The fourth old lady is only in her fifties this year. She is in good spirits and is very enthusiastic about Mr. Zhu.

Mrs. Zhu exchanged greetings with her, gave her some gifts, and said, "I'll bring Sister Xie to see the house."

The fourth old lady said to Mrs. Zhao Shi: "Ms. He, take them there and give the key to Mrs. Xu by the way."

She nodded to Ms.

Just don’t eat enough.”

Mrs. Xie quickly thanked her, exchanged some pleasantries, and then left with Mrs. Zhu.

The house for rent was right next door. He opened the door and said with a smile: "This is the same layout as our family. They were built together, and the old and new are the same."

Everyone went in and took a look, and it turned out that it was the same as He's place. It was also very clean. It was obvious that they came here often to clean up.

What Mr. Xie is most satisfied with is that there is a well in the yard and a vegetable patch in the backyard. But the house is a bit too large, with a total of about ten rooms in the front and back yards.

More houses means higher rents.

"Mrs. Zhao Shi, how much do you plan to charge per month for this yard?" she asked.

Mrs. Zhao Shi glanced at Mr. Zhu, smiled at Mr. Xie and said, "One tael of silver."

"Why is it so cheap? It's a small house in our county. Once you enter the yard and there are few houses, you can rent it for 20 taels." Ms. Xie wanted to know how much rent Zhu paid for her home.

Because Beining County is close to the capital. Going north from the capital, you have to pass through Beining, and the dignitaries of the capital all set up their houses there, and business is easy to do. Therefore, the houses in Beining are more expensive than other places, and the rents are also higher.

This is true in Beining, let alone the capital city.

Mrs. Zhao Shi smiled and said: "There is a reason for this. As you can see, we live together as a clan. I don't want to rent to ordinary people because I don't know the details and I'm afraid it will bring trouble to the clan. For this reason, this

The house is not very easy to rent, so the rent charged is not expensive."

Mrs. Xie shook her head and said to Mrs. Zhu: "Madam, if you advance the rent for me, I won't rent this house. You found a house for me, let Chongwen enter your family school, and today you gave them such a generous gift. It's already

It's a huge kindness. If you continue to pay our rent every month, this gift is too generous and I really can't afford it."

Mrs. Zhu shook her head helplessly: "You are so ignorant!"

She turned to Mrs. Zhao Shi and said, "In that case, just charge them the rent according to the truth."

Mrs. Zhao Shi then said: "A house with a large area like ours in Beijing usually costs between eight and sixteen taels. It is true that my house is not easy to rent, so I will only charge you eight taels."

Xie felt relieved.

It's okay to pay eight taels. Now the business here is doing well and the rent can be earned back in one day.

Zhao Ruxi glanced at her mother.

This house didn't look like it could be rented for eight taels of silver. I guess my mother still put money into it.

At this time, Zhu Yuanxun arrived with his father and son from the Xu family.

After looking at the house, Xu Yongyi was very satisfied. When he heard that the rent was eight taels of silver a month, he glanced at Zhao Ruxi and said nothing, thinking that even if he signed a lease with Mrs. Zhao Shi's husband, Zhao Yuanxun became the middleman.

After everything was done and it was getting late, Xu Yongyi and his family said goodbye and left.

Originally, Suiping's residence wanted to send a carriage, but Xu Yongyi refused and hired a mule cart to return to Beining.

After getting in the car, he said to Mr. Xie: "Sister Xi advised us to buy a house. When I came to the capital in the past two days, I asked the house owner about the price of renting a house. Like the house owned by Mr. Zhao Shi just now,

Such a large area like this will cost you at least twelve taels of silver. If you find a suitable one, someone can rent it for sixteen or twenty taels."

Mr. Xie was surprised: "So expensive?"

"No." Xu Yongyi said, "There are many people who have passed the Jinshi exam and stayed in the capital to work as officials, who come to the capital to do business, who come to the capital to take the exam and rent a place for a year or two to wait for the exam, or who go to the Imperial College to study... there are many

Foreigners want to rent a house. There are only so many houses in the capital, and they are all limited. The supply exceeds the demand, so isn’t it expensive?"

"Think about it, because our Beining is close to the capital and it is convenient to come and go, how much higher is the rent than in other places? Otherwise, our small yard can be rented at a high price of 20 taels?"

Think about it, the last tenant who rented his house in the county town was a businessman who transported goods to the capital for business. He lived there for several months and sold all the goods before leaving. The next one was a scholar rushing to take exams.

After living there for a year with three servants, Mr. Xie understood.

"Then we will make a lot of money, isn't it? His house is big, clean, and the buildings are new. If it weren't for being in the clan, we really wouldn't be able to rent it for eight taels of silver." Mrs. Xie said happily.

Seeing his wife's happy expression that the savings were equivalent to making money, Xu Yongyi couldn't bear to tell the truth. But in the end he said: "This house is definitely more than eight taels, and the Suiping Mansion must have paid for the extra part for us.

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A basin of cold water was poured on Mr. Xie's head.

"This...then what should we do?"

"When we move in, we can slowly talk to Mr. Zhao Shi and Mrs. Zhao Shi. I think they are honest people and should be able to understand our thoughts."

Ms. Xie nodded and sighed: "But if they say this house is worth sixteen taels or twenty taels, do we still have to rent it?"

"Sister Xi wants to rent this house for us, do you know why? She wants to protect us from being bullied. If we rent a house outside, and someone comes and asks us for protection money every month, how much money do you have to give?

Someone comes to our door and wants to buy our recipe for two hundred taels of silver. How will you treat it?"

Xu Yongyi patted the back of his wife's hand: "Don't think about the old man who used to go through ups and downs and couldn't save much money all year round. I only need to spend two days or even one day's income to rent such a house.

But we can make more money by staying here. If you think about it this way, you will feel much better. Our family is different, so don’t keep thinking about the past."

"Mom, dad is right. And I can make money too. When I have the money to buy the book, I will also pay part of the rent, so that you won't feel so distressed."

These words made Mrs. Xie burst into laughter, nodded Xu Xue's head and said: "Isn't your money still my money? I will feel bad if you die."

Xu Xue pouted.

"Okay, okay, I understand. I won't worry about it anymore. You all have great potential. From now on, I just want to be an old lady and enjoy my happiness." Ms. Xie said with a smile.
Chapter completed!