Bloody Kyoto

Just as Li Nanle was about to answer, Xiao Hai rushed out. He knew that his aunt had been following him, but he had been worried about his grandmother fainting earlier, so he hadn't come to greet her.

The woman who asked the question was Aunt Wang, Yu's neighbor. When she heard Xiao Hai say that this was her savior, she immediately welcomed Li Nanle into the yard.

"Please come in and sit down, young lady. Please bear with us; the Yu family elders have suddenly received devastating news..."

"I understand." Li Nanle had read it from beginning to end, so he naturally understood.

"But there's no need for me to go in and sit down; I have things to do."

She then looked at Xiao Hai and said, "Now that you've found your maternal grandparents' home, your aunt will take her leave."

Xiao Hai hurriedly grabbed her as she turned around, "Auntie, could you please tell me where you live? I want to repay you."

"Having just arrived in the capital, I haven't decided on a place to stay yet."

Hearing this, Aunt Wang, a neighbor, immediately smiled and said, "Young lady, are you looking to rent or buy a house? I might be able to help. I have a nephew who works at a brokerage firm."

Li Nanle thought for a moment and said, "When buying a shop, it must have a backyard where we can live."

Upon hearing this, Aunt Wang looked at Li Nanle with delight, realizing that this young woman was actually quite wealthy.

“Young lady, if you have time now, I’ll take you to see my nephew.”

"I have time." Li Nanle nodded, looking at Xiao Hai, "Go take care of your grandmother!"

"Okay." Xiao Hai now realized that his aunt didn't have a place to stay, so he stopped trying to hold her back.

When Grandmother wakes up, she will ask Aunt Wang where the shop her benefactor aunt found is, and then she will go to her door to repay her kindness.

Aunt Wang's nephew, a young man in his early twenties, heard that Li Nanle wanted to find a shop with a backyard, so he poured a cup of tea for Li Nanle and Aunt Wang.

"Aunties, please have a seat."

Then he began to carefully examine the property registers that recorded the various houses.

A moment later, he showed the property register to Li Nanle.

"this……"

"I am Mr. Lee."

“Aunt Li, look at this house on West Street…”

Li Nanle glanced at the house description. The location was good, and the size was also good. The only drawback was that there was a roadside vegetable market at the back door, which was too chaotic.

"The back gate market is a bit noisy."

As soon as Aunt Wang heard this, she knew that Wang was unwilling, so she immediately introduced another small shop.

“Aunt Li, this shop isn’t on the main street, but in an alley not far from the West Gate. If you want to sell snacks, it would be perfect for you, since the canal is right outside the West Gate.”

Before Li Nanle could finish reading, Aunt Wang's nephew added awkwardly, "The place next door sells coffins."

Li Nanle didn't care what kind of shop was next door, because she didn't really want to make money; she just wanted a legitimate identity.

In ancient times, women mostly stayed at home and rarely went out to do business. It wasn't that they weren't allowed to, but rather that women's thinking was rigid, believing that women shouldn't show their faces in public.

Of course, this only reflects the thoughts of 90% of women, not all of them.

If she lived alone in the capital without making a living, she would likely be suspected by others.

Of course, she could also present herself as a wealthy, widowed woman, but that would inevitably require hiring servants.

Her identity must not be revealed at all; if there are other people around her, the chances of her being exposed will be much greater.

Therefore, this is inappropriate.

The advantage of having a coffin shop next door outweighs the disadvantages. She's almost never home at night, and most people would be afraid to come here at night if there's a coffin shop next door.

Then her chances of being exposed would be much smaller.

Li Nanle decided to go with this one.

Aunt Wang and her nephew were stunned. Why did she seem so happy about something that others would avoid?

Then I thought again, her shop might be related to funerals.

After imagining it, the two immediately praised Li Nanle for his good taste.

After choosing a shop, Li Nanle asked about the price: 1,800 taels of silver. It wasn't expensive; in fact, it was quite cheap.

He paid the money on the spot.

The reason this shop is so cheap is because of the coffin shop next door.

Many people are very wary of it because it's hard to sell. In order to sell it, the previous owner of the shop lowered the price of the shop very, very low.

