This is a very elegant house in a courtyard, but it is too deserted. Tang Song asked about it and walked to the door of the second yard and still saw no one. It was not until he passed the round moon gate that he saw a middle-aged man wearing a moon-white Taoist robe bowing in front of a huge flower jar.

This middle-aged man was obviously enjoying the lotus and fish in the flower tank, so he didn't hear the two of them coming in.

Tang Song stopped and asked again. The middle-aged man stood up and frowned slightly, looking very unhappy.

Yuebai Daoyi was about 40 years old, with a thin body and a clear face. She was accompanied by three long beards under her jaw. She looked so elegant. But for some reason, there seemed to be a sense of unwillingness between her eyebrows and eyes.

Tang Song knew his purpose, but after hearing this, middle-aged man didn't think about it, so he waved his hand to let him go, obviously he didn't want to rent a house.

During the process of entering, Tang Song had carefully looked at the house. It was elegant and quiet. It was also a place in the middle of the North City. It was really a satisfactory place to rent a house. What is even more commendable is that this house obviously has few people and many houses, so there is no problem of no house to rent.

Tang Song was really satisfied with this place. Seeing that middle-aged man refused, he would inevitably say a few more words, or even raise the price of a rental house to twice the market price.

The middle-aged man was obviously not used to these money and trivial matters, so he shook his head but refused. While the two were in a stalemate, another person came into the moon gate.

The visitor was an old man in black clothes with white hair and hair, with a slim face and a sharp mouth, and a strange face.

After this man knew Tang Song's purpose, he opened his mouth and said, "I don't rent a house." This man's tone was strange and sounded like a metal and stone, and his tone was extremely stiff. The words he said were particularly unpleasant, and he was simply the kind of person who could throw him to death.

Seeing that these two people had such an attitude, Tang Song didn't want to talk nonsense to them anymore, so he turned around and walked. After walking for a few steps, he heard the voice of the strange-looking old man coming from behind, "Wait."

Tang Song stopped and turned around. The old man walked over a few steps, but did not mention the matter of renting a house. He only pointed at the piano box with his thin fingers and said, "This piano box is exquisite, but the moisture cannot be completely removed. This thing holds the piano. It would be fine if it is a common thing. If it is a good piano... and let me see it."

Tang Songben didn't want to pay attention to this lunatic, but he opened his mouth and beat people to death. He didn't talk about politeness at all. He just heard that when he talked about the piano, he said that the moisture in the piano box could not be removed. Because he was worried about the piano, he untied the piano box and gently opened it.

As soon as the piano box was opened, the old man said a slight "Huh" as soon as he saw the piano.

At this time, the middle-aged man of Yuebai had already walked over. After taking a look in the piano box, his face became stern. After looking closely for a long time, there was a look of excitement on his face that could not be concealed. He turned his head to look at the old man and said, "Is this the legendary 'Ancient Relics' piano?"

The old man nodded and looked at Tang Song deeply, "Since you want to rent a house, you must not be from Luoyang, where did you come from?"

At this time, the piano had never left the box, and only showed the front. It was impossible to see the four words "Taigu Yiyin" engraved on the dragon pond on the back, but these two people could call out its name in one mouthful, especially the old man could confirm it with a glance. This eye really surprised Tang Song, and he didn't care about the old man's attitude anymore, and replied: "Xiangzhou"

Hearing this, the old man's expression moved.

"Then let's stay." After the old man suddenly said this for no reason, he ignored Tang Song, who was a little stunned, and directly stretched out his hand that was thin but half a knuckle than ordinary people, and picked up the "Ancient Relics" from the box.

The old man spoke to people with a very stiff tone, but his posture when he held the piano was extremely gentle, and even a look of regret on his face, "Isn't it painful to have such a good thing but has been poisoned by mediocre hands?"

As he said, the old man was just holding the Qin... and left

I have seen such an unreasonable person there in my later life. Tang Song was about to chase after him, but was stopped by Yuebai Daoyi's middle-aged man.

"The piano is the most important thing, and the sound quality comes from the material. This ancient phoneme is known for its high sound quality, clear and spiritual charm, and it will be known for its positive sound when you touch and press it slightly. If the material changes slightly, the sound quality will inevitably be damaged. If you put the piano in this box for many days, the moisture in the box will not be removed, and the piano placed in the inside will inevitably be stained. My father-in-law has dehumidified the piano and will return it to you later, it will be okay."

"Zhaoren" was a respectful title for the old man in the prosperous Tang Dynasty. Tang Song felt relieved after hearing this.

