Chapter 209： Quick transaction

Chapter 209: Quick Transaction

"No, this is too low. When I redeemed it, it cost one hundred taels!"

The boss is really anxious, and he is very interested in driving people away.

The old lady was not annoyed, and persuaded him to sit down, and then said calmly, "Brother, I believe that when you cashed it out, you did spend one hundred taels, but you were deceived. The price is too high.

"I have inquired about it. The rent for this shop is twenty taels a year, and it is only sixty taels for three years. You have been open for another three months, and the business is very poor. It can be said that the reputation of this shop is even worse. I will give you five taels. Ten taels is already very reasonable.”

The boss looked bad, pursed his lips and said nothing.

He was indeed deceived at the beginning, and he also thought that he would pay the original price to the Li family so that he would not have to bear the loss.

Unexpectedly, the old lady was not easy to deceive, so he was unwilling to do so.

Seeing his relaxed expression, the old lady added, "Brother, we don't have to cash in this shop. Let's just talk about it as usual. I have to advise you to cash out the shop as soon as possible."

"Your business is not good, let alone how much you can pay for the monthly rent. It's a pity that you are **** here. Otherwise, you can find an easy job without any money, and you can still earn an extra salary. ”

The boss listened to what the old lady said honestly, and finally sighed, "Auntie, I understand everything you said. I came here to send the children of the clan to study. I thought it was a good place, so I planned to settle down and make some money. How could I have imagined that this would happen. Now I have to go back in despair and have to pay for it, which makes me feel really uncomfortable.”

The old lady advised, "You are still young and have experience. It will not be difficult to take a good look after you go back and find other business."

After saying that, she glanced at the shop and said again.

"Brother, you should be able to see that our family is not well off. The rent of fifty taels is indeed a fair price. I can't add more. But if you don't want to take away the tables, chairs, benches, pots and pans you have here, we will keep them." Come down and I’ll give you some money for travel expenses, okay?”

Sure enough, the boss's face became better again. After a moment of hesitation, he nodded.

"Okay, I'll take you to the backyard to see if there's no problem. Let's write the deed."

The Li family members were all happy, got up one after another, and followed the boss back.

Jiayin lay on San Auntie’s back and walked at the end, looking at the small courtyard carefully.

Like the boss said, this yard is really good.

There are two shops in the front. In addition to the counter, there are eight square tables, and each square table is equipped with four stools.

At the back, a small half space was separated by wooden boards. Through the small door covered by blue floral cloth, there is the stove room, with two pots and stoves built in it.

On the wooden shelf next to the stove, there were some pots and pans piled up, all of which were covered with dust.

After the partition, there is the door leading to the backyard.

In the courtyard behind, there are two main rooms. There is a courtyard door next to the main room, leading to the alley.

There are three wing rooms on the left side, and on the right side is the courtyard wall. Under the courtyard wall are bamboo poles for drying clothes. Near the corner of the front yard, there is a well with bluestone slabs.

The boss put some miscellaneous things in the west wing room. The two main rooms are very spacious, each room is enough to separate the inside and outside, and can accommodate three or four people.

The Li family looked more and more satisfied. This place was enough for the family to run a small business, and Jiaren could come and stay occasionally.

The boss Xu had made a decision, so he didn't care. He pointed to the sundries in the west wing, the tables and chairs in the main room, and the pots and pans in the stove, and said.

"Auntie, if we buy these things, they will cost seven or eight taels of silver. I don't want more. Give me five taels of silver and leave them all to you."

"Sure, brother, when do you want to move? We have a mule cart and can help you."

Mrs. Li readily agreed, planning when she would come over to clean and when she would open the business.

After all, after signing the deed, the shop belongs to the owner, and he has to pay rent every day.

The boss was even more prompt, "Let's sign the deed right now. I'll take the money and leave. I'll go to Xindu tonight in time to find a caravan to go home with."

Soon, he personally asked the neighbors to help bear witness, and also invited a letter-writing scholar on the street to write the deed. The term of service, the rent and the five taels of silver for the items to be exchanged were all clearly written down. The boss wrote his name and took his fingerprint.

On the Li family's side, Mrs. Li asked Mr. Li to sign her name and take her fingerprints.

After all, their family will be running the business from now on, and they will be the ones to step in when something goes wrong.

Finally, Mrs. Li paid the money in front of everyone and got the original contract signed by the boss and the owner.

In this way, even if the boss is jealous of the business in the future, he will not be afraid to come and cause trouble.

Just in case, the old lady still asked the boss the address of his hometown in detail. It's not that far, just in a small suburban town about 200 miles southwest of Xindu.

The boss was eager to return home. When he returned, he packed up a package and left without taking any bedding with him.

Li Laosan laughed and thanked the neighbors, and made an appointment to treat them to drinks after opening the business.

Whether they were worried or gloating, the neighbors responded politely and then left.

Family of five, everyone has a smile on their face.

“From now on it will be our shop!”

"Yes, the stove is a little small and I can't turn my body around. Do I need to change it?"

“It’s easy to make a simple change. In the summer, you can deal with it temporarily, but in the winter, I’m afraid you’ll have to make major changes.”

The good news refused to stay on my aunt's back and ran around in the fields, causing the old lady to yell, "Don't go to the well."

"I know, grandma." Jiayin agreed obediently, but when the family was not paying attention, she went directly into the side room.

Then, I took out a lot of things from the space.

There were a hundred cabbages, more than a hundred carrots, half a basket of eggs and duck eggs, and over a dozen rabbits were killed quickly.

The various mung beans, red beans, soybeans and millet saved from last year weighed more than ten kilograms each.

Classes, cowpea, eggplant, pumpkin, cucumber and other vegetables have been picked a lot, filled with several empty baskets in the house.

Even the several sauce jars that had been put into the space in Qingshui Village were moved by her, and a jar full of sauce was collected and placed in the corner.

After doing this, she breathed a sigh of relief.

These things are all produced by Space Courtyard. I occasionally fill some in the kitchen at home on weekdays, but there are still too many left.

 Today is a good opportunity to clear out the inventory, and the family has also saved some expenses.

Zhao Yuru was fetching water from the well. She was surprised when she saw her little niece coming out of the wing carrying a cucumber and chewing it as she walked.

“Fu Niu’er, where did you get the green melon?”

Jiayin smiled and pointed to the house behind her, "Mother, there are many in the house."

“Oh, did the boss from before leave some vegetables?”

Zhao Yuru was very surprised. She threw the bucket and entered the side room. Then she ran out in a panic and shouted, "Mom, third child, come and take a look. There are many things in the room!"

Mrs. Li walked over with a rag in her hand, glanced at her granddaughter, and walked in.

The room was almost piled with vegetables, cabbages, radishes, and even sauce jars...

Zhao Yuru was overjoyed, "I thought I had to go home to get it, but now it saves trouble. The boss before was really a good person, and he didn't count the money on these things."

(End of this chapter)