Yun Ruoxia was stunned by Yun Ling's words. She was going to invest in a music hall and buy shops. Of course, money would be flowing out of her hands. She had only had those paper money for a short time before she had to hand it all over. This Sister Ling really couldn't hold onto money.
Luckily, she had some coins saved up; otherwise, with each transaction going in and out according to this man's wishes, her heart would have been pounding with fear.
Yun Ling grabbed Yun Ruoxia's hand and continued:
"Aunt, let me tell you, the seller of that shop is asking for five thousand strings of cash right off the bat."
"Five thousand strings of cash???"
Yun Ruoxia quickly turned her back to avoid Yun Ling's gaze.
“Ling’er, your aunt doesn’t have that much money. You know, your aunt only earns a meager living and has to bring food home from time to time. She’s really poor.”
Yun Ling looked at Yun Ruoxia as if she were looking at a shivering iron rooster. Trying to pluck a single feather from her would be harder than climbing to heaven. But that's just Yun Ruoxia. If she were even a little more generous, she wouldn't be like herself.
Yunling took Yun Ruoxia's hand again and continued to whisper sweet nothings to her.
“Aunt, I never imagined that the shop was the same one where I met that young man at the paper shop last time.”
Yun Ruoxia immediately turned around and exclaimed in surprise:
"Is it that stingy guy?"
"Yes, he owns more than one shop."
"More than one???"
Yun Ruoxia slowly sat up and tidied her hair.
Yunling sighed:
"This man is just as Auntie said, stingy and greedy. Others sell him a room for 1,500 guan, but he resells it for 5,000 guan."
Yun Ruoxia counted on her fingers: 1,500 guan resold for 5,000 guan, that's 3,500 guan for free, without doing anything, just earning 3,500 guan empty-handed? ???
Why doesn't this kind of good thing happen to her?
God, please don't be so biased!
"Auntie, do you think he's asking for an exorbitant price? He's greedy and insatiable. It's outrageous."
Yun Ruoxia, however, thought it was perfectly normal. If one couldn't earn more money, why bother spending so much effort buying shops? But if this money were to be embezzled by the Yun family, that would be unacceptable. It was originally 1,500 guan, but they were selling it for 5,000 guan—was that robbery?
"This is simply outrageous! I don't even know if the shop is dilapidated or not, or what the feng shui is like, or if any accidents have happened there, or if there are any vengeful spirits or ghosts. What if I get sick after buying the shop? Who can I complain to then?"
Seeing Yun Ruoxia bite the hook, Yun Ling sighed again:
“That’s what I think too, but as you know, I’ve never been good at negotiating with others. I always have to ask you to handle it. If you don’t help me, I can’t compete for the price and end up agreeing to five or six thousand copper coins for nothing…”
“No way, I’ll go, I’ll go talk to him.”
Yun Ling immediately hugged Yun Ruoxia, showering her with sweet words.
"I knew Auntie was the best. As long as Auntie takes action, the price will definitely be reduced by three-tenths."
Yun Ruoxia was preoccupied with the copper coins she had left in the room, fearing that Yun Ling might not have enough money and would take them away carelessly. If Yun Ling then tried to reason with her family, they would only say that as an elder, she couldn't argue with a junior, leaving her with no way to express her suffering.
So it's better to just go and negotiate the price. If you can't agree on a price, just beat up that stingy guy and get revenge for yourself.
**
Two days later, Yunling was about to lead Tangling and the others in facial exercises after dinner when a carriage stopped in front of their house. Xiaobai was so excited, as if it had seen its own father. Its tail spun wildly, and it ran to the carriage uncoordinatedly.
A moment later, Lu Yinghuai came downstairs carrying a food box, and Dahei also strode out, meowing at the person in front of him.
"Little White and Big Black, it's been a long time! Have you missed me?"
"Where is your little master? Go and tell her I need to find her."
"Go quickly, go find her and get your bowls. We're having pork rib soup today."
The house was small, and when Lu Yinghuai spoke from the doorway, it sounded like he was whispering in someone's ear, so Tang Ling and the others all peeked out.
"Go, go find Lingniang and tell her I've come to see her."
Immediately, all eyes were on Yunling. Yunling hurriedly ran back to her room, took out the paper money from the box, and then grabbed Xiaobai and Dahei's bowls and ran out the door to prevent this person from saying anything more later.
“Lingniang.”
"Is there something you need, young master?"
Lu Yinghuai glanced at the route he had taken, then looked at Yun Ling and said:
"Let's take a walk."
"You're just saying that here? It's so dark, aren't you afraid of stepping in cow dung?"
"Don't worry, if you want to know about the shop, just come with me."
Lu Yinghuai handed the food box to Zifu, then pulled out the lantern stuck on the deck and walked forward step by step.
These words struck a chord with Yunling, so of course she had to follow suit.
After the two left, Zifu opened the food box and lifted the lid of the food bowl. The aroma of pork ribs wafted up and tantalized his nose. His eyes, mouth, and nose all craved the food, and he reached out to grab the pork ribs from the bowl.
But just as he was about to savor the delicious food, Big Black glared at him fiercely, its gleaming eyes sending a chill down his spine. In that brief moment of hesitation, Little White snatched the ribs from his hand.
Zi Fu panicked even more. Was the next step to eat his hand?
“Masters, you are the masters. Eat, eat quickly. Don’t tell the young master that I haven’t eaten anything, I haven’t even touched a bone.”
Zi Fu hurriedly took out two food bowls and poured the contents into two smaller bowls. When she looked back at the road she had come from, she could no longer see anyone and had no idea where the person had gone.
Yunling had no idea where this young master was going; there weren't that many fireflies to see in the village.
"Lingniang, what did your aunt say?"
"She was furious and said she was going to negotiate the price, so this deal is done."
A smile spread across Lu Yinghuai's lips, and in the warm glow of the lamplight, his face appeared as handsome as jade. He was indeed good-looking, the most handsome young man she had ever seen.
"That……"
When Yunling saw Lu Yinghuai's gaze sweep over her, she quickly looked down at the lantern in his hand.
"I'll arrange to meet Wen Siqing tomorrow, and then pick you up at noon to go to the restaurant together to discuss this."
"No need, my aunt and I will just drive the carriage, which will save us some trouble."
"Okay, I'll do as you say."
When the two reached the riverbank, Yunling stopped walking. She picked a rock and sat down, while Lu Yinghuai hung a lantern on a nearby tree branch and sat down next to her.
The night was quiet, with only the rushing river beneath my feet bringing a sense of peace, but then the annoying mosquitoes would inevitably appear...
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