Red Mansion Taoist

Chapter 55 Moving
  The day for Jia Qiang to move has arrived. Since he is the only master in the family and the rest are servants, and there is no need to move furniture or anything, this makes moving very easy.

It's not like you don't have to go into the courtyard the second time. You just need to take away the books in the study, and you don't need to think about the rest.

Lao Shun Tou was still very stable in his work. Within a month, he found enough servants in Zhuangzi in the capital, and all of them signed new contracts.

When Jia Qiang arrived at the gate of the house in Jinyu Hutong, there were more than twenty servants standing around, with Lao Shun in front.

"Master, you are here!" Lao Shuntou smiled and stepped forward, bringing a stool for Jia Qiang to get off the carriage.

A total of three carriages were found for this move, all of which were temporarily hired drivers.

"Why are there so many people?" Jia Qiang asked with a slight frown when she saw more than twenty servants.

In his opinion, it would just be a bigger house with a few more servants at most.

He never expected that Laoshun would find more than twenty servants at once. The residences of these servants alone would take up many rooms in the house.

"Master, you haven't come to see the house before. The twenty-three newly found ones were all found by me according to the minimum requirements!" Lao Shuntou explained with a smile.

He was not worried at all because of Jia Qiang's questioning. In fact, he was shocked when he entered the house in Jinyu Hutong for the first time. He did not expect that the house would be so big.

It is said to be a courtyard with three entrances, but there is a large garden in the courtyard with three entrances, and the extra back room at the back turns out to be four sets of small courtyards.

Jia Qiang didn't pay too much attention to this rewarded house. He left everything to Lao Shun Tou and Feicui.

Seeing Lao Shuntou's appearance at this time, I realized that this house was probably not ordinary.

"Jia Duwei's Mansion!" There is a plaque directly above the door. It is made in the standard of the third grade. It does not look like an ordinary house.

"Is this against the rules?" Jia Qiang couldn't help but ask when she saw the door shape.

The house was handed over to Lao Shuntou, so he asked Lao Shuntou if he had any questions.

At this moment, he was wondering if someone in the court wanted to frame him. Otherwise, how could he have built this obviously illegal gate.

Yes, this gate has the same style as the gate of Rongguo Mansion, with three rooms and one open door.

But the reason why Rongguo Mansion has three rooms and one open door is because the ancestor of Rongguo Mansion was a super-class prince, so he had the three-bedroom and one open door style.

Although Jia Qiang is also a knight, his title is only Captain of Light Vehicles. The third rank may seem very high, but it can only be regarded as relatively low among the titles.

In addition, his actual position is that of a fourth-grade second-class guard, which does not meet the standard of three bedrooms and one open door.

"Sir, this was built under the supervision of the Ministry of Works. It was said to be from the palace!" Lao Shuntou replied quickly.

Jia Qiang shook his head in confusion, but as long as he had the palace's endorsement, he didn't have to worry about anything.

He entered the gate, and the first thing he felt after entering was how big it was.

It was said that he had entered the courtyard for the third time. According to his eyes, the width of the courtyard was more than a hundred meters wide. The ground of the courtyard was paved with bluestone bricks, and there were several ancient trees in the courtyard.

As soon as you enter the door, you can tell that this place is extraordinary. This is not a three-entry courtyard at all. Although it is not as big as the two Rongning mansions, it is definitely beyond the scope of a three-entry courtyard.

After passing through the hanging flower door, we did not reach the backyard, but came to the garden.

This is not a small garden. It is a hundred meters wide and more than two hundred meters long. Most of the area is water. In the center of the water is an island in the middle of the lake, connected by a wooden bridge.

"Master, there is a hot spring hole under the water of this pool, which can ensure that even in winter, the garden will still be full of green!" Lao Shuntou introduced from the side.

Jia Qiang came to the edge of the pool, put her hand into the water, and found that the water did feel warm, not as cold as ordinary pool water.

It was a hot day at this time, so I couldn't feel the benefits of this pool of water. Instead, the garden lost the coolness it deserved.

But in autumn and winter, this water temperature may fill the garden with water mist, making it feel like a fairyland.

In the capital, this hot spring alone is enough to increase the value of this house many times. Jia Qiang thought of Dai Quan, the internal minister. This house was mentioned by the internal minister Dai Quan. What was Dai Quan's intention in giving away such a good house.

