Chapter 464 The Miss Reveals the Truth

Lin Yuesha agreed not to consider a one-and-a-half-courtyard house. Granny Fang wiped the sweat from her neck with a handkerchief. Her mouth was dry, and she had finally persuaded her young lady.

Not to brag, but no one else could have her adaptability. Our young lady is not easily fooled.

After waiting for a quarter of an hour, Lin Yuesha discovered that the courtyard house she had her eye on had already been sold, and she opened her mouth in surprise.

It's certain that housing in the inner city is in short supply. As long as there's a cheap courtyard, whoever grabs it gets it, and transactions happen very quickly.

“Granny Fang, you said that one-and-a-half-courtyard house wasn’t good, but look, it was sold out in just a quarter of an hour.”

Lin Yuesha had seen the blueprints. Although it was only one and a half courtyards, it could definitely be considered as a two-courtyard house. She could add a side gate on the side. Now that the courtyard had been sold, she felt a little regretful.

"Perhaps... the family that bought it didn't have a daughter."

Granny Fang looked down at her toes and made up an excuse.

If it were a man, he wouldn't care about his reputation at all; after all, Granny Fang had never seen a man commit suicide because he was sexually assaulted.

Yes, when a man is sexually assaulted, it's called a romantic encounter, something people talk about with great interest. But when a woman is sexually assaulted, she often becomes depressed and withdrawn, and some, in extreme cases, choose to end her life.

After another hour of waiting, Lin Yuesha came up empty-handed. The people who came here were too rich. Even with a courtyard worth 100,000 taels of silver and such a high premium, there was still no shortage of people going up to inquire.

When she first transmigrated, Lin Yuesha didn't even dare to dream of having 10,000 taels of silver. Not much of the money she had was earned through her own efforts.

Lin Yuesha didn't want her trip to be in vain, so she jotted down some information in her notebook. As noon approached, she left with Granny Fang.

When we got to the vicinity of the village entrance, we went to the tea stall again, and the old man was still there.

"Miss, have you found anything?"

The old man asked with concern and quickly poured water for Lin Yuesha and Granny Fang.

With Granny Fang around, even if there was a suitable courtyard, it would be ruined. Judging from the expression on Lin Yuesha's face, it was clear that it didn't work out.

"Sir, you said you have a suitable yard?"

Lin Yuesha shook her head. There was a three-courtyard house that she really liked, with artificial hills and flowing water, as well as a large garden.

The capital city is different from the northern regions. In the northern regions, the city gardens are considered useless, with the gardens remaining bare for more than half the year. However, in the capital city, as long as the gardens are arranged properly, they can bloom all year round.

Having a garden allows Daddy to occasionally go there for tea, which greatly improves his mood.

The eldest brother can also read books and escape the summer heat in the pavilion in the garden, instead of sitting in the house all day, and relax occasionally.

"It wasn't me. I'm just a tea seller, how could I have a courtyard?"

The old man looked at Lin Yuesha and smiled, "However, I have a reliable source for a courtyard house for sale. It's a three-courtyard house, and it's only 10,000 taels of silver."

"Ten thousand taels?"

Lin Yuesha thought she had misheard. Just now at the housing fair, the cheapest three-courtyard house was 80,000 taels of silver. They were in short supply in the inner city, so the price was being inflated.

Even lucrative government offices have to pool their resources to save up this money, and they even have to contribute their daughters' dowries to make up the difference. If it's a corrupt government office, those officials won't come here; they can't even afford a single room ticket.

"Sir, are you joking?"

Lin Yuesha didn't believe it; she had already checked the market price.

"Although the old man is old, he is sharp of hearing and sight, and his eyesight is not bad. He would never forget."

The old man said with certainty that it was ten thousand taels of silver.

"Is it in the inner city?"

If it were in the outer city, ten thousand taels of silver wouldn't be needed. There are plenty of houses worth a few thousand taels of silver; you could just find a middleman and it wouldn't take so much effort.

"It's in the inner city, and the location is also good, close to the main city."

After the old man finished speaking, he took out a piece of paper and handed it to Lin Yuesha, saying, "This old man can't read. This is the place. The person who came here last time had to leave because of an emergency, and asked me to hang up the sign."

However, he was kicked out when he arrived, simply because he didn't have a room ticket.

"The man said it was a three-courtyard house in a good location, and there was even a sketch on it."

Lin Yuesha took a look at it. At least from the blueprints, it was a nice house. The location seemed to be not far from the Zhuang family's location, which should be a prime location in the inner city.

"Miss, are you interested?"

The old man said that if anyone was interested, they could go and take a look.

"Not interested."

Lin Yuesha returned the sketch to the old man. This location was better than the mansion that sold for 100,000 taels of silver. Even if it could be cheaper, 10,000 taels was still outrageous.

Leaving aside these high-ranking officials, which of the merchants who come to the capital to do business is short of money?

If you could buy a courtyard in the inner city for ten thousand taels of silver, and find a powerful patron by interacting with the surrounding families, the money you earn would flow in like water.

Business people like to scheme and plot, but that's not for Lin Yuesha.

As the saying goes, you get what you pay for.

Even if a pie were to fall from the sky, out of so many people, why would it happen to hit her?

Lin Yuesha doesn't believe in the saying "penny wise, pound foolish" or "you'll suffer a pound in the end."

The old man froze, while Granny Fang covered her face with her hands, her teeth aching.

My young lady's acceptable price is below 30,000 taels of silver, so I'll just quote 35,000 taels directly and then leave room for negotiation.

A three-courtyard house in the inner city costs 10,000 taels of silver? Who would believe that?

I don't know how the Lord found these people; they're such a drag on the team, one after another, they're all so stupid.

Granny Fang winked at the old man again, but the problem was that once the price was quoted, changing it would only make it seem more fake.

What to do? The courtyard is different from the dress. The master has already given orders that it must be resolved within three days.

"Miss, you're not busy, why don't I accompany you to take a look?"

Granny Fang revealed a fawning smile, testing Lin Yuesha. What if the courtyard was better than expected, and the price was cheaper?

“Granny Fang, I am a newcomer to the capital, but I am well aware of my limitations.”

Lin Yuesha shook her head, not even wanting to look. She suspected it was another honey trap to rob her of her money, and she didn't trust it.

So I'll not go. I'll stay at the Zhuang family's residence for now and have the maids go out into the market to inquire about what I want. Sooner or later I'll be able to buy something that suits my taste.

Lin Yuesha now deeply regrets not buying the one-and-a-half-courtyard house. She shouldn't have listened to Granny Fang. When it comes to reputation, it's all about luck, and you can't condemn all one-and-a-half-courtyard houses with one blow.

“Granny Fang, you’re so upset, I was starting to think you were in cahoots with the person who sold the courtyard for ten thousand taels.”

Lin Yuesha frowned, feeling that Granny Fang's attitude was a bit strange.

“Miss, you have misunderstood this old servant. I only made the suggestion because I saw that you did not want to keep bothering Madam Zhuang.”

Granny Fang was startled. Was she about to be exposed? She tried hard to recall. She had acted a little too hastily just now, all because of a foolish partner who had arbitrarily set prices, making her young mistress suspicious.