Chapter 58 Mansion
Xidan Archway is a four-column and three-bay wooden archway standing on Xidan Street.
Because there is only one archway, the place is called "Xidan Archway". In addition to the single archway, there are four archways in Kyoto.
In Jia Qiang's previous life, the old archway here had long been demolished. Although a multicolored gold-painted archway was later rebuilt, it is still quite different from the ancient archway in front of you.
The two characters "Looking at the Clouds" are written on the plaque on the archway, which is opposite to the word "Jiu Ri" on the Dongdan Archway, which means looking at the sunrise in the east and colorful clouds in the west.
The main street where this place is located is the main intersection leading to Guang'an Gate, the southwestern tunnel of the capital. Business travelers and goods coming from the southwestern provinces by land must enter Guang'an Gate in the outer city from the east via Marco Polo Bridge, and go north through Caishikou to Xuanwu Gate in the inner city.
Xidan then entered various places in the inner city.
In the peaceful and prosperous times, there were many tourists, so some shops, wine shops, and restaurants were opened in Xidan area to entertain passing tourists.
The procurement of government agencies such as Dali Temple, Taipu Temple, Taichang Temple, Ministry of Punishment, Duchayuan, and Luanyiwei near West Chang'an Street are mostly based in Xidan, making this place increasingly prosperous.
But every inch of land is equally valuable.
In Xixie Street, some distance away from the Xidan Archway, Jia Qiang and Xue Pan walked around for a long time and finally saw Feng Ziying and Jiang Yuhan.
Most of the streets in Shenjing City are south, north, east and west, and there are very few side streets.
Most of the few side streets are old rivers and streets formed according to the direction of ancient rivers.
Xixie Street is one of them.
The water of Jinshui River has been cut off for a long time, and the river has dried up and been filled up. Only a few bends in the alley can vaguely see the appearance of the original river. This is rare in Duanfang Shenjing City.
"Why are you here? After eight hundred turns, I almost got confused!"
Xue Pan complained.
Feng Ziying said with a smile: "Brother Qiang asked for a good and quiet place, and the location and price had to be considered. It was not easy to find this place. I asked many friends, but nothing was suitable. I never thought that Qi Guan would find it.
Everything is suitable here."
Jia Qiang looked at Jiang Yuhan. Although he knew that the famous actress was in deep trouble, behind him stood the Jia family's enemy, Prince Zhongshun.
However, with Jia Qiang's current weak connection with the Jia family, he does not have the noble character to worry about those who are still dreaming of life and death.
Furthermore, even if Prince Zhongshun wants to involve him in the future, it is better to know yourself and the enemy now than to be blind.
Seeing Jia Qiang looking over, Jiang Yuhan smiled lightly, full of drama, and said in a soft voice: "I also asked an old benefactor to get the house here. It was originally the house of a general who ruled the country, and I entered it three times.
There are fifty or sixty rooms in total, and there is also a garden. I think it will be enough for our clubhouse. Let’s go in and have a look together?”
When a group of people entered, they saw three tall gatehouses, but the paintwork looked a bit old, but it still couldn't conceal the aura of a wealthy family.
After entering the door, you will see a screen wall, hand-held verandah, rockery, hanging flower door, front courtyard and rear shed, kitchen and stables.
What's even more rare is that there is actually a stage in the East Road Courtyard.
Jiang Yuhan said with a smile: "The original owner here was a theater fan. He built a theater troupe at home, so he left this place here. If it's an obstruction, just tear it down."
Jia Qiang shook her head and said with a smile: "There is no need to demolish it for what purpose. There are always people who like to listen to plays, so there is no need to build it again. Qiguan, how much is this house worth according to the market price?"
Jiang Yuhan was startled when he heard this, then smiled and said: "Second Master, just use it if you want, not to mention I am also one of the owners of the guild hall."
Jia Qiang paused for a moment, then said bluntly: "Although the acquaintance is shallow, I still believe that sincerity is the most important thing in getting along, so I will say some things directly. If Qiguan, you can always be your own master,
If we take advantage of it, we will take it. We can find it to compensate you elsewhere. This is the long-term solution. I am afraid that you will inevitably encounter a time when you cannot help yourself. By then, it will be difficult for the club to advance or retreat. Therefore, if you can press
It’s best to take it over at the market price.”
