Quick Wear: Reversing Life

Chapter 500: The eldest daughter-in-law of a wealthy family (22)

The space layout of the entire shop is indeed good.

At this time, Hongxiu said, "I heard that Changle Restaurant is haunted. Who would dare to buy or rent this shop?"

The broker was a little embarrassed and rubbed his hands. "Well, this ghost is mainly haunting the Changle Restaurant. After all, it was eaten to death. If Madam opens a new shop, it won't come to haunt you."

Hongxiu frowned in dissatisfaction: "How can you, a broker, speak so vulgarly?"

"Ah! It was purely unintentional on my part to offend Madam! If Madam likes this shop, I can negotiate a lower price with the owner."

"Madam, this location is at the intersection of the street and adjacent to the tributary wharf of the Longshou Canal. People coming and going can see your shop at a glance. Even if you don't open a restaurant, you can do other business and it will be very prosperous."

Fu Huaiying asked, "If I buy this shop, who can I tell if it becomes haunted?"

"Madam, why don't you ask someone to perform a ritual?" The broker said, "This injustice has its perpetrators, and they will surely not make things difficult for you, Madam."

Hongxiu said loudly, "That's easy to say, but if you lose money, who can you turn to for justice?"

The brothel owner smiled apologetically and quickly changed the subject: "Uh, Madam, why don't you go to the second floor? The view there is particularly wide."

The stairs to the second floor were in the yard. The broker took Fu Huaiying up to the second floor and pushed open the lattice windows one by one.

"Look, Madam, this second floor offers a perfect view of the lush cross street."

The layout of the second floor is similar to that of the first floor, with many screens used as partitions to separate the private rooms.

"These screens and tables and chairs could have been given to the lady, but the owner said he didn't want them anymore," the broker said. "If it weren't for the haunting, and the owner was anxious to get rid of them, a two-story shop this large would have cost one hundred and thirty-eight strings of cash."

One hundred and thirty-eight strings of cash is equivalent to one thousand three hundred and eighty taels of silver.

Seeing that Fu Huaiying didn't say anything, the broker continued, "Now I only need half the price, sixty-nine strings of cash."

Seven hundred taels of silver to buy such a large two-story shop is indeed very cheap.

Fu Huaiying took a look around and found that there were no major problems with the building's exterior and interior, and the provided tables, chairs, and screens were also quite good.

Fu Huaiying didn't say anything, and the agent couldn't figure out her attitude.

"Five hundred taels of silver."

After a while, Fu Huaiying finally spoke: "If you agree, you can pay the money and sign the agreement now."

Five hundred taels?

The dentist was in a bit of a dilemma.

"This... Madam, this is too cheap! The boss spent nearly two thousand taels of silver on it!"

Fu Huaiying said, "Then there wasn't any ghost here before."

"Ordinary people don't have the money to buy such a large restaurant, and nobles won't spend money to buy a haunted shop."

"If you don't believe me, just wait a little longer. No one will come to ask about it. This shop is not going to sell out."

Fu Huaiying's words really touched the heart of the broker.

"Madam, I can't make the decision on this. The price the boss offered is sixty-nine strings of cash. If it's lower, I'll have to ask for his opinion."

"When can you give me an answer?" Fu Huaiying asked.

The broker thought for a moment and said, "Madam, if you don't have any urgent matters, why don't you wait here for a while? I will ask the boss for his opinion right away."

Hongxiu asked, "How long does it take you to go there and back on this little donkey?"

"It won't take long, less than half an hour." The broker said, "I'll bring a chair for you, Madam. Please sit here and rest for a while. I'll be right back."

After Fu Huaiying nodded, the man brought a chair and left.

Fu Huaiying was standing on the second floor and could just see the short broker riding on the donkey, and then disappearing from his sight.

When the people were completely out of sight, Hongxiu asked, "Madam, do we really want to buy this restaurant?"

"The location, rent, and storefront are all perfect for me, so why not?"

Hongxiu was a little worried: "What if it really is haunted?"

Fu Huaiying actually didn't believe that this place was haunted at all.

When you enter a place where the magnetic field is truly wrong, you will feel physical discomfort or psychological depression.

But now she was sitting here, the sunlight shining through the window lattice, and she only felt the warmth, nothing else.

Fu Huaiying didn't say what he was thinking, but only said to Hongxiu, "Then we can just ask Famen Temple to perform another ritual."

Hongxiu nodded and stood beside Fu Huaiying to fan her.

"If Madam takes over the business, what kind of shop would she open?"

"Tavern."

"A restaurant? But after what happened at Changle Restaurant, would anyone dare to come here for a drink?"

"Perform a ritual and invite some scholars to compose poetry and songs. Wenquxing is the star of literature that can suppress evil spirits and ghosts, so I'm sure the haunting will be easily resolved."

...

The broker came back in less than half an hour.

"Madam, the boss said the minimum you have to pay is fifty-five strings of cash."

"But the boss said that if you, Madam, are planning to buy this place and turn it into a restaurant, he can give you the wine yeast documents."

This dynasty implemented the "liquor monopoly system", and the government monopolized the brewing of liquor. If you wanted to sell liquor, you had to first obtain a "liquor yeast" license or purchase liquor yeast from official channels and brew the liquor yourself.

In addition, the sale of alcoholic beverages will be strictly controlled by the government. The amount of wine produced and the expenditure must be verified, and taxes must be paid to the government on the money earned from the sale of alcohol.

"The boss said that if we had the wine yeast document, many things would be easier to handle."

"Madam, this price is already very low. Look, there are also these lanterns, screens, tables and chairs. They are all gifts for you."

Fu Huaiying said, "Okay, I understand. Let me think about it for a moment. I will send someone to the brokerage to give you an answer this evening."

"Hey, good."

When going downstairs, the broker continued to talk about the advantages of this shop, and he kept talking until Fu Huaiying got on the carriage.

Fu Huaiying smiled faintly: "Okay, no need to say more, I will send someone if it works."

"Oh, okay, take care, ma'am."

In the carriage, Fu Huaiying said to Hongxiu, "Send someone to find out who owns the Changle Restaurant, and then check what other restaurants are around this street."

Hongxiu asked, "Madam, why do you suddenly want to open a restaurant?"

Of course it’s because restaurants have high profits.

Moreover, the consumer group in the East Market was very high-end. Literati and other scholars, powerful officials and nobles, foreign merchants and even monks would come to the East Market for entertainment.

The land price in East Market is high, so the quality of restaurants will also be higher accordingly.

If the marketing method is novel, opening a restaurant in East Market can pay back the investment very quickly and the profit is also very high.

Wanfulou, the most famous restaurant in the East Market, is said to have a daily turnover that can cover the rent of the shop. Princess Zhao Hui is also a frequent customer of the restaurant.

Another reason is that there are many people in the restaurant and a lot of information can be collected.

Whether in official circles or among the people.

Since you have chosen to set up your own business, you need to develop your own Anbu strength to protect your own safety.