Spy Wars: I can get rewards by being a bully!

Chapter 370: New Home on Chenghuang Temple Street

The location of Chenghuangmiao Street is quite good, in the inner district, which was later known as East City.

This street would later be renamed Beizongbu Hutong, and together with Dongxizongbu Hutong it formed a famous residential area for intellectuals, where many celebrities have lived.

The so-called Zongbu is actually Zongpu. Over time, the word was pronounced colloquially and became Zongbu Hutong.

Pu was a unit under the former baojia system. Fang was a large area, similar to a street. Below Fang was Pai, similar to a community, and below Pai was Pu, similar to a neighborhood.

Each shop has a person in charge, called the shop owner, and a staff member called the fireman. The general shop is a small agency that manages several shops.

Lin Ze and Miyamoto went to take a look and found that the place was indeed nice.

It originally belonged to a banner family. It was divided into the east courtyard and the west courtyard, which were next to each other and had three courtyards. The second courtyard had a flower hall, and the third courtyard was the back house with a small back garden. It was fully equipped with winding corridors, hanging flower gates, etc., and it looked like a wealthy family.

Lin Ze asked how much the house cost, and Miyamoto waved his hand and said, "Brother, it's all about money. I'll give you the house deed right away."

Lin Ze didn't bother to be polite with him. Houses in Peking are not valuable now. Of course, for ordinary people, the price of such a house is definitely an astronomical figure, but for people like Miyamoto, it is not worth mentioning.

Since we have decided to move, we must clean up and renovate. For example, this house does not have a small bathroom, so we have to build one.

Niu Saner was in charge of this matter, and he worked very hard because after moving in, he would have a room at the back of the house as soon as he entered the courtyard.

This is what he has always thought about - if a servant does not live in the back house of his master's house, what kind of servant is he!

The house was well maintained and did not require major demolition and reconstruction. Niu Saner arranged for people to lay all the floor tiles. He brought in fine bluestone carved tiles from Xishan and laid a pattern of five blessings on one side and a pattern of fish encircling lotus leaves on the other.

He also bought a few large porcelain pools and placed them in various places. They could be used to raise fish for viewing and also served as a fire prevention measure.

Then the courtyard wall was raised and a second floor was added to the flower hall. The second floor was made of wood and decorated with ribbons all around. In the summer, it was an elegant thing to enjoy the cool air and drink here.

On September 21st of the Gregorian calendar, which was the 28th of the leap July, Niu Saner consulted several fortune tellers to check the almanac, and they all said that this day was suitable for moving.

Then they packed up the belongings in the original house and moved into the new home in a grand manner.

In the bedroom, Lin Ze looked at the Han jade, Xuande stove, official kiln porcelain, and Tianhuang seals on the antique display shelf.

"Niu San'er, did you move all this here?"

Niu Saner nodded seriously, "Many people sent them here, and they all said they were ours. I have registered them all."

Lin Ze took it and looked at it. Wow, there were all kinds of people there, from merchants in the jurisdiction, to patrol officers at the patrol station, section chiefs and deputy directors of the police station, to colleagues in the hall, and even colleagues at the gendarmerie headquarters all chipped in to give gifts.

The Japanese have learned this set of skills quite well!

Since it is a move, naturally many people come to congratulate.

When someone comes to congratulate you, you always have to invite them to dinner.

Director Lin has always been particular about his meals. In addition to the ten or so tables in the second courtyard, there are dozens of other tables from the first courtyard to the street outside.

Giving eight hundred or one thousand yuan was not considered too much; giving three or five yuan was not considered too little. There was even a rickshaw driver, who said he had been taken care of by Director Lin, and came to give twenty large coins. He kowtowed three times and said a few auspicious words. The man didn't feel comfortable to keep him for dinner, so Niu Saner forced him to sit down at a table on the street.

The driver was so moved that he cried. Niu Saner advised him, "Big brother, eat with peace of mind. Eat to your heart's content. If you think of the director, he will not treat you unfairly. If you don't eat today, the director will definitely blame me if he finds out!"

The driver whined, "Sir, tell the director tomorrow that I, Niu Si'er, wish him longevity and that if there is any need for me in the future, I will do my best to help him!"

Niu Saner certainly wouldn't tell Lin Ze about these little things, but he remembered this person, comforted him with a few words, and went back to his busy work.

Gao Shengping also came and sat in the flower hall drinking with Saito.

Saito held it in for a long time before saying, "Taka-san, this little brother of ours is really not an ordinary person!!"

Gao Shengping is very proud, need I tell you that?

Holding the wine glass, he advised: "Saito-kun, Brother Shengmin is doing well, and we are all benefiting from it. I can see that if things go wrong, we will have to rely on him in the future. If Brother Shengmin has any troubles for us, we can't pretend to be a coward!"

Just as Saito was about to say something, Lin Ze came over and toasted each table.

When they got to this table, Gao Shengping advised, "Come on, Shengmin, there are no outsiders here, we can just drink by ourselves, you go about your business."

Lin Ze smiled and took out a few cards and gave one to each person at the table.

"Well, brothers, I accidentally found out about a good place. I had a drink at noon today, so let's go there to rest in the afternoon. Those who like to take a bath can take a bath, and those who like to play mahjong can play mahjong. Whether it's girls singing songs or soft beds, there's everything you need."

Saito's eyes lit up and he put the card away.

"Mr. Lin, is this the Sakura Trout Restaurant? I've heard about it a long time ago. I heard that even Major General Matsuzaki often goes there?"

As soon as he said this, the eyes of everyone at the table lit up, and those who had casually placed the cards on the table now put them away carefully.

Lin Ze smiled and said, "Hey, everyone here is a guest. I didn't open this place, so I really don't know who would like to go there."

After he said this, everyone knew what was going on.

Who is Major General Matsuzaki? He is now the biggest spy chief in Peking City and even in the entire North China, and is deeply trusted by General Terauchi.

Even he likes to go there, which shows how valuable it is.

Well, it's safe.

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Miyamoto moved on the same day as Lin Ze. Compared to Lin Ze's side which was crowded with celebrities, his guests were mainly businessmen.

Moreover, the Japanese were always pretending to be polite. They seemed quite polite and enthusiastic, but in fact they were wary and distant in their bones. So just after noon, most of the guests there had left.

Unlike Lin Ze, Lao Gao waved his hand and invited a troupe to perform in the party.

This made Niu Saner very upset. He should have thought of this. When a wealthy family moves into a new house, they must hold a party!

Normally, such gatherings have to be booked and prepared in advance, but since Director Lin’s residence wants to perform an opera, who among the opera troupes in the capital would dare to neglect it?

Finally, Lao Gao chose a troupe called Huale Society, not for any other reason but because this troupe had more female actors.

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ps. We have moved, where are the free gifts?