"The current price is about 1,800 taels, which is relatively expensive. I've got two options in mind. If the owner feels it's worth considering, we can look at other options."
In fact, Li Qin had run a shop in Ning'an Town for a period of time. He knew that at the current price, it would take almost two or three years of sales to buy the shop, so he didn't dare to guess Shen Jia's thoughts now.
Shen Jia did not answer him for the time being, but turned around and looked around. From here he could vaguely see Duobao Pavilion in the distance.
Recalling the flowers and brilliance that surrounded Duobao Pavilion last time, she was well aware of the significance of this location for promoting her own business. As for the price, she felt that it was already a very good price.
So she immediately said to Li Qin, "If you can contact them, please finalize this matter as soon as possible. I want to open the shop as soon as possible. The sooner the shop opens, the sooner the return on investment, right?"
"yes."
Li Qin was already familiar with Shen Jia's attitude of always doing what he said, so he immediately decided to find the manager of this restaurant and get the job done tomorrow.
Shen Jia and Xu Zhao went to the tofu shops in the city again and found a shop with a not-too-good location, usually where there were many civilians. The backyard was large enough for making tofu. In the future, most of the tofu would be made here and then processed and sold in larger shops.
In this way, they can market their products to different classes. The main business of this shop, which serves the common people, is not much different from that of Ning'an Town.
But her other shop, Zhenwei Pavilion, mainly sells her newly developed spicy strips and various dried tofu snacks. Most importantly, she wants to use desserts that look like tofu but are not tofu to keep people locked in her shop.
After everything was done, Shen Jia returned to the rented courtyard. Due to limited rooms, she lived with Fuqiu for the past few days.
In fact, it should be common for two people to sleep in the same room. Who made the rule in ancient times that high-ranking officials and nobles had to have maids to keep watch at night?
So when she saw Shen Jia enter the room, Fuqiu immediately sat up from the bed and asked, "Miss, you're back. Did everything go smoothly when you went out to do things today? It's all my fault for not being in good health, otherwise I would have been able to go out with you, Miss."
"Be careful, walls have ears. From now on, just call me Jia Niang. What's the big deal? We've been traveling so fast for a while now. Most people can't stand it and need to rest as soon as they arrive. Don't worry, with Xu Zhao, my powerful weapon, here with me, nothing will go wrong.
And I tell you, this Hezhou capital is very different from Shengjing. You’ll understand when you can go out and play. The local customs and people here are unique.”
"Okay, when I feel better, I will definitely go out and take a look."
Fuqiu seemed to be interested in what Shen Jia described, and said with a smile that she also wanted to go out and take a look.
Unfortunately, the next day, her body was even weaker after a night's rest due to long-term hard work, and it seemed that she would need another day or two to recover.
The workers who came with the convoy are all the same. It seems that for now, only the guards are in good health.
Shen Jia directly arranged for the five male guards to clean the new shop he bought yesterday, and also buy all the tools needed to make tofu later. They would start making it there in the future.
She continued to take Xu Zhao and Li Qin to Pinxianglou, the restaurant they wanted to buy. When Li Qin came back last night, he had already agreed with the owner of Pinxianglou that they could sign the contract to buy and sell the shop today.
It seems that the other party is really anxious to return to his hometown and is unwilling to waste even a minute. Shen Jia also wants to get this done as soon as possible before other peeping people find out.
Actually, the two of them had similar urgent feelings, so the matter was almost settled as soon as they met. Especially the owner of Pinxianglou, seeing Shen Jiacheng's good intention, gave him another fifty taels discount.
After the agreement was reached, they immediately went to the government office to change the name on the title deed. From then on, the restaurant belonged to them. Both parties were very satisfied with the transaction.
As for those who were watching, it goes without saying how furious they were when they heard the news that Pinxianglou had been sold.
After everyone recovered, a group of people started working in a small shop in the backyard, and Shen Jia began to decorate his own Treasure Pavilion.
Because this was a restaurant before, with the lobby on the first floor and private rooms on the second floor, the general layout could actually meet Shen Jia's needs.
So after arranging the second floor to be more refreshing and comfortable to suit women's standards, she didn't do much else. The most important thing now should be the layout of the first floor.
Because she wanted to display the spicy strips and various types of dried tofu directly, it would be best to put several rows of cabinets in the lobby on the first floor, just like a modern store. It's a pity that it would be better if there were glass, so that people wouldn't have to worry about not being able to see clearly, and there wouldn't be any worries about mosquitoes.
It’s a pity that she doesn’t have the conditions to produce it now, otherwise she would make a lot of money by exporting it to various countries in the Western Regions.
Taking into consideration that some people cannot tolerate spicy food, Shen Jia also thoughtfully made five-spice spicy strips, which can definitely satisfy the tastes of most people.
Because the target audience of this shop is different, Shen Jia specially asked Fuqiu to teach the etiquette of the upper class to several people working in Zhenwei Pavilion. As a maid in the Hou Mansion, she doesn't have to worry about any problems in this regard.
Soon, amid everyone's anticipation, the day of Zhenwei Pavilion's opening finally arrived. As Shen Jia's most promising industry, the day and time of its opening were chosen to be the best.
Some flowers were specially bought for Shen Jia to decorate the front of the shop. With the sound of firecrackers, the crowd was immediately attracted here.
Shen Jia shouted to the gathered crowd, "Today is the first day of our Zhenwei Pavilion's opening. All food is 10% off. Everyone is welcome to come and taste it."
As the red silk on the plaque was pulled down, the three large characters "Zhenwei Pavilion" appeared in front of everyone. In fact, everyone had already faintly smelled the stimulating smell coming from the shop.
It looked like this was not ordinary food, so some people were deterred. Shen Jia immediately waved his hand and asked the person behind him to bring the plate forward.
"This is our shop's main dish—tofu. We currently offer white jade tofu, black jade tofu, and emerald jade tofu. Everyone is welcome to come and try it."
Shen Jia has not yet introduced the spicy strips with the strongest flavor in the shop. She believes that anyone who enters will definitely be attracted by it. For the time being, she still has to recommend her tofu.
Only if it is the main product of the shop will it not look so shabby on this street. After all, some simple snacks are still a bit embarrassing.
When they heard the word "tofu", someone immediately asked, "Excuse me, is this tofu from Linyuan County?"
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