It was the same house as yesterday. Fatty Xu unlocked the door and stepped aside to let Yu Shu and Jing Yu in. Let's go in first.
Jing Yu followed behind them.
Yu Shu led Jing Chen around the small courtyard. She pointed at the small fence against the wall and told him in a low voice that he could plant some peppers and coriander at the back of the fence. Jing Chen did not know what peppers and coriander were, but he was happy that Yu Shu was willing to discuss it with him.
The layout of the house was similar to that of a siheyuan. There were three rooms in the house. The one in the north was large, with a living room and a bedroom. The other two rooms were about the same size. One faced the sun, while the other faced the shade. There was a flight of steps in front of each door.
Yu Shu tugged at Jing Chen's sleeve and led him to the room facing the east. As she pushed the door open, she said to him, "You can stay in this room. Get some sun." …
As soon as the door opened, Yu Shu took a step in. Jing Chen followed closely behind her. He felt a wave of damp air that made him very uncomfortable. He stood at the door and looked inside curiously. The house was empty. Apart from a table by the window, there was nothing else. He looked up and saw that the house was eighty percent new. Jing Chen frowned when his gaze fell on the beam of the house.
"What's wrong? It's not a small place, is it?" Yu Shu turned around to ask Jing Chen. However, he grabbed her hand and wrote on her palm with his back facing Fatty Xu, "Xiaoyu, this house isn't good." Looking at her palm, Yu Shu looked at him suspiciously. 'What's not good?
I've seen it before. There's nothing wrong with this house. '
Jing Chen hesitated for a moment before writing on her palm, "I can't say. I just feel that this house is not good. It makes me uncomfortable." What kind of reason was that? Yu Shu was about to laugh, but when she saw Jing Chen's serious expression, a thought flashed through her mind. She suddenly remembered that when Jing Chen had parted with her in Yiyang City, he had once said that he had been sensitive since he was young and could sense that others had caused trouble because of him. In other words, Jing Chen's sixth sense was extremely accurate. Even if he had lost his memories, his instincts were still there. Just like that night on the ship, when Jing Chen had used his sword to send the head of the pirates flying at the critical moment.
Now that he said that this place made him uncomfortable, there was most likely something wrong with this house.
The expression on Yu Shu's face changed slightly as she felt suspicious. Then, she heard Fatty Xu's urging voice from the courtyard, "Young Master Yu, what are you guys whispering about? Have you chosen the house yet? Let's hurry to the magistrate's office. If we're late, we'll have lunch. We'll have to wait until the afternoon. "
Yu Shu's mind spun a few times. She gave Jing Chen a look that told him to calm down. She grabbed his wrist through her sleeves and pulled him towards Fatty Xu. She frowned and said coldly, "I'm not buying anymore!"
After saying that, he pulled Jing Chen and walked out. Fatty Xu was stunned for a moment and hurriedly said, "Wait!". Crimson Three Steps appeared in front of them and blocked their way. He said angrily, "Didn't we already agree? Why did you change your mind at the last minute? I've already shown you my house. Little brother, you shouldn't go back on your word, right?" He was angry, but Yu Shu was even fiercer. She pointed at him and said, "There's a killer in your house, and you lied to me first. I'm already forgiving you by not reporting you to the authorities!"
Fatty Xu's expression immediately became weak. He rolled his eyes and forced himself to maintain his imposing manner, "Don't talk nonsense. How is my house dangerous?" Yu Shu was initially trying to trick him. Seeing that his face was even more convinced, she became angry. She was originally a beginner, but now she couldn't even see through Fengshui. If she really bought this haunted house for two hundred taels of silver, she would lose all her face.
Jing Chen sensed that Yu Shu was angry. He worriedly raised his hand and gently placed it on her narrow shoulder. This light touch made Yu Shu regain her rationality and quickly calm down.
"I'll tell you the truth. My brother and I are beginners who came to take the Great Yan Examination. My brother specializes in Fengshui. Whether your house is dangerous or not, we can tell at a glance. You still want to deny it? Why don't we go to the magistrate's office to judge? Let's see if you'll be punished with a board. "
Yu Shu didn't back down and continued to pursue the matter. Fatty Xu had a guilty conscience, so when he heard this, his face fell. He hastily raised his hands and bowed, "Don't, don't. I'm not deliberately deceiving you. It's just that you didn't ask, so I didn't tell you. Brother Yu, please don't argue with me. I won't sell this house, okay?" "Do you think you won't sell it if you don't want to?" Yu Shu put on an unforgiving expression and pointed at the house facing the sun, "Tell me clearly, what's going on with that house?" As soon as this matter was brought up, Fatty Xu repeatedly sighed. If he didn't explain himself clearly, Yu Shu didn't plan on letting him go. She took a few steps back, lifted the hem of her clothes, and squatted down in the sun. She said in a muffled voice, "It's all my bad luck. My father destroyed the old walls to build a new house for me to marry a wife. Not even a year after the house was built, he passed away and I didn't manage to marry a wife. I saw that there were a few families nearby who were living quite well off rent, so I thought it would be a source of income. So I moved this house out and moved it to live with a few friends.
