The happy life of a prodigal

In the past two days, he had heard too many stories about the female ghost in white, which made him hallucinate.

The boy sighed, closed the window, and turned around to sleep for a while.

"I....so... miserable..."

At this time, a woman's mournful cry suddenly came out of the window.

The little servant was startled, and hurriedly climbed onto the bed, curled up into a ball, and covered his head with the quilt, as if this way the female ghost would not find him.

"Phew... miserable..."

The woman's mournful cry lasted for a long time.

The boy has been curled up in the quilt, trembling, not daring to make a sound.

After about half a stick of incense, the crying of the woman outside the window finally disappeared in the whistling of the cold wind.

The boy bravely exposed his eyes and looked out of the window.

Still the same as before, nothing happened...

The boy let out a sigh of relief, poked his head out of the quilt, and lay down in another position.

At this moment, he seemed to have thought of something, the expression on his face suddenly froze, and he looked towards the bedside.

There, a female ghost in white clothes with long hair stretched out a bloody hand, facing her...

Chapter 22 Bargaining

The next day, early in the morning.

The shopkeeper of the restaurant came to the door of the restaurant as usual, and even knocked on the door several times, but there was no movement inside.

"This kid is getting more and more courageous, and he dares to be lazy."

The shopkeeper of the restaurant frowned, looked at the closed door, and shouted loudly: "Er Niu, open the door!"

He yelled several times in succession, each time getting louder, but there was still no movement inside.

At this time, the shopkeeper of the restaurant finally noticed something was wrong.

Er Niu is a buddy he recruited from the countryside. It seems that his mother was seriously ill, so he had to go to the city to find a job.

Although this person is not very clever, but fortunately he doesn't need to be paid much, and he works hard. He gets up and cleans before dawn every day...

After a while, the shopkeeper of the restaurant exhausted all his strength and shouted loudly: "Er Niu, if you don't open the door again, your wages will be deducted!"

"Shut up all day long, what a fart!"

On the side, the owner of the noodle shop poked his head out and said angrily, "It's so early in the morning, you won't let people sleep!"

The shopkeeper of the restaurant blushed, and cursed in a low voice: "It's an insult to gentleness, it's unbearably vulgar..."

"What did you say?"

The owner of the noodle restaurant is a strong man with five big and three thick. With a few words, he is already dressed and standing in front of the shopkeeper of the restaurant.

The shopkeeper of the restaurant looked up at him, and said in a low voice, "I said, Brother Liu, can you do me a favor and open this door."

The strong man surnamed Liu looked at the gate of the restaurant, clapped his hands, and said, "Small idea!"

boom!

The door was kicked down by him, splashing a cloud of dust.

"This......"

Seeing this scene, the shopkeeper of the restaurant wanted to ask him to lose money, but after looking at his bulging muscles, he decided to forget it.

"I will install it for you later."

After the strong man surnamed Liu kicked open the door, he looked at the empty restaurant and said, "By the way, where is that Erniu in your restaurant?"

The shopkeeper of the restaurant frowned and said, "I asked him to stay on vigil yesterday, I don't know where he went by himself."

The complexion of the strong man surnamed Liu changed drastically, and he shouted: "Last night, I heard him calling for someone, something must have happened!"

Speaking of this, he seemed to remember something, exchanged glances with the shopkeeper of the restaurant, and rushed towards the backyard.

The shopkeeper of the restaurant looked at his back, gritted his teeth, and followed him.

In the backyard room, a thin man was lying on the edge of the bed, his body was covered with a quilt, his eyes were staring straight ahead, as if in a daze.

The strong man surnamed Liu kicked open the door, and as soon as he entered, he saw the figure beside the bed.

He swallowed and spit, tremblingly said: "Er Niu?"

no respond......

He looked at the figure, gritted his teeth, and cautiously took two steps closer.

At this time, the thin body slowly turned around, with a bloody face and dull eyes looking at the strong man surnamed Liu, tremblingly said: "Yes, there are ghosts!"

