Jiang Tangtang returned to the county town and began to prepare for the opening on the eighth day of the Lunar New Year. At the same time, he asked Lu Shili to inquire more to see if there were any suitable shops for sale.
Generally speaking, Yahang does not do business before the eighth day of the Lunar New Year, but there are also special circumstances. For example, your family has been hit by a disaster and you are anxious to sell your house.
As soon as Lu Shili inquired, Zhu Chengjiang said: "Don't tell me, Brother Lu, there are really a few shops with good locations and cheap prices."
Lu Shili raised his eyebrows, "Are you talking about the places where Jingfu Tower was burned down? Shop, right?"
Zhu Chengjiang chuckled and said, "Brother Lu's head is full of inspiration, and he can guess right."
"What's the situation over there?" Lu Shili ignored Zhu Chengjiang's compliment and asked carefully: "What's the price?"
This is He must handle the tasks assigned to him by his sister-in-law.
Zhu Chengjiang said: "The owner of Jingfu Tower has some bad luck. Ever since the shop was burned down, everything has been going wrong. No, during the Chinese New Year, the family's concubine and her lover ran away with the family's money. , there were also problems in the operation of several other shops. I had to sell the shop that was burned down."
Lu Shili knew a little bit about why everything was not going well in Jingfu Building, but the shops next door also sold it?
He frowned slightly and said, "You said the shops next door to Jingfulou also sell it? Why, they also have a concubine who took the money and ran away with her lover?"
"That's not true!"
Zhu Chengjiang said: "The two shops next door to Jingfulou The shops are owned by ordinary people. Originally, the business of the shop was not very good, but now half of the shop was destroyed by fire, and the owner of Jingfu Building was unwilling to lose money. The two families thought that it was not cost-effective to repair the shop, so after making a final calculation, they decided Sell the shop."
Lu Shili pondered for a moment and then said: "What price is the shop bidding now?"
Zhu Chengjiang pointed three fingers at him, "This is just the other party's bidding price. If you really want it, the price will definitely be lower."
Lu Shili stood up. He said, "Let's go see what's going on in the two shops first!"
They did as they were told, and the two immediately went to meet the owners of the two shops.
The two of them went to the house on the left side of Jingfu Tower first. Due to the wind direction and timely fire fighting, her shop did not burn too much. This family asked for three hundred taels of silver. If they really wanted it, they would be willing to pay less, but at most it would only be twenty taels less.
The house to the right of Jingfu Tower was badly burned, and most of the shop was burned down.
If the house on the left can continue to do business with a little repair, the house on the right is basically the same as Jingfu Tower and needs to be completely rebuilt.
The owner's price was also very low, and he was willing to sell the shop for two hundred and twenty taels of silver.
This is similar to the price Yan Yongshou paid for selling Jingfu Building.
Lu Shili had some thoughts in his heart, but he made no immediate decision and said he would go back and think about it.
Seeing what he said, a flash of anxiety flashed across the face of the owner of the shop, and he advised: "Little brother, if you really want to buy a shop in the city, I advise you to buy the shop. Although my shop was burned down, But the location is good, the place is spacious, and it's very cost-effective."
Lu Shili glanced at the man and said slowly: "If it's so good, how can you persuade me not to keep it for yourself?"
The shopkeeper sighed and said, "If you can, , why don't we want to keep it for ourselves? But when we bought this shop, we spent all our savings, and our husband and wife are not good at business. The shop has been open for a few years, and we can barely make a living. Now, it is implicated by the next door and burned down. We really can't afford to repair half of the shop! Otherwise, we would never be willing to sell it!"
No matter how pitiful the shopkeeper said, Lu Shili remained unmoved. I went back to the pastry shop first and told Jiang Tangtang about the situation in the shop.
Zhang Lu and Du Mudan now know how to make French breadsticks, and Jiang Tangtang is currently teaching them new varieties.
This time I made it using milk and raisins.
The milk was bought by Jiang Tangtang from a farmer's house on the outskirts of the city. The raisins are homemade from the grapes in her space.
The addition of these two things greatly enhances the flavor of the bread.
As soon as Lu Shili entered the room, he smelled a strong milky fragrance. He suddenly lost his composure and ran to the kitchen happily: "What delicious food is sister-in-law making today?"
Jiang Tangtang took a freshly baked bread and handed it over and said: "Try it, this is the shop after the new year. I plan to sell it here. What do you think it tastes like?"
Lu Shili couldn't care less about flattering, so he took a big bite of bread. After finishing one loaf, he gave a thumbs up to Jiang Tangtang and said, "Sister-in-law made it really delicious, is there any more? One more."
"You still eat, but you won't eat for a while?" Although Jiang Tangtang said this, he handed another one to Lu Shili.
In fact, she can understand Lu Shili's love for bread, and she is also very confident about the new products launched by her shop.
I remember when she was a child, didn't she feel the same way when she ate bread for the first time?
She was already a jewelry designer, so why she still learned how to make Western pastry was actually related to her childhood experience.
Lu Shili ate another piece of bread before talking to Jiang Tangtang about the shop.
He explained the conditions and prices of several shops.
Jiang Tangtang asked: "What do you think?"
"I think what the store owner said is right. The location in Jingfu Building is quite good. If this incident hadn't happened, the shop in that location would probably not be in the same location. It's easy to buy."
Lu Shili said: "It's only more than two hundred taels of silver to buy a foundation. It's really expensive!"
Jiang Tangtang thought the same way, "Can we talk about the price again? If it can be lowered to two hundred taels. You can buy the following."
Lu Shili picked up the teacup on the table and took a sip of tea: "There shouldn't be much problem with Jingfu Tower and the shop on the right. The owner of the shop on the left is probably unwilling.
Jiang Tangtang handed him a few banknotes: "Then go and negotiate and buy the two shops. But in addition to these two shops, you have to look at another shop that doesn't need much repair at all." Lu
Shili also said He didn't ask Jiang Tangtang why he wanted to buy so many shops. He just took the banknote and said, "I'll go right away."
"Wait a minute." Jiang Tangtang stopped him, wrapped some bread in oil paper and handed it to him, "This time I'll help you." It's Brother Zhu who you're walking around with, right? It's a bad idea to bother people during the Chinese New Year, so just bring something with you."
"That kid is in for a treat."
Lu Shili took the things and went out, looking for Zhu Chengjiang Another trip. The two spent a lot of time bargaining back and forth with the shopkeeper, and finally spent one hundred and eighty taels to buy the shop on the right side of Jingfu Building.
"Brother Lu, I'm afraid Dong Yan's family is not so easy to talk to. It's not easy to get it at this price."
Zhu Chengjiang ate the bread Jiang Tangtang asked Lu Shili to bring, and he regarded Jiang Tangtang as his own sister, "We It's not easy to successfully buy a shop."