Zhou Shuren took out a silver note, "In total, four hundred taels."
Zhulan was startled, "I remember buying the two shops for three hundred and eighty taels, have the prices of shops increased this year?"
Zhou Shuren explained, "Merchants have their own sources of information, and they're always the most informed. They got some news that the Imperial Court is going to relax some policies, and because of that, more people are buying shops, driving the prices up. According to the market price, each shop has increased by twenty taels, but I only raised it by ten, hoping to use the opportunity to chat more and probe a bit."
Zhulan received the silver note, "Did you find anything out? Do you think it's a trap?"
