Chapter 283: Rare Opportunities

Zhulan put down her rouge and looked back. The boy driving the carriage looked very familiar. Zhulan looked up at the sky in silence. The capital city is so big, how could she encounter such a thing?

The car curtain was opened, and Zhou Shuren suppressed the twitching of his mouth and said, "Master Yao."

Yao Zheyu leaned against the car window, thinking in a playful manner, "Mr. Zhou doesn't look like he just arrived in the capital. If he did, why didn't he come to the mansion to look for me?"

Zhou Shuren thought to himself, he was not complaining about his long life, "Sir, you are joking. How dare we, such small people, go to the rich and powerful in West City? Besides, we are not very close friends. Zhou still knows his own limitations."

Yao Zheyu stared at Zhou Shuren's eyes for a while, and suddenly laughed, "Mr. Zhou is not only a man of noble character, but also very self-aware and well-known."

Zhou Shuren lowered his head and said, "This is also the way for small people like me to survive."

Yao Zheyu stopped the car just to confirm whether Zhou Xiucai came to the capital to look for him. Since he didn't, there was no need to pay attention to him. He didn't have the time to pay attention to a little scholar. As for the life-saving grace, if he said yes, then yes, if he said no, then no, "Yao has something else to do first."

Zhou Shuren, "Please come in, sir."

Zhulan felt that the male protagonist was becoming more and more fake. She had no idea what he had experienced since returning to the capital. Not only was he becoming more and more powerful, but he was also becoming less and less concerned about the Zhou family’s life-saving grace. He didn’t even mention the life-saving grace just now!

Zhulan waited for the carriage to leave and bought the rouge she had chosen. She and Zhou Shuren stopped shopping outside and went straight back to the inn.

After returning to the inn, Zhulan said, "Yao Zheyu has changed a lot. It seems that he has been greatly stimulated. Why does he seem to have turned evil and doesn't trust anyone anymore?"

Zhou Shuren also felt the same way, "I can only say that we were too arrogant because we had indirectly changed too much."

Zhulan was happy. She and Zhou Shuren were indeed powerful. However, the male protagonist should stay as far away from them as possible, otherwise he would be cannon fodder too easily.

The next day, Zhulan met Deng Xiucai, who looked to be in his thirties. When she knew that she wanted to buy a house, Deng Xiucai said, "Brother Zhao introduced me to this place. I must have made sure that I understood the matter. However, as for the price, I will not go cheap just because of Brother Zhao's introduction. I also have a family to support. Brother Zhou has been to my house, and I hope you can understand."

Zhou Shuren, "I understand, I understand. I'll leave this matter to Brother Deng."

Mr. Deng patted his chest and said, "With me here, Brother Zhou will definitely not buy a house with problems. I will try my best to find a better place. Brother Zhou just needs to wait for good news."

"Thank you, Brother Deng, for being here. The food and drinks are ready. Let's eat and chat."

"well."

Zhulan ate in the guest room and waited for an hour for Zhou Shuren to come back.

Zhulan was very curious, "Mr. Deng is just a scholar, can his promise be trusted?"

Although she trusted Zhao Bo very much, he was just a scholar in the capital, how could she dare to make such a guarantee?

Zhou Shuren also deliberately got him drunk to get him to talk, and then he knew why he dared to make such a guarantee. "It can be believed. Scholar Deng just revealed that his sister is the concubine of the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue and gave birth to his only son. Naturally, this cheap brother-in-law will be taken care of. Scholar Deng is not good at studying, and it is the best to pass the examination to become a scholar. He makes a living by reselling information. He is a reliable person."

Zhulan never thought there was such a strong relationship. "Why is Mr. Deng's family still in such a mess?"

Zhou Shuren, "Marry a virtuous woman."

Four words sum it all up.

The next day, Mr. Deng came with his brokers. Brokers are the most deceptive. Brokers from all over the world are the same. As long as you are not a local, they will cheat you.

Mr. Deng personally brought his broker here, and the houses the broker mentioned were all stable and without disputes. "It was a coincidence that Mr. Zhou bought the house. Recently, many people have left Beijing and returned to their hometowns, so many people are not selling houses. I will not cheat Mr. Zhou of the people Mr. Deng introduced. I have four good houses, two in the south city, and two at the junction of the west city and the east city."

Zhou Shuren asked, "How about the two households in South City?"

