In ancient times, I just wanted to be a salted fish

With the battle over, the three finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"It's all thanks to you two that we were able to successfully retrieve the weapons this time." Zhen Yu looked at Chen Ruotong and Qiao Zien, his eyes full of admiration.

On the way, Chen Ruotong recalled the previous dangerous situation and couldn't help but feel a lingering fear. She turned to look at Qiao Zien and said gratefully: "Thank you, Zien. If you hadn't arrived in time, I might have..."

Qiao Zien smiled and patted her shoulder. "Don't say that, Gu Chuan. We are friends, and we should help each other. Besides, it is thanks to your wit and courage that we were able to find the weapon this time."

After returning to the government office, Zhen Yu immediately began to interrogate the man in black. Under his torture, the man in black finally revealed the truth.

It turned out that after Wan Baocai found out that the letter was stolen, he immediately entered the tunnel. However, he found that the hidden arrows fell all over the ground, so he knew that someone had broken into the secret passage. He also found that the gold and silver treasures had disappeared without any trace. He was puzzled. Who could have such a great ability to quietly transport all the treasures overnight? He was terrified by the thought and immediately called the assassins to transport the weapons to the cave in the West Mountain. Then he fled from the secret passage with his family. Where did he escape to? The man in black didn't know.

Zhen Yu reported the matter to the emperor truthfully, and the emperor was furious and ordered a thorough investigation of Wan Baocai and his followers. He also ordered Zhen Yu to investigate the regent carefully. If the regent could be overthrown, it would be a blessing for Daliang.

Wan's house has been sealed off by the government, and a large amount of property has been found and turned over to the government.

Chen Ruotong learned that the Wan residence had been handed over to the government, so she found Zhang Yishun and asked, "Brother Zhang, do you know how the government is going to deal with the Wan residence?"

Zhang Yishun said, "Just like last time, the government will sell it to the public. What? Do you want to buy it?"

Chen Ruotong smiled slyly and said, "Of course I do. I heard that the Wanzhai Mansion is built as magnificently as a royal palace. I also want to enjoy the treatment of a prince, hahahaha..."

Zhang Yishun smiled and said, "Don't worry, brother. I will tell my uncle about your intention. That big house is really nice. My uncle also hopes that Ruixi can live in it, right? Hehehe..."

"Okay, then I'll leave it to Brother Zhang. I'll buy it as soon as the government makes any move." Chen Ruotong was secretly happy.

She really liked the Wan Mansion. How comfortable it would be to live in a park-like mansion every day. In this life, I want to be a rich man and live in a big villa. I will make up for all the regrets of the last life in this life!

The matter of Wan Baocai's hoarding of weapons has become a hot topic in Pingyang Prefecture. People are talking about it in the streets and alleys. The government has also issued a wanted order, offering a reward to anyone who provides any clues.

Chen Ruotong focused her attention on Wan Zhai and Wan Baocai's shops. She not only wanted to buy Wan Zhai, but also a few shops. This was a good opportunity for her to acquire property.

Ten days later, the government issued a notice of sale. Of course, with the help of Magistrate Zhang and Zhang Yishun, Chen Ruotong bought the Wanzhai for 10,000 taels of silver, and bought five shops on South Street for another 10,000 taels of silver, and bought two farms outside the South City for 6,000 taels of silver.

Many wealthy businessmen were envious and jealous, but no one dared to say anything, because the fourth son of Chen was, after all, the relative of Prefect Zhang. Another thing was that he spent money like water, without even blinking an eye. However, the Wan family still had a lot of assets, and no one stopped them from buying them!

Zhang Yishun also took this opportunity to buy two shops and a small farm.

Chen Ruotong is not planning to open any new business at the moment. She is too busy. She wants to rent out the shops and take them back when she wants to start a new business. Besides, Chen Erjiang's marriage should be in sight soon. She has to keep two shops for Chen Erjiang to marry a wife!

It feels so good to spend money. Chen Ruotong has been feeling very happy these days. The more industries she has, the less people she has.

At this time, Li Biaotou and his family also went to the capital after helping with the autumn harvest. Suddenly, there were more than a dozen people missing, and the situation with Old Man Chen became a bit tricky.

Chen Ruotong brought the whole family to visit the newly bought large house with five courtyards. The family was excited and happy, and praised the house for its grandeur and magnificence. They said it would be so comfortable to live in it!

The yard was too big and there were too few people, so Chen Ruotong found Zhang Yishun and discussed with him about buying people.

"Brother Zhang, my business is growing, but my staff is getting fewer and fewer. I would like to ask you to help me find some servants with good character, ability and hard work. I don't have time to choose now, so you can carefully select them for me!"

"Don't worry, bro. I'll take care of this. I'll bring thirty people to you tomorrow. You can pick any one you like. If you like them, you can stay. If you're not suitable, I'll find another one!"

Zhang Yishun was very efficient and brought in 35 people the next day. He also introduced each person's background and their expertise in detail.

So Chen Ruotong left behind two cooks, two maids who helped in the kitchen, two women who could make clothes, five maids, and four clever teenage girls. These four maids were assigned to the old lady and Zhang, with two serving maids each, and ten young servants guarding the yard. There were 25 more people in the house, so she had to find a housekeeper to take care of them. She didn't have time to take care of the house, she had to take care of two stores.

So, she called Zhou Qian over and said, "Old Zhou, how about you be the housekeeper?"

Zhou Qian was flattered and asked, "Fourth Young Master, is this true?"

"Of course it's true. Can you do it?"

"Thank you for your trust, Fourth Young Master. I can do it well. I will definitely do it well. Haha..." Zhou Qian was so happy that he laughed foolishly.

Zhou Qian was 24 years old and unmarried. Although he was not tall and looked average, he had strong communication skills and high emotional intelligence. Therefore, Chen Ruotong believed that he could manage the Chen residence better.

Chen Ruotong gave Zhou Qian 5,000 taels of silver notes as the money for the Chen family's public house. Living expenses and the monthly wages of the servants were all paid from here. Zhou Qian was only responsible for how to use the money, record the income and expenditure, and manage the big and small things in the house.

Zhou Qian took up his post immediately and ordered more than 20 people to clean up the house. He supervised them, and those who did a good job were assigned tasks in the future, while those who were sloppy and cunning were simply fired. Seeing that Butler Zhou was a powerful character, everyone quickly took action and rushed to find work.

In fact, there was nothing to do in this large house with five courtyards, just tidy up the furniture and beds and clean the courtyard. When the officers and soldiers searched for property, they did not destroy the furniture in the room, but only moved away the valuable decorations, leaving the furniture untouched.

Chen Ruotong only changed the bedding in a few master bedrooms, and basically left the other servants' rooms untouched.

It only took three days to pack everything up.

The house was renamed "Chen's House" and then a large family moved in.

Old man and old lady Chen, Chen Jianshu and his wife lived in the first courtyard, the three brothers lived in the second courtyard, and Chen Ruotong lived in the third courtyard.

Because the third courtyard is the largest and most beautiful, with an artificial lake, pavilions, rockery, and gardens, it is really a scene at every step, and every step is beautiful! There are two secret passages in this courtyard, which only he and Qiao Zien know, and she does not allow others to know.

Therefore, there are no servants in Chen Ruotong's yard, and she doesn't need anyone to serve her. She also does her daily living and washing in the space, which greatly protects her privacy. She thinks this is the best. She is used to doing her own things. When it's time to eat, she goes to the dining room at the entrance of the yard and eats with everyone. It's very lively.

The fourth and fifth courtyards are temporarily vacant. Once my brothers get married, the courtyards will be full.