Siheyuan: My wife is Xu Huizhen

Chapter 78 Renting and Planning

Don't think that renting a house is cheap now that wages are low. In fact, if this courtyard house is for sale, it can cost as much as 4000 yuan.

The price of a courtyard house once you enter is about 1000 yuan.

This is a courtyard with three entrances and a facade. 4000 yuan is not much.

He Yuzhu had previously inquired about houses of similar size on this street, all with rents of more than 20 yuan.

He Yuzhu was a little hesitant. He had never done business before, so he really didn't know how much money he could earn and whether it was higher than his salary.

But the location of this store is great.

Among other things, Master's home is in the alley nearby. It's very close to him through the back door.

It's a moderate distance from their home, and they generally don't come here to shop, so the chances of encountering it are still very low.

Think about it again, isn't it just 15 yuan a month? Even if you don't make enough, you still have to rent it first. You only need to go to the moat for half an hour and the fish you catch can be sold for 15 yuan.

Tian Zao said: "This house is quite good. Do you think the area is too big? Why don't you just rent the one in the front?"

"It's better to rent both front and back. This shouldn't be illegal, right?"

"It's not illegal. You're renting, not buying. Besides, it doesn't matter if you buy it. Once the ingredients are determined, they won't be changed."

There are more than 12 houses in this area, and only those with more than 13 houses will be classified as small owners.

For example, Yan Bugui's family is a small owner, mainly because he owns a shop and a house in a courtyard.

Regardless of what he usually does, the main reason is that he is relatively frugal, but even so, his three sons have their own houses when they get married, so he does not treat his sons badly.

He Yuzhu's family members are three generations of farm laborers. Even if he buys this compound now, he will not change the family composition.

Of course, if He Yuzhu had so much money, he would rather buy food and store it in the space than buy the yard.

The only option is to rent a house to run a hotel.

He Yuzhu quickly figured out that he should rent this shop.

Although the job at Tai Feng House pays high wages, He Yuzhu doesn't want to be tied to the kitchen every day.

You must know that being a chef is also called Qinxing, which means that chefs must not be lazy. It is the hardest profession.

There is endless work to do every day, and there is very little time for rest. Although there are apprentices to help, it is too hard to work around the stove all day long.

After these few days of thinking and experimenting, since He Yuzhu can trigger the professional skills of tailoring and carpentry, he can also trigger some other professions.

Why should you stick to the profession of chef?

I can find other professions and wait until 58 when times are tough to become a chef again. At least I will have no problem feeding myself.

When the wind blows, find a factory to work as a worker.

You must know that at that time, the production tasks will be very light, almost non-existent, and the only time to go to work is to dawdle.

"Thank you, Sister Zao, I rented this house."

"Okay, I'll give you the key first. You can tidy up the house in the past few days, and you can apply for the lease contract at the end of the month."

Originally a store selling ready-to-wear clothing, the overall layout needs to be reorganized and new items added.

This was no one else. Tian Zao gave some time for decoration and rectification, and it would not be too late to sign a lease contract at the end of the month.

Tian Zao went to work first, leaving He Yuzhu to clean the house.

After closing the door, He Yuzhu activated his mental power. With every thought, some dust and rags in the house were collected into the space.

Although He Yuzhu is in a floating state in the space, he is still a little uncomfortable. He used city wall bricks to build a closed space specifically for storing this garbage.

When the time is right, release it and send it to the garbage dump.

After collecting the garbage, He Yuzhu suddenly made a new discovery.

When introducing it before, Tian Zao said that this house was originally the house of an enemy agent.

A tunnel was opened in front of the house, leading directly to another house.

After the incident, the tunnel has been blocked in the middle, but you can still go down from here, leaving a section of tunnel.

Logically speaking, the staff should have checked the tunnel and confirmed that there are no problems before releasing the house for rent.

However, He Yuzhu's mental induction could tell that there was a jar buried half a meter below the tunnel.

Without spiritual induction, it would have been impossible to discover that there was a jar hidden half a meter underground.

As soon as He Yuzhu thought about it, the jar disappeared from the soil and entered the space. He Yuzhu instantly threw some broken bricks and tiles into the space.

Then put the jar in front of yourself.

Although I already knew what was inside, I still made it a habit to see it with my own eyes.

He Yuzhu was very happy. This time he wanted to rent a house. He came to the right place. He did not expect such a big gain.

