The Spirited Daughter-in-law and the Mountain Man
Chapter 1178 - Chapter 1178 1178

Chapter 1178: 1178 Chapter 1178: 1178 “Who would have known,” he mused, “that his concubines, one after another, said they saw ghosts in the house.

Eventually, each one of them hanged themselves.

Even Ministry Councillor Gao claimed to have seen ghosts in the house, and afterward, the Gao Family was so frightened they moved away from here.

The house has been vacant ever since, and it’s been ten years.

I guess the weeds in the yard have grown taller than a person by now.”

Xiao Yuchuan continued, “I’ve also heard that in the ten years since the Gao Family left, they’ve been trying to sell the house.

But occasionally people in town hear ghastly wails of spirits at midnight within these walls.

There have even been children playing pranks, sneaking into the house at night, who saw a female ghost in red with blood oozing out of her seven orifices.

No one wants to buy a haunted house like this.”

Walking around the haunted house, Su Qingyue’s gaze gleamed with shrewd business prospects, “Third brother, what do you think about the location of this haunted house?”

Xiao Yuchuan had also grasped his wife’s intention and shared his thoughts, “The residence is quite large and although not in the town center, it’s slightly suburban, it is right on the main street that connects the outskirts with our town.

Plus, just one hundred meters straight ahead is the main street with store fronts.

If we tear down the courtyard wall, within those hundred meters there would only be a few low-lying plain houses in between.

If we buy them all and rebuild them into storefronts, we could make a fortune.”

“I have the same opinion as you, third brother,” she pondered for a moment.

“Since others are afraid to buy, let’s buy it instead.”

“It’s not that no one dares to buy.

Given the large area of this haunted house, it’s quite expensive.

Those who dare can’t afford the price.

Those who can afford the price find it too ominous and don’t want to buy it.”

Silver seemed to sparkle in Su Qingyue’s eyes, “Third brother, if we buy this place, I plan to turn it into a pharmacy, a very large one.

What do you say?”

“Good,” Xiao Yuchuan said.

“I’ll go and inquire about the whereabouts of the Gao Family right away.”

“Let’s go into the haunted house and take a look first.” Su Qingyue circled around to the backyard, saw that no one was there, gave a slight jump, grabbed the fence, and in a few moments had climbed over into the yard.

Xiao Yuchuan watched his wife move with agility…

almost like someone who had been professionally trained.

His gaze flickered.

He also knew his wife was hiding secrets from him, but since she didn’t want to talk about them, he didn’t press her.

Using a large tree outside the fence for support, he first climbed up the tree, then leapt over the wall, and flipped into the yard.

All the weeds in the yard had died.

Judging by the thickness of the dead grass, it looked like it had indeed grown taller than half a person before.

Semi-rotten heaps of weeds were also covered with snow.

Due to neglect, the entire courtyard was blanketed in snow, and the surviving trees were nothing but knotted branches poking out of the tree bark.

The yard was indeed very large.

From the backyard to the front, he saw several houses with crumbling walls.

If you were to grab them, you could surely peel off a handful of wall dust.

Su Qingyue pushed open the door of one of the houses to see spiderwebs everywhere inside, dust covering the tables and the floor, furniture also rotting due to leaks in the house.

She then moved to another main house, where, aside from the dirt and age, the furniture was moldy because of the dampness.

It gets dark quickly in the winter.

By early evening, the sky was already completely dark.

The two took a quick look around the whole courtyard and houses and had a rough estimate of its value.

The cold wind hissed, the chill on the face sharp like the scrape of a knife.

Xiao Yuchuan held Su Qingyue’s hand, ready to leave the yard, “Dear, let’s go back.”

Suddenly, a drifting, mournful sob came from nowhere, “Hehehe…”

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