Qin Shixiao was the first to get up. He was somewhat surprised to see Yao Jianwen arriving with his men, yet it seemed to make sense.

He had witnessed a great deal of Ling Jiuyue's abilities during his time with her these past few days and knew that she would never lie easily.

The old man's early arrival was still unexpected for him.

"Young man, about the house you were talking about yesterday, my relative agreed, but he wants to pay a little more. What do you think of that?"

Qin Shixiao's expression was cold: "It's my girlfriend's decision to buy it; I can't make that decision!"

The old man was surprised. Looking at the handsome young man, he wondered why his wife was making the decision over such a small matter. He thought the young man was probably henpecked.

"And your partner..."

She's still asleep!

Shunzi and Xiaowu had already gotten up to start a fire and cook.

The old man couldn't help but look at the two young people cooking while the little girl was still sleeping, and he couldn't help but feel disdain.

"In all my years, I've never seen such a lazy girl! Making her brothers get up so early in the morning to start a fire and cook!"

Shunzi, who was picking vegetables, glanced at him and said, "In all my life, I've never seen anyone rushing to talk business before dawn!"

They say that hasty deals are never good deals, and this old man's eagerness made Shunzi think there must be something going on.

Seeing that the others were cooking and cleaning the room without him showing any sign of concern, the old man paced back and forth in the yard with his hands behind his back, repeatedly asking Qin Shixiao when Ling Jiuyue would get up.

Qin Shixiao said casually, "She's young; sleeping more is good for her health!"

The old man was speechless for a moment. She was old enough to be someone's mother, and she was still young?

Seeing the anxiety etched on Yang Xingzhi's face, Xiao Wu whispered to Yang Xingzhi, who was brushing his teeth by the yard:

"Brother, do you think this old man is in a bad mood? Otherwise, why would he be in such a hurry? Selling such a big yard for just a few dozen dollars, and coming to talk to people before dawn. If he doesn't sell the house, is someone going to die?"

Yang Xingzhi looked at the anxious old man and wiped the foam from his mouth.

"This could very well be a matter of life and death!"

"Brother Qin, wake up Xiaoling for dinner!" Xiao Wu rolled up his sleeves, ready to cook.

Qin Shixiao hurriedly went over: "Let me do it!"

Before leaving yesterday, Ge Junshan asked the villagers to buy them a lot of eggs, meat and vegetables, fearing that they might have some inconvenience here.

Xiao Wu is a good cook and wanted to show off his skills to everyone.

Unexpectedly, Qin Shixiao snatched it away.

The old man quickened his pace, looking angrily at the people in the kitchen.

He arrived so early, and these people were busy preparing food, not even bothering to wake that brat up. Just thinking about it...

When Ling Jiuyue got up, Qin Shixiao had already cooked a stir-fry of green peppers and pork slices, stir-fried green beans, and a tomato and egg dish.

Shunzi clicked his tongue: "What a family! Eating such a good meal so early in the morning, it's like Chinese New Year!"

Xiao Wu slapped him: "Even eating can't shut you up!"

Anyone with eyes could see that Qin Shixiao wanted to show off in front of Ling Jiuyue, but this idiot was still complaining that she was wasting her time.

Upon seeing Ling Jiuyue, the old man hurriedly went to greet her: "Miss, about the deal we discussed yesterday..."

"Have you eaten? If not, sit down and have something to eat, or you won't be able to stand it for long!" Ling Jiuyue greeted the old man without looking up.

The old man was furious; at that moment, he couldn't possibly eat.

"Little girl..."

Ling Jiuyue sipped her porridge and said slowly, "Grandpa, there's no use in rushing. The housing management bureau isn't open yet, is it? Besides, let me make this clear first: since I've paid for the house, all the paperwork must be complete so there won't be any disputes later!"

The old man wasn't angry at all; on the contrary, he was very happy: "Don't worry, I have connections at the housing management bureau. I guarantee there won't be any problems!"

After Ling Jiuyue had eaten and drunk her fill, she followed the old man to the housing management bureau.

The old man hesitated for a moment: "Young man, there's no need for that trouble. I've asked someone from the housing management bureau to go directly to the property and handle the paperwork in person, to avoid any future disputes. What do you think?"

Qin Shixiao frowned, sensing that something was wrong. Why wasn't the transfer of ownership handled at the workplace, but instead at that courtyard?

Yang Xingzhi shared the same thought: "September..."

"Okay, that saves a lot of trouble!"

Ling Jiuyue agreed nonchalantly.

At the entrance to the courtyard.

Two staff members were waiting there early on, whether it was because the weather had turned cooler after the rain, or because they were infected by the hospital.

Young staff member Xiao Liu rubbed his arms: "Sister Wang, what's the deal with this place? They made us bring their official seal and wait here first thing in the morning. Everyone says this place is weird. Standing here, I feel like I'm being watched. It's giving me the creeps!"

The older Sister Wang scolded sternly, "Don't talk nonsense! What ghosts and ghosts? That's all unscientific superstition. We've been destroying the Four Olds for so many years, there's no such nonsense!"

Xiao Liu scoffed inwardly, "You speak so righteously, yet you keep your distance."

Whatever the problem is with this courtyard, who doesn't know?

This house is so big, with quite a few rooms. Over the years, many people have tried to move in under various pretexts.

But anyone who moved in, whether human or animal, would always encounter all sorts of strange things, and over time, no one dared to take the risk anymore.

A few years ago, a fearless murderer went into jail to evade capture by the police.

A few days later, he crawled out of there on his own and begged the police to arrest him.

Not long after he entered the cell, he stabbed himself to death with a sharpened toothbrush.

His cellmates said that he would shout every night that there were ghosts, that someone was haunting him, that he couldn't have peace every night, and that he couldn't bear the torture and committed suicide.

After that incident, things calmed down for a while, but then some neighbors who wanted to take advantage of the situation thought that if people couldn't live there, then chickens and ducks could, so they turned the place into a chicken farm.

The chickens and ducks were put in the first night, and when they went to check the next day, all of them were dead. They said they had been killed by some kind of animal.

After that, no one dared to touch the courtyard again.

Xiao Liu thought to himself, "It must be some fool from out of town who would be so reckless as to buy this house."

When he realized that the person buying the house was a young and beautiful girl, he suddenly had an urge to tell her not to accept this hot potato.

Sister Wang glanced at him, reminding him not to forget why he was there.

When Ling Jiuyue entered the courtyard, she saw what appeared to be blood under the mulberry tree, and the air still smelled of burning incense. She slightly curled the corners of her mouth.

The old man gestured for Sister Wang to produce the documents: "Comrade Xiao Ling, let's proceed with the transfer of ownership now!"

Qin Shixiao frowned, keenly sensing that the courtyard had been tampered with.

"September!"

"It's okay! Let's begin!"

The old man took the money and watched Ling Jiuyue press a large red handprint on her palm, unable to suppress a hint of joy on his face...

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