First, I looked around this exquisite porcelain jar. Although the one-foot-tall jar had been buried in the soil for a while, the glaze was intact and the color was still bright. Unfortunately, it was from the Guangxu period and its value is not high at the moment.

But the surprise is still inside.

Untying the hemp rope and peeling off the waterproof kraft paper, the first thing that caught your eye was a pistol and some yellow-orange bullets.

After He Yuzhu took it out, there were more than ten oceans below, and two large yellow croakers were lying at the bottom.

Although the price of Dayang is higher now, one can be exchanged for three yuan.

But the ones that are more valuable are these two large yellow croakers.

Big yellow croaker is the common name for gold bars. After the Republic of China, we were no longer accustomed to using gold ingots. Instead, we used big yellow croaker and small yellow croaker.

Small yellow croaker is usually one tael. Of course, one tael at this time is not 50 grams, but 31.25 grams.

The price of large yellow croaker is ten taels, which is 312.5 grams. The current official price of gold is 3.08 yuan per gram.

In this way, a large yellow croaker is worth 962.5 yuan.

He Yuzhu secretly thought it was a pity. If he had four and a half large yellow croakers, he could have bought this house.

This enemy agent is really stingy. You could just put two more gold bars, but he only hid two big ones.

He Yuzhu admired it with some pity for a while, and then sent all the things into the space.

Not bad, my monthly salary is 40 yuan, which is 50 months, four years of income.

Nowadays, ground rice costs 1 cents and polished rice costs 1 cents. If I buy all the grain, it will be enough for me to eat for many years.

It's just that the gold must not be taken to the bank to be exchanged. Otherwise, it will be difficult to explain the origin, and you will have to find a way to find someone who specializes in gold and silver exchange.

He Yuzhu clapped his hands, drew a thin stream of water from the space, and washed his hands.

Then I went out, locked it, and went to work happily.

When we arrived at the kitchen, it was already a little later than usual, and the master had already arrived.

"Master, I'm late."

"It's okay, get ready."

But He Yuzhu said: "Master, I have something to tell you. I have taken a fancy to a storefront and plan to open a small restaurant on Yandai Xiejie." "Pfft"

Hong Henian was so surprised that he spit out a mouthful of hot tea.

Then asked: "Do you want to go it alone?"

He Yuzhu had said before that he wanted to rent a storefront, but at that time he was talking about selling breakfast.

You should know that breakfast only does business in the early morning period, and the kitchen starts at 9 a.m., so it does not delay work in the restaurant.

It would be different if he opened a restaurant. He Yuzhu would need to take charge of it himself, so there would be no time to come to Tai Feng Building.

He Yuzhu had just received 2000 yuan in cash and felt that he was inflated for a moment. It was a pity that the three houses were only sold for breakfast. He might as well just open a small restaurant there.

The upstairs is converted into private rooms, and the downstairs is for dine-in. Such a small restaurant can make money sooner.

He Yuzhu said: "I just found a house, that's what I thought."

He Yuzhu explained the location and structure of the three houses, and finally expressed his thoughts.

Hong Henian said: "That house you are talking about, wasn't it sealed before?"

"It was sealed, but I found Tian Zao and said the house could be rented."

"But you are still in the stage of learning your craft. Even though you can already be a chef in a small restaurant, you don't know how to make some top-notch dishes, and you haven't learned how to arrange dishes."

He Yuzhu calmed down and became wild just after being hit with 2000 yuan. Yes, he still needs to practice here for a while. After all, he has just recognized his master, and this is not the stage of becoming a master at all.

How about continuing to make breakfast and selling braised pork?

He Yuzhu is still responsible for the preparation of braised pork. Whether it is pork, cattle, donkey, sheep, dog meat, or camel meat, the braised pork produced by He Yuzhu has been widely praised.

He Yuzhu is confident that opening a new store that only sells braised pork will open up the business.

If it doesn't work, just increase the seasoning level by one level.

He Yuzhu said: "Then I sell breakfast in the morning and then braised food?"

Hong Henian nodded: "You are still young now. You are not in a hurry to make money, but you should focus on learning crafts."

"Well, I listen to Master."

Don't panic if you have money on hand. There is still space to store large quantities of grain. It will not be until five to five years before grain control and food stamps are issued.

It will take until 59 for the entire society to use bills. Before then, I will have enough time to collect food and materials and store them.

Besides, he is a cook, how could he possibly starve himself?
If it didn't work out, I would find a job in a large factory for those three years, and I could feed myself in the kitchen no matter what.

