Family Rise: Beginning with Grandfather.

Chapter 764 Opening of Yang Family Winery

"Greetings, Steward Ji!" Yang Zhengshan rose to return the greeting.

After a few polite exchanges, Ji De'an steered the conversation to the main topic, "May I ask what brings you here today, senior?"

Yang Zhengshan laughed and said, "Actually, it's nothing big. My Yang family just wants to rent a shop in Xuegu Town to do some business!"

"I see!" Ji De'an breathed a slight sigh of relief upon hearing this, as renting a shop was indeed not a big deal.

He thought for a moment and said, "There aren't many vacant shops in Snow Valley Town right now, and the locations aren't very good."

"Oh! Can you tell me what they are?" Yang Zhengshan asked.

"Of course!" Ji De'an was very serious. This was his job. There weren't many shops in Xuegu Town, but there were also quite a few. Every shop was part of the Hanxiao Sect's property, and he naturally didn't want any shops to be idle.

He took out a map of Xuegu Town and placed it in front of Yang Zhengshan, saying, "There are still five vacant shops, but I reckon Senior Yang probably can't see the three shops on the west side of the town!"

Yang Zhengshan looked at the map and nodded slightly.

Snow Valley Town is divided into two parts: the east side is the market area and the west side is the residential area. Although many martial artists live in the west side, the shops there mainly sell daily necessities.

Yang Zhengshan sells spirit wine, so it's impossible for him to open a shop in that area. Besides, the shops there are relatively small. If they were bigger, he might give it a try.

“There are two shops here in the market, just these two!” Ji De’an pointed to two shops on the map.

The martial arts market in Snow Valley Town consists of two east-west streets. The best location is naturally the street that leads directly into the mountains. Whether you are coming back from the mountains or want to go into the mountains, you have to pass through that street.

The two shops that Ji De'an pointed to were on a different street, and they were the two shops at the very back. These two shops were in a really remote location, and unless you were looking for them, most people would never pass by them.

Simply put, both of these shops have relatively low foot traffic, so it's no wonder they've been vacant for so long.

Yang Zhengshan had visited these two shops before and knew that they were the only two shops that were vacant in Wuxiu Market.

"Could these two shops be combined into one? Also, the courtyard behind is vacant; could I rent it all and combine it with the other shops?" Yang Zhengshan asked.

The shop was in a remote location, but the yard behind it was quite large, and Yang Zhengshan thought it was a very nice yard.

If all the connections can be made, then they will have a place to live and won't need to rent another place.

“If that’s the case, then the lease must be for at least two years!” Ji De’an said.

“No problem!” Yang Zhengshan said.

"As for the price, the two shops plus this courtyard will cost at least 480 spirit stones a year!" Ji De'an said.

Renting a shop in Wuxiufang City, the rent is naturally not in gold or silver.

However, the price of 480 spirit stones per year is a bit expensive!

Yang Zhengshan looked at Ji De'an and said with a half-smile, "Steward Ji, you can't treat this old man like a sucker and rip him off!"

This isn't some sacred place, so you don't need spirit stones to pay rent for your accommodation. Although the courtyard is large, even the largest courtyard can be rented with just gold and silver.

As for those two shops, well, one shop earns 240 spirit stones a year. Yang Zhengshan had asked around and found that even the best shops here only earn 360 spirit stones a year, and the worst ones earn less than 200 spirit stones a year.

Ji De'an's expression stiffened, and he gave an awkward laugh, "Ahem, isn't this asking for the moon and then trying to haggle on the spot?"

Yang Zhengshan was speechless. You've left me room to negotiate!
"Alright, I don't like this arrangement. Two shops, one for 180 spirit stones a year, two for 360 spirit stones a year. As for the courtyard, if you want rent, I'll give you 300 taels of silver a year!"

It's just a courtyard house, how expensive can the rent be?
Ji De'an chuckled awkwardly, "Then let's do as you say, senior. Forget about the rent for the courtyard. I'll let you stay here for free for two years!"

"Then it's settled. Let's draw up the contract!" Yang Zhengshan said.

"it is good!"

Ji De'an said happily.

Subsequently, the two signed a contract, and Yang Zhengshan readily paid two years' rent.

The next day, Yang Zhengshan and his men checked into the two shops and the courtyard.

The courtyard was indeed very large, with an antique style and all the furniture it needed to meet their daily needs.

As for the shops, one shop is about 70 or 80 square meters, and if the two shops are combined, the total area is 150 square meters.

Actually, there is a small courtyard behind the shop, which can also be used for living, but it is quite cramped.

