"Like..." The girl boss hesitated.
Li Zhiyuan was ready to ask the important question, "Boss, do you know any Corpse Recovery Divers around here, like the ones responsible for retrieving floaters in the village?"
"Corpse Recovery Diver?" The girl boss said in confusion, "Who are you planning to retrieve?"
"No one in particular, just asking around. Do you know any divers with the last name Yin?"
The girl boss quickly walked into the back room. Soon, the curtain was lifted again, and she came out with a Yellow River Shovel in her left hand, "My surname is Yin, my name is Yin Meng."
Li Zhiyuan hadn’t expected it to be so easy to find her, but he continued to ask, "Does your family have a genealogy?"
"Why do you want to know in such detail?"
"Just delivering some money."
"Mind if I take a look at it?"
"Will I get the money once you see it?"
"It has to have the name Yin Zhiwang on it."
"Yin Zhiwang, it’s there. That’s almost two hundred years ago, I remember it clearly."
"The genealogy records that a man-eating snake appeared in Wan County, and he led people to capture the snake but never came back. I’ll go get it for you to see."
"No need." Li Zhiyuan looked at Tan Wenbin, "Give her the money."
Tan Wenbin took out the money and put it on the counter, the money tied with a red string.
Yin Meng picked up the money and asked incredulously, "What’s wrong, did you find him turned into a Corpse somewhere?"
"Huh?" Yin Meng quickly waved her hands, "Don’t scare me, I was just talking nonsense."
Being able to hold a Yellow River Shovel and talk about "Corpse" proved she was indeed in the business, and purer than the Grandmaster type.
Given that, there’s no need to hide too much.
"We owe him a personal favor, came this time specially to repay it. You keep the money, our business here is done."
"Hehehe..." Yin Meng let out a string of laughs, counting the money as she said, "Oh dear, my ancestors must have shown up to send me money. I was just worried about how to pay next month’s rent."
Tan Wenbin suggested, "With how you’re doing business, rent is indeed tricky."
"Then what can I do?"
"You could sell Wanzhou grilled fish."
Tan Wenbin added, "Yangzhou fried rice is an option too."
Yin Meng pushed the half bowl of noodles she had left in front of her, they were plain noodles, nothing fancy, just some soy sauce.
Tan Wenbin nodded in acknowledgment, "Got it."
"Have you guys eaten? I can make you some noodles. Or I could buy some dishes from across the street and invite you for a drink."
Li Zhiyuan, "We’ve eaten."
"Then stay for dinner. You came all the way to deliver money; at least stay for a meal. Besides, I don’t feel like my ancestor would have been able to help you much."
"I don’t believe it, if he could have helped you, he wouldn’t have died there and never returned home himself."
"Also, here’s this Jade Pendant." Li Zhiyuan took out the Jade Pendant and placed it on the counter, "It’s yours too."
Yin Meng glanced at it, then pushed the Jade Pendant back, "Let’s keep things separate. I’ll take the money, but the Jade Pendant is yours."
"Alright." Li Zhiyuan didn’t refuse, retrieved the Jade Pendant, and said, "Then we’ll be on our way."
"Hey, aren’t you gonna explore upstairs for a while? The attractions are up there."
"The boats stop early around here, since you’re out for fun, take your time, stay the night. You can sleep in my shop and save on hotel money."
*They were out here to have fun anyway, and since the other party kept inviting them politely, Li Zhiyuan didn’t continue refusing,* "Thanks for the trouble."
"Hey, you’re not some big corpse who woke up from under a Water Burial and climbed out, are you?"
"Yeah, come, let me try." Yin Meng pulled out a talisman paper from her pocket and stuck it on Li Zhiyuan. Seeing no reaction from him, she feigned surprise, "Oh my god, you’re so scary!"
*Everyone knew she was joking.*
"To return the courtesy, hey, demon, let me stick one on you too!"
Tan Wenbin took out a "Chasing the Distance Secret Scroll" talisman and stuck it on Yin Meng’s forehead.
The next moment, the talisman paper turned purple.
Tan Wenbin jumped in fright, screaming, "Holy crap!"
Yin Meng seemed confused.
Li Zhiyuan tiptoed and removed the talisman paper, "Brother Binbin, the talisman got wet, it turns purple in contact with grease."
"Oh... oh!" Tan Wenbin scratched his head awkwardly.
Run Sheng leaned over and remarked, "If there was a Water Corpse scent, I’d have said something."
Yin Meng laughed so hard she bent over, "I almost thought I really was a Corpse, hahaha!"
The three of them left the coffin shop, and when they reached the door, Li Zhiyuan pointed to a small water tank by the entrance, "Why does every shop have one of these?"
Yin Meng, "This is Fengdu Ghost City, and this street is called Ghost Street. Those who like to shop aren’t just the living; they come out when night falls.
In the past, there were no bulbs, and with only candles at night, you couldn’t see clearly. Shopkeepers often found paper coins mixed in when counting their Copper Coins.
Over time, a custom formed where a water tank was placed at the entrance. They would throw the received Copper Coins in, and the ones that floated were fake, hence they wouldn’t do business with those customers."
Tan Wenbin asked, "But now with paper money, doesn’t it all float, too? Does that mean every shop must have a money checker?"
Yin Meng, "Those things are expensive, can’t afford them."
Tan Wenbin hesitated, "Wait, are you still getting those?"
Yin Meng pulled out a drawer from the counter, retrieving a small stack of Heaven and Earth Bank paper money:
"Look, this is what I’ve received since the start of the month, enough for next month’s rent, who knew it wasn’t from living customers."
Tan Wenbin carefully touched the paper money with his fingertips, "You’re joking, right? Just adding some immersive experience for us?"