The Red Mansions

Chapter 11 The House
Of course, Jia Baoyu and the others said that they came to watch the fun was just an excuse.

The real reason they came here was to ask Jia Yun to take the time to help them set up a banquet.

Ever since Jia Baoyu ate the steamed buns made by Jia Yun, he has become obsessed with his culinary skills.

Later, once Jia Yun cooked a few dishes for Jia Baoyu, which completely awakened Jia Baoyu's greed.

A few days ago, Jia Baoyu brought Jia Rong and Jia Qiang over to have a meal, and immediately surprised the well-clothed and well-fed guys, saying that their past lives were in vain.

"Brother Rong invited the host in the other courtyard today. The ingredients are all ready. Brother Yun took the time to help set up a table and give you ten taels of silver as wages. How about it?" Jia Baoyu asked expectantly.

Jia Yun hesitated, "But I still need to help here..."

"I'll go and tell my ancestors that Baojiao Erye and Rong Geer asked you to do something, and Baojiao's ancestors wouldn't say anything." Jia Qin said with a smile, of course he would not have this kind of opportunity to curry favor with Jia Rong and Jia Baoyu. let go.

Jia Yun glanced at him, stood up and said, "Forget it, I'll go and talk to my ancestors myself!"

I just rejected Jia Dailing's arrangement, and now something happened again, it would be shameful not to talk about it in person, no matter how close the big room is, it is also separated by the room, if there is anything wrong, I still have to rely on the third room and so on poor relatives.

I found Jia Dailing in the mourning hall, and told him about Jia Baoyu asking him to help with the cooking. Jia Dailing pondered for a moment, then nodded his agreement.

Finally, he looked at Jia Yun and said earnestly, "Yun'er, I just heard from your mother that you want to take the imperial examination."

"If you really have this idea, it is very necessary to build a good relationship with Dafang. After all, Dafang is the Duke's Mansion and has a solid background. If you are really famous in the future, you can borrow from them."

Jia Yun nodded and said, "Thank you for your pointers, the younger generation understands."

Just as he was about to leave, Jia Dailing pulled him again and said, "Don't be in a hurry, let me tell you something. Just now I discussed with some of your clan uncles. After Lao Geng's funeral is over, his The three rooms will be lent to you first."

"Don't refuse, your house only has two rooms, and you are so big, it's really inconvenient to live in the stove house. In the future, you have to study again, and three friends and four friends come to your door. Why don't you have a place to receive them? Can it work?"

"Brother Yun, you also know that our third house is notoriously poor, and there are very few places that can help you. It is a kind gesture from our family to lend you these three houses."

"To be honest, you are really promising in the future. If you can honor your ancestors, we clansmen will also be honored."

Jia Yun sighed, nodded and said, "Old Ancestor, you've already said that, if the junior refuses again, he will not know what is good or bad. This junior will always remember this kindness in his heart, and he will repay the clansman when he is promising in the future."

Don't think that he has earned three rooms now, but in the long run, he will pay more in the future.

In the future, when I really pass the exam, if someone in the clan wants to put it under my name, will I accept it or not?
If there is anything the tribe needs to come forward, do you want to help?
Wait, there are many things waiting!
If you don't accept it, if you don't help, you are ungrateful, not to mention that there are clan regulations, and many things can't be controlled by him.

Fortunately, Sanfang is very poor, and most poor people dare not cause trouble, but it is much more reassuring than Dafang's family.

Having said that, this life is all about personal feelings and sophistication, if you really want to be a loner, then it would be boring!

Back in the courtyard, Jia Yun said to Jia Rong, "It's already been made sense, I'll go find you after lunch."

"Let me arrange someone to pick you up. I'm in another courtyard to invite the host today. I'm not at the house. No one will guide you. I guess it will be difficult for you to find the place." Jia Rong smiled.

Then, he took out a silver ingot from his pocket, a total of ten taels of silver, handed it to Jia Yun, and said: "I will give you the salary first, so as not to forget it when you are eating and drinking."

Jia Yun didn't refuse either, he could earn such honest money with peace of mind, even Bu's side was easy to deal with.

Speaking of which, in the past ten days or so, he has earned a lot of money from Jia Baoyu, which is not less than the money he earned from selling buns. Because the family did not have a scale, he has never weighed it, so he can't tell the specific amount.

