The house given by Zhu Yuanzhang is located in the central area of ​​Jinling City, adjacent to Liren Street on West Chang'an Street.

It is connected to Chengxian in the north and close to the Drum Tower. It is the best terrain in Jinling City except Chang'an Street.

Therefore, Liren Street is full of princes, generals, ministers, and dignitaries. From the street to the end of the alley, there is probably only one white man like Chen Yunfu.

"What a big house."

Chen Yunfu raised his head and let out a heartfelt admiration.

Before coming here, he had thought about it. After all, it was a house given to him by Zhu Yuanzhang, so its size would definitely not be small. However, Chen Yunfu was still shocked when he saw it for the first time.

A bit too big.

The main entrance alone is two feet wide, and the stone lions displayed on the left and right are nearly two heads taller than Chen Yunfu, who was thirteen and a half years old at this time. This scene can't be described in words.

If you have to find a flaw, it is that the door is extremely damaged, the two stone lions are also very dusty, and the door is in a state of decay. It seems that no one has lived there for a long time.

Chen Yunfu stepped forward and tried to push the door open. When he found that the door was bolted from the inside, he immediately frowned slightly.

Is it possible that there is someone else in this house?

With this in mind, Chen Yunfu turned his head and glanced at the concierge's position, stepped over and knocked on the door.

"anyone there?"

No one responded in the concierge, so Chen Yunfu had no choice but to go to the window and peek in. When he saw dishes and chopsticks that had not been cleared away on a table in the concierge, he confirmed his suspicion.

There are really people.

After confirming that there were people guarding the house here, Chen Yunfu no longer worried, carried his luggage and walked to a restaurant not far away to rest, overlooking the house that was about to become his new home.

After waiting like this for more than half an hour, Chen Yunfu finally saw a middle-aged man in his forties carrying two bags of things approaching the house and opening the locked concierge.

"The waiter pays the bill."

Chen Yunfu shouted, and the waiter who was guarding the stairs on the second floor ran over.

"Sir, please order a pot of hot water, a stack of snacks, Cheng Hui, and thirty cash is enough."

In the early Ming Dynasty, prices were still high. Chen Yunfu was not sure whether this was due to the general environment or whether it was just because Jinling was the capital that it was so expensive.

The pot of water he ordered cost only three or two cents at most, but the stack of pastries cost more than twenty cents.

To do a simple conversion, it is equivalent to going to a cake shop in future generations and asking for a piece of glutinous rice cake, which costs more than 20 yuan.

Of course it's a bit expensive, but fortunately it's still acceptable.

Chen Yunfu reached into his luggage and groped around, and finally took out a treasure note.

Chen Yunfu really didn't have copper coins. All Zhu Yuanzhang gave him was this so-called Ming Dynasty currency.

This thing is equivalent to the banknotes of the Ming Dynasty at this time. It was approved and issued by the Ministry of Household Affairs in the eighth year of Hongwu.

At this time, the monetary purchasing power of the Ming Dynasty treasure banknotes was still very strong. It was not until Zhu Laosi of the Yongle Dynasty that they were issued in large quantities for the five Northern Expeditions. It was not until the civil war that the Ming Dynasty treasure banknotes were completely reduced to a pile of waste paper.

Seeing that Chen Yunfu was handing out a thousand-renminbi treasure note, the waiter's face became more reverent, he bent down and took it with both hands, said "Master, please wait a moment" and hurriedly turned around and left.

Not long after, he came back with a tray with a dozen thick stacks of copper coins on it.

"I'm looking for you a total of nine hundred and seventy articles. Can you order some?"

Chen Yunfu didn't have time to check. Thinking that the waiter in the shop at the emperor's feet would not dare to deceive him, he reached out and poured all the coins in front of him into his luggage, then went downstairs and left, rushing to his new home.

This time I went again, and the man I saw earlier was already in the concierge. When he saw Chen Yunfu, he walked out and asked.

"Who is this young master looking for?"

"My name is Chen Yunfu. These are my household certificate and the monk certificate issued by the monks and Taoists earlier. And this one is the house deed issued by the imperial minister. This house now belongs to me."

Chen Yunfu took out everything in the package that could prove his identity, and then looked directly at the man.

Hearing that the young master in front of him turned out to be the new owner, the man's face showed surprise. He respectfully stretched out his hands to take it and began to inspect it. After a while, he handed it back and bowed at the same time.

