Settling Down

Passing through the massive archway, Chen Xuan and the others finally stepped into Green Mountain City. The imagined prosperity didn't appear; the flow of people in Green Mountain City was sparse.

Surrounded by low-rise buildings, a glance around was undoubtedly disappointing.

However, this clearly didn't include Chen Er Shan, Zhang Chunhua, and Xiao Shitou.

"So many people!"

Chen Er Shan murmured to himself, seemingly having forgotten everything that happened before.

"People, so many people!"

Xiao Shitou was also happily bouncing in the donkey cart.

Zhang Chunhua looked around at everything with even more curiosity.

For the three of them, Green Mountain City was undoubtedly unfamiliar.

Not to mention Zhang Chunhua had never been here, even Chen Er Shan hadn't.

Everything here was new and strange to them.

"Er Gou, where are we going next?"

After a moment, Zhang Chunhua looked at her son somewhat nervously, asking in a low voice.

"We'll go to the brokerage first!"

"Let's find a place to stay first!"

Chen Xuan spoke softly.

His gaze was fixed on the lines of text before him.

Since he was preparing to go to Green Mountain City, Chen Xuan had naturally already used the system to deduce everything about entering Green Mountain City.

He had even considered how to proceed with every step, the purpose being to be prepared for any eventuality. Thinking of this, he subconsciously touched his two bundles.

"Oh, oh, oh!"

Zhang Chunhua nodded, her expression a little puzzled, but she didn't ask any questions.

Under Chen Xuan's guidance, the family quickly arrived at a certain place.

"We're here, Mother, Second Uncle, wait for me here for a moment. I'll go find a place to stay first."

Chen Xuan instructed his Second Uncle and mother, then put down the flatbed cart and walked forward.

"Get out!"

"This is a brokerage, not a charity!"

Chen Xuan's actions naturally quickly attracted the attention of the attendant at the door. Before Chen Xuan could even step in, an attendant spoke impatiently.

"Um, I'd like to rent a two-courtyard house in the west of the city. Do you have anything suitable?"

Facing the attendant's shooing, Chen Xuan didn't mind and directly stated his purpose.

A brokerage was a business or middleman that facilitated transactions between buyers and sellers in the market and charged a commission.

In this world, brokerages served as almost all intermediaries, and they were the only ones. In Green Mountain City, it was stipulated that all house sales and purchases had to go through a brokerage, and the same applied to houses.

"A two-courtyard house?"

The attendant was stunned for a moment, then looked at Chen Xuan with disdain.

But before his disdain could spread, Chen Xuan simply opened his package slightly.

The attendant's face instantly changed.

"Hahaha, my lord, I was just joking! Please, please come in!"

The attendant's face instantly turned fawning, and he quickly led Chen Xuan inside.

Chen Xuan smiled and followed the attendant into the room, where the attendant served him tea.

A moment later, a middle-aged man walked in with a smile.

"Young Master, my name is Du. I heard you're looking for a two-courtyard house. May I ask what location you prefer and if you have any price requirements?"

The middle-aged man spoke with a chuckle, his peripheral vision subtly assessing Chen Xuan's package.

"Just quiet is fine. As for the silver, Boss Du, do you think this is enough?"

Looking at the figure before him, Chen Xuan slowly spoke, simultaneously revealing the money in his arms.

This was the money Chen Xuan had obtained from Chen San Ye's house. It was bright white silver, ten taels per ingot, totaling thirty ingots, along with some broken silver, adding up to no less than four hundred taels.

This was Chen San Ye's entire fortune.

Although he must have had more than this over the years, the cost of supporting a son practicing martial arts was simply too terrifying. In fact, if Chen San Ye's eldest son hadn't been involved in illicit business, he would have been drained long ago and unable to afford it.

The fact that he had so much left might even be because of him.

"Four hundred taels... Young Master must be planning to buy. There is a place, but the location might be a bit remote. However, it happens to fit what you said about wanting quiet."

The figure was a little surprised but still spoke after a moment of thought.

"Oh, can we go take a look?"

Chen Xuan nodded and then asked.

"Of course!"

"Young Master, if it's convenient, we can go take a look now!"

The figure nodded.

Soon, the two walked out of the room.

Led by the middle-aged man, the group headed towards the west of the city.

The entire Green Mountain City was not divided into inner and outer cities, but it was divided into east and west.

The east of the city was similar to an inner city, where living conditions and security were undoubtedly much better. The west of the city was basically the outer district, which was undoubtedly more chaotic and dilapidated in comparison.

With Chen Xuan's current conditions, it was naturally difficult for him to live in the east of the city.

Even if he had obtained the wealth of Chen San Ye and Clear Wind Stronghold, this amount of money was just a drop in the bucket when scattered across the entire Clear Wind City.

Although he still had his Conceptual Ability.

After considering it, Chen Xuan still gave up on the idea.

The Conceptual Ability might be able to do it, but you have to eat one bite at a time, and walk one step at a time.

Taking too big a step makes it easy to pull a muscle.

Of course, the main reason was that his next target was in the West of the City.

For a considerable time to come, he would likely be spending it at the Overlord Blade Martial Hall. As a place to settle his mother and younger brother, the closer it was, the better.

Of course, none of this was known to others.

Even the middle-aged man didn't know that everything Chen Xuan said was something he had prepared long ago.

He hadn't even seen the house yet, but Chen Xuan already knew where it was and what it generally looked like.

The system's power was no joke.

So when the middle-aged man arrived at the location of the courtyard and was about to start talking endlessly, Chen Xuan directly interrupted him.

"This one will do. How much Silver Coins does it cost to buy?"

Chen Xuan said with a smile, his gaze on the middle-aged man.

"It, it's okay?"

The middle-aged man was a little stunned and didn't react for a moment, subconsciously asking back.

Although the house in front of him was good, the location was indeed a bit remote. He was still thinking about how to persuade Chen Xuan, but he didn't expect Chen Xuan to agree directly.

"Yes, this place is fine. How much Silver Coins is it?"

Chen Xuan said with a smile, confirming his words again.

"Four hundred and fifty taels, four hundred and fifty taels!"

The middle-aged man answered subconsciously.

"Four hundred and fifty taels?"

"Then let's do this. You can also help me handle the relevant deeds and send them over!"

Chen Xuan nodded, directly took out another twenty taels from his bosom, and handed it to the middle-aged man along with the previous amount.

"Okay, okay!"

The middle-aged man took it in a daze.

He responded subconsciously.

Only after taking the money did the middle-aged man react.

"You, you really want it?"

He asked subconsciously, feeling a bit dazed. There was no way around it; since he started working at the Brokerage, this was the easiest transaction he had ever had.