My reborn husband and son are thinking about how to kill me every day.

The know-it-all had no idea that Lu Yinheng had imagined so much because of his words.

He patted his chest and assured Ji Yunshuang, "Don't worry, big sister. As long as it's something you need the brothers to do, even if it means going through fire and water, I, the all-knowing one, will get it done for you."

"Alright, stop with the talk. Over the next couple of days, get more people to stake out areas with lots of refugees and carefully observe who's buying girls."

Ji Yunshuang handed him a string of coins, but the all-knowing man waved his hands repeatedly, indicating that he was a loyal follower of Ji Yunshuang and was willing to do things for her, so how could he accept money?

"Stop being so wishy-washy. This money is for you to find someone. The money is a small matter; the important thing is to get things done well."

Ji Yunshuang tossed the money over, "Since you're following me, you can't let my people go hungry, right? If you really go hungry, it's because I, your eldest sister, am incompetent."

"Big sister, you are my own big sister." Wan Shitong and Gou San were all so grateful that they almost wanted to kneel down and kowtow to her.

Ji Yunshuang didn't care whether he was sincere or not, and waved for the group to disperse.

"Big sister, is there anything else you want to tell us brothers to do?" The know-it-all hunched over, his eyes full of sincerity, as if the money in his hand would be burning if Ji Yunshuang didn't assign him something else.

Ji Yunshuang raised an eyebrow, as if she had indeed remembered something.

She said, "You often wander around the city, do you know where there are shops that are up for sale?"

"Big sister, you want to buy a shop?" the know-it-all sycophant said. "Recently, a lot of refugees have poured in, and the prices of houses and shops in the city have all gone up."

Ji Yunshuang said, "Renting is fine too, even if we don't buy."

Of course, if you can buy it, it's definitely the best option.

As more and more people flock to Hongdu, house and shop prices only continue to rise.

You definitely won't lose money if you buy it.

Anyway, she robbed Master Huang's carriage back then, and when she was hoarding supplies, she casually put a lot of gold, silver and jade items into her spatial storage.

She is not short of money now.

However, she needs to get the business up and running.

Sometimes, business is the best way to cover up something.

"If you're looking to rent, there are plenty of options."

Know-it-all spoke to Ji Yunshuang in a tone more familiar than a broker's assistant, telling her about the situation in various parts of Hongdu and the shops he knew.

Upon hearing this, Ji Yunshuang selected a few shops and asked Wan Shitong to take her to see them first.

After she finished speaking, she remembered Lu Yinheng standing beside her and turned to ask him, "What are your plans?"

Lu Yinheng lowered his eyes, concealing the emotions within, and said, "I have other things to do. You don't need to wait for me when you're done. I'll go back on my own."

Ji Yunshuang nodded and gave Zhu Dong'e and Gou San a few more instructions, telling them to continue keeping an eye on the refugees and to quietly follow anyone they found suspicious, but to be careful not to alert them.

With everything arranged, Ji Yunshuang went to see the shop with Wan Shitong.

Ji Yunshuang looked at three shops in total, but two of them were not suitable for selling food, so she immediately rejected them.

The last place did meet her requirements, but the owner was calculating and asked for an exorbitant price, so they couldn't reach an agreement in the end.

Knowing he couldn't help her, he was very distressed. He racked his brains for a solution, and as he thought, he actually remembered a place he had forgotten about.

He said excitedly, "Big sister, I actually know of another shop for sale. It's in a great location, close to the inner city, and the place is clean."

Ji Yunshuang raised an eyebrow, "It's so good, and it hasn't sold yet?"

"The main problem is that the shop owner is a crazy old woman. She's half-blind in one eye and has a really strange temper. She even claims to be able to communicate with the spirit world, so anyone who buys her shop has to be to her liking."

If she likes the person, she'd be willing to give them away for free; if she doesn't, she wouldn't sell them even for a fortune.

Not only would she not sell, but I heard that someone was even scolded and chased out of the yard by the old woman for saying something that displeased her. The next day, that man was possessed by an evil spirit…”

At this point, the know-it-all scratched his head in regret, realizing that he had only thought about the good location of the shop and had forgotten to consider this aspect.

He was about to say forget it and ask around some more, but Ji Yunshuang became interested and asked him to lead the way.

