Chapter 162: Mrs. Wan buys a new shop, Qiu Shi is a real person
As soon as Mrs. Wan heard that the highest bidder wins, she started to back off.
She had just seen those people outside. They were all fat and big-eared or dressed in fancy clothes. How could an old lady like her compete with those people?
However, Old Lady Wan still replied honestly: "Mayor, I don't have much silver, only more than 200 taels. If you are embarrassed, just pretend that I never mentioned this matter."
Qiu Shi was somewhat shocked, as he had not expected that Mrs. Wan's family had so much wealth. However, when he thought of the thank-you gifts from Mr. Gu that flowed like water, he understood.
"Madam, please take a seat first. I'll have someone bring the blueprints. Please show me where your shop is, and then we can talk about other things."
Old Lady Wan understood Qiu Shi's hidden meaning and felt that she still had hope, so she nodded immediately, "Okay, then I'll trouble the mayor."
Qiu Shi called Zhuifeng and ordered, "Zhuifeng, go to my study and get the construction drawings of the trade center."
Zhuifeng responded respectfully, then lowered his head and walked away. Soon he returned with a pile of blueprints.
The construction inside the trade center is somewhat different from the street layout outside.
In the middle is a large trading place, which has changed the architectural style of the entire town. It is no longer a low thatched house, but a three-story wooden building. There are more than a dozen shops on each floor, and the functions of the three floors are different.
Eight streets were expanded in four directions around the wooden building, and there were more than a dozen shops on each street.
The entire trade center looks like a cross when viewed from the air, and the wooden building is located in the center of the cross.
Qiu Shi opened the drawing and spread it on the table. On it was a floor plan. Old Mrs. Wan couldn't understand it at all. Old Second Wan also leaned in to look at it for a long time, but still couldn't figure out what these horizontal and vertical things were.
After Qiu Shi explained for a long time, Wan Laoer finally understood a little. He immediately pointed to a shop on the old map of the town and said, "This is the new shop my family bought."
Wan Laoer was so excited that he almost blurted it out.
Qiu Shi followed the direction of Wan Laoer's finger, looked at the location of Wan Laoer's shop, then looked at the newly expanded street in his hand, and finally found the street connecting Wan Laoer's shop.
"This street is the same street as your shop. The first shop here is built right next to your shop. If you want to buy a shop, this one is the most suitable one."
Old Mrs. Wan also saw the painting, and Old Man Wan also took a look, but they could only make out a general idea and could not make out anything more.
Qiu Shi explained to the two people, "After this commercial center is built, the street where your shop is located will gradually replace the original main street and become the new main street. Because the original wasteland was disliked by everyone because it smelled bad, most of them built a wall leading to the wasteland to block the road leading to the wasteland. Only a few families did not build walls for the convenience of picking up feces. The newly built street will go to those places. The street in front of your shop happens to be on the horizontal line of the planned cross. It will replace the original main street and become the new main street, so the shops here are relatively more expensive."
Qiu Shi explained it very clearly, and Mrs. Wan and Mr. Wan also heard it very clearly. However, there was only one thing in their minds: their shop would become a shop close to the center of the main street. Wouldn't the value of their shop increase several times?
They made it, they made it this time. The two looked at each other at the same time. Even if they didn’t buy the shop now, this shop would be enough for their family to have food and drink for the rest of their lives without worries.
Just as the two were immersed in crazy joy, Qiu Shi's words made them feel like they were in a cloud of confusion, and they almost lost their way.
"Madam, I just studied it carefully. The shop next to you is not very big and it only has one store. I guess it is not easy to sell because the shop is planned from the center and extends to the surrounding areas. The sizes are somewhat different. If you want to buy a shop, I will sell it to you for 100 taels of silver. If you think it is okay, it can be done today."
Old Mrs. Wan had originally planned to buy only one shop, and this shop happened to be built right next to her shop, as if it was specially built for her family. Moreover, according to Qiu Shi, this shop is wider than their current shop. As there was not enough space to build two shops, they simply built a wider shop. The actual area is indeed one and a half shops.
Not only did Old Mrs. Wan get a bargain in price, she also got a bargain in area. No matter how you look at it, she got a good deal.
"Of course I can buy it. It's really hard to find a store like this even with a lantern, and it happened to be built next to my house. If there were another one, I really couldn't afford it. How can an old woman like me thank you?"
Old Mrs. Wan was so excited that she didn't know how to thank Qiu Shi and kept thanking him.
Qiu Shi also discovered that this shop was really tailor-made for their family. When they connected the two shops, there would be three shops, because Old Lady Wan's original shop was also one and a half. After connecting them, the three shops would really be much more spacious.
Old Lady Wan immediately paid one hundred taels of silver to Qiu Shi, and Qiu Shi readily handled the formalities for Old Lady Wan.
Old Mrs. Wan came out holding the warm title deed, still feeling as if she were dreaming.
As soon as Mrs. Wan left, Zhuifeng came in to collect the blueprints. He was a little confused and said, "Master, this shop is obviously very popular. Even if it's just one and a half rooms, it can be sold for three hundred taels of silver. Why did you sell it for only one hundred taels and lied about it? What's your purpose?"
Qiu Shi took a sip of tea and then said slowly, "I have to be loyal to someone who has entrusted me with this. I am also trying to repay Mr. Gu for his kindness. You must keep this to yourself and don't let anyone know."
Zhuifeng immediately nodded his head and said yes, without saying anything more. However, in his heart he admired the master's character. If the master wanted to sell well in front of the Wan family, he could just bluff and raise the price, and then deliberately lower the price to make these people grateful to him. However, the master did not do that. Instead, he deliberately let them accept the favor without any psychological burden. This is not something that ordinary people can do.
"Okay, those people outside have been leaving them alone for a few days. It's time to let them have a taste of sweetness today. Take them to the warm room and serve them a pot of good tea. We will close the door and slaughter the fat sheep in a while."
Zhuifeng's originally depressed mood immediately brightened up. He loved watching the master slaughter sheep the most.
"Yes, Master, rest assured, I will treat those fat sheep well."
Qiu Shi smiled and glanced at the back of Zhui Feng who left like the wind, and said with a helpless smile: "This little money-grubber."
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