Chapter Ninety-Nine: The Shop
"Shopkeeper, I heard that your shop is going to be pawned? I don't know how much it costs? ”
Hearing Xiao Jinyue's words, the old man was stunned, "The girl didn't buy cloth, she wanted to buy a shop?" ”
Xiao Jinyue said with a smile, "That's what I mean." ”
The old man's mouth opened, but he didn't know what to say, apparently he heard it by accident.
Seeing that the two girls were still staring at him, the old man hesitated for a while before saying, "I don't know the two girls, have you heard of my shop?" ”
Xiao Jinyue glanced at him unexpectedly, "You mean the haunting?" ”
The old man nodded, "Not bad." ”
"I've heard a little."
"Isn't the girl afraid?"
"I want to listen to the shopkeeper's words, sometimes, hearing is not necessarily false, and seeing is not necessarily real. True or false, I will judge for myself. ”
I don't know which of Xiao Jinyue's words touched the old man's heart, his lips moved for a long time, and then he held back his excitement, invited the two of them to sit down on the side, and told the whole story.
It turned out that the old man was not the shopkeeper, but the owner of the shop.
The fabrics sold by Chen Kee Silk Shop have always been of good quality, fair prices, and a complete range of fabrics, so they are deeply loved by customers, and the business is quite good.
It's a pity that a year ago, his son went out to buy goods, but after the expected time, he didn't return for a long time.
He wanted to go out to look for it, but he didn't worry about the elderly wife and frail grandson at home, and although the shop had a shopkeeper and two guys, he still needed to take care of it every day.
Just when the family was about to see through it, the shopkeeper of a nearby shop came back and said that he had heard that his son had met bandits on the road and had been killed and the goods had been robbed.
Hearing the bad news, the Chen Dong family was devastated, and the old woman couldn't afford to get sick.
Chen Dong's family only has this one son, and his daughter-in-law gave birth to a grandson and died, and now the white-haired person sends the black-haired person.
He was left alone, serving his sick wife and caring for his frail grandson.
Unfortunately, at some point, some strange noises came from his shop.
At first, he thought it was a rat, but whether it was rat poison or rat cages, it didn't work.
He even had a big cat, thinking that when he caught the mouse, he would be fine.
But I didn't expect it to work at all, and those strange sounds still sounded from time to time.
At some point, people in the neighborhood said that his shop was haunted, and that his son had come back to look for them.
The customers who heard about it ran away one by one, no one came to buy the cloth, and the business in the store naturally got worse and worse.
Slowly, even the shopkeeper and the young man in the store couldn't hold on and quit their jobs and left.
Chen Dongjia doesn't believe in evil, but no matter what method he uses, the strange voice just can't be found.
Without a shopkeeper, the shop can only be taken care of by Chen Dongjia himself.
But he didn't believe that the store was haunted, and he didn't believe that his tragically dead son's ghost came back to make trouble.
The reason is simple, if it were his son's wronged spirit, he would not bear to see the store haunted to the point that there was not even a single customer, and even the frail children were frightened as cowardice.
Originally, he still wanted to run the shop, but the customers were scared away, and after a year, his shop can be regarded as a crowd.
Seeing that his grandson was often frightened by those strange sounds, he couldn't help but have the idea of selling his shop and taking his wife and grandson back to his hometown to live.
But unexpectedly, the pawn sign has been hanging out for nearly half a year, and those customers who came to buy the shop immediately turned around and left as soon as they heard that his shop was haunted.
The price dropped again and again, from 8,000 taels to 4,000 taels, and it could not be sold.
However, the shopkeeper of the ready-to-wear store next to him came and wanted to buy his shop, along with all the cloth in the store, for three hundred taels.
In this silk shop, the Chen Dongjia spent a lot of effort, and if they were willing to sell the shop and all the cloth for three hundred taels.
He only thinks about pawning and selling, and when the deadline comes, he can redeem the shop back.
For he always thought in his heart that his son had just encountered some trouble outside, and that one day he would come back to the shop to look for them.
When the son comes back, he will buy the shop back for his son to run, and the family can get together happily.
After listening to Chen Dongjia's words, the county lord of Minghua was already full of tears, and even Xiao Jinyue had to sigh and make people happy.
"Jinyue, why don't we help...". The county lord of Minghua was kind-hearted, and when he heard the tragic experience of the Chen Dong family, he wanted to tell Xiao Jinyue that it was better to help the Chen Dong family and buy his shop.
But before she finished her words, a fluttering, creepy voice like crying and laughing suddenly sounded in everyone's ears.
Lord Minghua was so frightened that he grabbed Xiao Jinyue's sleeve tightly, and his eyes looked uneasily in the store.
Even Bai Guo and Lord Minghua's personal maids leaned over tightly.
Xiao Jinyue reached out and patted Lord Minghua's arm, "Don't be afraid..."
However, before she could say anything, a shrill cry of a child suddenly occurred in the backyard.
Before Xiao Jinyue and the others could react, Chen Dongjia's face changed, and he shouted Brother An'er in his mouth, and ran towards the backyard with his legs.
At the same time, an old woman's frightened cry came from the backyard.
The county lord of Minghua was even more uneasy, Xiao Jinyue reached out and grabbed her arm and patted it, "Don't be afraid, that voice has disappeared." ”
Seeing that she had been calm, Lord Minghua comforted herself with a smile on her face, and couldn't help but calm down.
Listen carefully, the strange voice that was erratic and like crying and laughing just now is really gone.
The only thing in my ears was the cry of the old woman coming from the backyard.
"Let's go, follow me to the backyard to see, it should be something happened to the grandson of the Chen Dong family."
Comforting the county lord of Minghua, Xiao Jinyue raised his feet and walked towards the backyard.
Seeing her leave, Lord Minghua dared to stay, and immediately followed quickly.
Seeing this, Bai Guo and the county lord's maid also hurriedly followed.
The strange sound just now was so terrible that they didn't dare to stay, but they had to follow the girl.
As soon as Xiao Jinyue walked into the backyard, Chen Dongjia rushed over with eager steps.
Seeing Xiao Jinyue and his party, Chen Dongjia hurriedly said, "Girl, please go back first, my grandson fell from a tree and broke his leg." I don't have time to discuss the shop with you right now, I'm going to ask for a doctor now..."
Xiao Jinyue didn't wait for him to finish speaking, and stretched out his hand to interrupt his words, "I know medical skills, you can take me to see it." ”
When Chen Dongjia heard that she knew medical skills, he was overjoyed, and he didn't have time to think about whether Xiao Jinyue's age really understood medical skills.
"Great, girl, come with me."
Chen Dongjia turned his head and rushed inside, and Xiao Jinyue also walked over quickly.
The child fell from the tree, and it is not known whether he hurt his head except for his legs.
Worried, Xiao Jinyue didn't have time to take care of the Minghua County Lord behind him.
When the county lord of Minghua heard that Xiao Jinyue still knew medical skills, he followed her into the backyard with a curious face.
(End of chapter)