Be a small county magistrate in ancient times

Chapter 364: What a great bargain?

Shazhu leaned back against the pillow and sighed, "That's what I said."

"Am I wrong?" Huaihua asked back.

Shazhu didn't answer, but just looked into the distance.

Huaihua said with a smile: "Look at you, you are so unconvinced."

Sha Zhu wiped his face and explained, "I'm not dissatisfied. Compared to others, we have been following Lord Meng for a long time. Have you ever seen him do anything unreliable?
The government is building a new street now, which will surely be of great use in the future."

"Lord Meng is more reliable than other officials, but he is not as amazing as you say." Huaihua gave an example, "Let's talk about other things, just take the North Wall Market. When that place was first built, it was so lively, and so many people rushed to do business there. You were jealous at that time. If Xingxing and I hadn't persuaded you, saying that our business is unique, you would have bought a shop there too.

It's a pity that the market didn't stay bustling for very long and is now deserted.

Although Lord Meng is a good official and has good intentions for us, it does not mean that what he wants to do will be successful. The market is an example. "

"I know." Sha Zhu did not deny this. "It is precisely because the market effect is not good that Lord Meng must have thought more about the new street."

"Yes, yes, what you said makes sense." Huaihua agreed, "So I said, we can buy a small one, so that there will be some left after buying the shop. Even if the new street is the same as the market in the future, we won't lose too much. If it's good, we'll take one too."

"That makes sense." Sha Zhu lay down and turned over twice in a row, "I know what you said makes sense, don't persuade me, I'll just think about it in my dream, it doesn't cost any money."

Huaihua turned off the oil lamp and said, "Then you can dream quickly."

Just when Huaihua was about to fall asleep, Shazhu beside her suddenly said, "It's settled then, buy a small one."

Huaihua was stunned for a moment before she realized what he was talking about. "It's a deal."

Sha Zhu asked again: "Do you think many people will buy shops on Xinjie?"

Although Huaihua was feeling sleepy, she still replied, "Not many. Beishan County doesn't have that many rich people."

"I don't think so. Let's get up early tomorrow and go to the shop first to have a look..." Before he finished his words, he heard Huaihua snoring.

The next morning, they got up at daybreak and walked towards the yamen. Huaihua was anxious to register at the recruitment office, and Shazhu was anxious to buy a shop.

Before leaving, Sha Zhu was still asking, "Are you really not going to take the money with you?"

"No, it's too unsafe to carry so much money with you. Even if you really want to buy it, the government will allow you to register first and then pay." "What if there are too many people buying shops..."

Huaihua didn't wait for him to finish and said, "Let's go! We'll know if there are many people or few people when we go and take a look."

The shop on Xin Street is so expensive that I thought few people would buy from it. But when Sha Zhu arrived, there were already several people queuing in front of the registration table.

Sha Zhu immediately stood at the end of the team and said to Huaihua, "Let's take care of this first. There's no rush to recruit workers."

Huaihua had no choice but to follow him.

The people in front of them finished their purchases quickly, and it was Shazhu's turn. The person in charge asked him, "Which place do you want to choose?"

Sha Zhu was excited and stared at the picture on the wall behind the person in charge, "Hua, take a look and see which position is better for us to choose."

While waiting in line just now, Huaihua saw the picture on the wall clearly. It was indeed beautiful. One could imagine that if there really was such a street in Beishan County, people from all over the county would go there.

"Choose the middle position." Huaihua said.

This idea is the same as Shazhu's.

The two men picked a small shop in the middle, but the person in charge said, "Choose another place. This house has been sold. The one who queued before you has to buy here." After he said that, he dipped a pen in cinnabar and circled the mark of that shop.

Shazhu settled for the next best option and chose a place nearby.

"Take out your ID card and register. Pay the full twenty-five taels within two days and the remaining amount within one year. Otherwise, this house will have nothing to do with you. Not only that, you will also be fined. Is that clear?"

Shazhu was surprised, "Can I pay only half?"

"Yes, didn't you look closely at the notice on the wall?"

He didn't really look at it carefully, he was just looking at the paintings on the wall, "How about we buy a slightly bigger one?" Sha Zhu immediately turned his head to discuss with Huaihua.

"Okay, let's buy one hundred taels." According to their current income, they will be able to afford one hundred taels in another year.

Meng Changqing stood on the steps of the yamen, staring at the shop registration office. As expected, if you squeeze a little, you can still squeeze out some money.