Jinyi Music

Chapter 101

Jia Jincheng frowned. Such a price, even with a [-]% discount, is very expensive for him. You must know that the yard in the outer city is only two taels of silver a year, and the yard here costs six taels of silver a year. It's tripled, and it's not that I can't afford to live, but it's not enough to pay the rent with all the monthly silver, I'm afraid it will have to pay for the income from the stall.

Seeing his troubled face, Steward Gong smiled and said,

"I'm afraid Jia Wuzuo hasn't asked about his monthly salary yet?"

Jia Jincheng shook his head,
"I'm new here, don't ask too many questions!"

It was Mr. Mou who transferred him. This is to praise himself. How can he ask about the monthly salary?
Steward Gong laughed,
"The ones like Jia Wu are classified as handymen in the yamen, but they are the highest among the handymen. They can get one tael of silver a month..."

"One tael of silver... so much?"

Jia Jincheng was overjoyed, he was also a handyman in Wucheng Bingma Division, and he could receive three qian silver per month, which was a lot of money, Gong Guan said,
"This is still in accordance with the rules. If there is a case of ransacking the house and punishing the loss of property, according to the rules, half of the brothers who are on errands will be kept, and the other half will be handed over to the yamen. The adults will distribute them according to the proportion of each place. Miscellaneous Although the service office is the least, when it is sent to Jia Fuzuo, there are several taels when there are many, and there are two or three coins when there is less... Calculated in this way, the Fuzuo of Beizhen Fusi has at least [-] taels a year. Two silver coins..."

Jia Jincheng was overjoyed when he heard the words,
"Twenty taels of silver!"

"Ok!"

Steward Gong smiled and said,
"So Jia Yuzuo can live in a house with six taels of silver a year. If you want to live better for your family, you can also rent those houses with eight taels or ten taels!"

After hearing this, Jia Jincheng waved his hands again and again,
"No need, no need, my family has a small population, a small courtyard is enough!"

Immediately, everyone sat in a carriage to look at the courtyard. There were three courtyards with similar layouts but different locations. One was at the end of the alley, one had a well in the middle of the alley, and one was very close to the main street, where shopping was very convenient. Convenience, Jia Jincheng was a little hesitant, but Jia Youchuan took a fancy to the one near the main street, so that he could go out for a walk at any time, and he was making noise about the one near the main street,

"father……"

Jia Silian pulled Jia Jincheng's sleeve and whispered,

"Our family will continue to set up a stall. I see that the end of the alley is not bad..."

The house is at the end of the alley, and there are no other houses behind. Open a door on the wall, and build a shed outside, and you can sell noodles!

Jia Jincheng thought for a while,

"I don't know if the business can be done..."

Out of that alley is another big alley. There are already several restaurants and teahouses in the big alley. Their stalls are placed in the innermost part. I wonder if there is any business?
Jia Silian is full of confidence,

"Our family's noodles have been sold in the outer city for many years, relying on the good taste and sufficient quantity. The inner city is not full of rich people. If we want to move the place, the business will not be very good at the beginning, but slowly. Do it slowly, and you will always make a name for yourself..."

Jia Jincheng thought for a while and nodded,
"Okay, it's up to you!"

So the yard at the end of Xijiao Hutong was settled, and Steward Gong led Jia Jincheng in to write the lease, which was divided into two parts, and each of them kept it. Steward Gong said,
"Jia Wuzuo can pack up and move in the past few days, move here earlier, and run errands earlier!"

Jia Jincheng nodded repeatedly,
"What Manager Gong said is absolutely true!"

This Beizhen Fusi yamen is so good, after I came in, I naturally had to do my job well, show my hand in front of the Shangguan, and I can't embarrass Mr. Mou, can I?
At that moment, I thanked Steward Gong several times, took the carriage home, and started to tidy up at home. Because I was reluctant to do business outside, I could only do it for a few days, so the three sisters of the Jia family still sold noodles during the day. , Go home at night to clean up, but Xiang Shi and Jia Youchuan didn't join hands at all, and Jia Jincheng even let go of the shopkeeper.

The news that Jia's family was going to move to the inner city quickly spread, and the neighbors came to inquire about it. Xiang Shi was busy showing off to others, and Jia Jincheng also wanted to say goodbye to his colleagues here. You Chuan was also busy showing off his house in the inner city with his friends, so he didn't care about it.

The matter of moving fell on the three sisters, and because they were reluctant to part with the money, the noodle stall could be sold every day, so the three sisters could only set up the stall during the day and clean it up at night. It was really hard work, but fortunately only For a few days, I thought about moving to the house in the inner city in the future, and setting up a stall outside the house, so I don't have to carry it around, and I can sleep a little longer. Wulian and Liulian are full of energy, even if they can only sleep at night. After sleeping for two hours, I wake up every day feeling refreshed.

In this way, it finally came to September [-]th, which was the day that Jia Jincheng specially asked someone to count. At three o'clock, Jia Jincheng locked the gate of the courtyard himself, got into the carriage, and under the envious eyes of all the neighbors, In the middle of the day, he rushed to the inner city with all his belongings and a family of young and old.

