The road of the farmer's fortune and the imperial examination

Chapter 161 Buying a Shop

In the past, Yu Tanzi did his best to do things for Gu Chengyu, but Gu Chengyu knew that it was all because of the constraints of poison, so he shouldn't have much sincerity. Now that it's over, Gu Chengyu sees that Yu Tanzi seems to be more dedicated than before, so he is satisfied .If he can be admitted as a scholar, I am afraid that Yu Tanzi will be even more determined.

"I asked you to buy a shop on West Street, is there a suitable one?" Gu Chengyu remembered the shop that Yu Tanzi noticed before, and he wanted to open a pastry shop.

"I went to see it a few days ago, and there was only one shop selling takeaways in that area. It was just a small teahouse at first, with only one floor, that is, a small yard in the backyard, and two rooms, one with a kang, the other There are sundries piled up in the room. The owner asks for 200 taels, shall I take you to have a look?"

Yu Tanzi felt that the small shop was more than enough for a pastry shop, and besides it was selling rouge and gouache, the location was not bad, and the yard behind it could accommodate people, but 200 taels was really expensive.

Gu Chengyu nodded, signaling Yu Tanzi to lead the way.In the past two years, Gu Chengyu's money has been taken from the space. Although he invented a master, he can't just sit and eat, right?He decided to start a small business anyway.

As for the Gu family, they all have their own ideas. If he doesn't want to use the money in the future, it depends on his face.

Yu Tanzi found a tooth from the shop to guide them. The location of the shop is at the entrance of West Street, which is eye-catching.From the outside, the shop's front is not big, just two small rooms, Chen Yazi unlocked the shop, removed three door panels, and the three of them entered.

There is nothing to look at in front of the shop. The tables and chairs of the original teahouse have been moved away, and it is a bit empty. The shop, which was originally small, also looks empty at this time.The floor is covered with blue bricks, which looks a little dusty, but there are counters.After taking a quick look, Gu Chengyu followed the two into the small courtyard behind.

Chen Yazi thought that Yu Tanzi was the one who made the decision between the two. He had met Yu Tanzi in the tooth shop. In the past two years, Yu Tanzi bought twenty children and two wives at once in the tooth shop. There were not enough children, and some were brought over from the county.From then on, he knew that although Master Yu was only dressed in cotton clothes, he had money!Even if he has no money, the people behind Master Yu also have money.

Therefore, when he saw Yu Tanzi coming to sell the shop, he became extremely attentive.As for Gu Chengyu next to him, he ignored it. In his eyes, this must be Master Yu's family member.

"Master Yu! Don't worry! This shop is really not expensive, look! It's such a good location, if you open a shop here, your business will be prosperous! Look at this yard again, although it's a bit small, but Although the sparrow is small, it has all the internal organs, right? Don’t be in a hurry! Some people came to visit this shop a few days ago! If you don’t settle down sooner, it will be cheaper for others. However, your price is already given to me At the lowest point, we still want to do your business in the future, don't we?"

Seeing that Chen Yazi called the wrong owner, Yu Tanzi wanted to correct him, this is not up to him!But who knows, before he even spoke, Gu Chengyu winked at him, did he stop talking?Paralyzed Yu could still understand this wink.

"Brother Chen! Don't you really want to do my business! It's just such a dilapidated little yard, you want me 200 taels of silver? Are you trying to grab the money? It's too expensive." Gu Chengyu didn't nod, and didn't say anything. If you want to leave, Yu Tanzi knows this shop, the young master is satisfied, but the price seems to be dissatisfied.

It is common sense to ask for a lot of money and pay back the money on the spot, so he must cut some off!

"Oh! Look at what you said, how dare I earn your master Yu's money? We really want to make friends with Master Yu, so how about it! I'll tell the master and let him save five taels of silver." Chen Yazi pretended He made a face of embarrassment, but in the end he only lost five taels.

