allonlinenovel Chapter 75 Lack of money
Chapter 75 Lack of money
Wu Xiuer was smiling, but her smile froze the moment she saw Yun Yi.
Yunyi nodded slightly to her, then told Dazhuang and his mother to stay, and walked out herself.
"Brother Dazhuang, is this your new wife?" Wu Xiuer looked at Yunyi's back and suddenly couldn't help but ask, feeling a pang of jealousy.
"Xiuer, don't talk nonsense." Zhao Dazhuang's face was a little embarrassed.
Yunyi had only taken two steps when she heard these words and turned back to look at her: "Miss Xiuer, I used to admire your courage, but let me give you a piece of advice: sometimes blind jealousy can make you ugly." After saying that, she walked directly to the alley entrance and got on the donkey cart.
Uncle Zhou cracked his whip, and the little donkey trotted away.
Wu Xiuer's face was extremely pale, and in the end, she could only look at Zhao Dazhuang with tears in her eyes: "Brother Dazhuang, I really like you. I've been waiting for you for two days, why didn't you come to propose marriage?"
Zhao Dazhuang also had a complicated expression: "Xiuer, I'll treat you like a sister."
“But Sister Cui Cui has already married Liu the Rich Man, you…”
“It has nothing to do with her.” Zhao Dazhuang waved his hand. “You’re a good girl, you’ll find a good family in the future, don’t… don’t worry about me.” He then turned to close the door.
"Was that woman really yours just now...?"
"Wu Xiuer!" Zhao Dazhuang's voice suddenly rose, and his face turned ugly. "Can you please stop talking nonsense? You'll ruin her reputation."
"So you don't care about my reputation?" Wu Xiuer's tears finally fell.
"I..." Zhao Dazhuang scratched his head, feeling really annoyed. He had never thought about having anything with Wu Xiuer.
"Xiuer, you should go back." Seeing her son's state, Dazhuang's mother hurriedly pulled him behind her. "We dare not provoke the girls of your Wu family."
"Auntie, I..."
“Go back, my son. Even if he stays single, he won’t marry a girl from the Wu family.” After saying that, Da Zhuang’s mother slammed the door shut.
Wu Xiuer could only run away crying.
Yun Yici was considering buying a carriage, but horses were hard to find right now. Perhaps she could ask Lin Yanran for help?
She's the kind of person who acts on her thoughts, so when she arrived in Carp Town, Yunyi got off the bus and asked Uncle Zhou to make a trip to Clear Water Town.
“You’re familiar with that area. Go find Lin Yanran from Lin’s Cloth Shop and ask her if she can help you buy a carriage.”
"A horse-drawn carriage?" Old Zhou asked, somewhat surprised.
“Yes.” Yunyi nodded. “Here is twenty taels of silver. If you find something suitable, consider it a deposit.”
"you……"
“I trust you.” Yunyi smiled. “Besides, you’ve been driving carts for years, so you must know a lot about livestock. Therefore, it’s most suitable for you to go. If you can’t make it back today, you can stay overnight and come back tomorrow.”
"Okay." Old Zhou took the silver. "Then I'm off." He then turned the car around and drove away.
Yunyi went to find Shen Hu, as they had originally planned to go look at the shop today.
Shen Hu was waiting, and when he saw her coming, he hurriedly led her to the shop.
The shop was indeed quite large, with three bays and two floors. There was also a large courtyard at the back, as well as six side rooms. Near the back, there was a livestock shed and a well, a typical front shop and back house layout.
The only downside is that this shop is for sale only, not for rent, and the asking price is 280 taels.
"Girl, we brothers didn't know you were Tiger's boss before," Gao Fada chuckled twice. "Now that we know, we would never dare to make a single penny off you. This price is the seller's asking price; we didn't add a single cent."
I thought we were just acquaintances before, but I never expected that Brother Tiger was actually someone else's subordinate. This is quite strange, but as you meet more people, you'll learn that you can't judge a book by its cover.
"You dared to make money off Sister Yun last time, it's already a big favor that I didn't cripple you." Shen Hu kicked each of them.
"Brother Tiger Head, we'll back out, okay?" Gao Fugui hurriedly begged for mercy.
"Alright." Yunyi waved her hand. "Three hundred taels is a good price, but I don't have three hundred taels on hand right now. Could you ask them for a few more days? I can pay a deposit first."
“No problem.” Gao Fada nodded hurriedly. “The owner of this house has gone to the capital and won’t be back for another month. We can just give him the money then.”
Yunyi gave a deposit of twenty taels and signed the contract.
Once the homeowner returns to complete the transfer of ownership and pays the full purchase price, you can proceed.
But for now, the house can be tidied up.
Yunyi gave Shen Hu another twenty taels of silver, asking him to help the Huang brothers tidy up the shop first, and then start decorating it.
Shen Hu nodded: "Don't worry, Sister Yun, I'll definitely handle it well. Um..." He hesitated for a moment.
"Speak your mind directly, don't beat around the bush."
"Can we move in here?"
"Huh? Don't you have your own yard?"
Shen Hu scratched his head: "That courtyard isn't ours, we rented it." He lowered his eyes guiltily as he spoke.
Yunyi immediately understood that what appeared to be a rental was actually a robbery. After all, these people were all orphans who had been living on the streets, making a living by collecting protection money. Although they were able to eat their fill, they probably didn't have much money.
“This place isn’t ready yet, and besides, the ownership hasn’t been transferred, so it’s not appropriate for you to move in.” Yunyi shook her head. “But there are plenty of rooms in Fish Head Alley.”
Shen Hu scratched his head again.
"It's still early, I'll go with you to move." Yunyi also wanted to see what they needed so she could get it.
The brothers didn't have much stuff; each of them moved with just a small bundle. They didn't even have bedding, and they usually slept on a hard kang (heated brick bed).
After putting the things away, Yunyi led a few people to buy bedding and some other necessities.
Even with a few more people, the front yard wasn't full.
The Huang brothers, who are carpenters, welcomed them, saying that not only would they have help, but their safety would also be guaranteed.
"Alright, I'm going back now." Yunyi said, seeing that they were settled, and prepared to return to the village.
"Sister Yun, is Uncle Zhou coming to pick you up?"
"I told him to go to Qingshui Town and see if he could buy a horse-drawn carriage."
"You want to buy a carriage?"
“Yes,” Yunyi nodded, “Donkey carts and oxcarts are too slow.”
"Didn't I tell you before that I know a constable? He seems to have connections to buy horses, the kind that are retired old horses."
“Sure.” Yunyi’s eyes lit up. “Go ask around, I want one.” A strong horse was out of the question, but an old horse would be fine too.
"I'll go to his house to find him in a bit."
"Okay, let me know if there's any news, then I'll head back." Yunyi nodded. She would have to go to the prefectural city tomorrow after Uncle Zhou returned; she was really short of money.