Along the way, Mrs. Xiang and the children lifted the curtains of the car to look at the scenery outside the window with great interest. Although they are from the capital city, they are busy with making a living every day, but they rarely come to the inner city. Today, they sat in the carriage Looking at the streets with people coming and going, and the rows of shops on both sides, I feel that it is more lively and prosperous than the outer city. The peddlers here look much more energetic than those disheveled peddlers in the outer city.

Suddenly Xiangshi remembered something and asked,
"Father, the date for renting our yard has not yet arrived, so you want to ask the landlord to vacate the rent?"

Jia Jincheng replied calmly,
"I'll do it..."

Xiang Shi nodded,

"Let him return some money back, and we will have more money in our hands... This move will cost a lot of money!"

Jia Jincheng nodded, and took a look at Jia Silian. The father and daughter had already negotiated to leave the yard empty for a while, and then rent out the yard after finding someone reliable.

The carriage staggered to Xijiao Alley, and the family arrived at the front of the new courtyard. Xiangshi, Wulian, and Liulian had never seen the new courtyard before. After Jia Jincheng opened the courtyard door, the three rushed ahead and went in to have a look around. .

The yard is about the same size as the Jia family's yard in the outer city, but it is more clean and tidy, and the furniture in each room is complete. Wu Lian and Liu Lian ran into the wing room and saw the bed inside, they couldn't help cheering,
"Fourth sister, we have a bed to sleep in!"

After finishing speaking, he came out and dragged Jia Silian in to have a look.

"This bed is so spacious, it's enough for the three of us..."

Pointing to the cabinet in the corner,
"This cabinet is also big, it can fit all our clothes..."

Jia Silian nodded,
"I told my father earlier that we need to buy two cabinets, one for each of us..."

The two sisters were overjoyed,

"I'm going to use a new..."

"I want to use the new..."

"It's all up to you, when you go to the streets tomorrow, you can choose by yourself..."

Wulian and Liulian cheered immediately.

In the next few days, the whole family was busy tidying up the new home. Jia Silian took advantage of the opportunity to go out to buy new household items, and wandered around the Maoer Hutong. It's missing, the busiest market is two streets away from here, if there is a stall selling noodles in Xijiao Hutong, the streets around here will look a little deserted.

Jia Jincheng felt a little regretful,
"I knew I wanted the yard close to the street!"

Jia Silian replied,
"Father, don't worry, I'd rather look at Xijiao Hutong. We do food, but we are regular customers. Although there are not many people around Mao'er Hutong, the people who come and go are officials. When those officials go out, call In the back, there are many servants, guards, etc., and the officials eat three meals in the Yamen, or someone at home specially delivers them. No one cares about the three meals for these servants. Maybe they will eat noodles at our small stall in the future Already!"

These people have money in their pockets, but they also have to support their families. If they can save one, they can go to restaurants occasionally. I am afraid that their cheap and full-fledged noodle stalls are their first choice on weekdays.

"So...Father, as long as we make a name for ourselves, the business will be great in the future!"

And the attendants of these grown-ups, although they are servants themselves, are always born in the gate of a mansion, and they claim to have some status, so they must disdain to go to the small stalls in the market to eat noodles with the peddlers, and the washmen The end of the alley is quiet, as long as the taste is good and the price is cheap, it may become a gathering place for this group of people in the future, and Jia's family can focus on their business.

Jia Silian told Jia Jincheng about her thoughts, and Jia Jincheng nodded repeatedly.
"Our Silian is indeed the smartest daughter in the family!"

No wonder Mr. Mou can fall in love with Si Lian. With the brains of our family Si Lian, he will enter the Mou Mansion in the future.

"But...Father, I'm afraid we will have to spend some money to replace all the tables and chairs on the booth..."

The tables and chairs used by the Jia family are old and covered with oil stains. People in the inner city may look down on them, and the guests think they are unclean. How can they come to the door?

Jia Jincheng nodded,
"I still have some silver in my hand. I'll give you a tael tomorrow, and you can just pick it out!"

The tables and chairs used in the noodle stall don't pay attention to the style and carving work, as long as they are durable, but in order to save a few copper coins, Jia Silian and her two younger sisters went to several furniture shops, and it took a long time to choose a suitable one. Sincerely, I asked someone to take me home in a carriage, and when Xiang Shi saw this, he cursed again and again,
"You prodigal stuff, the original ones can't be used, and you have to spend money to buy new ones. When you enter the inner city, you will become a rich lady. Why can't you use the old ones? Are you still using them?" I want to buy a few girls to serve you!"

Jia Silian turned a deaf ear to Xiang's scolding, ordered people to unload the things, paid the money and sent them away, then asked the two younger sisters to clean the tables and chairs, and picked out the uneven and burrs. Trying to polish it, because the pictures are cheap, although the tables and chairs she bought are solid, they are all rough in workmanship and rough care, and they have to do it by themselves when they get home.

(End of this chapter)