Wang Yu felt relieved after coming out of the restaurant. He had solved a big problem and no longer had to worry about money or sales. As a researcher, he was really not good at doing business, so it was good enough for him to just get a share of the profits.

This was a happy event. When he returned home and told his family about it, Wang's father and mother were even happier. They didn't expect that Wang Yu had negotiated such a big deal. Selling wine to the county was something they had never dared to think about before. Unexpectedly, his son said that the wine could be sold to the whole Dali in the future.

At night, Cheng Chen stared at her husband with starry eyes. She had never seen such a powerful husband before! Wang Yu felt embarrassed and kissed his forehead and told him to go to sleep first. Wang Yu needed to draw the blueprints for the winery and send them to Zhang Siyuan tomorrow. Why was he in such a hurry? It was mainly because he was afraid that he would leave.

This time the winery is very large, and Wang Yu wants to build it according to the layout of future wineries, including a raw material warehouse, a place for producing wine, a place for storing wine, as well as places for workers to stay and eat, a place for shipping, and an office space.

Fortunately, these were not difficult for him. He just needed to plan out the drawings. He rushed to make the drawings overnight and sent them to the restaurant to find Zhang Siyuan early the next morning. Fortunately, he was still there.

Zhang Siyuan took the blueprint and sighed that Wang Yu was really a talent. The blueprint was so detailed that he just needed to find good workers. However, the manor might not be able to use it, otherwise it would have to be rebuilt, which would be unnecessary. Fortunately, there was still a lot of land next to the manor that could be used. After talking with Wang Yu, he returned to the provincial capital.

It would probably take half a year to build the winery, so Wang Yu put his mind at ease and focused on his studies.

Summer goes and winter comes, time flies, and it is New Year's time again. This is Wang Yu's second year here. Next year's college entrance examination is scheduled for the tenth day of March. The college entrance examination will last for one day, with one day of rest and one day of re-examination. The results will be announced in four days, which will take seven days in total, not to mention the time spent on the road.

Wang Yu decided to go to the provincial capital to look at houses in advance. Since he had decided to live in the provincial capital, he had to prepare in advance.

After discussing this with his parents, they decided to go to the provincial capital in early February. Wang's father and mother did not want to go. They had given Wang's father one hundred taels of silver before. Now the family has added ten acres of land, and now they have a total of seventeen acres of land. They will definitely need people during the busy planting season, so they decided to stay in the village.

Wang Yu also understood that they could not let go of the family's fields. If a strong laborer could take care of the 17 acres of land, it would definitely be possible, but Wang's father and mother were old and definitely not as capable as a young man.

Wang Yu asked them to hire a few people to help during the busy farming season, and they just had to watch over them. He would pick them up after they were settled in the provincial capital.

On the first day of February, Wang Yu first went to the academy to talk about this matter with the teacher. The teacher also agreed that Wang Yu should go to the provincial capital in advance. He also told Chen Yanwen and Song Boyan to stay at his house when they went to the provincial capital, and asked someone to bring the address back to them when the time comes.

Not only is it inconvenient for them not to go to the restaurant, but they may also be ambushed like Wang Yu did two years ago. They need to come two days in advance to familiarize themselves with the city first.

After making the arrangements, Wang Yu took Cheng Chen to the capital. The carriage traveled for more than four hours. After entering the city, they first went to the inn to stay. It was late today and they had been traveling all the way. They asked the waiter to bring some water. After they washed up and lay down, Wang Yu held Cheng Chen in his arms and sighed, "Are you tired, Chen?"

Cheng Chen nodded. After sitting in a carriage for a whole day, how could one not be exhausted? They were almost falling apart. The two of them were indeed tired, so they fell asleep without saying much.

The next day, the young men woke up from a nap, both of them in good spirits. After breakfast, they went to inquire about houses. The houses for sale included private houses and government houses, but Wang Yu and his friends were not familiar with the city, so they asked the innkeeper where the pawnshop was and went straight there.

Shangyong Prefecture School was built at the foot of Qiwu Mountain and was named after the many sycamore trees there. There is also a lake on the top of the mountain called Phoenix Lake. It is a beautiful place with green mountains and clear waters. The mountain is not high and there are no large wild animals, so it is very suitable for students to study.

The provincial school is in the outer city. If you live in the inner city, it is too far away from the provincial school and it is inconvenient to go to school. Moreover, the housing prices in the inner city are higher than those in the outer city. However, it is useless to think so much now. I'd better look at houses first.

The broker recommended three houses according to Wang Yu's requirements, one in the inner city and two in the outer city, all of which had two or three courtyards.

The first place they went to was the inner city. The broker introduced it to them, saying, "This place is in Changningfang, the inner city. Just outside the fang is the market, so life is very convenient. There aren't many houses in the fang, and the spaces are quite large, so it's very quiet."

As they spoke, they arrived in front of the house. The broker took out the key to open the door. It was a relatively new house with two courtyards. There was a screen wall at the entrance with a carved picture of pine and cranes prolonging life. There were also several back rooms and a well. After entering the hanging flower gate, there was the inner courtyard. In front was the main room and the ear rooms on both sides, and there were wing rooms on both sides, a bathroom and a kitchen. There was a pomegranate tree planted in the courtyard.

The agent introduced the house to them as they walked by, saying, "This yard has been renovated. The owner needed to sell it because of some family problems. It's fully furnished and you can move in directly."

Wang Yu walked into the main room and took a look. He found that all the furniture was there, and they were all relatively new, so he didn't need to buy new ones. Wang Yu was quite satisfied and asked the price.

"This one is in the inner city and has been renovated. The price is higher than the other two. I'm offering three hundred taels."

Wang Yu heard it but didn't say anything. He just asked the agent to take them to see two other hotels. The agent thought Wang Yu thought this one was too expensive, so he took them to see two other hotels, both in the outer city.

One house has two courtyards and a standard yard, but it is located in a busy city with many people and is not very good. The other house has three courtyards and is closer to the provincial school. The yard is quite large, but it is very dilapidated and requires more time to repair. After seeing them, Wang Yu and Cheng Chen still think the first house is better.

Wang Yu asked the broker and learned that it would take half an hour to take a carriage from Changningfang to the provincial school. Wang Yu thought that if he could get into the provincial school, he would have to get up early every day. However, it was useless to think so much now, so he decided to pass the college entrance examination first.

In addition to the academy examination this year, there is also the provincial examination in August, called "Autumn Examination". The provincial examination is held every three years, that is, in August of the four years of Zi, Mao, Wu and You. This year happens to be the year of Zi. Wang Yu cannot be confident that he can pass the provincial examination in half a year, so he has to take the exam again three years later.

That means they have to live in the capital for at least three years. This house is really suitable. The environment is quiet, and there is a market just outside the town, which is convenient for shopping. So they decided to stay here.

Wang Yu still had about 450 taels of silver in his hand, which was the profit of the winery in the second half of last year and last month. It was enough to buy this house. He bargained with the broker and finally bought the house in Changningfang for 290 taels.

They had both the house deeds and the land deeds, so they just needed to go to the government office to stamp and transfer the ownership. After getting the deeds, the two went back to the inn to rest. They had been wandering around all day today, and fortunately they had found a house, so they only needed to buy some daily necessities.