Chapter 21 You Were Deceived

"What? A puppet's house? How can we live there? What do you think? You want us to buy such a house..." The second wife glared at the jailer Ma angrily. If these lowly jailers hadn't taken away their jewelry, they wouldn't be so destitute now.

Although the others didn't say anything, they were all horrified when they remembered that the sixth girl was possessed by the puppet spirit in prison.

Now they all talked about asking the jailer Ma to change the place.

Ma Dalin smiled bitterly, "This Kyoto is very expensive. There are so many people in your house. It's really hard to find a suitable house at this time."

South City and North City are not suitable. They are messy and mixed.

Previously, the Shangshu Mansion was in the West City, and all the people living there were powerful people in Kyoto.

But now they have been demoted to commoners, and it is not suitable for them to live there anymore.

Now only West City is suitable, but the houses in West City are not cheap. Although there are few officials living there, it is a place where wealthy businessmen gather, which leads to higher housing prices every year.

There are houses for rent and sale there, but there are really no houses suitable for the Ling family.

They are penniless now. Miss Ling only has two accessories. Even if they take them all to the pawnshop, they probably can't buy a house.

Ling Chu glanced at everyone and ignored them. He turned to ask Ma the jailer, "Uncle Ma, what is the situation of that house? Please tell me."

Others are afraid of puppets, but Ling Chu is not.

Ma Dalin also saw that the sixth girl was possessed by the puppet spirit last night. Others were helpless, but she dealt with it in a few moves. Thinking that Miss Ling is capable and may not be afraid of the puppet spirit, she thought of introducing the house to her.

"The house is in the west of the city. It's not in the busy streets, but a little off the beaten track. But it's said to have three courtyards. Because of the puppet show at night, the house has never been sold. The price has been reduced again and again. Now I heard that the selling price is 150 taels."

The price of a house with three courtyards is not expensive. "Uncle Ma, do you know why the puppet show happened in the house?"

"I heard that the house was originally bought by a businessman who was going to marry a girl named Liu. But later I heard that the businessman went out to buy goods before the wedding and died in an accident. The girl didn't want to be reminded of him, so she sold it. So he wanted to sell the house.

The house had just been built and was soon bought by someone. However, after the new buyer moved in, he found that there were always strange noises at night. His child was always crying day and night, saying that there was a puppet following him. The buyer was worried that something might happen to the child, so he returned the house.

Later, the house passed through several hands, but no matter who it was sold to, it was returned in the end because there was a puppet in the house. "

In the end, the price of the house was reduced again and again, but it could not be sold, and even the pawnshop could not do anything.

Ma Dalin didn't know more specifically, so he could only ask Ling Chu to go to the pawnshop to inquire.

Ling Chu asked for the address of the pawnshop and decided to go there to see the situation of the house in person.

Seeing that she really wanted to buy the house, Mrs. Dong frowned, "Chu Jie'er, your elder brother is weak. Since the house is not clean, why not change it?"

When the second wife saw her speak, she also hurriedly said, "Eldest Miss, your grandparents are old and can't stand being frightened. Forget about the puppet house."

Everyone was still frightened when they thought of what happened to the sixth lady last night, and they all tried to dissuade her.

"I have lived in Xuanqing Temple for many years and learned some skills from my master. I am confident that I can handle a puppet house. However, if you have somewhere else to go, you can leave."

The others wanted to persuade her again, but Minister Ling looked at the eldest granddaughter with complicated eyes and said, "Chu Jie'er, you know the situation at home now. Everyone is penniless and has nowhere else to go. Let's go with you to see the house first and then make a decision."

The head of the family has spoken, so even if the others have any opinions, they can only hold them back.

Ling Chu did not object and nodded in agreement.

The group supported each other and went to find the pawnshop according to the address provided by the horse jailer. So many people walked through the streets and alleys, naturally attracting the pointing and talking of passers-by.

The second lady and the others felt ashamed, and they wanted Ling Chu to pay for a few carriages.

However, Ling Chu said frankly that she had no money on her, and whoever wanted to take a carriage could just hire it by themselves, and she would not indulge them.

She was weak and didn't say anything, but these people still wanted to take a carriage, not even looking at the current situation.

Seeing that she ignored her, the second lady was angry in her heart, but she didn't dare to get angry at her.

When the Shangshu Mansion went out, they usually either rode horses or took sedan chairs. They were exhausted and panting all the way. When they arrived in Xicheng, it was already afternoon.

Ling Chu looked at the sky and sighed. So many people followed her and dragged her along, which seriously affected her speed. If this continued, it would probably be dark before she reached the pawnshop.

She didn't want to sleep on the street tonight. There were so many ghosts wandering around on the street at night. She didn't have the energy to deal with them.

When passing by a tea stall, Ling Chu took out ten coins and asked the stall owner to let everyone rest in his tea stall.

After walking for a long time, the second lady was tired and thirsty. When she saw that there was only boiled water to drink, her face changed immediately.

"Miss, why is there only a bowl of water..."

Before she finished speaking, Ling Chu pointed to a place not far away and said, "Second Aunt, there is a restaurant over there. You can go in. I won't stop you."

If you want to eat anything, just go in.

But don't expect her to pay for the money.

After drinking a bowl of boiled water, Ling Chu left everyone behind and went to find a dental shop to look for a house alone.

Shangshu Ling was too old to walk, and wanted someone to follow her, but they were unwilling to move.

When Ling Chu arrived at the pawnshop, she asked, and it was true as Ma the jailer said, there were houses, but no suitable ones.

"I heard that there was a house with puppets, can you tell me what happened in detail?"

The pawnshop manager saw that she was a girl, and didn't want to pay attention. But seeing Ling Chu insist, he was bored, so he told her the situation of the house.

What surprised Ling Chu was that the house was now priced at 120 taels.

The manager may have seen that the house was returned a lot, so he didn't hide it. It turned out that the wife of the last buyer of the house was scared and broke her leg when she went to the toilet in the middle of the night.

The woman held a grudge in her heart, and after her legs and feet recovered, she spread the news that the house had puppets. Miss Liu had no choice but to lower the price again.

This was a good thing for Ling Chu.

She didn't hesitate much and asked the pawnshop manager to take her to see the house.

Seeing that she was really interested in the house, the manager immediately agreed and took her to see the house.

The house was quite big. Although there were weeds in the yard, there were some spider silk in the house, and a lot of dust had accumulated. But it was not a big problem. After a careful cleaning, she could move in tonight.

Ling Chu took a general look at the whole house, but she did not feel anything unclean in the house.

"Manager Chen, I want this house. I wonder if I can ask the owner to go to the government office to handle the contract now?"

The manager of the pawnshop was very happy to hear that she really wanted to buy the house, "Okay, I'll take you there now."

At this moment, a puppet soul emerged and said to Ling Chu anxiously, "Fairy, you have been deceived, this house is mine..."

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