Chapter 427 I Rent
"Not much. There's a supermarket right next to it with all the goods and reasonable prices. People come here to shop after they've finished shopping and buy whatever they want. If you save a little, it's enough to last you three or four days."
This is the answer of a cautious person.
"They are short of supplies. Most people who come here are short of food and drink. Even if they go to the supermarket and see us selling dry goods, they are afraid that they will not be able to grab them, so they basically buy everything."
This is the honest answer.
After listening to a few more sentences, Xia Yan had a general idea.
Seeing that she remained silent and was reluctant to talk about the rent, everyone began to understand what she meant and couldn't help but reflect on whether what they said was an exaggeration.
It's not like I haven't encountered landlords who deliberately raise rents when their tenants' business is booming...
Look at this meaning...
Xia Yan finally spoke, "The minimum lease for stalls in the Morning and Evening Market is one month. You must inform me seven days in advance of each month whether you wish to renew the lease. Stalls cannot be sublet without permission during the lease period. The points card will open a stall operation function, which includes point transactions, stall opening and closing functions. You will no longer have to move things around."
Du Cheng stretched his neck and asked, "Will that thing be stolen?"
"No, when the stall owner is not at the stall, no one can touch the goods, let alone theft." Xia Yan said lightly.
Everyone's face lit up with joy.
It has to be said, this point absolutely hits the heart!
There are so many people and so many hands to do. If something is lost, it will be so painful that I will cry.
"As for the rental issue," Xia Yan finalized the price in his mind, "For now, I'll charge three level 2 crystal cores per month, which is 1,500 points."
After she finished talking about the fee, everyone started to calculate how many points it was equivalent to per day. Oh, 50 points, that seems okay.
Xia Yan's eyes swept across the faces with different emotions, and added: "It's said to be a morning and evening market, but the actual operating time depends on yourself."
Even if no one cares from five in the morning to one at night, as long as you can hold on.
The last layer of concern was dispelled by her, and a group of people were eager to reserve a spot on the spot with great joy. They thought clearly that since the morning and evening markets were set up, private stalls would definitely not be allowed in the original places, so they might as well rent a stall in the front now!
"Boss Xia, if I want to rent it, I'll rent it for two months. Come and collect the points. Give me stall number one."
"No, I've already set my eyes on one, and I'll rent it for two months."
"You want number one, I'll take number two. If that doesn't work, number three will do. I'm not picky about numbers four, five, or six!"
Qi's mother, who was pushed to the back, exchanged anxious glances with Qi's father.
Qi's mother: Not bad, very good, let's rent it, the price is right! Grab the first number!
Qi’s father: No rush, wait a moment.
Xia Yan's voice rose from the crowd: "If you don't want to handle it here, you can all go to the rental department and handle it together there."
"Who are you looking for?"
"Little Bear, numbers are first come, first served, go ahead."
As soon as the words fell, the people who were originally crowded around turned around, aimed at the tall building of the rental department and rushed forward.
Qi's mother anxiously grabbed the old man's arm and pulled him back, "What are you waiting for? If you're late, the queue will be at the end! How are you going to save crystal cores for your child to get married?!"
Everyone knows that the further back you go, the fewer people there are, and the flow of people is nothing compared to the front.
Father Qi smiled, pried her hands apart, and took a few steps forward. "Boss Xia, I didn't say anything because there were so many people around. I wanted to ask how to rent a shop."
Xia Yan: ...
She still hasn't made up her mind.
"What kind of business do you want to start?" Let's take the old approach and think about it...
When Qi's mother heard that the old man actually wanted to open a store, she was so scared that she tried hard to think of what else in the storage cabinet she could take out and sell.
After all, Mr. Qi is old and not as thin-skinned as he was when he was young. It's not shameful to just ask.
"My current idea is to grow some vegetables and sell them in the store, and help friends at the base who don't have time to sell things to sell dry goods, and make some money.
Also, Qi Hua is giving out welfare at the base over there, including seeds, vegetables, and so on. We can’t eat them all, and the vegetables have a short shelf life, so we can sell them. And your aunt is good at sewing, so she can help people mend clothes or something…”
Father Qi spoke a lot in a very eloquent manner, and the wrinkles at the corners of his mouth and eyes were full of hope for the future.
Xia Yan looked at Qi's mother with great interest. She raised her head slightly, and fixed her eyes full of admiration and absolute trust on Qi's father's face. Whatever he said was what she had no objection to.
"The rent for a shop is much more expensive than a stall, and it's at least three months old. You can't sublet it privately in the meantime, so you have to think it through."
Qi's father paused and asked, "There shouldn't be any restrictions on what we can sell, right?"
Xia Yan thought, there are actually quite a lot of them, but those that destroy one’s worldview are not acceptable.
"The same requirements as in peacetime." That was all she could say.
"What does that mean?" Qi's father didn't understand and wanted to ask more, but as soon as he opened his mouth, Qi's mother stopped him.
"I understand. That's definitely not the case. We're just doing a small business to save some crystal cores for my son to marry. We don't do anything bad."
Xia Yan nodded, then turned surprised, "Qi Hua is getting married?"
Mother Qi smiled shyly, "Someone came to introduce me."
Qi's father was shocked: "When—Ah~"
Qi's mother calmly withdrew her hand and changed the subject, "How much is the rent per month?"
Xia Yan: "Seven thousand points."
Seven thousand?!
The old couple was stunned and shocked. It was indeed expensive.
Xia Yan understood: "Think about it, and then you can go to the rental department to handle it."
Seeing that she was about to leave, Qi's mother stopped her again, "Then, what's so valuable about it?"
One is fifteen hundred and the other is seven thousand, there is a huge difference.
Not to mention that the stall has to be exposed to wind, rain and sun, everyone is pretentious and can make it to this point in the apocalypse, so this is not considered hardship. Besides, I have been in Lidai Island for so long and have never seen rain.
"A lot." Xia Yan simply took the two of them into a store to see for themselves.
"The shop is 60 square meters, with water and electricity throughout the house, and the route can be changed according to your requirements. If you don't have the furniture you need, you can come to me to borrow it for free, and just return it in the same condition when it expires.
The last point is very important. Customers who rent shops will have an additional function added to their points cards - return to the shop. No matter where they are, they can open a portal at any time and return to your shop instantly. Customers who rent stalls do not have this function.
This is a feature that comes with every store and can only be used once a day.
For some people who already have powerful superpowers, this is an extra layer of security, but for low-level superpowers who want to open a shop and earn crystal cores to improve their abilities, this opportunity is very valuable.
If you are unlucky enough to encounter a group of zombies when you are out, you can choose to teleport before they surround you and return unscathed.
Opportunities and risks coexist, it depends on the choices made by customers.
A white and tender hand was raised behind the two of them:
"I'll rent it!"
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