"So what if it is, and so what if it isn't?" Zhou Qionghua chuckled. "Now we're going to take all your money."
"That depends on whether you have the ability."
Zhou Qionghua's eyes flashed with a fierce light. "Shopkeeper, let's go all the way today. This seven hundred taels of silver is definitely ours."
Seeing that Zhou Qionghua was determined to get the seven hundred taels, even Jiang Mingfu, who was watching from the sidelines, became anxious. He saw a woodcutter's knife in the corner, picked it up and swung it. The woodcutter's knife was very sharp and slashed into the man's arm with a whoosh.
Immediately, the silver in the tray tumbled down.
Seeing the silver fall to the ground, Jiang Mingfu rushed over and picked it up as if his life depended on it.
Seeing that her opponent was completely unable to defend himself, Zhou Qionghua looked down at Jiang Mingfu.
Seeing Jiang Mingfu scrambling to make money, he hurriedly said, "What time is it? Why are you still so anxious about this? Boss, let's kill him."
"Did they really kill him?"
Although the other party was a criminal wanted by the imperial court, Jiang Mingfu had not only never committed murder and robbery, but had never even heard of it.
Being there in person, and watching his wife do it right before his eyes, he couldn't help but feel anxious.
The two quickly got into a scuffle, and Jiang Mingfu, worried that Zhou Qionghua would be taken advantage of, went to help.
Soon the assassin collapsed to the ground due to exhaustion. Zhou Qionghua grabbed a woodcutter's knife and slashed at him. Jiang Mingfu was worried that the man would unleash tremendous destructive power before he died, so he immediately picked up a large rock and threw it at him.
The man had no time to react and was smashed into a bloody pulp by the stone.
The two were panting heavily.
Jiang Mingfu looked into the distance and saw that the red and white brain matter had been sprayed onto the wall, and he was immediately terrified.
He was terrified and uneasy.
His hands were trembling, and the silver ingot he was holding had turned into a bloody mess.
Immediately afterward, Jiang Mingfu, trembling with fear, felt his shoulders and his entire body shaking. He looked at the mangled corpse on the ground and screamed in anguish.
"Oh no, we've killed someone."
Zhou Qionghua was a money-grubbing person, and although she was uneasy when she saw the assassin being killed, she quickly composed herself.
"He's an assassin the imperial court wants to capture. Even if he dies, he deserves it. What does it have to do with us?"
She was trying to persuade Jiang Mingfu, and at the same time, she was trying to persuade herself.
"Quickly pack up the silver," Zhou Qionghua said to Jiang Mingfu. "We shouldn't stay here any longer. Let's take this silver out to make money and start a business. Then we'll become people of high status. Husband! From now on, we'll be people of the capital. Quickly pack up all the silver."
"What about you...?"
Jiang Mingfu was still in shock and hadn't recovered yet.
"I?"
"I'll destroy the evidence and burn this place to the ground. Who will know what we did?" Zhou Qionghua smiled sinisterly. Now that things had come to this, she was no longer afraid.
Jiang Mingfu quickly gathered the silver and went outside.
He felt weak in his hands and feet, almost paralyzed.
In a short while, flames roared into the cellar, and soon thick black smoke filled the air. When you looked again, the flames flickered and rose from the ground, impossible to approach.
Jiang Mingfu stared blankly at the spot.
Zhou Qionghua, however, hurriedly reminded them, "If we don't leave now, when will we? What's there to see? Let's go."
This place was already sparsely populated, and the flames swept and spread, burning for three days and two nights before finally stopping.
The way they disposed of the body and covered up the evidence was so clean and efficient that even the coroner was amazed.
Back at the inn, Zhou Qionghua and Jiang Mingfu hurriedly changed their clothes, discarding the blood-stained garments. Zhou Qionghua grabbed Jiang Shixu, "Now we're going to settle down in the capital, aren't you happy?"
To ensure Jiang Shixu wouldn't go hungry, the two bought some steamed buns from a shop before leaving.
The flatbread was huge, like a naan bread. Zhou Qionghua cut a hole in the middle of the flatbread and hung it around the little guy's neck. When the two of them got home, they saw that...
"I'm starving, I'm starving to death."
Jiang Shixu rubbed his rumbling stomach.
I was starving.
"What's wrong?" Zhou Qionghua looked at her son and had to admit that her child had a low IQ. He could have easily eaten the pancake, but he ate half of it and couldn't eat the other half.
And the long-term pampering fostered this guy's habit of getting whatever he wanted.
He often flies into a rage over the smallest things.
The two made sure their son had something to eat.
From that day on, Jiang Mingfu became neurotic. No matter where he went, he seemed to hear the assassin talking, but whenever he listened intently, he heard nothing.
Listen again, and you can vaguely hear the sound again.
Three days later, on a sunny afternoon, the broker took Jiang Mingfu and his family of three to see the house. She was very eloquent in her description of the house.
“Look, look, you’re all afraid of comparing prices, aren’t you? This house faces south, with bustling traffic outside, making it convenient for you to do business. It’s very spacious inside, and you can use the back as a storeroom. This courtyard is elegant and simple. This,” the old woman from the brokerage smiled, “was bought by the former magistrate of Songjiang Prefecture. If it weren’t for his misfortune, would it be being sold at such a low price now?”
"Let's get straight to the point, how much is it?"
"Five hundred taels, that's the least you can ask for, Madam," the old woman from the brokerage firm said, seeing Zhou Qionghua adorned with gold and silver. She stopped trying to talk to Jiang Mingfu and instead held Zhou Qionghua's hand affectionately. "Madam, if you've got your eye on something, you'd better make your move soon."
“This is the capital city, and houses are in high demand. If you hesitate and think it over carefully, this house may not be yours. If you also feel this is too expensive, then I can't recommend anything to you.”
That afternoon, the thrifty Zhou Qionghua asked the real estate agent to recommend seven or eight mid-to-high-end houses, but after looking around, she finally settled on this one.
"The lighting is good, and the outhouse is at the very back. Most importantly, you can open a shop here. With a little renovation, you can turn this place into a store and make money."
"Two hundred taels, is that too much?"
"My lady, what nonsense are you spouting?"
“You’re trying to raise the price on the spot. If you keep asking for such an exorbitant price, I have no choice but to bargain.” Zhou Qionghua was quite skilled at bargaining, a skill she had honed in the village.
After several rounds of negotiation and discussion, the house was finally acquired in full for 320 taels of silver.
The old woman from the brokerage shop laughed too, like a mother hen, "I knew you were just as capable as any man. You have guts and courage; you're truly a heroine among women."
"Where? We'll still need to visit each other often in the capital, Third Sister."
"No, no."
The transaction went very smoothly.
The renovation project began the following day, with fifty taels set aside as renovation funds.
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