Ever since Huo Sanlang confessed his love to Mingyue and was rejected, Mingyue has had almost no contact with him.
In fact, Mingyue didn't take the matter to heart. She just thought it would be fine after talking it out. But Huo Sanlang seemed to be extremely uncomfortable and was always avoiding Mingyue. In order to save his face, Mingyue had no choice but to avoid him as well.
As things have developed to this point, even if Mingli Book Pavilion needed to find Mingyue for something, Huo Yuzhu would pass messages back and forth between the two of them, thus avoiding the embarrassment of meeting each other.
The same thing happened with the Charity Hall this time. Mingyue and Feng Lingling first found Huo Yuzhu, and then asked her to ask Huo Sanlang.
When Huo Sanlang learned that it was Mingyue who asked about this matter, he spent several days personally visiting several places, making comparisons and observing the environment. He really put a lot of thought into it.
Finally, he really found a good place, so he asked his cousin to tell Mingyue that there was a yard in the west of the city that was quite suitable. Business could be done in the front of the yard, and the yard in the back was spacious enough to accommodate many people.
After Mingyue and Feng Lingling got the news, they specially found time to go out and see.
It was just because Huo Sanlang was in charge of this matter personally, so he was needed to lead the way to see the place and talk to the abbot.
Now, after a long time, Mingyue and Huo Sanlang finally met again.
As soon as they met, Mingyue smiled at Huo Sanlang and said, "How are you, Yun'an? I heard from Yuzhu that you are getting married soon. Congratulations."
Not long ago, Huo Sanlang got engaged. I heard that his fiancée's family was also in business, and was the richest in Jiangnan. She was very beautiful and had a generous and decent personality, so she was a good match for him.
Huo Sanlang looked away uncomfortably, hummed softly, and immediately changed the subject, saying, "The yard is not far ahead. It's a coincidence that the owner of the yard is going to take his elderly father back to his hometown to rest in peace, so he is in a hurry to sell the yard. If you really like it, it's easy to handle."
"Thank you for your help. When you get married, I will give you a generous gift to express my gratitude." Mingyue nodded and said happily.
Huo Sanlang's eyes became increasingly dim as he looked at Mingyue, and the fake smile on his face could hardly be maintained.
In fact, this engagement was not what he wanted. It was just that his family had a major cooperation with the Pei family, and a marriage was needed to consolidate the relationship between the two families. He happened to be frustrated in love, and he was confused that day, so he told his father that he was willing to marry Miss Pei. He didn't expect that his family would settle the matter so quickly, leaving him no time to regret it.
But the sincere blessing from his sweetheart was more like a knife stabbing into his heart, leaving him speechless and making him taste the bitterness.
Huo Sanlang quickened his pace and walked forward as if he was escaping.
Mingyue lowered her eyes slightly and walked faster.
Feng Lingling was careless and didn't notice the turbulent atmosphere between the two. She was in a hurry to see her charity hall, so why would she care about how fast they walked? If she said that walking faster would help her see the place faster, how great it would be!
After walking for a while, the group arrived in front of a liquor shop.
Huo Sanlang stepped forward and said to the middle-aged man loudly: "Uncle Chen, we are here to see the yard today. Do you think it would be convenient for you to take us to have a look?" The middle-aged man turned his head and slapped his thigh as soon as he saw him: "Oh, Mr. Huo, I finally waited for you to come. If you didn't come, I would have to go to a matchmaker. It's convenient, of course it's convenient, come on, I'll close the shop and take you to the back to have a look."
As he spoke, the man waved down the banner of the wine shop, and called on everyone to go in, closing the front door as he went.
Not to mention, from the outside, you really can't tell that this wine shop is actually full of hidden secrets.
In addition to the main house, wing rooms and hanging flower gate connected by corridors to form a standard courtyard, there is also a row of short houses facing north and south, which looks like it can accommodate a lot of people.
Although the entire courtyard had no gorgeous decorations and no precious flowers, plants or trees, and looked a bit empty, this was exactly what Mingyue wanted. What she wanted was a courtyard that was actually livable.
The middle-aged man led them inside, pointing at the houses and introducing them: "My father used to live in the main house, and my brothers and I lived in the houses over here. The aunt who was hired to work over there lived over there. Now my brothers have taken my father back to their hometown, and my aunt has asked her not to come. Now all the houses are vacated, except for the one I live in. I'm just waiting for someone to buy the yard and I'll move out immediately. I won't delay you at all."
Mingyue could see that Uncle Chen really wanted to sell the yard. She also thought that the yard was indeed good. It was spacious enough and in a good location. It was quite suitable for use as a charity hall.
However, Feng Lingling didn't think much of this yard. She wrinkled her nose in disdain and muttered, "Isn't this yard too shabby? The yard where my servants live is better than this."
The man looked at her, but he was not annoyed. He just said cheerfully, "My lady, that's not the way to say it. Although my yard is a few years old, my family members are very clean, so this yard is very clean. Moreover, our yard is in the center of the west city, with shops in front and behind, so it is very convenient to buy or sell anything. Many people wanted to buy it before, but I was reluctant to sell it."
This is the truth. If his father was not dying and wanted to go back to his hometown, he really would not be willing to leave this nice place.
Feng Lingling was about to open her mouth to refute, but Mingyue pulled her sleeve.
"I think it's okay, Uncle Chen, right? I see that you are a very honest man. How much do you want to sell this yard? Just give us a price. If it's suitable, we will buy it directly." Mingyue smiled at Uncle Chen.
The man slapped his thigh again and said cheerfully, "This lady is a straightforward person. I won't give you a random price. I want eighty taels. I asked outside and this is the lowest price others gave me."
Of course, those people couldn't come up with so much money at once, so they always had to buy on credit and pay it back slowly, so he didn't need to tell them about this.
Huo Sanlang, who was standing nearby and listening, nodded slightly towards Mingyue, indicating that the price was reasonable.
Even Feng Lingling, who had been dissatisfied before, stopped talking now, and just opened her lips slightly in surprise.
She had thought that this shop would cost a lot of silver, but it turned out to be only eighty taels? She would spend more than this amount to buy a jade hairpin casually.
Thinking of this, Feng Lingling swallowed and suddenly felt a little regretful. If she had known that buying a shop was so cheap, she would have saved more money to buy the hairpin.
(End of this chapter)