"What, how can you live in such a puppet house! How can you be so content with letting us buy such a house..." The second lady glared at the horse jailer angrily. If they hadn't been beaten by these lowly jailers, The jewelry on their bodies was taken away, and now they are not penniless.
Although the others didn't say anything, they all looked horrified when they remembered that the sixth girl was possessed by a puppet spirit in prison.
There will be a lot of talk at this time, asking the horse jailer to change the place.
Ma Dalin smiled bitterly, "There is a lot of money in Kyoto, and there are so many people in your house. It is really hard to find a suitable house for a while."
The southern city and the northern city are not suitable, they are messy and mixed.
Previously, the Shangshu Mansion was in Xicheng, and all the powerful families in Kyoto lived there.
But now that they have been demoted to common people, they are no longer suitable to live there.
Nowadays, only Xicheng is more suitable, but the houses in Xicheng are not cheap. Although there are few official families living there, it is where wealthy businessmen gather, which causes the housing prices there to get higher year by year.
There are houses for rent and sale there, but there really aren't any that are suitable for the situation of the Ling family.
They are now penniless. Only Miss Ling still has two accessories. Even if they are all pawned at a pawn shop, they probably won't be able to buy a house.
Ling Chu glanced at the crowd, ignored them, and turned to jailer Ma, "Uncle Ma, please tell me what's going on in that house."
Others are afraid of puppets, but Ling Chu is not.
Ma Dalin also saw that the sixth girl was possessed by a puppet spirit last night. Others were helpless, but she managed it in a few clicks. Thinking that Miss Ling was capable and perhaps not afraid of puppet souls, he thought of introducing the house to her.
"The house is in the west of the city. Although it is not on the busy street, it is a little off. But it is said that there are three people entering it. Because of the disturbance at night, the house has been unable to be sold. The price has dropped again and again. Now I heard that the price is one hundred and fifty taels."
The price for a third-in house is not expensive. "Uncle Ma, does he know why that house is so troubled?"
"I heard that the house was originally bought by a businessman as a gift to a girl named Liu who was going to get married. But later I heard that the businessman died in an accident when he went out to purchase goods before the wedding. The woman didn't want to see things and miss her. , so I want to sell the house.
The house had just been built at that time and was quickly bought. However, after the new buyer moved in, he discovered that there were always strange noises at night. His child is always crying day and night, saying that there is a puppet following him. The buyer was worried that something might happen to his child, so he vacated the house.
Later, the house passed through several hands, but no matter who it was sold to, it was eventually returned because the house was causing trouble. "
In the end, the price of the house dropped again and again, but it still couldn't be sold, and even the dental shop couldn't do anything about it.
Ma Dalin didn't know more specifically, so he could only ask Ling Chu to go to Yahang to inquire.
Ling Chu asked for the address of the dental shop and decided to go there to see the condition of the house in person.
Mrs. Dong frowned when she saw that she really wanted to buy that house, "Sister Chu, your eldest brother is weak. Since the house is not clean, why not change it to another one."
When the second lady saw her opening her mouth, she quickly said, "Girl, your grandparents are old and can't stand being frightened. Let's forget about that puppet."
Everyone was still frightened when they thought about what happened to Miss Six last night, and they all tried to dissuade her.
"I have lived in Xuanqingguan for many years and learned some skills from my master. I am confident that I can still handle a puppet house. However, if you have other places to go, you can leave."
Others wanted to persuade, but Ling Shangshu glanced at the eldest granddaughter with complicated eyes and said, "Sister Chu, you know the situation at home now. Everyone is penniless and has no other place to go. Let’s go see the house with you first and then make a decision.”
The head of the family has spoken, and even if the others have opinions, they can only hold it in.
Ling Chu didn't object and nodded in agreement.
The group of people supported each other and went to find Yaxing according to the address provided by the horse warden. With so many people walking through the streets, it naturally attracts pointers from passers-by.
The Second Madam and the others felt embarrassed and secretly wanted Ling Chu to pay for some carriages.
However, Ling Chu bluntly said that she didn't have any money, so if anyone wanted to ride in a carriage, they could just hire it herself. She would not spoil them.
She was so weak that she didn't say anything, but they all wanted to ride in the carriage without looking at what was going on.
Seeing that she ignored her, the second lady was holding back her anger, but she did not dare to get angry at her.
Everyone in Shangshu Mansion usually went out either on horseback or in sedan chairs. They were tired and panting all the way down. By the time they arrived at Xicheng, it was already afternoon.
Ling Chu looked at the sky and sighed. There were so many people following her, and they were dragging their feet, which seriously affected her speed. If we continue like this, we won’t even reach Yahang by the time it gets dark.
She didn't want to sleep on the streets tonight. There were countless ghosts wandering the streets at night, and she didn't have the energy to deal with them.
When passing a tea shed, Ling Chu took out ten cents and asked the stall owner for permission to let everyone rest in his tea shed.
The second lady walked for a long time and was tired and thirsty. When she saw that she only had boiled water to drink, her expression immediately changed.
"Girl, why is there only a bowl of water here..."
Ling Chu didn't wait for her to finish speaking, pointing to a short distance away and said, "Second Aunt, there is a restaurant over there. You can go in, and I won't stop you."
If you want to eat anything, just go in and order it.
But as for the money, don't let her pay it.
After drinking a bowl of boiled water, Ling Chu left everyone behind and went to Yahang alone to look at the house.
Ling Shangshu is too old to walk. She wants people to follow her, but no one is willing to move.
When they arrived at Yaxing, Ling Chu asked, and it was indeed as Jailer Ma said, there was a house, but not a suitable one.
"I heard that there was a puppet incident in a house. Can you tell me more about what happened?"
When the manager of the tooth shop saw her as a girl, he didn't want to pay attention to her. However, seeing Ling Chu insisting and being bored, he still told him everything about the house.
What surprised Ling Chu was that the house now sold for one hundred and twenty taels.
Perhaps the steward saw that the house had been abandoned a lot, so he did not hide it. It turned out that the wife of the last buyer of the house was so frightened that she broke her leg when she went to the latrine in the middle of the night.
The woman held a grudge in her heart, and after her legs and feet healed, she spread the word that the house was a puppet. Miss Liu had no choice but to lower the price again.
This is a good thing for Ling Chu.
Without much hesitation, she asked the manager of Yahang to take her to see the house.
Seeing that she was really interested in the house, the steward immediately took her to see the house.
The house was quite big, although the yard was overgrown with weeds, there were some spider webs inside the house, and there was a lot of dust accumulated. But it's not a big problem. If you clean it carefully, you can move in tonight.
Lingchu took a general look at the entire house, but she didn't feel anything unclean in the house.
"Manager Chen, I want this house. I wonder if I can ask the landlord to go to the Yamen to apply for the contract now?"
The manager of Yahang was very happy when he heard that she really wanted to buy this house. "Okay, I will take you there now."
At this moment, a puppet soul appeared and said urgently to Lingchu, "Xiangu, you have been deceived. This house belongs to me..."
