Chapter 43: A Pleasant Conversation
Lulunaka and Barrick went into the courtyard and found a place to sit. Julius and Pasta had set up the Whimsy as Lulunaka had instructed, and were turning the carriage to the back of the yard, where there was a clearing near the sea, where it could barely be parked.
There was nothing in the yard, only weeds everywhere, growing half a man tall, some taller than Barrick. The weeds had a sharp appearance, and Lulunaka reached over her hand and slid her fingertips over it, feeling as if her fingertips were moving over the blades.
Barrick brought in two chairs - it might not be appropriate to say that it was a chair, a normal chair had four legs, but the chair he had moved, one of which had only two legs left, and probably not even standing, and the other was okay, but without the back.
"There's not even a place to sit in this damn place. Barrick tossed aside the two-legged chair, looked at Lunaka, and then at the remaining wooden chair, which was still in good condition, "My mother always taught me to respect and respect the elderly. He made a gesture of please, "And ladies first." β
"Should I be angry, or should I say thank you?" said Lulunaka laughed. Barrick touched his chin with a thoughtful look, "My dad said that when a woman is angry, don't have any resistance. β
"Your parents are really conscientious when it comes to education. Lulunaka shrugged, then walked over to the two-legged chair that Barrick had tossed aside. She crouched down and pulled a small hammer and nail out of her pocket. On Barrick's side, Lulunaka couldn't see what Lulunaka was doing because she had her back to him, but when she heard the thump, he guessed as well.
Lulunaka didn't take much time and quickly retrieved the hammer. When she turned to face Barrick, she still had a four-legged chair in her hand.
"Nice carpentry. Barrick said.
"It's just a hobby, and it's far from a real carpenter. Lulunaka said.
Barrick didn't think so, looking at the repaired chair, it was in good condition, just a little old, and it was impossible to imagine that it was just a useless piece of wood until a moment ago. He thinks Lulunaka is at least a lot better than some of his men who are not very useful and think about how to be lazy.
Lulunaka moved her chair in front of Barrick and sat down, who sat down in her chair as well. Lulunaka, the petite Lulunaka, and Barrick, the dwarf, stared at each other face to face.
Barrick rubbed his hands, this was one of his habits when talking with others, although this place was not a good place to talk, but let's make do with it first, he didn't want to say anything about making an appointment to talk to a good place in the future, and then take this opportunity to gather information about the other party- This is a trick that can be used against ordinary people, but for an old monster who may be several times bigger than himself, this is probably a kind of snubbing, and God knows what the temperament of this woman in front of him in the skin of a young and immature girl is, if it is the kind of capricious person, it is enough for Barrick to have a headache.
You can't just stay behind others in business, and since you have encountered such a thing, then he has to make good use of his skills. If you want to understand each other and get information, sometimes you don't rely on your subordinates, you have to rely on yourself.
"I don't think you've come to this haunted place for no reason, and I think you're here for this yard, ma'am. "So, do you have any plans?"
Lulunaka didn't reply immediately, but pulled something out of her pocket, it was a yellowed roll of parchment, and she handed it to Barrick, "It's been a long time, but after reading this, I think you'll understand why I'm here." β
Barrick took the parchment and unfolded it in front of his eyes. After looking at it for a while, his face became a little more complicated. When he finished reading, he put down the parchment and looked at Lulunaka, "This is a complicated, troublesome, and interesting situation...... Half of the ownership of this place was yours. β
"I'm glad you were willing to believe me, if it were any other merchant, they would probably think this was a forgery. Lulunaka laughed, "Although I don't know how to forge a contract from hundreds of years ago. β
Barrick laughed, but not so easily. He thinks he's a smart man, but he's not stupid enough to play that trick in front of an unknown being who doesn't know how long he's lived. He has been a businessman for so many years, starting from the most humble and lowly peddler, until now he has his own place in the expatriate area, but it is not just by luck. He has a longevity that humans do not have, and God has given him a delicate heart that is no different from that of humans, which has taught him a lot instead of being rough and clumsy like a traditional dwarf. He has an eye and experience that ordinary people don't have, and his intuition as a long-lived race, which allows him to see through what Lulunaka is, at least a little. The contract he was holding in his hand, as bizarre as it sounded, was probably realβif Lulunaka hadn't forged it hundreds of years ago.
But Barrick is a businessman, not a philanthropist, and there are some things that need to be made clear, even to Lulunaka. "But ma'am, that's the trouble. "I'm sure it's been a long time since you've been back to the King's Castle," he said, "and although I admit that this deed is genuine, the one I have in my hand is also genuine, and it was bought from its original owner for real money." In other words, this place belongs to me at the same time. Speaking of this, Barrick smiled helplessly, "Although it seems that this is a very loss-making business now. β
"Is it because of the haunting?" said Lulunaka, "have you ever thought of a way to deal with it?"
Barrick shook his head, "It's useless, neither the mage nor the monk can find the source, it's just a scream that only appears in the middle of the night, and there is nothing unusual beyond that." I've dug all the land in this place, and I can't find anything suspicious. At first, there were some people who were interested in what was going on in this place, but there were no treasures, and the sound was so terrible that no one wanted to come here after that. Just a sound has already made this place lose any value, and no one wants to live here. β
"It's unfortunate. Lulunaka said, "How long has it been happening?"
"It didn't take long after I bought this place to have this strange thing happening, and it's been decades. Barrick said, and then his bulls-eyed eyes looked directly at Lulunaka, "I think Madame you should know something, right?"
Barrick's eyes were clear, without any cloudiness, and he didn't have any intention of dodging when he looked at Lulunaka. If it were someone else, it would have been a little uncomfortable, but Lulunaka still looked at Barrick with a smile. "I can make your losing business back with interest, Mr. Barrick. β
"Is there really a treasure in the ground?" Barrick said, skeptically, or rather, he didn't believe Lulunaka's appearance at all.
"You've turned over the ground, and there's anything of value in the ground. Lulunaka chuckled, "Besides, who would be so stupid as to bury something they thought was valuable in one place and not come back for decades?"
Barrick nodded, "That's true, that's what a fool would do." So what do you mean, ma'am?"
Lulunaka's hand reached behind her back and she took out something and placed it on Barrick's hand. It was a small sack of linen, and it didn't look like anything of value. Barrick tossed the small bag, which was not large, but rather heavy. He didn't think that Lulunaka would stuff a stone in it and use it to tease herself, so what could it be, Barrick, who was constantly in contact with money, quickly understood.
He looked at Lulunaka in surprise, and Lulunaka smiled back, "You and I own this place. I'm going to make this place my home, but you bought this place for money, and it's not your problem. I think it's more appropriate to settle this matter now than to have a cumbersome arbitration. Don't you open it for inspection?"
Barrick untied the opening that had been tied up with rope and rubbed his eyes vigorously. Although he was mentally prepared, Barrick was still blinded by the light in the bag. It was a small bag of gold coins, glittering and densely stacked together, each with a beautiful sheen. The entire pouch was filled with these gold coins, and although it looked shoddy on the outside, it contained something of extraordinary value.