Chapter 262 You Must Hold On
Da Tou said this place was originally a small inn.
The innkeeper's surname is Chen. He cooks excellent food at reasonable prices. The food is delicious and the portions are generous. There are more people eating there than staying at the inn. His business is always booming.
Until the incident where Chen's son and daughter-in-law had an accident in another city, only two corpses returned.
Manager Chen, an old man who had outlived his son, was utterly devastated.
Before the funeral was even over, her three-year-old grandson went missing.
In less than a year, Manager Chen's health collapsed, and he fell seriously ill.
My spouse can't manage everything on their own, and with the series of setbacks, they've lost the will to run the business.
Manager Chen, realizing his health was failing, decided to sell the inn so he and his wife could find their grandson and leave his wife some money for her funeral.
"Manager Chen's cousin wants to take over the shop for free. He's quite cunning. People in the neighborhood who wanted to buy the inn because of the low price have all been driven away because they're afraid of trouble."
"I'm interested in this price, let's go take a look."
Er Ya asked Steward Lin to call for maids and servants to accompany her out.
She originally wanted to go alone, as she was used to traveling alone, but her mother told her to ensure her safety.
It's best to bring a few more people.
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It's midday on East Street.
Although it's already autumn, the late summer heat is still intense.
At the entrance of Good Luck Inn.
A gray-haired woman was chasing people out with a broom.
"Pah! You heartless, rotten thing, I'd rather burn this whole thing down than leave it to you."
"How could such a heartless beast like you have come into our family? Just give up on that idea!"
My cousin's nephew grinned and said, "Auntie, don't be angry. It's illegal to burn things. Don't die of anger. If you do, my uncle will be in trouble. He'll be lying in bed with no one to serve him a hot meal. He'll starve to death."
The new law forbids burning down houses at will, regardless of whether they belong to you or not; anyone who burns them down will be sent to mine.
"Get out!"
A teapot fell at the feet of my cousin.
My cousin's face looked grim.
Seeing this, the old woman quickly closed the door.
His cousin's wife tugged at him, "Let's go."
"It seems they don't want to give it to us. Should we think of other ways? If that doesn't work, we can discuss it properly."
My cousin's nephew had a gloomy face. "Let's go. What's the rush? These two old bastards will die sooner or later. After that, all these things will be ours anyway. It's just a matter of waiting a few more days."
After saying that, he slapped his wife across the face. "You useless coward, you're completely worthless, I have to do it myself!"
The daughter-in-law covered her face and cried, not daring to cry loudly.
The old woman inside heard this, tidied her hair, poured a glass of water, and went to the bedside.
"Old man, you must hold on, we can't let them succeed."
Manager Chen's face turned ashen. "If my little grandson hadn't been lost, these filthy, smelly people wouldn't have had the chance to click on our stuff."
The old woman lowered her head. "Old man, how about we lower the price again? Maybe someone will come and buy it without fear of them."
These are her family members from her maternal home. They used to work in the shop, but now they wish they could eat human flesh and drink human blood. She has let her husband down.
Manager Chen spoke with difficulty, his eyes bulging out, "I can't lower the price any further. This is the culmination of my life's work. Even if I die here, I can't just stand by and watch it be ruined by beasts."
The old woman burst into tears.
"Old Chen, Old Chen, are you there? There are people outside!"
The door was being pounded on loudly.
The elderly couple, who had been shedding tears, looked up.
"Is that beast here again?" Manager Chen struggled to get up from the ground.
"It shouldn't be. The sound sounds like it's Old Zhang's house on the street." The old woman went to open the door.
"I have something to do, you guys go ahead and talk."
Old Zhang knocked on the door and left, getting paid for simply showing the way, and was overjoyed.
"Are you children here to find someone?" The old woman looked you up and down.
"Are you here for a meal or a hotel? We're not open for the time being."
Xiao Shu hurriedly said, "Is Manager Chen here? This is my second young lady. She heard that your shop is for sale, so she came to buy it."
The old woman's face was not good. "Go play somewhere else. Our house is already in a state of disarray. Why bother joking around? This little beast is full of evil intentions."
People had inquired about the price beforehand, and they were all happily negotiating a deal when this beast jumped out. These people were hired by him.
This made Old Chen sick again.
Er Ya was not happy. "Who's joking with you? You're sincere in selling, and I'm sincere in buying. Let's not talk about those empty words."
Do you look down on her?
"If you don't change your price, we'll go and transfer the ownership right now."
"Are you telling the truth?" The old woman was overjoyed. Old Chen, who was in bed, also got up and went out.
“What my second young lady said is of course true.”
“You called a middleman to go with me to transfer the property,” Er Ya just wanted to hurry up; she wanted to make money before the Mid-Autumn Festival.
Er Ya thought Manager Chen was walking too slowly, so she called a carriage and took Manager Chen to transfer the property, exchanging money for the land deed.
Manager Chen lowered his head and spoke with difficulty, "Second Miss, my husband and I haven't found a place to stay yet. Could we stay at the inn for a few days until we find a place to stay? We'll move out as soon as we do."
He knew that making this request was a bit difficult, so he quickly added, "I'm willing to pay for the next few days, and I'll find a place to stay as soon as possible."
Er Ya's mind raced for a moment. "Are you two useful? If you are, you can stay."
That's how my mother did it: she kept useful people and decided whether to keep useless ones depending on her mood.
Xiao Shu whispered, "Second Miss, Manager Chen is an excellent cook. Although he can't cook now, he is very experienced and has business acumen that he can use to advise you."
"Okay, you can stay."
Er Ya thought that when she opened another shop, she would definitely be short of staff.
"I'm in a great mood today. Let's go back and make some snacks for you."
"Thank you, Miss!"
"Second Miss, you are truly beautiful inside and out."
Manager Chen finally smiled.
"Old man, it's sold. There must be a way to cure your illness. Let's go find a good doctor."
"Let's go to the capital; we're sure we can cure your illness there."
Manager Chen held his wife's hand and handed over all the money to her.
"I'm not going."
"Don't waste that money. Listen to me, take this money and live a good life from now on. I think that girl is tough on the outside but soft on the inside. If you work hard, she'll be short-handed right now. With the skills you have, you can make a good living for a few days.
The old woman burst into tears.
Good heavens, why are their lives so miserable!
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