Chapter 248: Envy, Jealousy, and Hatred
Little Duan’s words made Feng Ziying a little confused. Is there such a thing? But then I thought about it, it was really possible.
There are too many poor people living in the capital city these days. There are dozens of adobe houses in this area, all of which are tens or hundreds of years old. Once they are soaked in water for too long, and there are repeated heavy rains, it will really be hopeless.
Moreover, it is basically impossible for this kind of people to rebuild their houses in the capital city. Those who really want to build a house will not live in this kind of place. The only way is to use the so-called replacement, replacing the better location with a city wing. outside the city, and then use the freed up money to repair or buy a house.
This has basically become an old routine for various wealthy families in the capital to expand and build new mansions. Otherwise, in the inner city, especially in the most popular areas such as Yongfang, Nanxunfang, Xianyifang and Jinchengfang, there would have been no more. The land is empty, how do you expand the new mansion?
As for those who actually own mansions in these areas, they are all powerful. Who will sell them to you? Unless it belongs to the imperial court and is given to you by the emperor, but this situation is extremely rare.
The only way is to encounter situations such as waterlogging, fires, or ground dragons turning over. The poor people's houses are flooded, burned, or collapsed, and they cannot live in them anymore. In order to make a living, they can only give up land in good locations. Then move to the outer city or even the inner city area, so that the remaining money can be used for building houses and other livelihoods.
There are not many people in the capital city who take advantage of the poor people's houses and mansions, but to be honest, there are not many.
Because right under the eyes of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, those censors themselves are worried about finding someone to bite. If you want to send them to their door, they will not get what they ask for. The price is too high, so instead they adopt this method. It is the most common and most popular among wealthy families.
Feng Ziying is not the Holy Mother. He asks himself that he does not have the ability to help all the poor people whose houses have collapsed due to floods. If you want to do this in this era, I am afraid that you will first face such doubts and criticisms. It is light to seek fame and reputation, and you have ulterior motives. If you buy people's hearts, even bigger hats can be put on you, so he never thought about it.
Everything must follow the normal rhythm of this era. This is the correct way to survive in this era. What he can do is to push this era forward as quickly as possible.
"Mother, you have to figure this out for yourself, so I can't interrupt you, but my son reminds me that it's okay to buy the two mansions next to it, but you have to think about the courtyard behind it and take care of the shops. When we arrive, we will also greet the Xicheng Military and Horse Division in the end to avoid unnecessary trouble in the future. This capital city is no better than Datong, so it is right to be more considerate."
Feng Ziying's words made Mrs. Duan very happy. Being able to consider this aspect shows that her son has really grown up. Of course, she has also considered these things, involving dozens of households. Is the title deed of this mansion still there? Is it there? There is no change, everything needs to be figured out.
"Brother Keng, our family is a bit smaller now, but it would be enough to tear down the two houses on the east side and rebuild some. But your father sent a letter saying that he wants your aunt to return to the capital. city, so we need to build one more..."
Auntie? Feng Ziying hesitated for a moment, he still had some impression, "Is it uncle's Aunt Fang?"
“Yeah.” Duan also sighed.
Feng Ziying understood that the uncle had no legitimate wife and died young. Among the several aunts, only Aunt Fang had a son. Originally, if the uncle was still alive, he might be able to straighten him up, but he did not expect that the uncle died in Hulun Sai. This son also died in infancy.
The Feng family also agreed to Aunt Fang's remarriage, and was even willing to pay a heavy dowry. However, Aunt Fang was a vegetarian and chanted Buddha all day long, and was unwilling to remarry. Several other aunts remarried, so naturally the Feng family also I had nothing to say, so I left it alone.
Now in Datong, it is estimated that the Feng family will not be able to return for the time being. Only the aunt is still there, and it is not convenient to take care of her. Therefore, my father has to consider letting her move back to the capital city to prevent anyone from gossiping about the Feng family. Ignore this widow.
"Mother, this is what we should do. Since the eldest uncle is still here, it is natural for our Feng family to take on the responsibility for her future life." Feng Ziying said with emotion.
Mr. Duan hesitated for a moment, and then she held her tongue again under the look of Xiao Duan's eyes and said nothing more.
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Jia She was already in a bad state when he returned to the house.
He was in a bad mood.
Seeing the guests arriving one after another, each one offering a large gift, Jia She's heart was full of envy.
He didn’t know about the others, but from this experience alone, the Feng family could make a lot of money.
On behalf of the Golden Silk -wrapped white jade belt on behalf of the Rongguo Mansion, the old object should be left by the grandfather. How much is the value, it is hard to say.
This is also a gift chosen by the old lady herself.
Probably because he was grateful to the Feng family for taking care of Baoyu for more than a year.
But if you look at the jade again, can you read the book?
Looking at his second brother's sticks, they have no effect. No matter how hard the Feng family elders talk about things all day long, it is probably in vain. Na Baoyu is not a scholar at all.
