Chapter 423 Buying a Shop
Shen Yueyao didn't bother to work in the store at night, so she asked Zhou Chong and others to look after the store while she went directly to the teahouse.
The ten thousand taels of silver she bet there has now become one hundred thousand taels of silver.
The owner of the teahouse was about to cry.
One hundred thousand taels of silver! Who would have thought that Su Xueyi would actually get first place in the exam?
However, they have been running a store here for so many years, so naturally they value honesty.
Besides, they didn't lose anything, they even made some money. The main reason was that many people bet on several other people to come first, but those people didn't get first place, and they still bet on other things. The silver they made was more than 100,000 taels, all of which was earned by them.
Shen Yueyao was very happy with the 100,000 taels of silver in her hand. After getting on the carriage, she quickly put the silver into the space so that no one would know about it.
Shen Yueyao doesn't want to store the silver in a money house for the time being. It is safest to store it in a space.
If you want to use it, you can take it out directly from the space.
When Shen Yueyao was driving the carriage back, she just turned another street when she heard a sound coming from the front.
"Yao Niang!"
Shen Yueyao was startled when she heard the familiar voice, then turned around and saw Su Xueyi standing in the corner of the wall, leaning against the wall with her arms folded lazily, just looking at her quietly.
Forehead……
Shen Yueyao felt like she was being caught.
When she came out of the store, she told Su Xueyi that she was going out to buy something.
Shen Yueyao whispered: "You...why did you come out?"
"I'm worried about you, come out and take a look."
The two of them had been together for a long time, and Su Xueyi could tell at once whether Shen Yueyao was guilty when she spoke.
Maybe his mother Yao was too excited, so she didn't notice him following behind.
Shen Yueyao said: "I will be fine, I will be back soon."
Su Xueyi asked, "Are you out shopping?"
Shen Yueyao felt that she had been caught by Su Xueyi, so it was better not to lie.
But if he knew that she was betting on her grades, he would be unhappy.
Chen Yueyao lowered her head and could only explain truthfully, "Didn't they have a bet at the teahouse before to guess the ranking and whether or not we'd make the list? I saw someone else's name was bought for first place, so I thought about putting your name there, so I bet ten thousand taels of silver."
"This will earn you 100,000 taels of silver."
"I didn't take out much. I already have some money."
It just cost a lot to buy a house, a farm, a shop and open a store.
Now that she had 100,000 taels of silver, she had something to spend.
When my mother and her family come to Beijing, they don’t have to worry about the high cost of living there. They can buy whatever they want and eat whatever they want.
Su Daya and Su Erya can also go shopping and buy some of the popular jewelry and clothes in Beijing.
Dabao and Erbao have never been to Beijing before, so she wants to take them out to play around and try all the delicious food in Beijing.
There are indeed a lot of delicious foods in Beijing.
When Shen Yueyao said this to Su Xueyi, Su Xueyi sighed softly.
He felt a little distressed, thinking that all the tasks of earning money for the household fell on Shen Yueyao.
"I'm sorry for making you work so hard."
Shen Yueyao shook her head and said, “No, I like doing things like this.”
"But speaking of which, if you are really sure that I can get first place, this is 10,000 taels of silver."
Ten thousand taels of silver is not a small amount.
Shen Yueyao said: "I just believed it. I don't know, but I felt at that time that you would get first place in the exam."
Hearing Shen Yueyao say this, Su Xueyi smiled.
They went back together, and when they got to the store, there were still people inside.
However, seeing that it was getting late, Shen Yueyao asked the clerk to put a sign saying "Closed" at the door of the store.
When someone comes, they tell us we're almost closing.
We were busy from morning till night on the first day, so we all needed a break.
Shen Yueyao and Su Xueyi went to the special room at the back to calculate the accounts and see how much they had earned in total for the day.
After calculating, Shen Yueyao was stunned, "I actually made more than 500 taels of silver in one day!"
This made Shen Yueyao very excited.
"According to this calculation, opening a store can earn much more than opening a workshop."
Shen Yueyao suddenly felt that the workshops opened in Liuhe Village were actually nothing special.
“It will still be more cost-effective to open a store in the future.”
"No wonder Fourth Brother didn't think about opening a cloth shop anymore after he opened his own shop."
Shen Yueyao also knew that Fourth Brother’s hot pot restaurant was very profitable.
