Chapter 20 This courtyard has bad feng shui.

Ye Shian was curious about why Xiao Song was in the capital so early in the morning. Before he could go forward, he saw her following the broker out.

He had a case to handle and no time to waste, so he went back to the Dali Temple.

Xiao Ruan took Song Yanjin to the West Market. The house was two streets behind the market, which was separated from the noise and made it very convenient to buy groceries and go to the market, which Bai Zhu liked very much.

"Sister Song, first of all, let me make it clear that this house is really not clean. If anything happens after you rent it, don't come to trouble me." Xiao Ruan said as she took out the key to open the door.

When the door was opened, the courtyard was covered with dead branches and leaves. The bamboo poles for drying clothes against the wall were scattered all over the ground in a mess. Bai Zhu walked forward with her eyes closed, holding the young lady's arm.

Squeak~

The scream of a mouse came from under Song Yanjin's feet, and the timid Bai Zhu jumped onto the young lady and hung on her.

Xiao Ruan, who was walking in front, turned around and asked, "What's wrong?"

Song Yanjin kicked the mouse away and said, "It's okay, I just stepped on a mouse."

The courtyard is in the sun, and the hot rays of light shine through the dense jujube leaves, giving the courtyard a special ethereal beauty. There is a small house next to the entrance to store sundries, a main courtyard, two side rooms on the left and right, and a vegetable garden behind the house.

It is worthy of being the residence given by the master to his beloved woman.

After a round of shopping, Song Yanjin was very satisfied, "Xiao Ruan, how much can you rent?"

This house has been in his hands for three years and no one has shown interest in it. To be honest, he is reluctant to rent it to Sister Song, but he probably can't find one in the whole capital that offers such a low price.

"Sister Song, this house is really not peaceful. Why don't we look at something else?" Xiao Ruan couldn't help but worry about the two young ladies.

Song Yanjin had no choice but to ask, "Xiao Ruan, how about renting it to me for 20 taels a month?"

Land is very expensive in Beijing, and since the haunted house is haunted, it must be worth the price.

Xiao Ruan felt a little painful because the price offered by the boss was one hundred taels!

"Sister Song, please add a little more. I'm embarrassed to ask the boss for it at such a low price."

To be honest, this price is too embarrassing.

Song Yanjin sighed, "Just tell me how much you want?"

Xiao Ruan said directly that the boss wanted one hundred taels of silver.

"What? One hundred taels?" Bai Zhu was no longer afraid and jumped down to bargain with the brat.

"A haunted house like this is still priced at 100 taels. Even if I were sold, I wouldn't be worth that much. Look at the broken windows."

Song Yanjin tilted his head to look at Baizhu in disbelief. What a clever little girl! She only bargained for the mistakes.

"Stop! I'll go talk to the boss later. If it's feasible, I'll go to the inn to find you." Xiao Ruan smacked his lips. He had met his match today.

This didn't sound very hopeful, so Song Yanjin nodded, "Okay, Xiao Ruan, you have to help my sister negotiate the price."

Xiao Ruan seems smart and good at talking, but he is actually a good person.

It was already noon when they returned to the inn. The high rent made Song Yanjin reluctant to have lunch in the inn. Bai Zhu also knew this, so she went out and bought some sesame cakes and buns.

Song Yanjin opened the bundle and took out the gold and silver jewelry that Nanny Kong had stuffed in her pocket. She picked out a few pieces that she liked and kept them, and wrapped the rest in a handkerchief. These things were not only for the two elderly people, but also for the eldest princess as a token of her love.

If one is hungry and hungry, he will be in a poor alley and will throw away all his possessions.

Baizhu came back with the food. Song Yanjin simply ate a sesame bun, then took the jewelry and went to the pawnshop with Baizhu.

Pure gold jewelry is more expensive, and the white jade inlaid on the hairpin is of even higher quality. The shopkeeper, who was examining it with a gold-rimmed glass mirror, praised it repeatedly.

