Volume 1 Chapter 59 Settling Down
In the evening, when it was getting dark, everyone finally arrived at the exiled village.
When the group entered the village, the village chief had already learned the news and rushed over.
Most of the residents here were exiled, and only a very small number have lived there permanently.
The village chief was a dark-skinned man with shrewd eyes and not very tall.
"I guess you are the exiled Su family?" asked the village chief.
Su Zimu bowed and said, "Yes, we are the Su family. Please ask the village chief to arrange accommodation for us."
The court had already notified you that you would not be able to arrive here for three months. I didn’t expect you to leave so quickly!
Su Zimu had no choice but to say, "There's nothing we can do. Winter is coming soon. We have to hurry on. Otherwise, it will be icy and snowy. What will our family, young and old, do?"
After hearing this, the village chief dispelled the doubts in his eyes.
"Okay then, just follow me and I'll arrange accommodation first!"
As he said this, he led the Su family to a remote foot of a mountain, far away from other villagers.
When they arrived at the place, they saw that there were only three thatched huts.
It is now in a dilapidated state, with dust and cobwebs everywhere, and the thatched roof is also broken. I don’t think it can withstand wind and rain.
After seeing this residence, Shen Yin also frowned.
He had never expected that such a dilapidated residence would be arranged. If there was no one operating in it, Shen Yin would definitely not believe it.
But there is no way for the time being, and I don’t know who is behind the scenes?
Su Zimu looked at the house in front of him with a frown on his face, as if he could pinch a fly to death.
Although I am now impoverished, I have not fallen to the point where I can be bullied at will.
The village chief had obviously secretly accepted money from someone to arrange such a dilapidated residence.
At this time, Su Muyan was standing by and observing the village chief.
I noticed that his eyes were full of malicious intent, and I immediately became alert.
As Su Muyan's eyes moved, she saw a large blue brick and tile house next to it. The walls were built high. Although it looked like no one had lived in it for a long time, fortunately the house was in good condition.
He looked at the dilapidated thatched hut before him, which offered no protection from the wind or rain, and asked, "Is anyone living in the house next to the village chief?"
When Su Muyan asked this question, she had been staring at the village chief's eyes, and saw that his eyes suddenly lit up and seemed even more cunning.
The village chief said quietly, "That house hasn't been lived in for a long time!"
"Don't be fooled by the fact that it's a nice house now, but someone died there and it's a haunted house!"
"I heard from the nearby villagers that the house is often haunted in the middle of the night!"
“That’s why it’s been shelved for so long and hasn’t been sold.”
When Su Muyan saw him say this, she stared at her father intentionally or unintentionally.
I knew that this house was probably haunted and it was really a haunted house, but I was afraid that the people who came before didn’t pay enough money, so the person in front of me was not satisfied!
That’s why it has been left here and not sold!
Thinking of this, Su Muyan felt relieved immediately. She was afraid that this person was a veteran and stubborn, which would be difficult to deal with. But as long as he was a money-grubber, it would be easy to deal with!
Su Muyan said, "Village Chief, I wonder how much this so-called haunted house is worth!"
"Look, we have such a large family, and this thatched hut is definitely not big enough for us to live in. So why don't you name a suitable price and we'll buy it."
"Even if the house is haunted, there are so many of us. We're not afraid!"
When the village chief heard Su Muyan's words, he immediately came up with a sinister idea.
The way he looked at Su Muyan was as if he was looking at a sucker.
"I told you that house is haunted. It's a haunted house."
"It doesn't matter. Village chief, just tell me how much silver you want and I'll transfer the household to you today."
The village chief's eyes turned even more eagerly: "Although no one has lived in that house for a long time, you can see that it is made of blue bricks and large tiles. It must have cost a lot of money!"
"Well, if you want to buy the house from her, you can pay 50 taels of silver. As long as you can come up with 50 taels of silver, we will immediately transfer the ownership to you, and the title deed will be handed over to you tonight."
"The village chief didn't lie to me, did he? That house costs 50 taels of silver?"
After hearing Su Muyan's words, the village chief's eyes flashed with a trace of guilt, and then he heard the village chief say: "Of course, the price I just told you is the initial price, but to be honest, the cost of the house is quite good, so the lowest price is no more than 40 taels of silver."
"Do you want to buy it? If you do, the minimum price cannot exceed 40 taels of silver."
When Su Muyan saw this, although she still knew that she had been ripped off, after comparing the two houses, she still chose the so-called haunted house. She didn't believe that it was really haunted.
"Okay, Village Chief, here's 40 taels of silver. Take the land deed and send it to me tonight!"
The villagers who were watching nearby were all dumbfounded. Who among those whose property had been confiscated and exiled could be so generous as to take out 40 taels of silver?
At the same time, he secretly made up his mind and thought: "The Su family just now really can't be confronted casually. I'm afraid someone is helping them!"
"Just like that, amidst the envious gazes of the crowd, Su Muyan led the entire family to open the door and walk in."
Although the yard is overgrown with weeds and looks dilapidated, it is generally good. As long as it is repaired, it will be much better than living in that thatched hut.
After everyone went in, they closed the door, blocking out the countless gazes from outside.
After everyone put down what they were holding, they immediately found tools and started cleaning. After all, people would be staying here tonight, and if they didn't clean up the dust and cobwebs, there would be too much.
Just when everyone had diligently cleaned the entire yard, they heard someone knocking on the door.
"I've brought the land deed to you, please keep it safe!" It turned out that the village chief came to deliver the land deed.
"Okay, Village Chief, we got it. We won't invite you to sit down today. We haven't finished cleaning yet. I'll invite you over for a drink another day."
Su Zimu readily interrupted the village chief's constant glances inside.
"Okay, okay, then I won't bother you anymore!"
After saying that, the village chief left tactfully.
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