Chapter 384： choked

Zhou Shuren, Lizhou City, got the jewelry ordered by Zhou Shuren. Zhou Shuren didn't waste some leftovers. He polished the jade pendant and hairpin that matched the head and face of Zhulan. Well, when the bamboo orchid comes back, the bamboo orchid will be inlaid according to their own preferences.

Zhou Shuren looked at the jade pendant beside his head, and the shrewd Lord Zhou showed a smirk. It was a couple's style. This knowledge inspired Zhou Shuren. In the future, he will wear it as a couple with Zhulan.

Zhou Shuren cut off the jade gifted by the emperor to make jewelry. This wave of operations made the people in the city feel a little flustered for no apparent reason. Obviously, it can be regarded as a family heirloom, but Lord Zhou was stunned to carve jewelry for his wife!

The men all sighed with emotion, Master Zhou is really a kind of love, this time, he is completely convinced, if it was them, they would definitely be carved into family heirlooms to be passed down from generation to generation!

The women tore up several handkerchiefs, and their jealous eyes turned red.

Mrs. Chen's wife Hua Shi, for several days, has been talking about her master's nose, eyes, eyes, and yin and yang.

Master Chen, "..."

Lord Zhou harmed them!

Zhou Shuren himself was not idle at all at home, and continued to give Zhulan hatred!

Early the next morning, Zhulan ate breakfast and got on the carriage prepared by Yaxing to see Zhuangzi. Zhuangzi was a little far from Jinzhou City, an hour away.

Zhulan really didn't think it was bumpy. She found that the roads in the south were well built, unlike the vast and sparsely populated roads in the north, which were full of pits and unmaintained.

When they got there, Zhulan saw the tenants in the village.

Yazi introduced respectfully, "Yang Yiren, this piece of house is owned by the owner. These tenants not only rent the land, but also rent the owner's house to live in."

Zhulan never thought of buying Zhuangzi without revealing her identity. Not only will the teeth bully you, but local officials will also bully you. Anyone who can afford Zhuangzi has wealth, Zhulan asked, "Their How is the rent calculated?"

Yazi explained, "Three to seven points."

Zhulan thought that it was very dark, 70% of the money was given to the owner, and the tenants only kept 30%, and they had to pay the rent every year. There were many children in the family, and even two seasons in the south would not be enough.

Yazi continued: "There are only a few people who have a kind and kind-hearted house owner."

Zhulan said she knew, she saw many children looking at her timidly, and some women were full of worry.

Zhulan knows that there are many official families who buy Zhuangzi and will not rent it to tenants. Basically, they buy a family to manage Zhuangzi, and they are hired as part-time laborers for farming and autumn harvest.

These tenants were afraid, afraid that Zhulan would not rent out the land after buying Zhuangzi. Not only did they lose their land, they even lost their place to live.

Yazi led the way to the main gate of the yard, opened the door, and introduced: "This is the yard where the main house lives. Although the owner of the village does not come to live often, the yard is always looked after. There are ponds and rockeries in the yard, and the scenery is good, because The owner of the village is short of money, and the house is equivalent to half selling and half giving away."

Zhulan looked at the front yard. There was a view of the house in the south of the Yangtze River. The layout of the house was also very good. There was also a loft in the backyard. Zhulan fell in love at first sight.

Yazi knew in his eyes that it was half done. He didn't dare to fool the official wife.

Afterwards, Zhulan went to see the fields. This village has 150 acres of dry fields and 50 acres of paddy fields. Fish are also raised in the paddy fields.

Along the way, Zhulan met many tenants who were working in the fields. They all stopped to look at Zhulan and others. Some people were flustered, some people were afraid, they were all confused about the future.

Zhulan knew that some tenants were better off than self-cultivators, but they didn't have the money to rely on outsiders. Once they couldn't rent the land, the tenants panicked.

Afterwards, Zhulan saw two more villages of 200 mu. Of the three villages, only one had no tenants.

Zhulan's work is neat and tidy, she is optimistic that there is no need to procrastinate, and she is an official family, Zhou Shuren's name is really useful, and the second place in the new division knows that she went to Lizhou City, and the changes in Lizhou City are basically known by word of mouth. Especially among officials.

No one dared to fool her when Zhulan bought a house. She bought two houses with tenants, one with Zhou Shuren's name and one with her name written on it.

Zhou Lao Er went to do it, and Zhou Lao Er didn't ask much. Anyway, in my father's heart, my mother's name was written and my father didn't care. The two Zhuangzi gave it 4,400 cheaper. The money in exchange for the deed cost a total of 4,550 taels. He was worried that his mother had already spent a lot of money, and he was afraid that the money would not be enough, but when his mother gave him the money, he saw that there was still money left in the box. A lot.

Zhou Lao Er warned himself that he must please his mother. What he counted was only the money on the house’s account. He didn’t know how much the mother had in his hand. Whether the family was separated in the future, or the father and mother for a hundred years, the master must be Mother, the report recorded in the mother's name is reported to the government, that is the dowry, and the mother will give it to whomever she wants!

Zhulan didn't know Zhou Lao Er's careful thoughts, but now, Zhulan doesn't care. Just don't provoke her. If you anger her, she will definitely be willful when she is about to die.

Zhulan still has less than 5,000 taels of silver left. Zhulan is not ready to buy Zhuangzi She is very optimistic about the location of Jinzhou City.

What the Zhou family lacks is a stable income, so for the rest of the money, she plans to buy a shop.

Zhulan asked Zhou Lao Er to ask about the price of the shops. The shops in Jinzhou City are expensive. According to modern times, a shop of 60 square meters is 400 taels, which is not a good location. The price of 60 square meters in a good location can reach 500 taels. , The rent of shops is also very gratifying. The rent of 60 square meters in good areas can be 62 taels per year, and the rents in poor areas can also be 42 taels.

Zhulan did not buy large-scale shops, all of them were small-scale ones. Some only had shops facing the street, and some had small backyards to live in. She bought eight shops in one go, only two in good locations, and others. All are still available.

A total of 4,000 taels were spent, including the benefit fee and the tax on the exchange of deeds.

Zhulan still had more than 600 taels of silver left.

Of the eight shops, Zhou Shuren's name was written in two good locations, and the remaining six were all under Zhulan's name.

This time, even the shrewd old second Zhou stayed. My mother came out with 10,000 taels of silver, and my family counted the land and real estate. My God, my family has so much money!

Zhou Lao Er's eyes were shining brightly at the same time. The money in it was earned by the mother. It was the mother's idea to buy and sell the house several times. When will he learn the skills of the mother?

Zhulan bought a shop, and signed a new contract with the businessman who rented the shop, and collects money at the end of each year.

After dealing with the shop, Zhulan is ready to meet the tenants. She bought the tenants and wanted to continue renting them out, but she wanted to see the tenants' heads, and continued to use them if she wanted to.

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