Wei Yaren would definitely help with this small favor if he could.

Putting everything else aside, the two of them made a huge deal with him back then, and he took a lot of commission from it.

Moreover, taking advantage of the low housing prices at the time, he scraped together money from various sources to buy a fairly large shop.

All of this is thanks to Lu Chuan and Xu Han; otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to afford it even if he wanted to.

Now that I've bought a shop, once the county town recovers, I can earn a considerable amount in rent just by renting it out each month.

The family could live quite well on the rent from the shop alone. If it weren't for Xu Han and her husband, their lives wouldn't be so comfortable.

So when Xu Han and Lu Chuan approached him, he agreed without hesitation. Besides, it was a small matter that wouldn't take much effort, and he would definitely help if he could.

In case the two of them want to buy the shop again in the future, he will definitely be the first person they think of. This can be seen as a way to retain customers and prepare for the future.

Wei Yaren led the couple to South Street. During their conversation, Xu Han learned that in just one month, the house price had increased by about ten taels of silver.

Upon hearing this news, Xu Hanle was speechless. It meant that, given the current situation, she had earned over a hundred taels of silver in just one month.

Earning over a hundred taels of silver for nothing—who wouldn't be happy?

Wei Yaren said, "Now the war zone is getting farther and farther away from here. In the past few days, many merchants have come here, and many people have brought their families with them. I'm afraid the housing prices will continue to rise in the future."

Lu Chuan laughed and said, "Haha, it seems we bought at the perfect time. If we had waited any longer, we probably would have had to spend a lot more money."

Wei Yaren laughed and said, "That's for sure. Judging from the current situation, this place should be safe."

However, things haven't really settled down yet, and many people are still observing the situation. There have been many people going to real estate agencies these past few days, but most of them are just looking around, and not many people are actually buying property.

There have been many merchants from out of town these past few days, and the inns in the city have been fully booked every day.

No caravans have come to the county town for a long time. Now that the war is gradually stabilizing, there will definitely be some daring people who want to take advantage of this opportunity to make a fortune.

Xu Han smiled and said, "It's good to have more people. Our county town has been quiet for too long. It's time to liven things up."

The three chatted until they arrived at their destination. With the help of Wei Yaren's introduction, the matter was quickly settled.

Lu Chuan paid the deposit and agreed to expedite the process, saying he would pick it up first thing tomorrow morning.

Carpenter Wang accepted the deposit and promised to finish it first thing tomorrow morning.

After leaving the courtyard, Lu Chuan asked Wei Yaren about the place where ceramic jars were fired. Coincidentally, Wei Yaren also knew the place, but it was quite far away.

Lu Chuan asked for the address and planned to go with Xu Han in the afternoon, without letting Wei Yaren accompany them. After all, Wei Yaren had his own things to do, and it wouldn't be good to keep bothering him.

"Okay, if you need anything, just come to the official yamen and find me anytime."

"Okay, thank you for your trouble. It's kind of you to come with us."

Wei Yaren waved his hand, "Master Lu, you're too kind. It's just a small favor."

After bidding farewell to Wei Yaren, Xu Han asked, "Where are we going now?"

Lu Chuan looked up at the sky and said, "It's still early! Are you hungry? Do you want to go get something to eat before going back?"

"I don't want to eat anymore. I'm tired after walking all morning."

"Then let's go back and rest first. We haven't stayed here for a while, and the house is probably covered in dust. We'll have to clean it up before we can move in."

"Okay, let's go." Xu Han said and took the lead in walking towards the house.

When I opened the gate, I saw that there were indeed many fallen leaves and weeds growing in the yard.

Houses that are left uninhabited for a long time are easily abandoned and become very lifeless. It seems that we need to have someone come and clean them regularly, otherwise they will fall into disrepair over time.

Lu Chuan took a broom and swept the fallen leaves in the yard, while Xu Han went back to her room, wiped the furniture, and mopped the floor.

The house was too big, and the two of them didn't have the energy to clean it all. They could only clean the place where they would stay that night and the yard first.

We'll leave the rest of the area untouched for now and bring people to clean it when we have more free time.

Fortunately, they hadn't been gone for long, and the doors and windows were closed when they left, so the house wasn't particularly dirty. The two of them cleaned it all up in about half an hour.

Xu Han asked Lu Chuan, "What do you want to eat for lunch? Let's just eat what's in the space. No one uses the kitchen, and it's a hassle to clean it."

"I'm fine with anything, I'm okay with eating anything."

Xu Han glanced at the space and said, "Then let's have some rice and stir-fried dishes, and a bowl of West Lake beef soup. After we eat, we'll take a nap. We still need to order some ceramic jars this afternoon!"

"Okay, let's eat in the room."

The two rested after lunch, but because they were worried about what was going on in the afternoon, they didn't sleep well. After sleeping for about an hour, Xu Han got up.

Lu Chuan mumbled sleepily, "Do you want to sleep a little longer? The sun is still quite strong outside."

"I can't sleep. You go back to sleep. I'll sit for a while."

Upon hearing this, Lu Chuan immediately sat up. "What's wrong? Are you not used to it?"

"No, maybe he's woken up."

Lu Chuan jumped out of bed. "I'm not going to sleep either. I'll chat with you."

Seeing that Lu Chuan really didn't want to sleep, Xu Han said, "I feel like there are a lot more people in the county town this time than before. Do you think we should start renting out our shop?"

"As Wei Yaren said, most of the people coming from outside are merchants from other places. There aren't many people who have actually settled in the county town yet, so it shouldn't be easy to rent out a place now."

However, if you're interested in opening a shop, you can start preparing now.

Xu Han nodded, feeling that Lu Chuan's words were quite grand. "That's right, now we can start opening the shop. It seems I need to plan things out carefully."

"No rush, just tell me what you need me to do."

Xu Han tugged at Lu Chuan's arm and said, "Then I need you to do something now. Since you can't sleep, let's go to the general store."

Making canned fruit requires a lot of sugar and rock sugar; the amount we have in the store definitely won't be enough. We need to buy more, and more of it.

"Alright, let's go. We'll also rent an oxcart on the way. We need to go outside the city to order some ceramic jars, and we can't do that without an oxcart; it's quite a distance!"

After Lu Chuan finished speaking, he began to bend down and put on his shoes. Xu Han didn't dawdle either and quickly started to put on her clothes.