The agent explained, "There are many merchants in the south city, so naturally the houses are all good and big. One of these two families has a two-story courtyard, and the other has a three-story courtyard. The two-story house is 1,800 taels, and the three-story house is 4,000 taels. This is the price because they are in a hurry. If it were last year, you couldn't get a three-story house for 6,000 taels."

Zhulan took a deep breath and thought it was too expensive and she couldn't afford it.

Zhou Shuren asked calmly, "What about the two houses at the junction of West City and East City?"

The yazi didn't even need to look through the book in his hand, he just spoke, "You know that the West City is full of rich and powerful people. The East City has many ordinary people, but there are also many officials living there. These two houses have courtyards. The courtyards are not very big, but because of the location, the two houses are priced at 1,200 yuan. By the way, the decoration inside the house is not as good as the Shangjia's."

Zhulan quickly calculated in her mind. Some residents in the capital had experienced several major wars in the capital and did not trust the court's use of military force, so they left the capital. They were in a hurry to sell their houses at a lower price than usual.

This opportunity is rare. When the war is over, the house prices will definitely go back up. Moreover, if the war is won, the people will have more confidence in the court, and the house prices in the capital may even double.

Zhulan pulled Zhou Shuren and blinked at him three times. Zhou Shuren was happy in his heart. He was thinking about buying the two houses handed over in Xicheng. Zhulan meant to buy three. He could not compare with Zhulan in business, so he nodded slightly.

Zhou Shuren said to Yazi, "We want to go and see the two-story house and the two houses at the junction of West City."

The broker knew that Mr. Zhou didn't have enough money to buy three of them, so he said, "Okay, let's go and take a look now."

Yazi paused and continued, "Mr. Zhou, this is because Mr. Deng introduced me. Otherwise, I wouldn't have kept it in my hands. Many people asked about it yesterday!"

Zhou Shuren took out a silver coin and handed it to the broker, "Take this and have some tea."

Yazi said cheerfully, "Mr. Zhou is so polite, let's go!"

Zhulan curled her lips in her heart. Money is needed everywhere in the capital, and without money, you can't take a single step!

Zhou Shuren asked the waiter to call two horse-drawn carriages, one for Deng Xiucai and Yazi, and one for Zhulan and Zhou Shuren.

When only Zhulan and Zhou Shuren were left, Zhulan whispered, "If it looks good, buy three sets. I calculated that it would cost 4,200 taels. After giving 50 taels to Mr. Deng, we also have to give some to the broker, and there is also money for exchanging deeds. We still have 200 taels left, including 100 taels from the eldest brother and 100 taels from home. We still have 400 taels left, plus the money from selling food in autumn, so we have enough money to spend."

Zhu Lan paused and continued, "If the war ends next year, the price of houses in the capital will definitely go up. If we sell one house then, it will be enough for our family."

Zhou Shuren said, "Okay, I'll listen to you."

Zhulan was very happy. She could finally make some money. This opportunity was rare and she would be letting herself down if she didn't seize it.

Because the inn was in the south city, they first looked at the two-story house. Zhulan looked at it carefully. The Shangjia family's house was exquisite. If it wasn't located in the south city, the two-story house would be worth at least three thousand taels.

Zhulan liked it and then went to see two other houses. The yards were indeed not very good and the houses looked dilapidated. The value of the houses lay in their locations, otherwise Zhulan would not have bought them for eight hundred taels.

Yazi asked, "Is Mr. Zhou ready?"

Zhou Shuren smiled and said, "Look, I want all three sets. It's not too late, how about we go over now?"

Yazi was stunned for a moment, he didn't expect to buy all three sets, he was happy in his heart, it was good to buy them all, he could get a lot of commission, the recent big sales, although there are many people selling houses recently, but not many people are buying houses, they are all waiting and watching!

The clerk said, "You can come with me, take the money, and I will take care of everything for you today."

Zhulan was worried about Zhou Shuren, so she said to him, "Let's go together."

Zhou Shuren nodded, "Okay."

The broker has his own ways. Zhou Shuren and the seller paid money, and the broker would handle the deed. As long as there was money, Zhulan got the house deed in the afternoon. After giving benefits to the broker and Mr. Deng, Zhulan returned to the inn with the house deed. Now that she had three properties in the capital, Zhulan even walked a little unsteadily.

But the good mood lasted until we returned to the inn, where the waiter said, "We have been waiting for you two guests for a long time."