People in the Qin Dynasty, entertained during the Warring States period

However, money can be a powerful motivator, and eventually, there will always be those who are willing to work the millstone.

"This young lady looks unfamiliar."

Ya Fei strolled over slowly and glanced at Zi Nu.

Although she was dressed in a blue-purple casual outfit, it couldn't hide her charming maturity; instead, it made her appear even more aloof and elegant.

Zi Nu also sized up Ya Fei. As the number one Zhao dancer of the time and the younger sister of the king, she had quite a reputation in the Seven Kingdoms.

"You must be Princess Ya Fei?"

"It is I."

Zi Nu gently brushed her purple hair aside and asked with a smile, "May I ask if we can stay here?"

The reason she chose Feixue Pavilion first was because of the information she had gathered.

Cao Ze frequently visits this place.

Aside from the Hundred Schools Forum, this is the place where you're most likely to run into Cao Ze.

Ya Fei's eyes suddenly lit up.

Yanfei from the Yin-Yang School stayed at his place before the New Year, and she made a fortune, without even having to return the deposit.

Is this...another fat sheep coming?

"of course can."

Zi Nu asked familiarly, "How much is a room per night?"

If it's not too expensive, she plans to open two rooms.

Cai Die and Hong Yu shared one room, while she and Nong Yu shared another.

Ya Fei, equally adept at quoting prices, said, "Regardless of the room, it's ten gold coins per person per night."

"Ten taels will do..."

Zi Nu was stunned for a moment, "Ten gold coins per person per night?"

The best house in their Purple Orchid Pavilion costs at most three gold coins, and that's not even based on the number of people.

Ya Fei said enthusiastically, "Yes, yes, the big, fat... big guests before the New Year, five people stayed for half a month."

"Seven hundred and fifty gold coins."

Zi Nu instantly calculated it in her mind.

In conclusion: Sorry to bother you, I can't afford to stay here.

Chapter 188 The Little White Dragon in the Waves

Zi Nu silently left Fei Xue Ge and suddenly realized that she seemed to have become penniless.

I have gained a new understanding of the prosperity of Handan.

Ya Fei watched Zi Nu leave with some regret.

Those who are as wealthy and easy targets as Yanfei of the Yin-Yang School are always a minority.

It wasn't until Zi Nu left a moment later that Ya Fei suddenly realized that this woman seemed to be the same woman who had been following the girl named Nong Yu.

Sigh... I can't stay up all night reading novels anymore.

Ya Fei rubbed her head and sighed softly.

Zi Nu returned to the carriage.

Nongyu asked, "Sister Zinu, may we go in now?"

Zi Nu said with a wry smile, "We can't afford to stay here."

The charming and gentle Hongyu exclaimed in surprise, "Is it more expensive than our Zilan Pavilion?"

Zi Nu is still speechless when she thinks about the price quoted by that Consort Ya.

Is this how you do business? Who would come to stay here? It's obviously a rip-off.

Could it be that the cost of living in Handan has already far surpassed that of Xinzheng?

Ten gold coins per person per night... She was speechless.

"Forget it, let's go find a brokerage firm."

She's a bit devastated now and doesn't plan to keep looking.

If you think about it for a month, it's still more cost-effective to rent a courtyard together.

Hongyu said "Oh," and seeing the listless Zi Nu, she dared not ask any more questions.

Nongyu thought to herself, "It seems that the accommodations at Feixue Pavilion are indeed very expensive, even making the usually meticulous and generous Sister Zinu feel troubled."

In the afternoon, at the beginning of Shen Shi (3-5 PM).

Cao Ze, who had spent most of the day playing in the suburbs, rode his donkey back to Qingping Residence.

Upon seeing a horse-drawn carriage parked across from his house, he took a closer look and immediately perked up.

"You guys rest first, I'm going out for a walk."

Cao Ze tied up his donkey and left Qingping Residence with light steps.

"There's a problem, there's definitely a problem."

