Besides, even if you can rent a separate yard in the inn, you can get some peace and quiet, but it can't compare with a private courtyard!

There are always people coming and going, and some places are not very safe.

Aunt Su now has more than 10,000 taels of silver in her hands, which can be said to be very wealthy.

He immediately took out a silver note of 1,000 taels and gave it to Lin Yanniang, asking her to rent a courtyard.

She didn't try to show off by renting a house on her own.

After all, Lin Yanniang has lived in the capital for ten years. She is naturally more familiar with which areas are quiet and peaceful, the market conditions, whether the landlords are reasonable, etc. than she, an old lady from another place.

Lin Yanniang quickly declined.

"Mother, you don't have to give it to me. Just leave the renting of the yard to me."

When she and her two children lived in her mother's house, not to mention the food and drinks they ate every day, the price of the few treasures she gave them alone was several thousand taels.

Now that her mother is in trouble, she has come all the way to the capital to seek refuge with her. Since the mourning period has not yet ended, it would be inconvenient for her to live in Duke He's mansion for a long time, but she can't just rent a yard and ask her old mother to pay for it!

The mother and daughter argued for a while, and finally Aunt Su took back the banknote.

Since this ancient girl had such a heart, she couldn't be too polite, but instead shared the things with the girl.

Lin Yanniang accompanied Aunt Su for lunch and took the two children with her when she left.

Shanjie'er and Huge'er naturally didn't want to leave their grandmother.

Lin Yanniang was also happy to let the children spend more time with their grandmother, but now they had returned to the capital, but did not go back home, and wanted to stay in the inn. There would definitely be no shortage of gossipers in the He Mansion.

After sending her two children away, Aunt Su can finally live in her own house.

So he quickly took out his cell phone and video chatted with Su Heiya.

"Ah! Mom! Where are you? Have you already arrived in the capital?"

The journey took seventeen or eighteen days, during which time Aunt Su only found time to video chat with Su Heiya twice.

Moreover, I was very nervous during the video call, fearing that someone would hear or see me. I only spoke for a minute or two before I had to hang up.

Now I finally found my chance.

Aunt Su said with a smile, "We're here! We're here!"

"How is it? How does this capital city feel?"

"Of course that's good. It feels better than going to that XX City or YY City!"

In modern times, traditional culture is becoming more and more popular. Many ancient capitals have rebuilt many antique buildings and vigorously promoted cultural tourism, attracting many young men and women who also love traditional culture. These young people put on a full set of makeup, which adds to the scenery of the streets and makes it more and more popular.

For aunts like Aunt Su who love to be lively and have some free time, how can they not join in the fun?

In short, she has visited at least three of these ancient capitals.

Although the scenery is indeed beautiful and there are many delicious foods, some of the antique buildings look a bit weird and the imitations of antiques are not very authentic.

As for the street snacks, there are always the same ones coming and going. After seeing them so many times, it is inevitable to get aesthetically fatigued.

But after coming to Beijing, Aunt Su finally felt the difference between the genuine products and the imitations.

Moreover, the snacks in the capital are different from those in other cities. There are many kinds of snacks. Just one day after arriving, she had already asked people to buy several kinds of snacks to try the saltiness.

When Su Heiya heard her mother talking about what she saw and heard in the capital, tears of envy flowed from the corners of her mouth.

"Mom, this trip is totally worth it!"

Aunt Su exclaimed, "It's worth it, but it's a bit thrilling."

In the eyes of the two children and the servants, Old Madam Su easily dealt with the evil thief who broke in through the window. This only proved that the old lady was indeed protected by an immortal!

But doesn’t Aunt Su know her own business?

She doesn't have any immortal protection at all, she just has a modern version of a mini stun gun.

This was all thanks to the fact that she couldn't sleep in her bed that day, so she made preparations in advance.

Otherwise, once that person enters the house, it’s not certain whether Aunt Su will have enough time to react!

After hearing about Aunt Su’s thrilling experience, Su Juanjuan also felt terrified.

"Mom, this is too dangerous!"

"Yes, thanks to the electric baton you sent me. It's small and handy! I tell you, after the thief was hit hard several times, he immediately lost his ability to move and fell to the ground, twitching!"

