Wu Ling thought the question was silly, "Why open a shop in the capital? Do you even need to ask? She must think that Meng Yunzheng will score high in this spring's imperial examination, and then he will stay in the capital as an official. She'll be the wife of an official in the capital, so it makes sense to buy property in advance to secure her footing."
"She's being too presumptive. Even if Meng Yunzheng scores high, it's not certain that he'll stay in the capital."
"Hahaha, you and I understand this, but the Wen'an County Lord, coming from the countryside, wouldn't know such things. You don't know, but those who haven't seen the world, especially from poor families, their families all believe that as long as they become an Advanced Scholar, they'll rise to success, never worry about food and drink again, and can step right into the circle of government officials' wives."
