Six hundred?
The man was speechless. At least he had the area to manage, but this girl was haggling too hard.
However, opportunities are rare. If you miss Tian Sangui, who knows when you'll get another chance?
Even if he could wait, could the young ladies of the capital wait for him? He's not some high-ranking official or someone with a fortune of thousands of taels of silver. Why would a young lady of such high status wait for him?
Well, he's just unlucky; he hasn't had any good fortune.
The man looked distressed, struggling internally.
"Could you add some more?"
"There's no room for negotiation!"
Tian Sangui spread his hands, shrugged, and was about to give up.
She didn't have much money on hand, and there was still more than a month before the restaurant she planned to open, so she wasn't in a hurry.
"Then...when will you...?"
He pointed around the shop and asked her when she planned to move in.
Several hundred taels of silver is no small sum, and it's impossible to carry it with you at all times.
Tian Sangui could see the reluctance on his face, but he had already accepted it in his heart.
"At the earliest, by the end of next month. You're in business too, so you know that so much money can't be come up in a day or two."
"I understand, I understand. Next month it is, I can wait a little longer. But you have to keep your word, don't play games with me and then not come. I'm waiting to go home for my blind date!"
Oh, so that's what happened. No wonder his troubled expression carried an undeniable sense of urgency.
"Alright, I'll give you a deposit of one tael. If I don't come, the other tael is yours!"
"Hey, that's great, hehe!"
Upon hearing that he would be given money, he immediately felt at ease, stood up, chuckled, and reached out to take the money.
Tian Sangui took out a tael of silver and was about to touch his palm when he seemed to remember something and quickly took it away.
Do you have writing brush and ink?
"Yes, I have!"
"Go get it. Let's each have a written agreement, so we can both have peace of mind!"
The man watched the silver slip through his fingers, and reluctantly went to the backyard to fetch the writing implements.
Tian Sangui immediately got to work, reciting aloud as his brush moved swiftly across the rice paper.
"Today, both parties agree to exchange 600 taels of silver for the restaurant, with the cash and goods to be delivered in the middle of next month. An additional 1 tael of silver will be held as a deposit. If the other party fails to come next month, it will be considered a breach of contract, and the silver will belong to the other party and cannot be retrieved."
If Party A absconds with the silver or reneges on the agreement, it constitutes a breach of contract by Party B, who shall return one tael of silver and compensate Party B for the loss of ten taels of silver!
Finally, write "Party A" and "Party B" at the bottom of the Xuan paper, and write Party B's name in the Party B's place. Then hand the pen to the man so he can sign it.
"I can't write, but you can write it for me, and I'll put my fingerprint on it, that will count."
"What's your name?"
"Wang Zhi".
Two copies were made, and both parties pressed their fingerprints on their names.
Only then did he readily hand over the one tael of silver to Wang Zhi.
He stroked the silver with obvious delight, beaming as he saw Tian Sangui off, and loudly reminded him at the door, "Next month, I'll be waiting for you inside!"
On the way, Tian Da hesitated for a long time before finally asking the question that had been bothering him: "Third Sister, are you going to open a restaurant?"
"Aren't you going to close down Jue Wei Zhai, the restaurant in our town?"
Business has just started to pick up, it would be a shame to give it up.
"Silly brother, Jueweizhai will be in your and second brother's hands from now on. This is my next target."
She helped Tian Da brush the dust off his clothes and said, "We can't stand still. We have to keep looking ahead and keep chasing our goals so that our family can stand strong and no longer worry about not having enough to eat."
"Therefore, our whole family must take action and work hard, taking each step steadily, to grow into a towering tree with a complex and extensive root system. At least if one root breaks, there will be other roots to rely on, waiting for an opportunity to revive!"
After Tian Sangui explained the principles, Tian Da felt as if he had received the greatest inspiration in life, and his perspective changed accordingly.
“I understand. Third Sister, just go ahead and do it. With me here, Jue Wei Zhai will never fall.”
