Chapter 62: Trading is all about integrity

"It seems that the owner of this house is really short of money." Liang Jinyu shook her head and sighed. She was amazed by how cheap it was.

Liang Dingfang fed the puppy, turned around and frowned, saying, "I'm afraid there's something wrong with this house."

"It is said that many people died in that house, and no one knows why. But it has been so many years, so it should be fine."

The two siblings had stayed at the border with their father for several years. There were occasional conflicts between the border and neighboring countries, and death was very common. After seeing it so many times, they no longer felt anything.

After they fed the puppy, they ate some rice porridge and then took a quick rest.

Lying on the bed, Liang Dingfang turned over and over, and the bed board creaked.

Liang Jinyu couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong with you?"

Liang Dingfang curled up, facing the wall and muttered, "It's okay."

"Why don't you sleep at night?"

After a while, Liang Jinyu was already half asleep when she heard someone ask, "Sister, is she okay?"

Liang Jinyu was confused for a while before she realized who Ding Fang was talking about. She couldn't help but laugh: "If you want to ask about Dani's situation, just ask directly. There's nothing to be embarrassed about."

Liang Dingfang turned his back and said, "I'm afraid she'd die and my sister would be sad."

Liang Jinyu opened his eyes and stared at the dark roof for a while, then asked, "What do you want to do in the future, Dingfang?"

Liang Dingfang's eyes darkened, he clenched his fists and said in a deep voice: "Revenge!"

"How to report?" Liang Jinyu asked again.

This time, she did not firmly oppose as before, nor did she deliberately avoid it. Instead, she asked him how he planned to report it.

"The one who said that Dad was collaborating with the enemy and committing treason and ordered the killing of the entire Liang family was the one above. If we want to find out the truth, we have to return to the capital."

"What's the matter?" Liang Jinyu asked again.

Liang Dingfang subconsciously wanted to say something, but swallowed the words back.

"We need a legitimate identity," Liang Jinyu said, "one that allows us to freely enter and leave the capital, and even come into contact with the upper class."

Liang Dingfang was very smart. He immediately thought of what his sister had asked him before.

"Imperial examination." Liang Dingfang replied.

If he could take part in the imperial examination, he could go to the capital with legitimate reasons and make friends with the powerful people in the capital as a candidate.

But......

"Sister, I'm afraid my identity cannot withstand the scrutiny of the Ministry of Personnel."

Liang Jinyu yawned and said vaguely, "Take your time. There's no rush. By the way, Dani got beaten, but she should be fine."

Liang Dingfang couldn't fall asleep despite hearing the increasingly heavy breathing beside him.

He thought that instead of thinking about how to return to the capital, he should first think about how to deal with Chen Lai Fu, that scum!

*

The next day.

Liang Jinyu and Liang Dingfang first fed the puppy, and then went to the city early in the morning.

Liu Yaren had been waiting in the granary for a long time. When he saw the two of them, he asked for their intentions first. After learning that Liang Jinyu agreed to buy the Song residence, he immediately took out a contract from his arms.

"I knew you would agree. Look, everything is ready. I'm just waiting for Yu Niang to put her handprint on it. Then I can take it to the government to transfer the ownership."

Liang Jinyu carefully looked at the title deed and put her fingerprints on it after making sure there were no problems.

Liu Yaren was so happy that his mouth was stretched to his ears. Who could have thought that someone would buy the haunted house that was almost falling apart?

"Doesn't the owner of the house need to be present for the transfer?" Liang Jinyu wiped the mud off her hands with a handkerchief.

"No need. I'm an old acquaintance of the chief clerk in charge of this matter. I can do it. Well, you guys sit here for a while, I'll be back soon." Liu Yaren was afraid that Liang Jinyu would go back on his word, so he ran away very quickly.

While waiting for Liu Ya Ren, Liang Jinyu personally checked the food bill she wanted with the boss and paid the deposit.

About half an hour later, Liu Yaren came back.

He handed the new title deed to Liang Jinyu and said some congratulatory words.

"This matter is much simpler than I thought." Liang Jinyu glanced at the title deed and handed it to Ding Fang.

Before she came, she was worried that the government would review her identity, but she didn't expect it to be so smooth.

Liu Yaren naturally had no idea what Liang Jinyu meant by that. Instead, he patted his chest and said proudly, "It's absolutely right to leave the house purchase and sale to me, Liu Yaren. By the way, have you found the craftsman Yu Niang who will be repairing the house? Do you want me to introduce someone to you?"

Liang Jinyu had been cheated by him once and no longer trusted him.

"No, I know someone."

After coming out of the granary, Liang Jinyu planned to go to East Street, where there were many grocery stores, and he thought he could find a suitable bricklayer.

"Girl! Girl, wait a minute!"

An anxious shout came from behind.

Liang Jinyu didn't pay attention at first, but after walking for a while, the man was still calling, so she stopped and looked back curiously.

"Girl, wait for me."

The person shouting was a middle-aged man, who was running breathlessly while carrying two loads of rice.

"Sister, it's the guy from two days ago." Liang Dingfang reminded.

Liang Jinyu also remembered that day when Ding Fang kicked his rice bag open and it scattered all over the floor.

Later, Liang Jinyu simply paid for all the rice.

As soon as the man ran up to the two men, he immediately put down his carrying pole, looking so tired that he seemed unable to stand.

"Girl, I finally found you. This is the rice you bought." The man said breathlessly.

Liang Jinyu opened the rice bag and found it was full of clean, snow-white, round-grained rice.

"Isn't this the batch I bought last time?" Liang Jinyu asked.

The man calmly explained, "The rice was trampled and dirty before, so I replaced it with a new batch for you. Don't worry, it's all clean and definitely good enough."

As he spoke, the man actually took out a scale and a weight from behind his back.

The man asked Liang Jinyu to check the weight in front of her, then he gritted his teeth and stepped on his feet to weigh the two bags of rice again.

"Subtracting the weight of the bag, the total is 86.3 jin. Look." The man was afraid that Liang Jinyu would not believe him, so he handed her the scale on the scale.

Liang Jinyu glanced at him and said with a smile, "I should have told you at that time that I didn't want the rice anymore."

Liang Jinyu wanted to buy the ones that Ding Fang had soiled. She was in a hurry to get home at the time, so she didn't want the dry crispy rice. After all, she didn't have time to pick them up one by one.

"Business is about honesty. Since you paid, I should give you the goods." The man said, and put two bags of rice in front of Liang Jinyu. "This way, even if we have a dispute over the money and goods, I can go home and sleep peacefully."

Liang Jinyu looked at the man and saw that he had a decent appearance, a respectful attitude, and was efficient and decisive in his work. He was definitely not an ordinary farmer.

"What's your name, brother?" Liang Jinyu asked with a smile.

The man saluted and said, "My surname is Tang, and my given name is Xian."

Liang Jinyu nodded slightly: "My last name is Liang, and this is my younger brother."

Tang Xian smiled and nodded at Liang Dingfang, not looking down on him because of his young age.

"The weather is nice today. If Brother Tang doesn't mind, how about we go have a cup of tea together?" Liang Jinyu looked at the teahouse next to them.

Tang Xian was curious, but he was always calm, so he didn't ask the reason in the street. Instead, he carried the rice and went to the teahouse with the siblings.