The old woman counted them, found they were enough, and nodded.

"Little girl, come in with me,"

The old woman led Qiao Lian'er to the hall, had tea served, and then she went into her room and came out again shortly afterward, holding the house deed and land deed in her hand.

"There are two ways to transfer ownership of a shop. If it requires registration at the government office, we'll go; if not, we won't," the old woman said.

"Grandma, is there any difference between them?"

"Actually, there's not much difference. It's just that registering it with the government is a bit safer. For example, if it's lost, you can go to the government and ask them to register a new one for you. The property deeds and land deeds held by the thief will then be invalid."

Qiao Lian'er thought to herself, since registering is safer, why not go ahead and do it?

Then the old woman continued, "But when you go to the yamen, you have to pay the deed tax. In order to get things done as soon as possible, you have to give them some money. It will take at least five or six days in total."

"If you don't go to the government office, these kinds of house deeds and land deeds are called white deeds. You must keep them safe. If you lose them, whoever gets the house deeds and land deeds will own the two shops."

I see.

Qiao Lian'er figured that since the family was in a hurry to leave, they probably didn't want to go to the yamen. For her, hiding the deeds to the two shops wouldn't be a problem. After half a year, when the advanced item space opened, she could just put them in the space without worrying about losing them.

She also hopes to get the house and land deeds as soon as possible.

"Grandma, let's not go. Let's change the name here."

She vaguely remembered hearing that in ancient times, most house and land transactions were not officially registered, which seemed to be a hassle for ordinary people. This also shows that as long as the property is properly stored, there is no need to worry.

"Alright, I like your straightforwardness, little girl." The old woman was very happy, as it saved her a lot of trouble.

He beckoned, inviting in an old scholar who was waiting outside.

"Little girl, will the property be registered in your name during the transfer?" the old scholar asked as he ground his inkstone.

“Write my name. My name is Qiao Lian’er, Lian as in sickle, and Er as in children.”

The old scholar wrote down the new owner and the reason for the change on the house and land deeds, and also noted where the buyer was from and how old he was.

In that case, even if it's a white pact, if it's stolen and the match is obviously off, it won't count.

Qiao Lian'er looked at the house deed, which contained some information about the original owner. The family's surname was Lu.

After the changes were completed, Madam Lu solemnly handed the key to Qiao Lian'er.

"Girl, have some tea before you go."

"I'll eat this plate of snacks too."

She looked at the little girl, whose face was delicate and intelligent, and who called her grandma, and she liked her very much.

How wonderful it would be if she had such a granddaughter.

Qiao Lian'er didn't leave immediately; she chatted with Old Madam Lu for a while.

"I'm in good health, but I have a stomach problem. I'm busy with my business and sometimes I miss meals, which hurts my stomach. Now I eat on time every day and take medicine every day, but I still can't get better."