The two-day journey was not fast, and the group arrived at the boundary of the Southern Imperial Mansion at noon on the third day. At this time, they rested for a while in the Shili Pavilion outside the mansion city, and by the way, let Wan Lei and Wan Ting enter the city to inquire about the current situation in the Nanyu Mansion.

"Cousin, I suggest that after we enter the city, it is better not to stay in any inn. You know, now the Nanyu Mansion is dominated by the Mu family and the Qin family, and the inn is a place with many people and mixed eyes, which is the most popular place for people to take advantage of the situation, and if something is leaked, it will be suffered. Taking advantage of the fact that Evening Thunder and Evening Thunder had not yet returned, they first discussed the matters after entering the city, and after discussing the general situation, Mu Yan suddenly opened his mouth and proposed.

Everyone was silent for a moment when they heard this, and Mu Cen thought for a while and said, "I think the eldest brother is right, we can't always be nervous and vigilant. It's better to find a small courtyard to rent, so that we can still be a little freer. ”

"You'er, do you think this is feasible?" After hearing this, Qin Xianran turned his head to look at Youran to see what she thought?

Youran had already thought of this after Mu Yan finished speaking, and her thoughts happened to coincide with Mu Cen, "Okay, just do what Cousin Cen said, and when they come back, we will go into the city." ”

"Okay." Everyone nodded.

Wan Lei and Wan Ting didn't let them wait too long, they rushed back in a quarter of an hour, and told Youran and the others the news they had heard: "After the minions entered the city, they looked around and didn't find any suspicious people guarding, and they shouldn't know that the young master and the young lady came to the Southern Imperial Mansion over there." ”

After Wan Lei finished speaking, Wan Ting added: "The slave also inquired, and now the Qin Mansion is starting construction and a big project......

"Big project? Have you ever heard what kind of project it is? You Ran didn't wait for Wan Ting to finish speaking, and couldn't help but ask curiously.

"On the north side of the city, isn't there still a large piece of wasteland from the Beicheng River?" Seeing that everyone nodded, Wan Ting knew that they knew that place, so he continued: "The Southern Imperial Mansion is preparing to expand outward this year, sorting out that large area, and preparing to build another residential area there, so now the rich and powerful people in the Southern Imperial Mansion City are thinking about that piece of land; I don't know the second master...... Oh, no, it's Qin Huaihu, and I don't know how he got through the government and got a piece of land in advance, and he is preparing to build a large mansion there! ”

"Expand, ah--- "Leisurely squinted his eyes, and his right hand unconsciously lightly tapped his smooth little chin, "I didn't expect someone to send a pillow just after I dozed off." Hehe, what a blessing. ”

"Oh, it's not!" Qin Haoran also laughed unconsciously, "Originally, we were still thinking about what if there was not such a big open space in the city to build a square?" Now, the government itself has found a place for us. ”

The brothers and sisters of the Mu family also laughed, did they have already won a preliminary victory?

"Let's settle down in the city and discuss what to do next." Qin Haoran said.

"Okay."

After the group cleaned up, they set off towards the city gate. Youran and Mu Lan took their respective maids to sit in the first carriage, while the two brothers Qin Yanran and the Mu family gave up riding and sat in the second carriage; It's not time for them to appear in front of everyone yet, and according to the leisurely meaning, they want to catch the enemy off guard, so they have to come out for the time being, and leave everything to the evening thunder and them.

When they entered the city, they were not noticed much, which was also due to the expansion of the government; As soon as the news of the expansion broke, some mercenary traders wanted to come here to test the water, so every day there would be no less than a dozen waves of people like them entering the city.

Don't ask, just build a residential area and close the local vendors, what's the matter? Of course, as soon as the construction of this residential area is successful, the most basic living system construction will follow. As a result, traders from all walks of life are trying to seize this first opportunity.

However, they estimated that they came in vain, and a leisurely shopping mall plan would PK them all. So, as a crossing girl, Youran is still very competent, and she definitely has the mind and skill of a modern businessman.

"Hahaha, young masters, take a look, although my courtyard is a little smaller, it is absolutely enough to live with you." A woman with a thin voice and a headscarf on her head opened the door of a small courtyard with a single door, and introduced the leisurely people who followed her with joy on her face, "Look, my yard is as clean as it is!" Little woman, I've never rented it to anyone who doesn't do anything dirty, so you can live in peace. And you look at it again, this environment is quiet in the middle of nowhere, this is out of the door, not far to the right is the vegetable market in Nanshi, to the left is the main street of our Fucheng, that is really convenient......"

The woman kept talking, and the group followed her and walked around the courtyard while listening.

"Well, you've seen it too, what do you think?" The woman led them back to the gate and asked.

