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Liang Zhichen said, "Outside Balibao there is a mansion that is rumored to have been the private property of an officer. However, the officer passed away due to illness more than ten years ago, and his descendants squandered all the family wealth. I coincidentally picked it up for a bargain."

"This will be our new home!"

The next day, Liang Zhichen led everyone to the outskirts of the town and, sure enough, saw a mansion that was grand and imposing. Although the mansion covered a vast area, its door frames were already decaying. It had many rooms, but they all bore the mark of abandonment.

Even so, the people of the Dong family, who had never seen much of the world, gaped wide-mouthed in amazement, exclaiming, "To buy this place must have cost a considerable amount of silver, right?"

Liang Zhichen said, "It only cost twenty-five taels of silver. The other party was in a hurry to pay off gambling debts, and since property prices are generally low around here, it didn't cost much."