Zhao Hai stood at the foot of the bare hill and turned his head to look at the surrounding lush green mountains. He couldn't help but smile bitterly.
When he first heard Green's words, he felt very strange. A mountain plus a manor for a total of 100 gold coins. Wasn't this too cheap? But when he arrived at the foot of the mountain, he understood why this mountain was so cheap. Cheap things really didn't have good things.
This mountain really lived up to the saying, you can understand it with a single glance. Even if you really used only one eye to look, you would still be able to understand what was going on here.
This mountain didn't have any other specialties. If you really wanted to talk about specialties, then there was only one thing, stone. Everywhere you could see cyan stones. From afar, you could also see weeds coming out from the cracks in the stones. At the top of the mountain, there was a manor that wasn't very big. The outer walls were also made of cyan stones. The whole mountain gave people the feeling of a person with a small hat on their head, revealing half of their scalp and a few strands of hair. Don't mention how awkward it was.
Green stood at Zhao Hai's side. Naturally, he also saw Zhao Hai's face. He couldn't help but blush. He also knew that this mountain really didn't look good. But there was no other way. Casa City's housing prices and land prices were higher than other places. Moreover, they didn't have much money in their hands. Only this mountain was suitable for them.
Green knew that Zhao Hai wasn't satisfied. He quickly said, "Master, although this mountain doesn't look very good, the manor isn't small. Moreover, from the foot of the mountain to the manor, there is a road. It's very convenient to walk. Moreover, the manor also has a hot spring. Soaking in the hot spring is also very good."
Zhao Hai understood that Green was afraid that he wouldn't take a fancy to this mountain and manor. Zhao Hai smiled and said, "It's fine. This place is very good. It's this kind of place that no one would take a fancy to. It's safer. If there were any treasures on this mountain, I really wouldn't dare to buy it.
Green nodded. To be honest, when he bought this courtyard, he didn't think too much about it. He just felt that it was cheap and it wasn't far from Casa City. However, it was good that Zhao Hai thought this way. He didn't have to worry about Zhao Hai being dissatisfied with this place.
Merlin and Meg were also standing beside Zhao Hai. To be honest, not to mention Zhao Hai, even the two of them were dissatisfied with this mountain.
Zhao Hai did not mind. He turned around and entered the room inside Alien. He commanded Alien to head up the mountain. He really wanted to see what was inside the manor.
As Green said, the only good thing about this stone mountain was that from the corner of the mountain all the way to the manor at the top, there was a stone road. This stone road was obviously not paved with stone. Instead, it was carved out using some natural stones. It was five meters wide. The person who built this road was very smart. He chose a place with the least ups and downs on the mountain, so he didn't need to dig out too many stones. As long as some particularly tall stones were cleared, it would be fine.
However, Zhao Hai looked at this road strangely. Although he used to live in the plains of northern China and hadn't seen any mountains, he was still very clear about it. Generally, the roads used for carts didn't go directly to the top of the mountain. Instead, it was a winding mountain road.
The so-called winding mountain road was a road that went from the corner of the mountain to the top. Although it was much longer than the road that went straight up the mountain, because the road turned into a winding mountain road, the slope became gentle, making it more convenient for carts to move.
But Zhao Hai's road went straight to the top of the mountain. It was inevitable that the slope of the road was very steep. According to Zhao Hai's calculations, if it was on Earth, it wouldn't be easy to go up the mountain with a carriage. He was afraid that it would be very difficult for a horse to pull an empty carriage up the mountain.
However, Zhao Hai didn't say anything. This was because he also found that there were traces of carts on the road, which showed that this road could be used. Zhao Hai also understood that the Ark Continent couldn't be judged by the situation on Earth. Therefore, he didn't say anything and just went straight up the mountain with Alien.
It didn't take long before they arrived in front of the manor. The manor didn't have anything written on it, but it had a three meter high bluestone wall that looked very sturdy. A lot of the paint on the wooden door had already fallen off. It looked a bit old, but it still gave people a feeling of sturdiness. There were also some moss growing on the walls. It seems like this place hasn't been taken care of for quite some time.
Zhao Hai and the others got down from Alien and went to the wooden door. The door was two meters high and five meters wide. It was divided into two and was made of thick wooden planks that were tied together with iron bars. Although the paint on it had fallen off, the original color of the planks was exposed. It gave people a feeling of vicissitudes.
Green went forward and pushed open the wooden door. Creak, creak, creak, creak. An ear-piercing grinding sound was heard as the wooden door was slowly pushed open.
