Chapter 591 - Qin Sheng the trespasser (1/2)

After returning to Stronghold 61, the first thing Ren Xiaosu did was to return to his house to clear up the burglars that had been killed by the Potato Shooters. However, he discovered the yard to be totally empty. There was nothing there at all.

It looked like the refugees in town had finally wised up. When they knew no one could come out alive from this yard, they did not dare to come here anymore.

This was a situation Ren Xiaosu was a little unaccustomed to.

When Ren Xiaosu saw a bunch of wildflowers in the backyard, he immediately understood this was likely the sign Xiaolu had left for him. They had agreed that if the woman wearing the black cap left town, Xiaolu would let him know about it.

Ren Xiaosu was relieved when he found out the woman had finally left. For some reason, he always felt a sense of oppression whenever that woman was at the tavern.

After Zhou Yingxue entered the yard, she quickly wet a cloth and started cleaning off the dust on the furniture. Ren Xiaosu raised his eyebrows and said, “When did you become so hard-working?”

“Master, how long have you been away from here? It’s so dirty! I’ll itch all over when I sleep here at night,” Zhou Yingxue said with a frown.

“Who says that you can stay here?” Ren Xiaosu said in surprise, “Since the houses in town are not expensive, you should get your own place to live. How can we live together when there’s only one bedroom in my house?”

Ren Xiaosu and Zhou Yingxue had stayed in the same hotel room due to the limited availability of rooms. But now that Zhou Yingxue was so rich, Ren Xiaosu would definitely not be willing to share a room with her anymore. It wouldn’t be nice if word of this got out later since it would easily cause a misunderstanding.

Zhou Yingxue asked, “Then how much does a house cost in town, Master?”

“You can buy an identical brick house like mine for just 30,000 yuan,” Ren Xiaosu said.

When Zhou Yingxue heard that she would have to spend 30,000 yuan, her miserly character kicked in again. “Master, I can sleep on the floor at your place! I can wash your clothes and massage your legs!”

Ren Xiaosu’s face darkened. “Didn’t I give you a share of the money already? You have at least ten million yuan by now, yet you’re still trying to save this bit of money? Go and get your own house. I also don’t know how long we’ll be staying here.”

“Oh.” Zhou Yingxue reluctantly left.

Very soon, Ren Xiaosu heard Zhou Yingxue’s voice in the yard next door. “What? 60,000 yuan? Have the prices of the houses gone up so quickly? This is highway robbery!”

The homeowner next door said, “This is my ancestral home where all my childhood memories are…. So how much are you willing to offer? Why don’t you make a counteroffer? I might just agree to it.”

Since the yard next door was only five or six meters away from Ren Xiaosu’s house, he could hear them very clearly. Actually, the homeowner was very eager to sell the place as the recent haunting had affected him badly. But when he saw Zhou Yingxue fully accessorized with jewels, he thought he might as well fleece as much out of her as he could. Moreover, Zhou Yingxue had to have some other motives for buying his house even though she was dressed in such an expensive outfit. Who knew if his house might suddenly rise in value in another few days?

Zhou Yingxue thought for a moment and said, “Since you want me to make a counteroffer, I’ll say 3,000 yuan!”

The homeowner said impatiently, “3,000 yuan?! Are you trolling me? You should be offering at least 30,000 yuan!”

Zhou Yingxue’s eyes widened. “Then wouldn’t I have to troll you ten times at least? No, I’m only willing to troll you three times at most!”

Ren Xiaosu shook his head and continued with his housekeeping. The chatter of the haggling next door lasted from morning until evening. In the end, the homeowner got so frustrated his scalp went numb. Thus, he sold off the house to Zhou Yingxue for the price of 19,000 yuan.

When Ren Xiaosu and Zhou Yingxue went to the tavern to have lamb stew in the evening, the storyteller was relating the cave-in at East Lake to the audience. When he heard Ren Xiaosu’s footsteps, his expression changed greatly as though he were welcoming a formidable foe.