Chapter 70 Buying a Store
Ji Zhisui was a little embarrassed by such jokes at first, but now she is immune to them. Since the other party would not believe her even if she explained, she automatically ignored the words.
After saying goodbye to Manager Wu, he sent the remaining ointment to Mrs. Wang.
The birthday banquet was a great success. Madam was so happy that she rewarded Butler Li with many things. He now thought Ji Zhisui was a treasure and was naturally happy to help introduce him.
Mrs. Wang had never seen this citrus-flavored ointment before and found it very fresh. Since the other party had come to give her a gift, she couldn't fail to express her gratitude, so she asked Butler Li to send some mutton and spices to Ji Zhisui.
Ji Zhisui had silver in her arms and something in her hands. The sun was setting, but her mood was as bright as the rising sun.
Now she just had to wait quietly, waiting for Manager Wu and Madam Wang to apply this ointment and attract other people. Compared with the various floral scents, this citrus-flavored ointment was more obvious and special, and then there would be no worries about the market.
She did not delay along the way. After returning home in a hurry, she stuffed the huge sum of fifty taels of money into Pei Yian's hand.
"This is the reward from Shopkeeper Wu. Keep it well."
When saying this, Ji Zhisui couldn't help but glance towards the fifty taels, with envy and jealousy in his eyes. It would have been fine if this man hadn't made any move, but how come he got fifty taels of silver just by doing so?
The Pei family's current wealth is not as great as this. He is now the richest person in the family! He makes more money than himself.
Ji Zhisui looked away reluctantly, humph, so great that he can make money!
Well, it’s really great to be able to make money!
Pei Yian only looked at the fifty taels of silver in his hand at first, and then he paid attention to Sui Niang's little expression, which was lively and cute.
Seeing that gaze reluctantly moved away, Pei Yian placed the fifty taels in his hand in front of Ji Zhisui again, "Take it."
Ji Zhisui looked at him and said, "Are you crazy? This is fifty taels, a full fifty taels!"
These fifty taels can buy a lot of food and drink, and even a property on South Street. Is this person stupid? He wants to give all this money to himself.
"I don't need them, you take the flowers!" Pei Yian didn't think there was anything wrong with it. She was his wife, so it was natural for her to manage his money, and he was also happy to be managed by her.
"You...how come you don't have any use for it? Fifty taels can buy anything you want!" It was the first time that Ji Zhisui heard that someone didn't have any use for the money.
"I don't want anything." Pei Yian's tone was calm, without any of the excitement and joy that one should have after receiving a huge sum of money.
Ji Zhisui glanced at the man in front of him. He was wearing a dark robe and had a cold face. He did have a bit of a desireless air, worthy of being the cold and noble male protagonist in the book.
But the amount of money was really too much. It was okay before when it was only a few taels of silver, but now it was fifty taels of silver. She really couldn't afford it.
Looking at Sui Niang's expression, Pei Yian could roughly guess what she was thinking. He didn't like the words coming from Sui Niang's mouth that were eager to distance herself from him.
She took the initiative to speak, "Sui Niang, you are the housekeeper now, you can take this money as household expenses, you can do whatever you want with it."
"I remembered that Bai Xue is still eating. I want to go and see." As he said that, Pei Yian turned and walked towards the rabbit nest he had built, without giving Ji Zhisui a chance to refuse.
Seeing that the other party clearly didn't want the money, Ji Zhisui had no choice but to put the money away first.
The fifty taels of silver all weighed the same in her hands, and they were heavy. With the addition of these fifty taels of silver, the piggy bank beside her bed was now full, with more than seventy taels of silver in it.
This money is enough to buy a store, not to mention rent.
While having dinner that day, Ji Zhisui announced something at the table: she wanted to buy a store and run a restaurant.
The Pei family basically listened to Ji Zhisui on such matters, and no one had any objections.
Mrs. Pei took out a few hundred yuan from the room and said, "Sui Niang, I don't need these at my age. This money is not much, but you must accept it. It is also a token of my gratitude."
Not only Mrs. Pei, but everyone else in the Pei family contributed all their private money, and the two children were no exception.
Ji Zhisui looked at the several ingots of money that appeared before him, and he was moved and comforted at the same time: "Grandmother, don't worry, there is still money at home. An Ge earned fifty taels today and gave it all to me. It's enough to buy a shop."
Madam Pei looked at Pei Yian with appreciation, "Brother An, that's right. You should make more money for Sui Niang to spend."
"Third brother now knows how to love his wife." Pei's wife joked.
Pei Yian was afraid that his family would continue talking and make Sui Niang think too much, so he quickly changed the subject and asked, "Sui Niang, are you planning to buy a store on South Street?"
"Well, I plan to go see if there is a suitable store tomorrow." People on South Street are generally wealthier and have more money to buy food. Of course, traveling merchants on ships are also her target customers.
The Pei family is now making a small profit. If she comes across a good store, she wants to buy it. Even if she is not in Qizhou County and cannot continue to run the restaurant, she can still make some money by selling it.
"Then I'll go with you to see it tomorrow."
"Okay." Ji Zhisui had the same idea. If she saw a suitable one and wanted to buy it, with Pei Yian there to check, she wouldn't have to worry about the other party tampering with the contract.
After closing the stall in the morning, the second sister-in-law pushed the cart home, while Ji Zhisui brought Pei Yian to Fang Ya's place.
The person who received them was the landlord who rented the house to them in the first place.
Fang Yazi only felt that the two people who walked in had more and more eyes on them. When they got closer, he dug out a memory from his mind. This pretty young lady was very good at bargaining, but after all, it was a business deal, so Fang Yazi was still very enthusiastic.
"Young lady, do you want to rent or buy a house this time?"
"I'm here to buy a store on South Street. Buddy, do you have any vacant stores around here?"
After hearing this, Fangya's eyes lit up. This is a big business! "Yes, yes, there are several. I wonder what kind of store you want, young lady."
"I want to open a restaurant. It would be best if the store was already a restaurant. I wonder if you have one here." In this case, there is no need to redecorate, just change the layout, and the decoration does not require too much time and money.
The clerk picked up a booklet and flipped through it. He quickly found one that met the requirements. He handed the record and house booklet to Ji Zhisui and said, "Young lady, take a look at this."
This booklet is a bit like the brochures of later generations, except that the content recorded on it is very brief, with only a general layout and address of the store.
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