Zhulan took out the drawings he had drawn, "Ming Ge asked a craftsman to polish some special wooden vases and bamboo baskets. Look at how I painted them?"

Zhou Shuren took a stack of drawing papers and said, "I have to admire you, the paintings you draw are getting better and better."

"Thanks."

After Zhou Shuren looked through it, "The wooden vases designed are all good. Mrs. Zhou, your tea tasting banquet will definitely be a great success."

Zhulan took the drawings and said, "I think so too. My preparations will be completed in two days. When will you take a break?"

Zhou Shuren sat down and said, "Four days will be a day of rest."

“It’s so great.”

Zhou Shuren also thought it was so good that he would get the book he had been thinking about for a long time.

The next morning, Zhulan asked Mr. Ding's eldest son Guyu to find a carpenter. There were many carpenters in Lizhou City. Those who worked in the Zhou Mansion liked to do the work in the Zhou Mansion. Not only did they manage three meals, but the money was settled every day. If you don't eat three meals in the mansion, you can take the food for three meals home. Many people have asked if there is still work in the Zhou Mansion.

Zhulan asked Butler Ding to visit the shop again. There are requirements for choosing a shop in Zhulan. First, the area of ​​the shop must be large, and the second location must be good. Even if it is more expensive, it doesn’t matter.

The people in Lizhou City are safe and have more or less money in their hands. When they have money, they will have demand. In Lizhou City, there are a lot of merchants, mainly cloth merchants and grocers. At least there will be no situation where the people have money and cannot buy soy sauce and vinegar.

With more merchants, Lizhou City is also a little more energetic. The prices of shops and houses have increased a lot, especially houses. Some visionary wealthy families in nearby cities have come to Lizhou City to buy a lot of houses.

As for the more shops, I waited for more merchants to buy.

Butler Ding is a celebrity in Lizhou City and has a very high recognition. Butler Ding first chose a few suitable ones and came back to report to Zhulan. Zhulan went to see it in a carriage. Several shops were all on the street. The area was based on modern algorithms, one was about 150 square meters and several were 120 square meters.

Zhulan chose two 120 square meters of shops, because the two shops were connected together. In the future, the two shops could not only take care of each other, but also open up the merchants who needed a large area and earned more rent.

The two shops were really cheap, and it cost only 190 taels in total. Including the cost of the teeth, it was 200 taels.

Now most of the shops in Lizhou City are vacant, and Zhulan is not ready to do business. Although many officials like to participate in shares with merchants or put their business in the names of outsiders, Zhulan is not ready to do this.

Her shop is kept and is about to be rented out next year. In fact, compared with shops, she prefers farms and land. There is another benefit to the official position. As long as Zhou Shuren is in his official position, they will not worry about selling the output of their shops, and they are not afraid of merchants cheating you.

Zhulan bought two shops in Lizhou City purely for investment. She believed that as long as she waited for the autumn harvest, the housing prices in Lizhou City would soar in both houses and shops.

The border city has another advantage, which is convenient for foreign ethnic groups. This dynasty has disabled foreign ethnic groups, but it is not prohibited to trade. As long as Lizhou City has items that attract foreign merchants, the tax revenue in Lizhou City can soar.

Apples are not only scarce in this dynasty, but also in foreign races. Especially in winter, dry vegetables are all good things in the environment of foreign races, let alone fruits.

When digging an ice cellar, Zhulan never thought of transporting its own apples to the north for sale. There are good buyers nearby, so why bother looking far away!

Time flies quickly, Zhulan’s invitations were sent to the residence of officials in Lizhou City, and Zhulan’s family’s preparations were also done.

The women were invited to the garden. The weather in June was not particularly hot, so it was just right to entertain guests outside.

The front yard is where Zhou Shuren entertains his colleagues.

In terms of food, the pastries are made by Li’s kitchen, and the wine and dishes are all prepared recipes. Zhulan has not received much news. The only source of information is Zhou Shuren. He really doesn’t know who likes what flavor of bamboo orchid. In order to avoid inadequate situations, there are twelve dishes on a table, four spicy dishes, four salty dishes, four sweet and sour dishes, four light dishes, and several wines have been bought.

This time, Zhulan, who is of grade, has invited many officials of grade, and the female family brought their daughters with them. Fortunately, Zhulan's garden is big, otherwise it would have been crowded.

Among these wives, Zhulan was concerned about Tongzhi's wife Hua Yiren, and Tongzhi's wife, Miao.

The wife of Tongzhi Chen Chen is forty-two years old, a southerner with a low-sized accent, and a little slim. Well, the wives who are here today are all a little thin. They are vegetarian, and they have not made up for much even after taking care of their body shape for more than a month.

The wife of the magistrate, Miao, is 35 years old. She looks good and is not short. She has rhythm in every move. She is a lady from a wealthy family. Miao is very good at maintaining her and looks like she is only about 30 years old.

Zhulan looked at the two of them, and Hua and Miao also looked at Zhulan.

Hua was surprised. She heard from the master that Lord Zhou was studying for others, so in her perception, Lord Zhou’s wife was a peasant woman. Even if Yang’s nephew became a general, she could not change her previous background. Especially when Zhou Yang came to Lizhou City, she either bought land or farmed. She and Miao were despised.

Even if my husband said that Master Zhou had the best cunning ability, it just represented Master Zhou. She still despised Zhou Yang.

She had been waiting for Yang to invite him to watch the fun, and by the way, she used Yang's vulgarity to suppress Lord Zhou. Whoever asked Lord Zhou to come to Lizhou City would have nothing to do with her husband.

Today I came here just to make a joke. Unexpectedly, she was hit. Yang was obviously a few years younger than her, so why did she seem to be ten years younger than her? Let’s not talk about her appearance for the time being, but what about her demeanor?

This is not from the countryside, but it looks like an official family than her.

Miao calmed down and thought to herself, "My family is fighting with Hua family." It's right that she doesn't like both of them anyway. At least now it seems that Yang is not simple!"

Zhulan and others all sat down and smiled and said, "I have been to Lizhou City for more than a month and have never had the chance to meet you. I have specially held a tea-tasting banquet today. Please give me some savoring."

When Mrs. Hua listened to the accomplicated voice, she felt a little nervous. She used to hold her, put down the fan in her hand, and said with a smile: "I am a tea lover. I also have tea gardens at home. I wonder what tea Zhou Yiren takes? I guess Mrs. Zhou must have good tea. I want to taste it now."

Zhulan kept smiling and looked for trouble. She originally sympathized with Lord Chen, but now she doesn't sympathize with him. I hope Zhou Shuren will cheat more books.
Chapter completed!