"No, this is too low. When I cashed it out, it cost me one hundred taels!"
The boss was really anxious, and he had the intention of chasing people away.
The old lady was not annoyed, and persuaded him to sit down, and then said calmly, "Brother, I believe you did spend one hundred taels when you redeemed it, 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, but business is very poor. It can be said that the reputation of this shop has become even worse. I'll give you fifty taels, which is very reasonable. "
The boss looked bad, pursed his lips and said nothing.
He was indeed deceived in the first place, 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 cheat, so he was not willing to do so. .
Seeing his relaxed expression, the old lady added, "Brother, we don't have to redeem 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 tied up here. Otherwise, you can find an easy job without any money, and you can still earn an extra salary. ."
After hearing what the old lady said honestly, the boss 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. Who would have thought that I would be able to make some money here? Like this. Now I have to go back in despair and have to lose money. I 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."
Well, 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 here and I'll give you some money for your travel expenses. Do you think it's okay?"
Sure enough, the boss's face became a little better. 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 and got up one after another and followed the boss back.
Jiayin lay on San Auntie's back and walked at the end, carefully looking at the small courtyard.
As 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.
A wooden board was used to separate a small half of the space at the back. Through the small door covered by blue floral cloth was the stove room, with two pots and stoves built in.
On the wooden shelf next to the stove, there were some pots and pans piled up, all covered with dust.
After the partition, there is the door leading to the backyard.
In the back yard, 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 sundries in the west wing room. The two main rooms are very spacious, each room can separate the inside and outside, and can accommodate three or four people.
The more the Li family looked at it, the more satisfied they became. This place was enough for the family to run a small business, and Jiaren could come and stay occasionally.
The boss, Xu, had made his decision and 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 kitchen, and said.
"Auntie, if you buy these things, they will cost seven or eight taels of silver. I don't want more. Just give me five taels of silver and leave them all to you."
"Okay, when do you want to move, brother? We have a mule cart. , I'll give you a helping hand."
Mrs. Li agreed readily, planning when to come over to clean and when to open the business.
After all, after signing the deed, this shop is your own, and you have 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 went to invite his neighbors in person. She helped to bear witness, and also invited a letter-writing scholar on the street to write the deed.
The number of years, rent and the five taels of silver for the exchanged items were all written clearly. 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 of making 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 his 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.
A family of five, all with smiles on their faces.
"It will be our shop from now on!"
"Yeah, 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. I'll deal with it temporarily in summer, but I'm afraid it will have to be changed in winter. Big change."
Jiayin refused to stay on her mother-in-law's back and ran around, causing the old lady to yell, "Don't go to the well."
"I got it, grandma." Jiayin agreed obediently, but took advantage of the family members Without paying attention, he got directly into the side room.
Then, he 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 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.
I picked a lot of green vegetables such as green beans, cowpeas, eggplants, pumpkins, and cucumbers, filling the few 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 quietly breathed a sigh of relief.
These things are all produced in 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 digest the inventory, and the family also saves a lot of money.
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 melons?"
Jiayin pointed to the house behind her with a smile, "Mother, there are many in the house."
"Oh, did the boss leave some green vegetables before?"
Zhao Yuru was very surprised . It was strange. 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 held a rag in her hand . He walked over, glanced at his granddaughter, and walked in.
The room was almost piled with vegetables, cabbages, radishes, and even sauce jars...
Zhao Yuru was so happy, "I thought I had to go home to get them, but now it saves trouble. The previous boss was really a good person, these things , he didn't count money."