Chapter 191 New House
Qi Xuansu came out of Ziwei Hall and made an appointment with Qi Niang to go to Taishangfang to see the house.
Let alone the identities of Qi Niang and Qi Xuansu, the transaction amount involved was not a small amount. Tianji Hall attached great importance to it and a deputy hall master came to accompany him personally.
Since it was the house of a great master, it was natural that there were great scholars talking and laughing, and there were no ordinary people coming and going. The neighbors were not ordinary people.
This house dates back to the Xuansheng era. It was originally the residence of Yuying Zhenren. This Yuying Zhenren was a princess of the royal family of the previous dynasty, but she had surrendered to Xuansheng early, so Xuansheng named her a Zhenren and was also one of the earliest thirty-six Zhenren.
This princess of the previous dynasty devoted her life to Taoism, never married, and had no children. After her death, she changed several owners one after another, all of whom were of prominent status.
Although it has been idle for about six years, it does not look dilapidated and desolate. At most, it is a bit deserted and unpopular, but there are special people cleaning it every day, and it is still well preserved.
Qi Xuansu and Qi Niang first came to the garden at the back. It was late spring now, and the whole garden was lush and green. The layout of the pavilions and terraces was excellent. What was rare was the running water, which was even rarer.
Qi Xuansu was very satisfied.
His hometown was far away from Xuandu. It was fine when he was not in Yujing on weekdays. When he was in Yujing, he had to rush from Haichanfang to Xuandu every time because Yujing did not allow flying or various magical powers of movement. Although running was allowed, it was unmannerly and not good-looking, so he had to walk slowly. After a long time, it was very tiring.
But it was different in Taishangfang. Not far from the gate of the square was the gate of Xuandu, which was almost the same as living in Xuandu.
Qi Niang put her hands behind her back, looked around, calm and occasionally commented: "This water pavilion is in the style of the royal family of the previous dynasty. It seems that it was left by the Grand Princess Xuanzhen."
The vice-master of Tianji Hall was named Lu. Although he didn't know Qi Niang's identity, he recognized Qi Xuansu, the vice-master of Qi who was in the limelight. When he saw that Qi Niang was chatting and laughing with the head of Tianji Hall, he naturally didn't dare to treat Qi Niang as an ordinary person. Instead, he had some enlightenment.
To say that Vice-master Qi and this woman are lovers is nonsense. Not to mention Vice-master Zhang, there is a big age difference. They are not of the same generation at all.
They look like mother and son, and the mother is quite strong. This Vice-master Qi jumped to a high position at a young age. It would be a lie to say that he has no background. There have been rumors that Vice-master Qi is the illegitimate son of a great man who is extremely valuable. Then, isn't this woman the mistress of that great man?
This big shot can't be from the Taiping Dao, and the possibility of being from the Zhengyi Dao is not great, because the Zhengyi Dao is headed by the Zhang family. If Deputy Hall Master Qi has the blood of the Zhang family, then there is no reason for him to marry the daughter of the Zhang family. Most likely, he is from the Quanzhen Dao.
The higher the realm of cultivation, the more difficult it is to have children. You can only have children when you are young and at a lower realm. Judging from the age of Deputy Hall Master Qi, the sixth generation disciples can be excluded. Among the seventh generation disciples, only a few people such as Donghua Zhenren seem to meet the requirements. But Donghua Zhenren has not married. If he really wants to have a son, he should just make it clear. Why hide it?
If Donghua Zhenren knew what Deputy Hall Master Lu was thinking, he would probably smile helplessly. He doesn't want to have such a blessing. His son is still in ambiguity. Forget about the concubine. He can't afford it.
Anyway, in the eyes of Vice Hall Master Lu, this "noble lady" must be someone he couldn't afford to offend, so whenever Qi Niang opened her mouth to comment, he would agree with her and praise her for her profound knowledge, which actually made Qi Niang in a good mood - Qi Niang knew that this was flattery, but who doesn't like flattery?
The three of them left the garden and went to a few other places. Qi Niang said to Qi Xuansu: "You see where it's not suitable. As long as the overall framework is not changed, some details can be slightly modified. Don't you think so, Vice Hall Master Lu." The second half of the sentence was said to Vice Hall Master Lu.
Vice Hall Master Lu hurriedly said: "That's right."
Qi Xuansu nodded and said: "I'll ask Qing Xiao again to see if she has any objections."
Qi Niang snorted and said nothing.
Vice Hall Master Lu also saw that this lady didn't like her future daughter-in-law very much. She was really arrogant and didn't even take Zhang's daughter, one of the three beauties of Taoism, seriously.
Speaking of the conflict between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, when there was Confucianism in the past, there was still a word of "filial piety" to suppress it. Whatever the mother-in-law said was what it was, and the daughter-in-law could only listen and accept and stand up to set rules, otherwise it would be unfilial. Now that Confucianism has been overthrown, equality has begun to be emphasized. A strong mother meets a strong wife, and it is still unknown what will happen. Deputy Hall Master Qi is afraid that he will be caught in the middle and neither side will be a human being.
In fact, Qi Xuansu is not so pessimistic. He has naturally considered this issue. If he can't mediate in the middle, he can simply balance in the middle, so that both sides will need him, instead of being flattened and rounded by both sides. As for whether he has this means, that will be discussed later.
The so-called three roads and four entrances, in fact, the four entrances are easy to understand, in fact, it describes the layout of the courtyard. If the courtyard is in the shape of a "mouth", this is one entrance; if the courtyard is in the shape of a "sun", this is two entrances; if the courtyard is in the shape of a "eye", it is three entrances, and so on. This house is said to have four entrances, and if the garden is counted, it can be regarded as five entrances.
