Seeing that there were mostly decaying gardens around, towering trees on the roadside, and pedestrians were rare, Xu Chang said to Xu Ping: "This place is too desolate, why would you think of buying a house here? Xiuxiu has no opinion, don't let her go."

Xu Ping said: "She is greedy for the Imperial College here and has the literary spirit of a scholar. Let's take a look at the house first."

Xu Chang shook his head and had to follow him.

A few days ago, Xu Chang arrived in Luoyang and started to buy a house. The house bought by the Xu family was naturally occupied by Lin Suniang, and Xiuxiu could not live in it, so she had to not buy one. Originally, Xu Chang was looking around everywhere, but Xiuxiu himself fell in love with a house, and today she asked Xu Ping to take Xu Chang to see it.

This is Taohuafang, which belongs to Henan County, and is separated from Changxiamen Street. This house also has a wealthy family, and the private house of Luoyang, the former Privy Councilor Wang Shu, was in this house. When Wang Shu was young, Kou Zhun valued his daughter the most. He married his daughter and lived here. There is also the Imperial College in Xijing, and the Wenxuan Wang Temple rebuilt during the Xianping period. Although there were not many students in the Imperial College, they were actually quite literary.

However, it is a bit far from the center of Luoyang City, and it is still desolate. Many abandoned houses and many idle land have been reclaimed to make vegetable gardens and gardens. Walking in this yard, there is a bit of rural atmosphere on both sides of the road.

The Transshipment Office was located in Lechengfang, directly north, across Jiashan, Tonglifang and Jianchunmen Street, one east-west. Xu Ping was greedy for the place to be close to his yamen, which was relatively convenient and did not object. As for the main house at home, Xu Chang chose Cihuifang, which was closer to the Luo River, further north, and was the old house of Yao Chong, the famous prime minister of the Tang Dynasty, and was negotiating the price.

After walking for more than a mile, Xiuxiu stopped the ox cart, and she thought she had arrived at the place.

Xu Ping looked in front of him. On one side was a flower bed, with a large bamboo forest. On the other side, a wooden door was seen through the low-high fence. You could see that it was a vegetable garden. At the end of the vegetable garden was a row of five houses, which were also dilapidated.

After walking forward with Xu Chang, Xu Ping asked Xiuxiu: "How to choose here? The place is big, but it's too desolate."

Xiuxiu said: "I think it's pretty good. There are flowers and grasses, and there is a small river in the yard."

After saying that, he ordered his followers to come and shoot.

Is that the yard? Xu Ping stretched out his neck and looked inside the fence. Is it clearly a vegetable garden? It looks like there are several acres.

Xu Chang had a bitter face, quietly pulled the corner of Xu Ping's clothes, and shook his head slightly.

Xu Ping sighed and said to Xu Chang: "Don't worry, let's talk about it later, let's talk about it later."

After a while, the wooden door opened, and a pretty young woman came out from inside, looked at Xiuxiu, and bowed: "Madam, thank you for your hard work, come inside and use tea."

Xiuxiu looked at Xu Ping and walked into the wooden door.

Xu Ping pulled Xu Chang and hurriedly followed, passed the wood gate, arrived at the yard, or the vegetable garden.

It was already autumn, and there were no vegetables in the vegetable garden, which looked a bit desolate. The vegetable fields were sorted out very carefully, divided into small pieces, and built with canals. There were also bamboos planted beside the canals.

At this time, Yizhu in Luoyang City was not only large in number, but also famous north of the Yellow River. There were several bamboo and wood business services that collected taxes from bamboo sellers. Every year when bamboo shoots were on the market, merchants from several nearby states gathered.

After passing through the vegetable garden, I sat down in the main hall. A young girl about ten years old came over to serve tea.

After drinking tea, Xu Ping asked the woman: "I don't know what my wife calls her? Why do you want to sell this garden?"

The woman bowed and said, "The people who returned to the government, the people who are the people, are called Tang, and everyone calls me Sister Tang. This house was passed down from my parents' ancestors. Because it is close to the Imperial College, there is a ten-acre vegetable garden, which is cultivated and read, and is very caring."

Xu Chang couldn't help but snuck, "Since you cherish it, why are you still selling it?"

Sister Tang smiled bitterly: "Because the parents got a serious illness last year, they went away without treatment. They didn't leave any descendants. I had to hold on for a year, but I couldn't hold on. My family wanted money to use it again, so I had to sell it with pain."

It turned out to be a widow. Xu Ping didn't want to trade with the widow. The price was low and people were gossiping. The price was high. This place was not worth it no matter how you look at it. It was too simple. There were so many places in his own house. Why do you buy it in Luoyang City?

After thinking about it, Xu Ping asked Sister Tang: "You sold the place, where did you live?"

"My parents have a restaurant in Longmen Town, and since now I have moved there to live together."

"So your family sells wine!" This is the industry run by his family, and Xu Ping suddenly felt much more friendly. "To be honest, my family also sells wine, but in Kaifeng Prefecture."

"The officials misunderstood. My family didn't sell wine. They originally planted 100 to 20 acres of flower fields in Luoyang City. My father had the skills to raise flowers and saved some wealth. Last year, the government took a fancy to the flower field and didn't know what yamen to build, so he lost his livelihood. I happened to marry someone, so my father and mother bought a restaurant in Longmen Town to make a living."

The fields in Luoyang City can be reclaimed, but they will never be used for Yongye fields. When the government requisitions and compensation is very little, and it is not allowed to disagree. Xu Ping knew this and thought that this family was too unlucky, and he actually encountered such a thing.

Seeing Sister Tang looking worried, Xu Ping asked her: "You guys buy a restaurant, are your business good?"

"It was okay, there was some interest. Unexpectedly, two months later, the county set up a newer and larger one across the road. After buying it, our restaurant would have no customers."

Xu Ping was surprised: "How could such a thing happen? This is not a household who deliberately cheated on the pie!"

"Who can tell the matters of the official family clearly?" Sister Tang sighed heavily, with a sad face.

Xu Ping looked around. The house and the vegetable garden outside were not worth much money, so he wanted to buy it and just act as a family member in trouble. As for Xiuxiu who could not live in it, I would like to talk about it later. It was nothing to be idle here.

Seeing Xu Ping's mind, Xu Chang hurriedly said, "Sister, can you ask who else is there in your husband's family? If you sell this house, don't have any husband's family come to make trouble in the future. Things are not good."

"It's gone, the Xu family is already dead, alas," Sister Tang sighed, "Don't worry, when buying a house, there will naturally be neighbors as a guarantee. The government will establish a contract and will not cause any trouble."

Xu Chang shook his head secretly. The surrounding neighbors either plant flowers or vegetables. What kind of protection can they do? Originally, Fangkuo households in the city sold houses, and neighbors had priority, so they were unwilling to buy them to others. There was no need to ask about such a place, and there was a lot of free land everywhere. Who would buy such a vegetable garden?

(Whether the Transshipment Office is in Luoyang or not, the official office of the Lecheng Prefecture sometimes belongs to the Xijing Censorate.) (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!