"Your house has a tattered roof. I think it's going to leak. And the wall is cracked. Can you just push it open? Look at these windows. They all need to be repaired."
"It would be just a few cents for us, but you want five taels!" Gong Rong's face was full of disgust.
The landlady said slowly, "How can other places be the same as our capital? Where is this? This is the foot of the emperor. Living here can bring you the dragon's aura!"
"Do you want to rent it? There are plenty of people renting houses anyway. I have no problem renting my house."
An Jingzhi raised his hand to stop him. Gong Rong, who wanted to say something more, bowed and said to the old lady:
"Auntie, I rented this for my younger brother to study. He is the top scorer this year."
"He has been a great student since he was young. Now he is already a top scholar before he is even 20 years old. He is very confident in this exam and may even get the first or second place."
"If you rent this house to us, it will be the place where the top two candidates in the imperial examination lived! Whether you sell it or rent it out, you will definitely make more money. Don't you agree?"
"If you can absorb some of the cultural atmosphere while living at home, who knows, maybe you'll have a top scholar in your family."
"Two taels of silver. If you're interested, how about renting it to us for two taels of silver?"
"There are so many top scorers in the world..." the old lady muttered.
After seeing the certificate of Jieyuan that An Jingzhi took out of his pocket, the old lady immediately changed her words.
"No, two taels of silver is too little. If you're willing to pay three taels, I'll rent it to you!"
An Jingzhi said: "Okay!"
Then, before the old lady changed her mind, he couldn't wait to sign a contract with her and paid the money.
After the old lady left, Gong Rong and his partner were the only ones left in this dilapidated courtyard.
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