Kapitel 942: Chapter 942: Lost Face

In the afternoon, Zhulan met with Scholar Deng. Before the year ended, she had inadvertently won a sum of silver. After the new year, Zhulan sent people to Jiangnan to purchase a large estate—literally a large one—and also bought shops in a Prefecture City by the coast where a port might be built in the future, reasoning that coastal real estate prices, especially rents for shops, would rise.

In ancient times, as long as there was no war, with a stable population increase, property remained the most reliable investment.

Having just acquired twenty thousand taels, keeping it would not make it multiply, so it had to be spent. With ample silver in hand, she summoned Scholar Deng to buy residences. This time, she only purchased in the capital, preparing for the future distribution of the family assets.

Scholar Deng was stunned, "Buy residences?"

Zhulan nodded, "Yes, I have a requirement, the three-section residences must be large."