Volume 1 Chapter 125: With Great Success Comes Retreat (4)

  Chapter 125: With Great Success Comes Retreat (Four)

  The Lin Family Mansion is located in Yuhefang South City's Lujiao Lane, with a large black-lacquered gate that opens to the southwest. Above it hangs a signboard inscribed "Lin Fu".

  Mozi didn't rush to get off the car, letting Zan walk around the wall of Lin's mansion for a circle, and found that the location was really good. The alley behind the back wall of Lin's mansion was connected to Tongyu Street, the largest street in Yuhefang. Standing at the corner of the back wall, you could hear the hustle and bustle of people, and the sound of carriages and horses coming from the market. No wonder it was said that it wasn't secluded. From the corner of the wall, walking to Tongyu Street, it was diagonally opposite. Although it wasn't in the center of Tongyu Street, there were large silk shops around, a luxurious jewelry store, and many exquisite small shops. People came and went, but customers never stopped, and judging from their clothes, they wouldn't be ordinary commoners.

  It's unclear whether it was because the Lin family's commission wasn't as good as the one offered by Xiliu Garden, or if Xiao Ma truly believed that Xiliu Garden better suited Mozi and his group's requirements. He chattered incessantly beside Mozi, but none of what he said was pleasant to hear.

  "I say, young man, you're quite capable at such a young age. However, since you're new here, you must be unfamiliar with the local customs. I think this Lin estate is quite impressive, but let me ask you, who opens a wine tavern in their private residence? Alright, even if it's possible to open one, this location..." Little Ma suddenly lowered his voice, covered his mouth and leaned in close to Mozi's ear.

  Before the ink purple flash opened, Cen Er had already held onto Little Ma, "What are you whispering about? Let me tell you, there's no one here who can't hear it, just go ahead and say what you want."

  The little horse's eyes rolled, "I'm not afraid that others will hear and report to the authorities, and take away my business license?" According to the laws of the Great Zhou Dynasty, all intermediaries engaged in house buying and selling must register with the government and obtain a permit.

  "In a radius of twenty zhang, there's no one else." Zan Jin suddenly spoke up.

  Mozzie found that he was actually quite useful. He had always thought that Mozzie was talkative, but then he realized that he needed to take the initiative to speak with him, and when Mozzie responded, his words were especially numerous. If he put Mozzie aside for now, well, he had been silent until now. Moreover, although she didn't know how strong Mozzie's martial arts skills were, at this moment, she believed what he said that there was no one else nearby.

  "This place has bad feng shui." Little Horse also took a look around.

  Ancient people were very particular about Feng Shui and fortune-telling. Each profession had its own taboos, houses and mansions were built with great attention to Feng Shui, and even marriages required matching the eight characters of the couple's birth dates. In short, there was one set of rules after another.

  Cen Er indeed took it seriously and asked, "What's wrong with the feng shui?"

  "Over the decades, this house has changed hands over a dozen times. You tell me if it's got good feng shui or not? The Lin family moved in ten years ago, and at first, they knew the feng shui was bad, but Old Man Lin didn't believe it, saying his own destiny was strong, but actually, he just wanted to get a good deal. Five years ago, he suddenly fell ill, kicked his legs out, and died. Mrs. Lin cried for a month, gradually stopped eating, and followed her husband to the afterlife. Before she left, she opened her eyes again and said four words - 'family broken, people gone' - then passed away.

  Little Ma looked at Cen Er's changed expression, his tone becoming even more sarcastic: "This isn't even the most bizarre part. The Lin family had a son and daughter, both bright and talented. Everyone said the son would pass the imperial exam. But who knew that after Old Man Lin and Mrs. Lin died, less than half a year later, their son became infatuated with a courtesan from the Worry-Free Pavilion? Despite opposition from his relatives and sister, he insisted on marrying her. Fine, they got married, but couldn't live a peaceful life. He befriended some shady characters, constantly causing trouble at home, throwing away silver like it was dirt. And believing his wife's words, he did business with others, selling off all the family's rental properties and losing everything. Now they owe a huge debt. Forget about passing the imperial exam or becoming an official, they even sold the books from their own library."

  Cen Er let out a cry of surprise.

  The little horse took advantage of the situation and made a "final statement", "Three brothers, if this Lin Mansion is not unlucky with its feng shui, then it must be haunted."

  Mei Zi smiled slightly.

  Just then, Xiao Ma saw him, his face turned serious. "Moke, you won't believe it. Right across from Tongyu Street, there's a very famous Feng Shui master and physiognomist named Dugu Zhuren. Last year, Lin Gongzi had no choice but to invite him over to take a look. With just one glance, he said that this land is extremely yin, the house built on it is a yin house, connected to the underworld and the ghost realm, inevitably having wandering spirits and ghosts absorbing the yang energy of the living, so people who live here won't live long, not to mention their future prospects."

  "I think this feng shui master must have helped the Lin family catch monsters and drive out ghosts, so it should be peaceful from now on." Mozi naturally didn't believe in the rumors about haunted houses. The concept of feng shui and spirits has been around since ancient times, if you believe it exists then it does, but if you don't believe it then it doesn't. From a scientific perspective, feng shui can also be explained as the environment having an impact on people's psychology.

  "Dugu husband said that there is no solution, only to move the house and find another place to live." Xiaoma said this, and then advised Mozi, "Mo brother, in our line of work, we can't help but exaggerate the good things. But I still have a conscience, which family has had a death, which family has had a disaster, I will definitely inform the buyer. After all, buying a house is different from buying food, it's a big deal, tens of thousands of dollars. Otherwise, whether it's yin or yang, I'll just sell it to you and leave with my share."