Su Juanjuan didn't care how miserable the thief was after being electrocuted. She suddenly developed a fear of insufficient firepower.

"Oh! Mom, how about I search the Internet for anti-wolf spray, high-intensity flashlights, and instant alarms, and upload them to you?"

Oh, life in ancient times was too dangerous, we had to equip ourselves with all these self-defense weapons!

Aunt Su was tempted for a moment, but when she thought of the high transportation fee, she changed her mind.

"There's no rush for this."

Although punishing those naughty slaves of the princess brought her some happiness, it was not so easy to increase her happiness along the way.

In other words, only when you see a very beautiful scenery or eat a very delicious snack can you increase your happiness by 50 or 100. This shows that the happiness value increased by this method is all low-level happiness...

What does this mean? I’m afraid that the happiness value will not increase much in the short term.

After all, she had been able to do a lot of things in the village before, and the villagers had already trusted her very much. One contribution point per person was not too little.

But she changed the map, and if she wanted to make progress in the capital, she had to find a way.

Good steel should be used on the blade, she can't waste all her happiness at once!

The mother and daughter chatted happily for a few more sentences. After the video call, Aunt Su finally felt relieved and ate half a bowl of dinner more.

At noon the next day, Lin Yanniang came again with her two children.

Also coming this time was his cheap son-in-law He Laosan.

Otherwise, after the old uncle arranged for his daughter to marry the third son of Duke He, he proudly said that he had found a good marriage for Yan Niang!

Although He Laosan is already in his early thirties, it can be seen that when he was young, he was also a handsome young man with outstanding appearance.

No matter how this kid feels about his mother-in-law, Aunt Su, there is nothing wrong with her on the surface.

"Originally, my family also had a separate courtyard in the capital. Although it was a little small, it was our own property after all, and it would be convenient to live there. We should have invited my mother-in-law to live there, but Yanniang said that my mother-in-law was still in mourning, and she didn't want to disturb the relatives, so she insisted on renting a courtyard for herself..."

Lin Yanniang looked at He Laosan's cheerful and friendly smile and could not help but lower her head slightly, secretly sneering in her heart.

There are indeed empty courtyards in Duke He's mansion, but there are four courtyards in total. One is managed by the eldest son's wife, one is rented out, and the old lady and the old master each have one.

If you want to live in these three courtyards, you don't know how much time you will have to spend talking to them, and you will have to accept their favors. He Laosan was just talking.

This good-looking cheap son-in-law was pretending to be affectionate to her. Aunt Su has been working in the unit for so many years. Others may not know which daughter-in-law is cheating and which son-in-law is cunning, but how could other people not know about it, Aunt Su and other old hands?

Even if you don't have combat experience, don't you have staff experience?

Ever since Aunt Su found out about He Lao San's behavior, she has been thinking about punishing this cheap son-in-law.

But at that time I was in Tongcheng and my son-in-law was in Beijing, so the mother-in-law’s hand couldn’t reach that far for the time being!

Now, isn’t it, we see it?

Aunt Su looked at her future son-in-law with more loving eyes.

"I naturally know how filial Sanlang is."

"My family is still in mourning, so we shouldn't have come all the way to Beijing to live with relatives and friends. But I can't bear to leave my two grandchildren, and Sister Shan and Brother Hu miss their grandparents, as well as their parents, so we can't let them live in the small farm in Tongcheng forever. So, I thought that if I could live in the capital, I could be closer to them and see them from time to time... Sanlang, you won't blame me, an old woman, for being nosy, right?"

Although Aunt Su's gaze was so kind that it seemed to be tangible, He Sanlang couldn't help feeling a little uneasy.

He hurriedly bowed and said, "Mother-in-law, you are joking. I can't wait to welcome you."

Aunt Su's smile became brighter and brighter. "That's good, that's good!"

"I knew Saburo was a good guy!"

"I left in a hurry this time, and it was not convenient for me to visit your house, so I only brought some local gifts to my in-laws. Sanlang, please help take them over this time. And please apologize for this old woman like me. I will visit my in-laws later."

"Oh, look at my memory. Last year, a foreign merchant came to Tongcheng and said he brought back some rare foreign items from overseas. I happened to have some spare money, so I bought some of them. Among them, there was one item that I thought was the most suitable for Sanlang, so I planned to give it to Sanlang when I met him. Old Jiao, hurry up and find it!"

