Standing in front of the blacksmith shop, Lu Sanlang had a humble and sincere smile on his face. This was a trick he and Zhang Shou had learned, that is, the proud and arrogant side would always be shown only in front of the people closest to him, and outside the home.
In front of others, you can be righteous, full of indignation, impassioned, humble and polite...but never show an expression that makes people want to slap you.
And this positive image made him seem approachable. Along the way, he chatted with three young and inexperienced teenagers, and gained a lot of admiration.
Zhang Shou was completely indifferent to Lu Sanlang's little attempt to show off. At this moment, he saw Luo Xiaoxiao standing in front of the door, staring blankly at the sign that had not been removed, while Zhao Si was looking in with envy and jealousy.
Looking around, it seemed that he also hoped to have such a carpentry workshop of his own, but Guan Qiu barged in regardless. He looked at Lu Sanlang and asked in a low voice: "Where is Ah Liu?"
"He was the one who brought me here just now." Lu Sanlang hurriedly explained, "He negotiated the price with me first. The final price for the house and land was 70 guan. I couldn't carry that amount of money.
It was too much money, and it was impossible even with silver, so I gave him the money note, and Ah Liu took the people away, saying that he was going to Shuntian Mansion Office to change the house deed and land deed, so as to save him a long night and a lot of dreams."
Seeing Zhang Shou frowning suspiciously, as if he was questioning the price, the little fat man who was a little proud because the matter was done finally thought about the process of acquiring this shop. He thought about it and finally decided to buy Zhang Shou.
Good luck.
He whispered: "Little sir, it's not my hindsight, it's Ah Liu who didn't let me tell you. This blacksmith shop is really a bit evil. It is said that it has been haunted for almost half a year!" He unknowingly lowered his voice as he spoke.
Only he and Zhang Shou could hear it, and their eyes even looked left and right, as if they were afraid of some unknown creature appearing.
Seventy-year-old Guanlian bought a blacksmith shop with a house, and even gave it a variety of tools and furniture. For an expensive place like the capital, this was really unimaginable, so Zhang Shoucai was suspicious of Lu Sanlang.
Did he and Ah Liu use some tricks? At this moment, when he heard the word haunted, his suspicions suddenly disappeared.
It's just that he didn't have to believe in ghosts and gods in his previous life, but now that he has experienced the most mysterious time travel, he can't say that ghosts and gods don't exist anymore. Moreover, if ghosts and gods exist, maybe he can return to the world he was once familiar with.
?So, he took a breath and said in a subtle mood: "What kind of haunting method?"
"this……"
Lu Sanlang couldn't help but feel scared when he thought of how when Tiejiang Hu, who was so haggard that he seemed to die in the next moment, regarded himself as a savior when he came to buy this shop, plus he claimed to be here with me, what the hell was he afraid of?
Ah Liu was not here, so he could only comfort himself that the ghosts would not dare to come out due to the crowds, and then relayed the information he had learned from Blacksmith Hu.
"When I came to the door and said that I wanted to buy a shop, the excuse I gave was that I liked reading weird and mysterious stories since I was a child, so I heard that this house was haunted, so I wanted to buy it and study it carefully. Then Blacksmith Hu heard about it
Sometimes, he looked at me like I was crazy. Finally, seeing that I was happy to give him money and he had no other clients, he confided in me a little bit."
"This house has changed five owners in less than half a year. There were two owners in total. At first, it was lived by an official in the capital, but it is said that his wife suddenly died of illness. He personally supported the coffin and returned home, so he gave the house to
It was sold. And the haunting started at this time. Because this place is located in Beicheng, although there are relatively few people, at least it is in the inner city, so the first buyer was a small businessman."
"After staying for three days, I suddenly started getting red rashes all over my body. Then in the middle of the night, I saw ghosts in white clothes floating around, and some people were stumbling and reciting poems." When he said this, Lu Sanlang couldn't help scratching his head.
The neck feels like someone is blowing air from behind. "The small businessman is superstitious. In less than ten days, he sold the house he bought for 800 taels for 600 taels."
"Then a small teahouse opened here specifically to provide meals for the Imperial College students. As a result, several of the prison students also became ghosts and fell ill again after they returned. The owner was almost sued to the Shuntian Mansion Office; after opening a small tavern, the result was that one night
During this time, the wine jar was broken; there were officers who did not believe in evil, and as a result, their beards were shaved off in the middle of the night without any awareness, and they were embarrassed to see others."
Lu Sanlang talked about one strange thing after another, and finally said cautiously: "In the end, this blacksmith Hu was confident that the blacksmith's furnace could defeat any evil spirits, so he bought it at a super low price of eighty guan, and also bought it.
He took on several apprentices who were, in his words, foolish and bold. But one day, the sword he was fighting for a prominent uncle suddenly broke, and his business plummeted."
"So, he reluctantly stayed there for two months, but in the end he couldn't stand it anymore. When I took over, he was even more happy."
Zhang Shou listened to these messy rumors about ghosts. If he hadn't known that Ah Liucai had followed him to Beijing not long ago, he would have thought that it was the seemingly calm but narrow-minded kid who was causing trouble - but even so, he still preferred to think that it was someone.
He was playing a prank. So after Lu Sanlang hesitantly repeated what Ah Liu had said before, "What am I afraid of?", he let go.
