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Liu Tiezhu and Chen Shuigen, who were standing next to Tao'er, both felt a chill and looked at Li Caizhu in unison.

He wondered if Li the rich man had changed his mind.

The contract has already been signed, so there's no going back on it!

However, seeing that Tao'er's face was calm, they were no longer so worried.

Tao'er calmly asked, "Master Li, please feel free to ask me any questions. I will answer them to the best of my knowledge."

"That's right. My Li family initially relied on the land left by our ancestors and the rent collected from tenants to make a living."

That's not bad, there's a little extra.

Later, by chance, I followed a friend around the country to do business, and things went smoothly, so I accumulated a considerable fortune.

But ever since that house became haunted, our family has had a lot of bad luck.

Especially in the last two years.

"Master Li, your family used to have a smooth and prosperous life because your ancestors accumulated good deeds and protected you."

Furthermore, since Mr. Li himself is not a particularly wicked person, you will be able to make a fortune and have smooth sailing in your business.

These past two years have been filled with misfortune because my descendants have been unkind and committed evil deeds.

Otherwise, how could a haunted house be haunted?

"There must be some wronged spirits that are unwilling to leave!"

Mr. Li, please don't mind my bluntness.

If you continue to turn a blind eye and do nothing to stop it, then your entire Li family might be ruined...

Upon hearing Tao'er's words, Master Li was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat and took out a handkerchief to wipe the beads of sweat from his forehead.

"Miss Tao, you really do understand those mystical arts; what you said is indeed true."

It's all my fault for failing to raise my son properly.

But what's done is done, and there's nothing I can do about it.

Do you have any solutions?

"Whoever owes the debt should pay it back."

Once the debt is settled, the resentment will disappear, and the Li family's good fortune will return.

Mr. Li, let me add one more thing: your Li family doesn't have just one son. Isn't this eldest son of yours quite good?

There's one more thing I'd like to say to Mr. Li: "A virtuous wife brings blessings to three generations; a widow brings misfortune. I don't need to explain, you already know the answer!"

"Thank you for pointing that out, Miss Tao'er. I understand now!"

Li the rich man had a look of sudden enlightenment on his face, then patted his eldest son on the shoulder, "Chenhao, I'm sorry you suffered in the past."

From now on, you will stay by your father's side and learn to manage the family shop.

"Thank you, Dad. I will study hard and live up to your expectations."

Although Li Chenhao's expression remained calm, his tone revealed that he was very happy, even a little excited.

He looked at Tao'er and gave her a warm and bright smile.

He knew that without this girl, Tao'er, speaking up, his father wouldn't have started to take him seriously so quickly.

Tao'er simply nodded slightly to him, then said, "Master Li, it's getting late, let's hurry to the county government office!"

"Yes, yes, hurry up and go, hurry up and get down to business."

Li the wealthy man hurriedly instructed his son, "Chenhao, go and have the steward bring the carriage over. We need to go to the county government office."

"Yes, Father, I'll go right away."

Li Chenhao responded and turned to leave.

When Tao'er and the others arrived at the entrance of the Li residence, two carriages were already parked there.

Tao'er and her brother rode in the same carriage, but the village head Chen Shuigen was arranged to ride in a different carriage by Li the rich man.

He probably wanted to talk to the village head.

Once inside the carriage, Liu Tiezhu curiously touched this and that, as if in a dream, everything seemed so unreal.

"Brother, is this your first time riding in a horse-drawn carriage?"

Tao'er suppressed a laugh and asked, "Big brother looks like a big goofball right now."

Liu Tiezhu then withdrew his gaze from looking around, scratched his head, and chuckled, "I'm sorry to have made you laugh, little sister. I... this is indeed my first time riding in a carriage."

I've ridden in the village's oxcart a few times.

Most of them still walk to the town and county seat.

Grandma asked the two brothers to deliver things to their fourth uncle and the others.

"When my little sister buys a carriage, I can ride in it every day."

Tao'er said with a smile.

"Little sister, no need. You just spent thirty taels of silver to buy that house. Have you spent it all?"

