"You sell the shop and we pay for it. What can and cannot be sold?"
"Do you look down on me because I am a woman?"
"Girl, you misunderstood, that's not what I meant..."
The shopkeeper smiled bitterly and said, "To be honest, if this rich and powerful man comes to buy a shop, I will definitely not tell the truth and try my best to facilitate this matter."
"But seeing that you are about the same age as my daughter, I can't bear it..."
"Can't bear it?"
At this time, Su Nianyun and others were stunned.
You just bought a good shop, why can't you bear to do it?
"Guys, if it's convenient, please come with me to sit in the back hall, and let me tell you slowly."
Seeing the shopkeeper lift the curtain, Su Cheng glanced at Su Nianyun, and then walked in first.
Su Nianyun and Aunt Liu followed Su Cheng.
Entering the back hall, I first saw a small charcoal stove set on a table with tea boiling on it.
When someone came in, the woman who was making balsam on the table raised her head.
The delicate woman asked, "Dad, who are they?"
"It's the person who wants to buy our shop. Pearl, bring me some tea."
Pearl quickly tidied the table and poured tea for several people.
"Shopkeeper, what do you mean when you say that I am as rich as a rich man and you don't want to sell my shop?"
Su Nianyun looked back at the pearl.
"My wife passed away due to illness, and my daughter just recently fled from her hometown. Who would have known..."
The shopkeeper Shi Xuan sighed.
"Zhenzhen had only helped me look at shops for a few days, and he was taken aback by Zhou Mazi, a gangster who came to collect the 'opening tax'."
"I was also entangled by these gangsters and had no choice, so I decided to sell my shop and hide away."
"Girl, I'm afraid that if I give you the shop, you will suffer."
"This week Mazi is a well-known evil spirit. He already has several concubines in his house. They are all obtained by force and robbery..."
After listening to Shi Xuan's words, Su Nianyun suddenly realized that the shopkeeper was actually afraid that she would be poisoned by the gangsters.
If an ordinary person could seize the opportunity, he would naturally sell the shop immediately and escape. I didn't expect Shi Xuan to be so conscientious.
"Zhou Mazi?"
"Why is this name so familiar?" Su Nianyun seemed to have heard it somewhere before, but couldn't remember it for a while.
At this time, Grandma Liu suddenly said, "It seems to be the person who kicked and injured Qian Xiaobao that day!"
"I also know him," Su Cheng said. "He also collects this 'opening tax' on Furui Street."
"Ah?" Su Nianyun looked at Su Cheng in surprise, "Uncle Cheng, did you give it to him?"
Su Cheng nodded, "Of course I gave it to you."
Su Nianyun was puzzled, "I've never heard of the 'open door tax'. The government doesn't have this kind of tax. It's just a blackmail scheme by a gangster. Why should we pay him this kind of money?"
"Ayun, you don't understand," Su Cheng said, "This Zhou Mazi is the nephew of Zhou Ruilin, the Minister of Household Affairs. No one dares to mess with him."
"No wonder he dared to collect taxes under the guise of collecting taxes. It turns out there are people from the Ministry of Household Affairs, but what he did was disrupting the court's tax collection. Can he be sued by the government?"
"Zhou Mazi bribed people from the government, and those who went to sue the government were beaten back without exception..."
Shi Xuan said, "When you come back after being injured, you have to spend money to treat your injuries. This is not a small sum of money."
"Everyone made trouble a few times later, so they started to pay the money obediently..."
"This is the situation, so girl, I can't sell this shop to you. Selling it to you would be like cheating you."
"Listening to what you said, Shopkeeper Shi, I have to buy this shop..."
"Ah, girl, why are you doing this?" Shi Xuan was stunned.
He thought that what he said was clear enough.
This girl is much more beautiful than his daughter. As long as Zhou Mazi sees her, he will definitely not let her go.
Being captured by that man and used as a concubine would definitely be a life worse than death.
Su Nianyun said, "Don't worry, shopkeeper, I will never suffer a loss when I buy your shop...I don't have any big hobbies, I just like to watch clowns jumping around..."
My previous life was too painful, so I can only try my best to find fun for myself in this life.
Punishing rape and eradicating evil can be considered fun.
The most important thing is...
Su Nianyun looked at Shi Zhenzhu, who was serving tea to everyone in An Ran.
She saw that although this woman came from the countryside, she was not timid and fearful when faced with Zhou Mazi's forced marriage. She was even in the mood to develop powder and spices at this time.
Either this woman actually has a plan to escape, or she just doesn't care.
Regardless of the reason, Su Nianyun admired her very much.
Because since she sat at the table, the aroma of the spices she prepared was faintly on the tip of her nose.
Obviously, all these things, stones and pearls were taken away just now, but the lingering fragrance on the table still remains until now.
This is a talent.
It’s worth buying a shop just for a talent!
Seeing that Shi Xuan was still stunned, Su Nianyun said again, "Shopkeeper, please quote a price. I will buy the shop."
"Ah, this..."
Shi Xuan also didn't expect that his sincerity not only did not scare away the buyer, but actually aroused her curiosity.
Seeing Shi Xuan's worried look, Grandma Liu said, "Don't worry, Boss Shi. Our master will be fine. Just sell it with confidence."
Su Cheng also didn't expect that after showing Su Nianyun the first shop, she decided to buy it.
"Well, Ayun, since you decided to buy this place, don't you want to see the shops behind it?"
"Depends on it." Su Nianyun nodded.
"You still want to read it?" Su Cheng asked puzzledly, "Didn't I just buy the shop? What else are we going to do?"
Su Nianyun said, "Uncle Cheng, I didn't want to open just one shop..."
"Ah?" Su Cheng was stunned.
At this time, Shi Xuan had recovered from the shock. After hearing the conversation between Su Cheng and Su Nianyun, he could already tell that the identity of the other party was not simple.
He said everything he needed to say. Since people didn't take Zhou Mazi seriously, he had no reason not to sell the shop, so he immediately quoted a reasonable price.
I originally thought that the other party would prepare some money, but it would take tomorrow to complete the transaction. Unexpectedly, Su Cheng took out the banknote on the spot.
Seeing this scene, Shi Xuan no longer had any doubts or hesitations. He immediately signed the documents and handed over the land deed, etc...
After getting the shop, Su Nianyun asked, "After I buy the shop, where will you and your daughter go?"
"This..." Shi Xuan didn't expect the buyer to still care about where they were going. He scratched his head, "I only have this property in Beijing. If I sell it, I can only go back to my hometown."
"Actually, I think your business here is doing well. Are you interested in staying in Jingzhong and managing the shop for me as a shopkeeper?"
"Huh?" Shi Xuan said with some embarrassment, "Girl, we just said that we decided to sell the shop just to avoid Zhou Mazi's harassment..."
If they continue to stay, what's the point of selling their shop?
"Didn't I just say that I will buy another shop? What I mean is, are you and your daughter willing to manage a bigger and better shop?"