"Since Ah Liu said that, there's no need to worry. Let's go and take a walk first before talking."
Luo Xiaoxiao and Zhao Si, who didn't know they were in a haunted house, happily entered the gate after Zhang Shou's greeting. The shop in the front was obviously newly built, and the courtyard in the back was old, serving both business and living purposes.
Heavy attribute. The two of them walked around and found that there were all kinds of stoves and many tools, and even the coal used to make the fire was still there. They couldn't help but nodded vigorously, saying that it saved the boss a lot of trouble.
When Zhang Shou saw the tools in the front shop that were too late to be moved, he couldn't help but mutter that Blacksmith Hu didn't even want to eat before he left. But when he came to the backyard, he saw all the yellow tools in the main room.
When he was buying Huali furniture, he unconsciously put away his sense of joking.
Taizu was fond of mahogany. This was one of the related gossips he heard after arriving in Beijing. Therefore, in addition to spices and gems, those ships sailing to the South Seas often also specially harvested a large number of wood for ballast. Therefore, the most important thing in the capital was
What is popular is all kinds of mahogany furniture. Therefore, when he saw Zhao Si entering the house, he rubbed the smooth surface and asked a question.
"Zhao Si, you have studied with your master for so many years, but do you know how much a set of huanghuali furniture is worth?"
When Zhao Si saw the set of huanghuali furniture, he almost stared out of his eyes. He rushed forward and carefully touched the surface with both hands. Then he opened the cabinet and took a look at the partition structure. Finally, he was full of satisfaction.
He said with a complicated face: "A set of furniture like this costs at least one thousand eight hundred dollars. The most important thing is that it is old and has exquisite craftsmanship, otherwise it would not be so valuable."
As he spoke, he asked with some uncertainty: "Dr. Zhang, you haven't even moved the furniture. How much did you pay for this blacksmith shop?"
You ask me, who should I ask?
Zhang Shou was dumbfounded. Seeing Lu Sanlang shrinking his neck and losing the aura he had deliberately pretended to be at the beginning, he sighed and said, "Of course there is something unspeakable. But it doesn't matter. We'll talk about it when Ah Liu comes back."
While talking, Luo Xiaoxiao had already entered the main room, and he was equally amazed when he found this complete set of huanghuali furniture. But after a few people left the main room, Zhang Shoufang suddenly felt something was wrong, and immediately frowned and asked
: "Where is Guan Qiu?"
As soon as he mentioned Guan Qiu, Zhao Sifang suddenly realized that this junior brother who he had always thought was strange was missing! He was startled and ran straight to the east wing. Luo Xiaoxiao glanced at Zhang Shou and entered on his own initiative.
Looking for someone in the west wing. Lu Sanlang, who stayed where he was, felt in a daze that there were dark winds and ghostly spirits all around him, and he couldn't help but lean towards Zhang Shou.
"Little sir, is there really a ghost?"
"You are speechless, you are so powerful!" Zhang Shou said angrily, and when Zhao Si and Luo Xiaoxiao rushed out of the side rooms on both sides with panic-stricken expressions on their faces, and apparently no one was found, he looked at Lu
Saburo asked, "Is there a back door here?"
Lu Sanlang was already shaking his head like a rattle, and his teeth were chattering a little. However, before he could tremblingly explain that this was a haunted house, Zhang Shou only smiled.
"It seems that there may be a secret passage hidden here that can allow people to come and go without a trace." Are you kidding me? It's still possible for a hundred ghosts to walk at night. If demons and monsters can kidnap people in the capital in broad daylight, then the capital will still be there.
What kind of order can we talk about?
Just as Zhang Shou finished speaking, he suddenly heard a cough, and when he heard it, he saw a very familiar young man squatting on the wall on one side, it was Ah Liu. However, apart from him,
Outside, he was carrying a Guan Qiu in his left hand, and another dirty child who was struggling desperately in his right hand. At first glance, judging from his height, he seemed to be only eight or nine years old.
And as Ah Liu landed effortlessly, he gave a very simple explanation: "This kid is just pretending to be a ghost."
Lu Sanlang suddenly came to his senses, pointed at the child with claws and teeth, and shouted: "Ah Liu, you just followed Blacksmith Hu to the Shuntian Mansion Office to apply for the house deed and land deed. Is it possible that you were just talking about it, but in fact you were trying to lure the snake out of its hole?
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"I'm just curious." Ah Liu let go of Guan Qiu with an innocent face, but his other hand was still holding on to the dirty child's neck, as if he was not carrying a person, but a cat.
. Seeing that the child could not touch him no matter what, he patiently explained, "There is a dog hole in the wall, just for him to get in and out."
As he spoke, he said calmly: "Blacksmith Hu said that the house next door rarely opens the door and few people show up, but the yard is very nice, and it seems to be a legitimate house. But when I came here to see the blacksmith shop, I climbed over the wall.
When I went in, I found that no one lived next door, the yard was clean, but the house was in a mess."
"That's my home!" The dirty child who couldn't struggle suddenly shouted loudly, and then started to cry loudly, "Brother Zhu has gone to the war, and sister Zhou family has also left... As long as we drive them away, the Zhou family will
Sister and Brother Zhu will definitely come back, they will definitely come back!"