Looking at the pale face of the fat man in front of him and the cold sweat on his forehead, it was obvious that he was not very brave. Li Yi more or less understood what was going on.
This shop was definitely not haunted. Otherwise, the fat man would have moved out a long time ago.
Since that was the case, he still had to take advantage of the situation.
Two hundred and fifty taels of silver to rent a shop like this and a small villa with a courtyard in the first ring of Qing 'an Prefectural City. It was really a good deal.
He immediately signed a contract with the middleman. The lease period was one year, and he readily took out three silver notes, each worth a hundred taels of silver. Seeing this, the waiter's face was filled with ecstasy. His previous unhappiness had long been forgotten beyond the highest heavens.
Two hundred and fifty taels of silver. Just the commission alone was enough for him to earn a few months' salary …
However, when it was time to pay, the young master insisted on giving him two hundred and fifty taels of silver and one copper coin. This made the shop assistant puzzled for a long time.
Of course, perhaps this was the rich young master's hobby. This was not important to him.
One handed over the money and the other handed over the goods. After an hour, Li Yi held the contract with the red seal of the government. He looked at the shop in front of him with satisfaction. For the next one year, the right to use this shop belonged to him.
This was only a small step in his plan to make money. It was a big step out of the Willow Leaf Village and into the prefectural city.
"Little, little brother, you just said … this shop is haunted. Is it true?"
The fat shopkeeper leaned against the door of the cloth shop next door. He looked at Li Yi with a pale face and asked.
"It's just a joke. Shopkeeper Xu, don't take it seriously."
Li Yi gave him a kind smile and turned to walk into the shop.
"Phew …"
The fat shopkeeper let out a long sigh of relief. His body slowly slid down from the door of the shop and collapsed on the ground. He raised his head and looked at Li Yi with eyes full of resentment …
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The matter of renting the shop was much smoother than Li Yi had imagined. He was also very satisfied with this shop.
Of course, even though it was rented, it couldn't be put into use immediately. At the very least, it needed to be renovated carefully.
As for how to decorate it, Li Yi hadn't thought about it yet. Moreover, Fang and the others were busy building the workshop recently, so he had to wait until they finished their work.
After renting the shop, Li Yi was not in a hurry to go back. He closed the shop door and locked it. He strolled around the streets around the shop to familiarize himself with the environment.
Speaking of which, the middleman was quite reliable. This area was almost at the center of Qing 'an Prefectural City. It was extremely prosperous, with rows upon rows of shops. Restaurants and brothels could be seen in just a few steps. Not far from the shops was a market square. People came and went, and it was very lively.
Li Yi also noticed that there was a brothel next to the shop … To put it bluntly, it was a modern theater.
In this era without mobile phones, television, movies, and the Internet, scholars and scholars strolled around the brothel and recited poems. This was the most common form of entertainment.
As for ordinary people, they could only listen to storytelling and plays. The brothel was the main performance venue for these entertainment programs.
In the future, if he was bored, he could often go there to sit, drink a cup of tea, and listen to a few tunes to kill time. This was not a bad idea.
Of course, the current him didn't have the leisure to do so.
"Brother Liu, look, isn't that the person from that day …" When Li Yi passed by a brothel, three young men happened to walk out. One of them raised his head and looked at the figure in front of him. His expression was startled, then he immediately pointed at him and said to the person beside him.
"Yes, Brother Liu, isn't that the person who insulted Fang Wen Tian and made Brother Liu lose face?" The person beside him looked in the direction he was pointing and exclaimed.
"It's him!"
The man who was called Brother Liu looked at the young scholar who walked past them and his face couldn't help but turn gloomy.
That day at the poetry meet, he had taken a liking to the other's servant girl. What could he do? The other was unwilling to exchange and completely disregarded him, the son of the county magistrate. Although with his vengeful personality, he would not let this matter go, there were so many people present that day. No matter how angry he was, he couldn't do anything.
At the Mid-Autumn Poetry Meet, he heard that the person had written some good poems that even Shen Zhao had to concede defeat. These days, the popularity of the person seemed to surpass Yang Yanzhou and become the number one scholar in Qing An Prefecture. He had a grudge against him, so naturally, he was extremely unhappy.
Later, although he had investigated him, he didn't find anything. He guessed that the other had no background and wanted revenge. Unfortunately, he couldn't find the person. After a few days, he had almost forgotten about this matter.
Who would have thought that he would run into him here today?
"Follow them!" The youth surnamed Liu said coldly and quickly followed them.
This was a rare opportunity. If he let the other escape this time, he didn't know when he would meet him again.
Although the safest method was to find some people first, there was clearly no time for that. Furthermore, the other was only one person. They had three people and had the advantage in numbers, so they were not afraid of him.
The two people beside him looked at each other. There was a trace of hesitation in their eyes, but they still followed.
At the same time, Li Yi, who was walking on the street, suddenly frowned and his footsteps slowed down.
It was not good to make a move in the busy streets. The three people quickly stopped and pretended to look around.
A wastrel and two scholars. Their tracking skills were really clumsy, and their acting was terrible. No matter what, Li Yi had been taught by the two heroines. Very quickly, he felt that someone was following him.
He turned his head to look. The exaggerated acting skills of the three people were especially eye-catching in the crowd.
A trace of a smile appeared on his lips. His footsteps quickened and he walked forward with large strides.
Seeing this, the three people hurriedly chased after him.
This time, he didn't choose a place with many people. After a few turns, he walked into a deserted alley.
When the youth surnamed Liu saw this, a trace of joy appeared on his face. He was worried about where to make a move. He didn't expect that the other party would take the initiative to walk to such a place. He gave the two people beside him a look and they nodded. Their figures suddenly rushed out and blocked in front of Li Yi.
"What do you want?"
Hearing the scholar's panicked voice, a trace of joy appeared on the youth surnamed Liu's face. He said, "What are you waiting for? Make a move!"
"In broad daylight, you actually dare to hit people?" The scholar's voice seemed to be even more panicked.
The youth surnamed Liu walked to the front and sneered at Li Yi. He said, "So what if I hit you? Did anyone see it?"
When the youth surnamed Liu said this, the three people saw the scholar's expression freeze for a moment. After looking around, a trace of a smile actually appeared on his face …
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