I'm reborn, so it's not too much to kill the one who traveled through the book, right?

The masters from the West Palace came to pay New Year's greetings in name only, as they actually came to ask whether the masters from the East Palace can afford the house in the West Palace.

Shen Rong and her family had just returned to Guiyuan after paying New Year's greetings to the elders on both sides. Before they had time to sit down and drink a sip of water, they heard Chun Xing say that the masters from the West Mansion had arrived and the old lady asked them to go over and meet her.

When Shen Rong and Changsheng's family of four arrived, the second and third masters were drinking tea calmly, while the others were looking at the furnishings in the main hall with hidden eyes.

Perhaps because it was the New Year, there was an additional pair of green plum vases with thin necks and white glaze on the long table in the main hall than usual.

The other gentlemen pretended to admire the vases.

When Shen Rong's family of four came in, several old men looked at Shen Rong's family at the same time.

"Oh, it's Chinese New Year, and we elders have to go to the house first to pay New Year's greetings, and then the nephew and his wife will show up.

Madam, the Pingyang Marquis's Mansion may be in decline, but we can't just ignore the rules!" The second master couldn't help but say something sarcastic when he saw the twins.

If it weren't for this family of peasants, and if the eldest brother's family had been sent to jail, the title of Pingyang Marquis would have fallen into the hands of their second branch.

Seeing this, the other masters nodded quickly.

Shen Rong bowed to the old lady, then turned to the second master and said, "I would like to go and pay New Year's greetings to all the masters, but I'm afraid my father-in-law who died a long time ago would not agree."

Everyone's expressions changed when they heard this.

If the East Mansion didn't know about what their eldest brother had done, it would be fine, but the people have already been arrested and they have all confessed, so they know the whole story very well.

Although the crime was committed by the eldest brother, the West Mansion has not been divided, so it is not excessive to blame them. What's more, they are not completely unaware of the plans of their eldest brother and father. It's just that after the success, they, the younger brothers, will also get some benefits, so they just pretend to know nothing.

The Third Master coughed dryly, "Ahem... Well, why are you talking about this? Your nephew is in mourning. Is it interesting for you to talk about these nonsense?"

The old lady had a stern face, with no visible expression.

Shen Rong and Changsheng sat below the old lady with their child.

When the second master heard his third brother say this, he remembered the purpose of their visit.

"Aunt, we are here today not only to wish you a happy new year, but also to tell you something. The son-in-law of the Yiyong Marquis's mansion has agreed with me to sell them half of our west mansion. We will move out after the new year. I'm afraid it won't be so convenient for me to come and see you in the future." The second master said seriously.

Shen Rong was stunned. Could the son-in-law of Earl Yiyong's mansion be Gu Zhaoming? Or did Earl Yiyong have other daughters?

The old lady frowned, "Didn't you say before that you would sell it to us, Dongfu? Why did you change your mind again?"

The Third Master smiled and said, "Madam, we brothers know that your life here is not easy. Besides, there are not many people in the East Palace, so we will not embarrass you."

It was a euphemism to say that it was not difficult, but in fact it was hinting that the Dongfu could not afford that half of the house.

Shen Rong couldn't figure it out, so she asked, "Who is the son-in-law of the Yiyong Marquis's Mansion that the second master is talking about?"

Shen Rong's question made it clear to the masters that the East Mansion could not afford to buy a house.

The second master stroked his beard proudly, "The Yiyong Marquis's mansion has only one son-in-law, his surname is Gu, he was the top scholar in the last session, and now he is an editor in the Hanlin Academy. Lord Gu was lucky enough to marry a wife who knows how to make money, that is, the eldest daughter of the Yiyong Marquis's mansion. Their original courtyard was too small, so they found me, and wanted to move to a house that would be more spacious."

Shen Rong frowned.

The old lady raised her eyelids and said slowly, "We will buy the house in the East Mansion for 15,000 taels of silver. As for selling it, don't even think about it."

The fourth master curled his lips, "Madam, that's 20,000 silver coins. It seems that your East Mansion..." He looked at the shabby furnishings in the main hall with a savage look, "I'm afraid you can't come up with so much silver, right?"

The old lady glanced at the fourth master, and then her eyes swept over the faces of the masters who were watching the show one by one, "When the old master divided the family, he divided the mansion into two mansions in order to take care of your grandfather, but the house deed is still in my hands. Now I have made it clear that I have bought the house. If you dare to sell it to others, I will risk my old face to drive you unfilial descendants out. This just allows me to save some money."

As soon as the old lady said this, everyone fell silent like ducks with their necks pinched.

What the old lady said is not impossible. If you meet that shameless person, you can indeed do that, not to mention selling the house.

The second master smiled and smoothed things over. "Since the eldest aunt is willing to buy it, there is no reason for us not to sell it. But the price is a little low. Lord Gu is willing to pay 20,000 taels of silver!"

Shen Rong sneered, "If I ask Mr. Gu to spend 20,000 taels of silver to buy a house without a title deed and the owner could evict him at any time, I wonder if he would still be willing to buy this half of the house?"

Several masters looked at each other and said something.

They knew this was the truth, and the purpose of bringing this up was to let the East Palace know that the houses in their West Palace were in great demand, and the price couldn't be low!

But no matter how popular the item is, if it cannot be signed, no one will buy it no matter how good it is.

