Chuzhou's prefectural city and Longquan County's county seat shared the same city as their administrative seat. Naturally, it was far more prosperous than Red Candle Town, where the Three Rivers converged.
After returning to her hometown, this well-dressed, well-fed woman had spent years living in comfort and luxury, lending her a graceful, noble bearing. Judging by her face alone, setting aside the crow's-feet at the corners of her eyes, she looked only thirty-odd. Calling her a half-aged Madam Xu would not offend one's conscience in the slightest. Anyone not privy to her background would have mistaken her for a noblewoman born on Fulu Street.
The residence had underfloor heating laid throughout. There was no need for braziers by one's feet, nor even for a hand-warmer.
After returning to her hometown from Qingxia Island in Book Scroll Lake years ago, she had directly purchased quite a number of residences in the prefectural city. Facts proved that her gritted-teeth, lavish gamble back then had not gone down the drain; instead, it had brought her considerable profits. The rent from those shops alone brought in a great sum of silver every year. Of course, she had long ceased to care about gold and silver. Immortal Money was money.
In recent years, she had generally only gone to the residence in Huaihuang County City during Qingming to worship her ancestors, stopping by Mud Bottle Alley for a brief sit.
All her thoughts remained with this new home. For instance, the household had to establish proper decorum, with distinctions between high and low, superior and inferior. Only then could it be called good household management.
There was an Immortal Family Inn in the prefectural city, and she had her household steward regularly go there to purchase Travelogues and Reports.
It was no small expense, since