Chapter 109 Haunted
Chapter 109 Haunted
Xie Lan came out of the Yongchang Marquis Mansion with his stomach growling with hunger.
I originally planned to go back home to have dinner, but on the way I passed by a wonton stall and the smell of the delicious food made me even hungrier.
Seeing that there were many customers at the stall, Xie Lan simply asked Tiechui to stop the car, and the master and servant also went to join in the fun.
The wonton stall is run by an elderly couple, who must have been doing it for many years.
The wontons looked delicious and the ingredients were good. Many of the customers were very familiar with the stall owner and his wife, and they would chat with them from time to time.
Xie Lan found a seat with Tiechui and ordered two bowls of wontons.
While waiting for the wontons to be put into the pot, I listened to the chatter of the guests around me.
Suddenly a man said, "Hey, have you heard that Zhouji Rice Store has lowered its prices again?"
The man in blue at the next table was surprised, "What, it's dropped again? How much is it this time?"
Someone else shook his head and said, "It's not the first time that the weekly magazine has reduced its price. What's the big fuss?"
The first man to speak said, "This time is different. In the past, the weekly price reduction was only 10 or 8 taels, but this time it was directly reduced by 500 taels."
"What? Five hundred taels? Doesn't that mean it's only 1,500 taels now?"
"Is this true? Such a big rice store, with a yard and warehouse at the back, only costs 1,500 taels. This price is really a good deal."
"Who said it wasn't? We are in West City, and Zhou Ji's location is excellent."
Hearing the excited tone of the two people behind him, a man in gray shook his head and said, "Hey, you guys don't want to buy the weekly diary, do you?
I advise you to think twice before you act. No matter how good the price is, no customers dare to patronize it. If you really buy it, you will probably lose a lot of money."
The person who was moved just now backed off immediately after hearing his reminder, "You're right, without customers, I'm afraid I'll lose everything."
Xie Lan originally thought that they were just listening to some idle chat, but unexpectedly, they aroused her curiosity.
He couldn't help but turn his head to look at the man in gray, "Big brother, why is it that no one dares to patronize the Zhouji Rice and Grain Store you mentioned?"
Hearing her question, the man smiled and said, "Girl, you are not from West City, right? This matter has spread all over our place."
Xie Lan smiled and praised, "Brother, you have good eyesight, I really don't live in West City.
What's so special about that weekly diary? Can you tell me about it, big brother?"
The man was about to speak when an old lady next to him said, "Little girl, this is not a good thing. Don't ask about it. Eat your wontons and go home quickly."
After saying that, he glared at the man again and said, "Say less and don't scare the girl."
The wonton vendor had just cooked the wontons and brought them to Xie Lan. Upon hearing this, he also advised, "Little girl, you'd better not ask about this, lest you get scared.
It would be bad if I couldn’t sleep well when I got home and got haunted.”
Xie Lan knew that the old lady and the stall owner had good intentions, but she was not a timid person. "Don't worry, I'm very brave. Most things can't scare me."
The man in gray was quite impressed to see that she really didn't seem to be a timid person.
“It’s nothing, many people in our West City know about this, so it’s okay to tell you.
The reason why Zhouji Rice and Grain Store has no customers is because the store is haunted. "
Xie Lan raised her eyebrows. It turned out to be haunted. She was familiar with this.
"How did it happen? Can you tell me more about it, big brother?"
Perhaps because he saw that she was really curious, the man also became interested in chatting.
“I heard that in that weekly journal, after guests came to the store, they always fell down for unknown reasons.
There were also customers who had just weighed the rice and were about to pay when suddenly all the rice spilled onto the ground.
I also heard that a customer originally planned to buy only five kilograms of rice, but when he weighed the rice, paid the money and was about to leave, there was suddenly a lot more rice in his bag for unknown reasons.
Some people say that the reason why so many strange things happened in that weekly store is because there is something dirty in the store. "
Seeing the man was talking excitedly, someone couldn't help but interrupt, "I heard that the workers in several shops around Zhou Ji often hear all kinds of miserable and terrifying noises at night. It's very scary."
“There were originally five employees at Zhouji Rice and Grain Store, but now all of them have been scared away.
Zhou Dongjia is the only one left in the store now, and no customers dare to come. The rice is piled up in the store and is infested with worms and cannot be sold.
The Zhou Ji store was losing money every month, and the owner couldn't hold on any longer, so he had to lower the price and sell the store." Xie Lan thought for a moment, "Is it possible that even if the price is lowered, the Zhou Ji store won't be sold?"
"That's right, Mr. Zhou originally wanted to sell it at a high price and make a profit.
But the news about his store had already spread, and the surrounding stores were also affected. They all wanted to sell their stores, so who would dare to buy Zhou Ji's store? "
"Boss Zhou had no choice but to lower the price from 10 or 8 taels to dozens or even hundreds of taels, but still no one dared to take it."
At this time, someone said disdainfully, "Hey, Mr. Zhou is not a good guy. No one is stupid. Knowing that there is something wrong with his store, who would be fooled?"
Xie Lan raised his eyebrows, "Why do you say that? Did Mr. Zhou do something immoral?"
"I don't know whether he did anything immoral, but I heard that the workers hired by the weekly magazine were not men, but girls. Later, two of them disappeared for some reason."
"Gone? People who can be hired to help in a store must be of a certain age. How could such a big person suddenly disappear?"
"Well, who knows?"
I don’t know whether the man really didn’t know or he just didn’t dare to say it, and the topic ended here.
Unexpectedly, someone else looked around stealthily, and then moved towards Xie Lan.
He whispered, "I heard that the two girls were harmed by Mr. Zhou. They were unwilling to die tragically, so they turned into evil spirits and made trouble in Zhou Ji. They just wanted to take revenge on Mr. Zhou and make his shop close down."
Although the man lowered his voice, the guests at the surrounding tables were paying attention to this side, so his words were still heard.
A man at the back table frowned and said, "There are no ghosts in this world. Boss Zhou has already said that this matter has nothing to do with him.
It is said that the families of the two girls have confessed that one of them eloped with her lover, and the other married to another state. They were not missing at all. "
“I’ve heard about this, too. The matter of those two girls really has nothing to do with the weekly diary.
Hey, you better stop talking nonsense, or else Mr. Zhou will find out and cause trouble for you, which would be bad. "
The sneaky man before seemed to want to say something but hesitated. I don’t know what he thought of, but he finally shut his mouth.
The lady next to her shook her head and advised Xie Lan, "Little girl, forget about it after you've heard it. Go home quickly after you finish your meal.
It’s best to ask your family to make you a bowl of calming tea so that you don’t have a restless sleep at night.”
The old lady was worried that Xie Lan would be frightened after hearing what the evil spirit had just said, so she asked her to drink the calming tea.
Xie Lan was afraid that it was impossible for her to be afraid, but she still thanked the lady.
But after eating the wontons, she did not go home, but went straight to Zhouji Rice Shop.
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