The road to immortality for a hundred generations

Chapter 168
After refunding the deposit from the counter of the inn he found last night, Wang Feng took the 2 taels of gold tickets and walked straight towards the house with the Peach Blossom Courtyard that he had set his sights on last night.

It was already bright at this time, and although there were not many pedestrians on the road, it was not deserted.

Unfortunately, when he arrived at the house, Wang Feng found that the door was closed. It seemed that the housekeeper hadn't arrived yet, so he could only go to the shop where he made the deposit yesterday.

Things went much smoother next. After paying the final payment for twenty shops, those shops officially belonged to Wang Feng.

According to the agreement, the items currently in the store need to be moved out within three days and completely delivered to him.

At this time, two hours had passed. Wang Feng thought that there should be someone there, so he rushed to the house again.

"It's finally here."

From a distance, Wang Feng saw the carriage parked at the door of the house, so he walked straight in.

After hearing the movement at the door, the housekeeper waiting in the yard subconsciously looked up.

"Are you the gentleman that the master mentioned, the distinguished guest who intends to buy the house?"

Seeing that the other party's appearance matched the master's description, the housekeeper asked tentatively.

"Yes, it's me."

Wang Feng took out the 28 golden tickets that he had counted last night and handed them over, "Check them and see if the number is correct."

"Uh"

Seeing Wang Feng handing over a gold ticket worth two thousand, eight hundred taels of gold so casually, the housekeeper was suddenly confused.

This time when he came here, he specially called a strong and solid carriage, and used a horse with zhenqi circulating in his body to pull the carriage, in order to pull the gold and silver that the other party used to buy the house.

After all, if the other party settles the bill in cash, then two thousand, eight hundred taels of gold is equivalent to two thousand eight hundred pounds of silver.

Moreover, in order to ensure that the money could be safely delivered to the DC area, he also called an innate warrior to accompany him.

The results of it?The other party just gave him such a golden ticket? ? ?
You must know that this golden ticket was issued by Xiantian City itself, and no country has any guarantee.

Although the exchange price of golden tickets in Xiantian City has been very stable since their issuance, they are all exchanged for gold on a one-to-one basis, and the devaluation of golden tickets rarely occurs.

But most of the people who come to buy houses are outsiders. They have never experienced it personally. How can outsiders believe in the strength of the Xiantian City Golden Ticket?
Moreover, even if you believe in the strength of Xiantian City, it is impossible to directly exchange it for two thousand, eight hundred taels of golden tickets, right? ? ?
How big-hearted do you have to be to dare to do this?
Although he really didn't understand the other party's trust in the golden ticket, it did not affect the movements of his hands.

After counting the gold tickets in his hand and confirming the amount and authenticity, the housekeeper took out the land deed and a bunch of keys that had been prepared and handed it over: "My hero, this is the land deed of the house. From now on, this house will be owned by the owner." It belongs to you."

"Um,"

Wang Feng nodded, and then asked, "Do you still have your things in the house? Let's move them together too."

"Don't worry, hero. We have moved out all the items inside this morning and checked them just now."

The butler smiled and said, "If there is nothing else, we will leave first."

"Well, walk slowly."

Wang Feng responded and watched the other party leave before taking the key and starting to inspect each room.

I have to say that the other party is quite good at doing things.

There is very little dust in almost every room. If you don’t mind bedding and other items, you can even move in with your bag.

“Then it’s time to buy and hire people.”

After inspecting the house, Wang Feng walked towards the largest tooth walk in Beicheng District.

"Sir, are you here to buy a house, a shop, or servants?"

As soon as I stepped into the tooth shop, a waiter came to greet me.

"Buyer."

Wang Fenyan replied briefly and concisely.

"Buy people,"

The waiter nodded and then introduced, "We have people under 12 years old, three to eight taels for those over 30 years old, five to 16 taels for those between 12 and 30 years old, and ten to 20 taels for those between [-] and [-] years old. These are ordinary I ordered it, there are better ones, I don’t know if you need them.”

"What does the better one look like?"

Wang Feng asked curiously.

After hearing the introduction from the waiter, he thought it was a bit expensive.

Perhaps because the living conditions in Xiantian City are better, the price of slaves here is [-] to [-]% higher than that in Da Wei.

Unexpectedly, these are just ordinary ones, and there are also more expensive ones.

