"Well then, shall we start looking at some of the properties? What is your estimated budget?"

I gestured two fingers to answer the woman’s question.

"Two silver coins? That will be a little too small. Well, don’t worry. It’s still enough for a single person."

No, what I meant was two refined silver coins. In fact, it wouldn’t have mattered if the house cost two gold coins, but I lowered the budget since I felt such an expensive house wouldn’t exist in this small neighborhood. Before I could even correct myself, the middle-aged woman brought out some drawings of rooms and buildings.

Does she not have any pictures instead of drawings?

"This room requires a deposit of one silver coin and 20 refined bronze coins. The monthly rent is 10 refined bronze coins, but it’s convenient to live here since it’s close to the market."

The floor plan shown by the middle-aged woman was a studio ideal for living for one.

"Excuse me, but I'd like to find a place to stay until the civil service examination. Would that be possible?"

If that wasn’t possible, let’s just buy a house. It was too noisy and distracting to study at an inn.

"Until the examination... unfortunately, it’s not possible to rent houses that way."

I think...