Upon hearing this, the young man smiled and said, "Alright, you go and keep a close eye on Wang Simeng. Send one of our men to sell himself into servitude to bury his father near her. I want to see how she reacts."
"Yes!" the man replied respectfully, then turned and left the room.
"Brother, why are we doing this whole 'selling ourselves to bury our father' thing? Wouldn't it be better if I just went and bumped into her by chance?" Qin Zhang asked Qin Tian with a puzzled look.
Qin Yuan glanced at Qin Zhang, slowly poured himself a cup of tea, took a sip, and then said slowly, "Second brother, we don't know that woman well enough yet, so we need to test her."
The woman who sold herself to bury her father is one of our people. If she buys someone, it means that person is easy to manipulate.
Then we got to be around her. We praised her kindness, and it would be better if we got to know her better later.
If she didn't buy anyone, it means this woman isn't stupid. We need to be careful since we know her, lest she see through our scheme.
"Brother, what you said makes perfect sense. I've learned my lesson. I'll listen to you this time and do exactly as you say. I promise I won't ruin your plan."
After listening to Qin Yuan's analysis, Qin Zhang repeatedly praised him, thinking that his elder brother was truly amazing.
"Alright. Second brother, let's go for a walk there in a bit." Qin Zhang smiled, his eyes filled with determination to have Wang Simeng.
"Okay, big brother. What about third sister? Should we ask her to come along?" Qin Zhang asked.
"No need, the two of us brothers can go. We don't need to take her with us. With her temper, we don't want her to cause any more trouble. Let her stay at the inn for now."
Qin Yuan refused.
He knew Qin Mingyue's personality; if he brought her along, it would definitely cause a lot of trouble. That would be a real problem.
"Yes, brother."
"Okay, let's go then!"
After saying that, Qin Yuan left the inn.
Qin Zhang glanced around and then left the inn.
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"Young lady, this is the property deed. Please keep it safe."
The man smiled and handed the property deed to Wang Simeng.
"Okay, thank you." Wang Simeng nodded with a smile.
The man said goodbye and left.
Wang Simeng looked at the property deed in her hand, a slight smile playing on her lips. She thought to herself, "I don't believe there could be such a coincidence in this world, such a coincidental shop."
Wang Simeng guessed that this shop was very likely Mo Beichen's again, otherwise how could it be such a coincidence?
Wang Simeng looked around. The shop was very large and located in a bustling area. The business here must be very prosperous. Judging from the decoration and the tables and chairs, it must have been a restaurant before.
She didn't want his shop in the morning, but this silly man secretly found a way to sell it to her cheaply.
However, these are all just my guesses. I must test him when I see him. Then I'll see how he tries to deny it.
Thinking of this, a sly smile appeared on Wang Simeng's lips.
"Shuang'er, Cui'er, let's take a stroll before going back," Wang Simeng instructed with a smile.
Upon hearing this, Shuang'er and Cui'er immediately responded.
"Let's take a walk first, and then go get something to eat," Wang Simeng said, holding Xiaobai.
"Okay!" Shuang'er and Cui'er nodded in unison.
The three strolled along and soon arrived at a main street.
The streets were bustling with people.
"Huh? What's going on up there? What are all these people doing gathered there?" Wang Simeng asked, looking at the crowd ahead.
"Miss, shall we go over and take a look?" Shuang'er said.
"Let's go. Let's see what's going on."
Wang Simeng nodded and then walked forward.
The three arrived at the front and saw a crowd gathered in the middle of the throng, from which came the sound of a woman crying. The crowd around them were buzzing with discussion.
"Alas! How pitiful, selling herself to bury her father, how tragic."
"Exactly, such a beautiful girl, and she actually wants to sleep with him."
"She's so beautiful, if she were bought by some brothel, wouldn't she be ruined?"
"That's right, that's right."
"......"
Such murmurs continued to emanate from the crowd.
Wang Simeng and her two companions squeezed through the crowd and arrived at the very center, where they saw a woman selling herself to bury her father.
"Oh, so there really is such a thing as selling oneself into servitude to bury one's father."
Wang Simeng carefully observed the woman who was about to sell herself. The woman had delicate features, fair skin, a tall figure, and regular facial features. She was indeed quite attractive. She wore patched but clean clothes, and her hands were free of calluses from working.
Wang Simeng suddenly realized something was wrong with this woman; according to the tropes of novels, she must be trying to hook someone.
Wang Simeng held Xiaobai and watched the show, wondering who the unlucky one was.
The woman kneeling on the ground weeping appeared to be about seventeen or eighteen years old. A corpse lay beside her, and a well-dressed young man stood next to her, looking at her with disdain.
"Didn't you want to sell yourself to bury your father? I'll give you fifty taels to buy you as a concubine, only because you're somewhat pretty."
"It's your good fortune that I've taken a liking to you, yet you refuse. Looks like you're tired of living. Hmph, what's wrong? Not going to bury your father?"
The woman wept on the ground, kowtowing as she pleaded with the crowd, "Please, kind people, help me! I only need twenty taels of silver to bury my father. I am willing to sell myself into slavery."
The woman knelt on the ground and kowtowed, begging.
Unfortunately, the surrounding crowd remained unmoved; no one was willing to be the so-called good person.
The crowd grew larger and larger, and more and more people came to watch the spectacle.
Seeing that the woman remained so stubborn, the young man said angrily, "Hmph!"
You wouldn't even take fifty taels of silver to be my concubine; you're truly unlucky.
Let's go! Fifty taels of silver could buy me a few girls at a brothel. If you don't agree, fine, you're ungrateful.
"Miss, this girl is so pitiful." Cui'er looked at the woman and couldn't help but feel a pang of sympathy.
Wang Simeng shook her head and remained silent.
Oh ho, isn't this just a drama about a woman selling herself to bury her father, hoping to become a rich man's concubine? This drama is getting more and more interesting.
After the young man left with his servants, the woman remained kneeling on the ground, and no one was willing to help her up; not a single person around her offered any assistance.
Wang Simeng stood in the crowd looking at the woman when suddenly the woman's gaze fell on Wang Simeng, and a look of surprise appeared on her face.
Then he rushed to Wang Simeng, knelt on the ground and cried, "Girl, please help me. If you are willing to help me bury my father with twenty taels of silver, I will do anything for you."
Wang Simeng sensed something was wrong when the woman looked at her. So this woman was coming for her! Was she the unlucky one? She hadn't offended anyone in the capital, had she?
Wang Simeng didn't try to dodge when the woman rushed towards her. She wanted to see who was plotting against her.
The scene of the woman kneeling in front of Wang Simeng attracted the attention of the surrounding crowd.
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