The moment he stepped into the inn, Fang Yue was stunned by the price quoted by the attendant.
Even the worst room cost one tael of silver a day.
The Martial Scholar examination was still eight days away, and he would have to wait for the results to be posted after that.
That meant waiting another three days.
In total, he would have to stay for about eleven days, costing at least eleven taels of silver.
He had only brought ten taels of silver with him for this trip to Xiahe County.
'I really can't afford an inn,' he thought.
'Do I really have to go and impose on Master Zhang?'
As if sensing Fang Yue's predicament, the attendant continued to explain with an enthusiastic smile:
"Sir, there's nothing to be done about it. The county is holding the Martial Scholar examination, which is the first of its kind since the founding of the Great Wei. People started arriving in the county town a month ago, so of course the room prices have shot up."