Youran and Mu Lan glanced at each other, and they all covered their mouths with handkerchiefs and laughed, this woman is really interesting, although she is a little talkative, but she can see that she is a duty. Receiving his brother's inquiring gaze, he nodded to him leisurely.

"Ahem......" Qin Yanran clenched his left hand into a fist and coughed lightly, so as to stop laughing, "Auntie, I don't know how your courtyard is rented?" ”

"Hey--- we're all responsible people, and I won't do that lion's big mouth." When the woman heard that there was a door, her smile brightened even more on the spot, "What do you think of this month's silver and a half?" If you rent for a long time, a year and a year, I can also give you a discount, just one tael of silver per month, how about it? ”

Qin Haoran thought that the price was okay, turned his head to look at Youran again, and when he saw her nodding, he said to the woman; "Auntie, then we will rent it for a year first, and I will find you again if I don't renew the lease in the future."

"Okay, let's settle it." When the woman saw that they had been renting for a year so happily, she suddenly smiled even brighter, and the corners of her mouth were almost to the root of her ears, "Well, which of you will go with me to Lizheng?" Let's sign a lease deed. Although I am a woman, I still know everything I should know. We have any procedures for renting a house, we have it, you can rest assured! ”

Qin Haoran smiled and nodded, "Then there is Aunt Lao, I will send someone to sign the contract with you, and by the way, I will settle the rent for you." ”

"Alas, good!"

......After talking to the woman, Qin Yanran exchanged it for the evening thunder and said to him: "You take the silver and follow the eldest lady for a trip, and when you come back, take a look at the surrounding situation." The last sentence was so soft that only the two of them could hear it.

Wan Lei's serious and cold expression did not change, and he nodded silently: "Yes, young master." Then he followed the lady away.

The people who stayed behind began to unload their luggage from the carriage, they had planned to stay here for a while, and now it was just right to form a small courtyard to live.

Although the small courtyard was said to be a little smaller, in fact, it was only compared with those deep mansion compounds. This courtyard is somewhat similar to the construction type of a courtyard house, with five main rooms, the main hall facing the main door, and two rooms on the left and right; On the left and right sides of the courtyard are three wings, and at the gate, from left to right, are the kitchen, a firewood house, the gate, the latrine, and the stables for stopping the carriages.

"There are only four main houses, how should the five of us divide them?" Leisurely looked at the main room, frowning and asking a few other people.

"Why don't I live in a wing? I looked, and the room in the wing room was not much different from the main room. Mu Lan said softly.

"How? You're a girl, how can we let you stay in a wing? Qin Yanran said disapprovingly, "It's better for me and You'er to live in the wing room, and vacate a main room as a study." ”

"Then what's the matter, let's live in a wing room for our brothers! My cousin and sister live in the main house. Mu Yan also disapproved of Qin Yanran's proposal.

Mu Cen agreed with his brother's statement, and nodded again and again after he finished speaking: "That's it, I agree with the eldest brother's statement." ”

"No, you go and live in the main house......"

"Alright, listen to my arrangement." You Ran didn't wait for her brother to finish, then interrupted and said, "The eldest brother and the two cousins live in the main room, and I live with my cousin in the wing room on the left." It just so happens that there is still one room left there, left for Wanyun and the three little girls to live, so that my cousin and I can get up at night or something. ”

As soon as Youran's voice fell, Mu Lan spoke up, "No, You'er, this can't work...... "You are a daughter, how can you live in a side room?"

Before the words came out, he was glared back leisurely. Seeing that she was not talking, she smiled leisurely and satisfied. Hmph~ Don't think she doesn't know what Mu Lan thinks in her heart? Don't look at her older than her, but she may not have more leisurely eyes; Coupled with her personality, it is a matter of minutes to read her.

Mu Lan has always had some inferiority complex since she was kicked out of the Mu family, thinking that her identity has become humble, and she is not qualified to be on an equal footing with Youran. Even if her uncle gave her the same treatment as Youran, there was a gap between her and Youran in her heart.

"Hmph~ Just listen to my arrangement, I proposed the plan to come to the Southern Imperial Mansion this time, and the idea is also what I thought, so you all have to obey my arrangement!" Leisurely squinted his eyes and glanced at them all, and said very arrogantly, "Hmph~ Who is giving me an objection, I will immediately send someone to send him back to Nancang County." "╭(╯^╰)╮ If you don't give them some strength, they won't know who has the final say!

"Hehe~ Okay, we all obey You'er's arrangement." Since she was thirteen years old, she has considered herself an adult, and she needs to be calm and steady; Qin Yanran hadn't seen her sister's arrogant and unreasonable appearance for a long time, and she suddenly felt very worried, of course, what she said was what she said.

Since Qin Yanran, the eldest of the ages, agreed, the others naturally had no room for refutation. Of course, at this time, it should be useless to refute the person who committed the crime of 'sister control', right?