"Since my father-in-law asked you to live there, then you can live there. There are many empty rooms in this house, so you can choose the place you are satisfied with. But this house is still quiet, I hope you don't want to call your friends and family."

After the middle-aged man in Yuebai finished speaking, he turned around and was about to leave, and asked curiously: "Do you have a connection with your father-in-law?"

Tang Song asked this question for no reason, "never"

"This is strange!", the middle-aged man shook his head and smiled, "My father-in-law is crazy, but he is straightforward. If he sees you, the famous zither, he must be criticized without any skin before he will give up. But he let it go today. If it weren't for the old, how could this be? It's so strange."

After Yuebai finished speaking, she didn't wait for Tang Song to answer, and then sighed and walked away while sighing "Strange".

From beginning to end, none of the two mentioned the matter of renting money, but the rental house was decided like this. Zhuang Haishan, who only broke his legs for the rental house and had his mouth worn out for the price of the rental house, was stunned and suddenly realized that it was unclear.

"Young master, these two people look really weird." Zhuang Haishan followed Tang Song, muttered for a while and said, "I'm afraid it's a strange person with great abilities."

Tang Song laughed, "It's not simple."

Tang Song took Zhuang Haishan to walk the courtyard house back and forth. The house was three times in total, and the old man with white hair and hair lived in the second place with two boys. Yuebai's middle-aged man took the third place with a girl next to him.

There are only these six people in the house. Although there are many empty rooms in the second and third yards, the two of them look like they are not interested in living with others. Therefore, Tang Song didn't think about these two things.

Beyond the second and third entry, there were only the first entry and the last small garden. The first entry was the place to enter and exit, and Tang Song didn't like it either. Fortunately, there were two connected tiled roof monasteries in the small garden. Although there were fewer houses, it would not be enough to bring a servant girl, but it was the best for Tang Song, who was alone.

In the Tang Dynasty, the houses were still large, both in government offices and private residences. For example, in the middle of the Tang Dynasty, Bai Juyi retired to Luoyang in his later years and bought a house worth ten acres of radius and still lamented that the house was too small.

The same is true for this house now. Although it is a small garden, it covers an area of ​​three or four acres. Although it is not very exquisite because of the rough and sparse technology of building gardens in the Tang Dynasty, it is better because of its vitality and wildness.

After the two of them packed the tile-topped monument, Tang Song looked at the vibrant scene in the small garden outside the window and was very happy. Since he was in the world, at least this first step of the house settlement was always smooth, and he only hoped that the things that followed would go smoothly.

From the second entrance yard, this house did not build a wing room on the right side like most houses nowadays. Instead, it made a big effort to empty the entire second entrance yard and build a hand-paper veranda. In this way, you don’t need to go through the second entrance yard and enter the small garden, which is really convenient for Tang Song.

After packing up the monastery, Tang Song and Zhuang Haishan went to Beijing City to buy bedding and other necessary items. After that, the two of them had dinner at a small restaurant near the rental house, Zhuang Haishan said goodbye and left.

I slept very peacefully that night. The next morning, Tang Song got up to wash and went out. He was carrying a private message from Gongnan to Liu Zhongcheng, the Censorate, and it was also a stepping stone for him to seek special tribute students from the Ministry of Rites.

He first bought some souvenirs worth a lot from Taipei City, and then asked all the way to find Jindefang. Tang Song confidently handed the Mingshu to the Liu Mansion's disciple, and then he got a piece of news that he had unexpectedly expected.

Just a month ago, Liu Zhongcheng was ordered to hand over the position of the Censorate and went to the Yangzhou Grand Governor's Office on Huainan Road to serve. The chariot left Luoyang half a month ago and his family also accompanied him. Now there is only one inner housekeeper in the mansion.

When will you come back? This will be decided by the court, but it is certain that it will be impossible within three to five months.

Walking down the steps in front of Liu's mansion, Tang Song couldn't help feeling a little depressed as he looked at the crowd coming and going on the street.

The ancients often said that it was a big embarrassing thing to go to a relative who had been married thousands of miles away. Although Tang Song had no relatives with Liu Zhongcheng, his situation was similar at this time. He didn't meet this person, and he had little understanding of Luoyang. At this time, he wanted to go to the Ministry of Rites to do something like replenishing the tribute student in the township, but he couldn't even find a spot to take a look at him.

After all, Tang Song was not the many scholars who were stupid in this era, nor was he a panic when he encountered problems. After walking leisurely on the street for a while, his mood calmed down and decided on his subsequent actions.
Chapter completed!