"Hey, have you heard…"
"What is it?"
" I heard that Ma Linxiang's wife had a miscarriage yesterday due to excessive grief…"
"No way!"
" That's right. I also heard that Madam Li is a pitiful person. She lost half her life because of a massive hemorrhage…Several doctors in town went to see her and said that she won't be able to have children in the future…"
" Ha, Ma Linxiang is no longer around. Whether she has the ability to give birth or not, no one is going to sow the seeds…"
"That's hard to say…"
"Hey, hey, hey, don't talk nonsense here!”
Early in the morning, Sun Cheng had just opened the door of the grain store when he heard the townspeople who were queuing outside the grain store to buy food gossiping.
He had been wondering why Li Helin hadn't come to retrieve the three scrolls of the Spirit Treasure Scripture when the agreed time to copy the scriptures was up.
However, after asking a few questions, Sun Cheng's expression turned strange.
Second Granduncle's guess was right the night before yesterday. Li Yueying suddenly had a miscarriage yesterday morning, and the child in her stomach was not saved.
Ma Family really thought that it was Ma Linxiang's posthumous son, so they put in a lot of effort.
The butler had been busy for the entire morning. He had invited all the slightly famous doctors in town.
Unfortunately, even so, they could not protect the child in Li Yueying's stomach. They could only barely protect Li Yueying.
And just last night, Li Helin suddenly took Li Yueying away with the excuse of taking his sister to the county town for treatment, ignoring the Ma family's urging to stay.
He didn't even come to Sun Cheng to ask for the three scrolls of the Spirit Treasure Scripture before he suddenly left Shangxiang Town.
"Unfortunately, it's all because of greed!”
Sighing in his heart, Sun Cheng ignored them.
Anyway, he had already finished copying the three volumes of the Spirit Treasure Scripture. If Li Helin came to ask him for it, Sun Cheng would not refuse.
If he didn't ask for it, Sun Cheng wouldn't mind collecting a few more books.
As soon as Li Helin and the others left, the town immediately returned to its original peaceful life.
On the southwestern border, the Qing court won a crucial war with France.
This news finally reached Shangxiang Town half a month after Ma Linxiang's death.
Affected by the victory of the border war, the soaring grain prices and commodity prices in the province finally began to fall.
The business of Sun Ji's grain store also experienced setbacks.
However, Sun Cheng had been smiling recently. He didn't care that the sweet potato flour in his shop and the sales of fresh sweet potatoes had plummeted.
On the contrary!
Because not long ago, during Ma Linxiang's funeral, he provided a large number of sweet potato barbeque, which made many young and old men in the town drink the right taste.
In the past half a month, the sweet potato barbeque from Sun Ji's grain store had started to sell like hotcakes in town.
The premium price of wine was much higher than that of food.
Therefore, Sun Cheng's recent income was higher than before.
On this day, Sun Ji's grain store was closed for business.
Sun Cheng went to the dental clinic and specifically found an agent who handled the sale of land in the town. He brought him around the town.
"Boss Sun, what do you think of this place?”
The manager Sun Cheng hired was a tall and thin middle-aged man in his forties.
He was wearing a cap that was commonly seen in this era, and he brought Sun Cheng around a two-door courtyard house in a flattering manner.
Sun Cheng was not in a hurry to express his opinion. His gaze kept patrolling the courtyard house.
There was only about a month and a half left until his marriage with his cousin, Xiao Yun.
Before getting married, Sun Cheng wanted to buy a property in advance.
The courtyard house that Sun Cheng was looking at was a two-room courtyard house.
The Siheyuan was about 22 or 23 meters wide from east to west, and 36 or 37 meters deep from north to south. The total area was about one mu.
There were no artificial mountains or gardens in this courtyard house, but there was a very wide courtyard.
In the middle of the courtyard, there was an osmanthus tree.
As soon as Sun Cheng entered the courtyard, he smelled a refreshing fragrance and could not help but be energized.
"Manager Chen, introduce me to this courtyard!”
Hearing that there was a chance, the smile on the manager's face instantly became even wider.
He nodded repeatedly and then introduced with a smile,"This courtyard was built in the fifth year of Xianfeng (1855). The earliest owner was a wealthy businessman who fled to Shangxiang Town to escape the war. Later, after the bandits subsided, the owner missed his hometown and hung the property in the house to sell.”
Sun Cheng nodded. He was good at history and knew that the Xianfeng Dynasty had been at war for more than ten years.
He walked around the courtyard and asked curiously,""Then why hasn't this property been sold until now?”
"Hehe!"
The manager pointed at the courtyard." Back then, they built this courtyard for their own family to live in. For the sake of comfort, the courtyard in the courtyard was planned to be a little bigger. Although the materials used for the construction of his house were also of the highest quality, those who could afford this courtyard were not satisfied with it. It was better to choose another one instead of modifying it. In the end, they can't be sold!"
Sun Cheng was enlightened!
The courtyard in this courtyard house was indeed a little too big. It was probably more than a hundred square meters.
The original owner of this courtyard was only a wealthy businessman, not an official or a noble.
Otherwise, if he bought a little more land, it would be enough to build a two-in and two-out courtyard house.
However, Sun Cheng was quite satisfied with this place, so he asked,""Manager Chen, how much is this courtyard?”
"Hey! Boss Sun, you've really come at a good time!”
"What do you mean?"
The manager smiled and explained," That rich businessman originally priced this house at 10,000 taels of silver. However, because the price was too high, it was left unused for more than ten years and still couldn't be sold.”
"Two months ago, the rich businessman passed away. His family came to town to sell the house as soon as possible so that the brothers could divide the property.”
"Thus, the price was reduced to eight thousand taels.”
Although 8,000 taels was not expensive for such a house, it was definitely not cheap.
Sun Cheng shook his head." 6,000 taels. If it's higher than this, I'll change places and take a look!”
His money did not come from the wind, so he was naturally not satisfied with the high price.
The manager frowned, but the house had already been bought by the dental clinic.
He thought that the other party had done a good job in the past and hoped that he could sell it for a high price one day.
However, it was obvious that those who could afford it in Shangxiang Town did not care about this courtyard.
He couldn't afford anything he liked.
Sun Cheng could afford it, and he had indeed taken a fancy to this courtyard.
However, the price he offered was too low. Although the dental shop could make money, it obviously did not reach the expected profit.
Seeing that he was silent, Sun Cheng smiled.
"It seems that you can't make the decision. How about this? When that family comes to town next time, help me ask.”
With that, he turned around and walked out of the courtyard house!
Sun Cheng's attitude shocked the manager.
Everyone in town knew that the boss of Sun Ji's grain store was getting married in a month.
They would definitely be scouting around the town and would probably buy anything suitable.
If the other party really found someone more suitable, this business might fall through.
He was anxiously running out to stop Sun Cheng and persuade him.
Unexpectedly, the moment he stepped out, he saw Sun Cheng standing at the door, frowning slightly.
The manager followed his gaze and his face immediately trembled.
On the street not far away, four or five people were riding tall horses and walking slowly on the street.
Behind those people were two groups of soldiers with about a hundred people.
Each of the soldiers had a saber hanging from their waists, some were holding spears, and there were even more than ten people carrying guns on their backs.
"Shangxiang Town is going to be peaceful!"
In an instant, this thought appeared in the manager's mind.
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