"What chickens? What are you talking about?" Liu Taohua heard them talking about raising chickens as soon as she entered the door.

When her mother-in-law asked, Le Rong quickly explained, "Mom, my sister-in-law just said that when I was in postpartum confinement, she would catch chickens for me to eat, one a day. I said it was too much and I couldn't finish it."

Liu Taohua frowned. "What nonsense are you talking about? How can anyone eat one chicken a day? Besides, who eats chicken every day? We need to alternate between pig's trotters and crucian carp. Don't worry about these things. I'll take care of it. If all else fails, just give me a big red envelope."

In Liu Taohua's view, nothing is more important than money. If she had money, wouldn't she be able to buy chickens?

"Mom, I didn't refuse to give a red envelope. It just so happens that the family raised their own free-range chickens, and I thought they were nutritious."

“Free-range chickens are better than those sold in the market. Why don’t you order ten first? I’m thinking of raising them next door.” Liu Taohua thought that since they had already bought the house next door, raising chickens wouldn’t be a problem.

"Yes, that's what I think too."

Seeing that they kept circling around the chicken, Zhang Xuefeng grew anxious. "Mom, Haitao, stop talking about the chicken for now. Mom, what did Grandma Sanhua say? Is she willing to come?"

"Of course we're willing. I had your dad talk to Sanhua and asked her to come to Tianshui City to take a look. But we need to cover her round-trip transportation and food expenses, and also give her a 300 yuan red envelope. You don't have any objections, do you?"

It's a bit expensive, but if I can really snag a bargain, it's worth it.

Lin Haitao shook her head repeatedly, "No objection, no objection. Did they say when they would come? I'm afraid someone else will buy the house."

Liu Taohua smiled smugly, "Of course I know to hurry. Your dad will bring your Sanhua Grandma tomorrow. You two go to the bus station and wait for her."

"Okay, sure."

...

The next day, Zhang Xuefeng was waiting at the station early in the morning. As soon as he picked up Grandma Sanhua and her father, they headed straight to Mingzhu Community.

After Lao Liu opened the door, Zhang Xuefeng led Grandma Sanhua in by the hand and pointed to the room near the balcony, saying softly, "Grandma Sanhua, can you take a look and tell me if this house is worth buying?"

Grandma Sanhua looks quite old, with gray hair and many wrinkles on her face, but she seems to be in good spirits.

She pushed Zhang Xuefeng aside, slowly walked into the room where the old lady had stayed, and then gently closed the door.

The people in the living room waited patiently, but Old Liu looked at Zhang Xuefeng with some curiosity and asked in a low voice, "Brother, did you find a shaman?"

"You can't be so rude. My Grandma Sanhua has real skills, and everyone in our village trusts her."

Old Liu pursed his lips and didn't say anything more. As long as he could sell the house, he didn't care whether it was true or not.

About ten minutes later, the door slowly opened, and Grandma Sanhua came out.

Zhang Xuefeng quickly stepped forward and helped her sit on the sofa. "Grandma Sanhua, how is it? Can I buy this house?"

"Wasn't an old lady staying in the room I just entered? Has she left now?" Grandma Sanhua asked calmly.

Zhang Xuefeng turned to look at his father. "Dad, did you say that to Grandma Sanhua?"

“No, I didn’t say that,” Mr. Zhang waved his hands repeatedly. He only said that he needed to have the feng shui checked, but he didn’t say anything else.

"Oh, Grandma Sanhua, you're amazing! It's exactly what you said. The old lady passed away in that room, so we thought we'd have you come and take a look." Lin Haitao knew that Grandma Sanhua had real skills; she knew even before they told her.

Grandma Sanhua smiled and said after Old Liu left, "There's nothing seriously wrong with the house. I'll just have to perform a Buddhist ritual. Also, after you sign the contract, tell the original landlord that the old lady has a savings book hidden in a compartment of the wardrobe. Let them come and get it themselves!"

"Grandma Sanhua..." Lin Haitao looked at her in alarm, wanting to ask something but not daring to. Good heavens, would she dare to live in this house after buying it?

"What's there to be afraid of? Once I've performed the ritual, they'll leave. Just do more good deeds in the future." Grandma Sanhua said, then asked Zhang Xuefeng to prepare the things she needed, thinking that she would perform the ritual today.

Once everything was ready, Zhang Xuefeng and his companions were kicked out again and could only stand at the top of the stairs, looking at the front door of the house from afar.

Old Liu then chimed in, "Brother, are you really going to buy this house? Let me make it clear, if you regret it later, you'll have to pay a penalty."

Zhang Xuefeng stared at the door, gritting his teeth as he replied, "Buy it, buy it now. When is the landlord arriving?" Since Grandma Sanhua was already performing the ritual, the house should be fine now. He had to sign the contract immediately, in case someone else snatched it away! Then he would have nowhere to cry.

"Okay, I'll call the landlord right now, you wait here." Old Liu turned around and took out his mobile phone to make a call to the landlord.

After waiting for another half hour, Grandma Sanhua came out looking exhausted. "Everything is done. You can take care of the rest yourselves. I'm going back to rest."

Mr. Zhang nodded to his son, and then took Grandma Sanhua back to his youngest son's house to rest.

Zhang Xuefeng and Lin Haitao couldn't wait to meet the landlord, and they signed the contract before they even exchanged a few words. The landlord was worried that Zhang Xuefeng would change his mind and not buy it, while Zhang Xuefeng was worried that the landlord would change his mind once he knew there were no problems with the house, so both of them signed the contract very quickly.

Then, with Lao Liu's help, the remittance and property transfer were completed, and finally, all the procedures were finished two hours later.

Zhang Xuefeng was overjoyed as he touched the bright red property certificate, running his hand over it again and again.

"Now that everything is settled, I'll be leaving." The landlord said, turning to hail a taxi.

"Wait a minute." Zhang Xuefeng suddenly remembered Grandma Sanhua's instructions and quickly called out to the landlord.

But the landlord clearly misunderstood and said with a wary look, "The house has already been transferred to you, and I've taken the money. It's no use regretting it now."

"No, you misunderstood. I meant to say, is there a bankbook that your old lady can't find? Why don't you go back to the closet in her old room and look for it? There should be a hidden compartment."

"How did you know my mother has a bankbook?" The landlord was still wary. Could this be some new kind of scam?

At this moment, Lao Liu also realized what was happening and whispered something in the landlord's ear. This made the landlord even more nervous, and he looked at Zhang Xuefeng with disbelief, "Really? You're not in cahoots to lie to me, are you?"

Zhang Xuefeng shrugged. "I don't know either. You'll have to see for yourself!"

Later, accompanied by Lao Liu, the landlord returned to his original home and actually found a savings book in the closet with 50,000 yuan on it. He didn't know whether to laugh or cry.