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

Chen Ruotong put the household registration and road pass into her arms with satisfaction, threw them into the space, and said with a smile: "Brother Zhou, I want to look at houses. Are there any houses available on West Street?"

Because there is an academy on West Street, there is a strong cultural atmosphere, there are many educated people with high quality, and there are few idle people, so she decided to buy a house near the academy, where there is great potential for appreciation.

"The houses on West Street are managed by the pawnbrokers on West Street, but it doesn't matter. Pawnbrokers all trade with each other. I'll take you to have a look tomorrow! The houses near the academy are more expensive, and the ones on the south bank of the river are more expensive than those on the north bank. But since you are going to study at Zhishan Academy, it would be better for you to buy a house near the academy on the south bank..." When talking about buying and selling, Zhou Qian was eloquent.

Chen Ruotong took out a hundred taels of silver from her sleeve and handed it to Zhou Qian to pay the bill. Zhou Qian took out the five taels of silver he had prepared and gave it to Chen Ruotong as change.

Chen Ruotong pushed the silver back and said sincerely, "Brother Zhou, I'll have to trouble you to help me look for a house tomorrow. I'll treat you to some tea. Also, I want to ask you about someone, please tell me the truth."

Zhou Qian said sternly, "Please tell me, sir. I will tell you everything I know."

"Brother Zhou, do you know the man-trapper, Li Daoba?"

"To be honest, Zhou had business dealings with him before, but he has no moral integrity, so we haven't had any dealings recently."

"Brother Zhou, do you know where he lives?"

"You can find him at Sihaiyahang in the northern city district of Anyang Prefecture." Zhou Qian was a smart man. He was suspicious of why Chen Ruotong was asking about this person, but he did not ask any unnecessary questions.

Chen Ruotong smiled and said, "Thank you, Brother Zhou. It's getting late. I'll take my leave now!"

Zhou Qian said in a clear voice: "Sir, please wait for me at Renji Hall in Zhongjie at 3:30 tomorrow morning. See you tomorrow."

Was it a coincidence? Or did he know she was in Renjitang?

Chen Ruotong thought for a moment and said, "Okay, see you tomorrow."

Chen Ruotong returned to Renjitang at night, and Qiao Zien was already asleep. She went back to the next door, entered the space to eat some barbecue, drank some beer, and then came to Chen Jinyin counter to use her mobile phone to calculate the money she had spent in the past few days. She didn't know until she counted it. She was shocked when she counted it. She bought clothes twice for 32 taels, 3 taels for eating and drinking outside, 105 taels for household registration and road permit, 5 taels for Zhou Qian's hard work fee, and 20 taels for various expenses for staying in the hospital, a total of 165 taels. In just five days, she spent the annual income of a commoner in North Street. If she continues to spend like this, she will not make any money, and she will lose a mountain of gold! No, no, I have to think about making money!

In the morning, Chen Ruotong did not go to see Qiao Zien, but took a carriage with Zhou Qian to West Street to look at houses. Whether in modern times or ancient times, Chen Ruotong is excited to look at houses and buy houses. It is what she loves. It can be said that women love to buy houses. If they have sufficient funds, it will not prevent them from buying two or three houses.

The two arrived at the West Street pawnshop in two quarters of an hour. Zhou Qian was very familiar with the shop owner Zhang. When Zhou Qian said he wanted to buy a house, Zhang took out the account book and showed Chen Ruotong the address of the house, and explained the layout and size.

Chen Ruotong temporarily selected three houses, and Manager Zhang personally took the two of them to see the houses.

The first house was a courtyard house located on the east side of the academy, close to the river. The yard was not big, with three main rooms and three side rooms on the east and west sides. There was no well or tree in the yard, and it was not suitable for students to share a house. Chen Ruotong was not satisfied.

Next is a large house with two courtyards to the south of the academy. There is a gatehouse, a back room, and twelve rooms in each courtyard, but the door and window styles are different. There are fruit trees, flower beds, and wells in both courtyards, which not only provide beautiful scenery but also make life convenient.

