The prince is five and a half years old, and he is reclaiming land and becoming a group favorite.

Chapter 8 Renting a House

Early the next morning, Xie Changshi arranged for two people who were good at inquiring to inquire about the information as requested by Yu Zhi.

Not long after he left, Qi Wenhan, the prefect of Changzhou, came to visit again.

Yesterday, Qi Wenhan got the news as soon as His Highness Wen Wang left the inn. He knew that His Highness Wen Wang was in good health, so he came over hurriedly early this morning.

After waiting for a long time on the first floor of the inn, I got King Wen's permission. I followed the guards upstairs and stood outside Gu Yuzhi's room to say hello: "Wei minister, Qi Wenhan, the prefect of Changzhou, is here to see His Highness King Wen."

Gu Yuzhi was fully dressed now, sitting on a big chair and trying to straighten his back. He waited for Qi Wenhan to finish his words before saying: "Prefect Qi, please come in."

Qi Wenhan entered the door, saluted Gu Yuzhi again, and then stood aside with his head lowered: "I heard that His Highness was ill in the past two days, and I just came to visit today. Please forgive me."

"Prefect Qi, please take a seat." Thinking of the fact that they were renting a house, Gu Yuzhi said with a smile, "Prefect Qi is just in time, we have something to trouble you."

Even if Qi Wenhan doesn't come today, Xie Changshi will arrange for someone to invite him.

After all, the problem of lack of money cannot be solved in a short while, but the matter of renting a house is very urgent.

However, after only two days in the inn, Gu Yuzhi felt deeply uncomfortable and wished he could find a suitable house and move out now.

As soon as he heard what the king said, Qi Wenhan couldn't help but stood up again: "Your Highness, please tell me, as long as a humble minister can do it, he will do his best."

Gu Yuzhi pointed at the inn with his little finger: "Now we hear that everyone in the palace is living in the inn, which is very inconvenient. Prefect Qi should know Ya Xing, and we want to rent a house."

Qi Wenhan frowned slightly, secretly wondering what King Wen meant.

Is this house a temporary residence, or will it be renovated into a prince's residence?Do you have to pay for it yourself, or let them send it to you?
Seeing Qi Wenhan's expression of embarrassment, Xie Changshi understood and smiled slightly: "The house your Highness is looking for does not need to be too big. You can stay there temporarily for a year or two. It depends on the completion of the Prince's Mansion. We are not familiar with the place where we live, and we are afraid of encountering The dentistry is unreliable, so I asked Magistrate Qi."

Qi Wenhan instantly understood the meaning of Xie Changshi's words. His Highness King Wen had no intention of asking them to pay for it, nor did he plan to build a prince's palace in Changzhou.

He was relieved in his heart, but also a little embarrassed.

Wen Wang His Highness is only five years old, but he actually looks at His Highness like an adult.

Qi Wenhan stooped even more: "Your Highness is looking for a house, so there is no need to look for a dental clinic. Weichen happens to have a suitable house. It is on Changzhou East Street. It is a courtyard with three entrances. The previous owner is from Ming County, Changzhou. Yuan Wai moved his family to the capital because his son had obtained the imperial examination. The house was guarded by an old servant. A few years ago, Yuan Wai and his family were determined not to come back, so they entrusted a dental shop to sell it. However, because of the high price, it has never been sold. It can be sold.”

"A courtyard with three entrances?" Gu Yuzhi had never left the palace, so naturally he didn't know how big the three entrances were. "There are so many of us, is it enough to live in?"

"It should be enough." Qi Wenhan said with a smile, "Mobei is a vast area and sparsely populated. The area of ​​the third-level courtyard should be about the same size as the fourth-level courtyard in the capital, but the price is much cheaper than the fourth-level courtyard in the capital."

Gu Yuzhi turned to look at Xie Changshi and heard Xie Changshi say: "Since the Yuanwai is for sale, will you be willing to rent it?"

Oh yes.

Gu Yuzhi nodded his head. They were not buying a house, so the foreigner might not agree.

"Of course I would agree. The house is empty, and daily repairs are a big expense. If you rent it out, Yuan Wai's family can also make multiple incomes. Yuan Wai's relatives have said before that Yuan Wai complained that the cost of spending in the capital was too high. , If not, they wouldn’t want to sell the house.”

Xie Changshi nodded.What Qi Wenhan said is correct. Generally speaking, officials in the capital can only buy a courtyard of one house in the capital, and those with even worse conditions rent a house.

It sounds nice to say it, but survival is also difficult.

Xie Changshi added: "Your Highness is new to Changzhou Mansion and is not familiar with Changzhou. You said that your house is on East Street. Is East Street safe?"

"It's safe." Qi Wenhan understood that Xie Changshi was moved, and said in more detail, "East Street is the center of Changzhou, not far from the government office, and most of the people living nearby are officials from Changzhou."

The implication is that there is no safer place in Changzhou than East Street.

Xie Changshi nodded slightly to Gu Yuzhi.

Gu Yuzhi jumped off the chair: "In that case, then Magistrate Qi will lead the way. Let's go see the house first."

Xie Changshi had told him before that no matter how fancy the dentistry people said, they must go and see for themselves.

He raised his eyes and glanced at Qi Wenhan. Magistrate Qi probably wouldn't recommend someone too poorly, right?
After leaving the inn, Qi Wenhan's guards quickly brought the carriage over. Qi Wenhan opened the carriage door. Xie Changshi took advantage of the situation and picked up Gu Yuzhi, and then the two of them got into the carriage.

Qi Wenhan whispered: "Go to Mr. Chen's house on East Street."

The distance between East Street and the inn was not far. It took almost a cup of tea before Gu Yuzhi noticed that the speed had slowed down. As the coachman let out a long sigh, the carriage finally stabilized.

Qi Wenhan pushed open the carriage door, and Gu Yuzhi looked out and saw a vermilion door with two house lions standing next to it, which was somewhat similar to the door in the painting he was looking at.

Xie Changshi hugged Gu Yuzhi and got off the carriage. Qi Wenhan had already stepped forward and knocked on the door knocker. After a while, an old voice came out: "Who is it?"

"Qi Wenhan, the prefect of Changzhou."

The old servant paused for a moment, then quickened his pace and opened the door, bending down and saying, "Hello, Magistrate Qi. I didn't know that Magistrate Qi came here, and I will offend you."

Qi Wenhan raised his hand: "There is a distinguished guest who wants to rent a house for two years, so I recommended this house. Come and take a look now."

The old servant reacted a little slowly, and it took him a while to fully open the door. He bent down to invite people in, with a flattering smile on his face: "Look around as you like. Before the master left, he had been living in this house. It’s all ready, even though I went to the capital, people come to check and repair it regularly.”

Gu Yuzhi followed the servant's words and entered the gate. He saw landscapes carved on the screen wall in front of him. He walked around the screen wall from the verandah to the left and entered the main courtyard through the hanging flower gate.

There are ten wing rooms on the left and right sides of the main courtyard, three wing rooms on the left and right sides of the main courtyard, and a row of back rooms in the backyard. Gu Yuzhi counted them on his fingers as he walked.

After visiting all the rooms, Gu Yuzhi pulled Xie Changshi aside and whispered: "Xie Changshi, is this house enough to live in?"

Xie Changshi understood Gu Yuzhi's inner thoughts at a glance. He thought about it for a moment, nodded and said: "It's enough to live in. I have carefully observed it. This house is well maintained. If Your Highness rents this house, there is no need to buy anything extra." what."

Gu Yuzhi's eyes lit up and he instantly understood what Xie Changshi meant, that is, there was no need to spend more money.

(End of this chapter)