After the shop and the courtyard were connected, a layout with a front shop and a back courtyard was formed, and the back courtyard could easily accommodate fifty or sixty people.

In addition, there are two large cellars in the yard, which can be used to store alcoholic beverages.

After renting the shop, Luo Zhen immediately led a team to begin renovating and decorating it.

This job is easy. Snow Valley Town has a population of 30,000 to 40,000, and it has all the necessary craftsmen. As long as you give them some money, they can get the job done perfectly.

As for spending money, Yang Zhengshan naturally didn't care.

Silver is worthless here.

One spirit stone can be exchanged for more than ten thousand taels of silver.

In just seven or eight days, the renovations of both shops were completed.

Yang Zhengshan stood inside the shop, looking at the finished result of the renovation, and nodded in satisfaction.

He runs a liquor store, selling only alcohol and tobacco; he doesn't provide any food or other goods.

Therefore, the shop's decoration is relatively simple. The spacious shop is divided into two parts: the left side is a counter selling alcoholic beverages, and the right side has two tea tables where people can drink tea and enjoy alcoholic beverages.

The decorating style leans towards understated elegance, without overly ornate embellishments.

Of course, simplicity is only on the surface; true elegance is hidden in those unassuming items.

A three-legged golden toad, carved from cold pine wood and standing over three feet tall, is placed on the counter.

The Cold Pine Cone is just a very common spiritual fruit, but there probably aren't many people who would be willing to use the Cold Pine Cone tree to carve wood carvings.

No matter what, it was a spirit fruit tree.

However, Yang Zhengshan had many such spiritual trees.

In recent years, not only has a large number of spiritual fruits been planted in the land of spiritual origin, but also many spiritual fruit trees have been cut down due to changes in planning.

Among them are many sacred fruit trees that have been growing for decades.

All of these timbers are still kept and have not been used.

Besides the three-legged toad, the shop also has several other wood carvings made from sacred wood.

In addition, to match the shop's elegant style, Yang Zhengshan also placed many rare medicinal herbs as decorations inside, including rare snow lotus, emerald orange, and golden sword orchid.

Anyone with a discerning eye can tell just how extravagant these items are.

"Not bad!" Yang Zhengshan looked at the decorations in the shop and nodded in satisfaction.

Luo Zhen smiled and said, "Now we're just waiting for the opening. When does the family head plan to open?"

Yang Zhengshan stroked his beard and said, "Send the invitations out tomorrow, and we'll open for business in three days!"

"By the way, were any of those items you took out yesterday tokens?"

Currently, he is the only person who can freely enter and exit the Spirit Source Land, so he personally brings out whatever is needed here.

However, the items were all prepared by Zhen Tao, the deputy minister of commerce. He didn't check some of them carefully and just threw them all into the warehouse in the backyard.

"Yes, I've already put it behind the counter. I'll go get it right away!" Luo Zhen said, walking behind the counter and bringing out a small box.

Upon opening the box, thirty exquisitely carved jade plaques were revealed. Each plaque was only the size of a palm, with the character "Yang" carved on the front and lotus patterns around it. The back was engraved with some symbols and a poem.

Spring breeze is like an honored guest, bringing prosperity with its arrival!

That's right, this is the VIP card of Yang Family Winery, commonly known as VIP, and elegantly called Yang Family Spring Breeze Order.

This token is carved from the finest warm jade, and it is also engraved with a rune-like restriction, making it extremely hard and not easily damaged.

These rune-based restrictions are a recent product developed by the Array Department of the Mystic Arts Pavilion. The so-called restrictions are the lowest level of arrays, and arrays are composed of individual restrictions.

Runes form restrictions, and restrictions form formations; this is the most basic explanation of formations.

The Formation Department is currently researching and familiarizing themselves with the restrictions, so Yang Zhengshan had them practice with these jade tokens.

"Patriarch, what are these tokens for?" Luo Zhen asked.

Yang Zhengshan picked up a token, a slight smile playing on his lips, and said, "This is our VIP token. With this token, you'll get a 20% discount on all purchases in our shop!"

"20% off!" Luo Zhen was taken aback.

"In addition, after opening tomorrow, we will have a three-day grand sale where all customers who come to buy wine will receive a 50% discount!"

"50% off? Isn't that too low?" Luo Zhen exclaimed in surprise.

He was also a businessman, so he naturally understood the significance of Yang Zhengshan's actions, but doing so would result in them losing money.

Don't assume that brewing wine in the Spirit Source Land is costless. Nowadays, the wines and spirits brewed in the Spirit Source Land are made with spirit rice, spirit herbs, and spirit fruits. These spirit rice, spirit herbs, and spirit fruits can be exchanged for spirit stones outside, so naturally, costs must be factored in.

