Chapter 323: You Can't Buy It

The sky cleared up after the snow, and the snow melted away in just one day.

Because the snow was not thick, the melted snow water evaporated completely that day, and even the road surface became extremely dry, which did not affect travel or walking at all.

The air in Beijing in early November was very chilly.

The streets are lined with shops and stalls on both sides, and are bustling with people, making them very lively.

Only the door of Juweizhai was closed and there was no one inside. Even people passing by would subconsciously stay away from it when they saw Juweizhai.

A carriage came slowly and finally stopped at the gate of Juweizhai.

Someone got off the carriage and stood at the entrance of Juweizhai for a long time, then went to the entrance of a jewelry store next door and asked the waiter at the entrance, "Excuse me, where does the owner of Juweizhai live?"

"You want to inquire about the Hu family?" The waiter was a little surprised. "Why do you want to inquire about the Hu family?"

"I want to ask the Hu family if they are willing to sell Juweizhai."

"You want to buy Juweizhai?" the waiter exclaimed and took two steps back.

The volume was so loud that it attracted the attention of other shop assistants, passers-by on the street, and customers in the jewelry store.

After a moment's silence, some people began to whisper.

"This person actually wants to buy Juweizhai?"

"What a courage..."

"Maybe he's from out of town, so he doesn't know."

“Tsk!”

Shopkeeper Sun frowned when he saw the crowd's reaction. "Is there something wrong with Juweizhai?"

"Of course something is very wrong." The guy's face was full of fear and embarrassment, as if he wanted to say something but hesitated.

Shopkeeper Sun understood and stuffed a small piece of silver into the clerk's hand.

The silver weighed one or two ounces.

The clerk felt the texture of the silver in his sleeve, weighed it again, and immediately smiled happily, "May I know your name?"

"My last name is Sun, and I run a dental clinic in Qinghe." Shopkeeper Sun answered truthfully.

"It's Shopkeeper Sun. My apologies." The clerk bowed respectfully, pulled Shopkeeper Sun aside, and whispered, "Shopkeeper Sun runs a dental clinic, so it's no wonder he came to Juweizhai. I guess he heard that Juweizhai's business was failing, and since it's a time-honored brand, he wanted to take advantage of the situation, buy at a low price, and sell at a high price later to make a profit?"

"You have figured it out, young man." Shopkeeper Sun replied with a smile, "As a pawnshop, this is the way business is. If you list this shop as our pawnshop, if there are customers who want to buy, at least you can make some money."

"Juweizhai has been famous for decades, and is located in the capital. Even if they only take half of the silver, they can still make a lot. But judging from the reactions of the crowd, there seems to be something wrong with Juweizhai."

"I'm far away in Qinghe, and I know everything there, but when I came to the capital, I'm a little confused. I hope you can give me more information, and I, Sun, will be very grateful."

The other party immediately gave him one or two taels of silver. The clerk thought that he was very generous and hoped that Manager Sun would give him more silver as a reward. He said, "I really don't want to brag to Manager Sun. You are asking the right person about this matter. I have been in this shop for many years and I know Juweizhai very well."

"Please explain clearly, young man." Shopkeeper Sun bowed.

The waiter cleared his throat and said, "When the old shopkeeper was here, this Juweizhai was indeed very famous, and the business was very prosperous. But since the old shopkeeper passed away, the two brothers of the Hu family have been doing things inappropriately. First, they drove away the chef of Juweizhai, and then they chilled the hearts of many old shop assistants and chefs."

"Most of the old people in Juweizhai have passed away, and the business of Juweizhai is getting worse day by day. I heard that the two brothers of the Hu family are trying to start other businesses outside, but in the end, none of them succeeded, and they lost all the capital of Juweizhai. I heard that they owe a lot of money to other people."

"Some time ago, the two brothers of the Hu family did something strange again. They teamed up with the housekeeper of the Wu family to bully people. They were caught by the government and sentenced to serious crimes. The Wu family was also reported by the censor for their poor governance and for allowing their servants to do evil. They were so embarrassed in front of the emperor!"

"I heard that the two brothers of the Hu family have been imprisoned and have to serve several years of hard labor before they can come back. It can be said that they can come back. Hard labor is just a matter of years, but when they really go to such a place, they work hard all day long. It's worse than exile. It's hard to say whether they can survive."

"The two wives of the Hu family are crying all day long. They just want to do everything they can to either get some money to reduce their sentences, or ask someone to take good care of the Hu brothers so that they can at least save their lives."

"The Hu family is now in such a state. They have lost all their wealth. The only thing they have is Juweizhai. The two wives of the Hu family have thought about selling Juweizhai. However, the Wu family was angry because the Hu brothers were impeached for their involvement in the matter. Naturally, they don't like Juweizhai, so no one dares to buy it."

"Speaking of which, this Juweizhai..."

"Since no one dares to buy it, Juweizhai will be hard to sell. The Hu family must be having a headache right now and are eager to sell it as soon as possible, so the price should be very suitable at this time."

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Shopkeeper Sun interrupted the waiter and a look of joy appeared on his face.

At first, he thought that Juweizhai had a great reputation and was a decades-old store, so he would have to pay a high price to buy it. But now it seems that, as Ping'an County Lord said, it is time to buy at a low price!

Seeing that Manager Sun was extremely excited, the waiter forgot to close his open mouth, and the remaining half of the sentence "You can't buy that" was stuck in his throat, making his throat a little sore.

"No..." The waiter swallowed his saliva and said, "You can't buy this Juweizhai. The Wu family is extremely powerful and is not to be trifled with."

"I bought Juweizhai to do business, what does it have to do with the Wu family?" Shopkeeper Sun said in surprise, "It was the Wu family's steward and the Hu brothers who caused trouble for the Wu family, it's not Juweizhai's fault. Since the Wu family is in a high position and has great power, they must be smart people, they can't be unable to tell this apart."

Besides, even if the Wu family makes things difficult, Ping'an County Lord still has a title, and Lord He is protecting him, so who knows who will suffer at that time! Man, "..."

What is unclear?

It's just venting anger on others.

Since this shopkeeper Sun runs a dental clinic, he should be a well-versed person, how could he not understand this? The clerk was so puzzled that he almost scratched the back of his head.

"Please tell me where the Hu family lives. I'm here to inquire about the business of the shop." Shopkeeper Sun said.

The guy sighed.

"Well, it's said that good words can't persuade a damned ghost. Since you want to walk this road until dark, just let you go." The waiter pointed dejectedly to the alley not far away.

Monthly tickets, monthly tickets, monthly tickets... The author is already hallucinating, even dreaming about lots of monthly tickets...

(End of this chapter)