Chapter 218 Opening a Store
The broker secretly revealed that the family's son had gotten into trouble and was now in jail, and was in urgent need of money, so he sold the land.
Xia Youtian felt that if he showed a more sincere attitude, it should not be difficult to bargain down the price to nine taels of silver per acre.
After hesitating for a long time, Xia Youtian still couldn't bear the guilt, and finally told Mr. Xia and Zhou quietly.
The old couple really were short of money.
Since they had no money and were reluctant to give up the land, the old couple nodded with mixed feelings when they heard that the fourth branch was interested in taking it.
The children have already separated into different families. If the fourth child has the ability to buy this piece of land, that would be a good thing.
However, the fourth room could come up with such a large sum of money without even blinking an eye, which shows that the pickle workshop is really making a lot of money!
The old couple also said to the fourth couple:
"In that case, the land of Fengwei Village will not be given to you. Don't blame your parents for being partial in the future."
The couple of the fourth room quickly denied: "How could that be possible! Don't worry, Dad and Mom, although we don't have any great abilities and we're not very generous with money, at least we won't bully our brothers!"
The old couple nodded, and Xia Youtian and Jiang Shi put their worries to rest.
When you feel relaxed, you will be more at ease in dealing with things.
After the couple from the fourth room looked at the land, they brought their children to take a look at it.
The kids liked it very much too.
Xia Daohua generously said that if her parents didn't have enough money, she could lend them her own savings. But they had to agree in advance that if they had to pay back, it would not be difficult to borrow again.
Looking at the half-grown child, who said seriously, "If you borrow, you must return. It's not difficult to borrow again," Xia Youtian and Jiang couldn't help laughing.
The two laughed for a while, took a breath and said, "Mom and Dad still have enough money, so you don't need to bother for now. Keep your money for now, and when we need it, we won't be shy about it."
At least despite what they said, the couple in the fourth room still did not give in to the pressure to lower the price.
Fortunately, no one was competing with them at the time, and the seller was eager to use the money, so he finally negotiated down to nine taels of silver per acre.
After spending more than five hundred taels of silver, the couple in the fourth room were left with nothing.
It would be too tiring and difficult to cultivate these fields carefully for the family members to cultivate by themselves, so they asked the broker they hired when they bought the land to rent out the land.
The fourth branch of the Xia family is a kind-hearted person. After inquiring about the local market conditions, they decided not to include taxes and fees, but simply rent the land and only charge 40% of the rent.
Of course, the Xia family's psychological bottom line is 30% rent. 40% is just nominal, but if it is lower than this number, it will be much lower than the local market, which is not conducive to integration.
The fourth branch of the Xia family dared to do this mainly because Xia Daohua proposed to open a store in Jixiang County.
She had already chosen a store location, which was a small courtyard with two entrances facing the street. In front was a two-story brick and wood building where a store could be opened. In the back was a small walled courtyard with a house built in the layout of a quadrangle courtyard, which could be used as a warehouse or for living.
The store name still uses the three words "Daohuaxiang".
The shop sells snacks, desserts, candies, various fruit wines, and some exquisite glassware.
For people at that time, glass did exist, but it was very rare, very precious, and mostly imported.
Xia Daohua decided to sell some affordable snacks, candies, and side dishes on the first floor, and use the second floor to sell various fruit wines and glassware.
Opening a store like this will inevitably attract countless jealous eyes.
But Xia Daohua is prepared for this.
Because of several previous collaborations, Li Gan and Xia Daohua have established a cooperative relationship that is half based on interests and half on friendship, which can be considered quite solid.
Li Gan gave strong support to Xia Daohua's plan to open a store.
He wrote a letter of recommendation to Xia Daohua and also gave her a jade pendant as a token of love.
As long as she has these two things and finds the influence of Li Gan's mother's family in Jixiang County, she can do business boldly without worrying about anyone finding fault with her in the government.
Of course, apart from the official, there is no need to use this card to deal with small characters like ruffians and gangsters.
Xia Daohua had made up her mind. She would first buy the shop and then seek support from her family.
If they support me in opening a store, I will open a boutique selling unique goods as I envisioned.
If your family members are against you opening a shop, and they are very opposed to it, then you can rent the shop to others or use it as your own residence.
If he decided to open a store, he could take the amulet given by Li Gan and go to Li Gan's mother's clan to build relationships or to cooperate with them.
In Xia Daohua's view, Li Gan's identity is a proof of credibility.
As the youngest leader of Jinyi Yunqi, although Li Gan's style of doing things is a bit fanciful and often difficult for people to understand.
But since the royal family trusts him so much, this guy must not be an unreliable guy, and he will not introduce inappropriate partners to himself.
Jixiang County, to be more precise, is Ping'an County, which is the territory of Li Gan's mother's family and one of the reasons why the Xia family decided to move here.
The couple from the fourth room hesitated for a few days about Xia Daohua's decision to open a store, but finally agreed.
Having experienced the pickle workshop, they were very convinced of Xia Daohua's ability to make money.
In addition, Xia Daohua had already taken a fancy to a store, and had persuaded Xia Erlang, Taohua, Lihua and Wulang to join the partnership. Everyone had already prepared the funds, and almost everything was ready, just waiting for her nod. Xia Youtian and Jiang had always spoiled their children, so naturally they were reluctant to refuse.
But whether it is buying a shop or purchasing goods, it requires a lot of money.
Although they had brothers and sisters to share the burden, the couple in the fourth room were still a little worried. Jiang even began to regret that she had bought the land in Huangtao Village too early.
But she didn't expect that Xia Daohua had obviously already set her eyes on the store, so why did she have to wait until they bought the land in Huangtao Village before bringing the matter to light?
Doesn't it mean that you don't want them to pay?
After getting the OK from the fourth couple, Xia Daohua took Erlang and Wulang with her and started working on it.
To run a pawn shop, buy a shop, report to the government office, and sign a red deed.
Hire craftsmen, do the decoration, and build various counters and shelves to display the products.
Go to the escort agencies and private companies, buy people, hire people, and ask for help, in order to provide the best security and service.
He bought his clothes, dressed up carefully, took the recommendation book and jade pendant given by Li Gan, as well as Erlang and Wulang, and went to the head of Li Gan's mother's family to discuss cooperation...
After a busy work, the "rice fragrance" of the summer rice finally took shape. On the first day of the winter month, 10,000 firecrackers were lit, and the business started with a bang.
The chapter has been replaced. Good night, sweet dreams, see you tomorrow. Love you, (づ￣ 3￣)づ!
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