Chapter 12： rent

Chen Xing and Grandma Sun followed the two officials to see the booth. He originally thought that even if there was such a booth, the location and conditions should not be very good, but when he arrived at the booth, see When I got to the specific appearance of the booth, I realized that I thought it was wrong.

. Perhaps the previous store also cooked food, and there were still two small stoves in front of the stall.

The thing that makes Chen Xing most happy is that there are shops such as Qianzhuang and Yinhao not far from the stall, so the safety of the surrounding area should be guaranteed. At the first sight of this stall, Chen Xing fell in love with it, and even began to think about where to get oilcloth or thatch to cover the air leak.

The official who brought Chen Xing over looked at him, and knew that this errand was guaranteed, looked at him and smiled: "How about this place, isn't it? This stall was originally owned by Lai's family. A relative is doing it, and that person usually follows Master Lai and the others to make a fortune. This time the county magistrate liquidated the Lai family, and he also counted a share, so this stall will be vacant. "

Chen Xing nodded and asked hesitantly, "Thank you, sir, how is the rent calculated?"

The official was very happy, and he heard the words and said directly: "Originally this is the property of the Lai family, and the income is two taels of silver a year. But now it is taken over by the county magistrate, and it only needs one tael of silver. However, the county magistrate also knows your situation, and it is expected that it will not be easy for you. Before we came, I ordered you to pay half a year's money first, and then pay the remaining half when you make money."

Chen Xing was a little hesitant when he heard that he would pay one or two silver coins. After all, he has not earned that much these days. Lang borrows.

In the end, he heard the second half of what the officer said. While praising the county magistrate he had never met, he immediately responded and said to the officer, "Thank you, sir. , I rented it."

The officials were not surprised when they heard that he wanted to rent this stall. Moreover, this little brother can pick up such a cheap stall, I am afraid it is because there are people behind, otherwise it would be so easy.

Therefore, after hearing that Chen Xing was going to rent, the official said with a smile: "Since it has been decided, then you can go with us to sign the deed. After signing this stall, it will be within a year. It's yours."

Private stalls are not allowed in the county, either they must have paved surfaces, or they must be on specific streets. Anything that exceeds that range, you must obtain the permission of the government to operate. Otherwise, as long as the government finds out, the light ones will open your booth, and the heavy ones will even have to go to the government with the booth. Moreover, if you want to rent a stall here, you need to go to a special office of the government for notarization, so as to avoid disputes in the future.

Chen Xing, who had the idea of ​​renting a booth a few days ago, has already inquired about these details, so after hearing what the official said, he felt more at ease. After all, a verbal agreement can be destroyed, but it is not so easy to go back on what is written in black and white.

If it is delivered within the time limit, the lease is complete.

The official waited for a while, but finally accepted the things and left happily.

Chen Xing sent Granny Sun back to the booth again, and gave her two extra packets of pastries and half a sauce-flavored duck, as a thank you for her company today, and then went with the rest of the money. the vegetable market.

When Chen Xing bought a fresh fish, some pork belly, and many vegetables, and returned to Gu Mansion, it was already past lunch hour.

It's so late, did something happen?"

Chen Xing looked at Qiu Jiu's anxious look, a little embarrassed, "I encountered something today, so I came back a little late."

When Chen Xing finished comforting Qiu Jiu and walked inside, he saw Gu Lang who was sitting in the corridor reading a book not far away, and his heart suddenly warmed, and he said to Gu Lang: "Young Master Gu , you're not in good health, so don't stay outside for a long time. You go back to the house to rest first, and I'll prepare the meal for you. "

Gu Lang looked at Chen Xing, swept his eyes over him, made sure there was nothing wrong, silently put away the book in his hand, nodded towards Chen Xing, stood He got up and went back to the study slowly. He just felt that it was more ventilated here, and it was convenient to read books, so he didn't mean anything.

Seeing Gu Lang leaving, Chen Xingchao wanted to ask Qiu Jiu: "It's past the time for dinner, I bought a lot of good dishes today, let's eat first, and then talk about it after dinner. ." After speaking, he let Qiu Jiu look at the fish and meat he bought.

Qiu Jiu's eyes lit up again when he saw these two things. He didn't ask much and followed behind Chen Xing, so he went to help in the kitchen and tried to eat lunch earlier.