"It's all my fault for being incompetent; I couldn't help you."

Liu Tiezhu thought to himself that the money his younger sister had worked so hard to save was probably all gone.

He felt ashamed, knowing that he was the older brother but his younger sister was the one supporting the family.

"Brother, what nonsense are you talking about? I'm a good brother, I'm not useless at all."

Also, I haven't spent all my money, so you don't need to worry.

Besides, it doesn't matter if we run out of money, we can always earn more.

Tao'er smiled and comforted her older brother.

"Little sister, aren't you afraid of that haunted house?"

Actually, we could use that wasteland to build houses.

It just takes a little longer.

Liu Tiezhu was still somewhat worried.

"Don't be afraid, brother. Ghosts will only go after her enemies, not us."

We live in that haunted house; most people don't dare to come in.

The Liu family didn't dare to come either.

They wouldn't even know we were eating something nice inside, wouldn't you say?

Tao'er smiled, a cunning glint in her eyes.

"That's right, little sister is right. If we live inside, then Grandma and the others won't dare to come and cause trouble."

The brother and sister chatted and laughed all the way, and soon arrived at the county government office.

Li, the wealthy man, gave the yamen runner at the door a small piece of silver, and the runner quickly invited them inside.

Tao'er and her companions soon met Magistrate Wang.

Li, the wealthy man, secretly placed another five taels of silver under the contract and pushed it in front of Magistrate Wang.

Magistrate Wang quickly discovered the silver, and his expression changed from blank to beaming in an instant.

It's true that you need a stepping stone to get anything done.

Money makes things easier.

The transfer of ownership went smoothly, and Magistrate Wang only asked a few routine questions.

Tao'er and her group also took the opportunity to register the deed for the one acre of wasteland in the village, pay the taxes, and of course, give Magistrate Wang a kickback of two taels of silver.

She knew these rules, and Magistrate Wang was naturally happy to receive the silver.

The portion that Li the rich man just gave me was his, and my portion was another one; they cannot be confused.

Paying this money won't be a waste of time; if there are any disputes in the future, the government will protect you.

After finishing their business, Li the rich man insisted on taking them to a teahouse for tea, saying it was to apologize for his good-for-nothing son.

The snacks on the table were only so-so, but for the village head and his elder brother, they were delicacies they had never seen before.

Tao'er symbolically ate a piece and thought it was just so-so, not as good as the ones at Li the Rich Man's house.

Tao'er, remembering that Li the Rich was in business, casually asked, "Mr. Li, what kind of business does your family usually do?"

"Our family business is quite diverse, we're involved in many different sectors."

However, the main business is medicinal herbs and tea.

"What, Miss Peach, are you interested in doing business?"

"No, maybe in the future, maybe."

The reason I asked that is because I recognize quite a few medicinal herbs and understand some pharmacology. I'm thinking of going up the mountain to collect herbs and selling them to earn some money to improve my life.

If she could sell the medicinal herbs to the Li family, then the herbs in her spatial storage could be legitimately converted into money.

"That's great, Miss Tao'er, we'll take as many as you have."

I own two pharmacies in the county town, and my son Chenhao will be in charge of them from now on.

You can contact him directly from now on.

Li the rich man was overjoyed. He had been worried about how to get involved with this girl, and now things were looking up.

"Miss Tao, if you need anything in the future, you can always come to me, Li Chenhao."

We will definitely buy your medicinal herbs at the highest possible price.

Li Chenhao took a sip of tea, thinking that he finally had a chance to thank this girl.

Tao'er nodded, then got up to say goodbye; she had to go home.

"Chenhao, see Tao'er and the others off, and pack a few boxes of pastries for them to take back with them."

I need to go home and take care of some things.

"Yes, Father, I will definitely get Miss Tao and the others home safely."

Li Chenhao happily replied.

Tao'er refused, saying, "You two are too kind. We came in an oxcart, but we'll take our own oxcart back."

The Li family father and son then gave up, but they insisted on packing a few bags of pastries for them.