Zhulan put down her rouge and looked back. The coachman was a familiar one. Zhulan looked up at the sky in silence. The capital city is so big, how could she encounter such a person
The curtain of the carriage was opened, and Zhou Shuren suppressed the twitching of his mouth and said, "Master Yao."
Yao Zheyu leaned against the car window, thinking in a playful way, "Mr. Zhou doesn't look like he just arrived in the capital. If he came to the capital, why didn't he come to the Marquis' Mansion to look for me?"
Zhou Shuren thought to himself, he was not complaining about his long life, "Sir, you are joking. How dare we, small people like us, go to the rich and powerful in West City? Besides, we don't have a deep friendship. Zhou still knows his own limitations."
Yao Zheyu stared at Zhou Shuren's eyes for a while, and suddenly smiled, "Mr. Zhou is not only of noble character, but also very self-aware and well-known."
Zhou Shuren lowered his head and said, "This is also the way for small people like me to survive."
Yao Zheyu stopped the car just to confirm whether Zhou Xiucai came to Beijing to look for him. Since he didn't, there was no need to pay attention to him. He didn't have the time to pay attention to a small scholar. As for the life-saving grace, if he said yes, then yes, if he said no, then no, "Yao has something to do first."
Zhou Shuren, "Please come in, sir."
Zhulan felt that the male protagonist was becoming more and more fake. She had no idea what he had experienced since returning to the capital. Not only was he becoming more and more imposing, but he was also becoming less and less concerned about the Zhou family’s life-saving grace. He didn’t even mention the life-saving grace just now!
Zhulan waited for the carriage to leave, then bought the rouge she had selected. She and Zhou Shuren stopped walking outside and went straight back to the inn.
After returning to the inn, Zhu Lan said, "Yao Zheyu has changed a lot. I feel like he has been greatly stimulated. Why does he seem to have turned evil and doesn't trust anyone anymore?"
Zhou Shuren also feels this way, "I can only say that we are too arrogant, because we have indirectly changed too much."
Zhulan was happy. She and Zhou Shuren were indeed strong. However, it was better for the male protagonist to stay as far away from her as possible, otherwise he would be easily used as cannon fodder.
The next day, Zhulan met Deng Xiucai, who looked to be in his thirties. When she learned that she wanted to buy a house, Deng Xiucai said, "Brother Zhao introduced me to this house. I will definitely make sure that I understand the matter. However, regarding the price, I will not go cheap just because Brother Zhao introduced me to this house. I also have a family to support. Brother Zhou has been to my house, and I hope you will understand."
Zhou Shuren, "I understand, I understand. I'll leave this matter to Brother Deng."
Deng Xiucai patted his chest and said, "With me here, Brother Zhou will never buy a house with problems. I will try my best to find a better place. Brother Zhou just needs to wait for good news."
"I would like to thank Brother Deng here. The food and drinks are ready. Let's eat and chat."
"well."
Zhulan ate in the guest room and waited for an hour before Zhou Shuren came back.
Zhulan was very curious, "Mr. Deng is just a scholar, can we trust his promise?"
Although she trusted Zhao Bo very much, he was just a scholar in the capital, how could she dare to make such a guarantee
Zhou Shuren also deliberately got drunk and got some information from them before he knew why he dared to make such a guarantee. "It can be trusted. Mr. Deng just revealed that his sister is the concubine of the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue and gave birth to his only son. He will naturally take good care of this cheap brother-in-law. Mr. Deng is not good at studying. He can only pass the exam to become a scholar. He makes a living by reselling information. He is reliable in his work."
Zhulan really didn't expect there was such a strong relationship, "Then why is Mr. Deng's house still a mess?"
Zhou Shuren, "Marry a virtuous wife."
Four words sum it all up.
The next day, Mr. Deng came with his brokers. Brokers are the most deceptive. Brokers from all places are the same. As long as you are not a local, they will cheat you.
Mr. Deng personally brought his broker here. The houses that the broker mentioned were all safe and without disputes. "It was a coincidence that you bought a house. Recently, many people have left Beijing to return to their hometowns, so many people are not selling their houses. I will not cheat Mr. Zhou if he introduces someone to me. I have four good houses, two in the south city, and two at the junction of the west city and the east city."
Zhou Shuren asked, "How about the two households in South City?"