Today's lunch is late, but it is richer than ever. Chen Xing made sweet and sour fish, braised fish, spicy eggplant, three fresh soup, and brought back half a sauce pressed salted duck.

Looking at the dishes in front of you, smelling the aroma of the table, Qiu Jiu, who had eaten many good things, couldn't help but praise Chen Xing: "Chen Xing, you The craftsmanship is better than the chefs in the capital, and the things they make are too fragrant."

Hearing Qiu Jiu's praise, Chen Xing smiled a little embarrassed.

Gu Lang looked at Chen Xing, who was radiating joy, and asked lightly, "What good things happened today?"

Hearing Gu Lang's question, Qiu Jiu was no longer busy eating, and turned his attention to Chen Xing.

Chen Xing was excited, watching them both repeat what happened today, and at the end he kept complimenting: "That county magistrate is really a good man, this city It will definitely get better and better in the future.”

Listening to Chen Xing's exclamations to the county magistrate he had never met, Qiu Jiu's eyes involuntarily fell on sitting there eating peacefully, echoing Chen Xing from time to time On his own young master, seeing that the expression on his face did not change from beginning to end, Qiu Jiu lowered his head silently, quietly pulling the fragrant rice in the bowl.

Gu Lang quietly looked at Chen Xing, who was so excited, and listened to his words with a soft expression. From time to time, he nodded because of what he said, and there was something in his eyes that he didn't even notice. of tenderness.

When the meal was over, Qiu Jiu went to wash the dishes, while Chen Xing and Gu Lang took a walk under the corridor to digest food.

Chen Xing looked at the yard that looked extraordinarily empty because the weeds were pulled out, and sighed softly: "The days are really getting better."

Hearing Chen Xing's sigh, Gu Lang turned his head to look at him, with a little doubt in his eyes.

Chen Xing looked at his puzzled expression, smiled softly, touched his head a little embarrassedly, and said softly: "Actually, I was very nervous when I came here, I never thought you would It’s so easy to talk, and I didn’t expect things to go so smoothly in the future.”

Hearing Chen Xing say this, Gu Lang's eyes flashed, as if he wanted to say something, but he still didn't say it.

Chen Xing did not notice the change in Gu Lang's expression, he looked up at the clear sky, and planned his future stroke by stroke, "Now I have a fixed booth, in the future Then I can sell more food, and after I make money, I will rent a bigger shop, open a small restaurant, and then save the money to pay you back and get my sales deed back.”

Gu Lang listened to Chen Xing's words, looked at the happy smile on his face, and suddenly wanted to ask Chen Xing, what will he do when he gets his prostitution contract? Will he leave this house and live his own life? In the future he planned, there is no him!

Thinking of these, Gu Lang, who felt that things had become a little serious, stared at Chen Xing's profile silently, and for some reason suddenly remembered the surprise he gave himself when he first saw Chen Xing , originally thought that with the passage of time, that feeling would silently dissipate. Who knows now that Chen Xing, who is so confident and publicized, will attract his attention more and more.

Gu Lang felt that if Chen Xing didn't pay that amount of money all his life, it might not be a bad thing. After all, then he would have a reason to stay by his side. Wouldn't it be better if he would protect him and let him do what he wanted to do?

When Chen Xing happily finished talking about his plans for the future, and wanted to see if Gu Lang could give some advice, he turned his head to meet Gu Lang's eyes staring at him silently , startled him.

Chen Xing looked at Gu Lang and asked hesitantly, "What, what's wrong?"

Gu Lang showed a gentle smile that was the same as before, and said softly: "It's nothing, I just thought of some things, and suddenly I became a little fascinated."

Seeing that Gu Lang had regained a gentle appearance, Chen Xing didn't think too much, thinking that what Gu Lang told him was because he was so absorbed in thinking, so he looked at himself like that . It's all right now, he looked at Gu Lang and repeated the question just now, "What do you think of my plan?"

Gu Lang raised his mouth slightly when he heard this, and said softly, "This idea is very good, and I also believe that your ability can quickly achieve your goal."

Hearing that Gu Lang agreed with him, Chen Xing became more and more excited, and even felt encouraged, and said to him happily: "You think so too? I will definitely work hard, soon Pay back your money!"

Gu Lang's eyes wandered on Chen Xing's face, which became more and more rosy because of his happiness, and he curled his lips slightly, and said softly, "I'm looking forward to it."