Chapter 133 Chapter 133 Buying a Shop in the County
The next afternoon, after Lin Chunxing and the others finished their work, they took Lin Chuntao to see the shop.
The shop is owned by an old lady who sells dry goods. The front is used as a shop, and there is a small yard in the back and a few rooms for living. The neighbors on both sides have lived on this street for many years.
The old lady looked at Lin Chuntao and said, "Madam Lin, although my house is a bit old, I have always taken good care of it. It is much better than other houses of the same age."
Lin Chuntao took a look around and found the house quite nice. After listening to the old lady's words, she smiled and continued, "This house is indeed nice, but Auntie, your dry goods business was doing well. Why did you suddenly stop doing it?"
The old lady said, "We're moving to Yongchang. We already have a house in the county town that we bought specifically for our dry goods business. We won't be living here all the time anymore, and this house will get old if it's left unoccupied for a while."
Lin Chuntao smiled and said, "That's true."
Many old houses are obviously very old, but people can still live in them for many years. However, if people move out, the house will soon become damp, moldy, rotten and collapse. It is indeed as the old lady said, a house will age even if no one lives in it.
The old lady said, "Madam, I heard your second sister said she wants to buy a shop and start a food business. My location is considered the center of the city, and there are currently no other soup and noodle shops like yours around here. It's a perfect place to open one. Business will definitely flourish in the future. If you're serious about buying, I'll give you a fair price: eighty-five taels."
Lin Chuntao went for a walk a few days ago and got a little understanding of the prices of houses in the county town. The total area of this house is about 100 square meters, which is not very big. Lin Chuntao felt that the price the old lady quoted was a bit high. She looked at the house carefully and felt that it was okay to buy it. After confirming it, she bargained with the old lady.
"Auntie, what's the lowest price you'd like to sell this house for?"
The old lady was stunned for a moment by her bargaining, then smiled and said, "Madam, how much can you give?"
Lin Chuntao smiled and said, "Auntie, will you sell this house for sixty taels?"
Seeing so much being cut off at once, the old lady looked at Lin Chuntao in astonishment. She had been doing business for many years and bargaining happened every day, so she did not change her expression because of Lin Chuntao's bargaining.
She was just a little amazed at the bargaining ability of the young lady Lin Chuntao. In her impression, many young people were too embarrassed to bargain, and even if they did, they would just do it for the sake of politeness.
Lin Chunxing and her friends came to see the house yesterday, and she had quoted a price, but Lin Chunxing said she would wait until her sister came to see it today. When she and Pei Ying were leaving, she asked Pei Ying if she knew if 75 taels was enough. Pei Ying replied, "Let's wait until your sister comes to see it."
The old lady saw them off and vaguely heard the conversation.
At that time, I thought they would go back and find an adult to come back, but I didn't expect to hear that they came today, but Lin Chuntao was still a young lady.
She was the first to quote a real price. When people heard this, they would generally consider the word "real price". Even if they bargained, they would weigh the price carefully, fearing that the price was too high and the deal would not go through.
But Lin Chuntao was really bold in asking for this price.
"Madam, I definitely can't afford the price you offer. It's too low. You know our location is the best in the county."
Lin Chuntao smiled and said, "I know the house is in a good location. We bought it to run a food business. We will definitely need to renovate the house in the future, which will cost a lot of money. We are a small business, so it would not be suitable for us to pay too much. Please give us your lowest price. If it doesn't work out, we won't delay you."
The old lady smiled and said, "Since you say so, I'll give you a discount. Seventy-eight taels. I used to sell dry goods in this house, and you can use it to sell soup noodles. We are also one family. I have used it for 10 to 20 years, and I am reluctant to sell it."
Lin Chuntao listened to the price. The price the old lady quoted to her was almost the price the real estate agent would eventually sell the house for. If the house was given to the real estate agent, they would take a portion of the proceeds, and the old lady would definitely not get that much.
"Don't worry, Auntie. We will take good care of this house once we buy it. When you come back here, come sit in the shop and I'll treat you to some noodles. If you can give me a lower price, I'll give you a little more. How about sixty-five taels?"
After Lin Chuntao said this, she was not going to raise the price anymore. If it could be sold at this price, Lin Chuntao would buy it. If not, she would talk about it later.
The old lady also understood what she meant. She sighed and grumbled, "My lady, your price is too low."
She said that, but she didn't say she wouldn't sell it. Lin Chuntao said, "Auntie, this price is about right. If it's possible, we can go to the government to sign the deed."
The main value of this house is the land, and it didn't cost much to build it.
She had also gone to the real estate agent to get an estimate, and the price they offered her was about the same. The old lady thought for a moment and said, "Since you really want it, then I'll sell it to you. I also hope to find someone who will cherish the house."
