Unexpectedly, the store that José bought had a small patio behind it, Selena and María were very happy to see it. At that time, José did not explain the situation of the store in detail, so they thought that he only bought a store.
It turns out that apart from the store there is a small patio and three houses. It happened that the street where the store was located was connected to the residential area behind it, so the original owner of the store bought the store and the house with a yard behind it for residence. No wonder a small shop not in the city center also costs 80 gold coins.
Although the store is not large, the stored products can be placed directly in the backyard in the future, so that more space can be saved for displaying the products. Additionally, the small patio is surrounded by high walls and has excellent privacy. The process of making the product is not visible.
Although the house is not exquisite, it has a solid masonry structure, and there are many plants planted in the courtyard, which is pleasing to the eye. The four walls surround the courtyard, which looks much more private than the house built by the countryside. Now, they don't have to worry about someone always coming to spy on Selena.
As for the new house in which she has lived for almost two years, María is a little reluctant to part with it; according to her intention, she does not plan to sell it and keeps it there just in case. They will be able to return to the village in the future, if they do not earn money and cannot support themselves in the city. But after taking over the store and the house with a patio, the family didn't have much money left.
Living in the city is completely different from living in the countryside, you need money to buy anything to eat, although the income of thirty or forty silver coins each month may seem like a lot, but there are many places where you need money.
And José also said that if the new house is not sold, no one will live there and others will have ideas for their house, so it is better to sell it. At that time the village chief's family came to want to buy it, and it was finally sold for 10 gold coins with some furniture that could not be taken.
Including sharing this month's profits, the family still has a deposit of about fifteen gold coins. Maria then rented a carriage to move the family's belongings to the new home.
Selena looked around her as soon as she entered the store. This store is pretty good. The store layout is reasonable. Products are sold in front. The patio at the rear is surrounded by a high wall. They can install a workbench, for the manufacture of products in the yard, further inside there are three rooms, one room can be used as a warehouse, it can be said that although it is small, it has all the necessary amenities.
And this store is located on La Calleja de las Flores street in the Córdoba area, to the left of the store there is a silk store, and to the right a jewelry store, both stores seem to have many customers, and you can buy jewelry and silk, customer quality should be good.
Don't underestimate the location of the store and the neighbors. People are divided into groups, and the same goes for stores. If the business is poor in one area, it is difficult to gain popularity, but if there are competitors, the good sales of your store can easily arouse jealousy, which can lead to disaster. It seems that the popularity and security of this street are good.
There are two or three grocery stores not far away on the street in front of the store. It is no wonder that the original owner of the store could not continue the business and had to sell the store and return to his hometown.
If they want to open the store themselves, they will definitely not open a grocery store, if they do, they will open a skincare and cosmetics boutique exclusively for women, this way there will be no competition in this entire business area.
Selena and Maria entered the backyard satisfied. José was very busy these days. He first sealed some dried flowers that had been dried at his house in the country and transported them to the backyard several times, and then began the construction of the backyard. When Maria and Selena arrived a week later, everything in the new home was almost ready.
After selling the house, the family had nothing to worry about in Dalle village. On weekdays, he lets Leo's family take care of part of the mountainous land they bought. When the weather warms, Leo will hire people to pick and dry the flowers. When they deliver them to the store, they will pay for the work. José saves trouble, and Leo's family can also earn extra income - it's the best of both worlds.
Selena's butt hurt from the jolts of the oxcart all the way. When she arrived at her new home, Maria asked her to go to her room to rest, where the daughter of the original owner of the house lived.
José had already tidied up the room. In addition to the original custom-made dressing table for Selena, a new light green gauze mosquito net was installed, the windows were also equipped with double-layer curtains with a fabric and gauze base of the same color, a sink shelf was also added for wash up. They were also covered with reed mats and you can walk barefoot after entering the house. This arrangement finally looks like a city girl's boudoir.
Selena was a little tired from being busy moving these days. Seeing that she had not yet spread the quilt on her, she was too lazy to move. She casually took off her shoes, curled up on the bed and closed her eyes for a while. until María came in to help her spread her quilt.
Well, she didn't wake up either. She was curled up like a little squirrel in her bed. Looking at her, she couldn't help but pinch her cheeks that were white and red.
After resting, Selena helped Maria clean inside and out for a long time. In the afternoon she really couldn't take it anymore, she had to make essential oils, balm and rouge, and tidy up the store. The three of them will definitely have their hands full. Before Lucía and Helena used to help them, but now that they moved to the city, they don't know anyone.
The family discussed it together and decided to go to the west of the city to find two capable slaves to help them in the future. Furthermore, the family would need someone to take care of the shop when they opened a store in the future.