Armed with a machete and a gun, armed with a system, they fled the famine.

"Okay, let's go to the dental clinic now."

Time was of the essence, so they went directly to the local broker and didn't haggle much over the price, as long as the house met their requirements.

Seeing that they were efficient and decisive, the broker asked Zhao Yan and the others for their opinions and quickly found a house that met their requirements on the map.

"This house is located near the North Gate. It has a courtyard with two side rooms on each side of the main house, and two rooms on each of the east and west wings. The only downside is that there is no well in the courtyard, so you will have to fetch water from the nearby well."

The broker spread out the atlas and pointed it out to Zhao Yan and the others.

"Look, the well is about two hundred steps away from this house, it's not that far."

"If you think it's acceptable, I'll draw up the contract for you right now."

Zhao Yan glanced at the atlas, thought it looked alright, and then looked up at the others.

Yuan Yutang stroked his beard and nodded, "Okay, we've reserved this house."

Without a doubt, Yuan Yutang had already spoken, and no one else would dare to object.

"Hey buddy, how much is the rent?"

Zhao Yan smiled and continued, "We won't be staying long, at most half a month. Do you think we can pay the rent by the day?"

Since ancient times, rent has always been paid monthly, and I've never heard of any brokerage firm that calculates rent by the day.

He blinked, looking troubled. "Young lady... what's your request..."

Before he could refuse, Zhao Yan added, "If you agree to pay by the day, we can give you an extra ten coins per day."

It's no wonder Zhao Yan is so stingy. There's no other way. If they decide to take the official road in the future, they will inevitably pass through many cities. If they have to pay high entrance fees every time they enter a city, she is worried that with their current financial situation, they won't be able to go very far.

Not to mention, once things settle down, we'll need to buy a house and land.

All of this requires the support of financial power.

Every little bit helps.

She roughly calculated that as long as the monthly rent was over 300 coins, after deducting half a month's rent, she would still have to pay an extra 150 coins, making it a pretty good deal.

The broker scratched his head, looking troubled. "It's not that I disagree, it's just that the brokerage firm doesn't have that rule. Young lady, look at this house, it's not expensive, only two taels of silver a month for rent. If you really don't have the money, I can find you another place, you see..."

I go!

Two taels of silver a month isn't expensive?!

Zhao Yan's eyes were practically spitting fire when Yang Sanlang gently tugged at her sleeve, as if he wanted to say something to her.

Zhao Yan flung the man's hand away, gritted her teeth, and said, "Then give me thirty more coins every day. That's the most I can give you. Any more and your brokerage firm will really become a shady business."

She originally wanted to say twenty coins, but then she thought the young man might not be willing to make an exception, so she steeled herself and had to add another ten coins.

The broker absolutely could not agree to such acts of depravity.

Although the authorities have indeed raised prices significantly, it's out of necessity.

The inns outside have driven up their rent prices to the sky, and their brokerage firm is just following the trend to make a quick buck.

However, seeing the young woman's expression, as if she wanted to devour him whole, a feeling of pity suddenly arose in his heart.

"I can't make this decision myself; I have to ask what the higher-ups think."

Zhao Yan's expression softened, and she urged, "Then hurry up and go, we'll wait here."

"Alright, please wait a moment."

The broker grabbed the map book, turned around, and left quickly.

He moved with incredible speed, as if a ghost were chasing him.

Once he could no longer see her, Yang Sanlang's dark eyes were filled with a smile as he tugged at Zhao Yan's sleeve again.

Why did you pull my clothes for no reason?

Zhao impatiently pulled back his sleeve, his peach-blossom eyes glaring fiercely at Yang Sanlang.

Yuan Yutang and the others glanced at the two of them like spectators at a play, all remaining silent.

Yang Sanlang awkwardly touched his nose, then suddenly pulled a cloth bag from his pocket and handed it to Zhao Yan.

"Yan'er, don't worry about money. I have some here. You can take it."

As a military officer, he received a monthly allowance of one or two taels of silver, and after winning battles, he could also smuggle a lot of good stuff from the enemy.

Before he knew it, he had saved up no less than five hundred taels of silver over the years.

He exchanged most of it for silver notes and threw the rest of the loose silver into his cloth bag.

"Give it to me...?"

A glint flashed in Zhao Yan's eyes as she pointed at the cloth bag in front of her and asked in surprise.

What does he mean?

From now on, he'll let her manage all his money?

Yang Sanlang looked at Zhao Yan with tender eyes and nodded slowly.

"Yes, it's all yours, and you can have it all from now on. You and Xiaomi can spend it as you like."

He said it before, what's his belongs to his wife.

As long as my wife needs it, I'll let her do whatever she wants.

Zhao Yan took the cloth bag without any hesitation, put it in her bosom (actually, she put it into her spatial storage cabinet), and said in an unusually kind tone, "Then I'll take it first, and ask me for it if you need it."

Seeing his wife accept the money, Yang Sanlang smiled and replied softly, "Okay."

Tsk tsk.

Yang Sanlang's loving gaze made everyone else's teeth ache.

Just then, the broker returned with a beaming smile.

"Young lady, my boss agrees to your request. Shall we go to the yamen to complete the contract now?"

Zhao Yan breathed a sigh of relief.

"Okay, let's go now."

On the way to the county government office, Yuan Yutang asked the broker about renewing his household registration.

Although he spent money to bring everyone to the county town, without household registration, where they can go in the future will be a problem.

I need to go to the county government office today to process the lease agreement, and I'll have to trouble the broker to help me with the household registration.

The broker frowned and thought for a moment.

“Sir, you’re not locals, so you probably can’t get your household registration documents replaced here. You’ll have to go back to where you’re registered to get them replaced.”

Yuan Yutang frowned and remained silent for a moment.

Tian Xiu'e and her husband exchanged a glance, their hearts filled with anxiety.

It's her fault for not thinking about this.

When they were kicked out by their mother-in-law, they should have transferred all three of their household registrations out of the village.

Now that they have no household registration documents, they will be considered as vagrants by the government wherever they go.

Zhao Yan's eyes flickered, and she asked, "Young man, if we want to register our household here, is it possible to reissue our household registration documents?"

"Then you need to have a house in the area."

The broker discreetly observed Zhao Yan and the others' attire before explaining, "According to the laws of this dynasty, outsiders who wish to relocate must purchase property in the local area; otherwise, they are not allowed to move freely."

His grandma's.

Do I have to buy a house?

For thousands of years, the methods used by the government to control the population have remained exactly the same.

All of this left Zhao Yan speechless.

She frowned slightly and asked, "Approximately how much does it cost to buy a house?"