12dz Chapter 163 Price Increase
Chapter 163 Price Increase
The next day.
After breakfast, the group headed for Nanshan City. Originally, Fu's mother wanted to stay for a few more days, but Fu Qi was going to return home the next day, so she had to pack up and go home.
Su Tongpan said goodbye to Lin Jiaojiao last night without saying much. He just asked her to write to him or come to Qingzhou directly if she had any problems. He got on the carriage and left before dawn.
When the carriage arrived at the gate of Nanshan City, everyone went their separate ways. Lin Jiaojiao arrived at the door of Zhishi Dessert Shop. She got off the carriage and found that there were quite a lot of customers in the shop.
"My boss."
Liu Wen is weighing pork jerky for customers. This thing is not enough to sell every day. She only tried a piece when it was first released. It was sweet and chewy, and she wanted to eat more.
But it was too expensive, 88 cents for half a pound, so she only bought it once and took it back for her husband and children to taste.
The day before yesterday, her boss was getting married and she was the only one in the store and couldn't leave, so she had no choice but to give a gift. Although it wasn't much, it was a small token of her appreciation. She didn't expect that her boss would give her a thank-you gift in return.
Yesterday, Lin Fen came to deliver a basket full of food to her. With her gift money, she couldn't even buy half a basket. She didn't dare to take it. But Lin Fen said if she didn't want it, she could just take it back and eat it herself. She had no choice but to take it and thank God again for his favor.
Let her follow such a good boss.
Lin Jiaojiao smiled and nodded, and after inspecting the place and finding no problems, she got on the carriage driven by Lin Dadan and headed towards the pawnshop.
There were only a few brokers in the hall of Nanshan Brothel. After all, it was winter and the New Year was coming soon, so no one would come to buy or rent houses. However, there were many slaves who were brought in by their families to be sold.
The purchase price at this time is also low. The dealers accept the goods sent by others as long as there are no problems. When the market conditions get better in the spring, they will raise the price and sell them.
Sun Qian wrapped her coat tightly around her. She had just received and settled down a few servants. When she returned to the hall, she saw two people walking in through the door. She hurried forward.
"Hello, boss. Are you here to see the house or the servants?"
The other agents heard the noise, looked over, and saw two people wearing ordinary large coats. Thinking it was not a big deal, they were too lazy to get up and continued to sit under the blanket and drink hot tea.
Lin Jiaojiao didn't care, as long as someone was there to receive her, "Come and rent a shop."
Although Sun Qian is in charge of the slaves, there are fewer servants coming to work in winter, so now this area is under management.
"Yes, yes. There are many shops for rent in the middle of winter. What do you require, boss?"
"It would be best if it was bigger, with a backyard and a well, and preferably located near a post station."
After listening to their requests, Sun Qian asked them to sit down for a while and poured them two cups of hot tea. Then she hurried into the house to look for a store that met these requirements.
Lin Jiaojiao and Lin Dadan did not sit down, but just held up the teacups to warm their hands. After all, it would be even colder if they just sat there, and they could stamp their feet to warm themselves up if they stood.
"Boss, why don't you open a shop in the city center? Our stuff is so good that it will definitely sell well."
She hid her feet and breathed as she explained, "This time the prices are affordable for ordinary people, and the more expensive ones are not that much more expensive. It's best to open a store near the post station, where there are the most people. People waiting for the train or passing by can come to our store for a meal. There are many dignitaries in the city center, and it's convenient for them to eat because they have servants and carriages."
Lin Dadan listened attentively on the side. The two chatted for a while, and Sun Qian also came over with the contract.
"Boss Lin, there is only one that meets your requirements. After all, the post station is crowded, and the price is cheaper than on the edge of the city, so there are fewer vacancies."
"Okay, let's go and take a look."
Sun Qian didn't expect the man to be so straightforward. He went to see the place without even asking the price. She quickly picked up the key and led them there.
Lin Jiaojiao did not take a carriage. It only took them about ten minutes to walk to a two-story house.
"Boss Lin, there was a restaurant in front of this house. The lease expired last month and the owner didn't rent it out."
She watched Sun Qian use her key to open the shop door and followed her in to take a look around. It was very large and empty, and it seemed that the previous owner had sold all the tables and chairs.
She roughly estimated that the first floor was about 100 square meters. She also liked the second floor because it had windows on all four sides, which allowed for good light transmittance and could be designed as a private room.
I went to take a look at the backyard again. There was a kitchen and two bedrooms. The more I looked, the more satisfied I was.
"How much a month?"
"Twenty taels of silver."
This price is a bit beyond her budget, because she previously thought that an area of about 80 square meters would be enough, but now she wants one that is over 200 square meters. She will have to think long and hard if she wants to make back her investment.
"Okay, let's go sign the contract."
After Sun Qian told her the price and saw that she didn't say anything, she thought the deal was over, but unexpectedly it turned out to be successful.
The previous restaurant owner didn't even make back the rent and suffered huge losses. After all, in the restaurant business, the rich people all go to big restaurants like Zuixianlou, and few people who come to the post station to catch a carriage or stay overnight have extra money to eat at this kind of restaurant.
People just find a stall to eat a bowl of noodles and leave. Who would come here specifically to order food and wait to eat?
I don't know what business this young woman is planning to do? However, such a large store is usually an inn or a restaurant.
The three of them returned to the brokerage firm to sign the contract. Other brokers gathered around them and they actually rented out the largest shop in the post station for three years.
Lin Jiaojiao was also afraid that after Malatang became popular, the store would raise her prices again. The price of Zhishi Dessert’s store increased by one or two silver coins after it expired, but her location was already well-known and it was not easy to change. She simply rented it for three years to avoid another price increase.
It’s not that she doesn’t want to buy it, but she needs a large sum of money after the New Year. Anyway, she is either making money or spending money.
All the formalities had been completed, and Sun Qian hurried to the government office to stamp and backup them, while Lin Jiaojiao and Lin Dadan sat in the hall waiting. Other human resources agents surrounded them and started to get close to them. She was so surrounded that she couldn't breathe, and then she went to the gate to stand there for some fresh air.
Just then, I saw an old man leading two boys, about ten years old, who were shivering in thin clothes and quilted with cold.
"My two grandsons, they can't survive this winter. They have no food or clothes. Can you take them in? It's OK if you give them a lower price."
She looked embarrassed, "Um, I'm not the agent here, you can go inside and ask..."
The brokers inside also noticed the commotion outside, and one of them came out and looked at the three people outside.
"No, no, we won't take you in. You're too young. What kind of work can you do? You're not pretty, and you can't be sold to a brothel for training. Go away, go away, don't delay our business."
The old man knelt down and kowtowed, begging: "Please be kind, I beg you, even if you don't want money, just give the children a meal, please..."