Yang Zhengshan said, "We're new here, and if we want to make a breakthrough, we have to make a big splash. Losing a little now doesn't matter; we'll definitely make it back in the future!"

When it came to pricing the spirit wine, Yang Zhengshan referenced the Fan family's Ice Soul Spirit Wine and several spirit wines from the Sea of ​​Spiritual Beauty.

Herbal Brew, 30 spirit crystals per pound.

Peach blossom wine, apricot blossom wine, plum wine, etc., cost 20 spirit crystals per pound.

Drunken Immortal Brew, eighty spirit crystals per pound.

Our prized specialty, Hundred Fruit Wine, costs thirty spirit stones per pound.

These are all wines from that year; if they were aged, the price would be slightly higher.

The wine jars are available in sizes of one jin, five jin, and ten jin.

The price seems cheap, but as long as you can cultivate a group of regular customers, it's still easy to sell tens of thousands of kilograms of liquor a year.

Don't underestimate the spending power of an alcoholic. Take An Yuxing, for example, an old alcoholic who wastes thousands of kilograms of alcohol every year.

If this shop can sell 10,000 catties of wine in a year, the turnover will be three to four thousand spirit stones. After deducting the costs of rent, raw materials, labor, etc., the profit will be around two thousand spirit stones.

Yang Zhengshan felt that selling 10,000 jin of liquor a year was still quite easy.

Snow Valley Town has nearly 30,000 martial artists, including nearly 10,000 innate martial artists. It's impossible that they couldn't even drink 10,000 catties of wine in a year.

Moreover, this wine is also a cultivation resource, which has many benefits for cultivation.

Its effects are extremely mild, and it has a nourishing effect on martial artists, comparable to many elixirs.

However, consuming too many pills can lead to toxicity, and martial artists should not take pills too frequently, but with spirit wine, there is no need to worry about this.

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The next day.

The morning dew had not yet dried from the eaves of the green tiles, and the sandalwood plaque with the four characters "Yang Family Winery" had just been unveiled with red silk. Luo Zhen stood in front of the winery, holding a tin pot and pouring wine to the heavens. The clear wine spilled onto the bluestone road and immediately emitted a rich aroma, attracting the astonished gazes of the surrounding neighbors.

There are several neighboring houses around Yang Family Winery, and across the street is a herbal medicine shop. A grandfather and grandson work in the shop, and Dr. Zhang is a doctor with a certain reputation in Xuegu Town.

Next door was a tailor shop that could tailor clothes of various materials and also sell various leather goods.

On the other side, there is a foundry, just like the Lingyan Foundry in Nanxia County. It is a small workshop that can refine low-grade spiritual weapons and repair some armor.

These shops are all old establishments in Xuegu Town, built up over time. Although their locations are not ideal, their businesses are quite good.

These past few days, Yang's Winery has been under renovation, and all the shopkeepers and employees on this street know about it. Many people have come to inquire about it, and today the winery is opening, so they've all gathered around to see what's going on.

"Young man, are you selling spirit wine?" Cui Niangzi from the tailor shop asked curiously.

Women love gossip, and this woman had actually come over several times already and asked this question several times, but she still asked it again today.

Luo Zhen cupped his hands in greeting and said with a smile, "Sister Cui, didn't I tell you long ago that we only sell the finest wines and spirits!"

"Dear neighbors, my shop is opening today. Why don't you all come in and have a taste!"

"Haha, as long as you enter the store, you can enjoy three kinds of drinks for free. In addition, the store also has a grand opening promotion. For the first three days of the opening, all spirit wines will be 50% off!"

"Can we try it for free?" Cui Niangzi's eyes lit up immediately, and many people around her were also eager to try it.

"Come, come, everyone, please come in!" Luo Zhen greeted everyone warmly and welcomed them into the shop.

In just a short while, the once empty shop became bustling with activity.

Several waiters brought out the drinks that had been prepared in advance, ten cups of each type, waiting for everyone to taste.

"Let me try it first!" Cui Niangzi was the most outspoken and didn't stand on ceremony at all. She first stepped forward, picked up a glass of wine, and drank it all in one gulp without waiting for the waiter to introduce it to her.

The cool wine entered her mouth, and a faint peach blossom fragrance filled her nostrils. Then, as the wine entered her stomach, a warm sensation instantly spread throughout her body. Cui Niangzi felt a warm feeling spread through her body, and ripples appeared in her dantian. Her cultivation, which had not improved for a long time, actually fluctuated today.

(End of this chapter)