I feel so good after dressing up as a peasant girl

It just so happened that the prices of houses, fields and shops in the two disaster-stricken states were now cheaper than before the disaster, so Bai Jingzhou simply went there to look for suitable farms, houses and shops.

In addition to these two states, they also plan to establish some industries in Daming Prefecture and the capital.

These two places have a large population and a lot of rich people. If they want to buy suitable properties, they have to wait for opportunities.

Just then, Mu Jingzhi sent them a letter saying that his wedding date had been set, and the auspicious day would be the eighth day of November this year.

Mu Jingzhi is already twenty years old this year. In the seventh year after Gu Wenxuan and Bai Jingzhou traveled through time, he tried to take the imperial examination, but as expected, he failed.

The marriage process for these wealthy families has always been cumbersome. After going through the entire process and choosing the best auspicious day, almost two years have passed in a flash.

This is also why he set the wedding date at the end of this year even though he was engaged earlier.

Mu Jingzhi, who had not seen his good friends for a long time, really hoped that Bai Jingzhou and Peng Xuan'an could attend his wedding. After the wedding date was set, he wrote back and asked the two to come to Beijing in advance.

It was hard to refuse such a kind invitation, so after a little consideration, Bai Jingzhou agreed to go to Beijing with Peng Xuan'an to congratulate Mu Jingzhi on his wedding.

Since Xiaoxiao is not even one year old, it is not suitable to take her on a long journey. Besides, there are many disaster victims scattered around Qingshan County. If she, the strongest fighter, stays at home, the village and their various industries will be safer. Therefore, Gu Wenxuan does not plan to go to Beijing with Bai Jingzhou this time.

After preparing the local offerings to be sent to the Mu Mansion, the wedding gifts to be given to Mu Jingzhi, the money to purchase property, and the carriage and luggage needed for the trip, Bai Jingzhou went to the capital of Xingzhou on the first day of October together with Bai Jingshan, Gu Wenhai, Li Fan, Yang Wandong and others.

They will meet up with Peng Xuan'an there, and then the two teams will go to Beijing together.

Before leaving, Bai Jingzhou had discussed with Gu Wenxuan the general course of action for setting up business in the capital:

When buying a house, you should give priority to the location. Even if the price is higher, you should buy the house in an area with good public security and good surrounding environment.

If one was lucky enough to come across someone selling a house near the Imperial College, in the area where officials below the fourth rank lived, one would rather spend more money to seize the opportunity to buy it.

As for the size, layout, and age of the house, you can be less picky about them.

They didn't expect to buy a good shop. In the place where the emperor lives and dignitaries gather, how could a person like them with a weak background get the chance to buy a good shop?

No matter if they are from an aristocratic family or the new rich, everyone needs to eat. There will naturally be many people who are jealous of a prosperous shop that lays golden eggs.

After discussing it, the two decided to buy a shop in a place where minor officials and ordinary people with good family conditions lived.

The shops in this kind of place also have a good ability to make money. The most important thing is that even if someone covets the shops in this kind of place, they have the ability to fight back the other party's outstretched claws.

As for the farms located around the capital, Bai Jingzhou and Gu Wenxuan had never thought about them, because they had always belonged to the dignitaries in the capital.

Moreover, even if someone in this group is in urgent need of money and needs to sell part of their own property to raise funds, they will only quietly sell it to those in the same circle as them, rather than openly handing it over to brokers and causing people to talk about them ruining their family business.

People like Gu Wenxuan and Bai Jingzhou, who have money but low status, can only look for farms in more distant counties if they want to buy farms near the capital.

It’s not that the farms in those places are bad, it’s just that they are not so convenient to manage. Secondly, if the grain has to be transported to the capital after the autumn harvest, it will inevitably take more effort than the farms closer to the capital.

In order to avoid these two problems as much as possible, Bai Jingzhou and Gu Wenxuan planned to buy a farm near the canal. This would make it much more convenient for them to go to the farm or for the farmers to transport grain out of the farm.

After a long journey and arriving in Beijing covered in dust, Bai Jingzhou, Peng Xuan'an and others moved into Mu Hanzhi's mansion in the capital.

Mu Hanzhi had made outstanding contributions. After entering the court, he not only obtained the title of Earl, but also became a close minister of the emperor who held real power. Naturally, his Earl's Mansion in the capital was also a reward given to him by the emperor.

He, his wife, children, stepmother, and younger brother now live in his house. His stepmother is a vegetarian and chants Buddhist scriptures all year round, and never shows up unless it is necessary. His younger brother studies at the Imperial Academy and never returns home except on holidays. He himself has always been clean and has no maid or concubine. Therefore, his house is not like the houses of other dignitaries, where there are many people and gossip.

After resting for a day and two nights at Mu Hanzhi's house, Bai Jingzhou and the people he brought with him began to go out frequently.

The guest house where they and Peng Xuan'an lived were adjacent to each other, and next to the two guest houses, there was a long corridor connected to the west corner gate of the Bo Mansion, so the guests could leave the mansion without passing through the front yard of the Bo Mansion.

On the first day they moved in, Mu Hanzhi asked the housekeeper to greet the servants guarding the west corner gate. As a result, those servants were very polite to Peng Xuan'an, Bai Jingzhou and others who came in and out of the west corner gate every day.

Bai Jingzhou and his companions went out for two reasons: first, to find reliable brokers. They would not stay in the capital for too long, so Bai Jingzhou had to hurry to find a suitable broker and a suitable industry; second, to find out about acquaintances and the situation in the court, especially the situation in the court. If one was not in the capital, it would be difficult to find out information in this regard.

The opportunity was rare, and Bai Jingzhou didn't want to waste even a minute, so he ran to the street diligently every day.

Peng Xuan'an was unfamiliar with the capital, and the Mu brothers were busy with many things and often couldn't take care of him, so he simply followed Bai Jingzhou.

Bai Jingzhou usually went to teahouses, restaurants and other crowded places to get information, so Peng Xuan didn't feel bored following him.

Accompanied by Bai Jingzhou, they also visited all the famous restaurants in the capital.

After wandering around for about half a month, Bai Jingzhou found Mu Hanzhi and asked him about the situation of his old friend Hua Zhihe.

Hua Zhihe was the sickly student he had met when he was taking the imperial examination. Unlike Bai Jingzhou and other students who thought they were not good enough and did not go to Beijing to take the imperial examination, Hua Zhihe not only went to Beijing after passing the examination, but also successfully became a Jinshi.

After Bai Jingzhou treated him, his physical condition had improved a lot. Although he still looked frail, at least he no longer felt unwell easily.