The agent explained, "There are many merchants in the south city, so naturally the houses are all good and big. One of these two families has a two-courtyard house, and the other has a three-courtyard house. The two-courtyard house is 1,800 taels, and the three-courtyard house is 4,000 taels. This is the price only because they are in a hurry. If it were last year, you couldn't get a three-courtyard house even for 6,000 taels."
Zhulan took a deep breath and thought it was too expensive and she couldn't afford it.
Zhou Shuren asked calmly, "What about the two houses at the junction of West City and East City?"
The yazi didn't even need to look through the book in his hand, he just spoke, "You know that the West City is full of rich and powerful people. The East City has many ordinary people, but there are also many officials living there. These two houses have courtyards, and the courtyards are not very big, but because of the location, the two houses are priced at 1,200 yuan without bargaining. By the way, the decorations inside the houses are not as good as those of the merchants' houses."
Zhulan was quickly calculating in her mind. Some residents in the capital had experienced several major wars in the capital and did not trust the court's use of military force, so they left the capital. They were in a hurry to sell their houses at a lower price than usual.
This is a rare opportunity. When the war is over, housing prices will definitely go back up. Moreover, now that the war is won, the people will have more confidence in the court, and housing prices in the capital may double.
Zhulan pulled Zhou Shuren and blinked at him three times. Zhou Shuren was happy. He was thinking about buying the two houses in Xicheng. Zhulan meant to buy three houses. He could not compare with Zhulan in business, so he nodded slightly.
Zhou Shuren said to Yazi, "We want to go and see the two-story house and the two houses at the junction of the West City."
The hawker knew that Mr. Zhou didn't have that much money to buy three of them. "Okay, let's go and take a look now."
Yazi paused and continued, "Mr. Zhou, this is because Mr. Deng introduced me. Otherwise, I wouldn't have kept it in my hands. Many people asked about it yesterday!"
Zhou Shuren took out a silver coin and handed it to Yazi, "Take this and have tea."
Yazi said cheerfully, "Mr. Zhou is so polite, let's go!"
Zhulan curled her lips in her heart. Money is needed everywhere in the capital, and without money, you can't take a single step!
Zhou Shuren asked the waiter to call two horse-drawn carriages, one for Deng Xiucai and Yazi, and one for Zhulan and Zhou Shuren.
When only Zhulan and Zhou Shuren were left, Zhulan whispered, "If it looks good, buy three sets. I calculated that we can get 4,200 taels in total. We will give 50 taels to Mr. Deng as a reward, some to the broker, and the money for exchanging the deeds. We will still have 200 taels left, including the 100 taels in the eldest brother's hand and the 100 taels of silver from home. We will have 400 taels in hand, plus the money from selling grain in autumn, and we will have enough money to spend."
Zhu Lan paused and continued, "If the war ends next year, the housing prices in the capital will definitely go up. If we sell one then, it will be enough for our family."
Zhou Shuren said: "Okay, I'll listen to you."
Zhulan was happy. She could finally make some money. This opportunity was rare and she would be letting herself down if she didn't seize it.
Because the inn was in the south city, they first looked at the two-story house. Zhulan looked carefully and found that the merchants' houses were exquisite. If it weren't located in the south city, the two-story house would be worth at least three thousand taels.
Zhulan liked it and then went to see two other houses. The yards were indeed not very good and the houses looked dilapidated. The value of the houses lay in their locations, otherwise Zhulan would not have bought them for eight hundred taels.
Yazi asked, "Is Mr. Zhou ready?"
Zhou Shuren smiled and said, "Look, I want all three sets. It's not too late, how about going over now?"
Yazi was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect that he would buy all three houses. He was happy in his heart. It was a good thing to buy them all. He could get a lot of commission. It was a big deal recently. Although there were many people selling houses recently, there were not many buyers. They were all waiting and watching!
Yazi said, "You can follow me with the money. I will get everything done for you today."
Zhulan was worried about Zhou Shuren, so she said to him, "Let's go together."
Zhou Shuren nodded, "Okay."
The broker has his own ways. Zhou Shuren paid the silver to the seller and the broker handled the deed. As long as there was silver, Zhulan got the house deed in the afternoon. She gave benefits to the broker and also to Master Deng. Zhulan returned to the inn with the house deed. Now that she had three properties in the capital, she felt a little proud.
But the good mood lasted until we returned to the inn, where the waiter said, "We have been waiting for you two guests for a long time."