Lin Yu deliberately used the word 'buy' to make his offer look sincere and sure enough it was just as he expected the old woman's face who opened the door for him lit up immediately as she looked at him and nodded with a smile, " We do have seaweed inside, how much do you want, Lord?"
The old lady knew that the house next to her belonged to the previous magistrate, which meant that anyone who could shift into his house was either a person with a background or he was the next magistrate which was why she was rather respectful towards Lin Yu.