Chapter 341 Buying a luxury mansion for ten thousand taels?!

Xiao Xingyuan acted quickly, and by the third day he had already found a house.

Looking at the enormous mansion before her, Meng Yanzhi felt as if a lot of her money had flown away.

She looked at Xiao Xingyuan with a mixture of amusement and exasperation: "Is it possible that we really don't need such a big house right now? There are only a few of us, what would we need such a big house for?"

They're definitely used to living in the palace!

This is too exaggerated. They have a courtyard with more than ten courtyards, and they only have a few people. They don't need them at all.

"But won't we still need to support servants in the future, like waiters and cooks in the restaurant?"

"There must be at least several dozen people in total, right?"

Xiao Xingyuan touched his nose somewhat awkwardly, looking at Meng Yanzhi with longing eyes.

"Moreover, such a large house only costs ten thousand taels of silver."

"How many?"

Meng Yanzhi's eyes lit up immediately upon hearing about the 10,000 taels of silver.

How can it be so cheap!

She examined the house carefully, circling it dozens of times inside and out, before muttering, "Could it be a haunted house that we didn't know when we arrived?"

"How could it be a haunted house? Look at this bright sunshine and cheerful atmosphere, how could it be a haunted house?"

Xiao Xingyuan looked at Meng Yanzhi with a mixture of amusement and exasperation.

"But how could such a big house cost only such a small amount of money?"

"Who on earth would sell it to you at such a low price?"

Meng Yanzhi still felt it was unreasonable; the matter was very strange.

"It was sold to me by the local prefect. Not only this house, but also the building next to it was sold to us for a total of ten thousand taels of silver."

Xiao Xingyuan held Meng Yanzhi's hand and pointed to the five-story building not far away across from the house.

What?

Upon hearing this, Meng Yanzhi could no longer remain calm.

She pointed to the building across the street, then looked at Xiao Xingyuan: "A total of ten thousand taels! This...this...this isn't the market price, is it?"

"I was once an emperor, after all; I still have that much face to save, don't I?"

Don't worry.

"Let's go in and take a look!"

Xiao Xingyuan chuckled and took Meng Yanzhi's hand as they walked into the restaurant.

It has five floors and is beautifully decorated. You won't need to renovate after buying it. It has everything you need. It's simply the ideal place!

"Madam, shall we open a restaurant here from now on?"

"Will this be our restaurant from now on?"

"So beautiful!"

Light Knife and Little Corn followed behind them, each more excited than the last.

They've really come out! They're really going to have their own restaurant! It all feels like a dream, it's unbelievable!

Meng Yanzhi fell in love with the place at first sight after entering, and her heart was filled with excitement. She even imagined the prosperous scene that would unfold here in the future.

She laughed like a little mouse that had eaten its fill of lamp oil, and clung to Xiao Xingyuan, refusing to let go.

"My husband, you are so amazing! You are truly the most amazing person in the world!"

"I love it here, I absolutely adore it here, we want it!"

Meng Yanzhi generously took out a silver note containing ten thousand taels of silver and handed it to Xiao Xingyuan.

Xiao Xingyuan basked in Meng Yanzhi's joy and flattery, unable to suppress the smile on his face.

The prefectural government office.

Xiao Xingyuan placed a 10,000-tael silver note on the table, and also threw down an imperial token.

He looked coldly at Prefect Li: "Ten thousand taels, isn't that a lot?"

Ten thousand taels?

These two houses are worth at least 100,000 taels!

But he dared not speak out against his anger, for this imperial token was worth a fortune!

He could only smile obsequiously at Xiao Xingyuan: "Yes, yes, what you say is true, ten thousand taels is enough."

"Then what are you waiting for? Sign and put your fingerprint on it. My wife is waiting." Xiao Xingyuan said, arms crossed, urging him on.

Prefect Li really didn't want to sign the document!

He took a deep breath and then silently stared at the token on the table, tears welling up in his eyes.

These are all his private property!

All the losses were his money!

All those years of hard work have been wasted, and all that hard-earned money has benefited outsiders!

With tears in his eyes, Prefect Li tremblingly signed the document, looking expectantly at Xiao Xingyuan: "My lord, it's alright, it's done."

"Hmph, you better watch out from now on. If I find out you're still bullying the people, you'll be sorry!"

After taking the land deed, Xiao Xingyuan turned and walked outside.

He had long known that Prefect Li was no good and had amassed a lot of wealth from the people, so he deliberately wanted to teach him a lesson and take back all that wealth. After all, he was now a commoner himself, and it was only right to take from the people and use it for the people!

When Meng Yanzhi saw that Xiao Xingyuan had actually brought back the house and land deeds, she was overjoyed and immediately went into the kitchen with Xiao Yumi to start cooking.

Even though the fire was already lit, Little Corn still felt it was amazing and unbelievable: "Sister Meng, are we really going to have our own restaurant? From now on, I'll be in charge of the kitchen, really?"

Looking at Xiao Yumi's silly expression, Meng Yanzhi smiled gently: "Of course, I promised you a long time ago that I would definitely give you a good life. How about it, did I do it?"

"Sister Meng, all of this happened so fast and so well. I'm really scared. What if it's all just our hallucination? What if it's all a dream?"

"Could it be that we'll still be in the palace when we wake up?"

Little Corn's eyes were red and his voice was choked with sobs. He had never imagined that he could leave the palace one day and live openly in the sunlight. It was unbelievable and he dared not even think about it.

Are you stupid?

"But you've reminded me, your name is really strange, it doesn't sound right. Do you remember what your last name is?"

Meng Yanzhi chopped vegetables while curiously watching the little corn.

Little Corn shook his head: "I entered the palace when I was six years old. After being castrated, I had a high fever that wouldn't go down. I forgot everything from when I was a child. I don't know where I came from or what my name is. Little Corn is the name the old eunuch gave me."

"Okay, from now on you won't be called Little Corn anymore. You'll take my surname and be called Meng Xin, okay? It'll be a brand new beginning."

"From now on, forget your days in the palace and just live each day well, living an upright life by my side!"

Meng Yanzhi smiled gently and shared her surname with Xiao Yumi.

Little Corn stood frozen in place, staring at Meng Yanzhi in disbelief: "Sister Meng, I'm just a lowly eunuch, I..."

"That won't be anymore. You're my younger brother, and your name is Meng Xin!"