Jia She was not sorry for the gold silk and white jade belt. Anyway, it was brought out by the old lady, so it had nothing to do with him. The problem was that he saw the gift from Niu Jizong.
That guy didn't hide it at all, he was so showy. Each of the ten big gold ingots weighed fifty taels, which was equivalent to six thousand taels of silver!
The same is the Guogong, and the heads are all sitting flat. Why is this Niu family so rich?
Jia She thought angrily, but then he thought about it, he is now the governor of the Beijing camp, and he is in charge of more than 100,000 soldiers. His hair is thicker than that of Rong Guofu. How can this be compared?
The Han family of the Marquis of Jinxiang actually also gave gold as a gift, estimated to be worth almost two thousand taels of silver.
Jia She also saw another son who should be from the Jingtian Hou family, and the gift was a landscape painting by Ni Zan. Based on Jia She's knowledge, it should be an authentic one, worth no less than three thousand taels of silver.
With such a rough calculation, the Feng family can receive one hundred thousand taels of silver from this incident.
This simply made Jia She heart-wrenching and uncomfortable.
It’s just a winner, and so many people are cheering for it? When did the Feng family become so popular? Are you going for Feng Tang's Yulin General Soldier, or are you optimistic about the future of the Feng family as a civil servant?
Can I have such a big battle when I celebrate my 60th birthday? Jia She thought it might be impossible.
The more I think about it, the more confused I become, and the more I think about it, the more I feel aggrieved. When did someone like the Feng family, who could not even be ranked among the Twelve Marquises in the martial arts, become so famous now?
I originally thought that if I gave my second daughter to the Feng family’s eldest son, the Feng family would be happy to support her, but now it seems that if the situation is reversed, they may not be willing to do it.
Jia She sighed almost all the way back to the house.
Seeing her master return to the house with a gloomy face, Ms.
“Huh, I feel so upset after eating.” Jia She said angrily, “Call Lian’er, I want to talk to him.”
Seeing that Jia She's face was not kind, Mrs. Xing did not dare to ask any more questions and quickly sent someone to find Jia Lian.
When Jia Lian entered the house, he saw Jia She with a gloomy face and Xing with a worried face. He didn't know what was wrong with his father. He didn't go to drink Brother Keng's celebration wine today. What? Why did he become so unhappy?
Could it be that Brother Keng neglected him?
Thinking about it, it’s not a big deal. After all, my father is also congratulating me on behalf of the Rongguo Mansion. Why is it like this?
“The master summoned his son, but do you have something to give me?”
"How is your sister's affairs going?" Jia She looked gloomy and glared at Jia Lian.
Jia Lian also had a sudden shock in his heart. He couldn't mention this matter to Feng Ziying at all. If he did, he would be humiliating himself. No matter how beautiful his sister was and how suitable her body was for childbirth, how could the Feng family marry her, a concubine sister now? ? But I didn't dare to say this to my father.
Jia Lian could only say vaguely: "Father, I'm afraid this matter is inappropriate. My son also asked Brother Keng, and he said that he would consider it after spring, so it's not good for my son to mention it again."
"Chun Wei? Wait until Spring Wei? Look at the power of the Feng family who promoted him in Qiu Wei today. If he wins the Jinshi in Spring Wei, your sister will probably have to be his concubine!" As soon as the words left his mouth, Jia She I felt that something was inappropriate, but I was too lazy to change my mind.
"You guys haven't seen that battle today. I thought it would be a big deal for our family to give a jade-wrapped gold belt to our family, but now I feel shabby when I take it out. That Niu Jizong gave me five hundred taels of gold, five hundred taels of gold." Liang! Two years ago, when the old lady celebrated her birthday, how much did the Niu family give her? I remember clearly, it was just a golden Buddha worth only three thousand taels, but when a junior from the Feng family passed the examination, he dared to give five hundred Two pieces of gold?! Om, what’s the purpose of this?”
Jia Lian and Xing were both shocked. Niu Jizong actually sent five hundred taels of gold? This is equivalent to six thousand taels of silver, twice as much as the old lady's birthday gift. This is too much.
“Master, can’t you?” Ms. Xing couldn’t help but feel envious, “The Feng family is so prosperous now? What about the second girl...”
"Sir, why did the Niu family give such a big gift to the Feng family?" Jia Lian was also puzzled.
"Hmph, it's not just the Niu family. The Jinxiang Hou Han family also gave away nearly two thousand taels of gold coins. Master, I can tell at a glance that those gold coins are at least forty or fifty taels each!" Jia She's eyes were about to burst into flames.
"The Jingtian Hou family also gave the Feng family a pair of Ni Zan's landscape paintings. I remember that the year before last, I was a step late and was bought by the Jingtian Hou family for 2,500 taels of silver. I didn't expect that they actually gave it to me. Mr. Feng family! Today alone, the Feng family has made at least one hundred thousand taels. If a scholar in our family can pass the exam, he might be able to make a lot of money!"
(End of this chapter)