"Then...then tell me what those two houses are like." Mei Ya was completely out of temper and said stiffly.
"Madam, it's like this," Pang Yi came over quickly and introduced the two houses to Mei Ya. "Both are three-story houses, one of which is smaller. There is a small garden outside the three-story house. The total area is four mu and six fen. Although the yard is smaller, the house is more exquisite and beautiful. The small garden has everything, including a pavilion, a stage, and a rockery. The scenery is good, and it is closer to the market. It is more convenient for shopping. The other one is bigger. In addition to the house and garden, there is a piece of farmland and a pond behind it. The total area is 23 mu. This house is a little remote. It is at the foot of the southern mountain of our mountain, and no one has lived there for seven or eight years. It is inevitable that the house is a little old. If you buy it, you have to find someone to clean it up before you can move in."
"What's the price for the two courtyards?" Mei Ya asked hurriedly. This was the issue that worried her most.
Pang Yi said, "Madam, the small set is eighty taels, and the large set is ninety-three taels."
"So expensive?" Mei Ya's eyes widened immediately. When she and Zhong Mingwei discussed the purchase of the house, the maximum price they expected was only fifty taels, so how could she accept a price that was almost twice as expensive?
"It must be a three-story courtyard. This price is acceptable," Zhong Mingwei said to Mei Ya. "Besides, there is not much difference between eighty or ninety taels. Don't worry about the price. Just tell me which one you like."
"How can there be no difference? There is a difference of thirteen taels!" Mei Ya stared at Zhong Mingwei, complaining softly. After a pause, she looked at Pang Yi again, "Which set at the foot of Nanshan are you talking about? Is it difficult to clean up? How much silver will it cost?"
"I still have to ask for the price. But the walls must be renovated. They have been exposed to the sun and rain for many years, so the tiles need to be replaced. The garden has been abandoned for a long time, so we need to find a gardener to replan and build it. The pond at the back may need to be desilted..." Pang Yi raised his head and said everything he could think of. When he got to this point, he suddenly heard a man's suppressed cough. Pang Yi naturally looked at Zhong Mingwei, and then met his eyes like two knives. He couldn't help but "click" in his heart, and then he hurriedly kept silent and smiled at Mei Ya, "Madam, that's all, at most five taels of silver."
"It's only five taels of silver at most?" Mei Ya gnashed her teeth and said, "Pang Yi, you really don't know how to live. You are like a fool!"
"Ahem!" Pang Yi scratched his head, glanced at Zhong Mingwei's charcoal-black face, and immediately lowered his head obediently, "Madam is right."
This time, Meiya felt embarrassed. She sniffed awkwardly and said, "No, I just said it casually. You don't have to take it to heart."
"Which one do you prefer?" Zhong Mingwei came over and asked Mei Ya.
"Then..." Meiya pursed her lips and said hesitantly, "Let's go with the smaller one. It's closer to the street and easier to buy things. It's quite... quite convenient."
"But I want to live in a big house," Zhong Mingwei curled his lips and smiled, then looked up and said to Pang Yi, "Let's go buy the house at the foot of Nanshan Mountain right away."
"Yes, I obey your command," Pang Yi hurriedly agreed, hesitated for a moment, and asked Zhong Mingwei again, "Master, after buying it, can we just find someone to repair the house?"
"Well, find a good one to fix it, whatever is best..." Zhong Mingwei nodded, and while meeting Mei Ya's fierce eyes, he quickly changed the subject, "Remember to lower the price when you find someone, and give them whatever they want. You have to bargain, you know? If he wants ten taels, you give him three taels. If he doesn't agree, you turn around and leave, and see if he will ask you to come back? These businessmen are cunning and slippery! But we are not fools! Remember it?"
The corners of Pang Yi's mouth twitched: "...Yes, I remember it."
"Go ahead." Zhong Mingwei waved to him.
"Yes, I'll take my leave." Pang Yi pushed the door and went out with a confused look on his face.
"Pang Yi, where are you going? Are you going down the mountain to get me some wine?" Gu Changlin asked casually as he watched Pang Yi go out. However, Pang Yi simply turned a deaf ear to him and walked out the door with a look of astonishment. Gu Changlin could not help but curse at him from behind, "This little bastard, he looks like he has been possessed by a ghost in broad daylight!"
Pang Yi was not possessed by evil spirits. He was still immersed in the shock of his grandfather teaching him how to bargain in a vivid way.
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