farmer's wife

Chapter 54

"Who is it? Can you give me a rest?" Fang Meng opened his clothes, showing his sweat-drenched chest, and walked out with a teacup in hand while drinking.

He went early in the morning to deal with the troubles at the elder brother's gambling shop, and he just came back to drink some water to catch his breath, his buttocks were not even warmed up, and something happened to him.

Fang fiercely looked over and said, "Hei Gouzi, what are you calling a soul? There are so many brothers in the yard, and everyone else is dead? You count on me for everything?"

The younger brother is not afraid of him, this old man has a poisonous mouth and bad temper, but he is the most righteous of the three heads.

"Third Master, this brother said that he was introduced by the head shopkeeper of Nanbei Merchant Company."

Fang Meng turned his head to look at Xiao Lie.

The man in front of him was dressed in clean and rough clothes, with vigorous eyebrows and eyes, a strong physique, and a strong body.

If you have seen this appearance before, you will definitely remember it, but now it feels very familiar.

"What does this brother want to do?"

Having seen many people of all kinds, Xiao Lie showed no signs of change. Hearing his inquiry, he said politely: "Introduced by the head shopkeeper of Nanbei Goods, I would like to ask Mr. Fang to help you find a shop to do some food business."

"Where do you want this shop?"

Xiao Lie: "I want to find a shop in Dongshi, for business, the location should not be too far away."

Fang Meng thought about the yards of shops that he intends to rent or sell in the near future, and asked again: "There are many shops, whether they are rented or sold, the prices must be different. Tell me what you think."

Xiao Lie: "It's okay to rent, it's okay to buy, first we have to check the situation of the shop."

"Okay, wait a minute, I'll go change clothes." Fang Meng raised his chin to signal to Xiao Lie's little brother Heigou, then turned and went back to the room.

Since it was introduced by Nanbei Merchant, then he would save face and take someone to see it himself.

This black dog is also clever, after watching Third Master Fang turn back, he and Xiao Lie mentioned their rules first:

"Brother, if the business we introduced here is successful, we will charge you [-]% of the rental fee; if you don't like it today, it's hard work for us, the third family, to go there personally, right, then we have to pay a few dozen arts."

Xiao Lie was already prepared for this matter.

The black dog said courteously again: "Don't worry, the shops we introduce to you are all well-known, and they will definitely not let you suffer, and they are guaranteed to be real prices."

Xiao Lie nodded in agreement.

But after a while, Fang Meng got dressed and came out, and took Xiao Lie and Heigou out to look at the shop.

Several shops have their own advantages and disadvantages, and the black dog also keeps his word, and introduced the situation and prices of each shop to Xiao Lie in detail.

Fang Meng followed them, although he didn't speak much, but with him around, the sellers would not dare to falsely quote high prices.

After walking around for an entire afternoon, Xiao Lie finally picked out three suitable shops.

"I'm going to trouble Third Master Fang and Brother Heigou today, and I'll trouble you again after I go home and discuss."

The black dog replied enthusiastically: "It's a big deal to rent a shop, and it needs to be carefully considered. Brother Xiao, you just come to me after you've made an appointment, and I'll take you to lower the price."

After shopping with him for an afternoon, Xiao Lie reads carefully but doesn't pick and choose, and checks out quickly. Heigou is happy to do business with such customers.

Fang Meng also nodded: "Brother Xiao, next time you come here, just look for the black dog directly." He has gained momentum by following today, and the remaining black dogs can handle it.

Fang Meng still had something to do, so he stopped talking and took the black dog with him and left.

Xiao Lie looked at the sky, then turned around and left the city.

At Xiao's dinner table.

Xiao Lie told Fu Yan the details of the three shops he picked today.

"One is on Baihu Street, the main street of Dongshi. The shop is not big. It was originally a liquor business. The boss didn't manage it well and changed hands. He only agreed to rent it annually, 30 taels a year."

"There is another one two or three alleys away from the main street, which is a little bit off, but the shop is the largest and there are many people around. You can rent it monthly, one or two more than a month; you can also buy the shop directly, about 300 taels."

"The last one is farther away. It's on Qingyun Street, but it's not too far from the academies and government offices in the city. It's on the street of the bookstore. The shop is medium-sized, with a small courtyard behind it. The owner's family wants to have a family." Moved back to the ancestral land, only willing to sell the front shop and the backyard together. The asking price is more than 500 taels."

After explaining today's situation clearly, Xiao Lie buried his head in the porridge.

Fu Yan fell into deep thought.

With their current savings situation, the monthly rent can still be paid.If you buy directly from the store, the price will be a bit expensive.

But it's just the initial stage, and when the shop starts to operate in the future, I believe it will gradually make money.

After eating and tidying up, the two went back to the house to rest together.

Fu Yan lay down and said, "Brother Alie, I want to buy the yard on Qingyunshu Street."

Xiao Lie had expected it a long time ago, so even though the price was high, he checked it carefully and came back to tell Fu Yan.

Fu Yan told him the reason why she chose it: "Brother Alie, there is a yard where we can settle down and live a more stable life without having to go back and forth every day."

"The environment on Qingyun Street is elegant, close to the government office, and the flow of people will not be too messy."

"And I remember, when we went to buy books before, there weren't many pastry shops nearby, right?" Fu Yan raised her head and confirmed with Xiao Lie.

Xiao Lie nodded, he went out of the shop today and walked around on purpose.

There is a dim sum shop two streets away, but it is not very famous and there are not many customers.

"A store opened two streets away, but it shouldn't be as good as yours."

Fu Yan felt relieved and lay down again.Even if a few more restaurants are opened, she is not worried about the quality and taste.

Xiao Lie: "That family is in a hurry to move out, so we won't have much time to think about it. The price is intentionally low. If we really negotiate, we can lower the price even more."

But even if the price is lowered, they can't afford so much now.

Fu Yan finally said slowly: "When the embroidery work is sold, the price shouldn't be too short. I'll make up for it with my dowry silver..."

"A Yan..." Xiao Lie's voice was a little dry.

Which man doesn't want his wife, children, and relatives to have no worries about food and clothing.

Marry him, but make her work hard to make ends meet.

Fu Yan didn't wait for him to finish, and quickly said, "Listen to me first! I'm just lending out my dowry money temporarily, and when the shop opens to make money, the profit must be returned to me first!"

"Okay, I will pay you back first. I will give you all the money I earn in the future, and I will give it to you too!"

Xiao Lie never asked Fu Yan how much dowry silver was.At this moment, he hugged Fu Yan tightly, his heart was full of thoughts, he was helpless and moved, but he didn't feel resentful, feeling that it hurt his face.

Her good intentions should not be hurt by opposition.

Fu Yan breathed a sigh of relief, and teased again: "Do you want to work for me?"

"Well, I'll give you a white job for the rest of my life!"

"Hahahaha!" The two laughed and rubbed their ears together.

If Fu Yan could hear the voice of the man behind her, she could hear a sincere promise: "In this life, I will give you my life!"

(End of this chapter)