Chapter 352: Buying Property

Chapter 352: Buying Property

The Yujia family ignored the Fang family, letting them have their say.

Why the hurry to buy a house?

While the Fang family was about to pay the deposit with Zhou, the estate agent, the Yujia family decided to call it a day and continue their search tomorrow.

As both families left the house, they were suddenly drawn to the mansion across the street.

The mansion looked quite old, with lush foliage in the garden, and its entrance was noticeably more imposing than the one they had just seen.

There were even two stone lions at the gate, looking very imposing.

The walls of the mansion were made of bluestone, radiating grandeur.

Wei Pozi, noticing that there was no plaque on the mansion’s gate, couldn’t help but ask, “Is that mansion also unoccupied? It looks quite large. How much is it selling for?”

Zhou, the estate agent, exclaimed, “Ah, it’s indeed unoccupied. It’s a five-section mansion, quite spacious. It’s said to be very beautiful inside, but unfortunately, it previously belonged to a high-ranking official who committed a serious offense, and the mansion was confiscated by the authorities. It’s now state property and definitely not for sale. If it were to be sold, I doubt it would go for less than twenty thousand taels of silver.”

Wei Pozi took another look, feeling a pang of regret.

The mansion did look quite large. If it were available for purchase, it would be quite suitable.

The Fang family couldn’t resist mocking, “Oh, like you could actually buy it… If you don’t have the money, don’t act rich!”

Wei Pozi still couldn’t be bothered to respond to them.

The Yujia family returned to their temporary residence.

They had originally agreed to continue their search without rushing, but to their surprise, Huai Geer returned from the Ministry of Defense looking a bit out of it and immediately told everyone to hold off on house hunting.

“What’s wrong?” Wei Pozi asked with concern. “Are you going out to fight again?”

Huai Geer coughed and said, “No, it’s because the superiors said that I led the troops to storm the Western Di royal court and captured the Western Di crown prince. My military achievements are significant, and they’re going to reward me with a mansion!”

Upon hearing this, the Yujia family was stunned for a moment before bursting with excitement!

“Is it true?” Li Chunhua asked, her eyes red with emotion. “My boy has really made it!”

Huai Geer also scratched his head and laughed.

He hadn’t mentioned yet that once he was officially appointed, he would petition for his mother and grandmother to receive honorary titles!

However, he decided to keep this to himself for now, in case something went wrong during the process, which would only lead to disappointment for his mother and grandmother.

Huai Geer kept this matter to himself.

With the news of the imperially bestowed mansion, the Yujia family was thrilled.

Since they were about to receive an imperial mansion, they naturally didn’t need to buy one.

Wei Pozi asked Huai Geer, “Do you know where the mansion is located and how big it is?”

Huai Geer scratched his head and said, “The Duke didn’t give details. He knew I had brought my family to the capital to receive the reward, and he made a point of telling me not to buy a house. He said that with my significant military achievements and being an outsider in the capital, His Majesty had already hinted at rewarding me with a mansion.”

Wei Pozi was overjoyed and clasped her hands. “The emperor is so generous.”

She thought to herself that if the imperial mansion was too small, they could just add a few extra buildings on the grounds.

Since that was the case, the Yu family no longer went to look at houses. However, since they had come to the capital, they certainly needed to invest in some properties; they couldn’t just live off their savings.

Xingxing’s mine was still in the investment phase. Wei Pozi, feeling sorry for Xingxing, planned to buy her some additional estates for income when setting up the family’s properties.

When she discussed this with her daughters-in-law, they all nodded in agreement.

They also suggested to Wei Pozi, “As a young girl grows up, she’ll definitely need cosmetics. Why not open a cosmetics shop for Xingxing?”

Wei Pozi thought this was a good idea.

Another one suggested, “And jewelry. When Xingxing grows up, she can’t go out without some nice jewelry, can she? Although we’ve bought her some jewelry, I’ve noticed that the capital’s trends change all the time. Xingxing is our only precious daughter, and we don’t want her to fall behind the capital’s trends. Let’s get her a jewelry shop so she can always have the latest styles!”

Wei Pozi nodded repeatedly, “That’s also good!”

“We should also open a tailor shop…”

“And let’s get her some estates outside the city that produce fruits, vegetables, and fresh meat…”

The daughters-in-law threw out ideas, and Wei Pozi kept nodding.

These were all great ideas; when Xingxing marries, she can take them as her dowry.

They’d be a lifelong safety net.

Wei Pozi decided: Xingxing would get all of these!

Whatever the fancy girls in the capital have, Xingxing will have it too!

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The Yu family went back to Zhou, the property agent, to buy some land.

Zhou was eager and took the Yu family to the city outskirts to check out some estates.

Yu Laotou and the Yu men were all farming experts. They could tell at a glance if the land was fertile or poor, without much explanation from the agent, and by looking at the irrigation nearby, they basically had a good idea.

By morning, the Yu family had bought two large estates and a small one, spending four thousand taels of silver.

Zhou was so thrilled his eyes and eyebrows were practically dancing.

The two large estates the Yu family bought were right next to each other, each with several hundred acres of land, bought for the family, with the income supporting everyone.

Yu Laotou and the others bought the small estate for Xingxing, and the land deed was directly registered in Xingxing’s name.

The Yu men had no problem with this.

Even Huai Geer said his military achievements would bring big rewards, and he’d set some aside for Xingxing.

The whole family agreed.

Their good life today was all thanks to Xingxing’s good fortune.

What’s wrong with getting more for Xingxing?

At this time, Xingxing was walking on the street, carrying a small bag of sugar-roasted chestnuts, with a maid following behind, carrying two sets of painting books she bought for Mian Ge’er.

When Mian Ge’er, who was over four years old, was alone, he was actually quite quiet, liking to squat and play by himself.

After observing, Xingxing found that Mian Ge’er seemed very interested in drawing, often using a branch to write and draw on the ground. According to Xingxing’s aesthetic, her Mian Ge’er drew wonderfully!

This time, Xingxing bought several books mainly about painting at the bookstore, planning to take them back for Mian Ge’er to look at and play with.

However, as Xingxing and the maid were walking on the street, they suddenly saw some commotion ahead, and a woman’s voice was crying anxiously, “Old madam! Old madam!”