If "entry" is a horizontal division, then "road" is a vertical division, crisscrossing and dividing the mansion into squares, which are relatively independent courtyards.
This house has three roads, three entrances from the east road, three entrances from the west road, and four entrances from the middle road. In this way, the three-way courtyard forms a "convex" shape, and the middle road is longer than the east and west roads. So it was paired with a garden in the shape of a "concave". The left and right sides of the "concave" character are long and the middle is short. The long left and right sides correspond to the east and west roads with only three entrances. The short middle is where the lake is, dividing the garden into east and west parts. It corresponds to the four entrances of the middle road, so the whole mansion is still square.
As the head of the family, he naturally lives in the middle road. The first two rooms are usually used as the main hall and living room. Qi Xuansu and Zhang Yuelu will live in the third room from now on, and elders like Qiniang will live in the fourth room. As for the East Road and West Road, they were either used as guest rooms and residences for the Taoists in the mansion, or as residences for their children and disciples.
I have to say that the house is really big, and it took me more than half an hour to look at it all the way. .
Qiniang remembered something and said, "If you have no objection, then the matter is settled. Don't forget to say hello to the Zhang family."
Qi Xuansu was startled: "What do you say hello?"
Because in front of Deputy Hall Master Lu, he still had the embarrassment to say the second half of his sentence. Of course this house was nice, but it couldn't suppress the Zhang family who had lived in Dazhen Mansion for generations. It couldn't be shown off, right?
Qiniang could see Qi Xuansu's thoughts at a glance, and said angrily and amusedly: "Although a large family like the Zhang family will marry a house, it is the private property of the Zhang family girl. As long as the husband and wife are not separated, it is usually idle, or If you use it for other purposes, your house will be the main place to live. The dowry they gave includes all kinds of new furniture. These furniture are not ready-made, but are specially made according to the size of the house. You don't inform Zhang. Family, let them send craftsmen to measure the size and make preparations in advance. Will the Zhang family make it ready for you when you get married? Or will the Heavenly Master use magic to make it for you?"
Qi Xuansu said sarcastically: "If you don't mention it, I really don't know about these statements."
This is not the privilege of aristocratic families. Ordinary people also make furniture when they get married. The difference is nothing more than workmanship and materials. It's just that no one has ever taught Qi Xuansu this, he really doesn't know. He thought that he could just use the existing old furniture in the house, but he didn't think about it. There was no reason for a newlywed to use old furniture for a new house and a wedding.
This is one of the reasons why Qiniang specially bought Qi Xuansu a new house. If Qi Xuansu's old house is used, it will be indifferent to fame and wealth, and it will also echo the frugality of Daozu. The Zhang family will be in trouble. How many pieces of furniture can be placed in this small house? , could it be said that the dignified Zhang family gave Zhang Yuelu two tables and four chairs as a dowry, and it was not regarded as a heirloom joke by the Li family. After all, the Li family directly gave the adopted daughter Li Qingnu a Wutong Garden.
Qiniang continued: "Borneo is rich in red sandalwood, so the Zhang family mainly uses red sandalwood for furniture."
Qi Xuansu was stunned when he heard this, and secretly thought that Qiniang would have to seek compensation from the Zhang family for this bleeding.
The good news is that the Taoist sect advocates frugality and has saved a lot of procedures. That is to say, a family like the Zhang family has too much inertia. Even when Xuan Sheng was alive, they still went their own way on this kind of thing, and it would be cumbersome to do so. , mainly bride price and dowry. If Zhang Yuelu was also from the Wanxiang Taoist Palace, the two of them could have asked for nothing and invited a few people from the street to serve as witnesses and guests, just like the wedding banquet that made them meet.
As for the betrothal gift, it was naturally done by Qiniang. Compared with the sky-high price of this house, it was nothing. Qiniang is also the owner of Qibao Square, so she can purchase corresponding items at a low price lower than the cost price.
Qi Xuansu couldn't help but sigh, it is really not easy to marry the daughter of a rich family. If she can't even support this show, and everything is taken care of by the Zhang family, then she is really a son-in-law.
Qiniang finally said: "If you have no objection, we will go to Tianji Hall to handle the paperwork now."
Qi Xuansu nodded heavily.
1.45 million Taiping money is a mountain of silver.
Deputy Hall Master Lu was startled. He thought that this lady who didn't look like a lady would have to discuss it with the man behind her, but he didn't expect to make the decision himself. How big of a family this was.
The three of them returned to Tianji Hall. Deputy Hall Master Lu personally took out the documents that had been prepared. Qiniang took out a wooden box from the Xumiwu and opened the lid, only to see that it was full of brand new coins in denominations of 10,000. Official ticket.
Qi Xuansu has never seen so much money in his life. The quota given by Master Qingwei was just a permission limit, but he didn't really give him so many official tickets, not to mention that this box was far more than one million.
Qiniang counted out one hundred and forty-five official tickets and folded them into a pile, which was about one and a half knuckles thick.
After the Taoist priests from Tianji Hall collected the money, they issued a document similar to a ultimatum, on which only Qi Xuansu's name was written, without Qiniang or Zhang Yuelu.
Because Zhang Yuelu had his own dowry house, he also couldn't write Qi Xuansu's name. The Taoist sect advocates equality and will not deliberately protect the weaker party, so the two live in the same place, but their property is calculated separately, and people will not get rich overnight by getting married. If death occurs unexpectedly, the property will be inherited in the order of will, children, parents, Taoist companions, masters and apprentices, and relatives. If there is nothing, just hand it over to Daomen.
As for the fact that the name of Qiniang, the person who paid the money, is not included in the contract document, it can only be said that it was a generous gift from Qiniang.
Qi Xuansu looked at the piece of paper in his hand and couldn't help but be filled with emotion.
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