Chapter 109 Selling a House
At this time, Yu Huatang didn't say anything, but lowered his head and took a few mouthfuls of noodles.
Xu Fu said worriedly, "Sister, what are you going to do? Anyway, if you leave, I will leave too. I won't stay here and suffer. Senior Sister, why don't you go to Fuzhou? Although they are both prefectures and cities, Fuzhou Prefecture is a higher level after all. Senior Sister, you might get a higher salary there."
"But I haven't planned to go to Fuzhou yet, so let's leave it this way for now," said Yu Huatang.
Xu Fu continued, "It's okay if you don't go. Although Dengshitang is the largest shop here, the other shops are also quite good. If you decide to go there, I think the wages will be much higher than here, so it's reasonable."
"Or you can come home with me, senior sister. Although my hometown is a small town, we are in great need of craftsmen. If you go there, you will definitely dominate the family." He said it so clearly that he hoped his senior sister would go with him.
Yu Huatang said, "Alright, stop giving me advice. The people who will work on the weekly journal will arrive in a few days. I'll think about it."
Xu Fu had no choice but to lower his head and eat the noodles. Although the noodles were delicious, he was not happy while eating. If only he could grow up a little bit, he could take his senior sister away directly, and then no one would dare to say anything about his age.
The next day at noon, Yu Huatang was packing her things when a servant came in and said that Baili Yunzhou was waiting for her outside.
She walked out and followed him to a secluded place where no one was around. Baili said, "I heard that Ji Guifen is planning to cooperate with Zhou Ji. The new master will be here in a few days. What will you do then?"
Yu Huatang was very surprised that he got the news so quickly, "How did you know so quickly?"
Baili glared at her and said, "How could there be something about this place that I don't know? But it was the owner of Judeng Hall who told me this."
Yu Huatang smiled and said, "I just found out about this yesterday too. I've also been thinking about where to go in the future."
Baili Yunzhou laughed, "Why should you worry about this? I met Zhou Xiang the day he came. I didn't expect him to trick me and cooperate with Ji Guifen. He's really a dog that can't change its nature. What I said to him was in vain. But it's better this way. Fortunately, you didn't go to his place."
"But what I lack the most is connections. Even without Zhou Xiang, I still have the owner of Judeng Hall. Boss Huang told me yesterday that he admires you very much. If you want to go to Judeng Hall, he will give you eighteen taels per month, plus a bonus at the end of the year. How about it?"
Yu Huatang heard that the salary he mentioned was indeed quite high, so she asked, "How do you know so many people?"
Baili Yunzhou smiled and said, "I'm so famous, they naturally want to know me. But I think the boss of Judeng Hall is a real man, much better than you, Ji Guifen. Although your senior brother wants to defend you, I guess he can't say anything now. When his father was alive, he said that Ji Guifen was too business-oriented and that the Dengshi Hall would not last long under her control. Sure enough, now she is in cahoots with Zhou Ji. This Zhou Xiang is also a bastard. I originally thought he had turned over a new leaf, but who knew he would do this behind the scenes. To put it bluntly, this Ji Guifen is not a good person either. As a businessman, she has also ruined the reputation her father built!"
"Alright, you're being so loud, like you're afraid others won't know that she and I don't get along." Yu Huatang stopped him and asked with a smile, "Did you leak some information that the owner of Judeng Hall is looking for you?"
Baili felt wronged. "You don't believe in yourself at all. He really came to me to get him some help. He only took a liking to you because of your good craftsmanship. Otherwise, I would have forced him to let you go to him."
Yu Huatang smiled and said, "Okay, I understand. When did you promise to give him an answer?"
"He said it would only take two days, so of course the sooner the better."
Yu Huatang nodded, thought for a moment, and said, "Then let's wait for two more days and see."
Baili was puzzled. "Why? Do you think the price is not enough, or that it's too far?"
Yu Huatang shook his head. "Not really, it just feels a bit sudden. I don't even know the owner."
"Okay, I understand." Baili stopped urging her, "Tell me when you've thought it through."
"Well, I'll go back first."
"Okay, go ahead." After seeing her enter the shop, Baili turned around and left the alley.
When she returned home in the evening, Yu Huatang placed all the money she had saved over the years on the table. She counted it and it was a total of one hundred and twenty-eight taels.
It wouldn't be enough to buy a shop.
In fact, from the moment Ji Guifen took over the Dengshitang, she vaguely knew that her sister-in-law didn't like her very much. She also made some plans, thinking of opening her own independent shop.
But she calculated that a single shop would cost so much, not to mention the money for buying materials, tables and chairs, and decoration.
If she sold her current courtyard and raised two hundred and fifty taels, she thought it should be possible.
She could live directly in the shop. As for eating, she could also cook some simple meals herself. If that didn't work out, she could just book a restaurant for a few months. As long as she could get through the difficult times ahead, she should be able to...
But then she thought that although she had some fame, it was ultimately due to the Dengshitang shop.
Now that she is running a shop alone, it is also a question whether she can still get so many orders. Some merchants will doubt whether she can deliver the work on time when they see that she is alone.
If she couldn't, she would have to hire someone, which would be a huge expense. At least she couldn't afford it in the first year after opening the store...
The next day, she didn't go to the lamp master's hall. She found the house agent and took him to look around the small courtyard. She also said some good things about it.
The broker was also very satisfied with her small courtyard and asked, "Miss, how much do you want to sell it for?"
She had bought this house for 150 taels, and now she didn't know how much it could be sold for, so she asked, "140 taels?"
In fact, she wanted to say one hundred and sixty taels, but when the words came to her lips, she found ten taels less.
The real estate agent said, "The price isn't too high. Your location is a bit out of the way, but the yard is well-maintained, clean and tidy, so buyers should be tempted. But I can't guarantee when it will sell. All I can say is, once the sales documents are posted and someone comes to see it, I'll say a few good things."
Yu Huatang nodded. Seeing the broker's quick agreement, she immediately helped her write the paperwork for the sale of the courtyard, carefully adjusting the measurements. When it came time to sign, she felt she had been too honest.
People who do this usually make a profit on both ends. She had already paid 140 taels, so she was not only losing money. She also had to pay the broker some errand fees. She didn't know how much the broker had told the buyer... She thought, I should have asked Baili...
Finally she signed and sighed helplessly.
After the broker left and turned into an alley, a man chased him from behind, whispering "Stop."
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