Chapter 78: Opportunities for buying a shop
"Mrs. I''m not so fond of one or the other, these items are also good."
After receiving the porcelain ornaments given by Wang, Aunt Liu put them out for Tao Yiran to see that the items that could enter the Hou Mansion''s treasury were not bad, and Aunt Liu liked them all.
Whoever gets a few valuable treasures for no reason will be happy. Tao Yiran is no exception. Aunt Cai spoke with a disgust and said, saying that many of the items in the warehouse in the mansion were not the spoils of the old marquis or were rewarded in the palace, and each one was valuable.
"Not to mention the old lady''s hands, even the lady is in charge of countless things. I just heard that the second young lady accompanied her to count the warehouse today. When she left, she took several things back to Qiushiyuan. I am afraid that they were all carefully selected objects."
"The young lady is not in good health and cannot serve her around her. The second young lady is good at rushing to make things happen, and the old lady and her wife are coaxing her to favor her. The young lady is afraid she will suffer a loss."
"The Marquis'' Mansion will sooner or later be the head of the prince, so the young lady should think more."
It was almost said that the things in the Hou Mansion were all from Tang Rong. Wang shouldn''t have given the good things to Qiushiyuan at will, which made Tao Yiran, who was in a good mood, lose his mind again.
Aunt Liu secretly hated Aunt Cai for being too talkative and provoking discord. Can these words be said so bluntly?
Don’t you understand the reason why the partition walls are heard?
Unable to take the young lady and the old woman who has been sowing the disagreement all day long, Aunt Liu felt extremely tired, and then made up her mind that the master could not be changed, but it was not impossible to drive Mrs. Cai out. She had to find an opportunity to let Tao Yiran speak in person.
Qiushiyuan next door, Xin An was just about to go to the warehouse after resting for a while, Ershan was coming.
Ershan, who just came to Qiushiyuan yesterday, went out today, and took him to recognize the road to the capital.
"Is there something wrong?"
Ershan bowed and said, "The young master asked the young man to come back and tell the young lady that there is a shop in the capital to sell, and the location is good and the shop is big. It is on Yinghui Street, with four rooms in a row."
"If the young lady wants to go and have a look, she will be able to sign the document this evening."
The Xin family did not have a shop in the dowry given to Xin''an. The main reason was that the Xin family had not had time to go to the capital to buy it, so they converted it into silver and money as a dowry. Xin''an had been thinking about buying a shop and asked Tang Mo to help pay attention.
"Do you know which shop belongs to?"
Ershan shook his head, "I only know that he is a young master''s colleague."
"Okay, you can know the way. You can take me to see it later."
Ershan said he knew the way, "Brother Lailai told me."
Xin''an asked Aunt Wang to send someone to inform Wang Jin and Wang Fu to go to Yinghui Street first, and check the shop together, and asked Chunyang to get the silver notes. After taking a fancy to him, he sent the silver notes to Tang Mo and decided to make up first.
Shops in Beijing are not that easy to buy, and the competition for good shops is fierce.
After everything was ready, he took the people out. Ershan drove Xin''an to Yinghui Road. His back was nervous and straight, and he was cautious when driving. Chunyang smiled and said, "Brother Ershan, don''t be nervous, take your time."
Ershan said ''um'' and was still driving nervously. In the end, Ping An smoothly delivered Xin''an to his destination. After getting off the car, Chunyang praised him, and his happy eyebrows almost flew away.
The shop Tang Mo said was indeed good. There was a yard next to four rooms, and it occupied a large area and was at a three-way intersection. It was spacious in front and behind. Wang Jin and his son arrived first and had already found out that, "The owner of this shop is the Wang family. The head of the Wang family is a fifth-rank general. He said that he wanted to sell this shop recently."
"The price is 20% higher than other shops." Wang Jin felt it was a bit expensive. Xin An recalled it. There was a little information about the Wang family in his mind, but it was very vague. It is normal for a general to lack money, so maybe there is something urgent to use.
There was a man who looked like a shopkeeper at the door of the shop anxiously looking towards the direction of the carriage. Wang Jin said that he was the one who could make the decision. Xin An got off the carriage and was about to go to the shop to see the situation in person. Before his feet landed, the manager trotted over and bowed, "I have met the second young lady."
“The shopkeeper doesn’t have to be too polite.”
After entering the shop, the shop was bigger and brighter than expected, and the goods were neatly placed. It was a grocery store of a large scale. "Don''t it be a pity to sell such a good shop?"
The shopkeeper followed the owner''s surname Wang, and his face showed bitterness. "If you go back to the young lady, this shop will be excellent in terms of location and layout, and the shop''s transactions are also done well. If the owner of the family urgently needs money, how could he be willing to sell it?"
The shopkeeper stopped talking and finally didn''t continue speaking. Xin An looked around and said, "Why is the price 20% higher than the market?"
The shopkeeper said it was decided by the master, "Maybe I really can''t bear to leave it."
Xin An smiled and looked at the layout of this shop again. In her memory, the capital city would become more prosperous. It would be hard to find a shop to go backwards. The price is also rising. Finally, the shop is not easy to get. "Don''t bargain, just settle it."
Manager Wang was overjoyed. Chunyang first gave two 100 taels of silver notes as deposit, "We will go to the yamen to handle the red contract by ourselves when to sign the document and when will we pay the final payment."
The shopkeeper accepted the silver notes and wrote the document, and secretly wiped away tears, his face full of reluctance, "Mrs. Young lady, the master''s meaning is. There are still some people living in the backyard, piled up some goods. Can these people and goods be allowed to live for an additional month?"
“We will find the house and move out as soon as possible.”
Xin''an turned his head, and Wang Jin and his son immediately went to the backyard. When they came back, they looked bad. "There are twenty or thirty people living, most of them are elderly women and children, and almost all the elderly are incomplete."
The long-lasting memories suddenly became clear, "Is your master Huaiyuan''s general?"
"There are veterans who have retreated from the battlefield living in the backyard?"
Huaiyuanlang general Wang You raised many incomplete veterans without relying on them. She remembered that after something happened to Wang You, hundreds of veterans knelt on the ground and begged for mercy. The scene was quite shocking, and the emperor was greatly moved and saved Wang You from being guilty.
The key is that Wang You''s father was once a subordinate of the old man in the Hou Mansion. That is to say, these incomplete veterans have something to do with the Hou Mansion. In his previous life, Wang You never came to the Hou Mansion to help him, and there is probably a hidden story.
Manager Wang did not deny it, but just looked at Xin An nervously. Xin An chuckled and nodded, "Yes."
Manager Wang bowed, but Xin An didn''t say anything else. After getting on the bus, he went home directly. When he got off the bus, he told Ershan to let Tang Mo come back early in the evening.
After entering the mansion, she went directly to find Wang.
"Why are you going to inquire about this family?"
Wang had doubts, and Xin''an talked about buying a shop. "There are twenty or thirty people living in the backyard of the shop. They are all veterans who have retired from the battlefield and are flawed. I don''t know much about the situation in the capital. I think about the past of the Hou Mansion and worry about what has to do with the Wang family and the Hou Mansion?"
"If it''s not good, if there is one, you have to think of a way. First, it can be considered accumulating virtue and doing good deeds, second, it can be a good thing, and third, it can be avoided to leave any hidden dangers."
(This chapter ends)