The Prime Minister's Darling novel Chapter 185

Chapter 185: 120 Local Tycoon Xiaojingkong (One more update)

Gu Jiao glanced at Xiao Liulang.

Xiao Liulang maintained a straight face as he said, “I heard from our Academy’s Dean.”

Gu Jiao told Zhang Baoren, “My husband’s Dean lived in the Capital City for over a decade.”

Zhang Baoren suddenly understood, “Ah, now I see.”

Gu Jiao asked, “Are there houses on these two streets?”

“Ah, there are certainly…” Zhang Baoren looked at the two of them. Both were dressed simply. One claimed to be a student under supervision at Guozijian, but he was lame. The other had an exceptional demeanor but was scarred.

These two… they aren’t well-off financially, are they?

Zhang Baoren smiled, “Do you prefer one-compartment or two-compartment houses?”

Gu Jiao pondered a bit before saying, “We need at least five rooms.”

“That would require a two-compartment or three-compartment house,” Zhang Baoren replied with a smile. “Two-compartment or three-compartment houses are not cheap. The minimum monthly rent for a two-compartment house is ten tael. A three-compartment house costs twenty tael.”

Ten tael could feed a big family in the countryside for a year or two.

However, remembering that this was the expensive Capital City, Gu Jiao felt better about it.

Gu Jiao suggested going to take a look.

Zhang Baoren didn’t think they looked like people who could afford the rent and feared it might be a wasted trip. Though the other party claimed to be a student under supervision at Guozijian, were there not plenty of those in the Capital City? Deciding the two weren’t worth fussing over, heroes could fall from the sky in the Capital City, so he didn’t take Xiao Liulang too seriously.

However, having not done any business for several days, he had time on his hands, so he took the pair with him.

Gu Jiao and Xiao Liulang visited over a dozen courtyards. Some were two-compartment and others were three-compartment houses, but none of them satisfied their needs.

The two of them returned to the post station.

Zhang Baoren followed, “Do you plan to finalize it today? If you wait any longer, the students coming from all over the country to take the exams will snap up all available rentable houses. Furthermore, the prices will not remain the same.”

Gu Jiao replied, “They are too small and too remote.”

She was referencing the houses near Guozijian. Yet, these were not on the main streets, but at the very end of the alleyways. Dark, damp, and very close to noisy shops – be it an iron shop or a carpenter shop, even a coffin shop.

How were they expected to study peacefully?