Chapter 353 New Home

Zhou Shuren felt emotional in his heart, the emperor was really good at calculating, even if his essay was not good enough to be ranked second in the palace examination, the emperor would still promote him to second place based on his situation and value. The emperor really calculated everyone. When he thought that the emperor was in good health, this time Zhulan was not the only one who felt sorry for the princes, he felt sorry for them too.

Zhou Shuren took Wu Chun back to the team. Wu Chun went to meet the Yang family. Zhou Shuren said to Zhu Lan who was sitting in the carriage, "I was thinking of going to the city to inform Wu Chun to pick you up and take you back to the house you bought. Now that Wu Chun is here, you and Wu Chun go back to the house first. I will take the officials and food to the government office to make the handover. I think I will be back in the evening."

Zhulan let out a sigh of relief and finally arrived. "Okay, go ahead and do your thing. I'll take care of everything at home. You don't have to worry about us."

Zhou Shuren smiled and said, "With you here, I have nothing to worry about."

He gestured to Zhulan to take out his account books and official documents. He handed the things to the official following him, got on another carriage and went into the city first.

There is no need to leave guards behind for Zhulan, as Wu Chunlai brought a lot of guards with him.

Wu Chun saw that his grandparents were in good health, and saw his mother, wife and children. Wu Chun's eyes were red, but outside was not the place to talk. He knew that his father and second uncle were helping his uncle harvest crops, and he felt sorry for his uncle's hard work.

Wu Chun calmed down for a while before meeting his aunt. "Aunt, you've had a hard time along the way."

Wu Chun sighed, no wonder mother always said that aunt was the most blessed, it was not only blessed, but now she has been granted an imperial decree.

Zhulan said, "It's great that you can come. We don't have to go into the city and wait. Take us to the house your uncle asked you to buy."

When Wu Chun thought of his uncle's request, at least a large house with three courtyards, a well, and a garden, preferably as big as the Zheng family's house in Lijia Village, he really put a lot of effort into finding one, and even borrowed 1,200 taels of silver.

Wu Chun said, "Auntie, I'll lead the way, you guys follow."

Zhulan said, "Okay."

Even without the team that escorted the grain, the team was still not small. The Zhou and Yang families had a lot of money, not to mention they had also bought a lot of grain seeds and grains.

The convoy was moving forward in a mighty manner. It was heading to West City. Many people came back from Lizhou City one after another, so there were more people in the city.

Zhulan opened the car curtain and looked outside. There were many beggars on the streets of Lizhou City, and not many shops were open. Looking at the houses in the city, many of them had been in disrepair for many years and looked quite dilapidated.

The carriage soon arrived in front of the house that Wu Chun bought for the Zhou family. Zhulan got off the carriage and looked at the gate. It was so magnificent.

Wu Chun helped his grandparents get off the carriage, then came to his aunt, "Aunt, I only made simple renovations after I bought the house. If there's anything you don't like, I'll slowly change it after you move in."

Zhulan looked at the house and said, "It has been renovated very well. Let's go in."

Wu Chun asked someone to look after the house. He knocked on the door and it opened soon. Wu Chun introduced the house as he walked: "The houses in Lizhou City are different from those in the capital. The houses are divided into small courtyards. There is a long corridor at the entrance, and independent courtyard gates on both sides. This house covers a large area and has a garden as requested by my uncle. There are courtyards for six owners to live in, and two courtyards for servants and horses. I originally wanted to buy a bigger house, but no one was selling it. Although Lizhou City is still desolate, people with foresight still keep their houses."

Zhulan expected this. They had already entered the corridor. "This house is so nice, why sell it?"

Wu Chun said, "The owner of this house has only one daughter. Her son-in-law was scammed and lost a lot of money. He had no choice but to sell the house. With the money from the sale of the house, the whole family has gone to Jiangnan."

Zhulan thought that gambling could really hurt people, "How much money did this child cost?"

"This house is more expensive than when I bought it. Plus, it occupies a large area, so I spent 600 taels. The house is too big, so I spent 150 taels on renovations. I also had to buy new furniture and household items, so the total cost was almost 1,000 taels."

Zhulan followed Wuchun through the corridor and turned to the east gate. Wuchun introduced: "This is the courtyard where the head of the family lives. The courtyard is a small two-story courtyard. There is a door on the back side that leads to the garden. The main entrance to the garden is inside the corridor just now."

Zhulan asked, "I remember you bought a three-story house."

Wu Chun smiled and said, "The original owner of the house I bought was from the capital. He built the house according to the layout of the capital, so it is a three-story house. Lizhou City also has many buildings in the capital, but none of them can meet my uncle's requirements."

As they were talking, they had already arrived at the main house. The main room was a kang, and the space was not small.

Zhulan went to see a few smaller courtyards. The smaller courtyards were not as big as the main courtyard, and did not have as many houses as the main courtyard, but having an independent courtyard was already very nice.

Zhulan counted and found that there were quite a lot of rooms in the whole house. Zhulan was very satisfied. The money was well worth it.

Zhulan and Wuchun were really tired after going around in circles. When they returned to the main courtyard, the Zhou family's luggage and food had already been unloaded from the carriage. This time when they came to Lizhou City, Zhulan's family bought another carriage. Now the Zhou family had a total of five carriages.

Wu Chun, who was left behind to look after the house, helped Boss Zhou get familiar with the yard, so Zhulan didn't have to worry about the food being stored in the food room.

Zhulan returned to the main courtyard and took out 1,000 taels of silver and handed it to Wuchun, saying, "This is the silver you spent."

Wu Chun accepted it. He had borrowed all the money. "Aunt, I'll take my luggage back to the house first. I'll come back when I have arranged everything."

Zhulan said, "Okay, you can all stay here and rest for now. I will personally take your grandma over tomorrow."

Wu Chun smiled and said, "Hey, Aunt, make something delicious tonight."

Zhulan smiled and said, "Okay, let's make something delicious for dinner this year."

After Wuchun left, Zhulan sent her parents and sister-in-law to a separate courtyard to rest. Wuchun was a considerate child, so a lot of firewood was piled up in each courtyard. Knowing the news in advance, every courtyard lit a fire and the kang was warm.

Zhulan said to her parents, "Dad and Mom, you guys should take a rest first."

Yang Dayong finally arrived at Lizhou City, feeling relieved. "You go and do your own thing. Your mother and I are resting, don't worry about us. After we have rested, we can go for a walk."

Zhulan smiled and said, "Okay."

Zhulan arranged for her family to rest, thanked her sisters-in-law for their help, and returned to the main courtyard.

Xue Han had already returned with the luggage in the main courtyard. "Mom, I have counted all the luggage we brought back. Nothing is missing and it is all here."

Zhulan smiled and said, "My daughter is really amazing. She has helped me a lot."

Xue Han was a little excited. She could help her mother. "Mom, what else do you have for me?"

(End of this chapter)