The house that Si Yan found had a grand exterior but a very elegant and quiet interior. Ning Huan was also satisfied with the layout of the side rooms. Originally, she had thought that after arriving in town, it would be best to let the four little ones live separately.
Da Bao is the oldest and should be the first to go to the academy to study before the other three little ones, so he needs a separate room to study and practice calligraphy.
Besides, the fourth child is a girl, so she can't sleep with the three boys, the first, second, and third children, anymore. She'll need her own room.
Moreover, when she and Zhou Jing'an get busy in the future, they will definitely need to hire some people to help at home, and if there are too few rooms, there won't be enough room for everyone to sleep.
Ning Huan absolutely loved this house. She looked at the four little ones beside her, laughing and playing around the long corridor.
It seems the little ones are quite satisfied with this house.
Just as Ning Huan was about to ask Si Yan how to contact the owner of the house, she heard him say, "The previous owner of this house had a long-standing friendship with my father. After being demoted and removed from this place, he entrusted the house to my brother and me to manage."
Hearing Si Yan's words, Ning Huan asked, "Then if I want to buy this house, wouldn't it be enough to just ask you?"
He nodded: "That's right. I won't charge much for this house. If you decide to buy it, I'll sell it for two thousand taels of silver."
Two thousand taels of silver!
Based on the quality of the property's facilities, Si Yan must have lost money selling it for two thousand taels of silver. Ning Huan wasn't familiar with the real estate market in this town, but she knew that this price was definitely cheap.
"Manager Si, have you thought about this price? How about adding a little more money? I'll still buy it."
For no other reason than that such a house is only selling for two thousand taels of silver, it must be because Si Yan sold it to her at that price.
Si Yan shook his head: "Madam Ning has helped Renjitang a lot. Because of your medicinal herbs and ointments, Renjitang has also made a lot of money."
"Besides, I heard from Si Mo that Zuiyanlou's business is even better than before because of Ning Niangzi's wild game and fine wine. The restaurant is so busy all day long."
Regardless, Ning Huan still bowed to Si Yan with great gratitude and said, "Then thank you very much, Manager Si. Otherwise, there would be nowhere to buy this house with two thousand taels of silver."
Because Ning Huan had placed a portion of the silver in her consciousness space, she handed the silver notes to Si Yan on the spot after discussing it with him.
Zhou Jing'an didn't really have any objections. The house was indeed very quiet and elegant, and he was particularly satisfied with the study.
However, seeing Ning Huan take out two thousand taels of silver notes and hand them directly to Si Yan, he felt a little uncomfortable. He was clearly the head of the family, and the money for buying the house should have been paid by him.
In fact, he had been doing business with Tao Fuyuan in private all these years and had made a lot of money. Two thousand taels was no problem for him. He had also prepared some silver notes this time.
But Ning Huan didn't even ask a question before taking out the silver notes herself.
He felt he needed to talk to Ning Huan when he got back. She should save the money she earned herself, and he would take care of any expenses the family might have.
Although the house was nice, no one had lived there for a long time, and the rooms were covered in dust, with some of the furniture damaged. Si Yan decided to find a few people to clean it up.
Furthermore, Si Yan thought that he had only brought Ning Huan and Zhou Jing'an's family to look at the house today, and did not expect Ning Huan to buy the house so readily, so he did not bring the house deed with him.
He agreed with Ning Huan that once the house was cleaned up and Ning Huan's family returned to live there, he would bring the house deed and land deed to transfer the ownership.
Ning Huan might have been suspicious if it were anyone else, but since it was Si Yan, she didn't say anything more.
After all, they won't be moving here until after the Lunar New Year, and it will take some time before things are settled in the village.
On the way back, Ning Huan took the children to buy some of their favorite New Year's goods and a lot of food. She also bought Zhou Jing'an some warm clothes.
She bought two more bolts of cloth, and the quilts and sheets at home all needed to be replaced. The original owner of this body was very lazy, and the bed was always dark.
She washed it countless times but couldn't get it out, so she decided to do a thorough cleaning of the house during the New Year.
Clean out all the original items; keep using the ones that can be washed, and throw away the rest and get new ones.
On the way back, Si Yan specially arranged for a carriage to take Ning Huan and the others back. Ning Huan sat in the carriage and looked out the window.
It was no small matter that she didn't look, but as soon as she did, she saw Guo Hongyang, the second young master of the Guo family, who had previously disliked her and had a grudge against her.
Because he had been kept under strict guard at home by his older brother Guo Hongwen, he was only able to sneak out for a short while today.
Guo Hongyang also saw Ning Huan. He was so angry that he gritted his teeth. If it weren't for that village woman meddling in his affairs that day, he wouldn't be in this state today.
He was locked up at home by his brother and couldn't come out. Even his restaurant was rumored to be overshadowed by that Drunken Smoke House!
He was about to step forward when Ning Huan had already disappeared in her carriage.
Guo Hongyang narrowed his eyes, and suddenly the darkness in his eyes resembled a venomous snake lurking in the shadows.
If he ever sees this ignorant and arrogant village woman again, he will certainly not let her off easily.
However, apart from Guo Hongyang, Ning Huan did not see that in another corner she could not see, there was still a pair of vicious and cold eyes secretly watching her.
Si Yan had also installed a brazier inside the carriage, which kept the four little ones warm and cozy, so they didn't feel cold at all.
When they were halfway there, light snowflakes began to fall outside, and the little ones eagerly reached out to catch the snow.
However, Ning Huan was worried that the cold wind blowing in from outside would mix with the hot fire inside the house, causing the four little ones to catch a chill, so she didn't let them stick their heads out.
The two little ones could only eagerly wait for them to get home so they could go out and play in the snow.
The snow seemed to be a reminder that deep winter had begun, starting with small snowflakes and later turning into a heavy snowfall.
The wheels crunched as they rolled over the snow, leaving deep black ruts.
Once home, the four little ones couldn't wait to get out of the car and start playing in the snow in the yard.
Ning Huan first went to the kitchen to boil some hot ginger water for everyone, and then gave a bowl to the coachman so that he could warm himself up before continuing his journey.
After drinking the ginger water, Zhou Jing'an prepared to tell Ning Huan about what had happened in town earlier.
"Ning Huan, I have something I want to tell you."
Zhou Jing'an silently took out a stack of silver notes from behind his back and was about to hand them to Ning Huan.
Ning Huan raised an eyebrow but didn't reach out to take it: "What is this?"
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