Gu Chengyu didn't have the patience to watch the two arguing, so he gestured directly to Paralyzed Yu, 150 taels.

In the end, the two talked for a long time before negotiating with 160 taels of silver. Regarding the extra ten taels, Gu Chengyu said that it was completely within the budget.

The three of them went into a special office again, found the owner's house, and transferred the store, with Gu Chengyu's name naturally written on it.When pressing the fingerprint, Chen Yazi saw it, and it was!It turns out that the Lord is here!Yu Tanzi immediately explained that this is his nephew, and he has to take care of the shop after buying it.

Chen Yazi also believed it, could this little baby still be Yu Tanzi's master?Then I bought two simple women and a man who used to be a shopkeeper in the tooth shop.This time, Gu Chengyu personally chose the honest, capable, and clean women. These two women will be mainly responsible for making pastries in the future; and the man was specially trained by the original master, but he was wronged. It was said that he was enriching his own pockets, so he was sold again.

What this man said, Gu Chengyu has no way of verifying it, but it should be fine if you buy it and use it temporarily.Anyway, in the shop, he will hire another accountant, pay the account once a month, and ask Yu Tanzi to go to the shop to check the accounts regularly. Yu Tanzi has learned a lot of words and simple arithmetic with those children in the past two years. It's not complicated, it should still count.In this way, when he takes out the silver in the future, it can be regarded as a source.

There is no way, it is impossible for him to do it himself, he can only choose to trust others.It was a coincidence that I was able to buy this shopkeeper, because the original owner said that the sale would be farther away, otherwise it would not be easy to buy such a person in a remote town like theirs.

By the time Gu Chengyu finished handling everything, it was already the beginning of Shen Shi when he went back.Looking at the dark sky outside, it looks like it's going to snow.

"My lord! I'll take you back! Look, it looks like it's going to snow, I'll find a carriage to take you back sooner." Yu Tanzi looked at the sky outside, feeling a little worried.He didn't plan to go back today, Gu Chengyu had just taught the two cooks some pastry recipes, and the shop was about to open in two days, so he had to keep an eye on the town.Taking advantage of the years ago, you can still earn a lot of money!

"No, these few days, you have helped me keep an eye on the town. If anyone steals, cheats, and refuses to listen to discipline, you just come back to me. I can buy them, and naturally I can sell them. But when the time comes, sell them Where, of course, it is up to me." Gu Chengyu had already given strict instructions before, but he was just afraid that those people would obey others in the absence of him.As for whether to buy or hire, he is still inclined to buy, after all, he can rest assured only if he holds the deed of sale in his hand.

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When Gu Chengyu taught the recipes, he still had a good hand. He mainly taught Poria cocos cakes, shredded yam cakes, seasonal flower cakes, etc. Although these are not technical, his methods are different from those around him, and they should be more delicious.It's just that there is a lot of medicinal materials added to the Ninety-Nine Guiyi Yiyuan Cake, and he pretends to buy the medicinal materials at the pharmacy and grind them into powder. In fact, those medicinal materials are obtained in the space, and he also used a grinding machine.

He just didn't want the pharmacy to know the ingredients of Yiyuan Cake, so he left a large amount this time. Anyway, it won't go bad if left in winter, and he will restock it after a while.Yiyuan Cake has the effects of invigorating the spleen and removing dampness, nourishing the heart and nourishing the kidney. He wrote all of these on paper, and waited for the opening as a gimmick.

As for the outer packaging, it should not be sloppy. His pastry contains a lot of medicinal materials, and he suffers from selling it cheaply, so he can only sell it at a high price. Ordinary people can't come to buy it often. The most important thing is to do business with big families. There is a small pier in the good town, so the business should not be too bad.So he is going to use a wooden box, which looks more upscale.

Wait a while to see how the shop's income is. Shanhe Town is just a small town, and he doesn't want to take out recipes like cakes. If the source of customers is limited, then these few recipes should be enough.

(End of this chapter)