"For example, for girls aged six to 12 years old with good looks, the price starts at seven taels. For example, for girls aged six to 12 years old with better martial arts qualifications, the price starts at five taels."

Hearing that he was also interested in better ones, the clerk was obviously more happy, "There are also the best ones, and the price will be higher."

The more he bought, the more reward he received.

"We need twenty men over the age of 20 who can count and write,"

Wang Feng said, "If you want the same amount again, if you are around 15 years old, you just need to know a little bit about arithmetic. The requirements are not that high."

These 40 people, one big and one small, can just be placed in the shop to serve as clerks.

The security in Xiantian City is still good, especially in the inner city, so there is no need to have a gatekeeper in every shop.

"okay!"

The waiter responded, then repeated Wang Feng's request loudly, and the shopkeeper behind the wooden counter immediately wrote down the request.

Wang Feng spoke again: "I want eight more boys with better martial arts qualifications, and six more good-looking, obedient and sensible girls, aged 15 to [-]."

The former can be used for training and used as a nursing home. After all, it is more reliable to use one's own people as a nursing home.

If they are older, they are not suitable for martial arts training, and if they are smaller, the training time will be longer and the cost will increase.

The age of 15 to [-] is just right. It will take two or three years to be almost able to stand alone.

As for why there are eight, as a nursing home, it must be two shifts, half day shift and half night shift.

Four people can patrol with two, and watch the gate with two, which is just fine.

As for the six girls, they can be used to do some simpler but more detailed chores.

For example, the lottery shop that Wang Feng plans to open requires a lot of thin wood chips for lottery draws, which can be left to them.

"Sir, do you need anything else?"

the guy asked.

"That's it for now, let's figure out how much it will cost."

After thinking for a moment, Wang Feng shook his head.

While on the road, my family also bought three carts of local specialties and six or seven servants.

These people are also available.

"Okay, sir, please wait a moment. I'll call someone over right now. If you like it, let me know."

The guy nodded and walked toward the backyard.

After a while, the guy came back with a group of people.

"Sir, there are more than 30 people here. They all meet your first requirement and can write and calculate accounts. You can choose twenty of them who are over 20 years old."

The buddy introduced.

"to make."

Wang Feng nodded, randomly selected twenty of them with decent faces and kept them.

If the clerk in the lottery shop looks too bad, it may affect the customer flow, so if you can choose, try to pick one.

"Just stay with twenty of you, and the rest will come back with me."

After the waiter shouted, he left in a hurry with a dozen people.

Then, Wang Feng followed the requirements and selected twenty young people who knew some arithmetic, eight young people with good martial arts qualifications, and six girls with average-to-upper appearance, well-behaved and smart.

As for settling the accounts, it's much simpler.

Each of them has a brand representing their worth, and they just need to add up the prices.The accountant made a crackling sound with his abacus for a long time, and finally calculated the price.

Twenty adults who can calculate and write accounts total 230 seven taels.

The total of twenty young men who knew some arithmetic was 140 five taels.

The total of eight young people with better qualifications is 60 taels.

The total number of the six girls with the best faces is 72 taels.

All these added together, the total is 510 four taels.

"I almost forgot, we need a cook."

Just when Wang Feng was about to pay, he suddenly thought of this and said again, "Do you have any better cooks here? They need to be good enough."

"Yes, yes, yes! Of course!"

The waiter hurriedly said, "We happen to have a man here. He used to be the head chef of a restaurant."

"The chef of the restaurant? Then why is he here with you?"

Wang Feng asked with some curiosity.

"Well, the owner didn't manage the business well, so he packed up the restaurant and sold it to us along with the waiters and cooks."

The waiter explained awkwardly, "The restaurant was later bought by someone, but he had his own chef, so he didn't buy ours."

"So it is."

Wang Feng nodded, "I wonder what the price is?"

Like the system of prostitution, it is usually cultivated by the master's family from an early age.

After all, a chef with good skills can easily find a job for hire, and there is no need to sell oneself, especially a chef in a restaurant like this.

"It depends on whether you hire someone or buy a body."

The waiter explained, "If you hire me, I can give you 100 taels of silver a year. If you want to buy a body, it will be more expensive, at least 500 taels."

"100 taels a year is not expensive."

Wang Feng nodded.

