Yao Qingnian did not tell Liu Shuyue and the others about the haunted shop, so as not to worry them. He had to stay in the shop for one night the next day, so Yao Qingnian told them in advance: "Mom and Dad, I'm going to the city tomorrow and will stay in the shop for one night. I have something to deal with."

"Okay, you're a woman, so be careful."

Compared with the past, the grudge in her heart had long since vanished, replaced by a deep affection. Now in her eyes, Yao Qingnian was as close and important as her own daughter.

"Don't worry, mom. I'll be back after I finish dealing with the shop."

Liu Shuyue helped prepare the green rice dumplings and braised food to be sold the next day. This time the quantity prepared was more sufficient because there were more people in the city than in the village.

Now Lu Mingchuan can go in and out of the house skillfully with the help of a cane. Liu Shuyue doesn't have to spend a lot of time to take care of him. With You Nuo watching over her, it saves a lot of effort.

When they arrived at the city's vegetable market, the lady had already reserved a seat for her: "Girl, you're here, come quickly."

"Morning, Auntie."

As soon as Yao Qingnian put down his things, a few customers who came to buy braised food yesterday were waiting.

"Your stewed food is so delicious. I bought it back for my husband to eat with wine. He said he wanted more and asked me to buy it early in the morning."

An auntie who had been here yesterday came forward with a smile and bought two servings.

In a short while, Yao Qingnian had sold more than fifty portions of his braised food, and most of the green rice dumplings were also sold.

"How much are your qingtuan and braised food?"

A woman dressed like someone from a wealthy family came over and asked.

"A portion of braised food is 15 cents, and a green dumpling is 2 cents. How many do you want, auntie?"

The person who came was the purchasing woman from the Wu Mansion. Recently, the young master's taste has become more and more difficult to please. The food he cooked every day is served away untouched after he can only eat a few bites.

“I’ll buy one of each and try them at home.”

"Okay, come back and buy more if you think it tastes good."

Yao Qingnian packed two portions and handed them to the old woman.

Before noon, all of Yao Qingnian's 150 portions of braised food and 200 green rice dumplings were sold out.

After selling the goods, she came to the shop and cleaned it. At noon when the students were leaving school, the little fat boy from yesterday was looking over here not far from the shop. When she saw him, Yao Qingnian walked out of the shop.

"Girl, did you bring yesterday's qingtuan and braised food to sell today?"

“Today’s is sold out.”

"Okay, if you make it tomorrow, leave two copies for me, and I'll pick them up from you after school at noon."

The little fat boy said with some disappointment.

"I will be in the shop tonight. I won't be cooking tomorrow. Wait two days. I'll save some for you then."

Yao Qingnian is not going back tonight and plans to find out the truth about the shop.

"You're going to be here tonight?"

The little fat man looked at her in surprise, then glanced at the shop behind her with fear in his eyes.

"I've already bought the shop. If I don't find out the truth, my money will be wasted."

Yao Qingnian's lips curled up slightly, with a nonchalant arc on her lips.

"But the shop is haunted, aren't you afraid?"

"Ghosts are not scary, people are. I have never seen what a ghost looks like, so I'd like to take a look."

The little fat boy admired Yao Qingnian a little. It would be nice if he could sort things out and restore the lively atmosphere in front of the academy.

"It's getting late. I'll go back and have lunch first."

The fat boy waved goodbye to Yao Qingnian.

Yao Qingnian was also hungry, so she went to have a bowl of wontons. Wontons were so delicious that she never got tired of eating them. She became a regular customer of the wonton stall. The uncle selling wontons even remembered her and gave her a few more wontons for free every time.

After eating, she returned to the shop and saw the sales information of the shop next door. The notice on it had turned slightly white, which seemed to have been there for some time.

After standing at the door and pondering for a moment, Yao Qingnian had a new idea. She had visited the shop next door before. The shop was relatively small, with a small yard, a warehouse and a small room, which was right next to the one she bought.

She found the owner of the shop next door and bought the shop for two hundred taels. After buying this shop, she had more than three hundred taels left.

After buying the shop, when everything was properly taken care of, she asked someone to open up the backyard. In this way, she would have her own mansion in the city. She could decorate the house according to her own preferences and have her own home in this strange world.

After school in the afternoon, the students hurriedly left the academy gate. Yao Qingnian sat in the shop and watched the students coming and going outside. Suddenly, a familiar figure appeared in front of her. It was Lu Xiangqian. Why was he with the fat boy? She left the shop and closed the door to avoid alerting the enemy.

"Sister-in-law, why are you here?"

Lu Xiangqian and the others walked towards her, and when they saw it was Yao Qingnian, they showed a look of surprise in their eyes.

"Do you know?"

The fat boy didn't expect that the two knew each other.

"Yes, this is my cousin's wife."

Lu Xiangqian had been staying in the academy and seldom went back. He had seen his sister-in-law a few times but had never communicated with her. He only heard from the villagers that his sister-in-law was extremely fierce and didn't recognize her relatives. His uncle's family had always taken good care of him, and he kept it in mind, so he didn't have a good impression of his sister-in-law.

“I bought this shop.”

Yao Qingnian had no impression of Lu Xiangqian. She looked like a good person and was smart. It was rare that the Ge family's children were not led astray by her.

"Uncle, aunt, do you know? This shop is unlucky."

Although he disliked Yao Qingnian, Lu Xiangqian was still worried about her from the bottom of his heart.

"They know I bought the shop, but they don't know it's haunted. Don't tell them. I will handle the matter myself."

"Ah."

It’s enough for uncle and aunt to know. Lu Xiangqian is not a talkative person. Knowing his mother’s character, he didn’t say anything more.

"Since we are one of our own, it will be easier to handle. I have called Xiang Qian to stay here with you tonight to see what is going on."

Lu Xiangqian and the little fat boy were classmates. They had a good relationship and were close to each other. The little fat boy told him about the shop in front of the academy and they decided to come and take a look tonight. He asked him to come along as they would have more courage.

"Aren't you afraid?"

"You are not afraid of a woman, so why should we be afraid? The worst that can happen is... we can just run away."

Yao Qingnian looked at the fat boy in front of him, who was only thirteen or fourteen years old, with great interest. There was an innocent smile on his round face and his eyes sparkled with a smart light.

"Okay then, let's find a place to hide first and come back at night."

"My name is Fang Ye"

The fat boy introduced himself and said that he was going all out tonight just for Yao Qingnian’s delicious food.

"Yes, I am Yao Qingnian"

Yao Qingnian also readily told the name. They found a position at the entrance of the academy where they could see the shop and waited until dark before taking action.

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