Jiang Yuhan's expression suddenly changed at first, but then slowly returned to normal. She glanced at Jia Qiang with a pair of peach blossom eyes, and then looked at a jujube tree not far away absently, and said softly: "What the second master said is absolutely true."
, I am a despicable person who cannot help myself, and I am not worthy of being associated with you..."
Before Jia Qiang and the others could say anything, he waved his hand and said with a smile: "I'm just complaining a few words, just to be hypocritical, not ill-informed. Since the second master has said the honest words from the bottom of his heart, then I will sell this house to the second master."
Sir, the market price is probably more than four thousand taels of silver, so let’s call it four thousand taels.”
Jia Qiang looked at Feng Ziying and said, "Really four thousand taels? It should be more, right?"
Before Feng Ziying said anything, Jiang Yuhan said anxiously: "Second Master, don't you believe me?"
Feng Ziying also smiled and said: "This place is indeed much cheaper than other alleys. The one in the north and south is more expensive. The side streets always give people an unsquare feeling, so the officials rarely like this place and would rather spend an extra two thousand."
Let's go and find somewhere else."
But what he didn't say is that four thousand taels is not an accurate number. Four thousand nine hundred taels is more than four thousand taels, and four thousand and one taels is also more than four thousand taels.
No matter how sloping the place is, it is only a few blocks away from the Imperial City, and the surrounding area is cleverly avoided from the aristocratic atmosphere that originally gathered the palace. It is a rare place of tranquility in the midst of chaos, and the housing prices are not too cheap.
Jia Qiang didn't know what was going on, so she nodded and said, "Okay, then four thousand taels will be fine."
Jiang Yuhan burst out laughing when she heard this. He was originally a Qingyi Xiaodan, with a lot of affection between his eyebrows. This smile was like a peach blossom blooming, actually outshining most women in the world.
Feng Ziying looked admiringly, Xue Pan Zhu was revealed, but Jia Qiang shuddered and kept a distance in her heart.
As if seeing Jia Qiang's attitude, Jiang Yuhan sighed in her heart, took out a piece of paper deed from her pocket, looked at Jia Qiang and said sincerely: "If the second master still thinks highly of me and doesn't mind being friends with actors, please accept it first."
Download the deed for this house. I just took over the house yesterday, and it’s clean inside.”
When Jia Qiang heard this, she immediately felt sorry. She looked at Jiang Yuhan helplessly and said: "Qiguan, I have never despised you, let alone despised you. Who doesn't want to be born rich? Who doesn't want to be perfect? It's just that there are many things, not us.
You can make the decision yourself. But no matter what, as long as our hearts are clean and pure, we are clean. Don’t misunderstand my opinion of you. Although I am not used to being too close to men, I still regard you as...
friend."
When Jiang Yuhan heard this, she shed a few tears. Her peach blossom eyes opened and closed, and she nodded and said, "It's worth it if I can get this."
Jia Qiang said with a smile: "Don't say that. I will send you the money in three days at most. I won't take your house with just one word. What will happen?"
Feng Ziying and Xue Pan looked on with great interest and burst into laughter.
Even Xue Pan, who was usually the most obscene, didn't say anything at this moment, because he could also see that Jia Qiang's intentions were indeed pure, which in his opinion was rare.
Jiang Yuhan may have something, but because Jia Qiang has a clear attitude and speaks frankly, that something has become nothing.
Pure friends are actually not bad.
It's just that Xue Pan was curious: "Brother Qiang, even if you really make money from barbecue, it's impossible to earn a family fortune of 4,000 taels of silver in less than a month, right?"
Jia Qiang waved her hand and said: "I no longer collect money from that transaction. There are other ways, but don't worry."
Seeing that he didn't seem to be talking arrogantly, the others didn't say anything more. They started touring the Sanjin Mansion again and listened to Jia Qiang talking about some interesting plans that they had never heard of before...
Chapter completed!