Qiao Lian'er readily bought any shop that was in a good location and had the right size.
They were rich and domineering, and didn't need to haggle much. They won one deal after another, and both sides were happy.
She would buy the ones that Qiao Lian'er liked but weren't for sale at a higher price.
By evening, they had acquired twelve shops at an average price of two hundred taels each, spending over two thousand taels in total.
In addition to the shops, they also took over a large, recently vacant restaurant in a central location. It's four stories high, with the bottom two floors for dining and the top two floors for lodging. The total price was 12,000 taels of silver, and it can be rented out for 180 taels of silver per month, breaking even in a year.
These shops and restaurants are all very large, with the shops averaging 100 square meters and the restaurants exceeding 1,000 square meters.
Qiao Lian'er selected five shops to store ingredients, fertilizers, rice, and other grains. She also posted job advertisements on the outer walls, requiring four people to be hired for each shop, aged between eighteen and forty. One person would be responsible for bookkeeping, one for serving customers, and two for running errands.
The monthly allowance was also high, one or two taels of silver a month. She would come to select people again at noon three days later.
All the other shops also had "For Rent" signs posted.
The Qiao family was quite surprised to see her carrying a large stack of house deeds and land deeds home.
"Lian'er, you bought so much?" Aunt Feng exclaimed in surprise.
"Yes, that's not enough. By acquiring these shops and restaurants, we can keep collecting rent, and the prices will increase in the future. It's like making money from money."
"Come again tomorrow."
“Yes, it’s not worth keeping money in your hands. You should buy shops with your money. The rent will pay off the investment quickly, and you’ll make a profit after that. You can even sell them for a higher price than before.” Grandma Qiao agreed wholeheartedly.
“Besides, it’s not safe to keep so much money at home. If a skilled thief comes along, he could easily steal it. It’s better to buy more shops, which can’t be moved or taken away,” Old Man Qiao said.
Hearing these words, the Qiao family members also felt that buying the shop was a wise move.
The next day, Qiao Lian'er drove the carriage to Ning County again, driving around the whole county and buying up any suitable shops she found.
However, this place is far from Datian Village, and she has to go back in the afternoon.
But this is an old county town with a history of hundreds of years. It is vast, with shops everywhere, and has also taken over fifteen shops and two restaurants.
It cost a total of seven thousand taels.
Including yesterday's expenses, the total expenditure is over 11,000 taels.
All this money was obtained through compensation or pawning given by General Guan, plus our usual savings. The family had a total of 19,000 taels, and now we still have more than 7,000 taels left.
Qiao Lian'er originally wanted to deposit the more than 7,000 taels of silver in a money shop to earn interest, but she didn't know when the war would end. If those people came back, they would investigate the money shop's deposit situation and find individuals to collect taxes.
As if struck by a thought, Qiao Lian'er's expression shifted.
"Butler, is there a bank inside this space?"
The butler, who hadn't been disturbed in a long time, woke up lazily when he heard his master calling him and yawned.
"Yes, of course it does. Although the master needs to unlock it slowly, the functions of this space are still very complete."
"Take this money exchange for example, the money exchange inside the space has three times the interest rate of the money exchange outside."
Qiao Lian'er was overjoyed: "Why didn't you say so sooner? Such a good thing!"
The butler coughed and said, "Master, you didn't ask either."
Qiao Lian'er pressed her forehead.
Her personal space manager, while not exactly responsible (answering every question), also failed to provide her with much important information, leaving her to discover and ask for it herself.
"Keep it up, Master. In another half month, you will be able to open the advanced item space and deposit the money in."
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