Red apricots make spring

Chapter 185 Buying a Restaurant
That evening, Wen Gangxi came back in a hurry, and when he entered the door, he yelled for Wenrou.

"elder sister--"

Rourou was cooking crab yellow tofu soup under the kitchen, and was picking out the steamed crab meat. Hearing Wen Gang's urgency, he hurried out without putting down the crab in his hand, wondering: "What's wrong?"

When Mother Wen heard the movement, she also ran out of the back room in a hurry. Seeing her son's happy face, she let go of her hanging heart.

I saw Wen Gang beaming brightly and said: "I heard diners in the shop discussing that the poor scholar was beaten up by the magistrate and sent out!"

"God has eyes!" Mama Wen was the first to applaud, and her brows that had been frowned for ten days finally eased.

"How can God have eyes? It's clearly my sister..." Wen Gang was halfway through the sentence, only to realize that he was too excited and almost slipped his mouth. Fortunately, he stopped in time and the word "husband" was not uttered.

Rourou glanced at him, and said with a faint smile, "We haven't had dinner yet, so you go to the street to help Ye Yu and Sister Liu close the stall, and welcome Xiaohuan by the way."

"Okay!" Wen Gang responded and wanted to run, but was stopped by Wen's mother and said, "I'll go, you've been tired all day, go back to the house and have a rest."

"Mother, don't rest, I'm not tired!" Wen just broke free and ran out.

"Hey, slow down!" Mother Wen watched him disappear outside the door, and muttered dissatisfiedly: "You are so old, and you still don't act prudently. If you pass the exam next year, how can you be a good man?" Officer?"

Wenrou was extremely funny when she heard this, and she didn't say anything, she turned around and went into the kitchen.

A few days later, Zhu Gui, the clerk in the shop, told Rourou that a restaurant named Shilixiang was going to be let out, and she immediately took Mrs. Liu and followed him to ask the price.

Along the way, Zhu Gui was showing off his good news, and said with a smile: "The shopkeeper of this restaurant is named Li, and his business is quite big. Not only does he open a restaurant, but he also runs two big herbal medicine shops and a silk shop. I bought a batch of goods, and the turnover on hand is not good, so I sold the restaurant out of helplessness, where can I find a buyer in a hurry? We will have to suppress his price severely in a while!"

Ruan Wen has been to this restaurant before, and knows that it has not been long since it was built. It has all the facilities in it, and the location is not bad. The most important thing is that it is not far from where Ruan Rou is currently living. It only needs to cross two streets.But she has been inquiring about the price of the restaurant a lot recently, knowing that such a restaurant can be worth at least 2000 taels of silver, but she doesn't have that much money in her hand. I'm afraid that in the end, she still won't be able to take it down, so she feels a little worried.

When they arrived at Shilixiang, shopkeeper Li took them around the restaurant, and finally led them to the private room to negotiate the price. He asked for 800 taels of silver, which made Rourou feel the urge to stand up and go home immediately.

800 taels of silver is really not expensive, but it is all her savings!If she bought it, how much money would she have to spend to buy ingredients and seasonings, and pay the cook and staff?In case of lack of popularity in the first few months and operating at a loss, what kind of money should she use to keep the restaurant going?

"What I sell is not expensive, you can find out when you go to the city to inquire about it." Shopkeeper Li smiled kindly and made money.

Wenrou smiled wryly and shook her head, "If you offer a price of 200 taels of silver, I can barely afford it."

Shopkeeper Li lowered his head, took a sip of tea, and said with a smile, "I understand the reason for asking prices out of the sky for this business, and paying back the money on the spot, but I was in a hurry to use the money, so I offered a fair price. You have suppressed my 600 taels of silver." Price, teach me how to sell it?"

Mrs. Liu interjected, "Master Li, we're not talking nonsense to pay you back. We really only have the two money in hand. Even if we want to pay more, we can't spare it."

"One thousand, two hundred taels..." Shopkeeper Li shook his head and said, "This can't be sold. I'll give you another 200 taels of silver. If you really want it, we'll find a middleman to sign the deed."

I can't afford it for 700 taels!Ruan knew that the price couldn't be negotiated, after all, no matter how anxious people were to wait for the money, they wouldn't sell the restaurant at half price, so she didn't want to waste any more time, apologized, and wanted to take Aunt Liu away.

At this time, the expression on Shopkeeper Li's face was finally no longer calm, showing a hint of anxiety. He hesitated for a moment, stood up and gritted his teeth and said, "One thousand and six hundred taels of silver, I won't sell it any lower!"

