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Xiao Qi smiled slightly. Since he couldn't fool his little sister anyway, he said half-truthfully, "Miss, to be honest, there's a reason why the price is cheap. A murder once happened here."

Lin Yuesha shuddered. A haunted house! She knew it; you get what you pay for, and there's no such thing as getting a bargain.

Not wanting to buy a haunted house, Lin Yuesha turned to leave, but was stopped by Xiao Qi.

"What, are you trying to force me to buy or sell?"

Lin Yuesha glared at the big mole blocking her way. With Qingxing and Qi'er there, and with a dagger she had brought for self-defense, she wasn't afraid that the big mole would think she was an easy target and have malicious intentions.

"No, no, no, I absolutely did not mean that."

Xiao Qi gestured for him to enter. Whether the courtyard was worthwhile or not, it would be better to come inside and see for yourself. What you see from the outside is just the tip of the iceberg and doesn't represent the whole truth.

"Miss, in the capital, especially in the inner city, how many people haven't died?"

As soon as Xiao Qi spoke, Qingxing and the others knew that their master was using his usual tricks again.

"How so?"

Lin Yuesha looked at Da Zhi suspiciously. In order to sell the haunted house, she was really going to drag down all the houses in the inner city of the capital.

“Miss, think about it. This place is surrounded by grand mansions in the capital. Even this courtyard was once inhabited by officials of the second or third rank.”

In the inner city of the capital, it's already a good thing to be able to buy a house. As for whether anyone has died there, don't worry about such details.

"Isn't someone dying a big deal? Why do you make it sound so trivial?"

Lin Yuesha disliked Da Zhi's tone. Even in the capital, human life is still precious. It's not like they're just cats and dogs. Haunted houses where people have died are hard to sell, otherwise they wouldn't have waited a month to sell.

By now, it was already dark. Lin Yuesha stood opposite the man with the mole, only able to see the outline of his face.

The deathly silence around her made Lin Yuesha back down.

Granny Fang smiled to the side. Every time she said that the young lady was not easy to fool the master, she did not believe her. This time, the master himself came to trick the young lady. Let's see how to persuade the young lady to buy the haunted house.

"I misspoke in my haste, and I absolutely did not mean what you said."

Xiao Qi explained that people had died in all the grand mansions of the capital, and there were definitely many who had died unjustly.

In wealthy and powerful families, it was not uncommon for the principal wife to frame her concubines and kill her illegitimate children. Servants who made mistakes, such as maids who had climbed into the bedchamber, were often beaten to death and their bodies wrapped in straw mats and thrown into mass graves.

Among these people, there must have been some who died unjustly.

He said that the grand mansions and high-rise buildings in the inner city of Beijing were all haunted houses, and this was not an exaggeration.

"Rumor has it that there is a well in the backyard of the Qin family, and every year a maid jumps into the well and dies. The well is bottomless, and no one knows how many bones are inside."

Since the master has said so, as his subordinate, he must support him. Granny Fang nodded in agreement and said quietly, "Yes, Miss, what he said is true. One year, blood suddenly gushed up from the well in the Qin family, but there was no water in that well."

This matter was rather strange, and the Qin family was terrified. They invited the abbot of Huguo Temple in the capital to bring several monks to chant sutras. The chanting lasted for seven days before the Qin family returned to normal.

"Since people die everywhere, why is this house being sold for such a low price and no one has inquired about it?"

Lin Yuesha keenly grasped the key point, but in her heart she felt that it was not as simple as the person with the big mole said.

Xiao Qi opened his mouth, but almost got stumped by the question.

"Miss, there's no point in saying more. Why don't you come in and take a look?"

He couldn't come up with a reasonable explanation for the time being, so he decided to hold off for now.

Lin Yuesha was skeptical, but she followed Da Zhi with her people. When they entered the courtyard, she found that it was not what she had expected.

It wasn't as gloomy as I had imagined. Lanterns hung on both sides of the road, emitting a warm glow. The green tiles and red walls gave it a somewhat refreshing feel.

If someone hadn't died there, a courtyard like this wouldn't have cost 100,000 taels of silver. However, the reason it's so cheap probably has little to do with the fact that someone died there.

“Miss, then I will tell you the truth. This courtyard has housed two high-ranking officials of the third rank in the imperial court. Both of them were executed along with their entire families for offending the imperial family.”

Officials, in particular, are the most superstitious. Who would want to live here? What if they become the next to be beheaded? Wouldn't that be a tragedy?

Because it's considered unlucky, no one comes to visit. Business people who want to build connections live in such a place because they're disliked and it's inconvenient for them to interact with important people.

“I also want to do business, this place is not suitable for me.”

Lin Yuesha nodded thoughtfully. She was convinced by the man with the mole. As long as he gave her a reason, she would realize that she couldn't buy it no matter how cheap it was.

I guess that's why he can't sell his products; whenever someone wants to buy, he blocks their way.

"But it's cheap, only ten thousand taels of silver."

Xiao Qi was stumped and didn't know where he had said something wrong. In his mind, it was a fool not to take advantage of a good deal. Although this place was a haunted house, it shouldn't only cost 10,000 taels of silver if it weren't.

"For a residence in the inner city of the capital, ten thousand taels is a bargain."

Lin Yuesha looked at the man with the mole, wanting to give this foolish middleman some pointers, and said, "But you should know that many ordinary people can't earn this much money in their entire lives."

Lin Yuesha already dislikes her father, Xiao Chenggui, who is in poor health, and the haunted house itself is filled with yin energy. She wants to do business and works hard, but she can't avoid social interaction. What will people think of her if they find out that she lives in a famous haunted house?

Unfortunately, she couldn't accept either of the two points that Big Mole made.

Xiao Qi: ...

Emphasizing cheapness, what's wrong with that? If it weren't a haunted house, it wouldn't be this price. Why doesn't it work for me?

Qingxing suppressed a laugh. Every time she failed a task, she was scolded as a waste by her master. This time, her master personally tricked the young lady. How about that? She's not even as good as them.

"This house is really nice. I suggest you introduce it next time, but don't say anything irrelevant."

Lin Yuesha reminded people with large moles to talk more about the advantages of having a yard: it's cheap, spacious, and can meet the needs of large families without being crowded.

There are drawbacks, but they should be mitigated.

Xiao Qi stood there, stunned, being lectured by his younger sister.

"Now that you know I'm from out of town, you should first find out what I'm doing in the capital, and then figure things out in your mind."

For example, if Lin Yuesha came to the capital for medical treatment, she certainly wouldn't want to buy a place with heavy yin energy. In this regard, we should talk more about the advantages of a courtyard.

Furthermore, she needs to do business, so it's impossible for her not to interact with people.

Instead of highlighting the advantages of the house, they focus on its disadvantages, which seems very practical, but this approach won't sell the house.

Originally, the man with the mole performed well, especially after Lin Yuesha backed out when she learned that the place was a haunted house. The man with the mole's words were reasonable and well-founded. But perhaps he was too confident, because he completely collapsed later.

Xiao Qi: ...