Chapter 218 Do you want to buy this shop?

Wen Zhenyi just listened to them talking incessantly. Knowing that they were doing it for their own happiness, he just let them go.

Zhu Tao packed up the things she had brought back and said, "Yi Yi, Grandpa Wen and the others said they'd come back early tomorrow morning."

"Okay, got it. We also need to start preparing what we're going to sell tomorrow."

"Let's go wash our hands and come back."

Hu Zi and the others surrounded her: "Sister Wen, you are so amazing."

Mantou nodded seriously: "That's right, I hope we can be like you in the future."

Wen Zhenyi rubbed their heads and said, "You will be more powerful than me. You have a broad world to explore. I look forward to you giving me more surprises."

"Will it?"

"Yes." Wen Zhenyi said and let them go play with Naiyou.

Cream loves these kids.

The two brothers Wen Yongman also had a day off today and went back to the village with Mr. Shen. They will not return to the private school until tomorrow morning.

Wen Zhenyi looked at the sky and saw that it was already late and the curfew had not been lifted yet.

She turned and went to the hall and saw Shen Hanxing and Cheng Lesheng huddled together, still studying the account books: "You should go back, otherwise the curfew will be troublesome."

Cheng Lesheng looked outside: "It's so late?"

"Otherwise, do you still think it's early?"

Shen Hanxing put away all the account books: "Come over tomorrow when you are free, let's go back today."

Cheng Lesheng waited for Shen Hanxing to put away the account books: "Miss Wen, now you are also a person with a hundred acres of fertile land and a thousand taels of silver."

Wen Zhenyi thought of something and looked at him and said, "Master Cheng, are you selling this shop?"

Cheng Lesheng was stunned: "You want to buy this shop?"

"If you sell it, I'd consider buying it."

"I don't have the final say on this. I'll ask my father when he comes back."

"Okay, you can ask for me when the time comes. If the price is right, I'd like to buy it."

"I'll ask for you when he comes back." Cheng Lesheng saw that Chen Hanxing had packed up: "We'll leave first. I'll come to eat tomorrow. Remember to send the lotus root powder to my shop. If it's convenient, give me a few recipes. I think it will be easier to sell."

"Okay, I'll write it down and give it to the shop owner when the time comes."

Shen Hanxing patted Cheng Lesheng’s shoulder: “Let’s go.”

Wen Zhenyi sent the two out the door: "Be careful on the road."

"Don't worry."

Zhu Tao took a rag and wiped the table in the hall again: "Yi Yi, do you want to buy this store?"

"We'll see when the time comes. If the price is right, I'd like to buy it and ask a craftsman to dig an ice cellar for me. That way it will be much more convenient for us to store things in the future."

"Can't we dig ice cellars now?"

"The deed is in someone else's hands now. If Mr. Cheng doesn't rent the shop to us one day, we won't know who to turn to."

"Not really."

"Who can tell the truth about this matter? Only when you have the things in your hands can you have the right to speak."

Although Wen Zhenyi didn't quite believe that Mr. Cheng would be such a person, it was still better to be on guard.

The next day.

The Wen family came to the store early in the morning and wanted to help make breakfast. When it was not busy, they sat in the backyard and talked about things.

Old Lady Wen smiled widely: "Our family is a lucky doll. Just wait and see which girl in this town will receive the emperor's commendation."

Old Man Wen was also full of pride: "Indeed, this is a unique thing."

"Grandpa and grandma, this is just a coincidence."

Wen Chengwen: "Why don't others happen to be lucky?"

"Dad, you can't say that."

Ma Yinghe held her hand and said, "My daughter is so good."

"Grandma and Grandpa, it's a good thing you're here today. I also have something to discuss with you."

"What is it?"

"Didn't the Emperor reward me with a thousand taels of silver?"

Old Lady Wen nodded: "Yes, we discussed this yesterday. This money will be used as your dowry."

"It's not safe to keep this money on me. I plan to spend it."

"What?" The Wen family members stared at each other in amazement. "Spend it?"

"Well, here's what I'm thinking. If Mr. Cheng is willing to sell this shop, I plan to buy it. If he doesn't, I want Grandpa to ask the village chief to approve a piece of land for building a house, and we can rebuild a big house with blue bricks and tiles."

Old Man Wen frowned when he heard this. "Yi Yi, I have no objection to you buying the shop. It will still be in your name and will be your dowry. But I don't agree with you building a house."

Mrs. Wen said, "I also don't agree with you using this money to build a house. If you build the house, I won't be able to give you a dowry."

Wen Zhenyi was at a loss whether to laugh or cry: "Grandpa and grandma, I'm not getting married next year. I still have two or three years left. By then, I won't be able to earn enough for a dowry."

No one in the Wen family said anything, and they were all still a little hesitant. After all, they couldn't give the built house to Wen Zhenyi as a dowry.

Wen Zhenyi was still unhappy when he saw them: "Think about it, are we going to keep the plaque given by the emperor hanging in the main hall of our house forever?"

This made the Wen family even more confused. It didn't make sense. It would be fine if they didn't have money, but the key problem was that the emperor had just awarded them 1,000 taels of silver.

Old Man Wen looked at Old Lady Wen and said, "Old lady, what do you think we should do about this?"

"What can we do? Just do as Yi Yi says. We'll work hard to make up for it later."

When Wen Zhen saw that they agreed, he talked about the rewarded fertile land: "Grandpa, the fertile land rewarded by the higher-ups can only be mine. In fact, my dowry is also very generous."

"Did you tell me where it is?"

"There are none in our village around the town, but they are quite scattered. Some villages have ten acres, and some have more, as much as 20 or 30 acres."

"They're all rented out now, right?"

"Well, the mayor said it's 37% rent, and if they want to raise the rent, they have to wait until after the autumn harvest."

"We don't know the status of these fertile fields yet. Tell your father and me the address later. We'll take some time to go and show it to you, and then we'll take another look after the autumn harvest."

"Okay, I don't really understand anyway. Grandpa, do we have to pay this tax with our 30% rent?"

"It says the tenant pays it, but I'll have to go and see for the details."

Ma Yinghe looked at Wen Zhenyi and said, "Yiyi, how big a house do you plan to build?"

Wen Chengwen: "It's fine just like what we have now at home. There's no need to build it so big."

Wen Zhenyi refused directly: "That won't do."

Old Lady Wen looked at her in surprise: "Why, you still want to build a house of several acres?"

Wen Zhenyi chuckled: "Grandma, I really want to build a house of several acres."

"Nonsense, with so few people in our family, we don't need such a big house."

"Grandma, do you really think it's enough?"

"Why is it not enough?"

"Think about it, when your brother gets married, he'll need a room. Do we have any room at home now?"