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

After the banquet, the rumor that Changsheng was a fool disappeared completely, as if such a rumor had never been spread.

And the Pingyang Marquis Mansion appeared in everyone's eyes again.

The next morning, Shen Rong handed the money she earned from selling flowers at the banquet to the old lady.

The old lady did not accept the offer. Instead, she handed over the important task of housekeeper to Shen Rong, along with the shop and the farm in the capital.

"Madam, I just returned to the capital, I'm afraid I can't manage the household... or..."

"I see you're doing a good job, so I'm confident in leaving it to you. Are you unhappy that there are too few things?

There is nothing I can do even if I am not happy. I am old now and it is time for me to take a break after managing the household for so many years." The old lady interrupted Shen Rong.

"My granddaughter-in-law is not unhappy." Seeing that the old lady had said this, Shen Rong had no choice but to take over the power of housekeeper.

After taking over the housekeeping duties, Shen Rong and his wife became busy again.

Before the Flower Festival, Shen Rong and his wife were so busy dealing with the flowers that they had no time to plant flowers, fruits, and vegetables.

Just after the Flower Festival, the couple is busy planting vegetables, watermelons, and various fruit trees...

The fruit tree seedlings were grown in the space the night before, and by the next morning, they had grown into seedlings as thick as arms.

After Changsheng had breakfast, he started to work in the space with a hoe, digging saplings.

The roots of each dug-out sapling were still covered with soil, and the roots and soil were tied together with ropes made of straw.

Changsheng dug for two mornings before he dug out all the fruit seedlings.

On the morning of the third day, the couple went to a small courtyard in the suburbs, rented a car to bring back all the fruit trees, and told others that they had bought them.

With Changsheng taking care of the affairs in the mansion, Shen Rong is not as busy as before.

She thought about it for a while, and finally took out 12,000 taels of silver and asked her housekeeper to buy a shop in the capital, preferably in the east or west of the city. If the silver was not enough, she could add more later.

From then on, the housekeeper went out early and came back late every day, looking for a shop outside.

It is not easy to buy shops in these two places. Besides having money, you also need luck.

Thanks to the efforts of Changsheng and his servants, the mansion was soon filled with fruit trees.

Except for the lychees, longans and durians planted in the south, all other fruit trees that can be grown in the north are planted in the mansion.

After planting fruit trees, Changsheng and his wife began to grow vegetables and watermelons.

The end of February was spent in such a busy manner.

The roses planted in the corner of the wall have been growing for more than half a month and have already sprouted. Many branches have even grown over the wall and are resting on the top of the wall, with flower buds hanging on them.

Zhang Ran, who bought the flowers, sent an invitation shortly after the banquet ended, intending to pay a home visit.

Changsheng thought that the mansion was in a mess due to farming during that period, so he postponed the time for the other party to visit.

As soon as March arrived, Zhang Ran couldn't wait to hand in the invitation.

The main hall of the outer courtyard is Guangming Hall, with flying eaves and brackets. When the eight-panel, three-cross, six-bowl diamond-shaped lattice windows are fully opened, the hall is transparent and bright.

There is a wisteria planted under the screen wall in front of the hall, climbing on the wall like a twisted dragon.

The purple flowers, like a waterfall, densely hang on the vigorous vines, so beautiful that it seems like a dream.

Zhang Ran stood in front of the hall and had been watching for quite a while.

"Brother Shi Ming, why is the vine in your house blooming so beautifully?"

Changsheng thought for a moment and said, "Apply more fertilizer to the flowers."

Zhang Ran choked and thought to himself: Everyone says that the Pingyang Marquis' Mansion is a ruined family, but it doesn't look like that!

"Brother Gong, I heard that the Marquis' Mansion covers a very large area. I wonder if I have the honor to go in and take a look?"

Changsheng naturally would not refuse, and took Zhang Ran into the garden from the side corridor.

As soon as Zhang Ran passed the Moon Gate, he saw the flower wall opposite.

He was so shocked that he couldn't even see the vegetables growing on the ground.