As soon as the door was pushed open, Zhao Hai and the others' eyes lit up. It wasn't that the courtyard's scenery was good, but that it was very big. It wasn't any worse than the small square in the Iron Mountain Castle.
Such a big square was enough to build a small castle. It was just that it was a bit too big for this manor.
After passing through the square, there was a row of houses. This row of houses had a total of four rooms. However, these four rooms didn't seem to be used for living. Each room was made of wood and stone, with a two-meter-wide door and a two-meter-long and one-meter-wide window. The roof was flat and covered with what seemed to be stone slabs. It seemed that these four rooms were used as living rooms or places to receive outsiders.
Although these rooms were somewhat dilapidated, the walls had traces of rain scouring. The paint on the windows and doors had also fallen off a lot. There were also many places that had cracks. However, if one wanted to live in them, they could still be used.
Zhao Hai looked at these rooms and was very satisfied. The manor's appearance wasn't very good, but it didn't matter. All the buildings here were made of bluestone and were very sturdy. Although there were few people taking care of it, but after so many years of rain and wind, it didn't cause too much damage. This was already very amazing.
Several people entered the rooms and found that the rooms were empty. There was no furniture inside. However, the rooms were still spacious. As long as they were simply cleaned up, living in them wouldn't be a problem.
After passing through the row of houses, they found a large courtyard. In the middle of the courtyard was a big tree. The leaves of this tree were like a ginkgo tree. It was very tall. Zhao Hai didn't know what kind of tree it was.
On both sides of the row of houses where Zhao Hai and the others were, there were two doors that led outside. In addition to the house where Zhao Hai and the others were, the other three sides of the courtyard were also houses. These houses looked similar to the house where Zhao Hai and the others were. They were all made of bluestone and had a stone roof. Because the place was big, the light in the courtyard wasn't dark.
In front of the house, there was a small ditch. There was water flowing in the ditch. What made Zhao Hai surprised was that from time to time, he could see a few small fish in the water.
Courtyard, big tree, running water, goldfish. The layout here was really very good. If the buildings here were replaced with ancient China architecture, it would have a bit of the style of the old Beijing courtyard house.
It was now spring. The big tree had just sprouted green buds. The green village, running water, and small fish added a trace of vitality to this old courtyard. It couldn't help but make people's hearts feel relaxed.
Zhao Hai nodded with satisfaction. He turned to Green and said, "Grandpa Green, the environment here is really good. Where did this water come from? I see that the winter here is very cold, right? It's not so deep. These small fish didn't freeze to death? "
Without waiting for Green to speak, Merine smiled and said, "Master, I think this must be hot spring water, and the temperature of the water isn't low. You don't know this kind of fish, but I do. This kind of fish is called Huo Ding, a tropical fire attribute fish. It's strange to say that most fish are of the water attribute, but this kind of fish is of the fire attribute, and can only survive in warm water. If the water temperature is too low, it will freeze to death. Moreover, this kind of fish has a special characteristic, which is that it doesn't grow very big. At most, it can grow up to ten centimeters long, and that's the biggest one. Generally, it's less than ten centimeters long. But this kind of fish is a rare delicacy, delicious, delicate, and smooth. I heard that even the king would use this kind of fish to entertain foreign guests. It's a first-class delicacy."
Zhao Hai was surprised. He really didn't think that there would be this kind of fish. He squatted down and put his hand into the ditch. Sure enough, the water was warm and a little scalding. It seems that the temperature wasn't lower than 30 degrees. In this kind of temperature, these fish could actually survive. Moreover, they could live freely.
Zhao Hai looked at the small fish swimming so leisurely. He wanted to catch one, but he didn't think that the small fish would be so flexible in the water. With a swing of its tail, it escaped from Zhao Hai's clutches.
Zhao Hai didn't catch any more fish. He stood up and looked around the house, "Good, it seems that we can raise more of these small fish in the future. In a while, I'll release a few undead on the hill. Also, let the slaves out to get some fresh air. After staying in the space for so many days, they must be bored."
Green smiled and said, "Yes, let them come out and fix this place. Right, I've seen the stones on this hill. They're very hard. They're good materials for making all kinds of stone tools. Young Master, didn't you want to make rollers and millstones before? Isn't this a good opportunity? There's nothing else on this hill, but there are stones. "
Zhao Hai nodded and laughed, "Grandpa Green, it seems that we've really picked up a treasure this time. There's a hot spring here, we can raise more Huo Ding fish. We can also use the stones to make some things we need. Hahaha, we can save a lot of money."
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