"I can see that the owner is reluctant to part with this teahouse, but I bought it not to run a teahouse, but a restaurant."
"If the shopkeeper and the clerk are willing to stay, I can continue to employ you here."
"Opening a restaurant, but across the street is Sanweixuan, which is the most popular restaurant in the town..."
Qiu Yinong smiled and said, "I understand. Then, owner, please tell me how much you want to sell this teahouse for."
"My house has three floors, and there's a yard at the back that can be used for living. The third floor can also be converted into a residence."
"If the lady really wants to buy it, I will give it to her for seventy-five taels of silver." The shopkeeper walked back to the counter, fiddled with the abacus, calculated, and gave a price.
Qiu Yinong looked at him and smiled: "The shop in town is not worth so much."
The shopkeeper's expression froze for a moment, then he asked, "How much do you think is appropriate, young lady?"
"I won't pay you more, just sixty-five taels. If you're willing, I can pay you right now and go directly to Chief Chen to transfer the ownership."
Qiu Yinong didn't beat around the bush and gave him the lowest price directly.
The shopkeeper considered it for a while, and finally nodded in agreement: "Okay, let's do as the young lady said. If I'm not mistaken, you are the original young lady from the Zhao family."
"Yes." Qiu Yinong nodded. The shopkeeper asked her to wait for a moment and ran to the backyard to get the land deeds and house deeds.
"Please come in, young lady." The shopkeeper made a gesture of invitation.
Qiu Yinong nodded, and the transfer procedures were quickly completed. She paid the full amount of money in front of the lawyer.
The title deed that was obtained had Qiu Yinong's name written on it this time.
According to the laws of the Great Chu State, girls aged thirteen can purchase real estate.
Shopkeeper Lan said that the teahouse could be vacated within two days, and Qiu Yinong nodded in agreement.
Afterwards, Shopkeeper Lan said goodbye and went back first. Qiu Yinong went to the craftsman's workshop, negotiated the price, and then took the foreman back to the teahouse and gave him a general account.
The foreman nodded and said it was okay.
He signed the contract with the foreman on the spot and asked Manager Lan to deliver the key to the foreman named Xu later.
Shopkeeper Lan said he understood.
After everything was arranged, Qiu Yinong prepared to go back.
Because of Chu Hongyun's presence, it was not convenient for her to go to the Zhao family. On the one hand, Zhiyi was still young, and it would not be appropriate to bring a man from outside the family with her.
Secondly, Chu Hongyun is a big villain after all, and she dare not gamble.
"Kind uncle, please have mercy on us mother and daughter!" Just as Qiu Yinong was imagining the future appearance of the restaurant in her mind, the carriage stopped again in an emergency.
Fortunately, the horses at home had drunk the spiritual spring water and taken the spiritual pills, otherwise the mother and daughter would have suffered a lot.
"Are you trying to kill yourself? How could you suddenly rush out? If I hadn't stopped you, have you thought about the consequences?" Qiu Hanchi roared angrily, his heart pounding with fear.
The woman was so frightened that her face turned pale, and the girl was trembling with fear.
"Kind uncle, we have no other choice. This world is cruel. There is no place for us mother and daughter to stay."
The woman soon calmed down and cried loudly.
Chu Hongyun saw what was going on and leaned back in the carriage, watching the fun leisurely.
"Young Master in the car, please take us mother and daughter in!"
"My family was in trouble, and I had no choice but to come to Qingquan Town to stay with my relatives. But they had already moved away and I don't know where they are. Woo woo woo..."
As he spoke, he began to cry pitifully. The commotion here soon attracted many people to come and watch.
Just by looking at the horses pulling the carriage, you can tell that the people in the carriage are either rich or noble.
"These mother and daughter have sharp eyes. No wonder they've been seen begging nearby lately. They're probably looking for someone to support them."
A fat woman spoke with disdain, and it was obvious that this was not the first time she had seen this mother and daughter.
Otherwise, I wouldn’t have the attitude I have now.
"But both mother and daughter are good-looking. The younger one is charming and the older one still has a certain charm. They are indeed quite attractive."
"It wouldn't be a loss for the young master in this carriage to marry them, hahaha."
A man told dirty jokes in public, causing everyone to look at him with disgust.
"Get out of the way, the person you are looking for is not in the car." Qiu Hanchi scolded in disgust.
The mother and daughter continued to kneel there crying, and the younger one spoke tenderly, "Grandpas, please be kind. We are really about to die."
"We had no choice but to stop the carriage. We really had no other choice. We just asked that you let us enter the house and serve as maids and servants."
"We don't ask for anything else, so please be kind, gentlemen."
Qiu Hanchi's face darkened completely. "We are just an ordinary family. There is no young master in the car as you think. The person sitting inside is my sister."
"When you rushed out like this, did you ever consider that the people in the car might get hurt?"
"Get out of the way quickly and don't block us from going home."
Before the girl could say anything, Mo Niang's voice rang out, "Oh, in broad daylight, you're actually forcing others to take you in as slaves?"
"If you really can't make ends meet, and you're not bad looking, why don't you go to the Red Mansion? At worst, go to the Li family. They'll definitely accept anyone who comes."
"Hahahaha, Shopkeeper Mo is right." Everyone in Qingquan Town knows that Shopkeeper Mo and Shopkeeper Li's families are competitors.
Qiu Yinong didn't want to go out, but when she heard Mo Niang's voice, she knocked on the door.
Qiu Hanchi and Chu Hongyun hurriedly got out of the car and pushed the door open.
The girl looked into the carriage expectantly, but when she saw that there was really only a girl who was prettier than herself sitting inside, the hope in her eyes instantly disappeared.
The woman also fell to the ground, but Qiu Yinong ignored her.
Looking at Mo Niang, he asked curiously, "Aunt Mo, why are you here?"
"I came here specifically to look for you. I was waiting at the town gate. I heard there was something exciting going on here, so I came over. I didn't expect that the carriage they stopped was actually yours."
Qiu Yinong got off the carriage and said to Mo Niang, "Auntie, is there anything else you haven't finished?"
"Yes, I was so happy today that I forgot the most important thing."
"It's about your eldest brother. My niece met your eldest brother the other day. My sister-in-law and I both think he's a good guy."
Mo Niang pulled Qiu Yinong aside and whispered softly.
Qiu Yinong was immediately happy: "Okay, the 25th of this month is a good day, so how about choosing that day to propose marriage?"
Mo Niang smiled and nodded, telling Qiu Yinong the address. Then she looked at the mother and daughter and said, "What's the matter? You still won't move aside. Do you want us to carry you away?"
The mother and daughter blushed. The girl helped her mother up, and the two ran away in shame amid the ridicule of the crowd.
However, Mo Niang's words reminded the two of them.
The richest family in this town is undoubtedly the Zhao family. The woman turned around and walked towards the Zhao family with her daughter.
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