Chapter 176: Advice

If this matter gets out of hand, not only will I be able to buy the shop at a low price in the future, I'm afraid I won't be able to run my own tea shop!

Feng Ershu paced around the shop twice.

No way. I have to talk to Bai no matter what. I have to make Bai stick to her word and never implicate him.

Feng Ershu thought so and decided to close the shop and go to West Street to look for Bai.

But just as he stretched out his hand to pull the door panel, his hand suddenly froze in mid-air.

Could it be that Zhuang Qingning was here to defraud him?

Maybe he has no evidence at all and is just guessing, so he comes to Bai's house, making him afraid and wanting to suppress the matter as soon as possible, so he will rush to find Bai, and Zhuang Qingning only needs to wait there and he can catch her red-handed.

By then, he will really be unable to explain himself.

The more Feng Ershu thought about it, the more he felt that this was the case. He also felt that Zhuang Qingning's visit today was simply a trap. He couldn't be fooled, so he went back to the shop.

He even felt that it was a bit unnatural to just wait in the shop, so he simply went to the door and solicited customers with a smile on his face.

Zhuang Qingning, who was standing at the corner not far away, curled the corners of his lips when he saw Feng Ershu's appearance.

As expected, it was just as she guessed. Feng Ershu was not a reckless person. He was afraid that if he went to look for Bai at this time, his deeds would be exposed, so he simply ignored it and pretended nothing had happened.

In that case, she could go look for Bai without any worries of running into Feng Ershu.

Zhuang Qingning smiled slightly and walked towards West Street.

West Street was quite lively with people coming and going. From time to time, one could run into people who usually went to the tofu shop to buy tofu. Zhuang Qingning greeted them one by one with a smile.

West Street is not very long, and the fortune-telling stall is very eye-catching. Zhuang Qingning saw the place without having to look for it deliberately.

There was someone in front of the stall at this time. It was an elderly man. He bowed to the person dressed like a Taoist nun and thanked him: "They say you are a half-immortal. It's true. You really saved my life this time."

"You are destined to have bad luck, and this time I have only warded off bad luck for you. If you want to live a peaceful life in the future, you should come here every once in a while and let me tell you how to break the bad luck." The woman sitting behind the table closed her eyes and spoke loudly.

"Yes, of course." The old man thanked him profusely, handed over the silver and money, and then left.

Zhuang Qingning walked over and sat on the stool in front of the table.

"What do you want to do, young lady?" asked Bai.

He still has some skills.

Zhuang Qingning raised his eyebrows, pursed his lips and smiled: "I wonder if Banxian can calculate it. What do I want to calculate?"

"Ordinary people come to me for fortune-telling, they just want to ask about their fate, wealth, marriage, and longevity. But you are different, young lady. You come to me to ask one question only. Is my fortune telling accurate?" Mrs. Bai bowed slightly and said with a smile.

"Banxian'er's reputation is well-deserved." Zhuang Qingning said with a smile: "But as for this matter, it is me who wants to ask, and it is also Banxian'er who wants to ask. Since both of us want to ask, this matter can only be regarded as a discussion."

The smile on Bai's face froze for a moment: "It seems that the young lady is also destined to be with you."

"Xiao Liuzi, prepare a pot of tea for the guest and invite him to our home to talk." Bai ordered.

“Here I come.”

The boy who had talked to Zhuang Qingning for a long time in front of the tofu shop came out and smiled at her first: "Sister, please."

Then he helped Bai together and led the way into the small alley on the side of the road.

Zhuang Qingning followed behind.

They walked to the first house in the alley. The door was open. Bai and Xiao Liuzi went into the yard and sat down on a small stool.

"Sister, please sit down." Xiao Liuzi brought a stool to Zhuang Qingning and brought out a cup of tea.

The most common tea leaves have a layer of tea leaves floating on top. This kind of tea usually tastes astringent and bitter.

Zhuang Qingning took it and thanked Xiao Liuzi, but did not drink it. He just put it on the small table.

"Let's not beat around the bush. Since Banxian asked Xiao Liuzi to call me here, tell me what Banxian's plan is." Zhuang Qingning said in a clear voice.

The expression on Bai's face suddenly became playful, and she laughed, "The young lady is indeed destined to be with you. She can understand what is being said here."

"This matter happened suddenly, so I naturally paid extra attention to it. When Xiao Liuzi described clearly what he did at home and where he was, I thought there was something else behind his words, so I came to take a look."

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Zhuang Qingning smiled and said, "Come over and see if Banxianer has any advice for you."

"Of course I can't give you any advice, but now that this matter has been brought to light, I won't hide it anymore."

Bai said, "Feng Ershu gave me one tael of silver and told me to tell others that there was a ghost above the shop and it was an ominous place, so as to disrupt your business. So I arranged for Xiao Liuzi to do this."

"I usually tell fortunes for people and help them avoid disasters and difficulties. This is the first time I have caused trouble for someone. I feel really bad about doing this. But as you can see, my family is poor and I am just a blind man. I am an orphan and a widow and want to survive. I can only accept this job and earn some money to live on."

"But I feel guilty about this matter, so I asked Xiao Liuzi to tell you about it."

Bai spoke with a smile on her face.

When ordinary people saw this, they would definitely feel warm in their hearts, and might even be moved by her integrity, but Zhuang Qingning noticed the calculation behind the raised corners of her lips.

"But since you have taken money from others, you naturally have to do things for them. But you revealed this to me. Maybe you think the money is not enough and want to make money from both families?"

Zhuang Qingning squinted his eyes and said slowly, "Feng Ershu only asked you to do this task, and probably didn't agree with you on how it would be done. He must have told you not to make it public, but you didn't tell me directly about this matter. You only told me reluctantly when I came to your house to question you."

"As for Feng Ershu, even if he knew you were telling the truth, I'm afraid he couldn't quarrel with you, and could only swallow this loss in silence. But you, who took Feng Ershu's money, are now speaking your heart out to me. Naturally, I can't say that I accepted your kindness for nothing, and I have to show my appreciation."

"All in all, you've made quite a bit of money from this. Am I right?"

The smile on Bai's face froze again.

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