Unaware of the siblings whispering to each other, Madam Zhou stepped forward and said with a smile, "Shopkeeper, you've misunderstood. This is not one of our concubines, but our cousin. Her family is quite wealthy, so she's dressed nicely."
The innkeeper, however, refused to listen to any explanation and arrogantly looked at the waiter, saying, "Aren't you going to show this guest out?"
The waiter hesitated for a moment, not understanding why he had acted rashly and let these people in. Just as he was about to make a gesture to see them out, he heard the little child say, "Wait a minute."
Xiao Youran ran up to the shopkeeper, stared at her, and said, "Shopkeeper, you're willing to transfer this cloth shop to us for one hundred taels of silver, right?"
The waiter burst into laughter, "Hahaha, you're really too imaginative, kid. Our big cloth shop makes more than a hundred taels of silver a month. You actually think you can take over our Liu Family Cloth Shop for a hundred taels of silver?"
The two maids who had been waiting nearby smiled and said, "You little brat, you really dare to dream. Our manager is already being very polite by asking you to leave. Please come in and stop daydreaming."
The group laughed incessantly, waiting for the shopkeeper to give the order to kick them out.
Unexpectedly, the shopkeeper suddenly said with a serious expression, "Young lady, are you the one who wants to take over my cloth shop?"
The laughter of the waiter and the two maids stopped abruptly, and they all looked at the shopkeeper in astonishment and fear.
As expected, once the notebook is used, you can tell how good it is!
Xiao Youran smiled sweetly and pushed Zhou Shi over, "It's my great-aunt who wants to take over this cloth shop, for one hundred taels of silver."
The waiter and the maid waited for the shopkeeper to get angry, but to their surprise, the shopkeeper nodded seriously to Zhou Shi, "Deal! Let's go to the government office to draw up the contract right away."
Zhou was stunned.
The others were also completely shocked on the spot.
Yesterday, they dug out only a little over a hundred taels of silver from under the ruins of that urn. Zhou was thinking that after buying the scarce cotton clothes, trousers, and bedding, she might have a few dozen taels left, and then she could see if there was any small business she could start.
This cloth shop looks very valuable; how could it possibly have been acquired for a mere hundred taels?
This single floor alone occupies more than an acre, with neatly arranged stock all around. According to the market prices in the capital, even a single bolt of cloth would cost several taels of silver. One hundred taels of silver could only buy a dozen or so bolts of cloth! How could she possibly give them this entire cloth shop?
The waiter and the maid looked terrified. How could the cloth shop suddenly and inexplicably change owners while they were talking? They were doing well working there, would their monthly wages be reduced? And they had just mocked these people so recklessly, if they became the new owners, how could they continue to work?
Furthermore, if they had known earlier that the shopkeeper was willing to sell such a large cloth shop for one hundred taels of silver, they would have sold everything they owned to raise the money to take it over! Others might not know, but how could they, the people working inside, not know how this cloth shop made money?
The shopkeeper's statement that the cloth shop made a profit of over a hundred taels of silver a month was an understatement. This cloth shop not only supplied goods to wealthy people in Wufeng Town, but also had the county magistrate's wife backing it up, and frequently supplied goods to the prefecture and state. The shopkeeper had long since made a fortune.
Such a valuable and profitable cloth shop, and the manager actually sold it for a mere one hundred taels of silver?
What was this shopkeeper thinking?!
Seeing that everyone was stunned, Jiang Youchen quickly tugged at Zhou's sleeve, "Aunt Zhou, such a good thing, why don't you agree quickly?"
Madam Su also realized what was happening and hurriedly pushed Madam Zhou, saying, "Yes, yes, yes, let's quickly go to the government office with the shopkeeper to sign the contract. It's still early, and if we have time, we can exchange the red contract directly. We can exchange money for goods, and then this cloth shop will be ours."
Zhou was pushed towards the door by the mother and son, looking completely bewildered. The shopkeeper followed, also looking completely bewildered.
When Jiang Youchen left, he didn't forget to pull Xiao Youran along.
Before stepping out the door, Xiao Youran reminded the shopkeeper, "Do you have the deed to this shop?"
The shopkeeper nodded, then went into the house in a daze, took out a box, held it in his arms, and followed the four people away in a daze.
The two maids spoke up in unison, trying to stop the shopkeeper's bizarre actions, "Shopkeeper, please reconsider!"
The shopkeeper waved his hand and left without looking back.
When the group arrived at the Wufeng County government office, the clerk, recognizing them as acquaintances, greeted the shopkeeper warmly, "Shopkeeper Liu, what brings you here?"
Manager Liu nodded dazedly and said, "My cloth shop is going to be sold, so I'd like to trouble the registrar to draw up a contract for us."
The registrar was taken aback, then took the paper and pen and asked, "Your cloth shop is a treasure trove, how could you bear to give it up to someone else?"
Manager Liu's eyes darted around, as if she had forgotten something important.
Xiao Youran asked leisurely from behind, "Manager Liu, is there something troubling you?"
The shopkeeper Liu turned to look at Xiao Youran and stammered, "My...my son has contracted syphilis..."
The registrar was greatly surprised. How could he say such a thing in front of everyone?
Xiao Youran smiled and said to her, "Manager Liu, after the cloth shop is transferred, I will cure your son's illness."
Although she originally wanted to teach Manager Liu a lesson for his foul language and insults towards her mother, she had taken such a big advantage of him for nothing, so she should at least help him solve some problem, right? Maybe she could even earn some luck points in the process?
She glanced at the little notebook again and found that her luck value had plummeted to 3. This automatic detection function was really too much of a rip-off for her! So she quickly turned off the automatic detection function.
If things fall any further, your luck will be affected!
The Zhou family members assumed that Xiao Youran was just comforting Manager Liu and didn't take it seriously.
Manager Liu seemed to have suddenly understood, as if his Ren and Du meridians had been opened. He said to the registrar, "Registrar, please help us draw up a contract to transfer our cloth shop to the other party for one hundred taels."
As she spoke, she took out the box containing the land deeds from her bosom and handed it to the registrar.
The registrar could hardly believe it; his tongue was practically tied in knots. "W-what? One hundred taels of silver? Manager Liu, are you kidding me?"
Manager Liu shook his head, "Registrar, please quickly draw up the contract!"
Su pushed Zhou forward and said, "This is the buyer. Registrar, please help us exchange this red contract."
As she spoke, she took out a purse and handed it to the registrar.
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