Li Wu fully embodied the spirit of Yuan Fang, asking, "Jing Ni, what do you think?"

Jing Ni paused for a moment, then said, "Is it nothing?"

Li Wu whispered in Jing Ni's ear, "How about we make a bet?"

"How many?"

"Ten gold pieces?"

"Hmm... I'll go back to the room and feed Xiaoyan first."

Faced with the enormous sum of ten gold coins, Jingni's trust in Cao Ze was no longer so firm.

Cao Ze's womanizing skills were so bad that she didn't know how to describe them, yet she was helpless.

"Let me see, he seems to have gone to the other side."

Li Wu also left Qingping Residence with light steps.

In the courtyard opposite Qingping Residence.

After Zi Nu, along with Nong Yu, Hong Yu, and Cai Die, finished inspecting the property, they walked out of the courtyard with the broker, quite satisfied.

It has two bedrooms, a storage room, and a kitchen; though small, it has everything you need.

"This courtyard is nice."

The broker chuckled and said, "That's right, this is where Mr. Cao Ze lives, so it's naturally quite nice."

Zi Shen's expression shifted. "Mr. Cao Ze lives here?"

The broker immediately rubbed his hands together, "Yes, yes, Mr. Cao Ze lives right across the street. He shares an apartment with two female martial arts heroes."

"You're just lucky. The Taoist disciples who rented this place just left, so it became available."

Zi Nu pondered for a moment and said, "How much does it cost to rent for a month?"

The broker stated directly: "Minimum lease term is six months, monthly rent is five yuan, and there is no room for negotiation."

He now deeply regrets not using Cao Ze's name to raise the price when he rented the property to that Taoist disciple.

Zi Nu's expression darkened slightly. "The courtyard I just looked at only costs thirty gold coins a year."

Having met many brokers, I could tell from the woman in purple's tone that she seemed to care a lot about Cao Ze. If he didn't ask for a higher price, people would call him a shrewd businessman, and that would be pointless.

"Mr. Cao Ze's courtyard is right across the street..."

He drawled out his words, looking like he had Zi Nu completely under his thumb.

Nongyu said somewhat angrily, "Sister Zinu, we're not staying here anymore."

Hongyu and Caidie simultaneously urged, "Sister Zinu, let's go somewhere else."

Zi Nu took a deep breath; it was truly an unlucky year.

The exorbitant prices charged by Feixue Pavilion, and the exorbitant prices quoted by brokers...

If it weren't for Cao Ze, would she be in such a predicament? Where she stays doesn't matter.

But who is she? The purple rose of Shinjeong, South Korea, how could she be controlled by a petty person?

"We don't..."

Cao Ze walked over, looking righteous, and said, "Brother, it's one thing for you to use me as a signboard, but isn't it a bit too much to use my reputation to swindle outsiders and make money like this?"

The broker was startled, not expecting Cao Ze to come over.

"Misunderstanding, misunderstanding."

Cao Ze said, "Misunderstanding? Miss, what was his quote just now?"

Zi Nu replied without hesitation, "Five gold coins a month, at least six months."

Cao Ze sneered, "Back then, the courtyard I shared with two other girls cost only thirty gold coins a year, which is two and a half gold coins a month, with the rent starting in March. Has the rent doubled in less than a year?"

The broker, sweating profusely, said, "It was my fault, my fault."

If it were anyone else who dared to come and disrupt his business, he would have already hired thugs to teach them a lesson.

Anyway, his boss can cover for him; if he can't, there's a big boss behind him.

Cao Ze, on the other hand, is clearly different; he's someone even his big boss wouldn't dare mess with.

If Cao Ze had told him as a joke on the Hundred Schools Forum that day, he would have been personally put in a sack and beaten to death by the big boss.

Zi Nu remained silent.

After Nongyu saw Cao Ze's appearance clearly, she was slightly taken aback.

Isn't this the rather 'naive' young man who drove the donkey cart at noon and would stare blankly at her?