The lucky girl in the village has a good way of making money.

Chapter 337 Lantern Festival
It was settled. After lunch, some of the others stayed at home to take care of the children or rest, while Shi Liu and Li Jihe of the Song family, Li Jifu of the Huang family, and Li Jigui of the Jiang family went out together.

The man with the golden tooth also came over and led them out of Yuqian Hutong and turned into the adjacent alley.

"There is a house in this alley. It's not big, with two entrances and sixteen rooms in total. But there is no well. You have to buy water, or go to the public well at the entrance of the alley to fetch water. Take a look."

As he said this, he brought the people into the house and let them take a good look.

The house with two entrances is not small, and sixteen rooms are not too few, which is enough for living. The only inconvenience is that there is no well. However, the house is not far from the entrance of the alley.

In the village, they fetch water from the river or the village well, which is farther away than this.

After Jiang looked around the house inside and out, she became interested, mainly because it was close to Shi Liu's house and she could take care of him there!

Then he asked about the price.

The man with the golden tooth said, "This house belongs to an old acquaintance of mine. I am also familiar with Shi Liu. I won't cheat an acquaintance. The price is reasonable. Thirty-five taels!"

When Jiang heard the price of thirty-five taels, she thought it was about right. Her uncle's house was about the same size as this one and also cost more than thirty taels. That was the market price.

She was satisfied and looked at Huang first, "Aunt San, what do you think of this house?"

Although Huang thought it was okay, it was far from Tongwanzhai, so it was inconvenient for her to buy here. Seeing that Jiang liked it, she said, "I think it's good too. Fourth Aunt, if you like it, you can buy it first, and I'll take a look!"

Jiang smiled and asked Shi Liu and Song. After hearing their opinions, they both said it was okay, so she decided to book this place!
She didn't bring enough silver today, so she borrowed money from Shi Liu to buy the house and would pay it back when she returned to the village.

As for Huang who wants to look at a house and buy one, he should not rush to go to the county government to transfer the ownership. He should wait and have a look. If he finds one he likes, they can go together to avoid going through so much trouble.

He then looked at two more houses, but was not quite satisfied with either. The last one was on the north side of the city, which happened to be not far from Li Rongzong's house. Both were in Liuliu Hutong, and the Song couple's house was also in the next hutong.

Huang hadn't even seen the house yet, but just by hearing these words, she was already 70% interested in it.

Of course, when buying a house, one wants to be close to his family so that they can take care of each other. And this place is not far from Tongwanzhai. Rong Wu can go to work and come home together every day. What's wrong with that?

Huang thought that as long as the house was not a haunted one and there was no problem with it, she would buy it without any other considerations.

The Golden Tooth Man naturally would not introduce any haunted houses to Shi Liu, but this house only had a courtyard at the entrance, three main rooms, and four rooms on the left and right. It was a bit small.

But it is enough for a young couple to live in, and it will also be enough for them to live in when they have children in the future.

Huang has figured it out clearly. Even if Tong'er and Feng'er get married in the future, they won't be able to live together in this house, right?

It’s better for each of them to live in their own place. Later, they will work hard and buy a house for each of them.

Therefore, Huang made the decision without hesitation.

The price of this house is also reasonable, only twenty-eight taels.

The extra amount is because the house has its own well.

A well that produces water is worth seven or eight taels of silver.

This afternoon's work was not in vain. The two sisters-in-law both found a suitable house, paid the money, went to the government office to transfer the ownership, and then received a house deed.

Jiang and Huang touched the title deed as if they had obtained some great treasure, but it was so valuable that their mouths almost stretched to the back of their heads.

It was still early in the evening, and Huang couldn't wait any longer, so she went to Tongwanzhai to find Li Rongwu. The house had already been bought, so she shouldn't waste it and should move in tomorrow!

While they are all here, warm up the room.

Jiang was not in a hurry. Her eldest son Chun Ge'er had not yet arranged to be married. It would take another year or two from the arranged marriage to the wedding. Besides, Chun Ge'er was not working in the city like Rong Wu and his friends. He worked in a carpentry workshop in the village and lived close to home.

She built this house as a reserve for Hua Ge'er's future.

It was not needed at the moment, so Jiang immediately asked the Gold Tooth Man to help rent it out.

If we rent out this house, we can earn one tael of silver a month, and more than ten taels of silver a year. Isn't this better than just keeping the silver in your hands? Money makes money!

If she rents it for one or two years, she will be able to buy another house in the city.

Even if you don't buy it, you will still make money.

Qingzao is also getting married. She has one less son than the third brother's family, so she has less pressure. She can also try to give her daughter more dowry, right?

Although she couldn't get as generous a dowry as Xiangli's, they were cousins, so she would do her best as a mother, after all, she was her own daughter.

It has to be said that Li Xiangli's generous dowry was eye-opening. Now, most of the parents in Xiahe Village have changed their minds a lot.

Their Xiahe Village is a village that is watched by all the villages within a radius of ten miles. If the marriages of the villagers are left behind, wouldn't it be a laughing stock?
Besides, almost all the girls in their families work in the sheep workshop. They earn a lot of money themselves, and can earn a lot more when they get married. How can they treat their girls badly?
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As evening fell, South Street in the south of the city was filled with lanterns of various kinds, brightly lit.

People coming to visit the lantern festival were shoulder to shoulder, and it was extremely lively.

In addition to various stalls selling lanterns and lantern riddles, there are also countless other stalls selling small items and food.

No matter how many people come together to see the lantern festival, once you arrive at the street market, you will be dispersed, and it will be less convenient than having fewer people.

With the experience of watching the lantern festival last year, Shi Liu and his friends did not crowd together in a large group this year. Instead, they split into several groups and went their own way.

Shi Liu booked a large private room in the middle section of the restaurant. They had dinner here. After dinner, they went to look at the lights separately. When they got tired, they went back to the private room to rest and have some snacks. There was no need to look for anyone everywhere.

If you get lost, just come back here.

Of course, little children and little girls like Yang Tao must be held tightly and not allowed to run away.

Although the Lantern Festival is lively and exciting, we are afraid that someone will kidnap our children.

On such an important festival, civil servants from the county, prefectural and state governments were on high alert, patrolling every street corner to prevent any emergencies.

In the provincial capital, the newly appointed prefect Cheng was sitting in a high place.

On a day like today, other people can have a day off, but these public servants cannot.

Of course, this does not include civilian staff.

The prefect, the associate prefect, and the magistrate were all outside, so the government office was empty with only a few runners on duty.

A middle-aged man with a moustache walked towards the government office step by step.

The yamen runner on duty at the door saw him and greeted him with a smile: "Thank you, clerk. Why don't you accompany your family to the Lantern Festival today?"

The man smiled and said, "While eating, I remembered that there are still some documents that have not been sorted out. I have to hand them over to the Tongzhi tomorrow. So, I have to work overtime. Don't tell others, otherwise, if the Tongzhi finds out, he will scold me!"

The yamen runner smiled and looked as if he understood everything, and watched the man go into the government office.

Xie Li entered the government office and went straight to the room where the case files were stored...