Setting Fire to Seize Wealth, Tagalong Insect Takes the Field

Fang Shu stepped out of his room and saw Li Hou'er waiting outside.

The moment Li Hou'er spotted him, he called out at once:

"Brother Fang, come on. My dad's put together a gathering and sent me to fetch you. Uncle Yu's coming too—we're going to discuss it together."

Hearing this and seeing the look on Li Hou'er's face, Fang Shu immediately relaxed. He nodded, signaling for Li Hou'er to explain as they walked.

They did not spend much time searching the dining hall before finding Second Uncle Yu Le.

Seeing his second uncle with his own eyes, the stone in Fang Shu's heart finally dropped.

Li Hou'er pulled the two of them into a corner by the wall before speaking:

"Paper Workshop got burned down, didn't it? The neighbors there—some wounded, some dead—all of them have been left out on the streets with nowhere to settle."

He lowered his voice mysteriously. "My dad already asked around. After the Paper Workshop burns down, they won't rebuild paper houses on the old site. They're going to build blue-brick houses with big tiled roofs instead.

"And as compensation, the old residents of the Paper Workshop get priority to buy them. Fang and I are both from Solitary Gu Hall, so our families definitely qualify.

"My dad said that if we agree, then pull in another two or three families, we can get an entire courtyard compound!"

Li Hou'er clicked his tongue. "When that happens, with houses and roofs over our heads, we'll all be well-to-do families in Guling Town!"

Second Uncle Yu Le's eyes lit up sharply at those words, only for his brows to knot tightly afterward.

Squatting beside the stove, he took a hard pull on his dry tobacco pipe and sighed.

"Brother Li's information network is sharp. It's probably