Chapter 114: Li Suo
Zhou Shuren also smiled. "A shop worth 200 taels is a bigger shop, with a rent of 30 taels a year, and a smaller shop of 25 taels a year. One shop is enough to cover the family's expenses for a year."
Zhulan also smiled. The house was not going to be rented out. Zhou Shuren would come to Pingzhou to take the examination for the scholar in a few days. After passing the examination, although it would be inconvenient for him to go to the academy due to his age, he could come to Pingzhou for exchanges. He just had to wait until next year to participate in the imperial examination held every three years. The house would be kept for him to live in.
On the second day, Zhou Shuren took the money and transferred the shop and house he had chosen. He treated everyone to a dinner of wine at noon and then returned to the inn with the deeds.
Zhulan flipped through the deed and asked, "How did you transfer it to my name?"
Zhou Shuren smiled, "I am all yours, so I will naturally transfer it to your name."
Zhulan stared at Zhou Shuren, she was aroused, she was definitely not wrong.
"Mom, do we really have a shop and a house?"
Xue Han really saw the deed, and it seemed like her parents were so efficient. In less than two days, they really had a shop and a house!
Zhou Shuren was unhappy and regretted bringing the light bulb out. The good atmosphere was ruined.
Zhulan's attention shifted naturally. She was not stupid. She remembered that Zhou Shuren had already crossed the line. Humph, Zhou Shuren owed her a life. It would be difficult for her to pursue such a smart Zhou Shuren. Zhou Shuren was so happy that his face turned black.
Xue Han realized belatedly that she had disturbed her father to please her mother. She hid from her mother so that she wouldn't have to face her father's deep eyes. Oh, she didn't want to come either. After seeing her parents getting along these days, the delicious food didn't taste good to her anymore. She was so sick!
Zhulan glared at Zhou Shuren and pulled the little girl aside and said, "Didn't you hear it yesterday? Why are you still surprised?"
Xue Han, "I was surprised at how efficient my parents were, and even more surprised at how much money they got all at once, almost one thousand taels of silver!"
She used to think that a hundred coins were a lot of money, but after getting the jade pendant, she felt that one or two taels of silver were not a lot of money. She finally accepted that her family was well-off, but in the blink of an eye she saw one thousand taels. She wondered why her mother was holding on to the bag. She was shocked to find out later that their family had one thousand taels!
Zhulan felt that the young lady was upset, so she comforted her. After she accepted the reality, she reminded her, "You only need to know about the shop and the house. When it's time to tell your family, your father and I will tell them. Xuehan will keep it a secret, right?"
Xue Han straightened her back. Her parents trusted her. "I will keep this secret and won't tell anyone."
Zhu Lan smiled, "Mom believes in Xue Han."
Zhou Shuren brought the conversation back: "I've asked an agent to sublease the shop. We should have news tomorrow. Once everything is done, we can go shopping around Pingzhou."
Zhulan had not left her room since arriving in Pingzhou. "Okay, by the way, I never asked, Zhao Bo is 23 years old, why hasn't he gotten married yet?"
Zhou Shuren's mouth twitched, "He is the only son in the family. After his sisters got married, his parents were not in good health. When he reached the age to get married, his father passed away and he had to observe mourning for three years. After he finally passed the mourning period, he passed the imperial examination and his mother helped him arrange the marriage. But his mother died happily, and he had to observe mourning again, so the marriage fell through. After the mourning period, he thought about studying abroad and was not in a hurry. He wanted to wait for the imperial examination next year. If he passed the examination, he would propose marriage after the marriage proposal. He also wanted to find a good in-law family to rely on, so he didn't look for one when he came back."
Zhulan understood that this was for the sake of future prospects. She chuckled and said that there were some pedantic scholars, but most of those who could pass the examination to become a scholar were not stupid.
At night, Zhulan waited for the ladies to fall asleep, and handed the necklace and bracelet to Zhou Shuren, "Pawn them tomorrow!"
Zhou Shuren put it away, "Okay."
He also didn't like Zhulan wearing the jewelry left by her original owner, so he just pawned it and bought her new ones later.
The next day, Yazi came with news that someone had rented the shop. Zhou Shuren went out for a day and came back at night. After Xue Han fell asleep, he took out the rent and the money for pawning the jewelry.