"You ungrateful bastards! You think you can swindle me out of more than ten thousand taels of silver with just a few bowls of rice? Humph!" The couple angrily rode away in their carriage.
The landlord dispersed the onlookers and happened to see Lan Yamei and Qiu Zeyu. He quickly stepped forward and asked, "Young master, do you still want this house?"
The two men didn't hesitate and went straight into the house. The woman, carrying a little girl who was a little over a year old, quickly poured tea for them.
"Did you go around in circles and still think we're reliable?" Lan Yamei asked with a smile.
"To be honest, this house was passed down from my ancestors. It cost 40,000 taels of silver to renovate, and I've lived here for over 20 years. I've grown attached to it. But I couldn't resist the temptation and became addicted to gambling with some acquaintances, accumulating a huge gambling debt overnight. If today weren't the final repayment deadline, I wouldn't be willing to sell it." The landlord looked regretful.
"Alright, we won't look at any more houses, and the price will remain the same. Just one thing: you need to move out as soon as possible; we'll move in today." Qiu Zeyu said simply. He'd seen this kind of thing many times before, so he couldn't blame anyone else and felt no sympathy.
“Okay, okay, no problem. We’re only taking clothes, it’ll be quick to pack.” After saying that, the man directed the woman to go upstairs and pack her things.
The woman wiped away her tears and carried her child upstairs.
"Do you have somewhere to go?" Lan Yamei couldn't stand this kind of thing and asked another question.
"The money we received was just enough to cover our expenses. We plan to go to the countryside. Grandpa used to have an old house there, which we can renovate and still live in."
Both parties signed and sealed the agreement, received the property deed, paid the money, and saw the original owner off. Before leaving, Lan Yamei secretly slipped twenty taels of silver into the child's arms.
Watching the family drive away, Lan Yamei sighed, "Indeed, no matter the era, gambling never ends well."
Lan Yamei stayed behind to clean, while Qiu Zeyu hired a caravan of carriages and went out of town to move.
Before the cleaning was even finished, Aunt Guan rushed in excitedly, exclaiming, "Wow, this house is so big! I'll never have to do this again. By the way, which floor are the dormitories? Does everyone have a room?" Without waiting for Lan Yamei to explain, Dongdong ran upstairs by herself.
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