Chapter 554 You Have Experience
Jiang Baozhu consulted with Lin Yuesha about the arrangements for the shop. Although she didn't know much about doing business, as a businesswoman, she had watched her father, Jiang Huai, act since she was a child and had some understanding of the business.
Her father may not have been a good father, but he was a successful businessman who made a fortune quietly. He was wealthy and low-key, and at least left Jiang Baozhu a large sum of money.
"Sister Baozhu, I'm counting on you to take good care of me."
Jiang Baozhu mainly paid for the money, but Lin Yuesha still wanted to prioritize her sisters. If there were any unexpected issues, she would help make up for them.
Upon arriving in the capital, Jiang Baozhu focused wholeheartedly on her career, full of energy and having long forgotten her troubles—something Lin Yuesha had hoped to see.
Before dinner, Lin Yuesha took four hundred taels of silver to the haunted house and knocked on the door, but no one answered after knocking for a long time.
“Miss, if I were someone with a large mole, I wouldn’t have opened the door for you.”
Bai Cha followed behind Lin Yuesha. Seeing that no one opened the door, just as she had thought, she added, "Think about it, he went to Wenjun Tower to solicit prostitutes for free. There are notices in the downtown area offering him a wanted poster, and anyone who provides a clue will be rewarded with two hundred taels of silver. Do you think he'll come out?"
Bai Cha rolled her eyes again. Unless someone is a complete idiot, they would have already run away.
"Then do you have a way to find him?"
Lin Yuesha turned to look at Bai Cha and asked, "You're really thinking about that two hundred taels of silver reward, but if you can't find the person, who's going to give you the money?"
"This servant has a little idea."
It is only right to pay back debts, so Da Zhi will definitely have to pay back the four hundred taels of silver he owes Wen Junlou. There is no way to avoid it. If he were an ordinary-looking person, he would not be noticed in a crowd, but Da Zhi is different. He is very conspicuous.
So, Bai Cha took an envelope out of her pocket and waved it at Lin Yuesha. This was the idea this servant had come up with.
"show me."
Lin Yuesha thought the envelope contained an arrest warrant, but when she opened it, she found not only an arrest warrant but also a letter.
"Miss, am I very clever?"
This was the idea that Bai Cha came up with after thinking about it all afternoon. It was a letter to persuade Da Zhi to return the money.
“I’ve been thinking about it. The notice has been posted at Wenjun Tower for half a month, and they still haven’t found anyone. I suppose Da Zhi must have found out that he’s wanted, which is why I wrote it so clearly.”
Bai Cha spoke eloquently, trying to tell Da Zhi that owing money was wrong, and that money had to be repaid sooner or later, so it was better to take the initiative to repay the debt. She was willing to be the informant and take away the two hundred taels from Wenjun Tower. As for the two hundred taels, she could generously give Da Zhi one hundred taels. In other words, he owed four hundred taels, but only needed to repay three hundred taels.
They set up a honey trap, swindled Wenjun Lou out of some money, and even got a smaller refund, making both of them happy.
Lin Yuesha: ...She didn't even realize how talented her maid was.
"As you said, if we can put on a play where the person with the big mole looks for his family, then we won't have to pay the 100 taels that were originally supposed to be given to you. We can pay off the debt with just 200 taels."
As for the reward money from Wenjun Tower, Da Zhi's relatives should still give it to Da Zhi, so why should an outsider like Bai Cha get involved?
"Yes...yes."
After realizing what had happened, Bai Cha blushed. She hadn't thought of such a simple question and had embarrassed herself in front of her young mistress again.
"You might as well think of it this way: you team up with the man with the mole to set him up in a honey trap. First, send him to Wenjun Tower to collect two hundred taels of silver, and then you don't have to pay him back. Then you can find a way to rescue him. This way, the man with the mole won't have to pay back the money, and the two of you can also work together to swindle two hundred taels from Wenjun Tower."
Following Bai Cha's train of thought, Lin Yuesha offered her some advice.
"Miss, you're so experienced!"
Bai Cha clapped her hands. How come she didn't think of that!
Lin Yuesha: ...
Therefore, the key issue is money, not whether one's own maid has a sense of justice.
As the master and servant were talking, a rather ornate carriage pulled up at the door.
The driver stopped in front of the haunted house, and a moment later, a maid with a face covered in thick powder jumped out of the carriage.
"Thick powder, so it was you!"
Enemies meeting are bound to be furious. Bai Cha immediately rolled up her sleeves and strode up to stand in front of the thick-powdered maid. Having been teased by the thick-powdered maid twice, she could no longer tolerate it!
"White Tea Girl".
Qi Lu lowered his voice. Every time he saw this little girl, she was full of energy. Like master, like servant, but when it came to Bai Cha, even ten of her brains couldn't compare to Lin Yuesha's.
Is Sister Ziyuan in the carriage?
Lin Yuesha saw the thick powder and guessed that the person inside the carriage was Ziyuan. The two had not seen each other since they came to the capital, and they did not expect to meet today.
"It's my young lady."
Thick powder nodded, her face expressionless, and said, "This servant brought my young lady to see the mansion."
This is a haunted house in the capital, but Ziyuan is very interested in it and wants to buy it.
It was dusk, and the sky was filled with the glow of sunset. A few fallen leaves lay quietly in the alleyway where the haunted house was located, creating a desolate atmosphere.
"Sister Yue Sha".
The alley was quiet. Ziyuan got off the carriage, smiled and nodded at Lin Yuesha, and asked, "What are you doing here?"
"Sister Ziyuan, I wanted to ask you that too."
Lin Yuesha pointed to the gate of the haunted house and said, "You didn't take a fancy to this house, did you?"
"That's right, but we haven't found anyone to help us."
Ziyuan didn't speak, but Houfen explained that this was no ordinary mansion; it was in the inner city and the price was cheap, making it an ideal place to sell.
"But this is a haunted house."
If it weren't for the heavy yin energy, it wouldn't have remained vacant for so long without selling. Haunted houses may be cheap, but living in them can cause many problems, and they might even be haunted.
“Miss Ziyuan, you’re probably going to make a wasted trip. The people in this house have gone into hiding.”
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