The third master looked at the old lady and said tentatively, "If the old lady can pay 15,000 taels of silver in one lump sum, we brothers will take the initiative to sell this house to the old lady. If you can't pay, then you can't stop us from selling the house."

"Madam, it's not that our nephews are unfilial. It's just that we are poor and if we continue living in this yard, something bad will happen. I'm sure our ancestors will understand." The fourth master also spoke well.

Even though the old lady had already mentioned fifteen thousand, those masters didn't think in their hearts that the East Mansion had the ability to pay fifteen thousand taels of silver at once.

The old lady glanced at Aunt Hua, and after Aunt Hua left, she said to the masters, "Since you are all here, take this opportunity to get this done!"

Without waiting for the masters to say anything, the old lady asked the butler to go to the door to greet the clan leader.

In the past, on the first day of the Lunar New Year every year, the clan leader and his nephews and nieces from the West Mansion would burn a stick of incense to the successive generations of Pingyang Marquis. Calculating the time, the clan leader and his nephews should be here too.

Sure enough, after a while, Nanny Hua brought out a box, and less than half a cup of tea later, the clan leader and several elders entered the main hall.

Shen Rong and Changsheng hurriedly greeted the clan leader and elders.

The clan leaders accepted the gifts and smiled as they each gave the two children a red envelope.

After everyone sat down, the old lady told the clan leaders about the nephews of the West Mansion planning to sell half of the house to others. The clan elders and clan leaders were so angry that their faces turned pale.

"Stupid! Such a jerk! The old lady is willing to buy the house that originally belonged to their East Mansion. You guys should just be happy! Isn't fifteen thousand taels of silver a lot?"

"Chief, we have many brothers!" the fourth brother said aggrievedly.

The clan leader snorted coldly and said mercilessly: "Humph! You can only blame your father for being too fertile and accomplishing nothing, and for not earning a fortune for you sons!"

The old lady was naturally satisfied with the clan leader's protection, but she invited the clan leader here just to ask him to give a witness in case someone denied it in the future.

"Uncle, I specially invited several elders here today to be witnesses." After the old lady finished speaking to the patriarch, she looked at Nanny Hua.

Aunt Hua, who had been prepared, opened the box beside her, revealing the white silver and some banknotes inside.

The old lady glanced at the masters and said sadly, "In order to prevent our ancestors' foundation from falling into the hands of others, I bought all the shops and farms in the mansion and collected this money. I just hope that our ancestors will not blame me."

The clan leaders and their companions looked at the extremely shabby marquis's mansion and felt deeply moved for a moment.

The Gong family was originally villagers of Gongjia Village outside the city. Later, when the world was in chaos, Gong Xing, a hunter from Gongjia Village, joined Taizu in conquering the world. After the world was settled, Gong Xing was made a marquis, and Taizu also rewarded the Gong family with this house. As a result, the Gong family changed their status.

The clan leader had seen the wealth of the Pingyang Marquis Mansion when he was a child. But only a few years had passed and the Pingyang Marquis Mansion had to sell its houses.

Finally, with the witness of many clan leaders, the West Mansion officially sold half of the house to the East Mansion, signed and sealed the deal. In order to avoid unnecessary trouble in the future, the old lady asked all the daughters-in-law and the masters of the West Mansion to put their fingerprints on the deal.

The two mansions agreed that they would move out of the West Mansion after the Lantern Festival.

After sorting out the house, everyone went to the ancestral hall to burn incense for their ancestors, and then returned home.

If it were in the past, the East Mansion would have to reserve a meal, but now the mansion is in mourning and cannot host a banquet for guests. Although Gong Shaoyun is a junior to those clan leaders and elders, the dead are the most important after all.

Therefore, once the work was done, everyone went their separate ways.

After buying the West Mansion, Shen Rong discussed with the old lady and decided to clean up the unused yard and plant some fruits and vegetables in the spring.

The old lady thought that even if Shen Rong grew vegetables, there wouldn't be much space left, and since there was only one farm in the mansion, she agreed.

Since the old lady agreed to Shen Rong's request, Shen Rong no longer let Changsheng act up every night. As soon as it got dark, she would urge Changsheng to go into the space to farm.

These days, Changsheng would tinker with the land in the space whenever he had free time at night.

The strange seeds that Shen Rong had bought before were also planted one after another.

In addition to the previous fruit trees in the space, there are a few more fruit trees in the fields, including apples, plums, apricots, durian, longan, and lychees.

The last few items were all grown by Shen Rong using the pits from dried longan and lychee.

Dried lychees and longans are either sun-dried or boiled and then sun-dried.

The core of the former is not dead, so if you are lucky you can grow seedlings. However, the core of the latter has been boiled to death and cannot germinate.

Shen Rong specifically asked the dried fruit shop to buy dried lychees and longans, and only then did she get some seeds.

Lychees and longans only grow in southern Fujian, and durian is not found in Dayong.

Shen Rong looked at the orchard in front of her and finally decided to just move some common fruit trees and plant them in the mansion.

After finishing the work with the fruit tree seedlings, Shen Rong also had to plant fruits and vegetables in the mansion. Therefore, Shen Rong asked Changsheng to plant vegetables and melons and keep seeds.

Last time they bought a bag of watermelon seeds, neither Shen Rong nor Changsheng had ever planted them before, so they simply followed the pumpkin's vine-climbing habits and planted one seed every one foot. They planted all the seeds directly, and after planting all the seeds, they occupied two mu of land.

Today is the day when the melons are ripe.