After closing the door and putting Lin Jiaojiao down, Song Mian felt her heart beating faster and faster, so she quickly sat down slowly against the door.
"I was so scared! I thought I was going to get arrested by the police. Jiaojiao, are you alright?" Song Mian was still feeling shaken after a couple of minutes.
Lin Jiaojiao knelt on the ground and wailed at the top of her lungs, "Liars! They're all liars! Waaah! They promised to let me go back into the family tree, and they said Chinese people don't lie to Chinese ghosts! They're all liars to ghosts!"
Song Mian's temple throbbed, and she quickly patted Lin Jiaojiao's shoulder: "Don't worry. Jiaojiao, tell me first, is what they said true? Were you really expelled from the family register because you eloped?"
Lin Jiaojiao sniffed, tears streaming down her face. "I... I don't know either. I can't remember any of my memories from my previous life."
"How could you not remember clearly?" Lin Jiaojiao's words were indeed beyond Song Mian's expectations.
Lin Jiaojiao choked back sobs, "More than three hundred years have passed since I died, and my memories are long gone. But I can assure you, I have never done anything to betray the Lin family!"
"Jiaojiao, what we need most right now is to find someone to make offerings to you. Since it wasn't the Lin family burning paper money for you, could it have been one of your other descendants?"
Lin Jiaojiao sniffed and asked, puzzled, "You mean I actually have other descendants besides the Lin family?"
“I think so. In that case, as long as you can recall your memories from your previous life, wouldn't it be enough to ask your other descendants for help?”
Song Mian had been thinking about this question on her way back.
If the Lin family isn't lying, then they still have a chance!
"But I don't remember anything. Even if this guess is correct, if I want to find my descendants, I need to remember the name of at least one of them before I can go to the Ghost Realm Administration Bureau to investigate."
"The reason I couldn't find their location was because I couldn't remember the names of the other members of the Lin family besides myself. So where could I possibly look for other descendants?"
Lin Jiaojiao gave a bitter smile. "Forget it, this is probably my fate, little boss. I think I should stop struggling."
"You can't give up as long as there's a chance! Jiaojiao, you still have so many offerings here with me. Think about whether these offerings can help you?" Song Mian patiently guided Lin Jiaojiao.
Lin Jiaojiao calmed down considerably: "There are many ghosts like me in the ghost realm. They have all forgotten what happened in their previous lives. So Meng Po made a soup that can help people recall 80% of their memories after eating it. However, that soup is very expensive. It costs at least 10 million ghost coins, and the ghost coins I have accumulated over the years are not enough."
After hesitating for a moment, Lin Jiaojiao said, "Young boss, can I buy some money on credit? I promise that as long as I contact my descendants, I will make them pay you back double the amount I owe you."
If all else fails... I can introduce you to other business opportunities, and get all my ghost friends to patronize your business!
"If you can introduce customers to me, I can help you." Hearing Lin Jiaojiao's last words, Song Mian rubbed her hands together expectantly.
Although extending credit doesn't align with her principles for running the shop, she currently has no other customers besides Jiaojiao. If Jiaojiao can bring in other customers, she's confident she can earn even more money.
Essentially, she's exchanging some supplies for customers, so by that calculation, she's not losing out.
Lin Jiaojiao grasped Song Mian's hand tightly, as if she had found a lifeline: "Thank you so much, boss! Don't worry, I will definitely keep my word!"
"Okay, let's hurry up. I'll pack up the offerings for you to take with you!" Song Mian quickly packed the things Lin Jiaojiao would take to the Ghost Realm this time.
After making all the preparations, Lin Jiaojiao carried several boxes of offerings to the Ghost Realm.
Upon arriving at the ghost market, where ordinary ghosts trade, Lin Jiaojiao first took the supplies for a walk around. She estimated that her offerings could only be exchanged for a maximum of one million ghost coins.
This is far from her goal.
"Don't miss out! This box of ham sausages is all semi-cooked, which is very rare!"
Hearing the shouts beside her, Lin Jiaojiao looked in the direction of the sound and saw that after a male ghost finished speaking, all the other ghosts crowded around him.
These ghosts practically scrambled to buy up all the 'half-cooked' sausages at three times the price of normal sausages.
The offerings received by ghosts in the underworld are usually completely burnt, and these offerings, called "completely burnt offerings," taste terrible.
As the name suggests, "half-burnt" refers to offerings that are only half-burned. They taste slightly better than "fully burnt" offerings and are also very rare, making them very popular.
"Then I have some tribute food that isn't burnt at all. Can I sell it for a higher price?" Lin Jiaojiao couldn't wait to start setting up her stall.
"Don't miss out! I have offerings here that don't have any burnt smell!" Lin Jiaojiao shouted as she went around, only to find that none of the ghosts who passed by believed her.
As an old woman carrying a vegetable basket floated past Lin Jiaojiao's stall, she exclaimed, "How can ghosts these days be so dishonest in doing business? I've never heard of offerings that don't burn!"
"Grandma, I'm telling the truth. If you don't believe me, try it!" Lin Jiaojiao tore open a sausage and handed it to the old woman.
The old woman, somewhat skeptical, took the sausage and took a bite.
Her face, which had been full of doubt, was immediately replaced by surprise. She devoured the whole sausage in no time, wishing she could swallow the outer skin whole!
"My God! I've been dead for over ten years, and this is the first time I've ever eaten a sausage that doesn't taste burnt at all! Young lady, how many of these sausages do you have here? I'll take them all!"
The old woman's excited reaction also attracted many other ghosts, who came over to try some of the ham sausages that Lin Jiaojiao provided.
At this moment, all the ghosts began to compete fiercely.
"Little girl, sell me these foods! I'll pay three times the price!"
"I'll bet five times!"
"I'll bet eight times! No, I'll bet ten times!"
Upon hearing this, Lin Jiaojiao almost couldn't help but scream.
That way, she can raise enough money!
“Okay, I choose the ghost who is willing to pay ten times the price!” As soon as Lin Jiaojiao finished speaking, she saw a group of tall male ghosts in suits push through the crowd of ghosts and come to her.
"Hello, how can I help you?" Lin Jiaojiao asked nervously as she looked at the tall male ghosts.
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