After the old lady agreed, Lin Chuntao smiled and said, "Don't worry, we will definitely take good care of this house. Shall we go to the government office to sign the deed today?"
The old lady said, "I'm free today too, I'm available anytime."
Lin Chuntao said, "Then we can go get the money and sign the contract directly at the government office while transferring the money."
Sixty-five taels, paid in one lump sum.
The old lady looked at Lin Chuntao with some surprise, then said, "No problem. I'll go over with the title deed and wait for you there."
After the agreement, Lin Chuntao and the others prepared to exchange the money, and Lin Chunxing followed Lin Chuntao in a daze.
You just saw the house you liked yesterday, and you’re buying it today?
The price was bargained down from eighty-five taels to sixty-five. When Lin Chuntao mentioned sixty taels, she gasped, fearing that the old lady would kick them out. Unexpectedly, the old lady was not angry, and the two of them made the deal after two discussions.
"Sister, shall we go home and get the money now?"
Lin Chuntao said, "Your brother-in-law has some banknotes. We can just go to the bank and exchange them for silver."
"Ah? Do you want to buy it with your brother-in-law's money?"
Lin Chunxing immediately felt uncomfortable after hearing this. She hurriedly explained to Pei Ying, "Brother-in-law, don't be angry. I didn't mean that. I just felt that my sister and I were both making money. We bought this shop to sell our noodle soup..."
Pei Ying was not angry. Lin Chuntao and he were too clear-headed, and Lin Chunxing and the others had different intentions.
"I'm not angry. What's there to be angry about? Even though you bought this house to run your noodle soup business, it's still ours. Mine is also your sister's. The house will be transferred to your sister's name once the deed is signed."
After Pei Ying finished speaking, Lin Chunxing smiled and nodded.
Several people went to the money shop to exchange silver, ten taels per ingot. Pei Ying exchanged nine whole ingots and ten taels of broken silver.
When he took the silver to the government office, the old lady was already waiting there, accompanied by a young woman.
Lin Chuntao paid the money in front of the official, and the old lady took out the house deed.
The old lady's name was on the deed, so the official rewrote the deed, signed and stamped both sides' names, and someone from the government signed and stamped it, and it was done very quickly.
Lin Chuntao also asked the old lady to write a receipt, confirming that she had received 65 taels from Lin Chuntao, and the two of them were settled.
The old lady said, "Madam, I still have a few cabinets and shelves in my room, so I won't move them. You can keep whatever you find useful. I'll take the door lock away, and you can just buy a new one and replace it."
"Thank you, Auntie. Let's go back and buy two locks."
The old lady and the others went back to take the lock, while Lin Chuntao and the others went to the grocery store to buy new keys.
Holding the new keys and the title deed, Lin Chunxing's face was filled with excitement.
In fact, not only Lin Chunxing, but even Lin Chuntao was a little excited. Although it was just a small house, they now had a shop in the county town.
This way, if it suddenly rains or something, we will have a place to stay in the county town.
"Sister, we will have a shop in the future. I think we can make a bed in the backyard. If we can't go back, we can still live in the county town."
Lin Chuntao smiled and nodded: "Yes, our family will have a house in the county town in the future."
Pei Ying still had the remaining silver in his hand. Seeing Lin Chuntao's happy expression, he thought about exchanging all the silver notes to buy a house.
When they returned to the shop, the neighbors on both sides were chatting with the old lady.
Seeing Lin Chuntao and the others coming, the old lady introduced them to them, saying, "It was this Mrs. Lin who bought my house. They will be selling noodle soup here from now on."
Lin Chuntao looked at the two old ladies and smiled, "Hello, ladies. My last name is Lin, you can just call me Chuntao. I was thinking of packing up in a couple of days before visiting you, but I didn't expect to meet you today."
She smiled brightly and spoke softly and kindly. The old ladies looked at her like a good girl and said with a smile, "Our house is right next door. Madam Chuntao, come and play when you're done with your work."
"Okay, once we've cleaned up, I'll invite the ladies over for tea."
"You're busy, we'll be neighbors from now on, so just ask if you need any help."
They exchanged greetings, and the three old ladies were still chatting. Lin Chuntao didn't disturb them and went straight into the house.
Just now she was looking at someone else's house, but now it is her own. Lin Chunxing looked around and imagined the future in her mind.
Lin Chuntao smiled and said, "Let's plan it out. We'll get a few more stoves for convenience, and then decide how many sets of tables and chairs to order. Most importantly, we're going to launch new products! Think about what new things we want to launch, right?"
Lin Chunxing's eyes widened. She skipped over to Lin Chuntao, took her arm, and said with a smile, "Sister, what new dishes should we serve?"
Lin Chuntao said, "The shop is mainly under your management. See if there is anything you want to sell, or plan breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Think about it and see if there is anything you want to sell."
Lin Chunxing nodded and smiled, "I'll think about it right away."
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