Of course, this house was just one of many houses owned by the merchant. He had many houses, and he only sold one or two to make some cash flow.
Because the merchant had connections in the government office, he spent some money and transferred the documents and land deeds to Zhou Laoda that same day, and the house and shop were all bought.
Zhou Laoda and Zhao Guihua were very happy to have two hundred taels left. They hadn't expected to have money left over.
Although it was already close to Shenshi (3-5 PM), there were still plenty of days left, so they could still make it back in time. After being away for two days, all three of them were thinking about home and didn't want to linger in the county town, so they drove the oxcart back to the town.
An hour later, they would be back in town in about two incense sticks' time. The town was still under curfew, but the city gates were closed an hour later. At their speed, it would be long before curfew when they entered the city.
However, in ancient times, roads were narrow. The largest official roads could only accommodate two carriages side by side. In border towns like Shanshui Town, the official roads were even narrower than elsewhere, allowing only one carriage to pass at a time.
So when Boss Zhou saw the carriage blocking the middle of the road not far ahead, his face turned pale. He even worried that it might be a trap and reminded Zhao Guihua and Zhao Guizhi to take their self-defense tools.
He parked the oxcart a dozen meters away from the horse-drawn carriage and whispered, "I'll go take a look. You stay in the cart and don't come out. If things are not right, you two quickly protect the two children and run away."
"Don't forget to grab the axe, boss. If they outnumber you, run away immediately. Don't try to fight them." Zhao Guihua's face was grave as she hugged Xingxing tightly, her expression full of worry.
Zhao Guizhi hugged Chen Yueru tightly and whispered a reminder: "Brother-in-law, let's not get too close, lest we get ambushed. Shout from a distance and see what their reaction is."
"Okay, we understand. Don't worry." Boss Zhou hid the axe behind his back and called out as he approached a little closer.
"Hey, what's going on up there? Why are you blocking the road?"
When the oxcart came by, the people here noticed that the people on the horse-drawn carriage side had four guards. They were very cautious and were very wary when they saw Boss Zhou approaching.
The guards remained silent, but the coachman stepped forward and replied, "The carriage wheels are broken and are being repaired. We'll be able to move as soon as they're fixed."
"When will it be fixed?" Old Zhou looked at the sun that had already disappeared behind the mountains and calculated the time. If they dawdled for another hour or two, the city gate would be closed. Were these people pretending to be stupid or were they really stupid?
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