"Understood, Mother." Li Haoran said, then got up and left.
In any case, since Zhou Yingying is willing to come back and continue her life, Li Haoran is also willing to give her this opportunity, after all, the child needs its mother.
"My daughter has earned some money, and the eldest son's family is willing to come back and continue their life together." Madam Li finally breathed a sigh of relief. "Daughter, quickly exchange the ninety taels of silver you earned yesterday for banknotes!"
“Your mother is right, let’s exchange the silver for banknotes first.” Li Tiezhu continued, “When we come back, your father and I will go to the yamen and find a young man to look at houses.”
"Dad, aren't you pushing your daughter away?" When the topic of buying a house came up, Li Niangzi thought of her daughter becoming an independent household. She didn't want her daughter to live like this for the rest of her life.
"Mother, I want to buy a house." Li Youran understood her mother's thoughts and said, "With a house, I'll have more support, won't I?"
"While we have the money, we should buy a house as soon as possible, lest things get complicated."
Having experienced the struggle for family property among brothers, Li Dazhu understood very well how difficult it was for the girl to save up so much money.
The eldest daughter-in-law is not a good person; she might cause other trouble because of this money.
One hundred and thirty-nine taels of silver is not a small amount, but it is not a large sum either. If you want to buy a grand mansion, it is certainly not enough, but it can buy an ordinary house.
When Li Youran came to the yamen to inquire about women's household matters, she was generous and the person in charge remembered her. So he enthusiastically recommended a reliable young man to Li Youran.
“Our town isn’t as strictly planned as the capital. Whether it’s the east, west, south, or north, you’ll find officials, businessmen, all sorts of people.” The young man said, then asked, “Uncle Li, where are you looking to buy a house, and what price range?”
"We'd like to look at houses on West Street, preferably near Liushui Alley."
Li Dazhu didn't want Li Youran to live too far from home. If she lived closer, he could take care of her a little. He really couldn't rest easy if she lived alone.
"Willow Lane on East Street..." the young man said, flipping through the pages. "How about Hibiscus Street on East Street?"
"Isn't the whole Furong Street full of food stalls?" Li Youran had been to Furong Street when she rented a shop, and the whole street was full of cheap food stalls.
“Yes, there are shops in the front and a courtyard in the back.” The man continued, “The price is quite reasonable. The housing prices on Furong Street are relatively cheap, so most of the people living nearby are probably laborers.”
With business in the front and living quarters in the back, buying such a house would be perfect for Li Youran.
“Although the storefront is a bit small, it has the advantage of being cheap and having a good location.” Ren Yazi said, then analyzed, “Most of the people here work as laborers at the docks, and this is the only land route to the docks.”
Li Youran looked at the shop carefully. It was a small storefront with four tables, and the storefront itself was very small.
Because the shop is too small, the backyard is very narrow and long, and all the rooms and kitchen face east.
"To be honest, I'm not entirely satisfied. But if the price is right, I might consider it."
Seeing this, the human prostitute knew there was a chance, so he quoted the lowest price. The rich didn't want it, and the poor couldn't afford it, so the human prostitute remained unsold for a long time.
"To be honest, this is the seller's bottom line," the young man said, sighing. "The world is too chaotic, even houses are hard to sell. I'm not interested in making a profit from the difference; I just want my commission."
Li Youran looked at Li Dazhu and saw him nod, so she knew the price was reasonable.
Eighty taels of silver, plus five taels of silver for taxes—as long as the money is there, everything will be easy to handle.
Soon, Li Youran obtained the house deed stamped by the government.
“My daughter is really successful. She earned enough in a day to buy a courtyard.” On the way back, Li Dazhu drove the carriage and said with emotion, “I’ve been selling pancakes for most of my life, and now I still have to rent the pancake shop.”
“Dad, you started from scratch, and you bought our yard with your own money.”
"In the end, she's still not as good as my daughter, but I'm happy! There's a saying among scholars: 'The student surpasses the master.' I, Li Dazhu, am proud to have raised such an outstanding daughter!"
On the way back, Li Youran and her father began a mutual flattery session.
Buying a house is no small matter, but the father and daughter did it without hesitation. When they returned home, everyone was stunned, as if in a dream, that they had a house just like that.
Soon, everyone in the neighborhood knew about Li Youran buying a house.
"Sister-in-law Li, so you didn't know about this!" Wang Xiangyu pretended to be surprised and continued, "I thought you knew, after all, buying a house is no small matter."
Zhou Yingying's face was gloomy as she tightly hugged the package in her arms, remaining silent.
"Don't listen to Wang Xiangyu's nonsense. Even if my sister buys a house, she'll use her own money."
Hearing Li Haoran's words, Zhou Yingying's expression turned even more unpleasant.
The reason she was willing to compromise was entirely because of the money Li Youran earned; otherwise, she would not have agreed to let Li Youran continue to stay in the family, not even if it meant separating the family.
Zhou Yingying's original plan was to divide all the money Li Youran had earned when the family property was separated. Now, before she even stepped into the house, the other party had already bought it.
No, Zhou Yingying absolutely refuses!
"Young man, take a rest. You've been reading all morning," Aunt Tian continued. "Studying is important, but your health is even more important!"
"Grandma, why hasn't the wonton shop been open for the past few days?"
"Miss Li must be quite busy!" Aunt Tian said with a smile. "I heard she's made some money recently, maybe enough to buy a house."
Tian Alang tightened his grip on the brush. Was Li Youran going to establish a female household? Good, if she did, she wouldn't remarry so soon, giving him more time.
"Achoo..." Li Youran, who was discussing how to divide the family property, suddenly sneezed.
“Eldest daughter, You Ran paid for the house herself.” Madam Li frowned and said, “Your mother didn’t ask you to bring the money from your own embroidery sales to the government.”
“Mother, you’re wrong about that. How much money can embroidery make?” Zhou Yingying said sarcastically. “Besides, it wasn’t just my little sister setting up the stall by herself; everyone else helped out too.”
Zhou Yingying insisted that she wanted to divide the house that Li Youran had just bought.
“Sister-in-law, we did go to help my younger sister with her stall, but you and my older brother didn’t go, so even if the house is to be divided, you won’t get a share.”
"Pah! So that's why you didn't agree to the house allocation. Turns out you second wife were planning to keep it all for yourselves!" Zhou Yingying said, spitting at Li Tairan.
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