"Certainly!"
The woman behind the counter kept smiling at He Pingsheng. She took the jade slip he handed over and said politely, "There are two kinds of eighth-tier courtyards. One is close to the City Lord's Manor, near the center of Dingxiang City. The other is farther from the City Lord's Manor, on the outskirts near the city wall!"
"Which would you like?"
He Pingsheng asked, "Is there a difference in price?"
"Yes!" the woman said. "A courtyard in the city center costs five thousand spirit stones, and one on the outskirts also costs five thousand spirit stones!"
"However, the annual taxes are different!"
"On the outskirts, you only need to pay one percent in tax each year, which is just fifty spirit stones!"
"For a courtyard in the city center, you need to pay two percent, or one hundred spirit stones in tax!"
He Pingsheng was a little dumbfounded.
I'm buying a small courtyard, and the City Lord's Manor is still going to collect taxes from me every year?
"I'll take one on the outskirts!" He Pingsheng chose the cheaper option.
Actually, it was not really about the price. He mainly wanted peace and quiet!
He had secrets of his own. The farther he stayed from the center, the less likely those important figures were to notice him.
"Certainly!"
After paying, He Pingsheng smoothly acquired a small courtyard.
Of course, he also readily paid ten years of taxes in one go.
The courtyard was in the northeastern part of Dingxiang City, truly close to the city wall. It was not right up against the wall, but the distance between them was definitely less than a hundred zhang.
Only a street lay between them.
Fortunately, it was quiet enough here.
He Pingsheng opened the gate and immediately took a liking