Chapter 104 Buying a Shop
Li Sandong quickly stopped her: "Sister, we can't take this."
Li Wanyue asked: "Can I go and take a look first?"
"Okay, both of you follow me."
Li Sandong followed and said, "Sister, didn't you hear me? These four businesses haven't opened yet. We want to do business and we can't lose money."
"Let's wait and see." Li Wanyue listened to the situation and it didn't seem like it was haunted. As long as no one was hurt, it would be fine. Let's wait and see.
The shop is at the end of the main street, a bit off from the center. The whole shop is about 90 square meters, with a store in the front and a small courtyard in the back, with three small rooms and a small kitchen.
The ground was covered with dust and fallen leaves at this moment.
There is an osmanthus tree in the yard and a well in the corner, with the well mouth blocked by wooden boards.
She looked carefully. Although the house looked dilapidated and had been uninhabited for a long time, the fallen leaves on the ground leading to the kitchen and woodshed were somewhat different from those elsewhere.
There were two bundles of firewood under the woodshed, and the dust in the kitchen didn't look like it had fallen naturally, but more like it had been sprinkled there.
Now she was more certain that it was not haunted, but she did not show it.
She was quite satisfied with this place. It was the right size, with a backyard, a well, and a place to rest. It was pretty good.
She asked, “How much is this?”
The broker replied, "I have already told you about this shop. Although it is a bit evil, it is quite big and is on the main street. If you really want it, I will give you sixty taels."
Li Sandong was surprised: "Sixty taels? You dare to sell it at such a high price in this situation?"
The dealer sighed, "You can't say that. We bought it ourselves. Even if we can't make a profit by reselling it, at least we can't lose too much. If it weren't for these strange things, this shop would have at least one hundred taels."
He didn't lie. Under normal circumstances, a shop like this was indeed worth about a hundred taels, but business was often unsuccessful, so their shopkeeper bought it for fifty taels and then added ten taels to the price before selling it.
If I keep it for too long, it will depreciate further. I want to sell it quickly, otherwise the price wouldn’t be so low.
Li Wanyue asked: "Who owned this shop before? What business did it do?"
The broker looked around and whispered, "We got this shop last autumn. It used to sell alcohol. There were five people in the family, a couple with three children. Later, the eldest daughter caught the eye of Mr. Qian's son, who wanted to take her as a concubine. The couple disagreed, but they couldn't afford to offend Mr. Qian, so the girl finally entered the Qian family, but she died not long after.
The couple went to the county government office to file a complaint, but they were accused of false accusation, beaten and thrown out of the government office. Afterwards, the shop was taken over by the Qian family. However, they encountered many strange problems in their business and failed to make any profits, so they sold it to our dental clinic.
That's why they were able to sell the shop at a low price.
Li Sandong listened and imagined that maybe the girl who was brought into the Qian Mansion as a concubine was too resentful, so she was watching here every night.
He couldn't help but feel a chill on his back and rubbed his arms.
Li Wanyue took another look before saying, "I'll think about it."
Then he walked out of the shop.
The broker's reaction to her was expected. He said nothing more, locked the door and followed her out.
Li Wanyue saw a few little beggars squatting by the wall not far away. Her eyes moved slightly and she walked over.
He took out a few copper coins, squatted down and asked, "I have a few questions to ask. Whoever can answer them will get copper coins."
Several beggars' eyes lit up and they immediately rushed forward: "Sister, what do you want to ask?"
Li Wanyue pointed to the shop and said, "Have you ever seen a haunted shop?"
Several beggars rushed to answer. Li Wanyue pressed his hands and said, "Come one by one."
"This place is haunted. Crows are often seen flying over here."
"I've also heard crying coming from inside at night."
"I even saw a ghost coming out of the yard once."
Li Wanyue asked: "Is there crying every night?"
The beggar replied: "There were frequent cries in the second half of last year, but I haven't heard any since the New Year."
Li Wanyue understood: "Thank you very much."
She gave each of the four beggars five cents, and if she gave them more, they would not be able to protect themselves.
Li Wanyue walked back to the broker.
The broker smiled and said, "You are really kind-hearted, young lady. What do you think?"
Li Wanyue frowned: "This place is too old and needs to be renovated. And according to what you said, I may not be able to make a business out of it if I buy it. That would be a waste of money. Your price is too high."
The dentist was not surprised by her reaction. Everyone who went to their shop had the same reaction when they mentioned this yard.
Seeing this, Li Sandong wanted to persuade her, but he opened his mouth and then closed it again, thinking that his sister was smarter than him and there would definitely be no problem.
Li Wanyue then said, "However, if you can give me a month to regret, I can buy it."
The dentist was puzzled: "Regret period?"
"Yes, after signing the contract, the ownership will not be transferred. There is a one-month regret period. If I regret it during this period, I can return it. If after one month, I don't ask you to return it, the shop will be transferred."
The dealer nodded quickly: "Okay, we are a company that keeps our promises, otherwise we wouldn't have refunded the first four buyers. But a month is a bit long, how about half a month?"
Of course he wanted to transfer the property as soon as possible to avoid any problems.
Li Wanyue nodded and agreed: "Okay, then let's talk about the price. Can you make it cheaper?"
The broker hesitated for a moment and said, "Since you are sincere in buying it, I will give you a discount of one tael. How about fifty-nine taels?"
"Fifty taels, I don't have much money to begin with, and I'll need to do some repairs later, and hire someone to perform a ritual, and burn paper money, etc., which will also cost some money."
The dealer almost fell to the ground. Is this bargaining? This is a thunderbolt price.
If you don't earn a penny, then all your work will be in vain.
He said in embarrassment: "Miss, your price is too low. We are selling at a loss anyway. How about this, fifty-seven taels, I will lose less."
Although I made less profit, at least I sold it and solved a problem.
Li Wanyue said: "Okay."
The group returned to the brokerage firm, signed the contract, paid a deposit of twenty taels of silver as agreed, and promised to pay the remaining balance in half a month.
After the two of them left the shop, Li Sandong said, "Sister, although there is a half-month revocation period, everyone who has been to the town has heard that this place is not good. Even if we open the shop, I am afraid no one will be willing to come."
"Take advantage of these few days to clean up the shop and see if there are any strange things. If not, a few days before the opening, invite a few Taoist priests to perform a ritual and burn some paper money to get rid of the evil spirits. People believe in this the most. When they see us performing a ritual, most of their worries will be relieved."
"Okay, then my brother and I will come over tomorrow to clean up and open the store as soon as possible."
"Well, let's go buy some ingredients to make shampoo, and some lard to make a batch of soap."
The two men walked towards the market. When they passed an alley, a group of men in grey coarse short clothes suddenly appeared and surrounded them.
Li Sandong's heart was pounding. Who had they offended? He quickly reached out to protect his sister.
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