Just like that, another five or six days passed, and Guan Zhuofan came to find the Bai family.

"Sister-in-law," he said with a grin, "you have worked hard for a while, please go out today to see the scenery and relax." ”

"What's the hard work?" Bai thought to himself, in the old days, it was true to say that it was hard, since Guan Zhuofan came back, everything is not worried, and the days are really moisturized. However, although she said so, she heard that she was going out, and the woman's family was not unhappy, and when she went out of the room, she saw that Tubo and Xiaofu were in the yard, dressed in new clothes, dressed neatly, and Xiao Yun held Xiaofu's hand, and she was also dressed beautifully.

Bai Shi saw that everyone was beaming, as if they were celebrating the New Year, but his homely dress looked a little out of place, he hesitated for a moment, said "You wait for me", and stung back to the room. This waited for half an hour, and when they came out again, everyone's eyes lit up. I saw that she had changed into a rosy red jacket, a small boxwood flat square pinned to her bun, a pair of treasure needle studs hanging from her ears, a light fat powder on her face, bright eyes and bright teeth, swaying posture, just like the person in the painting.

Guan Zhuofan has always coveted her sister-in-law's beauty, but she didn't know that she could be so beautiful when she dressed up, and she couldn't help but be stunned. Bai himself, needless to say when he was filial piety, even after full filial piety, he had never dressed up like this, and when he saw everyone looking at him, he was a little panicked, pretending to be annoyed, and said angrily: "What's the matter, what are you looking at?" Let's go. ”

Guan Zhuofan shook his head, and said as he walked: "You must not let the emperor see you." ”

What if you see it? Bai Shi knew that he was talking again, and his face turned red, but he didn't hear it.

Two cars had been hired outside, and several people got into the cars and headed west from the east end of the south of the city. Bai Shi and Xiaoyun Xiaofu sat in a car, secretly lifted the curtain from time to time, looked out the window, saw the bustling market, and asked Xiaofu: "Where are we here?" ”

Xiaofu replied with a smile: "The young master said, you will know when you get to the place." ”

"Dead Niko." Bai Shi muttered, and stopped asking.

After walking for less than a quarter of an hour, the car turned into a wide alley, and with a "hoo", it stopped. Xiao Fu Mali got out of the car, picked Bai down, and then went to hug Xiao Yun. Bai Shi looked and saw that the car was parked at the door of a house, and the bright gate with newly painted black paint was magnificent. was puzzled, Guan Zhuofan had already walked in, and the Bai family was accompanied by Tubo, so he had to follow in. Before entering the door, three or four people who looked like domestic servants in the door, wearing blue cloth shirts, saw her come in, and they lowered their hands to greet her: "Mrs. is good." ”

Wife? Bai was confused, and saw that one of the seventeen or eighteen-year-old servants was a little familiar, and thought about it carefully, isn't this Tuber's youngest son?

Tubo's wife has long since died, leaving two sons, the eldest son was a long-term follower in a Niulu family, and the year before last, he went to play long-haired with his master and died in Suizhou. This little one is a clothed servant in a clan family, and he occasionally comes to see Tuber, and he has seen it himself, why is he here today? That's all it is here, but how can you call yourself "Mrs."?

Only the housewife of the family can be called a wife. Bai Shi panicked, but saw Guan Zhuofan walking through the courtyard gate and into the inner courtyard by himself, Tubo gave his hand beside her and said, "Madam, go this way." ”

Even Tuber suddenly changed his name, what does this mean? Bai Shi was dizzy, and he couldn't ask, so he had to follow Guan Zhuofan step by step.

When I went in, I found that there was still a yard in the courtyard. After walking through a courtyard gate, I came to the main courtyard, but there was an old mother and two maids standing on both sides of the door. ”

The Bai family didn't care, and looked at it from front to back first-this is actually a big house with five entrances and five exits! The so-called "five in and five out" refers to this house, which is composed of five courtyards connected by a ring. the first courtyard, with an ear room, a stable; the second courtyard, with two rows of wings; The main courtyard in the middle is where the main hall and study are located, and there is another row of side rooms; The fourth courtyard is the inner courtyard, with three large suites in the shape of a zigzag; At the back of the inner courtyard is a garden. Every room in the house is all white and floor-to-ceiling, neatly decorated, and the large household items are also complete.

Although such a house cannot be compared with the palace and the Houmen, the mansions of ordinary ministers are nothing more than that, as for those officials of the Qingshui Yamen, and the non-popular Zhan Hankedao, they dare not look forward to it at all.

"Sister-in-law," after finishing reading, Guan Zhuofan invited Bai to sit in the hall of the main courtyard, and said with a smile: "In the future, we will move here, okay?" ”

"You want to rent this house?" Although Bai Shi already had a hunch, he was still taken aback when he really said it, shook his head and said, "How much does this cost......

"Tuber, bring it for me!" Guan Zhuofan shouted. Hearing this, Tuber walked in with a volume of documents in his hand and handed it to Guan Zhuofan. Guan Zhuofan unfolded the paperwork on the table and pushed it in front of Bai. Bai saw at a glance that his name was clearly written on the position of the owner of this deed.

This time he was stunned, as if he was in a dream, and Guan Zhuofan was still talking: "Sister-in-law, let's live in the inner courtyard." You live in the main house, let Xiaofu take Yun'er to live in the east wing, and I still live in the west wing. The side room in the main courtyard is for the maid and the mother, and the two courtyards outside are the places for Tuber and the male servants. The youngest son of Tuber, whom I ransomed for him, and who would be an errand boy with me in the camp. ”

It took a while for Bai to come back to his senses, and finally believed that this was true, that he and his sister would have their own house, and they would no longer have to look at Zhuo Ren's face or listen to those mean gossip. After a long pause, he said in a trembling voice: "Zhuo Fan, why do you bother...... Such a big house...... Even if you make money, I'll save it for you and keep it for your future marriage......"

"I'm out to send troops and release horses, and the knife is licking the blood, and when I can't keep it right, the people will be gone, so I can't help but make a plan in advance." Guan Zhuofan remained silent, and took out another piece of paper from the bottom, "I asked Tubo to set up a Zhuangzi in Tongzhou, which is not big, about 200 acres of land. In the future, even if I have three strengths and two weaknesses, I don't have to worry about my family's livelihood. ”

There is really nothing to say about planning for the two of them to come to such a point. Bai Shi only felt that his eyes were hot, and the tears rolled down disobediently, choking and unable to make a sound.

Guan Zhuofan has been busy these days, and he has spent a total of nearly 5,000 taels of silver to get everything done. Now seeing Bai's expression and this heartfelt tears, I feel that I am not busy in vain, and I am secretly relieved in my heart. Since he became the president of Qian, his income has been quite rich, but he is not determined to do this, and he is not as insatiable as his predecessor, but he has given a lot of the money he deserves to his subordinates, which has won some support and praise. As for the cost of buying a mansion, it is thanks to the leading ticket given by King Gong.

This huge amount of money is not just to win the gratitude of beauties. Another important purpose is the "Qi family" he is planning - from now on, he will make this place his base.

As it turned out, his move was timely. Only three days later, the holy decree of dispatching 3,000 infantry to lead the Yamen and enrich the Rehe Guards was sent from the Military Aircraft Department to the military headquarters in Beijing.