"Big sister, are you really going?" Know-it-all hesitated, "Maybe we should just forget about it!"

“Go ahead! Why not?” Ji Yunshuang said, “Even if we don’t end up buying the shop, we won’t lose anything.”

Thinking about his eldest sister's abilities, the know-it-all felt that they wouldn't suffer a loss, so he hurriedly led the way for Ji Yunshuang.

Indeed, as the all-knowing person said, the shop of the old woman with the ability to see ghosts was in a very good location, right next to the city gate leading into the inner city. People were constantly coming and going from both the inner and outer cities, so the flow of people here was very large.

Perhaps due to its unique location, no one secretly urinates or defecates in the corner of the shop, making it unusually clean.

Ji Yunshuang fell in love with this place at first sight.

She gestured for the know-it-all to knock on the door.

The all-knowing man knocked on the door for a long time before a thin old woman slowly opened it.

One of her eyes was covered with white film, while the other was as black as a black hole that could pull people into an abyss.

With such two eyes on a pointed, toad-like face, it looks extremely strange and eerie.

Ji Yunshuang finally understood what the all-knowing man had said: why some people were scared away after just one meeting.

Although Ji Yunshuang found it somewhat strange and eerie, she wasn't afraid. After all, she had seen far more bizarre and eerie things during the ten years of the apocalypse.

However, when the old lady stared at Ji Yunshuang, a look of surprise appeared on her face.

Ji Yunshuang raised an eyebrow, wondering if this old woman really had the ability to see ghosts and see through her soul, which did not belong to this body.

Her interest grew even stronger. "Grandpa, I heard your shop is selling to people who are destined to be there. Do you think I am one of them?"

The old woman stared at Ji Yunshuang for a while before slowly saying, "Only you come in!"

The know-it-all looked nervous, but Ji Yunshuang gave him a reassuring look before entering the courtyard with the old lady.

As she walked, she looked around at the scenery in the courtyard.

In the center of the courtyard stands a ginkgo tree that has lived for hundreds of years. Half of its leaves are golden yellow and the other half are emerald green, creating a truly magnificent sight.

Ji Yunshuang looked at the ginkgo tree with suspicion.

She felt that this ginkgo tree resembled plants that had mutated after the apocalypse. In the aftermath of the apocalypse, many humans lost their minds and became zombies who only knew how to tear apart their own kind.

Many plants, however, seemed to have developed their own thoughts, constantly mutating and trying to take over that land.

They will not only attack humans, but also make various changes to deceive them.

Perhaps because her gaze lingered on the ginkgo tree for too long, the old woman said, "The courtyard is not for sale! I want to live in this courtyard until I die!"

If you can promise to burn me to the ground after I die and bury my ashes under this ginkgo tree, this yard will be yours.

Ji Yunshuang thought to herself, "This old lady is indeed a bit crazy."

People in this era believe in the importance of burial for peace, but this old lady insisted on cremating her and burying her under a ginkgo tree.

"It's that simple?"

Ji Yunshuang turned her head and looked at her, saying, "You're already dead, how do you know if I cremated you and buried you under the ginkgo tree? Wouldn't that mean I'd get a whole courtyard for free even if I didn't do it?"

The old woman looked at her and suddenly laughed.

When she laughed, it sounded like a toad croaking, eerie and chilling.

Ji Yunshuang's expression remained calm throughout.

After a long pause, the old woman stopped laughing and said, "If you keep asking this question, it proves that you don't know."

As she spoke, she sat down on a chair in the courtyard and poured herself some tea, saying, "The shop is two hundred taels. You can sign either a white or red contract, it's up to you. If you have no intention of buying the shop, then please go ahead!"

Two hundred taels is much lower than the current market price, especially for a shop in such a good location, and you might even get the large courtyard behind the shop for free in the future.

But Ji Yunshuang's expression remained indifferent. She said, "So, I'm to your liking?"

The old woman took a sip of tea and said, "It's alright!"

Ji Yunshuang looked up at the ginkgo tree in the courtyard.

Now she's more interested in ginkgo trees than shops.

She didn't speak to the old woman again. After staring at the ginkgo tree for the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, she said, "Alright, two hundred taels it is. Bai Qi, tell everyone that I rented it from you."