The Eldest Sister Has Space
The Eldest Sister Has Space Chapter 24: Renting a House

Gu Yundong felt a pang of heartache. Twenty taels of silver was a huge sum for her at the moment.

Just entering through the city gate required handing over all that money. It felt like outright robbery.

The soldier took the silver and glanced at her a few more times.

“Follow me.” He turned and led her to the side to register.

After everything was settled, Gu Yundong finally stood inside the city gate and let out a slow breath.

Yang Shi and the others standing beside her also exhaled, their relieved expressions matching hers. Even the soldier standing nearby couldn’t help but smile at the sight.

When Gu Yundong looked over, he coughed lightly and reminded her, “Remember to keep a low profile after entering the city and avoid conflicts. There are many refugees inside the city now. If there’s trouble, you’ll be the first ones caught. It’s unavoidable.”

He wasn’t actually a soldier; his name was Nie Cheng. His uncle was an important official, which was why he had been temporarily assigned to help guard the city gate for two days.

A few days ago, news had arrived that there was a riot in Qing’an Prefecture, and refugees had entered the city, causing chaos and even killing two officials. They requested reinforcements from Xuanhe Prefecture.

Commander Zhao personally led troops to Qing’an Prefecture to suppress the unrest. This news had been widely spread in Xuanhe Prefecture, causing the city’s residents to have no goodwill towards refugees.

The prefect had therefore set the condition of “five taels per person” for entry into the city. This prevented all the refugees from being blocked outside, but at the same time filtered out a group of refugees whose conditions were too poor and would burden the city if they entered. He also persuaded wealthy families in the city to distribute porridge outside the city to stabilize people’s hearts.

This method had been quite effective, as could be seen from the behavior of the people outside the city gate. They all behaved peacefully, not causing trouble or stirring up conflicts, and didn’t add too much burden to the city.

Gu Yundong nodded upon hearing this. She naturally wouldn’t actively cause trouble, but if others thought they could bully them because they were orphans, then it was not her fault.

However, she wasn’t very familiar with the city yet. This soldier seemed quite approachable, so she asked a bit more, “Do you know of any inexpensive and safe inns in the city?”

Nie Cheng looked at her strangely. She still wanted to stay in an inn? Did she still have money? He couldn’t tell.

However…

“Forget about the inns. Even the most remote ones are probably full now.”

“Are there any houses for rent?”

Nie Cheng chuckled, “There definitely are, but not long ago, there was an incident where refugees hurt someone. Everyone is very cautious now, so…”

Gu Yundong understood. They wouldn’t rent to refugees like them.

That was difficult. She had thought that entering the city would at least give them a place to rest, but now it seemed that they didn’t even have a place to stay, and it was even worse than staying outside the city.

Gu Yundong glanced at Gu Yunshu and Gu Yunko, who were both looking up at her with worried expressions.

Nie Cheng didn’t know why, but looking at their expressions, he couldn’t help but want to laugh.

After hesitating for a while, he finally said, “If you really want to find a place to stay, I do have a place. My eldest aunt has a vacant room in her house. She lives alone, and since you don’t have any adult men with you, it would be convenient for you to stay there. But the rent is a bit expensive, and you’ll have to leave your household registration certificate with me. What do you think?”

Miumi[Translator]

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