Qiao Lian'er: "Even if my parents come, I will still make the decision."

The gatekeeper was somewhat surprised to see her so calm at such a young age, and he reluctantly suppressed his contempt.

"Alright, I'll go and inform the old lady."

A short while later, an elderly woman dressed in silk came out of the main room. Her silk outfit was very eye-catching. Normally, ordinary people are not allowed to wear silk. Some wealthy merchants or officials are given special permission to wear darker silk.

The old woman's son passed the imperial examination and was appointed as an official in the capital region, which gave him the right to wear this outfit. Judging from the old woman's age, her son must have taken the exam for many years.

The old woman was very thin, with the shrewdness of a businesswoman in her eyes and brows. Now she looked even more smug and walked with a brisk pace.

Seeing that the shopkeeper was a little girl, her brows furrowed, but when her gaze fell on Qiao Lian'er's face, it became certain.

This girl is quite resourceful.

"Little girl, are you really serious about buying the shop?"

Qiao Lian'er nodded: "Boss, I have already looked at the two shops that you are preparing to sell. I am very satisfied with the location and size. As long as the price is right, I will come to pay tomorrow."

She spoke with great certainty.

"Since that's the case, I won't take you to see it. Let me put it this way, Changqing Street is the busiest street in Yongguan County, and my two shops are in the center, and they're adjacent to each other. They're not small either, so the prices definitely won't be cheap."

"One shop costs three hundred taels, two shops together cost six hundred taels."

It has to be said that this exceeded Qiao Lian'er's expectations.

She said, "Five hundred and twenty taels."

“Little girl, you’ve cut off eighty taels of silver right off the bat! Many people can’t save up eighty taels in their entire lives, and farmers only need a few taels a year.”

The old woman's face showed displeasure.

"It's in the central area, but not in the very center. It's not small, but only a little larger than medium-sized. It's not a large shop. I've carefully estimated the price. One shop is worth two hundred and sixty taels."

Qiao Lian'er doesn't find it difficult to make money, and she doesn't try to drive prices down to the bone; she accepts whatever price is right. However, she cannot accept a shop asking for three hundred taels of silver.

The old woman thought to herself, "This little girl is quite clever; she's a bit like me."

“Little girl, do you know that in the past ten years, the prices of shops in Yongguan County have increased by almost half? Since I’m going to sell to you, there must be a premium included. Otherwise, if you keep it, I’ll take the credit for any future price increases.”

Qiao Lian'er smiled and looked around the courtyard: "Everyone knows that your son passed the imperial examination and became a scholar, and was appointed as an official in the capital. You are all busy moving your family now, so it would be best to sell the shop as soon as possible. Why would you keep it? It's far away in the capital, and you can't manage it all."

The old woman felt both proud and helpless upon hearing this.

She had put up the "For Sale" sign for three days, and people knew that her family was in a hurry to sell, so they actually bargained down to four hundred taels, and some even offered four hundred and fifty taels.

This is simply taking advantage of someone's misfortune.

This little girl gave the most, and it was also at the market price.

"Little girl, add some more. You have to give me a share of the future price increases."

“If my son hadn’t had such a good thing happen to him, I wouldn’t have given up these two shops and moved to the capital, right?”

“But who knows, the price might go up in the future. What if it goes down? I’ll have to pay extra. Nobody can guarantee anything that hasn’t happened yet. Maybe it will go up in the first few years and then go down in the next few years,” Qiao Lian’er said.

"Besides, isn't the price increase over the past ten years already included in this 520 taels?"

"Oh my, little girl, you're quite the talker! I don't even know how to refute you." The old woman had been in business all her life and had dealt with all sorts of people, but she was still quite surprised to encounter such a quick-witted girl.