  These words sound quite true. When he talked about the willow garden, he exaggerated its merits and told some small lies that are often used in business, but otherwise it was fine.

  Mei Zi reevaluated this person in her heart, but she didn't believe in Feng Shui or ghosts and had her own ideas. "Xiao Ma, the trouble you mentioned is Feng Shui?"

  Where is the geomancy? Although Lin's two elders are gone, she can't make blind guesses. The son of the Lin family was completely infatuated and married a wife who was good at causing trouble, and he also made friends indiscriminately and believed in rumors easily, it was entirely because of his own incompetence that he squandered the family property.

  Xiao Ma heard Mozi say that it was all in vain, and thought to himself, "These people are determined to look for trouble, what's the point of stopping them?" From then on, he stopped trying to persuade them.

  "This trouble is far from over." This place would be unusual if it didn't have any more troubles, things are endless.

  "What else?" This time's trouble had better be normal.

  "Lin Gongzi heard Dugu's husband's words and, adding to the fact that he owed a large sum of money, wanted to sell his house. He found several middlemen, but some of them were deceitful and cheated several people who came to view the estate. As a result, they were chased away by Lin's daughter after seeing only half of the place. Lin's daughter said that whoever wanted to buy the house would have to die in front of her. It was said that she even held a rope in her hand, and if anyone took another step into the garden, she would throw the rope over the beam and hang herself. With this commotion, who dared to buy? One by one, they shook their sleeves and left. Little Ma shook his head, looking helpless. 'Brother wants to sell, but sister refuses to let go. She's not a married woman with another surname; she's still Miss Lin of the Lin estate. Lin Gongzi can't force her too much either.' So it dragged on day after day, and after paying off the debts, he asked us to find buyers again. But his asking price wasn't low, so there was no one who really wanted to buy."

  Mozi thought to herself, the trouble that little horse mentioned earlier was actually nonexistent. It's this Miss Lin who is truly a handful. Just like with demolition, if one household refuses to move, can you really not care about human life and demolish the house? She couldn't do such a thing.

  Although he took it seriously in his heart, Mozi did not retreat. "Anyway, let's take a look inside first."

  The little horse saw Mo Zi Jian insisting, shrugged his shoulders, "Then I've said hello to you all, don't let Miss Lin be scared away later." At this point, saying more is useless.

  He went around to the front gate of Lin's mansion and knocked on the door, but no one came to answer it even after he had been knocking for a long time.

  "Such a big mansion, and not a single person?" Cen Er was quite concerned about Feng Shui, but Mo Zi decided to take a look inside, so he couldn't object.

  "There were originally twenty or thirty servants in this mansion, but the master couldn't pay their wages, so who would be willing to work? Those who weren't sold into lifelong servitude all ran away. Now only a few are left, those who signed death contracts and really can't escape. But don't expect them to do a good job either." Xiaoma said as he turned his head to speak to Ceng Er, his hands not stopping their slapping motion.

  "There's someone behind the door." Zan Jin said beside Mo Zi, "They've been sneaking around the door crack for half a day."

  Deep purple morning light shines on the thumbs up, silently saying it's good.

  His two eyebrows flew up with joy.

  Mei Zi walked to the door and said through the crack, "We didn't come to collect debts, we came to see the house..."

  The conversation was cut off as the door creaked open. A young man wearing a dark blue satin robe with a slanting collar, nervously glanced outside, holding onto both Xiao Ma and Mo Zi, while exchanging glances with Cen Er and Zan Jin.

  "Quickly, come in." The man pulled in two more and then pulled in the other two who were just about to enter.

  "Lin Gongzi, those who want debts come to your door every day?" Little Ma's expression was calm, as if he was used to it and didn't find it strange anymore.

  "Isn't this nonsense? I haven't returned the money, so of course they come every day to ask for it." Looking refined but speaking crudely, this man was none other than the eldest son of the Lin family.

  It's said that Lin Gongzi was clever and quick-witted when he was young, but now Mu Zi only sees a fallen and decadent young master. People really can't afford to take a wrong step, because taking one wrong step may lead to every subsequent step being wrong. Marrying the wrong person is also like this - if you marry the wrong person, your whole life will be turned upside down. And yet, even when it's clear that something has gone wrong, some people still refuse to admit their mistake, and in that case, there's probably no cure.

  "Little horse, who are these three?" Lin Gongzi's complexion was not good, his eyes were dark and black, obviously those carefree days had been far away from him for a long time.

  "Lin Gongzi, this is also nonsense. Since I brought people to your home, it's naturally because they're interested in this place of yours." Xiao Ma retorted back at him.

  "It's not that nobody has come for a long time, I'm a bit afraid to think about it. Xiao Ma, if you say people are good, in the end there is only you." For money, the proud young master humbled himself to this extent, and still had to flatter a small-time porter.

  "Mr. Lin, I don't dare to accept that. The deal is done, and I also have a good outcome." Xiao Ma was pragmatic and turned the conversation around, "However, Miss Lin won't scare away my customers today, will she?"

  "Not at all, not at all. You've come at just the right time, my wife has taken my sister out and won't be back until after lunch, you can take your time looking." Lin Gongzi chuckled like a sly mouse stealing oil.

  Mozi suddenly felt a strong dislike for this person, and she would soon find out why.

  Thank you everyone for giving me time to catch up on work progress.

  Starting tomorrow, it will be even hotter.

  Goodnight everyone.

  Chapter 125: With Great Success Comes Retreat (Four)

  Chapter 125: With Great Success Comes Retreat (Four)