Although He Sanlang had a smile on his face and his lips were as sweet as honey, he actually did not agree with it in his heart.

The old lady lives in Tongcheng, and the Bo Mansion has long been in decline.

Even if there are some good things in hand, they are very limited.

In fact, it was Sister Shan and Brother Hu who had just returned to Duke He's Mansion and had only met him once. Seeing that Brother Hu had not only grown taller, but his face was also very red, He Sanlang was also surprised. He thought that his mother-in-law, who lived in the countryside, would be able to take care of children, but she had not had the chance to see the treasures that the two children had obtained.

Otherwise, I would definitely be looking forward to it very much at this moment.

Therefore, he picked up the palm-sized box that Aunt Jiao had brought him. He felt it was light and thought it would not be something valuable. He said thank you and prepared to put it into his sleeve pocket.

Aunt Su spoke with a smile.

"Why don't you take a look at what it is, Sanlang?"

He Sanlang opened the box, thinking that no matter what ordinary object he saw, he had to show surprise... This was his quality as a nobleman, and naturally he could not compare with those men from small families.

But the glittering gold thing in the small box almost blinded his eyes.

Huh? Is this a blonde ring?

If it was a golden hair ring, then the gift from my mother-in-law would at least be valuable.

But he is already this old, how can he have the nerve to wear such a conspicuous hair ring on his head?

If it was a gold bracelet, it would be useless for him, a grown man, to have it!

"Haha, thank you mother-in-law for the fee..." Huh?

Before he finished his sentence, he had already discovered that this object was not a bracelet, nor did it look like a hair ring.

If there is a hair ring, how thick must this person's hair be!

Moreover, a whole piece of multicolored crystal was hanging on this golden ring.

Hey, wait, this isn't a multicolored water spirit, this is...

He looked at it carefully several times, but still couldn't recognize what it was.

Considering that he is the third son of the Duke's Mansion, the people he associates with are either rich or noble. What good things has he not seen?

His vision was indeed sharp, but what this thing was really stumped him.

He opened his mouth and smiled, looking knowledgeable and not surprised, but he stole a glance at Lin Yanniang, hoping that his wife would give him a hint so that he wouldn't show his weakness in front of his old mother-in-law who came from a small town.

However, there was no tacit understanding between Lin Yanniang and him at all.

Not only did she not look at him, but she even lowered her head. I don't know where her mind was wandering!

He Laosan's brain was working at high speed, but even if it was smoking, there was no way he could figure out what this thing was in just a few breaths!

There is no other way, I have to show some fear.

He Laosan glanced at his mother-in-law and asked helplessly, "Mother-in-law, please forgive my poor eyesight, this is..."

Aunt Su's kind mother-in-law smiled, "This is what the Hu merchant brought back from overseas. We don't have it here. It's called a watch. When you wear it on your wrist, you can tell the time."

Aunt Su looked at Lin Yanniang and said, "Yanniang, please tell Sanlang about it."

Lin Yanniang picked up the watch.

When she came yesterday, Aunt Su showed her the watch that was going to be given to her cheap son-in-law.

Lin Yanniang still felt that giving such a good treasure to He Laosan was really a waste of talent.

However, when Aunt Su showed Lin Yanniang the mark she had made on the big gold watch, Lin Yanniang couldn't help laughing and thought that her mother's move was truly brilliant.

So now she took the big gold watch and presented it to He Laosan.

With a flick of two fingers, the watch cover was opened.

On the inside of the watch cover, there was an engraved image of a pair of young boys and girls, using some unknown technique. The dial was made of a thin, transparent crystal, with hands and numbers made of diamond fragments covering it.

He Laosan was stunned.

"This, this is..."

He dared to bet that even the richest and most powerful among his friends did not have such a rare thing.

"This watch is for telling time..."

He Laosan listened to Aunt Lin telling him how to tell time. He heard it with his ears, but his brain didn't follow it, and he only understood about five or six points.

Even if he only understood 50% or 60% of it, he knew that this thing was indeed a rare treasure!

He was immediately excited.

"Ah! My mother-in-law actually gave such a treasure to me, my son-in-law. I really feel unworthy of it!"

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