Business was very good and many people came every day, so my fourth brother was anxious to open a chain store.
It would be more profitable if the chain store could be opened in Beijing.
Su Xueyi said, "Even though we run the same shop, the consumption in the capital is different from that in other places. There are many wealthy people in the capital, so it's not a big deal for everyone to spend a few dozen taels of silver on a meal."
Even Su Xueyi was surprised. She didn't expect to earn so much in one day.
He vaguely remembered that when the Su family was still doing well, his mother's dowry shop was managed by a trustworthy person, and it was considered good if it could earn one or two hundred taels of silver a month.
I can only say that the things sold in Yao Niang’s store are very unique, and they are things that no one has ever eaten or drunk before.
In addition, the decoration of the store is very elegant.
The murals, in particular, shocked all the literati and poets.
Such a painting style had never been seen in the Great Yan Dynasty.
Naturally praised.
He saw an old man who was obsessed with painting, standing under the mural and almost crying with excitement.
Shen Yueyao nodded and said, "You see, the milk tea shop is very popular. Some of the customers who come here at night live far away, but they heard from others that our food is delicious and drinkable, so they come here specifically for our reputation."
"So I thought that we could open a few more milk tea dessert shops in Beijing alone."
"It's just that we may not have enough manpower, and we need to train more people."
"Fortunately, we bought the manor, and there are many people in the manor. Everyone knows how to work hard, so it seems that there is no problem."
Anyway, there is a problem, and Shen Yueyao can see it.
Su Xueyi said: "Back then, the Su family dismissed a group of people. Some of them were very loyal and capable, and some were also small managers."
Su Xueyi thought that since Shen Yueyao was worried about using other people, she could take a look at this group of people.
However, when the Su family was about to be exiled, my mother released those people from their indentures and dismissed them.
I don’t know where these people have gone now or what their situation is.
Shen Yueyao said: "Well, I have asked Manager Fan to contact them. If there is no problem, they can be used to do the work."
If you buy and train now, it will take time.
Shen Yueyao thought that if there were enough manpower, she could open a few more stores.
She thought that in the technological age, there would be two or three milk tea shops in a very close area, and the business would be very booming.
"I think it would be nice to open a milk tea shop near the academy."
The area around the local academy is very quiet.
But the shops near the Imperial College in Beijing are very expensive.
Su Xueyi said, "I saw today that many scholars and young people like to eat bread."
"Milk tea may vary from person to person. Some people are not very keen on it, but as for bread and cake, they probably like it very much."
"When I was young, students at the Imperial College would often go there to buy cakes, and some even went there specifically to deliver cakes to sell."
Shen Yueyao nodded. She actually wanted to open a shop near the Imperial College.
But the shops in the Imperial College were too expensive. It was not cost-effective to rent them, but it was too expensive to buy them.
So Shen Yueyao didn't want to open a store near the Imperial College for the time being.
"I heard there are two academies in the outer city, and they are also quite famous."
Su Xueyi nodded and said, "Yes, they are Lulin Academy and Yunting Academy. They are also the two major academies in the capital. Many people come to visit them every year."
"Some people who cannot enter the Imperial College will study in those two academies."
Not everyone can enter these two academies.
Shen Yueyao seemed to have thought of something, her eyes lit up, and she asked, "Are there many shops near these two academies? Are they expensive?"
Su Xueyi explained, "These two academies are both on the mountain. There aren't many shops nearby. However, there is a small village and a small farm at the foot of the mountain."
"These two academies are connected and built on a large scale. Every year during the entrance examination and holidays, the foot of the mountain is the busiest. The nearby villagers will set up stalls at the foot of the mountain, and some will carry shoulder poles to sell things. On weekdays, it is a little quieter."
Shen Yueyao became excited when she heard about Xiaozhuangzi.
The small farm in the outer city should not be expensive. She happened to have 100,000 taels of silver in her hand, so she could buy the small farm directly.
Build a large milk tea dessert shop at the foot of the mountain. If you build your own shop, you can build it bigger.
There are more tables and chairs, and more private rooms on the second floor.
If you build a shop yourself and ask people from nearby villagers to help you, it should only cost a few dozen taels of silver.
If you want to buy a shop, it will cost thousands of taels of silver.
Yes, a local shop might cost more than one hundred taels of silver, but here it costs several thousand taels of silver to buy a shop.