"Have a meal!"
Tian Sangui patted Tian Da on the back with a smile. Understanding reason is the beginning of progress. She led Tian Da into the restaurant across the street with satisfaction.
Tian Laosi and Zhang Shi liked to sit in places with windows. When they came in, Zhang Shi invited them to sit there.
They were waiting for them to come back and order, but the waiter didn't see them for a long time, and his expression wasn't as enthusiastic as before when he was welcoming Tian Lao Si and his group.
It wasn't until Tian Sangui arrived that Zhang asked the waiter to bring the menu, at which point she put on a smiling face again and presented the menu with the utmost enthusiasm.
Zhang introduced the restaurant's dishes one by one. Naturally, she didn't want Tian Sangui to order expensive dishes. She just wanted enough for everyone to be full, and spending as little money as possible was her goal.
Tian Sangui didn't listen to her completely. He looked at the prices behind the signature dishes and found that the most expensive one was no more than 500 coins.
However, there are many different cuisines, with a total of more than thirty dishes.
Two meat dishes, three vegetable dishes, and a chicken soup cost a total of 280 coins. The chicken soup was a main dish and cost 200 coins.
As expected, it was more than twice as expensive as the restaurants in town. However, considering that it was in the county, the prices of goods and housing were naturally not comparable to those in town.
After the meal, the waiter collected the money and warmly saw the guests off.
Everyone headed straight for the fabric shop.
Help Zhang pick out some trendy fabrics. Silk and satin were not something ordinary people could wear casually, and of course, small shops wouldn't sell them. Only high-ranking officials, those who were rewarded by the emperor, or those with money could buy them from famous shops in renowned cities.
For ordinary people, being able to wear cotton and linen was already considered the wealthiest of families.
Tian Sangui picked a light water-red color, then a light red color with white flower buds and vines along the edges, and finally a gray-hemp color to make trousers.
Zhang selected a bolt of blue cloth, a bolt of white cloth, and another bolt of blue-gray linen for the men in her household.
Finally, we selected a piece of coarse cloth to make the shoe upper.
It cost a total of 1,150 coins, which made Zhang's lips twitch with heartache.
After paying, the men came in handy, each carrying the cloth on their shoulders and walking behind the mother and daughter.
Buy some snacks, pastries, and unusual toys, and bring some inexpensive face powder.
After a little past midday, everyone, carrying their bags and belongings, boarded the donkey carts and headed home.
Everyone on the way had happy smiles on their faces, while Tian Sangui silently calculated the remaining silver in his mind.
The sugar figurine cost 45 coins, the restaurant deposit was 1 tael, lunch cost 280 coins, and the cloth cost a total of 1,150 coins.
The pastries, toys, and perfumes cost a total of 230 coins. Today's expenses amounted to 2 taels with a remainder of 705 coins.
I have 426 taels and 900 cash in hand. After deducting these, I have 424 taels and 195 cash left.
It seems that prices in county towns are still much higher than in townships.
No worries, it just means there are many wealthy people in the county town and huge potential for development. She must make good use of the diners and try to gain a share of the regular customer flow.
As darkness fell, they walked under the big locust tree in Tianjia Village and happened to run into Wang and Zhang Gui chatting under the tree.
Her eyes had already drifted to their donkey cart. Seeing the large and small bags, Wang went up to Tian Laosi with a smile and started chatting.
"Isn't this the fourth brother's family? Where did they come from? Look at all these bags and packages, let me see what they have."
As she spoke, she reached her hand into a package next to the car, while Zhang Gui craned her neck and stared into their car.
Zhang felt it inappropriate to speak up and stop it because of their sister-in-law relationship, but Tian Sangui had no qualms about it.
As Wang's hand reached out, she raised her palm, mustered all her strength, and slapped Wang's hand down hard.
"Fear!" The clear, resonant sound echoed around the locust tree, eventually spreading throughout the village.
"Ouch~"
My hand hurts.
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