............

South of the city.

The originally bustling streets have become extremely desolate now, with broken and scattered dead leaves hanging on the branches, which looks particularly desolate.

In the restaurant, a potbellied businessman raised his head and looked around.

On the side, the shopkeeper of the restaurant accompanied him with a smile: "Look, not to mention the location, this house is worth 3000 taels at least..."

Wang Baole nodded and said, "It's really good."

Hearing what he said, the shopkeeper of the restaurant had a smile on his face, and hurriedly said: "It's no wonder that you are the big shopkeeper of Baolefang, and your vision is extraordinary."

Wang Baole reached out and touched the porcelain on the shelf, and said, "Land, house and furniture, how much is the total silver, let's make a price."

"Look at..."

The shopkeeper of the restaurant pondered for a long time, stretched out two fingers, and asked, "Is this a good amount?"

Wang Baole shook his head and said, "200 taels of silver? Too much..."

The shopkeeper of the restaurant was startled for a moment, then lowered his face, forced a smile, and said, "The shopkeeper Wang is joking, I mean two thousand silver."

Wang Baole stopped in his tracks, looked at the shopkeeper, and said, "If it was a day ago, two thousand silver would be fine, but now..."

He shook his head and continued, "Two hundred silver is too much for me."

The shopkeeper of the restaurant frowned, and said, "These furniture alone cost more than this price. If it wasn't for the urgent shortage of silver in the cloth shop in the north of the lower city, this restaurant would not be sold for two thousand silver."

A disdainful smile appeared on Wang Baole's face: "Lack of money to buy goods? Heh..."

The shopkeeper of the restaurant had a gloomy face and said, "1000 taels of silver, nothing less."

"In this case, then you can go to another dental firm, I will not accompany you."

After Wang Baole finished speaking, he turned around and left.

The shopkeeper of the restaurant showed a struggling look on his face, he gritted his teeth, but still did not agree.

The Spring Breeze Building is located in the busiest street in the south of Kyoto, and it can earn nearly ten thousand taels of silver every year.

Not to mention the house, even this land can be sold for 5000 silver, plus the house and furniture, at least [-] taels.

The asking price was 2000 taels just now, which is already a loss-making business.

1000 taels is his bottom line, if it falls below this amount, even if it falls into his hands, he won't be able to sell it.

The 200 taels offered by Baolefang just now is completely taking advantage of people's danger and asking for a sky-high price, which is unacceptable no matter what.

What's more, who knows what will happen in the future, maybe in two days, this street will return to its former prosperity, which is not certain.

............

On the way back to Baolefang.

Wang Fugui, the second son of the wealthy businessman Wang's family in the capital, looked at his elder brother and asked puzzledly: "Brother, I think the Chunfeng Building is worth at least five thousand silver, 1000 taels. We have taken advantage of it. Why didn't you Promise to that person?"

Wang Baole glanced at him and said, "You went to Yirenju yesterday, and didn't you hear any strange things?"

"I......"

Wang Fugui wanted to deny it flatly, but after thinking about it, he definitely couldn't hide his whereabouts from this elder brother, so he generously admitted: "I didn't hear about it."

Wang Baole looked at him with resentment, shook his head, and said, "If you are like this, how can I rest assured that you will take over the family business."

Wang Fugui didn't take it seriously: "Anyway, I have you in my family, so I'll just be a dandy waiting to die..."

Seeing him like this, Wang Baole was furious and scolded: "Remember, no matter how rich the family property is, it can't be worth a spendthrift prodigal.

Let’s talk about the Anping Bo’s Mansion, which can be regarded as a big family in our capital, because Fangxiu is a prodigal son, and now even his ancestral property has been mortgaged to our Baolefang.

He was having fun for a while, eating, drinking and having fun, and squandered recklessly, what should he do after that?