There is also a courtyard on the west side, with stables, a toilet, and a large firewood room.

Chen Ruotong liked it at first sight, but she kept calm and kept finding faults: it was too far from the river, which hindered the view, the neighbors were far away, and she couldn't help when something happened, etc. These were not faults at all.

Shopkeeper Zhang knew what he meant. He was short of money. "Sir, this is the house of a teacher in the academy. He just moved to the capital in February this year. The house does not need any repairs and the furniture in the house has not been moved. The price is not high, 1,200 taels. You can see that although this house has two courtyards, it has a large courtyard and many rooms. It is almost the same as a small house with three courtyards."

With Zhou Qian's help, Chen Ruotong bought the house for 900 taels. No matter what era, school district housing is expensive! Because of the comparison with the big house with three entrances in North Street and the housing prices in West Street that she heard from others, 900 taels was not expensive.

With a house and a status, Chen Ruotong is definitely an ancient person.

Shopkeeper Zhang was a generous man. He bowed and said, "Mr. Chen, Brother Zhou, it's already noon. I'd like to invite you to Wangchunlou for a few drinks and to make friends. Come on! This way, please!"

Chen Ruotong did not refuse. Although she was not good at socializing, she had to have her own social circle here. More friends meant more paths.

Wangchun Tower is located to the west of Zhishan Academy, close to Yongchun River. It is a good place for scholars to enjoy the scenery, talk about books and paintings. The decoration inside the building is elegant and stylish. The first floor is an open hall, the second and third floors are private rooms, and the fourth floor is a tea room, which is specially for scholars to drink tea, chat, recite poems and paint.

Chen Ruotong followed Zhang the shopkeeper into the private room on the second floor. After the host and guest sat down, Zhang the shopkeeper said with a smile: "Wangchunlou is most famous for its antique hotpot. Mr. Chen, have you ever tried it?"

Chen Ruotong cupped her hands and smiled faintly: "No!"

After a while, the waiter brought a copper hot pot and put it on the table. Haha, the antique pot is a hot pot, what an interesting name!

Although the ingredients are fresh, the taste of the seasoning is really not good. However, this seasoning does not require any technology or hard work. It is original and safe to eat.

She has a lot of hot pot bases and dipping sauces in her space, so it is feasible to cooperate with Wangchunlou in the future.

The three of them ate and chatted, enjoying the meal and having a great time.

From the chat, I learned that Zhang Yishun, the shopkeeper, was the cousin of Zhang Tongpan, the nephew of Zhang Tongpan, the governor of Pingyang Prefecture. Zhang Tongpan was in charge of household registration, house and land sales, etc. On the surface, Zhang Tongpan and Li Zhifu had a close relationship, but in fact, Li Zhifu was jealous and suppressed Zhang Tongpan, while Zhang Tongpan despised Li Zhifu's character and deeds, and the two of them were seemingly in harmony but actually at odds. However, Li Zhifu had a strong backstage, so Zhang Tongpan could only endure and secretly accumulate strength.

This made Chen Ruotong think of the box of account books in the space and Qin's mother's account books. They should be useful here, so this meal was not in vain.

There is nothing that a hotpot meal can't solve. The house deed was in hand in the afternoon. It really is the unspoken rule of ancient and modern times that only eating and drinking can get things done!

Chen Ruotong, who doesn't like socializing, forces herself to speak and act like a man, making friends, which is actually quite good, trying to experience a different life. She is not in a hurry to curry favor with others, she has to see whether it is worth it and what kind of character they have, and she only believes what they say at the dinner table, and then slowly appreciate it.

After getting the title deed, she moved into the main house of the house. She didn't need to buy any furniture, just some bedding and daily necessities. In fact, she didn't need to buy anything, as there was enough space, but she didn't dare to take it out. In order to avoid trouble, she had to waste money.

Chen Ruotong did not sleep in her room at night. The house was big and she lived alone. She was a little scared, so she slept in the space. However, she did not have to hide when entering and leaving the space. Tomorrow she had to decorate the room and buy a few servants to make the house full of people.