He shook his head and didn't think too much about it. It was just a house, so what.

After walking across the wooden bridge and stepping onto the shore, we came to the inner courtyard. This inner courtyard is very empty. Since the garden is placed separately, there is not much decoration here. Instead, it is completely paved with bluestone bricks, which is decorated in several places. Found some strange trees.

He was very satisfied with the inner courtyard. The huge open space here was enough for him to practice martial arts without having to run to the countryside.

The third entrance has four separate courtyards. This is an extremely rare design in the third entrance. It seems that the original owner here was afraid that he had many concubines, so he divided the back room into four separate courtyards.

Coupled with the east and west wing rooms, it is enough to accommodate even a large family.

After visiting around a lot, Jia Qiang came to the main room, which could finally be used to serve guests. Unlike the previous courtyard, the main room was actually a study.

"Laoshuntou, Feicui, I have something to ask you!" Jia Qiang called the two housekeepers in the main room. When they approached, he continued: "Now that we have a new house, I think there has been some chaos in Beijing recently, so I am considering hiring someone. Guards, what do you think?"

He has no experience at all. Lao Shuntou is old and has stayed in Ningguo Mansion for many years. Feicui has been trained by Jia Mu, so he may have some opinions in this regard.

"Master, this is Jinyu Alley. When you come here, you will find that refugees cannot get close to it. All the people living nearby are high-ranking officials. There is even a palace not far from here!" Lao Shun nodded and explained. Although he didn't express his opinion, his meaning could be heard in his words.

"Our foundation is too shallow. Zhuangzi on the outskirts of the capital has not yet taken over. Ordinary servants are fine, but it is difficult to recruit guards from them. Guards need to practice martial arts. If there is any problem with their loyalty, it will cause greater harm to the house! "Jade also objected.

There is really no way around this. For example, the Jia family can find the strongest of the sons of the family to serve as guards, because having sons of the same family can guarantee their loyalty.

Even if we look for guards from Zhuangzi, these Zhuangzi have been with the Jia family for many generations, and they still have no problem with loyalty.

This is the problem of a shallow foundation. When ordinary people join the army, they need to fight with their own lives to gain military exploits.

However, a well-established general or lord's family can find some loyal family sons or descendants of the same clan to serve as personal guards. When encountering danger, these personal guards will protect the master with their lives.

"I think it's easy!" Jia Qiang shook her head and said.

It was not that he refused to listen. After learning about the situation in Jinyu Alley, he gave up the idea of ​​hiring an escort.

It's a pity that his fourth-grade military attache is a second-class bodyguard. If he were a fourth-grade military attache, he could cultivate his own confidants in the army. When they get older, these confidants will become the bodyguards at home, and they are also the most reliable and reliable bodyguards.

This was the path taken by the Rongning Second House in the early days. Later, families who could go to the battlefield to serve as bodyguards had children, and they were also the descendants of these people.

Jia Qiang waved her hand and asked Lao Shuntou and Feicui to go about their business. They had just moved and had a lot of things waiting for them.

"Master, Master Li and Master Lang are here!" Qin'er came to report a little while before noon.

Jia Qiang was overjoyed to finally have two friends.

There was no one to share the joy of moving to a new house, but it was finally here.

"Lao Shun Tou, open the middle door!" Jia Qiang shouted loudly as she walked.

He doesn't have so many rules. Li Hongkang and Lang Li'an are his best friends, and they will be welcomed by the middle door when they come over for the first time.

Behind both Lang Li'an and Li Hongkang stood a boy, holding a gift box in his hand.

But when they saw Jia Qiang's new home, both of them had surprise in their eyes.

When they heard that Jia Qiang's new residence was in Jinyu Alley, the two of them considered that the new residence might be unusual, but they never expected to move to this three-bedroom mansion with a gate.

Yes, once the door of the three bedrooms is opened, it can be called a mansion. This is not something ordinary officials can live in.

Especially Li Hongkang, who knew the foundation of this house, made him even more curious.

"Jia Duwei's Mansion, it seems that Brother Qiang has hidden a lot of things from us!" Lang Li'an read the words on the door plaque and turned to Li Hongkang and said.

(End of this chapter)