For now, he should learn techniques first. Before He Yuzhu, he estimated that it would take him at most half a year to upgrade a dish to the top level with the experience he gained.

Hong Henian asked: "Then you have to go to work, who will take care of the stall?"

He Yuzhu said: "I think Xu Huizhen has almost learned braised vegetables. I plan to recruit her to take charge of the store. What do you think?"

"Alright."

Hong Henian suddenly asked in a low voice: "Have you fallen in love with this girl?"

He Yuzhu said quickly: "Master, I'm still young. We'll talk about the future later."

"You!"

Hong Henian thought about it and said, "This girl is good. She is well-educated and not squeamish."

The master and apprentice chatted for a while, and then it was time to go to work.

He Yuzhu first arranged a task for Xu Huizhen, and then asked: "Do you want to set up a wine stall? Or open a tavern."

Xu Huizhen didn't even think about it and said happily: "Think about it, Brother Zhuzhu, do you want to resign? Let's do it together?"

Although Vanilla has not resigned yet, she often complains in front of Xu Huizhen.

The salary given to waiters and helpers in the restaurant was too low, and Xu Huizhen had always wanted to set up a wine stall.

He Yuzhu said: "I rented a storefront and planned to sell steamed buns. I can transfer it to you to sell wine."

Although He Yuzhu has intentions, he is still young and it is not the time yet.

So I don't plan to give the house to Xu Huizhen directly.

Said: "There are two options, either you give me 1/3 of the rent per month, and you will have three houses to live in later."

"How much does it cost per month?"

He Yuzhu stretched out a hand, shook it and said, "The house I rent costs 15 yuan a month."

Xu Huizhen nodded. The rent is not high. The dormitory provided by the restaurant is for 8 people per room. She had wanted to rent a house before, but even a single room would cost one yuan a month.

I only need to pay 1/3 of it, which is 5 yuan a month. This is a room in front of the house and in the backyard.

But I still asked: "Then what do you think the second method is?"

He Yuzhu said: "I haven't started my career yet, so I can't quit my job, so I have a proposal, that is, I won't charge you rent, and then you have to help take care of my business. I sell breakfast in the morning and braised pork at noon and evening." Meat, of course I will hire other people, you are responsible for collecting the money from me."

He Yuzhu had no one close to him, so he could only ask Xu Huizhen for cooperation.

Xu Hui is really kind, meticulous in doing things, and distinguishes between public and private matters. From the TV series, we can know that she is not the kind of villain who does evil behind the scenes.

He Yuzhu believed that by asking her to help take care of the business and be responsible for collecting money, he would not be deprived of his own money.

What's more, He Yuzhu also knew well, for example, how many kilograms of noodles and vegetables were used in the morning and how much the steamed buns were worth. This could be calculated.

The same is true for braised meat. How much cooked meat can be obtained from the purchased raw meat and the final value can all be calculated.

You can know how much you will earn on this day.

Even if there is corruption, it cannot be outrageous.

Of course, this was the last resort. He Yuzhu believed that Xu Huizhen should not be able to do such a thing.

Xu Huizhen was surprised. She didn't expect that He Yuzhu would propose such a plan. She tilted her head and asked with a smile: "Then you are not afraid that I will embezzle your money?"

"I believe in your character." He Yuzhu said with a smile.

Xu Huizhen is determined not to mix wine with water. If she can do this, He Yuzhu believes that she will not do such a dirty thing.

Xu Huizhen was filled with joy when she heard this answer. She hated the kind of villains who cheat and play tricks the most. This made her happier than praising herself for her beauty.

"Brother Zhuzi, don't worry, I will help you manage it. There will definitely be no mistakes in your money."

The two discussed some details, and the more they chatted, the happier they became. After finally finishing the noon work, He Yuzhu called the master, and the four senior brothers and Xu Huizhen left the kitchen together.

There happened to be two bicycles, and He Yuzhu took Xu Huizhen all the way. Xu Huizhen shyly hugged He Yuzhu's chest and waist from behind, and put her pretty face on her back.

The blush on her shy cheeks made her pretty face even more beautiful. Xu Huizhen secretly felt a pity in her heart. It would have been better if there was no smell of green onion and cooking oil.

The four people stood in front of the building and looked around. Then He Yuzhu opened the door and the four people came in to check.

After carefully checking it before and after, Hong Henian was quite satisfied with this house: "It's good. It can be used as a hotel or a pub."

(End of this chapter)