"Li Yaren, how much is this house for sale?"

Yan Xia chuckled softly and asked Li Yaren.

"Five thousand five hundred taels."

Goodness, that's really expensive.

Indeed, Brother Deng's small, dilapidated house is already 800 taels, and it's a courtyard house. This house also has the added benefit of being in a 'school district,' so it's naturally several hundred taels more expensive.

But looking at the mocking man opposite her, she felt a surge of displeasure.

Damn it, she's earned so much money, and she still gets looked down upon by this kind of despicable person.

On what grounds?

It's true that you're looked down upon when you're poor, and you're still looked down upon when you're rich.

What's the point of her making money then?

"Two thousand, I'll take it."

Yan Xia rolled her eyes at the broker opposite her and immediately raised the price by five hundred taels.

She's rich, she has a lot of money, who dares to look down on her?

I'll bury you in money!!!

"What? Oh, okay, okay."

Li Yaren was stunned as if struck by lightning. He raised the price by five hundred taels, as he could keep 20% of the extra amount.

Oh my god.

He'll earn 115 taels from this deal!

The Zhou Ya people on the other side were dumbfounded.

How can such a young woman be so rich?

Five hundred taels! That's five hundred taels! Just like that, you threw it into the water, all for the sake of saving face?

"Wait, two thousand five hundred taels!"

Madam Qian also raised the price. Since she married Manager Qian, she has never been outdone by anyone. How could she tolerate this?

Two thousand five hundred taels is only enough for her own shop to make a living for a few months. Besides, this house is where a Jinshi (a successful candidate in the highest imperial examinations) lives. If her nephew moves in and is protected and also passes the Jinshi exam, then her family will change its status.

"Forget it, I don't want it anymore. It's too much of a loss to spend so much money on such a small house. Li Yaren, take me to see the one we just saw."

Yan Xia shrugged; her fighting spirit only lasted three seconds.

Once it's over, it's gone.

Fortunately, the lady raised the price; if she had actually spent an extra five hundred taels to buy the house, she would have been furious.

She is rich, but not stupid.

Li Yaren's mood was like a rollercoaster, with ups and downs.

He quickly composed himself, smiled, and led Yan Xia out.

"Mrs. Qian, this, this..."

Now it was Zhou Yaren's turn to be pleasantly surprised.

Two thousand five hundred taels, with one thousand taels of silver left over.

Wouldn't he earn 215 taels today?

I really stepped in dog poop when I went out.

God bless us.

“She doesn’t want it anymore, why raise the price? Let’s just go with the original price of 1,500. Let’s go to the brokerage to complete the formalities now. I have things to do at my shop and can’t leave.”

Mrs. Qian wasn't stupid either.

She threw a thousand taels to the brokerage firm for what purpose?

That's enough to buy so much jewelry.

Fortunately, the woman was sensible, and she breathed a sigh of relief. If that person had raised the price to three thousand taels, she wouldn't have bought it even if she had more money.

If she bought it, her husband would definitely scold her to death.

"ah?"

Zhou Yaren's mouth is wide open.

He was quite happy when he could earn fifteen taels, but then someone told him he could earn more than two hundred taels. After the initial surprise, they said it was just a joke, and he no longer felt the value of the first fifteen taels.

Zhou, the broker, returned to the brokerage with a grim expression.

Mrs. Qian saw all of this and decided that she would no longer ask him to buy houses or shops in the future.

What the hell?

And they even dared to give her attitude.

At that time, Yan Xia was already looking at the third house.

Just as Li Yaren said, the courtyard is beautiful and quiet amidst the hustle and bustle. The rooms near the river have three floors, and each room on the second and third floors has a large balcony. You can put a rocking chair there, place a tea table next to it, brew a pot of tea, have some snacks, feel the breeze, and listen to the scholars on the cruise ship reciting poems. It's so pleasant.

There was a teahouse on the other side of the river, and you could faintly hear the sounds of storytelling and singing.

Making babbling sounds.

"Li Yaren, how much is this house for?"

"Three thousand taels, no bargaining. The original owner urgently needs the money. If it can't be sold in a couple of days, he will mortgage it to a money lender."

Three thousand taels?

It's really expensive; it's not even as big as the two-courtyard house she bought in Shuangqiao Town.

However, the environment is too nice.

It's all good, the high price isn't its fault, Yan Xia gritted her teeth.

Such a perfect house is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity; if you don't buy it now, you'll never find another one like it.

"Okay, let's go to the brokerage to complete the formalities."

"Alright, Madam Yan."

Seeing that Yan Xia wanted to buy, Li Yaren's mood eased a bit.

His smile just now was merely a facade, a display of his composure.

The two returned to the house, signed various contracts, and then went to the county government office in Jiangnan County to transfer the house to her name.

Fortunately, there were no purchase restrictions or housing qualification requirements in ancient times, so no matter which town Yan Xia bought a house in, the procedures were the same as in Shuangqiao Town.

The round trip took just over an hour.

This brokerage firm seems to have connections within the government.

Otherwise, how could it have been so fast?

The three thousand taels were paid in full, and the brokerage firm covered all other expenses.

Yan Xia put the house key into her spatial storage and went to eat wontons on the street. It was already afternoon.

As the time to meet Meng Yu approached, Yan Xia went to his shop.

The location was a bit far, so Yan Xia rented a horse-drawn carriage to get there.

Otherwise, walking would take at least an hour.

The carriage couldn't travel fast in the city, so it took almost an hour to reach Meng Yu's shop.

"Manager Yan, I'm here."

After Yan Xia got off the carriage, she looked around. A familiar-looking person was standing to her left and greeted her. It was Meng Yu.

The streets here aren't as lively as Deng Qiuzhi's, but they're not far off.

It's like one is a new urban area and the other is an old urban area.

The houses there are a bit older than those over there.

"Manager Yan, this is my shop. Please tell me if there's anything that needs improvement, and I'll make the changes accordingly."

Meng Yu's shop is located on the left side of the center of the street, at a crossroads.

Such a prime location must be expensive.

Stepping into the shop, one immediately sees old wooden floors and tables and chairs infested with insects, making it impossible to tell what it originally sold. There are also cobwebs on the walls.

Fortunately, the area is large enough, at least 200 square meters.

There's also a courtyard in the back.

Firewood was piled up outside the kitchen, and a rope was strung up from a tree with a man's undergarment on it. It was made of silk and was quite valuable. It seemed that this young master Meng lived in the backyard.

The fact that the magistrate's son gave him so much face last time is enough to prove Meng Yu's family background.

Why did they move into the shop's backyard?

Judging from the shop's dilapidated condition, it must have been out of business for several years.

"Young Master Meng, this shop is too old. The entire floor needs to be replaced, as do the tables and chairs. I'll give you seven days to repair it, and we'll start supplying goods after seven days. Is that enough?"

"That's enough, I've already found a craftsman."

"Hmm, you can put a counter on the left, since the door to the backyard is right here. On the right, put some wooden tables and chairs for customers to sit down. It would be best to have several tables so customers can enjoy pastries in the shop. It's a pity your shop doesn't have a second floor. So, you..."