Soon the two reached the end of the street.
This is a dead-end alley; the courtyard at the very end is the one that's for sale.
The residents on both sides of the alley don't walk this way either.
"The alley is right next to the river. The houses on this side all face the river, while the houses on the other side all face the main street, so hardly anyone walks through this alley," Yu Qiao explained clearly.
"Can this house have a door facing the river or the main street?" Shen Qingyu was quite interested in this.
"Of course not, otherwise someone would have bought it long ago, and it wouldn't be this price." Yu Qiao chuckled.
"Oh..." Shen Qingyu didn't mind and stepped into the courtyard.
The courtyard was desolate and dilapidated, with four rooms and several leaks in the roof.
Just fix it.
There's also a well in the courtyard, which would be really convenient to live here.
Shen Qingyu looked around and asked Yu Qiao, "How much is the minimum price for this courtyard?"
Yu Qiao glanced outside the door and lowered her voice: "The landlord only wants one hundred taels of silver, and the rest can go to my mother."
Shen Qingyu gasped.
Granny Chen is really ruthless!
They actually wanted to pocket the fifty-tael difference in one go!
"Then how much silver do you think I should offer?" Shen Qingyu asked, looking into Yu Qiao's eyes.
“If you keep your offer at one hundred taels of silver, my mother will not forgive me. How about… adding ten taels? You offer one hundred and ten taels of silver?” Yu Qiao suggested hesitantly.
Shen Qingyu smiled: This girl is a sensible person.
They know how to protect themselves and can explain the reasons behind their actions so that others won't hold a grudge.
At the same time, it also takes into account the interests of multiple parties.
“Okay then.” Shen Qingyu readily agreed.
Yu Qiao immediately smiled and said, "Then congratulations to the boss!"
Shen Qingyu chuckled: "She's the kind of person who always tries to climb the social ladder."
I haven't even agreed to hire her yet, but she's already calling on her employer.
"Since you're calling me boss, I have a job for you. Are you in?" Shen Qingyu asked with a smile.
"What kind of work is it? Just tell me, boss."
"This house needs repairs to fix the leaks. You live in town, so could you help me find someone to fix it? I'll settle the payment with you later, is that alright?"
Yu Qiao patted her chest and said, "Why not? Just leave it to me."
"How much would it cost to repair this?"
Yu Qiao looked around and said, "Give me twenty taels of silver, and I can fix it up neatly!"
“Okay then…” Shen Qingyu agreed without hesitation.
The rest was easy: go to the town hall to complete the formalities, pay the money, and then go home.
As Shen Qingyu stood at the street corner saying goodbye to Yu Qiao, she looked at the shop and felt a little tempted: if she could buy a shop, she wouldn't have to run back and forth to town to sell glutinous rice and braised meat.
Yu Qiao, with her sharp eyes, immediately asked, "Master, are you looking to buy a shop?"
Shen Qingyu nodded with a smile: "It would be best if it were close to my house. It doesn't have to be big, just a small shop will do."
"That's easy. You leave it to me. I'll let you know when I find a suitable one."
Having gone to town, bought a courtyard house, and even found a suitable female shopkeeper, Shen Qingyu walked home in a very good mood.
As she was nearing home, Shen Qingyu realized she had forgotten to buy some snacks for the children.
Shen Qingyu smiled in the blink of an eye: What doesn't our space store have? qqxδnew
After buying peanut brittle and yam cake from the Space Mall, Shen Qingyu noticed that the price of coarse grains in the Space Mall had also dropped accordingly, becoming six coins per pound.
Shen Qingyu never expected that six copper coins per pound would be the cheapest price for coarse grains for the next three years...
When they got home, the children were overjoyed to see their mother.
Shen Qingyu watched as Da Bao distributed peanut brittle and yam cake to Er Bao and Xiao Bao one by one, and reached out to pat Da Bao's head.
Da Bao smiled with his eyes narrowed in satisfaction.
When Erbao saw this, he quickly stuck his head over and said, "Mom, I want to touch it too!"
Xiao Bao quickly stuck his head over: "Touch! Me! I want some too!"
Shen Qingyu smiled and touched each of them one by one. The three little ones giggled and shrank their necks.
Wen Che stared blankly at this harmonious scene.
Why doesn't my cousin cherish such a wife and such a child?
After struggling to survive for six years, they foolishly got a divorce.
The children's laughter was also heard by Cheng Ping, who was slumped in the room.
Leaning against the bedding, he gazed through the window at Shen Qingyu and the three children's smiles, completely mesmerized.
He had never experienced such happiness before.
When Widow Xiao arrived dressed in all black, it was almost dark. She stood silently at the gate of the courtyard, startling Shen Qingyu!
"Who...who are you?"
Widow Xiao then spoke up: "Qingyu, I want to ask you for a favor..."
It turned out that Widow Xiao was out of rice and knew that no one in the village was well-off except for Shen Qingyu's family, which had been doing very well recently. So she shamelessly came to ask for help.
"I just planted the vegetables today, and it will take several months to pickle them into sauerkraut... I can't last more than a few months, so I wanted to ask if I could borrow some food from you to get through the next two or three months..."
Widow Xiao spoke haltingly, twisting her clothes with her hands, her head drooping to her chest.
Shen Qingyu vaguely remembered: This widow Xiao was afraid of trouble and always lived a secluded life. She never associated with a shrew like herself and would always avoid her whenever she saw her.
This was a last resort.
Shen Qingyu thought about her future plans and had a clear idea in mind. She readily nodded and said, "Okay, how much do you want to borrow?"
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