Realizing that she was exposed, she picked up the teacup and pretended to drink tea to cover it up, "My lady, all the jewelry is estimated to be worth two hundred taels. No pawnshop will accept it if you leave this door."

Song Yanjin sneered, stepped forward and picked up all the things and put them into his handkerchief. Two hundred taels was just a way to give a beggar away.

"Hey, hey, hey, let's talk it over!" The shopkeeper was furious. These were all top-quality goods. If he let this lamb go, he would regret it forever.

"Two thousand taels." Song Yanjin shouted out the price. The system Xiaoyou had already estimated the price, and two thousand taels was no less.

Excited Xiaoyou: [That's right, that's right! ]

Bai Zhu was dumbfounded. She had only touched small change before, but today she was able to see banknotes.

The shopkeeper slumped in a chair, crying, "Are you trying to kill me, my aunt? This pawnshop is the eldest princess's family business. These jewels of yours are very popular in the street shops. I wanted to buy them privately for my daughter to wear, so that she can share in the blessing of Your Highness.

It's not that I'm too confident, but no one in other pawnshops would dare to accept your money."

Just keep fooling around. Song Yanjin didn't believe it, so he put his bag back on and prepared to go out.

"Yes, two thousand taels!"

The shopkeeper compromised and chased after him.

Song Yanjin turned around and said, "You should have said it earlier."

She checked every piece of jewelry and found no special marks. If she sold them with the crowd, it would be like a stone thrown into the sea and no one would recognize it. If anyone wanted to cheat her, it would be impossible.

"Since the pawnshop belongs to the eldest princess's family business, I hope the shopkeeper will keep his mouth shut and not bring unnecessary disaster upon himself." Song Yanjin was flipping through four five-hundred-tael silver notes in his hand while scanning them with the system to verify their authenticity.

The shopkeeper nodded tactfully. Most of the items pawned in the pawnshop were of unknown origin, so how could he not know what to do?

Song Yanjin exchanged a five-hundred-dollar note for loose silver with the shopkeeper again, and then he left the pawnshop with the money.

Baizhu was still confused when he returned to the inn. Is this considered a rich man?

I took a short nap in the afternoon and was woken up by someone knocking on the door.

"Sister Song, I have good news for you."

"Sister Song, come out quickly. The boss has agreed."

Xiao Ruan's loud voice came from outside the door.

Baizhu, who was sleeping on the floor, got up quickly, tidied up the young lady's appearance, and washed herself before opening the door.

This kid is so unruly. In the morning, he waited downstairs and asked the servant to pass the message, but in the afternoon he rushed upstairs to call people. How disrespectful!

Bai Zhu opened the door angrily, "What are you making such a fuss about, kid?"

When Xiao Ruan saw Sister Song coming in, she felt a little sorry for a moment. She scratched her head and smiled helplessly, "I'm sorry, I'm too excited!"

Song Yanjin came out with the silver in his pocket, "It's okay, do you want to get the silver or do you need to meet the boss?"

At this time, Xiao Ruan became alert and said, "Give me the silver. I will give it to the boss on behalf of Sister Song."

What should we do if that fat and big-eared master has evil intentions towards Sister Song? He might end up becoming the next tragic ghost in this courtyard.

Song Yanjin happily took out the silver, sent Xiao Ruan away, went back to the house to pack his bags and went to the West Market house.

Baizhu carefully arranged her own belongings and went to the market in front to buy a broom, bowls and chopsticks, rice paste, rice paper and other necessary items.

The two of them cleaned out the inner room first. Even if they couldn't finish cleaning before dark, at least they would have a place to sleep.

Bai Zhu was carrying the debris cleaned out of the house and was about to throw it away when she opened the door and the crowd outside pointed and talked.

"Ah~ Someone is living in the ghost house."

"Look at that pretty girl, could she be another mistress of the master?"

"Oh my god, if one dies, I have to raise another one."

"I think this courtyard has bad feng shui, and it's only inhabited by shameless mistresses!"

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