Unfortunately, during the imperial examinations that year, a scholar came to the capital with a child and rented my house. He lived there for half a year. After the examinations were over and the results were released, he failed. He couldn't take it anymore and hung himself in the house. "
At this point, he took a deep breath and pointed at the house facing the sun without raising his head, "It's that house. The scholar used it as a study. Since someone died in the house, no one was willing to rent my house anymore. I couldn't earn money from an empty house, so I moved back here. Who would have thought that after a few days, I started to get sick. At first, it was just a cold and cough, but later on, ulcers started to appear on my back. Even after applying medicine, it didn't help. I started to feel that something was wrong, so I spent money to hire a doctor to take a look. " His tone became heavy, "Only then did I know that the scholar died in the house due to resentment. The Yin Qi was too strong, and my small courtyard didn't have a foundation, so it couldn't contain the resentment. Naturally, it was reflected on me."
Yu Shu suddenly felt a chill at the back of her neck, and her shoulder was grabbed. She turned around and saw Jing Chen's worried gaze. She calmed herself down and shook her head, indicating that she was fine.
She had heard about this haunted house from Taoist Qing Zheng. She wasn't sure if it was related to ghosts or gods, but the key was that the Yin and Yang Qi were not in harmony, so there was evil energy that hindered the Feng Shui.
"If that's the case, why didn't you find a Feng Shui master to help you? Instead, you built a house and harmed others. "Yu Shu asked.
Fatty Xu smiled bitterly, "Do you think I didn't want to? I originally wanted to ask the Feng Shui master to remove the Yin Qi in the house and change the Feng Shui so that it would be easier to rent in the future. But he asked for 100 taels. I didn't have that much money, so I looked for a few more Feng Shui masters, but they couldn't pay less than this amount. I had to give up. I also don't want to harm others, so in the past few years, my house has been left empty. "
Yu Shu sneered, "I'm afraid it's not that you don't want to harm others, but because of your haunted house's reputation, no one is willing to rent it."
Now that she thought about it, yesterday, the enthusiastic auntie brought her around Huixing Street. When they passed by this alley, she didn't even mention that this house was for sale. She probably knew that this was a haunted house, so she deliberately avoided it.
Fatty Xu dryly laughed and said, "Younger Brother Yu, I really didn't mean to lie to you. This residence has been empty for a few years now, so logically speaking, if there's anything unclean, it should have been dried by now. Who would have thought that this younger brother of yours is an expert and was able to see through it with a single glance. Ay, I deserve my bad luck for getting involved in this matter."
Yu Shu glanced at him and pulled Jing Chen over. She tiptoed and whispered a few words in his ear, telling him to go to the other two rooms to see if there was anything wrong. Jing Chen went in one by one to take a look, and when he came out, he shook his head at Yu Shu, indicating that there was no problem.
Yu Shu calculated in her heart, and after a moment of silence, she said to the dejected Fatty Xu, "How about this, I'll still buy your house, but the price will be lowered."
Fatty Xu was surprised, "You still want to buy it?"
Yu Shu said, "That's right, I'll buy it."
Fatty Xu tilted his head to look at Jing Chen, who was walking over, and a look of understanding appeared on his face, "That's right, this brother of yours knows how to read fengshui, so he should have a way to solve this problem. Alright, I'll lower it again. One hundred and fifty taels, what do you think? "
Yu Shu shook her head and expressionlessly stretched out a palm, "Fifty taels."
This was already the price she was willing to pay. If it wasn't for the fact that she was afraid of taking advantage of someone when they were down, she wouldn't have offered so much.
Fatty Xu cried out, "Fifty taels! No, no, that's too little. This house of mine has three rooms, it's a new house! "
"And it's a haunted house, it's uninhabitable," Yu Shu coldly added, then waved at Jing Chen, "If you don't want to sell it, then you can keep it for yourself. Don't blame me for not warning you, if this house is left empty, it will only become more and more sinister. Later on, people won't even be able to enter the door, let's see how you can lie then."
After saying that, she turned to leave with Jing Chen. Fatty Xu's face alternated between white and red, and just as Yu Shu and the others reached the door, he shouted, "I'll sell it, I'll sell it, but I have to go to the government office to complete the paperwork. You can't go back on your word!"
Yu Shu turned around and pointed her chin at him, "Then let's go."
When Jing Chen saw that Yu Shu wanted to buy this haunted house, although he didn't understand, he didn't question her. He followed her to the magistrate's office with Fatty Xu. After the transfer procedures were completed, they signed and received the deed of the house, the land, and the lock. Only then did he give the fifty taels of silver to Fatty Xu.
At this time, it was already noon. Yu Shu and Jing Chen found a restaurant on the nearby street and ordered a few side dishes to eat plain rice.
At the dining table, Yu Shu poured tea for the two of them. She handed one cup to Jing Chen and raised the other cup to toast him. She laughed and said, "Let's use tea in place of wine to celebrate."
Jing Chen saw that she was happy, so he cooperated and clinked his cup with hers. He dipped his finger in the water and wrote on the table, "Celebrate what?" Yu Shu winked at him, then lowered her voice and said, "I have a way to exorcise the evil spirits in this haunted house. When the time comes, we won't have any problems staying there. Doesn't this mean that we've earned a hundred and fifty taels? Isn't it worth celebrating?"
Jing Chen nodded, then wrote on the table, "Xiaoyu is very capable." You're the capable one, "Yu Shu purposely said in a sour tone," One look and you can tell that there's a problem. For a mediocre person like me, I'll never have this kind of ability. Jing Chen, did you know that you were amazing in the past? You're skilled in martial arts, and you know how to use formations. You can tell who's going to be in trouble with just one look. If I didn't have a master, I would definitely ask you to teach me. I would ask you to teach me. "
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