The Daily Life of a Down-on-Hard-Life Medicine Girl Supporting Her Family

Chapter 247

The brokerage firm is back.

"Lord Gao said he bought this house from the government for 20,000 taels of silver, and he should sell it for at least 10,000 taels..."

"Alright, let him keep it to raise ghosts."

Zhao Minghua had seen it; the house was indeed very large. It didn't matter that it was dilapidated inside; it could be repaired with some money.

So he was happy to buy it, but the price... naturally, the lower the better.

He bet that the tall man would be unable to resist selling his shares.

After all, no one would buy a haunted house.

"Are there any other houses? Take me to see them."

"I don't have any suitable ones on hand, but I've heard that the government is going to issue a batch," the broker said. "I can accompany you to the government to inquire about it."

"OK."

This broker was introduced by the owner of Chongmo Shuzhenzhai in the capital. He seems to be a very honest person, telling me everything. Zhao Minghua won't treat him unfairly; he'll just give him a running fee later.

It's easier to get things done if you know someone.

When brokers go to the government office, they go directly to Master Xiao.

"Master Xiao, how have you been?"

"Old man Yi, you must have something to tell me. So, what are you up to today?"

"Master Xiao, it's like this. This young master wants to buy property in the capital. We've heard that the government has a batch of houses for sale. Would you be able to let us take a look?"

"Alright, alright, let's go. I'll tell you which houses are for sale."

Master Xiao immediately introduced the several houses for sale to Zhao Minghua.

Without exception, they were all confiscated or fined in earlier years.

"The Xiao residence?"

Perhaps because his wife's surname is Xiao, Zhao Minghua is particularly sensitive to the words "Xiao Mansion".

"Strictly speaking, it's not a mansion, but more like a residence, because its original owner was a royal physician, Physician Xiao."

"Imperial Physician Xiao?"

“Yes, Physician Xiao was a very famous physician in the capital, an excellent old man, but unfortunately…” Master Yi quickly added, “He was beheaded, the men of the Xiao family were exiled to the northern desert, and the women returned to their ancestral home in Shu.”

Zhao Minghua's heart skipped a beat when he heard this.

I never expected that while I was out buying a house today, I would run into the Xiao family's mansion for sale.

If it were someone else, they would definitely be excited and want to buy it immediately.

But he is Zhao Minghua, how could he be so easily recognized?

"What about the other households?"

Master Xiao then introduced them one by one. Without exception, the original owners of these people had all committed crimes. Some had their families raided and wiped out, some were exiled, and some were sent back to their hometowns.

Among them is the house of the Wu family, where Xiao Chunyu was first married.

"Speaking of which, the Wu family and the Xiao family are related by marriage, sir, you may not know this..."

Master Xiao was also a gossipy person, and he talked about the stories of the two families with great enthusiasm.

"Who could have imagined that the eldest granddaughter of the Xiao family, whom the Wu family had initially rejected, would be personally betrothed by the Emperor to a second-rank general and become a second-rank noblewoman? Even more unbelievable is that the woman the Wu family divorced on the grounds of jealousy and infertility gave birth to a healthy son for General Xia, making Old Madam Xia overjoyed." "On the other hand, the Wu family will now be left to eat dirt and drink the wind in the northern desert. People really shouldn't do too many bad things, or even the heavens will punish them."

If he weren't also a son-in-law of the Xiao family, he wouldn't have believed what the man said. Zhao Minghua thought to himself that he had really chosen the wrong profession and should be a storyteller in a teahouse.

How much is the Wu family's house for sale?

"These are prices set by the government, based on the size of the mansion and its interior decoration and layout. Not a penny less," said Master Xiao. "Because you were brought by Old Man Yi, I didn't treat you like an outsider and gave you a bottom price directly. The price will be even higher if you sell to outsiders."

Those who know, know; the high fees are simply due to their hard work.

"May I take a look at the house?"

"Sure, I'll have someone go with you."

"Thank you, Master Xiao."

Zhao Minghua was a sensible person, and immediately offered him a purse, saying it was for tea.

This made Master Xiao so happy he couldn't stop smiling.

"No problem, no problem. Just tell me which house you like, and I'll help you with the contract and all that."

They immediately sent a minor yamen runner surnamed Tian to accompany Zhao Minghua and Yi Yaxing to inspect the residence.

Zhao Minghua first went to see the Wu family's residence.

To be honest, the Wu family's house looked alright, but in fact it was worse than a dilapidated haunted house. It was quite shabby, which shows that the Wu family's house back then was all show and no substance.

"Young Master Zhao, what do you think of this house?"

Yi Yaxing was still thinking about Master Gao's haunted house, fearing that Zhao Minghua might have taken a fancy to the Wu family's house.

"Let's take another look at the Xiao family's residence."

"Alright, let's go to the Xiao residence."

The house is still under seizure, so you can't enter through the main gate; you can only enter through the side gate.

As soon as Zhao Minghua stepped into the Xiao residence, he thought: I never expected that going to my father-in-law's house would be such a roundabout way.

“It has been five years since Physician Xiao had his accident.” Yi Yaxing said with deep emotion, “Although this mansion is not luxurious, it gives people a sense of security as soon as they enter.”

“Yes, it’s reassuring.” Yi Yaxing confirmed his feeling: “When I first entered the haunted house, my back went cold, but as soon as I entered here, I felt warm all over. What does that mean? It means that there are no vengeful spirits in the Xiao family, and that both generations of Physician Xiao have been doing good deeds. A family that does good deeds will have good fortune. The Xiao family should not have fallen into ruin!”

The greatest wronged soul must be none other than Physician Xiao!
Zhao Minghua silently prayed: "Ancestors of the Xiao family, I am the son-in-law of your Xiao family's granddaughter... Sigh, at this moment, he has become a believer in ghosts and gods again."

“Young Master Zhao, if you want to buy it, you should do so as soon as possible. If I’m not mistaken, once General Xia finds out that the Xiao residence is available for purchase, he will definitely buy it. After all, he dotes on his wife so much, and his wife is the eldest granddaughter of the Xiao family…”

Zhao Minghua once said that Yi Yaxing had chosen the wrong profession and should really have gone to a teahouse to tell stories.

He can rattle off any gossip he wants with ease.

He was right about one thing: Xia Guangcheng knew that if the house was available for purchase, he would definitely make a move, and such an opportunity to prove himself should not be left to him.

Immediately, Zhao Minghua went to the yamen to complete the handover procedures, and then gave Xiao Shiye and Yi Yaxing some benefits.

"Young Master Zhao is truly generous." Both of them were very pleased, especially Yi Yaxing: "Young Master Zhao, do you still want that haunted house?"

No, Young Master Zhao has already bought the Xiao family's mansion, so he definitely won't want the haunted house anymore.

It's a pity that Master Gao missed a golden opportunity to sell the haunted house.

"If the price is as I said, I can consider it." Zhao Minghua's target was still the haunted house. After all, the Xiao family bought it to keep for themselves, and he still needed a house.

"Alright, I'll go and try to negotiate with Lord Gao again."