After seeing Aunt Wang off, with the help of Aunt Wang's nephew, the contract was quickly completed.

Looking at the name on the land deed, Li San Niang, Li Nan Le nodded in satisfaction.

Li San Niang is the mother of Li Nan Le.

She felt she needed an identity after killing Li Jizong, so she deliberately chose a place with corrupt officials to complete this contract.

A thousand taels of silver for a new household registration isn't cheap, but it's safe. At least as long as that corrupt official doesn't get into trouble, he won't dare to expose it on his own.

After all, it's a considerable amount of money, and if it gets out, he won't get any credit for it.

Back in his own shop, Li Nanle glanced around and saw that it was really dirty, with cobwebs everywhere.

After closing the door, he dropped a mutated Kochia scoparia seed and activated his superpower, causing the seed to instantly grow into a sphere as tall as a person.

Li Nanle used his special ability to control the sphere, making it roll around in each room.

The spider web is gone.

Next up are the stains on the wall.

She didn't plan to clean it because it was too difficult, since most of the structures were made of wood.

She planned to apply a layer of wood wax oil directly.

She doesn't have this in her storage space, so she needs to go out and buy it. Looking at the sky, it's already getting late, so she'll go buy it tomorrow.

After entering the space and eating something, she used up her supernatural power as usual until she was completely exhausted and fell into a deep sleep.

She no longer has to worry about insomnia.

The next morning, she went out to buy wood wax oil. In the end, she not only bought wood wax oil, but also brought back a carpenter who volunteered his services.

Although the carpenter was addressed as "Master," he was actually just a thirteen or fourteen-year-old boy.

Wearing clothes patched upon patched, he beamed and claimed that his wood waxing skills were the best and his wages were the cheapest.

So Li Nanle hired her.

Upon entering the shop, the young man immediately got to work, inspecting all the areas that needed wood wax oil.

Finally, he promised Li Nanle that he would finish painting in one day and pay him 200 coins.

Li Nanle was surprised. Only two hundred coins? Wasn't that too cheap?

“Auntie, two hundred coins is very cheap, really. Considering the size of your shop and backyard, other carpenters would charge you at least one tael of silver, and they wouldn’t even finish the job in one day.”

Seeing that Li Nanle didn't speak, the boy assumed she thought it was too expensive, and his face turned red with anxiety. If he couldn't earn money today, his mother's medicine would be cut off.

“Since other carpenters charge one tael of silver, I’ll give you one tael too.” Li Nanle could tell that the young man was short of money, so he raised the price to one tael.

For her, a tael of silver was easily earned by selling a few spatial items; helping him was just a favor she did on the side.

Upon hearing this, the boy's eyes reddened. He raised his arm and used the short, tattered sleeve with fuzz to wipe away the tears that were about to fall.

"Thank you, Auntie." Even though he had wiped away his tears, he was still choked up and his voice was trembling.

"Get to work!" Li Nanle said calmly. "Remember, finish it in one day."

She went outside, intending to stroll around the streets, but then, remembering something, she returned to the shop.

Seeing that the boy was already setting up the ladder, she took out a bundle and walked towards him.

"This is your meal for today. Remember to eat your fill and do your job well."

Li Nanle turned and left before the boy could react.

The boy stared blankly, picked up the bundle and opened it. When he saw the plump white buns and steamed bread, he could no longer hold back and burst into tears.

In his fourteen years of life, this was the first time anyone, apart from his mother, had treated him so well.

Looking at the steamed buns and mantou, he couldn't bear to eat them, thinking he would take them back for his mother.

But as soon as he tied up the bundle, he remembered what the aunt had said: "Eat your fill and do your work well."

He touched his stomach; he was indeed quite hungry. He could work on an empty stomach, but he certainly wouldn't work as well as when he was full.

So he decided to eat it himself and buy some for his mother after he received his wages.

I grabbed a steaming hot bun and took a bite. It was delicious.

He had never eaten such delicious steamed buns before.

He ate three in a row and was full.

He let out a burp and started working, finding today's work not tiring at all.

So this is what it feels like to be full – you have the energy to work and therefore don't feel tired.