172. The courtyard is deep, the ghost of the cold sword locks the red door
The boss laughed and said, "My grandfather opened this restaurant when he came to Suzhou before liberation, and then my father. Now it's me. How many years have you said? Traditional old craftsmanship can be considered a century-old brand!"
Cheng Tianle: "This alley has a long history. I think your restaurant should also have a century-old brand plaque!... I just walked in and saw a big mansion with a hearty garden engraved on the stone in the corner of the wall, and the lintel-shaped tiles with plum gardens. The house is quite beautiful, like a small garden. Why do you lock the door from outside? Is there no one living in such a good house? I still want to go in and take a look!"
The hotel owner changed his color slightly and said, "What are you doing in there?"
Cheng Tianle explained: "I studied art design. This house is well preserved. I want to go in and see wood carvings and brick carvings. That is the traditional craftsmanship of Suzhou!"
The hotel owner advised: "Young man, go to another place to see it. There are brick carvings and wood carvings in old Suzhou. I tell you, it's a haunted house, haunted!"
This time it was Cheng Tianle's turn to be surprised and widened his eyes and asked, "A good house looks clean and beautiful, how could it be haunted?"
The boss moved the stool and leaned closer and lowered his voice, "I don't know what's going on, but it's always haunted. When my grandfather lived here, it was said that the house was a haunted house, and the owner was always empty. When the Cultural Revolution broke the four old days, people who didn't believe in evil went in to live there. As a result, strange things kept going. Either they heard movements in the room or someone was talking in the wall, and pots and pans were ringing inexplicably in the middle of the night, and everyone was so scared that they moved out.
Later, the house was abandoned and was very dilapidated. Later, the country implemented the policy and returned the house to the original owner. Later, the reform was carried out, and the original owner re-processed the property rights procedures, which was his private residence. The neighbors did not expect that the original owner was still alive and the land deed was kept in their hands. This man repaired the house, which was still as beautiful as before, but it was said that he was still haunted. He himself did not live."
Cheng Tianle: "Who is the owner of the house?"
The owner of the hotel: "The original owner was an old man, and his surname was Liu, but I haven't seen him for so many years. It is said that he repaired the house and sold it to a young man last year. The young man's surname was Mei. The tiles you saw were newly replaced last year. The original tiles had long disappeared, but the boundary stone in the corner of the wall was still there."
Cheng Tianle: "Who is the guy who bought the house? He still wants to buy it even though he knows it is a haunted house, and he still can't live there after buying it?"
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The hotel owner: "I have never seen the young man named Mei. I just heard that the house had changed its owner, so it must have been sold to him by Old Man Liu. I think it might be an investment. A house like this in the old city of Suzhou is very valuable! Old Man Liu may have sold it to Young Man Mei because of the haunted and very cheap, and Young Man Mei wants to make a big profit.
But in my opinion, the young man probably made the wrong plan. The house is haunted and cannot live in, and he has registered with the cultural relics department. It is difficult to demolish and rebuild it. Think about it, who would not do the investigation first if someone can afford such a big house? Just ask for it and you will know that it is a haunted house. Young man Mei may have ruined his hand."
The owner of this hotel is an old housekeeper and loves to show off. Cheng Tianle opens up his conversation when he is praised and asked by him. Anyway, there is nothing wrong in the hotel in the afternoon. Cheng Tianle saw that he had finished smoking a cigarette. He took out a box of good cigarettes from somewhere, so he quickly opened it and handed it to him and lit it. Then he asked: "Boss, you said that this house was haunted, it was a lot of years ago. It has been rebuilt now. Is it still haunted? It's a pity that such a good house is empty, even if it's rented out!"
The boss laughed and said, "Lease out? No one has ever seen such a good house. Now many wealthy bosses want to buy such yards, either living in or holding a club. But when they inquire, no one is interested! It was not haunted before. It was haunted just two months ago. Someone saw it with his own eyes and alarmed the police."
Cheng Tianle wondered: "Can haunted alarm the police? The police are not responsible for catching ghosts and doing rituals."
Boss: "The police don't catch ghosts, but they catch thieves! There are all kinds of birds in the forest, and there are many neighbors. There are a few idle people here. When we see someone buying a house and renovating it, it's a very rich man. The house is usually empty and no one lives there, so they are moved to see if there are any antiques or something?
It was midnight, and there was no moon on the cloudy day. Three people moved two ladders and quietly walked over. One ladder was placed outside the wall, carrying another ladder and climbed up to the top of the wall and put it down. One was guarding the ladder outside, one was watching the wind on the wall, and the other was the most courageous and entered the yard with a flashlight, wanting to go into someone else's room to see things."