"My surname is Wu, and I am a petty official of Hucao in Yingtian Prefecture. This place was formerly the residence of Yan Ni, the former minister of the Ministry of Personnel. Yan Ni was involved in the Hu Ni Weiyong case and his house was confiscated, so this place was abandoned until

today.

I was ordered to guard it here to prevent it from being destroyed by thieves. I have been waiting for more than three years, and I am looking forward to a new owner."

The home of the former Minister of Civil Affairs?

Chen Yunfu was stunned, and he finally understood why this house was so luxurious.

Be good, sir.

Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, second grade, tut tut.

Awesome, really awesome.

I have found a big mistake. No, to be precise, I should be grateful to Comrade Zhu Yuanzhang for his generosity.

If such a big house were to be sold at the tooth market, considering the price of land in Jinling, it would probably cost more than a thousand taels of silver.

What I didn’t say, pay attention to it!

Happy as he was, Chen Yunfu did not dare to get carried away and bowed to the man named Wu in return: "It's Wu, Uncle Wu."

Forgive me that Chen Yunfu really doesn't know how to call Lao Wu, who is a subordinate official. A subordinate official is equivalent to a temporary worker in the yamen. He cannot be called a court official or an adult, so he can only call him uncle based on his age.

Even so, Old Wu was so frightened that he didn't even dare to answer his call.

"If the young master thinks highly of me, just call me Old Wu."

Just kidding, Chen Yunfu was holding the house deed issued by the imperial minister in his hand, indicating that the emperor had given it to him with a nod of appreciation. The young prince in front of him was probably a descendant of some great prince.

Who dares to be an uncle, and who can afford it?

"Master Chen, please come down and introduce me to you."

"It's time to work."

Chen Yunfu nodded and followed Old Wu into the house.

There is nothing new and interesting in the mansion. No one has lived in it for more than three years. This once-popular Yan Mansion has long been dilapidated. There is dust everywhere, and the corners of the corridors and other corners are even more densely knotted.

Cobwebs, coupled with the deserted condition of being uninhabited for many years, made the whole house look very cold and uncomfortable.

"No one is cleaning, it looks very embarrassing. I hope Mr. Chen can forgive me."

"It doesn't matter."

Chen Yunfu didn't care much. Although the house looked messy and dirty, there was no damage to the overall building. It could be lived in with a little tidying up.

Strictly speaking, this can be regarded as a quadrangle with an area of ​​over 1,000 square meters. If it were not for time travel, I would never have imagined that I would be able to live in a place like this one day even if I struggled for several lifetimes in my previous life.

A person deserves contentment, and Chen Yunfu was already very satisfied.

"Old Wu, can you please help me find some servants to help me tidy up."

"I'll do it right away."

Lao Wu didn't hesitate to say anything, so he immediately agreed. Before he could turn around to implement it, several carriages stopped outside the gate.

Chen Yunfu recognized it at a glance. It was a carriage from the palace.

I saw a young eunuch getting out of one of the carriages, walking closer to Chen Yunfu and slightly cupping his hand.

"Little Master Daoming, I have sent someone to you by order of the chief steward."

"Giving it to someone? Who?"

Chen Yunfu didn't understand it for a while, and he didn't realize it until more than a dozen maids got on and off the carriages.

Aren't these maids all the maids of Queen Ma's earlier days?

The little eunuch pulled Chen Yunfu aside and whispered in his ear.

"The Chief Manager is worried that the Emperor will be sentimental about the late Queen when he sees these people, and is also afraid of harming the lives of these people, so he simply sent them to you to serve them. You can keep them."

Chen Yunfu thanked him repeatedly, and Lao Wu who followed him was even more stunned.

I kept thinking in my heart, how could Chen Yunfu be the son of a prince? He was probably not a prince who had left the palace.

How much of a saint is this to be given the service of a palace maid?

After the little eunuch completed his task and turned around to return to the palace, Chen Yunfu put aside his excitement and glanced at these maids.

Baoxiang was very considerate.

I'm afraid, there is a third point that the young eunuch has not mentioned.

Even among these dozen palace maids, there must be some ‘Jin Yiwei’.

But Chen Yunfu is still very happy, and he indeed deserves to be happy.

What are these palace ladies?

It is the embodiment of the Holy Family!

What a rich piece of political capital this is.

Chen Yunfu not only had to stay, but also had to go through the city with great fanfare and let all the princes and dignitaries who lived on Ren Street know about it.

"The good wind, with its power, sends me to the blue clouds."
Chapter completed!