According to the purchasing power in the previous life, it was equivalent to an annual salary of [-].

As a chef in a restaurant, this price is so affordable that it can be said to be a bargain.

"Let's count it as 1000 taels of silver in total. I bought it."

Wang Feng took out a hundred-tael gold ticket and handed it over.

"Ah, oh, okay, okay, Sir, please wait a moment, I will call someone over for you, and the deed of betrayal will be prepared for you."

The waiter didn't expect to sell the cook who had been backlogged for three years all at once, and he also sold himself. Not to mention how excited he was.

Because the shopkeeper said that if anyone can sell this chef, he will give a one-time reward of 20 taels!
This is a full 20 taels!He still has more than half a year's monthly payment!

"Du Yuesheng! Du Yuesheng! Come out, come out! A distinguished guest is going to redeem your life!"

As soon as he stepped into the backyard, the clerk hurriedly shouted towards the room where Du Yuesheng was located.

"What? Someone wants to buy Du Yuesheng? With his ransom price of 500 taels, who will buy him?"

"500 taels? What's that? It's said that Du Yuesheng's ransom price was as high as a thousand taels."

"1000 taels? Your information is out of date, right? According to what I said, at the beginning of this year, the shopkeeper once listed Du Yuesheng's price at 300 taels and recommended it to everyone, but it didn't sell out for three months. In the end, I just broke the jar and it went up to 500 taels."

When he shouted, the whole backyard suddenly became lively.

Everyone wants to join in the fun.

"Go, go, keep your voice down. If your guest doesn't buy it, can you afford the responsibility?"

The waiter rolled his eyes and shouted in a low voice, "If you talk too much, the shopkeeper will whip you."

Perhaps because the whip was sufficiently intimidating, the discussion in the yard suddenly became much quieter.

"Du Yuesheng? Where are you? Don't keep your distinguished guests waiting."

Before the boy finished speaking, he heard a "squeak" and the door opened.

"coming,"

Zhijian saw a slightly fat man about 1.7 meters tall and walked out, "Why are you urging me? Can't I change into cleaner clothes?"

"Hey, I haven't seen you wearing this outfit for a long time."

After seeing what the other party was wearing, the guy who had planned to say something suddenly brightened up.

"Oh, I don't want to stay here anymore. I hope that noble man can buy me away."

Du Yuesheng sighed.

Although he has not sold anything in the past three years in Yahang, it is impossible for Yahang to let him have a free meal. He is responsible for the food in Yahang.

It's just that Ya Xing doesn't need very good food, nor does he need such an expensive cook, so he has been eager to sell him.

"Then don't worry,"

The clerk chuckled and said, "That distinguished guest has already paid. As long as you don't behave too badly later, you'll be fine!"

"Really? That distinguished guest paid the money without even seeing me?"

Hearing this, Du Yuesheng suddenly became excited and subconsciously grabbed the boy's arms.

"Oh, please be gentle,"

The man frowned and struggled to open the opponent's arm, complaining, "I don't know how you got such strength without even practicing martial arts."

"You don't know how heavy the cook's big iron pot is, plus half of the food in the pot,"

Du Yuesheng shook his head, "If I don't have the strength, I can't even lift the pot."

"That's true."

The waiter nodded in agreement and at the same time told him, "When you see someone later, just call me sir. I've already paid for it."

"clear."

Du Yuesheng nodded and agreed.

After passing through a long corridor, the two came to the hall.

"Is this the cook you mentioned who once worked as a restaurant chef?"

Looking at the fat middle-aged man in front of him, Wang Feng asked.

"Yes, yes, it's him, it's him."

The waiter nodded quickly, and then tugged at the corner of Du Yuesheng's clothes.

"master."

Du Yuesheng lowered his head slightly and said.

"Um,"

Wang Feng responded, then looked at the waiter and said, "I will take that person away. He will come back next time if there is a need."

"Okay, okay, walk slowly! Walk slowly!"

Seeing that the distinguished guest in front of him seemed to be fine, the waiter almost jumped up with joy.

He was just afraid that the other party would suddenly change his attention, but he didn't expect that the other party would be so straightforward.

After watching the distinguished guest and the group of people leave the shop, the waiter let out a long breath.

Finally, I won this big deal without any surprises, and the reward was guaranteed.

(End of this chapter)