"Of course it's true." Although I changed the subject to distract myself from secretly eating candy, something is definitely going to happen tomorrow.
After spending the night at the inn, Zhou Laoda and the others went to the brokerage firm the next day. The broker then led them to see the shops. There were five shops for sale, and they went to see them one by one.
Finally, I bought a shop on North Street near the dock, not far from the city gate. The shop had two floors and used to be a restaurant, but the restaurant owner ran away when the county town was occupied by refugees.
The restaurant owner was not the landlord; the landlord was someone else. However, the shop remained unrented for a long time. It was said that during the disaster, several restaurant employees were killed by refugees, and their deaths were gruesome.
It caused quite a stir at the time. Many people knew that someone had died in this restaurant, and they thought it was bad luck, so no one wanted to rent it.
However, Zhou and his two companions felt that this was not a problem. During natural disasters, people inevitably die. What murder or not murder? Back when they were fleeing, their hands were stained with blood. Last year, when refugees attacked the village, they killed many refugees. There were still many refugee corpses burned in the large pit not far from the village.
Following this logic, their village would become a haunted village, and other villages would have even more deaths. Would that mean no one would be allowed to live there?
Xu Shi had seen too many dead people, so the three of them didn't care. Besides, it was kind of the slave trader to tell them the truth. The wealthy families didn't want to buy such a shop, no matter how cheap it was, but it was a good thing for Zhou Laoda and his friends.
It's cheap! It can save a lot of money. Other shops with two floors and a backyard would cost at least five hundred taels of silver, but this shop only costs thirty to fifty hundred taels.
After Zhao Guizhi negotiated with the landlord, she lowered the price by fifty taels, buying it for three hundred taels. The landlord had connections in the yamen, and the transfer documents and land deeds were finalized that same day.
After Zhou Laoda paid the money in full, the small restaurant was his.
“The upstairs is for private rooms, the downstairs is for eating and drinking, there’s a well in the backyard, and four houses that can be lived in. It’s a good deal for three hundred taels of silver,” Zhao Guizhi said with a smile.
“We’ve saved quite a bit of money compared to the budget. Let’s go take another look at the house tomorrow. Since we’re here, let’s get things done in one go. We’ve already brought the money, why should we take it back?” Zhao Guihua said firmly.
All three are action-oriented; once they've decided what to do, they want to get it done all at once.
After leaving the shop, the group prepared to return to the inn. As they walked, Zhao Guihua said, "When we have some free time, let's find someone to come to the shop and perform a ritual to get rid of the bad luck. We should also put up a Bodhisattva statue at the counter to keep it in check."
Although they themselves don't care whether someone has died there, it will leave a shadow in other people's hearts, so it's necessary to put on a show and comfort everyone.
"Mom, listen, isn't there a sound coming from that alley? It sounds like someone is crying," Xingxing whispered, pointing to an alley across the street near the teahouse.
Remembering what her daughter had said yesterday, Zhao Guihua hesitated for a moment, but finally decided to go and see.
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