He saw Sui Yi look slightly surprised, but she quickly greeted him with a beaming smile. After sitting down and starting the tea, Sui Yi explained the purpose of her visit. His eyes flashed, and he smiled: "I am Cao Sheng. You have a keen eye, young lady. This house is indeed excellent, situated on the water, surrounded by bamboo forests, and near the bustling city center. Many have set their sights on it. However, the original owner of this house has raised the price somewhat, and we need a bit of intermediary fee, so the price is three hundred taels."
"Gold?"
"No, no, no, of course not. It's silver."
The person chuckled even more brightly upon hearing Sui Yi's words, "Three hundred taels of gold would be enough to buy three houses of such size."
Gold and silver have a tenfold currency ratio, and thinking back to the prices of those food and other goods seen on the streets, these five thousand taels of gold would be roughly equivalent to fifty million RMB today.
