Zhou Shuren also smiled. "A shop with a rent of 200 taels is larger, with a rent of 30 taels a year. A small shop has a rent of 25 taels a year. One shop is enough to cover the family's expenses for a year."
Zhulan also smiled. They were not going to rent out the house. Zhou Shuren would come to Pingzhou to take the examination for a scholar in a few days. After he passed the examination, although it would be inconvenient for him to go to the academy due to his old age, he could come to Pingzhou for exchanges. They would just wait until next year to take part in the imperial examination held every three years. They would keep the house to live in.
On the second day, Zhou Shuren took the silver and transferred the shop and house he had liked. He also treated everyone to a drink at noon and then returned to the inn with the deed.
Zhulan flipped through the deed and asked, "How did you transfer the property to my name?"
Zhou Shuren smiled, "I am all yours, so I will naturally transfer it to your name."
Zhulan stared at Zhou Shuren. She was aroused, she was definitely not wrong.
"Mom, do we really have a shop and a house?"
Xue Han really saw the deed, and it seemed as if her parents were so efficient. In less than two days, the family really had a shop and a house!
Zhou Shuren was unhappy and regretted bringing the light bulb out with him. The good atmosphere was ruined.
Zhulan's attention was naturally diverted. She was not stupid. She recalled that Zhou Shuren had already crossed the line. Humph, Zhou Shuren owed her a life. It would be difficult for her to pursue such a smart Zhou Shuren. Zhou Shuren was so happy that his face turned black.
Xue Han realized belatedly that she had disturbed her father from trying to please her mother. She hid from her mother so that she wouldn't have to face her father's deep eyes. Woohoo, she didn't want to come either. After seeing her parents getting along so well these days, all the delicious food didn't taste good to her anymore. She was so sick of it!
Zhu Lan glared at Zhou Shuren and pulled his little girl and said, "Didn't you hear it yesterday? Why are you still surprised?"
Xue Han, "I am surprised that my parents are so efficient, and even more surprised that they got so much money all at once, almost one thousand taels of silver!"
She used to think that hundreds of coins were a lot of money, but after getting the jade pendant, she felt that one or two taels of silver were not a lot of money. She finally accepted that her family was wealthy, but in the blink of an eye she saw one thousand taels. She asked her mother why she was holding on to the bag. She was shocked to find out later that their family had one thousand taels!
Zhulan felt that her daughter was upset, so she comforted her. After her daughter accepted the reality, she reminded her, "You only need to know about the shop and the house. When it's time to tell your family, your father and I will tell them. Xuehan will keep it a secret, right?"
Xue Han straightened her back. Her parents trusted her. "I will keep the secret and not tell anyone."
Zhu Lan smiled, "Mother believes in Xue Han."
Zhou Shuren redirected the conversation: "I've asked a broker to sublease the shop. We should have news tomorrow. Once everything is done, we can go shopping around Pingzhou."
Zhulan has not left her room since arriving in Pingzhou. "Okay, by the way, I never asked, Zhao Bo is 23 years old, why hasn't he gotten married yet?"
Zhou Shuren's mouth twitched, "He is the only son in the family. After his sisters got married, his parents were not in good health. When he reached the age to get married, his father passed away and he had to observe mourning for three years. After he finally passed the mourning period, he passed the imperial examination and became a scholar. His mother helped him arrange the marriage and settled the marriage. But his mother was so happy that she passed away. He had to observe mourning again and the marriage fell through. After the mourning period, he thought about traveling and studying, but he was not in a hurry. He wanted to wait for the imperial examination next year. If he passed the examination, he could get married. He also wanted to find a good in-law family to rely on, so he didn't look for one when he came back."
Zhulan understood that this was for the sake of her future prospects. She chuckled and said that there were some pedantic scholars, but most of those who could pass the examination to become a scholar were not stupid.
At night, Zhulan waited until her daughter fell asleep, then handed the necklace and bracelet to Zhou Shuren and said, "Pawn them tomorrow!"
Zhou Shuren put it away, "Okay."
He also didn't like Zhulan wearing the jewelry left by her original owner, so he just pawned it and bought her new ones later.
The next day, Yazi came with news that someone wanted to rent the shop. Zhou Shuren went out for a day and came back at night. After Xue Han fell asleep, he took out the rent and the money from pawning the jewelry.