Transformed into a furry person, I am doing public relations in the Northern Song Dynasty

Zhao Chengyan nodded slightly, and after hearing what Mao'er said, he began to doubt himself.

"It's hard to say whether it's an illusion."

After all, it was just a momentary contact.

Before Mao'er could hear what her husband was mumbling, her husband told her to tell the driver to set off.

I agreed to go there today, so now is a good time to go and have lunch with Mrs. Lu.

When Liu Yunqing and Qi arrived home, Yunxi was holding Yunxiang in his arms, sweating all over, obviously having just arrived home.

Yunxi paid the money for her sister and had several pieces of change left. She decided to celebrate for her mother and took her younger sister to Longjin Bridge to buy some delicious food.

There were four or five dishes including braised duck with crispy skin and tender meat, crispy pork tendon sizzling with oil, fried clams, Xijing bamboo shoots, and spicy side dishes. Yunxi also bought a small jar of apricot blossom wine, spending all her change until there was not a penny left.

"I am offering this to the Buddha by borrowing flowers from him. I have prepared a table of delicious food and wine to wish my mother a new life. From now on, no matter whether our life is good or bad, we don't have to look at other people's faces anymore. We should just keep our hands up!"

Qi's eyes were wet with tears, and she opened her arms to hug her three daughters.

"Being able to have you, the hardships I've endured in the Liu family for a few years are nothing. I'll just have to make you suffer for a while. I'll write to your uncles soon and ask them to send some money first. I won't let you live any worse than before."

"I'll think about starting a small business later, even if I lose the bookstore, it won't matter."

Liu Yunqing gently patted A Niang's back and said, "Don't worry, A Niang, I'll take care of everything. Let's eat happily first, and I'll take care of the rest!"

Qi drank three bowls of wine in one breath. Her fair cheeks were flushed. She didn't shed a single tear and just smiled.

In the afternoon, Liu Yunqing asked her sisters to take the drunken A Niang to rest, while she sorted out the valuables and furnishings that were to be taken away into a book.

My mother married far away and did not bring any dowry from her parents' home. She only brought with her some silver and two boxes of clothes and valuables. She bought them only after she arrived in Bian Jing.

The sets of cabinets, tables, chairs, vases, calligraphy and paintings in the house were all A-niang's things; even the old pomegranate tree in the yard was a seedling transplanted from her mother's home.

Moving is a big project, and Liu Yunqing couldn't help but have a headache. Where to move is also a problem.

She had only been awake for a few days, and the preparations alone had taken up a lot of her energy, so she didn't have the time to ask someone to find a new house.

Besides, he didn't have much silver in his hand, but fortunately he still had the ten taels of gold given by Mr. Zhao, which was enough to buy a small house in Bian Jing.

Just as he was thinking about it, there was a gentle knock on the half-open courtyard door. Liu Yunqing looked over and saw that it was one of the matchmakers from the village who had come to his house before, the enthusiastic matchmaker.

"Oh! Madam Liu, congratulations!"

The matchmaker laughed at everyone, and in two or three steps she came forward and held Liu Yunqing's hand: "Today, the wife is in the court, and the old woman is outside the court. It's so refreshing to hear that."

"My lady, you left so early that you may not know. Shopkeeper Liu is now half dead. He was fined five thousand taels of silver and received eighty lashes. He even used silver to redeem twenty lashes. He had to be carried by others when he left."

"Yu Lian didn't end up well either. Although she used the silver to avoid imprisonment, she was so angry that she bled when she heard that the house that Manager Liu gave her was rented instead of bought."

"She couldn't even keep her six-month-old baby, and the Music Bureau didn't want her anymore. Now she's lost both her life and her money. She's worse off than Manager Liu."

Liu Yunqing smiled. The end of these two people was quite satisfying. However, these brokers would not do anything without profit. Liu Yunqing took out a dime from his purse and stuffed it into her hand.

"Thank you for letting me know, dear auntie. I don't know what your name is, but I need your help with something."

"Madam, you are so polite. You can just call me Mrs. Wu."

Although Mrs. Wu spoke politely, her hands were very skillful in collecting the money. She came here without knowing what the ladies of the Liu family needed. She hurriedly pulled Liu Yunqing to sit in front of the stone table, took out a roll of sheepskin from her arms, and explained in detail.

"It's just about finding a good place to live. I, Wu, will take care of this matter. If I can't find a place that suits you within three days, I won't take a penny of the money."

"Come, come, come, first take a look at the several houses we have now. There are one-, two-, three-, and all kinds of houses!"

The map drawn by Mrs. Wu was not very detailed, but the first few streets were clearly visible, and she had circled the areas with vacant houses. Liu Yunqing was very familiar with Bianjing, so he could naturally tell the locations of these vacant houses.

"Although my wife's family consists of only women, we can't just live together. My wife is so powerful, who knows when she will find a son-in-law, or if your wife's family comes over, they can also have a place to stay. In my opinion, they must have a front and back yard to be enough."

Mrs. Wu's analysis was not wrong. She did have such a plan, and she also wanted to live closer to the bookstore at the Imperial College so that it would be convenient for her to travel back and forth.

It wasn't far from there to Mr. Zhao's residence, and it saved her the trouble of running back and forth in the middle of the night.

But there are real school district houses nearby, so the prices may not be cheap.

Liu Yunqing first pointed at the empty rooms near the Liu residence. Not to mention the courtyard with two entrances, even a courtyard with one entrance, which was only the size of a palm, would cost more than three hundred taels of silver.

When asked about the places near the Imperial College, the prices were even higher than usual, and the six or seven hundred taels that Liu Yunqing wanted was not enough.

All in all, she had only a little over three hundred taels of silver in her hand. If she wanted to buy a decent house, she would have to look to the suburbs.

Liu Yunqing couldn't help but sigh. It seemed that the matter of selling the house had to be put on hold for the time being. After three months, when she had saved some more money, she would have the confidence to look for a house near the bookstore.

Let's stay in an inn near the bookstore for the time being. Two good rooms are available, and it will only cost about 17 or 18 taels for three months. I think we can save some money on water and food.

"Mrs. Wu, thank you for coming all the way here. I can't afford to buy a house right now. I'll invite you to come again when I have more money before winter."

Seeing that Liu Yunqing was thinking of backing out, Mrs. Wu became extremely anxious. Her little granddaughter was still waiting for money to buy medicine to save her life, so she really wanted to make a deal.

She just slapped her thigh, as if she had made some incredible decision.

"Good boy, tell me how much money you can offer at most. The Imperial College is not all expensive, but it has a bad reputation. If you don't mind, I can take you there!"

Liu Yunqing did a quick calculation and didn't say much: "Two hundred and fifty taels, see what you can buy. I can't agree on a flat price. If you can ask me to pay you back slowly every month, that would be fine."

Mrs. Wu looked very upset, and a layer of hot sweat appeared on the tip of her nose.

"Two hundred and sixty taels! It can't be any lower than this!"

Liu Yunqing didn't give anyone a clear answer, but just stood up and said, "Then please ask Mrs. Wu to show me the house first. If I don't go over to take a look, there's no point in us arguing over these ten or five taels."