"Big Sister Shen, is the prefectural city big? Are things expensive there?"
"Big Sister Shen, how much does meat cost per jin in the prefectural city? How much is an egg?"
"Big Sister Shen, are houses easy to rent in the prefectural city? How much silver would a three-courtyard residence cost?"
Inside the carriage, Cui Ling chattered away with questions while calculating how long the silver in her bundle could support her.
She had originally called her Constable Shen, but Constable Shen had told her to simply call her big sister, so Cui Ling naturally went along with it.
According to Constable Shen, her elder brother was going to the prefectural city to become a Bronze Badge Constable. That meant he would be an official, and he could no longer live in a small one-courtyard house, or people would look down on him.
Shen Ruyu glanced at Cui Lang, who was driving the carriage. "Little Ling, don't worry about that. Your brother rendered great merit this time, so there will be quite a bit of reward silver—enough for you to buy a three-courtyard residence."
"Besides, he earned quite a bit of reward silver while serving in Cloud Mountain County."
The moment Cui Lang heard that, he knew Shen Ruyu had learned about him taking money from Zheng Fengyun's home.
He had said that he had gone to Zheng Fengyun's house and found the Demon God Statue, so he must have entered the storeroom.
Thinking about it, that was only normal. Shen Ruyu had gone to Ding Xiong's and the other man's homes and inspected Zhou Yafeng's storeroom. Those people had all possessed quite a few banknotes, yet Zheng Fengyun's home had none. It was obvious that Cui Lang had taken them.
Cui Ling's eyes widened excitedly. "Really? The prefectural yamen