Moving In

Using the medical compensation paid by Chen Zhang, Zhou Jiande, and Tian Tian-the children of officials-for treating their injuries, Zhang Xuezhou bought another house.

He hadn't bought it on credit, nor had he used all his money.

Besides that money, Zhang Xuezhou still had the gold ingots Dong Zhongshu had given him, but buying a house, staying at an inn, opening a shop, and giving Xu Yuan money to receive Xu Ji had indeed cost a good deal.

Zhang Xuezhou had exchanged some of the gold for smaller change, and he didn't have much left.

Still, he was an official of the imperial court, after all, so he wasn't worried about going hungry.

"Let's get the house sorted out over the next couple of days. We'll earn what we can from the shop, and it won't matter if we can't earn anything. We'll wait until Xu Yuan returns to discuss the seed business. He should be back just in time to sell the seeds. Then, in a couple of days, I'll have to take up my post. We won't starve with my official salary!"

He had three days to report for his post as Commandant of the Palace Gate. Zhang Xuezhou had originally wanted to go early, but there was no point.

He was just a minor official guarding a tomb. If he went early, he'd only spend two extra days guarding it. He might as well use the spare time to get his life in order.

"That Wang Fugui is moving out quickly. We should be able to move in tonight!"

After encountering something demonic in his house, Wang Fugui moved out as fast as he could, leaving the house in Old Tree Alley as though he were fleeing a disaster.

Zhang Xuezhou and Rong Tianding had thought they