Chapter 135 Buying a Shop
"Miao Miao, what should we do now?" Gu Yuanniang said to Xu Miaomiao while holding the booklets that had not been distributed yet.
Xu Miaomiao sighed helplessly, took the booklet from Gu Yuanniang, counted it, and put it away: "I was not thoughtful enough and was too anxious about this matter. Now is not the time to publicize these things. Anyway, some have been sent out, so let's put the rest away first."
Gu Yuanniang nodded and looked at Xu Miaomiao and responded: "Don't worry, there will always be opportunities in the future."
Xu Miaomiao nodded slightly. Just as she put the book away, she heard Song Weiwei looking at the book sadly: "It's a pity that I have been painting for so long."
Hearing this, everyone looked at each other and smiled.
"By the way, I've already taken a look at the shop at the post station. The boss has heard of the reputation of our department store and is anxious to go home, so he is happy to sell the shop to us." Gu Yuan's mother said while coaxing Ling'er and looking at Xu Miaomiao.
After counting the items in the department store, Xu Miaomiao stood up and nodded: "We should go take a look."
Seeing that there was no problem here, Xu Miaomiao packed up her things and prepared to go to the branch to check.
The post station was not far away, but it was at the outskirts of the county town, so Xu Miaomiao spent a lot of time getting there.
After parking the carriage in the stable nearby, Xu Miaomiao prepared to go in.
In front of me is a small two-story building. It used to be a restaurant but it was not doing well so they planned to sell it.
Just as a man stopped at the door, he came over to meet Xu Miaomiao and said, "This must be Madam Xu. Madam Gu greeted me and told me that you wanted to come and see the store."
"Yeah." Xu Miaomiao nodded, and just as she was about to go in, she stopped and twitched her nose: "Why does it smell like fish?"
The boss laughed and explained to Xu Miaomiao: "It's like this, there's a fishmonger next door, and they usually make pickled fish for the people who come here."
Hearing this, Xu Miaomiao tilted her head in confusion: "Then why is the store still closed during the day? Aren't they doing business?"
“Oh.” The man sighed regretfully: “I guess their little girl did something wrong again, so they didn’t open it.”
"Little girl?" Xu Miaomiao wanted to ask curiously, but the man had already made gestures to invite her, so she had to go in and take a look at the restaurant first.
The food in the restaurant is simple. There are still some tables, chairs, benches, a kitchen and living quarters left before I came out. It looks relatively clean.
The man looked at Xu Miaomiao's expression as he walked, and when he saw that the woman was quite satisfied, he said, "Madam Xu, is this restaurant okay?"
Xu Miaomiao nodded, put her hand on the wooden pillar beside her and pushed it, which was still quite sturdy: "Yeah."
Then he looked at the boss again: "How much do you think is appropriate, sir?"
The man narrowed his eyes, laughed playfully, and made a five gesture to Xu Miaomiao: "Five hundred taels!"
The final decision was made, and Xu Miaomiao made some calculations in her mind.
This location has both advantages and disadvantages. If it is the peak season, there will be a lot of people coming and going, but during the New Year holiday, the flow of people is very slow and there is probably not much business.
Xu Miaomiao shook her head and made a three gesture with her fingers: "Three hundred and two."
"That's a bit too low." The man said with dissatisfaction, his hands in his pockets.
Xu Miaomiao was not in a hurry: "Boss, think about it yourself, I'll go back first."
After saying that, he was about to turn around and leave, but was pulled back: "Wait!"
The man said with some regret: "Okay, okay, three hundred taels!"
With a smile on her lips, Xu Miaomiao stopped her steps and took out the contract she had prepared long ago from her sleeve and handed it to the man: "Here is the contract, if you think it's okay, just sign it."
The man took the contract and examined it carefully before picking up a pen and signing it. "Mrs. Xu is so straightforward, so I have to be more efficient."
The contract was signed and it was over.
Just as I was about to leave, a miserable cry was heard from the side.
Ying Gei is a girl, and she sounds young.
Xu Miaomiao thought to herself, and just when she was about to ask more questions, she saw the smiling face of the man next to her, so she had to hold her words back. She thought that she would not be able to get anything out of the man in front of her.
Xu Miaomiao shook her head helplessly and prepared to go in.
Passing by the house nearby, Xu Miaomiao could vaguely hear the girl's sobbing and the woman's cursing. Her heart tightened, but after all, it was someone else's family business and it was not easy for her to go up and ask. She had to drive the carriage away quickly.
As soon as they entered the department store, Gu Yuanniang took the contract from Xu Miaomiao and said, "It was signed so quickly."
Xu Miaomiao's mind was still on the girl's cry, and she did not respond to Gu Yuanniang's words.
Seeing her speaking in a daze, Gu Yuanniang stepped forward and asked, "What are you thinking about?"
"By the way, Liu Niang." Xu Miaomiao looked at Gu Yuanniang seriously and said, "Have you ever seen the fish shop next to the restaurant?"
Gu Yuanniang thought for a moment and nodded: "I have seen it, what's the matter?"
Seeing Xu Miaomiao's anxious look, Gu Yuan's mother tilted her head in confusion.
"Is there a little girl in their family?" Xu Miaomiao asked.
Gu Yuanniang paused, thought for a while and then spoke: "Yes, there is one. The last time I went there, I saw her taking care of her brother. She was thin and small, with a pale face. She didn't look very old."
Xu Miaomiao hummed lightly and nodded.
"Miao Miao, why do you ask this suddenly? Did something happen?"
Xu Miaomiao smiled slightly: "Nothing, I just heard a child crying today, it sounded quite miserable."
"Oh no." Gu Yuan's mother laughed: "Maybe he made a mistake and his parents are scolding him. This is not a common thing."
"I hope so."
Xu Miaomiao spoke absentmindedly, she always felt that things were not that simple.
After finishing the branch business, the next step is to decorate and prepare goods, and then we can wait for the opening.
Holding the title deed in hand, Xu Miaomiao planned to renovate the branch store in the next few days.
Every time I pass by the fish shop next door, I will make a point to take another look at it.
Perhaps because they arrived a little early today, when Xu Miaomiao arrived at the branch, the fish shop next door was not open yet.
"Sister Xu, where should we put this thing?" Xuguo asked Xu Miaomiao while holding some old stools.
"Let's put it in the warehouse first." Xu Miaomiao responded perfunctorily.
Although she was cleaning, Xu Miaomiao's heart had already drifted to the fish shop nearby. Seeing that the person next to her had not opened the door yet, Xu Miaomiao was about to leave with some regret, but just as she got into the carriage, she saw a little girl coming out to pour water.
It is autumn now and the weather is still a little chilly, but the girl is still shivering in her thin clothes.
(End of this chapter)
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