Fuzhou.
Yan Ying walked into the only inn in Fuzhou.
The last time they came to Fuzhou to catch monsters, they stayed in this hotel.
"Miss, are you here for a quick meal or staying overnight?" the waiter came over and asked. "Oh, it's you. Aren't you the girl who stayed at the hotel last time?"
"You still remember me." Yan Ying smiled. "Where's your boss? I'm not staying at the hotel today."
"The boss is not here... Business in the inn is slow. We only had a few guests like you in the past two days. The boss never comes here on weekdays." The waiter said with a frown.
Fuzhou is bitterly cold, and there are very few people coming and going, so how could anyone come to stay in the inn?
"Do you know where his home is? Can you call him over?"
"What can I do for you?"
"It's a good thing to give your boss some money." Yan Ying said with a smile.
Although the waiter was confused, he still went out to find the shopkeeper.
He remembered Yan Ying's identity, and he dared not neglect the cultivators from the five major sects.
"Fourth brother, what is she doing in there?"
Xiao Si frowned as he looked at the inn. Did she want them to stay in a hotel? They couldn't afford to stay in an inn.
When she comes out, they will say goodbye to her.
She was a child from a wealthy family, very different from them. If he hadn't bumped into her in Yin City, he and her would never have met in their lives.
After a while, the shopkeeper followed the waiter into the inn.
"Miss, what do you want to talk to me about?" The shopkeeper asked Yan Ying with a smile on his chubby belly.
"Are you the owner of this inn?"
"It's me."
"Your inn is deserted, so it should not be profitable, right? The owner is losing money?" Yan Ying asked with a smile.
"To be honest, the inn's accounts are all in the red." The innkeeper looked at Yan Ying shrewdly. "Why do you ask this, young lady?"
"I've inquired about the land prices in Fuzhou. Your inn is worth about nine hundred taels of silver."
"When I was staying here, I saw an empty yard behind the inn. Is that yours too?" Yan Ying asked the shopkeeper.
"Yes, they are all under my name." The shopkeeper had just guessed that Yan Ying wanted to buy his inn.
Although he was a little skeptical that a little girl could come up with so much silver, he remembered that she was a member of the sect, so it was normal for her to have silver.
Besides, no one comes to stay in this inn. He makes no profit but loses money all year round. If he can sell it for 900 taels, he will never have to worry about food and drink in the future.
"That yard is quite big. Owner, could you please give me an offer?" Yan Ying had taken a fancy to this inn when she stayed here last time.
Although the inn will not make money and may not open for a long time, it is worthless to ordinary people.
But there is a Demon Locking Tower here, and there are many demon hunters and people from sects coming and going.
If we can turn this place into a place for people who practice cultivation, we will surely make a lot of money.
"Although the yard has been abandoned for a long time, it's quite large. Including the woodshed and the kitchen... there are more than a dozen rooms, as well as a stable and a yard..."
"I know all this. I'm asking you to name a price."
The shopkeeper's face lit up as he smiled. "Eight hundred taels."
Yan Ying raised her eyebrows. The yard was very large, but Fuzhou was a place with few people and a lot of land. No matter how big the yard was, it would not cost more than eight hundred taels.
"If the shopkeeper is sincere in selling, I will buy both the inn and the courtyard and pay you three hundred high-grade spirit stones, which is worth fifteen hundred taels. What do you think?"
A top-grade spirit stone can be worth five taels of silver. Moreover, the spirit stone itself is a gemstone, and its value far exceeds silver. Ordinary people may not be able to exchange it for a spirit stone even if they have silver.
The shopkeeper rolled his eyes, then nodded. "Deal, but the furnishings in the inn and courtyard will be charged separately..."
"Okay, these will count as another one hundred high-grade spirit stones." Yan Ying nodded.
Although she spent the money a little carelessly, she felt that she had made a lot of money when she thought about the prices in Yin City. In Yin City, she could not buy anything with her four hundred spirit stones.
"Deal! I'll get you the title deed and the key right away, and we'll exchange the money for the goods." The shopkeeper couldn't stop smiling. Four hundred high-grade spirit stones were worth two thousand taels. He made a lot of money by selling a money-losing inn and an idle yard.
After Yan Ying received the deed, handed over the spirit stones, and sent the shopkeeper away, she walked to the door and waved to Xiao Si, who was standing in the far corner. "Come here!"
The children wrapped themselves in quilts and walked to the door of the inn.
"It's cold outside, come in quickly." Yan Ying greeted everyone.
She was very happy. She now had a property certificate, and she felt more confident.
The land deeds in Fuzhou are very cheap. If they were in the imperial city, a shop would probably be worth tens of thousands of taels.
"We won't go in. We won't disturb you. See you again if we have the chance." Xiao Si stood at the door and looked up at Yan Ying.
"Where are you going? Do you know where this is?" Yan Ying asked worriedly.
It seemed that these children did not want to trouble her.
"I..." Xiao Si frowned. He didn't know where to go, but they wouldn't starve to death.
"Since I have brought you out of the tiger's den, I will be responsible for you."
"Xiao Si, I'm not a liar, nor am I the child of some wealthy family as you say. We are all the same. Even if you have lived in poverty, who can say for sure that you won't become rich and powerful in the future?"
"This is Fuzhou, the coldest northern region. If you leave, you won't be able to withstand the cold wind here at night."
"Come in, I've already bought this inn and the yard at the back. You'll stay here from now on. I'm not taking you in for nothing. I need to return to the sect to practice, so you need to help me run this place."
Xiao Si raised his head and looked at the little girl in red clothes standing on the steps in front of him.
Her hair was gently blown by the wind, the corners of her mouth were curved, and her big, bright black eyes were looking at him.
Perhaps the candlelight in the inn was too bright, Xiao Si suddenly felt that Yan Ying's smile was a bit dazzling, making his eyes sore.
Xiao Si walked up the stairs and entered the inn. Seeing his movement, the children followed him into the inn.
"Okay, I'll take good care of this inn." Xiao Si promised. "I don't even know your name yet."
"My name is Yan Ying, Yan for smile and Ying for cherry." Yan Ying said with a smile. "By the way, don't you all have names?"
"We are counted in order according to the order in which we were captured by our godfather...by that man." Xiao Si explained softly.
"Xiao Si...you will be the innkeeper of this inn from now on, and I'm your boss. Your name is too simple..."
"Change one character. Your name should be written as Xiao Si. It looks better this way." Yan Ying grabbed Xiao Si's hand and wrote the character Si.
Xiao Si nodded with a red face. If she said okay, that's fine, then let's call him Xiao Si.
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