After the matter was settled, Jia Baoyu and the others sat down for a while, then they all took their leave and left.

After they left, Jia Qin said enviously: "Brother Yun, you are really promising. You can earn ten taels of silver for cooking a meal for Brother Rong. It's amazing, it's amazing!"

"Hehe, this kind of good thing doesn't happen every day? It's not as good as Aunt Zhou's trip to Rongguo Mansion to play the autumn wind!" Jia Yun glanced at him, seeing that he was only envious, not jealous, so she teased .

Jia Qin shook her head again and again and said, "Don't talk nonsense, my mother doesn't get rewards every day when she goes to Rongguo Mansion to play the autumn wind. She only gets some rewards during the festivals. In fact, there is not much money throughout the year."

Jia Yun didn't believe it, she lowered her head and said in a low voice, "I've already bought a new house and still don't have any money, brother Qin, you are dishonest."

"Hehe, I'm not talking nonsense. Our family really doesn't have much money. My mother borrowed half of the money for buying a new house this time from my uncle, and I have to pay it back." Jia Qin explained.

Jia Yun smiled and asked curiously, "By the way, how much money did you pay for that house? Of course, if it's inconvenient to tell, just pretend I didn't ask."

Jia Qin twitched the corner of her mouth, and said in a low voice: "Just tell you, don't talk nonsense, I heard from my mother that the main room is 40 taels, the side rooms are 30 taels, and the side rooms are 25 taels..."

There are three main rooms, six east and west wing rooms, two side rooms, and three inverted rooms. Calculated in sevens and eights, a set of courtyard houses will cost nearly 500 taels of silver to buy.

This is still a small area, and the location is not very good. If it is a little better, it will cost 800 taels or even thousands of taels.

And this is still a quadrangle, if it is two-entry and three-entry, it will cost several thousand taels for the start, even tens of thousands of taels for those with gardens, and even tens of thousands of taels for those with cross-courtyards, which is terrifying.

You must know that in this era, 20 taels of silver is enough for an ordinary family to live comfortably for a year, and the purchasing power of silver is still very strong.

Therefore, it is quite difficult for ordinary people to buy a set of the most common courtyard house.

Jia Yun was silent in her heart, came back to her senses, and asked again: "You have moved away, what about the house here?"

"I heard from my mother that I want to rent it out. Although the money is not much, the money for vegetables should be enough." Jia Qin replied.

Jia Yun nodded, pondered for a moment, and asked, "Did you say how much it costs to rent it out for a month?"

Jia Qin thought for a while and said, "I heard from my mother that she went to inquire about the rental price in our area. A room is about [-] yuan. Why do you ask this? Do you want to rent it? If you want to rent, I can decide to give you less."

Jia Yun really wants to rent, he wants to live a quiet life.

Jia Qin's family will move out soon, and they will live in the whole yard by themselves.

If Jia Qin's family rents out the house and a new stranger comes to live in, it doesn't matter if the quality of the other party is good.

If you encounter someone with poor quality, and the other party is not a member of the tribe, and a dispute arises, it seems that there will be no benefit except to fight for breath.

Therefore, just now Jia Yun wanted to directly rent Jia Qin's house, only two rooms, it doesn't cost much a month, which saves trouble.

Jia Yun nodded and said with a smile, "You decide? If Aunt Zhou won't break your leg, I'd better talk to her directly!"

"Tch, don't look at my mother scolding me so much, believe it or not, as long as I speak up, I will guarantee you a lot less rent." Jia Qin said unconvinced.

Seeing that Jia Yun still didn't believe it, Jia Qin was a little angry, and ran away, and after a while, pulled his mother Zhou over.

Mrs. Zhou's age is about the same as Mrs. Bu's. Hearing that Jia Yun wants to rent her house, she said with a smile:
"Brother Yun, if you want to rent our house, Auntie will give you a little less, just five hundred Wen per month for two rooms."

"Brother Yun, let me tell you, as long as I open my mouth, my mother will definitely save you a lot of rent." Jia Qin said triumphantly from the side.

It's enough to lose a hundred words in one fell swoop.

Jia Yun smiled at Jia Qin, turned around to salute Mrs. Zhou, and said, "Then thank you for your care."

Although he now has dozens of taels of savings, he still needs to save. Aunt Zhou took the initiative to show her favor and also expressed her love.

(End of this chapter)