Now Boss Anping is protecting him, when Boss Anping is gone, he will be inferior to the beggars on the street, do you want to be like him? "

Seeing that he was really angry, Wang Fugui quickly bowed his head and admitted his mistake: "Brother, don't be angry, I know I was wrong, and I will definitely not learn from that."

Chapter 23 Spring Breeze Building

Wang Baole saw that he was sincere in admitting his mistakes, sighed, and said, "I won't stop you from visiting brothels, but you can't just know how to look for flowers and willows.

In the brothel, the news is the most complicated. If you use it a little, you can gain a lot.

Let's just say this time, if it wasn't for my brother...... Hearing the little boy in the store talk about the female ghost in white, how could he take such a big deal for nothing. "

Wang Fugui showed doubts on his face: "White ghost?"

Wang Baole nodded and said, "It is said that there is an ancient well in the south of the city, in the well..."

After Wang Fugui heard this, his face turned pale, and he said in a trembling voice, "Then, do we want more of this haunted restaurant?"

Wang Baole said: "Why not? Even if it's really haunted here, it's only once in seven years. As long as this period passes, it won't be the same as before."

Wang Fugui wondered: "But by then, this street has already decayed, and it shouldn't be worth much money..."

Wang Baole glanced at him, sighed, and said: "No matter what happens in the future, being able to buy a restaurant with this price is already a great deal.

Brother Wei has told you this truth more than once. "

Wang Fugui bowed his head hastily, and whispered: "My brother knows."

"Hey, isn't this Shopkeeper Wang?"

Suddenly, a cynical voice came from ahead.

Wang Baole looked up, saw the figure clearly, and rushed forward to meet him, with a flattering smile on his face: "Young master can't afford to be called a young master like that, if the young master loves you and calls you a little treasure, the young one will be overwhelmed by flattery." gone."

The son-in-law walking towards him was Fang Xiu, the prodigal son whom Wang Baole talked about educating his younger brother.

Fang Xiu glanced at him, smiled, and said: "Xiaobao, I have recently been on a whim and am planning to do some business. Do you have any good connections? Tell me."

Wang Baole lowered his head and said with a smile: "Young Master is talented and intelligent. You can do whatever business you want, and you will have a lot of potential. I can't put my humble opinion on the table, and it will only make you laugh if you say it."

Even though he said that, he was very disdainful in his heart, thinking: What kind of business can you do as a prodigal son, it is nothing more than squandering your family property.

"Hahaha......"

Hearing his compliment, Fang Xiu laughed twice, looked at Zhao Yan at the side, and said, "Well, I'm right, I'm born to do business."

Next to him, Bai Xiaochun hurriedly said flatteringly: "Young master is a star descending from the sky that day, not only handsome and graceful, but also talented and talented, he is very promising in whatever he does.

It is a blessing that Xiaochun has cultivated in a hundred lifetimes to be able to be with the young master all the time in this life, when Xiaochun thinks of this, she is so excited that she can't help but feel tears welling up in her eyes..."

As Bai Xiaochun was talking, tears really filled his eyes, and he was about to cry.

Rao is as tactful as Wang Baole, everyone is dumbfounded and ashamed.

Standing beside Fang Xiu, Zhao Yan, who was disguised as a man, rolled her eyes and let out a very disdainful 'hum'.

"Cough cough..."

Fang Xiu also felt that Bai Xiaochun's performance was too exaggerated, so he coughed a few times in embarrassment, and said to Wang Baole: "I heard that the Chunfeng Tower near here is intended to be sold, and I plan to go and have a look. If you have nothing to do, come with me. go."

"This......"

Wang Baole hesitated for a moment, nodded, and said, "Young Master, I am very honored to invite you."

After he finished speaking, he turned his head to look at Wang Fugui, and said, "Fugui, you go back first, I will accompany Mr. Fang around."

When Wang Fugui heard this, he realized that the young man in Huafu in front of him was Fang Xiu, the prodigal son of the Fang family who had sold his family property and squandered it!