Cheng Tianle interrupted, "I know it's a haunted house, but I still dare to go in in the middle of the night? I'm so brave!"
The boss sneered and said, "I haven't lived there for many years, of course there is no news of haunting. Those guys thought that the old neighbors were talking nonsense. They thought they were brave and were burned by greed and evil thoughts! As a result, before they entered the room, they saw a ghost... At that time, the one on the wall was so scared that she rolled down the ladder, and the one on the wall shouted help so badly, waking up the neighbors!"
Cheng Tianle: "It's really haunted? Isn't there a ladder inside the wall? Why didn't that person run away?"
The hotel owner: "Run? You have to run too! His legs were weak at that time, and he wanted to climb the ladder but he pulled down the ladder, and then the ghost floated over... When the neighbors came out, they saw that something happened, so someone called the police. After the police station came, they found that there was still someone inside. When they went in, they saw that the man had already fallen to the ground, his pants were wet and foaming at the mouth, and he was frightened and sucked!"
Cheng Tianle: "What the hell did he see? He couldn't climb up even if there was a ladder, so he was scared like that?"
The boss suddenly lowered his voice and said, "It's a female ghost in white. Anyway, she's definitely not a human being! Because she floated over and her feet didn't touch the ground at all!...I didn't say nonsense, because it was not seen by one person. The people in the yard and the guy on the wall saw the same. The police officer at the police station also recorded a confession. If you don't believe it, go and ask."
After hearing this, Cheng Tianle already understood a little. If he hadn't seen the man dancing with his sword in the painting, he would have been confused at this time. Several thieves saw a woman in white floating over, which should be the sword spirit that Cheng Tianle saw. For those who don't know, they would definitely think that they saw a ghost. They were guilty when they entered the haunted house at night, and they had to be scared!
It seems that the rumors of haunted house are man-made. The one who does things is happy to see the young man dancing in the painting all day long. But he doesn't know what the purpose of doing this is? And there is also a question: the house is the owner who has been changed recently, so what is the previous haunted rumors? These people can't find out the result of these in the hotel owner, so he tributes to the boss and then thanks and says goodbye.
The boss also specifically reminded: "Young man, don't believe what I said! There is nothing good about the house. I want to study brick carvings or wood carvings, go somewhere else."
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On the way back, Cheng Tianle said to the "Rat": "The house is really famous. If I hadn't seen that scene in the painting, I would have thought it was haunted today! Unfortunately, no one can tell the situation of the owner. Even the hotel owner who has lived in for so many years has never seen it. Today it was a waste of time."
"Mouse" gave an idea and said, "If you want to inquire, you don't have to be here. You have to register the property transfer, right? You'll go to the real estate department to check the files!... You don't have to check it yourself. Isn't there any boss Yi? Call Li Xiangting and tell him the address. He should have a way to get the owner's information for you... Well, that Li Xiangting is really capable. I'm very optimistic about him. The last time he searched the eavesdropping machines."
Cheng Tianle thought about it and nodded, "This is a good idea, let Li Xiangting check it out... I think the person who practices swordsman is probably the owner of the house. He doesn't want anyone to come and shoot the house and doesn't want to rent it out at all, so he deliberately haunted and scared people."
"Rat" thought again, "Do you want to rent that house?"
Cheng Tianle: "I practice martial arts by watching paintings now, and it's enough to be in the apartment for the time being. I will continue to practice magic tricks in the future, especially the art of controlling weapons in the fourth step magic trick, as well as the "internal breath" and the "outside scene" that follow all need to have such an environment! Unfortunately, I don't have that much money, and I also cannot be willing to rent it out."
"Rat": "As for money, don't forget that there is also the account of Boss Yi. We are renting a house, not buying a house. As long as the owner doesn't want it too expensive!... As for this matter, Boss Yi can also do it. He may have a way to discuss it with the owner, and it's empty anyway."
Cheng Tianle shook his head repeatedly and said, "Rat, this is why you are ignorant! People clearly don't want to rent it out, otherwise why would you do that? You didn't see the scene of practicing sword that day. Can a master like him buy Yi's account? Yi wanted to discuss it with Taoism, but I'm afraid there is no door, so don't have any bad thoughts."
"Rat" thought about it and thought Cheng Tianle's words were the serious reason, so he stopped thinking and couldn't help but be more curious about the owner of the house. After a while, it suddenly said: "There must be more than one house like this in Suzhou. The owner here can't afford to offend us, so we just look for something else. Can't we rent it if we can't afford it? No matter how expensive the rent is, we should have the money to rent a house."
Cheng Tianle nodded and said, "This is the serious idea, but there is no need to worry now. There is no need to worry about the painting. You can wait until the kung fu is almost done, otherwise it will be a waste of money."