This is the price she paid for the shop she bought specifically to open a milk tea shop.
It was only when Fan Quan used some of his previous connections that he was able to buy it.
Otherwise, you can’t buy such a store at this price.
Not only the academy, Shen Yueyao also plans to open a store at the pier.
After discussing with Su Xueyi, the two closed the store and went back to rest.
In the next few days, Shen Yueyao started to get busy.
Shen Yueyao took a carriage to the vicinity of the two academies outside and took a look. She felt that the location was very good.
Shen Yueyao asked Fan Quan to find a way to buy the farm.
Fan Quan was stunned for a moment and said, "Master, there are many sloping lands here. If we buy a farm to cultivate it, we won't be able to store water and grow crops properly."
Shen Yueyao said: "This can be transformed into terraced fields. Then we can build a waterwheel at the foot of the mountain, and irrigation will not be a problem."
There are pools and waterfalls on the other side of the valley.
There is plenty of mountain spring water.
I heard that people from the academy would come down there to fetch water to drink.
Anyway, Shen Yueyao felt that this manor was good.
Fan Quan understood that this farm was easy to buy because it had a lot of sloping land.
Since it was arranged by the master, Fan Quan went to handle the matter.
Finally, he bought the farm with five thousand taels of silver.
Shen Yueyao felt it was a really good deal.
If you use this money to buy a shop in the inner city, you can probably only buy one shop.
But with this farm, she can grow crops, vegetables and fruits, and build workshops and shops.
Shen Yueyao handed the blueprint she had drawn long ago to Fan Quan and said, "Find a craftsman to build a milk tea dessert shop at this location according to this blueprint, and place some tables and chairs in the yard."
Shen Yueyao thought that when the weather was warm, many people would like to drink milk tea, eat desserts and enjoy the warm breeze in the yard, which would be very comfortable.
When Fan Quan looked at the blueprints, he realized that his master had already arranged all this.
Now Fan Quan is convinced by his master.
He will definitely do what his master asks him to do.
The most important thing is that the master actually has a way to turn the slope into fields and cultivate them.
He almost forgot about the waterwheel. With the waterwheel, irrigating the fields on high ground would not be a problem.
"Oh, Master, these are the two families I contacted in the capital. They were both servants of the Su Mansion. Li Bing was once the shopkeeper of the old lady's shop, but later fell ill and broke his leg. Guo used to work in the kitchen, but now she helps with laundry..."
"Their two daughters are both quite grown up and are quite sensible and know how to help with household chores."
"Also, the Tong Pei family used to work in the mansion and were loyal. Now their head, Zhu Ping, is also doing manual labor at the docks. It's very hard work. I had someone observe him for a few days and there's nothing wrong with him."
"There's another one..."
Fan Quan temporarily contacted three companies.
However, they are only in the observation stage. Whether the master wants to use them is up to the master to decide.
Shen Yueyao nodded and said, "I'll check out the store first, and then I'll arrange for them to meet me. If they're willing to continue working for the Su family, then I'll hire them. If not, then there's no need to bother."
Fan Quan didn't say anything, but he understood that if they had the opportunity to be with their master, they would definitely work for him.
The master is not only capable, but also very kind to his servants.
As long as you are loyal, diligent and follow the rules, your master will never make things difficult for you. Not only that, he will also pay you generously.
If you have any reasonable problem, just tell your master and he will give you a day off.
Anyway, when he helps his master to check the farm, the head of the farm and the people in the farm are very happy to see him.
Some of them told him privately that it was thanks to him that they had bought their farm and had found such a good boss.
The employer pays them a lot of wages every month and allows them to keep more food per acre of land, so that their family will not have to work hard for a whole year and then go hungry.
In addition, the boss also built a workshop and a farm in the village. If they help with some work, they can get more wages.
The most important thing is that the employer teaches their children to read and understand the truth.
Some children were chosen to follow their employers to help in the store. They heard that the store was doing well and that they would receive a lot of bonuses every month, so they naturally understood what this meant.
They don't know how to be grateful to their boss.
Of course, they take good care of the crops, fruits, vegetables and other crops grown in the fields.
"Maybe some of them have returned to their hometowns and are probably not in Beijing. However, I have arranged for someone to contact everyone. I think everyone will be very happy if they know that they can still return to the Su family to work."
It is difficult for people who have no power, no influence and no ability to live in the capital without the protection of their employer.