He said it firmly, wondering if he was strengthening his determination to never give in.

Wen Rou paused when she heard the words, she was really tempted, but with only 200 taels of silver on hand as working capital, it might not be enough.She thought for a while, turned around and said, "Can I pay in installments?"

"Pay in installments?" Shopkeeper Li was stunned for a moment, then hesitated and said, "You mean to pay the money in installments? I don't want to pay on credit!"

"Aren't you willing to credit even 400 taels of silver?" Wenrou thought quickly in her heart, decided to take a gamble, and said: "It says in the document that the total price of the restaurant is 600 taels of silver. Pay you 200 taels, and pay 100 taels every month after that, and pay within four months. If you delay for one more month, you will be paid 100 taels more. If you don’t pay off after half a year, this restaurant is still yours , you don’t have to return the money I’ve already paid!”

Wen Rou's last words sounded very shocking. Both Zhu Gui and Mrs. Liu had surprised expressions on their faces, but she knew that she said that because she could pay back the money no matter what. .Of course, she is not sure that she will make money after taking over the restaurant, and she may even lose money, but it is still easy to pay back the 400 taels of silver. At worst, like this shopkeeper Li, she sells the restaurant and gets the silver to pay back the money. Send him for nothing.

Shopkeeper Li is used to doing business, and his shrewdness is only above gentleness, so how could he not know what plans she has in mind?If it is a serious matter, even if he agrees to pay in installments, he will not give her the house deed until she has paid all the money, and even ask her to pay extra interest every month, but...

"If shopkeeper Li is afraid that I won't be able to pay back the money, and there is nowhere to find someone, this restaurant won't be able to move." Rourou saw him groaning silently, feeling really nervous, afraid that he would refuse.

After all, she is not a real businessman. She can make money by opening a shop, and she only relies on her own good cooking skills to do business with repeat customers. If she is serious about business, caressing about gains and losses, and playing psychological tactics, she is not good at all , let alone being fooled, it would be nice not to be fooled!

Shopkeeper Li glanced at her out of the corner of his eye, frowned, and then remained silent. After waiting for a while, he let out a long sigh and said, "Okay! But I don't believe you completely, and I'm afraid you don't believe me completely either. Let's split up and find a middleman." Bear witness!"

As soon as Wen Rou heard his words, her tense spirit immediately relaxed, and she immediately replied: "Okay!"

"Then let's make a decision. I'll set up a table of wine here at noon tomorrow. You bring the money, and I bring the deed. After signing the deed, this restaurant will be yours!" Shopkeeper Li said with a smile.

Rou Rou nodded, and the two chatted a few more gossips, then she went back with Zhu Gui and Aunt Liu.

Shopkeeper Li watched their figures disappear, waited for a while, and then walked to the private room next door, where a young man in green cloth was sitting, pouring himself a drink, and when he saw him walk in, he smiled and said : "The business deal is over?"

Shopkeeper Li nodded and sat down in silence.

The young man in Tsing Yi took a clean wine glass, filled it up and pushed it to shopkeeper Li, "Then I have to congratulate you."

"Master Yun, don't make fun of me." Shopkeeper Li shook his head and smiled wryly, picked up the wine glass and drank it in one gulp, "I really don't understand what your idea is to buy my restaurant with two thousand two hundred taels of silver. Let me sell it at a low price, and you will lose a full 200 taels of silver by changing hands!"

"She bought it for 600 taels?" This young man in Tsing Yi is Yun Dan, who just arrived in Yunzhou City two days ago.

"Hey, didn't you say that the selling price couldn't be lower than 500 taels?" Shopkeeper Li poured the wine by himself.

"Nonsense! If the price is lower than that, there are so many people clamoring for it, how can it be her turn?" Yun Dan said with a smile, "She will become suspicious when she goes back and thinks about it."

"Anyway, I don't understand!" Shopkeeper Li shook his head again.

"You can make money, you don't need to understand." Yun Dan stood up and said, "I still have something to do, so I'm leaving first." As soon as he finished speaking, he walked out without stopping.

Shopkeeper Li looked at Yun Dan's back and smiled wryly. Although the restaurant is only worth 2000 taels of silver, it is like selling the old hen that lays eggs. After careful calculation, it is still a loss!If it weren't for the business from Yunzhou to the capital, most of the businesses would be in the hands of this young man, and I would have to rely on others to take care of the business in the future, so I wouldn't sell it!But if you think about it carefully, others still can't find a chance to flatter him. It's a great face for him to come to him. If you do business in the future, are you afraid you won't make money? .
(End of this chapter)