Crossing the Unknown Country

She said quickly, "Sir, we have opened a food shop and we want to find a good day soon. Which day do you think is good?"

The gentleman twisted his sheep's tail beard and asked, "Who opened the shop? What's your birthday? I need to calculate it."

Su He's aunt looked at Su He's mother, and they whispered together, "Then it belongs to Su He's father."

"Then it belongs to Uncle Su He."

They both laughed, and finally said with a smile: "It's settled for both of them."

Grandma Su He told the fortuneteller the birthdays of her two sons and asked him to calculate the dates carefully.

The master counted on his fingers for a while and said that there would be one day after three days, one day after seven days, and the rest would be ten days later. Grandma Su He, Su He's aunt, and Su He's mother all decided to open the store in three days. Grandma Su He took out 500 coins and gave them to the master, giving more for good luck. The master also wished them good luck in opening the store, and took out a lucky coin from his bag and asked them to put it under the counter.

Grandma Suhe generously gave the money, and the gentleman gave her an old coin he had used as a gift to the family to ward off disaster and usher in good fortune. Both parties were very satisfied, and Grandma Suhe kept saying thank you.

The gentleman looked up and saw the little girl Su He. He looked at her and said to Su He's grandmother, "After this little girl had a serious illness, she turned the danger into safety. She will definitely become rich and powerful in the future."

Grandma Su He smiled and said, "Sir, you are right. My granddaughter has brought great wealth to our family after she got seriously ill. Thank you, sir. Come on, you must accept this money. Thank you for your good words."

Grandma Su He took out another 300 coins and gave it to the gentleman. The gentleman accepted it with a smile, but took out a talisman from his bag and asked Su He to carry it with her, which could protect her from disasters. If she was sick, she could burn the talisman and turn it into water, and the disease would be cured.

Su He believed this because he had traveled from here to here. It was better to believe it than not to believe it. Su He took the talisman paper and put it in the small backpack on his back.

Su He didn't expect that she would receive an unexpected surprise after calculating the date. She thanked her husband in the end, after all, it didn't matter if he didn't say it or didn't give it.

The four of them returned to the store happily, thinking that since there were still a few days left, they would clean up the store. The four of them took action separately, with grandma taking care of the sanitation, while Su He needed to think carefully about the decoration and planning layout.

Su He looked around the store. He thought that the wall should be painted. The white wall was a little gray. He would paint it again when he had time. He also wanted to put a shelf here. He could get it made by the carpenter in the village. It should be done in the next few days. The hall also needed to be decorated and made brighter. Some calligraphy and paintings should be posted on the wall. However, they were not the calligraphy and paintings of modern scholars, but simple drawings designed by Su He. Su Pei would be the one to paint them. Su He's painting skills were still a little poor.

Now the colors are there, and the colored pictures are still very beautiful, and they will definitely attract people. There will also be some colors in the store to make people feel good when they come in to eat.

I'll think about the rest in the next few days, since I have time. Grandma and her friends have already cleaned up the spider webs in the corners of the back room, and are now cleaning the window frames and cleaning every place in the store that needs cleaning. The three of them were chatting while working, and their laughter kept coming over. They looked very happy.

While they were busy in the store, Su He's father, uncle, and grandfather had already followed Song Bai to the government office to find the registrar to sign and exchange the house deed. Su He's grandfather did not go into the government office. He was outside watching the mule cart. Su He's father and uncle followed Song Bai in.

I saw Wei Dianshi sitting behind the table. He was a middle-aged fat man with a smiling face. Because Songbai and his dental practice often dealt with this place, they were very familiar with it.

Songbai walked up to him, bowed and said, "Hello, Wei Dianshi, this is the Wei family coming to get the deed to buy the store, please take the trouble to help with it!"

He didn't make things difficult for them. He smiled and said jokingly, "You guys are going to make money again. You can make a lot this time!"

Songbai smiled and replied, "You may not know this, sir, but we are only trying to earn enough money to get away, and we still need your help."

Uncle Su He also tactfully followed the agreement and handed the silver he had prepared to Wei Dianshi: "It's just a small gift, please accept it. Thank you for your concern."

He knew how much it was after weighing it lightly, and smiled as he started to get the house deed for them, and also told Uncle Su He to go to the account office to pay the money first. Uncle Su He took the required silver to pay the deed tax, and of course he also had to give some benefits. When he came back, the house deed had been completed, and Wei Dianshi smiled and handed it to Uncle Su He.