Some people may not be able to eat enough even if they return to their hometown.
But following my current boss, there is absolutely no problem of not having enough food to eat.
Shen Yueyao nodded and said, "Well, you can arrange these. Take these five thousand taels of silver and use them to renovate the terraced fields, build a waterwheel, and build a milk tea shop."
Fan Quan was touched, as this was a sign of his master's trust in him.
But Fan recorded every expense in the account book clearly.
Perhaps it is precisely because he works diligently, carefully and methodically that his master trusts him even more.
Shen Yueyao took Fan Quan to the pier to look at the location and see if she could buy a shop there.
After passing by, Shen Yueyao found that the dock was really lively. There were all kinds of things being sold at the dock alone.
The dock is very large and many ships dock at it. After docking, countless cargoes are unloaded.
"One, two, three, yo..."
"Hurry, another shipload of goods has arrived, everyone hurry up and move it..."
"Be careful, don't drop anything..."
There are many people coming and going at the dock, and many people are selling things.
The sounds came one after another, and it was very lively.
After Shen Yueyao turned around, she headed towards the shop at the back.
Someone pulling a carriage passed by and asked with some worry, "Is there no place to park the carriage?"
"Sir, I'm so sorry, there's no place to park here. If you park here, you'll be blocking the entrance..."
Watching this scene, Fan Quan saw that his master seemed to frown, and explained, "The shops on this side of the dock are all close to each other, and space is tight. If too many carriages parked here, the road will be blocked."
"Many people come to the dock to pick up goods or send people off. They all find a place to sit here and wait for the ship to dock..."
"So people will go into these food shops and buy something just to sit down, even if they don't eat."
Shen Yueyao's expression changed. If they opened a milk tea and dessert shop here, and had a place to park the carriage, where they could rest and eat and drink delicious food, she would naturally be happy to go in and rest for a while.
Moreover, milk tea dessert shops are naturally quieter and more comfortable than other shops.
"Isn't there a teahouse nearby?"
"There's a teahouse on the street behind, a little way from here. But it's quiet and peaceful, so some important people will wait there and have servants watch over them at the dock."
Shen Yueyao took a look and felt that she had an idea.
"I think the shops on the pier side are more popular. It's not easy for us to buy a shop in a suitable location."
"It doesn't matter if the shop is a little small, as long as there is a yard at the back. We will renovate the backyard and build a three-story place so that customers can rest in the shop."
"It's just the place where the carriage is parked. It's really a bit troublesome."
Shen Yueyao suddenly thought of the underground parking lot, but there was no such thing as an underground parking lot in this era.
But it is obviously unreasonable for Dadong Civil Engineering to do this here, and the capital does not allow this.
But three-story buildings can be built.
Because some restaurants in the capital have three floors.
After they had wandered around for a while, they went to find Fang Ya, saying they wanted to see the shops at the pier.
Fang Ya took a bunch of keys and took them to see the store.
I looked at three shops. The first one was a little off the beaten track, but it had a large space and yard.
The second shop is a little smaller, but it's right next to the pier.
The third shop is at the sharp end of the intersection.
When Fang Ya took them into the third shop, they all felt that there was a lot of dust on the door, as if no one had been there for a long time.
Fan Quan frowned and asked, "Why are you showing us this shop?"
"Didn't you say to take a look at all the shops around here? The shops at the pier are very popular, and I only have these three shops."
"I know you business people are quite particular and think that the location of this shop at the intersection is not very good, but this location is very convenient for opening a shop. It is right next to the pier and you can see the pier at a glance from the upstairs."
Fan Quan frowned and thought, "But the entrance of this shop is so small."
"But this shop is cheap. The prices are half the price, and there's a big yard in the back."
"But if you really don't want to buy this store, why don't you buy the previous two stores."
Shen Yueyao looked at the store and her expression changed. If it was renovated properly, this store would be really good. The key is that the location is good.
If the shop door is moved out a little, leaving space in front of the shop, it can be used as a parking lot.
The backyard can be built into two or three floors to become a milk tea and pastry shop.
Moreover, in the age of technology, land is extremely valuable, so people don’t care about these things. They just open a store and do business in any location.
Shen Yueyao said calmly, "This store has a cheaper price."
Even if Shen Yueyao wanted to bargain for the purchase of the shop, she would not let anyone see what she was thinking.
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