flstandardbreds Chapter 141: Shop on the Street
Chapter 141: Shop on the Street
As soon as Jiang Yuwei entered the shop, she saw the simple display of the shop. The shop was not very large, but fortunately the doors and windows were large enough, and the shop was bright enough. The front of the shop was connected to the door to the backyard, so it was convenient to enter and exit.
Jiang Yuwei thought that a shop of this size was far from enough to open a snack bar, but it was great for selling paper. Plus, this shop was right in front of the North Street Academy, and there were many literati here, so it was really nice to have a paper shop on this street.
Jiang Yuwei was looking around when she saw a middle-aged man walking in from the backyard:
"Does this lady want to buy my shop?"
Jiang Yuwei smiled and looked back at the man and slowly spoke:
"You are the landlord of this shop. What should I call you?"
The man nodded slightly:
"My last name is Cao, and everyone calls me Lao Cao. I am the owner of this shop."
Jiang Yuwei smiled and said:
"That's great, I've found the right person. I want to ask how much we want to sell this shop for?"
Lao Cao looked at his shop reluctantly and sighed:
"To be honest, this shop is my family's ancestral property. I am incapable of selling it now. My wife is ill and in urgent need of money. Otherwise, I would not be in such a hurry to sell it. If you want to buy my shop, you have to pay all the money at once. The front and back yard of this shop are a total of 120 square meters and the market price is 300 taels of silver. Since I am in urgent need of money, I am willing to reduce the price to 280 taels of silver."
Jiang Yuwei thought for a moment after hearing this and said with a smile:
"Two hundred and eighty taels is not cheap. This price is also a huge sum of money for ordinary people. I have to think about it carefully. I wonder if you can take me to the backyard to have a look?"
Lao Cao nodded:
"Okay, you come with me."
Lao Cao pushed open the door to the backyard. The yard was paved with bluestone slabs and there was a patio in the middle. Further inside was a small room, which could be used as a warehouse to store paper. Although it was not big, it could accommodate a single bed.
Jiang Yuwei looked around and then spoke:
"I have to go pick up my son today, so it's inconvenient for me to stay longer. The price of this house is a bit high, and I don't have that much cash on hand. I have to think about it carefully."
Seeing this, Lao Cao hurriedly said:
"The price is negotiable. If you really like my shop, we can discuss a suitable price. I think you are a kind person. If I sell my shop to you, I believe you can run it better than me. Then I will be worthy of my ancestors."
Jiang Yuwei smiled:
"I understand. Buying a shop is a big deal. I have to go back and discuss it with my family."
After hearing what Jiang Yuwei said, Lao Cao could only nod helplessly:
"Okay, then you better hurry up. My shop on the street is very popular. I've only posted this notice for a few days and many people have come to inquire about it. I still want to choose a suitable person to sell it to, so I've waited until now."
Jiang Yuwei nodded and said:
"Okay, I got it. I'll leave first."
After saying goodbye to Lao Cao, Jiang Yuwei went to the entrance of the book garden and happened to meet Ning Zhao and Ning Chen coming out together. Jiang Yuwei was about to go up to greet them when she saw Young Master Ge spitting at him with disdain behind Ning Zhao. Nanny Sun saw it and hurried forward to pull Young Master Ge away.
"Master Ge has a lot of phlegm?"
Jiang Yuwei took a step forward and looked at Master Ge coldly.
Young Master Ge didn't see Jiang Yuwei just now, so he secretly spit at Ning Zhao. Now that his little action has been discovered by Jiang Yuwei, his face turned red and he stood there without saying a word.
Upon seeing this, Nanny Sun quickly pulled Young Master Ge behind her and looked at Jiang Yuwei warily:
"You, you, what do you want to do? Our young master is just a child, don't even think about hitting him!"
Jiang Yuwei sneered:
"I'm beating up the naughty kid!"
As Jiang Yuwei spoke, she raised her hand as if to slap Young Master Ge.
Seeing this, Nanny Sun knew she couldn't beat her, so she quickly grabbed her young master and ran out:
"Jiang Yuwei, don't be too proud. You will suffer someday!"
Jiang Yuwei frowned slightly as she watched the two quickly disappearing figures.
Ning Zhao saw this and stepped forward, pulling Jiang Yuwei and said with a smile:
"Mother, since the day you came to the academy, no one in the academy dares to cause trouble to me anymore. Even Young Master Ge takes a detour when he sees me. You don't have to worry about me. They know I'm a good fighter!"
Jiang Yuwei turned around and touched Ning Zhao's head with a smile:
"Okay, I'm relieved that Ning Zhao can beat me. We are here to study, not to be bullied. If you don't like someone, just beat him back."
Ning Zhao smiled and nodded. Jiang Yuwei took the two of them onto the ox cart and said to Ning Huaizhi:
"Huaizhi, let's go to the jewelry shop first."
Ning Huaizhi drove the ox cart to the jewelry shop. Jiang Yuwei got off the cart and went to the shop to buy four taels of gold powder. She then asked Ning Huaizhi to drive the cart to the vegetable market. Then she took Ning Zhao and Ning Wan off the cart. They went shopping and then returned to the ox cart.
Ning Huaizhi drove the ox cart towards Ningjia Village. He first sent Liu back home, and then sent Ning Qiu and Ning Chen to the headman's house. Then he walked towards his own courtyard. When he arrived at the sea of flowers where he picked bouquets last time, he saw many new wild flowers blooming, which looked very beautiful.
Jiang Yuwei thought that if she could buy the shop in the future, she could put up a decorative flower wall in front and sell fresh flowers at the same time. Anyway, these literati and poets have always liked to play with flowers and plants, and she would be able to sell them for a good price with a little arrangement.
While thinking about this, Jiang Yuwei called Ning Daya and others to get off the car to pick flowers. The floral paper from the paper mill was selling quite well. All the ones made before were sold out, and there were not many bouquets left at home. Since there were many people today, they might as well pick more and make them into dried flowers for later use.
Soon, everyone picked three baskets full of flowers and went home. When they returned to the courtyard, everyone worked together to move the things out of the car. Jiang Yuwei instructed Ning Daya:
"Daya, go cook. There are many people eating today, so make more. I'll go to the backyard first."
After saying that, Jiang Yuwei drove the ox cart to the backyard. But as soon as she arrived at the backyard, she was startled by a black shadow that jumped out in front of her:
“Ahh…what the hell!”
Ning Wu saw this and hurried forward, dragging the black thing behind him, and said helplessly:
"Sister Yuwei, you are finally back. We can't deal with this idiot. Look at what he has done to our paper mill. I have been cleaning it up all day!"
Jiang Yuwei frowned and looked at the messy paper mill and said helplessly:
"Are you sure this has been cleaned up?"
Ning Wu also looked back at the courtyard and slowly said:
"It was even messier than it is now before you came back. He even rolled around in the wood ashes and made the mulberry bark everywhere. Fortunately, my brother kept a close eye on him and didn't let him scratch the papers."
Jiang Yuwei was angry:
"Idiot! Come here!"