted to go with her, so Liu Er's sister had to take it with her. The family of three wanted to wait for the carriage to arrive, but who would have expected that there would be so many people going to the new city today that even a carriage would not Refusing to stop, the car is full.

Mother Liu gritted her teeth: "Let's go."

She was reluctant to pay for the car, but now her wish has come true.

Unexpectedly, many people trekked together on this road, and when they arrived at Xishan New Town, they found that it was already crowded with people.

The entire Xishan New City is already a huge construction site. Within a radius of ten miles or even dozens of miles, there are excavated foundations and ravines everywhere.

The sister of the Liu family felt fresh, and the weather was a bit cold. She was wearing a flowered cloth jacket, but it was changed from Liu's mother's clothes when she got married. . Perhaps it was because of the cold weather on his face, his complexion was a bit terribly dry, and even his lips were broken.

Fortunately, here in Xishan New City, it has long been expected that countless people will come to buy mansions.

So... I was too lazy to use the previous high-end sales routine, and directly put the venue for the sale outside.

Dozens of scribes were lined up on tables and chairs, and a large amount of materials were piled up on the table. After that... there were people from the yamen to watch over, a special accounting room set up a table, and then went to the next door to arrange a table. open.

All are waiting for the surging crowd.

But even so, it took a full half a day. Liu Er took his sister and looked after his mother, and finally it was his turn. He knew nothing about it, and the only thing he knew was the business of Duke Zhen.

If other merchants come up with this and ask him to bring money, Liu Er will never believe it, these are his wealth and life!

But after all, it was because of the Duke of Zhen, so he felt at ease. According to the rules, the clerk first took a dozen drawings of the house type: "The time is limited, and the location is exempted from selection. This is the house type. Let's take a look and see how big you plan to buy." , After reading it, pay the deposit, and the sale is half done. After that, you can take your time, pay the down payment, go to the bank to go through the formalities, and find a guarantor to come to you. There is no rush, within a month Just get it done."

Liu Er only looked at the drawings, and Liu's mother moved her head very carefully. This is a big deal, and no mistakes can be made.

The sisters of the Liu family just thought it was fun, looked left and right.

In the end, Liu Er landed on a small apartment and nodded, "This."

This is cheap, the down payment only needs seven taels.

The scribe felt weird, and looked at Liu Er curiously.

Although most of the people who come here to buy houses are not wealthy.

But because in this era, there are a lot of people in a family.

After all, there are many children, and some brothers do not separate families. A large family needs to live together. I wish this house could accommodate a large family.

However, it is relatively rare for such a three-bedroom small apartment to be willing to buy.

Of course, the customer comes first, time is limited, and there is nothing to say.

Immediately afterwards, it was to pay the money, go through the formalities, and after a few swipes, the money was gone.

Liu Er was dazed, and wanted to ask many things, but there were still people behind him, and he was pushed aside with the receipt.

Fortunately, as soon as he was done, someone came again: "Have you paid the money yet? Great, hurry up, you bought a three-bedroom house, and the model house of the three-bedroom house is over there. Let's go, I'll show you."

This link cannot be saved, after all, people have paid money.

The guy waited for several groups of people, all of whom lived in three houses, before taking them away. The so-called model houses were temporarily built and could be seen from a distance.

Liu Er and Liu's mother suddenly became excited.

When they got to the door, they hesitated to go in.

Because they poked their heads and found that it was spotless inside.

The walls were actually painted with white ash, snow white and snow white, while the ground and half of the walls were painted with green paint.

After all, it is a building, and the price is low, and it is impossible to lay expensive tiles.

Naturally, this cheap green paint became the main material.

Of course, this kind of special green paint has many advantages, such as smooth, clean and comfortable to step on.

Looking carefully, I found that the tables and chairs inside were all complete.

Mother Liu was trembling, but she still didn't dare to go in. She looked down at her dusty black cloth shoes, and said in a self-ashamed manner, "I just take a look outside, just take a look outside!"

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