[Marriage first, love later] She is happy after marrying a widower

When Han Heming came in from outside, in addition to carrying a bucket of water, he was also carrying a big watermelon with a straw rope.

"Children, come and wash your hands and faces. Your fathers will kill some watermelon for you to eat."

"Where did you get the watermelon from?"

Hearing Han Heming coming in, Song Yanzhi stopped packing her luggage. The weather was too hot, and if she could have a bite of cool watermelon, it would be a delicacy.

"I saw it, and I spent a few dozen copper coins to buy it from the boss lady. Come and wash it, and it will cool you down."

The family washed the sweat off their faces and sat at the big round table to eat two melons.

"Tomorrow, should we go buy a house first, or settle down first?"

During the days they were fleeing in the carriage, they had already made up their minds and decided to settle down in Lin'an City.

There are several reasons for choosing Lin'an City. The environment here is good, the four seasons are distinct, the resources are abundant, and most importantly, there are many universities here.

They have many children in their family, and they will all reach school age one after another. Places with more schools have a better learning atmosphere.

Moreover, Jiangnan is far away from the capital, and no one here would easily recognize Ajiu and Tuantuan.

The two discussed it again and again before deciding on Lin'an City.

"Let's go look at the houses first. Red Moon's law states that if you want to settle down in his city, you need to have real estate and land before you can apply for household registration."

Han Heming, a native, knows more about these things than Song Yanzhi.

"Then I'll go ask the landlady if there are any vacant houses in Lin'an."

In ancient times, if you wanted to buy a house, in addition to asking acquaintances, there were actually places that bought and sold houses and land, called "ya ji", just like the real estate agents of today.

They register the needs of sellers who want to sell houses and land, and when buyers come, they introduce houses and land to them according to the buyers' requirements.

After the transaction is completed, a certain amount of labor fee will be deducted from the transaction price.

Therefore, the houses and properties sold by brokers are 10% to 20% more expensive than the market price. Of course, relatively speaking, the houses and properties that have been handled by brokers and certified by them are also safer.

However, Song Yanzhi and Han Heming had spent a lot of money on their journey from north to south. Song Yanzhi went to ask the proprietress about it, also thinking of saving as much as possible.

A house is not cheap, and a profit of 10% or 20% can save a lot of money.

"Okay, you women are easy to talk to. After you finish packing, I'll go out and look around to see if there are any suitable houses."

It was just past noon and there were not many people in the inn. After Qin Yu Niang had received Song Yanzhi and her family, she leaned lazily against the counter.

"Boss lady, I want to ask you something."

Song Yanzhi also leaned against the counter and put the plate of melon seeds she was holding on the counter.

Wow, I'm going to chat with her for a long time.

Qin Yu Niang glanced at the plate of melon seeds.

That's fine. I'm just bored, so I might as well chat with the young lady.

Without hesitation, she grabbed a handful of melon seeds and started cracking them.

"Tell me, what do you want to know? I'm not bragging, but there's very little going on in Lin'an City that I don't know."

She welcomes and sees off guests here every day. Not only does she know a lot about what's happening in Lin'an City, but she also knows a lot about things happening all over the world.

"Does the boss lady know if there are any vacant houses for sale?"

Qin Yu Niang looked Song Yanzhi up and down and smiled knowingly.

"Young lady, are you planning to bring your family to settle in Lin'an City?"

Song Yanzhi nodded, and Qin Yu Niang smiled sweetly.

"You've finally asked the right person, young lady. I actually know a family that wants to sell their house."

Song Yanzhi was delighted. She had asked the right person.

"Oh, boss lady, please tell me in detail."

"The house on the easternmost side of our street is for sale. I'm wondering if my wife has any plans to buy the land?"

As Qin Yu Niang spoke, she became a little hesitant.

"how do I say this?"

Song Yanzhi was puzzled.

"His house is a top-notch five-story house. It's huge, and the owner put a lot of thought into building it. The materials used are all high-quality, and the price is not expensive. Such a large house only costs eight thousand taels.

When his family sold the house, they also sold the 20 hectares of land outside the city. Logically speaking, it shouldn't be difficult to sell these lands.

It is truly a hundred hectares of fertile farmland, and there are many people who would buy it. After all, there are many wealthy people in our Jiangnan area.

But the hundred acres of land is mountainous, but it is being sold at the price of good farmland, so no one is willing to buy it."

The fertile land in Lin'an City is not cheap. The cheapest fertile land is eight taels of silver per mu. Even at the cheapest price, one hundred hectares of mountain land would cost more than ten thousand taels of silver.

For a rich person, it is not easy to come up with more than ten thousand taels of silver.

Not to mention, buying the mountain land at the price of fertile farmland is either stupid or brain-dead, and I'm afraid I will be laughed at by the world.

However, Song Yanzhi saw the problem from this. This family dared to sell the mountain land at the price of fertile farmland. There must be something in the mountain land. As for what it was, Song Yanzhi guessed it was Kuang.

Moreover, this mine has not been mined yet, but the owner knows about it.

"Boss lady, it stands to reason that with such a wealthy and powerful owner, why would they suddenly want to sell the house and land?"

A family that can control the mineral veins should be a powerful family even in Jiangnan where rich people gather. What happened to such a family that made them sell the mineral veins in their hands?

"Sigh, this is a long story."

Qin Yu Niang sighed lightly and began to speak slowly.

The master's surname is Lu, and they were once a well-known wealthy family here. Although Mr. Lu has a lot of wealth, he has little luck with his children. He and his wife have been in love for decades, but they only have one daughter.

When his daughter was sixteen years old, Mr. Lu wanted to find a son-in-law for her, and they did find one.

He is a young man with profound knowledge and good looks. Mr. Lu is very satisfied with him, and Miss Lu also likes the elegant young man.

Soon Miss Lu married the young man.

After getting married, the young man became the son-in-law of the Lu family. He was efficient in his work and humble in his dealings with others, and won unanimous praise from everyone who met him in Lin'an City.

Mr. Lu was also proud that he had found a good son-in-law for his daughter. When relatives and friends got together, he often brought his son-in-law with him to teach him and praised him endlessly.

But the good times did not last long. Just over a year after the son-in-law came into the family, Mr. Lu and his wife passed away one after another, leaving only Miss Lu and the son-in-law.

This son-in-law, who was once praised by everyone, had his humble and polite image and loving relationship with Miss Lu exposed after the death of Mr. and Mrs. Lu.