Because he was unfamiliar with life in the capital, Fang Xian asked the shopkeeper at home to introduce a familiar charlatan, Chen Fu, and found two shops for sale.
The two shops are not far apart. One is still on Wangdi Commercial Street. It is a three-story building with a courtyard. The shop was formerly a teahouse. The owner was a man with an official status. His house was confiscated because of corruption. This shop
It was taken back by the government and is now being sold.
Tian Minyan walked in. Perhaps it was because no one had taken care of it for a long time. There was a light layer of gray on the floor and the handrails of the stairs. The shop was very large, because it was formerly a teahouse, and the second and third floors were turned into private rooms and well-furnished.
Very elegant.
After walking around inside and out, I found that this shop is not small, it is about half larger than the first floor in Qingping County. Only the courtyard is smaller, with only one main room, two east and west wing rooms and a side room. If
It's a bit troublesome to stay here when you come to the state capital, but it's not a big deal.
What makes Tian Minyan satisfied is that the shop is located in a commercial street, and this street sells a lot of gouache, tea, groceries, snacks, etc. Except for a wonton noodle stall and a small restaurant, there are no other big restaurants.
Although she liked it a little in her heart, Tian Minyan didn't show it, and said to the arrogant Chen Fu: "The location is good, but it's a bit expensive."
This three-story shop costs five hundred taels, which is half more expensive than the first floor. In the future, decoration and other decorations will all cost money.
"Haha, the price is more expensive, but the advantage is that the government is selling it, and the tax on the red deed is saved. It involves paying the silver in one hand and the shop in the other. The regulations were issued in one day." Chen
Fu smiled heartily and said: "Miss, you are going to open a restaurant. Don't talk about anything else. The private rooms on the second and third floors are specially prepared for you. This saves you the trouble of renovating the private rooms.
, that saves trouble and money.”
Tian Minyan pursed her lips and smiled, and thought to herself, no wonder people say that the chatterbox is the best talker among step-matchmakers. Look at how sophisticated they are in this business.
"Chen Yayi, can I check out another shop?" She liked it, but she also wanted to check out another shop.
Chen Yaqi said there was nothing wrong with it, so he immediately took them to another shop. As Tian Minyan walked, she paid attention to the business of the shops on both sides of the street and frowned.
"This shop only has two floors, and it also has a courtyard. The courtyard has two entrances and can be lived in. It was formerly a jewelry shop." Chen Fu said as he led them into the shop and said: "The owner of this shop is a gambler and has a lot of money."
If we lose, there is only one shop like this left to sell. It is cheaper than the shop in Bafu Hutong, and you can get it for four hundred taels."
Tian Minyan walked in, went up to the second floor, and looked out. It turned out that the shop was built on the riverside. On the other side of the river was a wealthy area, and the environment was quite good.
"This shop is close to the river. The environment is not bad, but it is a bit small." Tian Minrui said.
Tian Minyan glanced at Xie Chengzhong and the others and said, "What do you mean? Did you notice anything when you came here?"
"Girl, this alley is not good." Liang Darong said with a frown.
"Oh?" Tian Minyan raised her eyebrows: "What's wrong?"
"Just where we came in, there are two shops that sell birthdays. Also, I just asked someone, there is a coffin shop in front." Liang Darong hesitated and said.
Tian Minyan nodded, Da Rong was quite attentive, and looked at Bai Mei: "What about you?"
Bai Mei looked at her with a cold face and said, "I didn't see the shop in front, but in addition to the longevity shop, there is also a grocery store and dried fruit shop. The shop is relatively small, and the people who come in and out are not distinguished." It means no.
Why are noble people walking around and buying and selling here?
Xie Chengzhong was stunned when he heard what they said. He was not a thoughtful person. When he saw Tian Minyan's eyes looking over, his face turned red, hesitating and speechless.
Tian Minyan didn't blame him either. Xie Chengzhong was born as a gangster and was careless. Although he was shrewd, he was not very careful. It was not surprising that he didn't notice this.
"Tell me about the quality of this shop." Tian Minyan asked calmly.
Xie Chengzhong stood up straight, thought for a moment and said, "Girl, the original owner of this shop is not good."
Tian Min raised his eyebrows: "Say."
"Cai'er Chen Yaqi said that the original owner was a gambler, and the addiction to gambling is the most difficult thing to break. Although there are rules and regulations for buying and selling, gamblers will not kill themselves if they are ruthless. If we buy this shop
, I’m afraid I’ll get embarrassed. Even if we hold the land deed, he’s secretly playing tricks in the casino, and those gangsters will come to the door every three days, so we don’t have to do the business on the first floor.”
After hearing what he said, Tian Minyan's eyes showed a hint of approval. Sure enough, being a gangster has its benefits, and she knows those dirty tricks.
He really reminded himself that the owner of this shop was formerly a gambler. Even if the transaction was successful, the gambler might have used the shop to make trouble, such as pawning it off, if he ran away.
Yes, even if they hold the land deed, they might still be embarrassed.
Tian Minrui looked on, feeling ashamed and blushing. He thought to himself that he was indeed inferior to his sister, so why didn't he notice these details? At the same time, he also secretly made up his mind to look at everything comprehensively in the future.
Tian Minyan listened to what several people said, and actually had a definition in her mind. These people are all about bad luck. There are two birthday shops at the entrance of this alley, and there is a coffin shop in front. Who would want to come to such an unlucky place to find food?
Yes? No need to infiltrate anyone.
Chen Fu was also listening to the questions from Tian Minyan and the others. He glanced at Tian Minyan, a little old child, who actually had such a big idea. He thought that the children nowadays are really amazing. His own daughter would know it all day long.
I need new clothes and jewelry.
"Chen Yaqi, this shop is a bit smaller. I'm quite satisfied with the shop in Bafu Hutong. Do you think you can talk to the government again and get less money?" Tian Minyan said to Chen Fu with a smile.
Chen Fu agreed, and after the others left, they returned home to wait for news. Soon, Chen Fu came to tell them that the prefect heard that the Tian family in Qingping County wanted to buy a shop, so he gave him a full one hundred taels of silver.
Tian Minyan and the others were overjoyed upon hearing this. This was such a big surprise!
"It turns out that Miss is the one who started the rice field fish farming. I was really mistaken. We in Qingzhou are very lucky. I heard that next spring, we will fully promote the rice field fish farming." Chen Fu said with a look of surprise:
"Then my lord also said that if it hadn't been registered, this shop would have been even cheaper."
Tian Minyan and the others were dumbfounded. The limelight of their Tian family had spread here. However, wasn't the prefect's wife a relative of the owner of Piaoxiang House? How could she be so easy to talk to?
