The shopkeeper came hurriedly and only took a glance at their number. His chubby face immediately lit up with a smile, "Hey, sir, please come in."
Then he shouted to the other guys in the store, "Come out quickly and take the guest's carriage to the stable in the backyard."
"Boss, there's no rush. Let's take a look first." Su Xiaozhong interrupted the shopkeeper to prevent them from working in vain.
The heads of other businesses no longer needed to be told and followed Su Xiaozhong into the store.
The shopkeeper understood and led the person into the store with a smile.
"Shopkeeper, how much is the room rate here?"
The shopkeeper pointed at the price sign behind him and said, "Don't worry, sir. We are doing honest business. Whether you are a local or a foreigner, the price is the same. We will never do anything like raising the price."
Everyone followed his gaze and saw various prices hanging on the wall behind.
The upper room costs three hundred coins a night.
A medium-sized room costs 150 wen per night.
The lower room costs one hundred coins a night.
A large dormitory costs thirty cents per person.
Everyone knew that prices in the capital were high, so they were prepared for the high prices. When they saw the prices, they were not surprised but thought they were quite cheap, much cheaper than when they lived in Linzhou Prefecture before.
Of course, the inn in Linzhou Prefecture is a foot shop.
Su Xiaozhong was a poor commoner who was pushed into that position. Naturally, he would not be like those emperors who were not familiar with common things and knew nothing about people's livelihood issues.
During the years when he was a puppet, these were what he cared about most. Unfortunately, his abilities were limited, and he never defeated those powerful and entrenched people until his death.
Su Xiaozhong is a puppet, and a puppet without any foundation at that, but he can sit still safely for more than ten years. This actually shows that Su Xiaozhong still has some abilities.
Su Xiaozhong felt that the price of this inn was not expensive and was normal in Shangjing City.
"Boss, we're going to stay for a few days, can you give us a cheaper price?"
"How many rooms do you want?" The shopkeeper was a shrewd man. He didn't talk about the price first, but the quantity first.
He can then state the price based on the quantity.
Su Xiaozhong shook his head. "Boss, there are so many of us. Even if we all need to stay in a room, I'm afraid that you won't be able to provide enough. Why don't you first tell us how much discount you can give us? Then we can have more choices, so that we don't have to separate and live in other houses."
The shopkeeper weighed it for a moment and said with a smile, "Sir, you are right. If you all want to stay in our store, I will give you the lowest price in our store's history."
"The upper room is 270 wen. The middle room is 120 wen. The lower room is 80 wen. As for the big bunk bed, I really can't offer a discount. Big bunk beds don't make much money, but I can make it convenient for you. Children under three years old can stay for free."
"I understand. I understand."
It is rare to be able to enjoy so many discounts.
Su Xiaozhong looked at the heads of each family and saw that everyone nodded in agreement.
He said to the shopkeeper, "Give me two upper rooms."
Butcher Yang said, "I need two middle-class rooms and two inferior rooms."
Everyone knows that if you only take the inferior rooms, others may have nothing, so the slightly richer families will take one or two medium-sized rooms and then the inferior rooms. The less wealthy families will take the inferior rooms and the large dormitories.
Afterwards, each family reported the corresponding number of rooms, and several families got together and asked for a large dormitory room.
For example, the large Zhang family and the orphan Xu's family of three.
Three or four people can live in one room.
The number of superior rooms in the foot inn is small, followed by medium rooms, and the majority are lower rooms. The guests who come to the foot inn are not rich, and they all want to save money. There are so many superior rooms, but if no one stays in them, it would be useless, so the guest rooms opened are naturally for the lower rooms that are in greater demand.
The shopkeeper thought about it and decided that except for the big bunk bed, all the other rooms were taken by them.
Although we made less money, it is better to sell all the guest rooms than to leave them empty.
The shopkeeper happily asked the waiters to lead the way, and all the carriages were parked in the stable of the inn. The stable, which originally looked spacious, became crowded with the addition of their carriages.
All the valuables were moved into the room, and the rest of the pots, pans, and other items were placed in the car in the backyard. After the carriage was unloaded, the horses were comfortably eating hay in the stable.
Each family was busy for a while, and by the time they finished cleaning up, it was already the You hour.
We didn't have time to go outside today, so we all had a meal in the restaurant, which was nothing more than some noodle soup.
Su Yin's family of four also ordered four bowls of noodles and two plates of side dishes.
After dinner, the heads of each family gathered in the upper room of the Su family.
The upper room was quite spacious, but with so many people entering, it became crowded.
Those who have seats sit down, and those who don’t have seats stand.
Now that everyone has arrived in Shangjing City, we have to think about where to go in the future.
"Now everyone has arrived at Shangjing City safely. What should we do next? Everyone, please tell us your ideas." Su Xiaozhong went straight to the point.
After the joy of first entering the capital, everyone felt a little confused when they calmed down.
This is Shangjing City, a place where one is unfamiliar with.
Everyone subconsciously looked at Su Yin.
Su Xiaozhong noticed this and realized that this was their habit.
Su Yin naturally felt everyone's gaze and said, "What do you think? Tell us first, and then we can discuss it later and see what to do."
After hearing Su Yin's words, each family member fell into deep thought.
Butcher Yang said, "I don't have any special skills. My only skill is slaughtering animals. My idea is very simple. I will use some money to buy a few acres of land outside the capital, and help others slaughter animals. Then my family will be settled down."
Doctor Li then said, "I plan to go to some pharmacies and look for a job as a doctor."
"I don't have any skills, I can only farm. Like Butcher Yang, I'm going to look around and buy a few acres of land, so I can settle down here."
"I am also planning to buy a few acres of land. I can't just sit there and eat up all the land."
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Everyone was talking at once. After listening to everyone, Su Yin concluded that no matter whether they had skills or not, they were all preparing to buy a few acres of good farmland near the outskirts of Beijing.
Old man Zhang, who had not spoken a word until everyone had finished speaking, finally spoke up, "Su girl, we are refugees from the disaster. The government should have a place to accommodate refugees. Should we go ask first? If there is, we can spend some money and ask the government to assign us to the same place. Then we can all be together and take care of each other, and we won't be bullied."
When everyone heard this, they were all surprised and delighted.
"Uncle Zhang is really thoughtful. I almost forgot about this."
"It's normal to forget. I didn't see many refugees when I arrived in Shangjing City."
Seeing that everyone was getting happier and happier as they talked, Su Yin felt a little reluctant to tell them the truth.
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