Chapter 855 This Damn Fate

"Whose house did this piece of property belong to before? His family is quite capable, and they were able to build such a large group of houses in the capital." Uncle Qin put away his playful thoughts and asked seriously, "Why did they sell all the houses now? What happened? Did they commit a crime?!"

Swish, Qin, Jiang, Xu, Qiao and other families all stared at the chief steward Lu.

Chief Steward Lu was sweating profusely and was a little embarrassed, but he still told the truth: "This is the house of Old Master Yan San, the relative of Young Master Yan Er you know..."

See, this is an awkward question.

Qin, Jiang, Xu, Qiao and other families were all stunned. What kind of damn fate was this?

Jiang Dalang frowned slightly, looking worried.

Seeing this, Chief Steward Lu felt a chill run down his spine and said hurriedly, "Don't worry, Captain Jiang. The Third Old Master Yan's family is five generations removed from the Second Young Master Yan's family. The Third Old Master's family moved to Taizhou Mansion forty years ago. They are reluctant to sell this house because it is hard to buy one anymore."

"But after the Yan family got into trouble, Third Old Master Yan's branch felt unlucky and quickly separated from Second Young Master Yan's branch. They sold all their properties in the capital of Northeast Province to the government-owned pawnbroker and became members of the Taizhou Palace."

Considering what's happening at the Second Young Master Yan's home, plus the possibility that the Dongmo people might attack, how could Third Old Master Yan's branch not run away?

It just so happened that the descendants of Old Master Yan San were all registered in Taizhou Prefecture and were not subject to the ban on migration, so they would try to escape if they could.

"After we took over this house, we searched it thoroughly. There were no contraband or harmful items hidden in the house. After the search, the two major government offices also approved the house for inspection. This house has nothing to do with the Yan family anymore."

"If anything happens in the house in the future, you can come to us, the official yamen, or directly ask the two major government offices to be responsible."

Chief Steward Lu explained the important situation quickly and carefully.

After hearing this, Qin, Jiang, Xu, Qiao and their families finally felt relieved.

"Has this branch of Old Master Yan San done anything sinful?" Uncle Qin asked, and then added, "We dare not buy a house whose owner has done sinful things, not to mention that it is extremely expensive!"

"No, no, the branch of Old Master Yan San follows the path of farming and studying, and lives in Taizhou Mansion... Taizhou Mansion is a place where so many celebrities gather. How dare the branch of Old Master Yan San commit evil under the eyes of so many celebrities?"

"After we, the officials, took over this house, we held a unified ceremony for this house to clear up all the bad karma."

There's nothing you can do about it, people in the Wei Dynasty were just so superstitious.

Uncle Qin nodded and asked, "Where is the acceptance document? Each of us must keep a copy. Otherwise, if something happens to the house in the future, what evidence can we use to go to your brokerage firm and the government?"

Hiss, this rascal Qin is really difficult to deal with. He even knows to ask them to accept the excellent documents.

Chief Steward Lu secretly breathed a sigh of relief and completely treated Qin, Jiang, Xu, and Qiao as his masters.

He called the servant to bring the box and handed it to Uncle Qin: "This is what's inside. There is one copy for each house that is sold separately."

Uncle Qin: "What if we split it up and sell it? Some of us may not be able to afford a whole house, and we only want to buy half a house to live in."

Chief Steward Lu: "You can take the existing excellent acceptance documents to the two government offices and get an extra copy, but you have to pay for it yourself."

"Ying Zilin, can you help me check whether this acceptance document is real or fake?" Uncle Qin was afraid that he might have made a mistake, so he pulled Ying Zilin to take a look.

Originally, I thought Ying Zilin would get angry and refuse to do the job, but this time, he actually did it as soon as he was told. He took the box and checked and accepted the excellent documents one by one.

Half a quarter of an hour later, Ying Zilin said, "Uncle Qin, these documents are all genuine, you can rest assured."

hiss!

Uncle Qin took a step back in fear... Ying Zilin is not acting normal today, he must stay away from this kid!

"Master Jing, Master Xun, Captain Jiang, Young Master Ying, and Uncle Qin, let's go in and take a look at the house." Chief Steward Lu urged them, fearing that if they were too slow, Uncle Qin would keep asking questions.

"Come on, let's go in and take a look." Old Xun took the lead and ran towards the nearest house.

"Master, please slow down." Elder Qiong was afraid that Elder Xun would fall, so he hurriedly called out to Li Zhiyuan, "Young man from the Li family, go and help him up."

Li Zhiyuan's grandmother's family had an escort agency, and the imperial examinations also required physical strength, so he practiced martial arts since he was a child and had a strong body, so he was able to protect the elderly.

"Yes." Li Zhiyuan was very happy and hurriedly caught up with Mr. Xun, protecting him by his side.

The houses of Old Master Yan San's branch are large and small. The smaller ones are half-entrance, and the gate facing the street leads to a shared six-meter-long alley.

At the side of the alley is the main gate that leads halfway into the house.

Inside the gate is a small front yard of six meters square, three main rooms, a wing room on each side, and two back rooms.

"This house looks quite new, and the front yard is not small. Although there is no backyard, there are seven rooms including the back house, which is enough for a large family to live in." Qin Dashi Qin Dayan is a man who lives a simple life and is very satisfied with this half-built house.

Just ...

"Master Steward Lu, how much does this half-house cost?" the two asked hopefully.

Chief Steward Lu smiled and gave a price: "One thousand seven hundred taels."

Hiss, the two of them fell silent.

"You are robbing me!" Uncle Qin was also furious: "You asked for three thousand taels for the first house, so half of the house should be one thousand five hundred taels. What do you want to ask for seventeen thousand now? Are you bullying us country folk?"

Chief Steward Lu: "Master Qin, calm down. I really didn't ask for a random price. This half-house only has two fewer side rooms, two back rooms, and a backyard than the full-house, so it is very popular. The price will naturally be one or two hundred taels higher."

Uncle Qin was relentless: "Old Master Yan's branch has moved away forty years ago, so this house is at least fifty years old. It's definitely an old house. I don't know when it will collapse. It's not worth buying for a few hundred taels!"

Chief Steward Lu pointed at the beams, pillars, windows and doors of the house and said, "Second Master Qin, look at this house. The brightness of the paint must have been applied not long ago."

"After receiving the house, we spent a lot of money to paint the walls of this group of houses. We also hired a master carpenter to adjust the mortise and tenon joints and repair the floor tiles. It has been repaired to be almost like a new house. There is no problem living here for another hundred years!"

At the end, when Chief Steward Lu thought about the cost of Yaxing's renovation of this group of houses, he felt so sad that his voice pierced.

At this moment, Chief Steward Lu wanted to shout out the truth: Do you think that without the orders from Duke Yan, Prefect Fei, and Judge Zheng, your Qin family could have bought this house?

Don't be ridiculous, it has been repaired so well, it must be that some noble family or official has set their sights on it and is ready to take action!

Uncle Qin was perceptive and stopped when he saw the opportunity. He said, "There is no well in this half-house. What should we do with water? Is there a well nearby? Whose well is it?"

Butler Lu was professional. He had calmed down and smiled. He said, "There is a well at the end of each alley. It is shared by all the people in the alley. The money for the well has been included in the money for the house."

"Very good." Mr. Jing was afraid that Uncle Qin would really piss off Chief Steward Lu, so he took the initiative to respond.

"Sir, you are too kind." Chief Steward Lu was indeed sunny and cheerful. He didn't even find Uncle Qin annoying anymore. He introduced the half-entered house in detail to several families.

After several families had taken a look, he said, "Will you take me to see the first house?"