(I got so caught up cooking that I forgot to update. Shame, shame.)
The seventy-percent-new house stood in the eastern part of Luo City, some distance from the main street, making it seem rather secluded. A few houses were scattered sparsely around it, and the area was very quiet. After seeing it, Diya was extremely satisfied with the surroundings.
The house covered roughly one hundred and twenty square meters. The courtyard alone took up thirty square meters, while the main hall occupied forty. Of the two bedrooms, one was twenty square meters and the other fifteen, leaving the final fifteen square meters for the bathroom and kitchen combined.
After looking it over, Diya felt quite satisfied. There was a stone table and long benches in one corner of the courtyard, while the hall also contained wooden tables and chairs, and the bedrooms had tables, beds, and the like. Though everything looked rather simple, aside from the house being larger, it made Diya feel as though little had changed from where he used to live.
After discussing matters with the owner and haggling over the price, Diya finally paid him eight hundred gold coins. The brokerage fee, however, had to be paid by the owner and had nothing to do with Diya.
After seeing the owner off, Diya and Nataya spent some time cleaning the entire house from front to back. Once they had finally cleaned it all up, Diya wiped away his sweat and looked at Nataya's flushed little face. His heart stirred, and he blurted out, "Nataya, can you cook?"
"Sir, I can," Nataya said, stunned for a moment before answering happily.
"Good. Then I officially hire you now. You'll be responsible for the three daily meals and cleaning the house. You can have that bedroom. Ten silver coins