"This...is this a rose?" Zhang Ran opened his mouth.

Changsheng nodded, "The mansion only planted some flowers at the foot of the wall. Not only does it look beautiful, it also prevents thieves from climbing over the wall."

Zhang Ran followed Changsheng's words and looked at the top of the wall. Sure enough, it was covered with branches.

That thing has thorns.

No wonder people say it can prevent thieves!

"Brother Gong, your idea is really great!" Zhang Ran exclaimed.

He looked at the flower wall that stretched as far as the eye could see, his eyes full of envy.

Looking at the vegetables planted on the vacant land, he didn't ask any more questions and thought to himself: It seems that the Pingyang Marquis' Mansion is having a hard time.

Zhang Ran was considerate enough not to ask about the vegetable plots.

After Zhang Ran returned, there was a sudden trend of planting roses in the capital.

Unfortunately, rose branches are too thin and soft to be used for climbing walls.

However, the branches of roses are too thick to climb up the wall at all, and there is no way they can achieve the effect of growing a flower wall, let alone climb up the wall to prevent thieves.

Therefore, many people heard that the Pingyang Marquis Mansion had planted roses that could climb the walls, and began to come to the Pingyang Marquis Mansion to inquire.

Shen Rong thought that those flowers were not worth much to her, so she planted some in the space. When the seedlings grew into arm-high height, she dug them up, put them in flowerpots and gave them to others.

However, Shen Rong did not continue to plant the multi-colored rose, but chose two-color, or single-color ones.

Shen Rong also gave two two-color roses to Mrs. Zhou Er of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion.

Mrs. Zhou Er also gave a lot of gifts in return.

Through these visits, Shen Rong got to know quite a few young ladies and ladies in the capital.

However, because of the mourning period, no one sent a letter to the Marquis of Pingyang's mansion.

Shen Rong was not in a hurry at all. The family's financial situation was too weak, and she had nothing to show for socializing.

You can't send flowers and medicinal herbs every time, right?

Let’s make money first!

The housekeeper searched for half a month and finally found a shop in the east of the city.

The shop was not small, with two floors and three back rooms. The landlord offered five thousand taels of silver.

The shop in the east of the city was for sale as soon as it was available, and the housekeeper bought it without hesitation.

Shen Rong held the house deed and couldn't help but be amazed.

The shops in this capital city are so expensive!

However, when Shen Rong thought about owning a shop of her own in the capital, she no longer thought it was expensive.

"Madam, someone is renting that shop. Do you want to take it back?" asked the housekeeper.

“Uncle Shan, I won’t buy it for now. I’ll take back the shop in three months.

Also, don’t use the remaining money to buy a shop for now. Please help me find out if there are any manors for sale in the suburbs of Beijing. I think it’s safer to buy a manor.”

Shen Rong had considered buying the farm carefully.

In the future, she would open a shop and sell fruits and vegetables. The little she grew in the mansion would not be enough to conceal her tracks. It was better to have a farm. She could grow whatever she wanted in it. Even if she took out a pile of grain, outsiders would not suspect anything.

Obviously, the housekeeper also agreed with Shen Rong's approach. His wrinkled face suddenly turned into a chrysanthemum. "Okay, I'll go ask around."

After the housekeeper left, Shen Rong counted the money in her hand.

The sale of the pot of Eighteen Scholars brought in eight thousand taels of silver.

He earned 16,000 taels of silver from selling multi-colored roses, for a total of 24,000 taels of silver.

Afterwards, she gave 10,000 taels of silver to the steward. After the 10,000 taels she had spent on buying the farm and the shop, she still had 14,000 taels of silver left.

As for renovating the courtyard in the mansion, it actually didn't cost much silver. She used the 1,200 taels of silver she had earned from selling medicine before, and had 750 taels of silver left.

Now that she has money, she can buy some servants.

The Pingyang Marquis Mansion is really too big. There are more than twenty servants who have to take care of the masters' daily lives, farm the land and take care of flowers and trees. The burden is really heavy. Changsheng has become thinner due to exhaustion during this period.