Chapter 411： shop

Their car stopped, and the car behind also stopped, and the maids and nurses came forward to ask.

"Nothing, let's accompany Mrs. Zhou to see the shop first."

After making a cake on Zhuangzi before, a few boys asked her to open a cake shop.

When she came back, she told the housekeeper and went to the tooth bank to find out if there were any shops with good locations for sale or rent.

It was just that she returned without success. The shops in the capital were so sought-after that many officials were staring at them, and she was not satisfied with the remote location.

This store is estimated to be a notice just posted, otherwise it is located on Chang'an Avenue, a properly prosperous shop, and I am not afraid of not being able to rent it out.

She asked Mrs. Li to take good care of the child, and went up to ask: "The shopkeeper, do you want to rent out this shop?"

"This lady just happened to be here. The little old man just posted a notice that he was going to entrust the tooth bank to rent out. You came to the door." The shopkeeper greeted him with a smile and asked them to sit inside.

She glanced at it. This shop sells fat powder, and the shelves are still full of things. Why is it suddenly renting out?

"The location of your shop is so good, why are you willing to rent it out?"

The shopkeeper sighed, "To tell the truth, my master has been demoted out of Beijing, and he has to go to a local office in the near future, and I don't know when I will be able to return, so my wife plans to rent out the shop."

"Don't you sell it directly?" Mrs. Qiu asked. Such a good location is hard to come by. Of course, it is best to buy it.

"It's not for sale. My wife is reluctant to have such a good position. She thinks that she will return to Beijing to report her work in three years, and maybe she will be able to stay in the capital again."

On the contrary, officials of this dynasty only serve three-year terms, and they may stay in office when the term expires, or they may return to Beijing to report on their duties and re-assign officials. It is a pity that such a good shop is sold.

"I don't know how your owner will rent this shop, and for how long?"

"Three years, my wife intends to temporarily rent for three years, and the rent is required to be paid in one lump sum."

She nodded, renting for three years is not a problem, the rent is required to be paid in one lump sum, she can understand, is the rent how much?

"The rent is three hundred and sixty taels for three years!"

"What? Three hundred and sixty taels? One hundred and twenty taels a year? It's so expensive that you can rent a three-bedroom house in the city." Mrs. Qiu frowned. With a yard, it costs one hundred and twenty taels a year to rent.

"This lady, there is no comparison between shops and houses. The shops can be used for profit, but the house can only be used for living. What's more, the small shop is small, but the location is good. Chang'an Avenue is the largest and longest in the capital. The most prosperous and lively streets, the flow of people is innumerable. You will definitely not lose money if you manage it well.”

Mrs. Qiu looked at Pei Xiu, she wanted to see the shop, let her decide for herself.

Pei Xiu was also thinking about whether it was worth it or not. She planned to open a cake shop, but she happened to be doing nothing at home all day.

Twelve a month a month, she can still bear it, the boys like it very much, and the evaluation is very high. She believes that it will sell well by then, and the profit is certain.

But still have to bargain, how can you agree so simply.

"Three hundred taels for three years, can I pay in one lump sum? I can also let you consign the rouge gouache in the shop until the day before leaving Beijing, and then take it away."

This is just a favor. She also needs time to prepare, and she has to teach the two cooks in the house to make cakes. How can she do it alone, she just wants to lose money.

She had to buy a few more servants for the house, otherwise she was afraid that the cook would be too busy.

It's no wonder that big families like to buy people, hire them, how can they buy them, and use them with confidence. The deed of betrayal is in her hands, and she has the power of life and death, so that she does not worry about the formula being leaked.

The shopkeeper shook his head, "Madam's bargaining is too ruthless, my wife can't agree to this price. My master has to leave Beijing within half a month. My wife brought these rouge gouache to the place under the banner of coming from the capital. Better to sell without consignment."

"The shopkeeper will give you a discount. Your wife's time is limited. If you rented it earlier, you also had a concern." Mrs. Qiu helped.

"To tell you the truth, my wife said that the minimum is three hundred and fifty taels, and it can't be any lower. I really don't have to worry about renting out this shop."

Seeing the sincerity of the shopkeeper's words, Pei Xiu didn't make a counteroffer. Three hundred and fifty taels would be three hundred and fifty taels.

"Okay, then I'll send the driver to the Yaxing to find a middleman to write the deed tax, pay a deposit, and go to the yamen tomorrow to register, and I'll pay you the balance when I get there."

"Okay, ma'am, feel free. Then Mrs. Law's coachman will make a trip."

She smiled and said, "The shopkeeper can take off the rental notice at the door first."

"Yes, yes, little old man, go and take it off."

Mrs. Qiu asked in a low voice, "What business do you plan to do when you rent it so expensively?"

"When your son is one year old, you will know!"

"What?" Mrs. Qiu looked at her inexplicably, "What does my son's first birthday have to do with you renting this shop?"

"You'll know then."

"It's still mysterious..."

Pei Xiu smiled and said nothing.

After the middleman completed the deed tax, Pei Xiu gave ten taels of silver as a deposit.

"Excuse me, the shopkeeper, I really didn't expect to meet a shop I liked when I came out, so I didn't bring all the silver taels to go out. My husband is Xuanwu General Zhou Cheng, please rest assured your wife, tomorrow morning, I will let the housekeeper bring the silver taels. , together with you and the Chinese go to the yamen to register for the record."

The shopkeeper said politely: "It doesn't matter, the key to doing business is integrity. The little old man believes in his wife, and ten taels of silver is enough as a deposit."

"Thank you. Then I'll leave first."

After leaving the shop, Pei Xiu said, "Do you still go to Suzaku Street? Or just go shopping on Chang'an Street? Although this street is not as high-end as the shops on Suzaku Street, but it can't hold up much, is it lively?"

Suzaku Street are all high-end shops, only doing business for dignitaries~ Unlike Chang'an Street, there are all kinds of high-end, middle-end and low-end stores, and people come and go on the street.

"Okay, let's see if there is any suitable cloth in the nearby cloth shop."

It doesn't matter to her. She suggested that Suzaku Street was just used to it. The fabrics for the house were purchased at the cloth shop over there.

The child was handed over to Mrs. Li to hold, and Pei Xiu happily looked over with Mrs. Qiu's shops.

Maybe it's the Mid-Autumn Festival. Many shops are only open for half a day and close at noon.

The same is true for Buchanan.

They made a quick decision and found a cloth house with a bigger storefront to go in and have a look.

After Mrs. Qiu bought the goal of her trip, she also bought some fashionable fabrics and planned to add two autumn clothes for herself.

Pei Xiu also bought a few pieces of soft white cotton cloth, and in the fall, a few children also got two linings.

She didn't buy other fabrics, the manor was full of good materials for rewards. Except for her and Mai, the three brothers didn't make much clothes.