Zhiyin soon began to stroll leisurely along the street, while pondering whether to first buy a small shop and open a small shop similar to a modern dry pot or hot pot restaurant.
Or should we just buy a larger restaurant and open one?
Now, after deducting the approximately one hundred taels needed for building the house, Zhiyin has 250 taels left.
Generally speaking, a small shop in the county would have at most a hundred taels, which would be barely enough, but a large restaurant would be out of reach for the time being.
With that thought in mind, she made up her mind instantly and began to wander around the county with a specific purpose.
The main thing is to observe where the highest foot traffic is, what's being sold around there, etc.
Before long, Zhiyin saw a pawnshop, which was about 100 square meters in size, with a sign for sale in front of it.
He immediately went inside without hesitation.
"Miss, we are not open for business now. If you need anything else, you can go elsewhere."
The shopkeeper was a man who looked to be only in his early twenties. He glanced at Zhiyin briefly and then quickly began to explain.
"No, I'm not here to pawn anything. Your family is selling the shop, right?"
"Yes, yes, young lady, do you want to buy it?"
Upon hearing this, the servant's previously indifferent expression vanished instantly, his eyes lighting up. After receiving a nod of approval from his kindred spirit, he eagerly and enthusiastically began to show her around the shop.
"May I ask what kind of business you are interested in, young lady?"
“Our shop is quite large; it can accommodate any type of business you want to run.”
"And our shop has a very high foot traffic; there are always many pedestrians coming and going..."
The servant spared no effort and performed his duties diligently in promoting the shop.
"Oh? Since this shop is so great, may I ask your owner why they want to transfer ownership?"
Zhiyin glanced at the shop and found it to be quite large, divided into two rooms.
The outer room is quite large, while the inner room is slightly smaller, but it could easily be converted into a kitchen.
As for the previous part, it would be great to buy some tables and benches and decorate them a bit.
Overall, Zhiyin was quite satisfied.
"Oh, it's because our young master has caught the eye of a young lady from an official family in the capital. They're planning to move the whole family there and probably won't be coming back."
"That's why we need to get rid of this shop as soon as possible."
The servant's voice became noticeably more excited as he spoke.
His voice was full of pride and joy, "Our young master is amazing."
“We servants are going with them too. That’s the capital! It’s so enticing.”
Seeing that the servant was getting more and more excited, and was even preparing to tell Zhiyin about how his young master and the official's daughter met.
Zhiyin couldn't help but twitch her lips and quickly interrupted, "Alright, I know your young master is amazing."
"How much is this shop?"
"Can you make that decision? Or should we call the manager to discuss it with me?"
Zhiyin quickly threw out all her questions, afraid that if she talked too much, the young master's servant would whisper wildly in her ear.
It's terrifying to even think about; I simply can't stand it.
"Oh well…"
The servant regretfully stopped himself from speaking. "Don't worry, I can make the decision."
“Our master has entrusted everything to us.”
He glanced at Zhiyin's youthful face, his eyes darting around, "Hmm... a flat price of 150 taels!"
Upon hearing this, Zhiyin frowned instantly, staring at the servant with suspicion and disdain. "Are you robbing me? This shop charges 150 taels?"
After saying that, she made a move to step out the door. What a joke, did she think she couldn't see through it?
This servant clearly thought that Zhiyin wouldn't understand these things and wanted to take advantage of her.
It's likely that the shop's real owner offered him the lowest possible price to sell the shop.
The waiter estimates he can make a huge profit from anything more than that price.
Do you really think she's stupid?
“I bought this to cook, but you don’t have a kitchen, tables, or benches. I’ll have to buy all of these things from scratch. I might as well just buy what’s readily available, and it’s half the price of what you’re offering.”
As Zhiyin walked out, she rolled her eyes and said disdainfully.
Xiao Er was dumbfounded, never expecting that his confidante would leave so decisively.
He quickly stepped forward to stop her, smiling sheepishly and speaking in a gentle tone, "Don't go, don't go! Oh dear, why are you so temperamental, young lady? We can discuss the price."
"Tsk... Who told you to ask for such an exorbitant amount?"
Seeing the servant blocking her way, Zhiyin rolled her eyes in annoyance.
"Alright, I won't say any more. Just tell me the lowest price. If you can accept it, I'll buy it; if not, goodbye."
If it weren't for the fact that the shop had excellent natural light, with the government office on the left and Qingchuan Academy on the right, and a large flow of people, and that she really liked it, she wouldn't have bothered to say anything more.
The waiter noticed that Zhiyin was getting impatient and regretted asking for too much money earlier. He remembered that his master had said the shop had to be sold within three days, or he wouldn't be taken to the capital with him.
Today is the second day, and the shop has remained deserted. Finally, someone showed interest in buying the shop, and the shopkeeper gritted his teeth and painfully said, "Minimum one hundred taels!!"
"90 taels!"
Zhiyin's eyes flashed with joy, after all, considering the prime location and size of the shop, 100 taels was definitely a profit for her.
But I still habitually continued to haggle.
"Oh my goodness, this is really too much."
"I really didn't make a single penny off you this time. Our master said the lowest price is one hundred taels, and he won't sell it for a penny less."
As it grew darker, the waiter almost cried; he truly hoped his friend would buy it.
At the same time, he regretted even more his previous outrageous demand.
I thought the girl in front of me was easy to fool, but I was wrong. She's actually quite shrewd!
"Alright... well, I guess it'll have to do."
Seeing the servant's appearance, Zhiyin smacked her lips, her eyes almost crinkling with laughter, but the words she uttered were very forced, as if she was both reluctant and disgusted.
Upon hearing this, the servant ignored Zhiyin's tone and became extremely excited. He quickly closed the door, pulled Zhiyin along, and went to the government office to prepare for registration and sign the sales contract.
The confidant originally thought that the contract could only be signed in the presence of the master, but this was not the case.
It is permissible as long as the servant carries the master's authorization.
Soon, under the watchful eyes of the officials, the two drew up a contract, which specified the names and genders of both parties, the reason for the contract, the main text of the contract, and so on.
After everything was confirmed to be correct, the two signed the papers and had their hands rubbed.
Under the watchful eyes of the officials, money was exchanged for goods.
"Girl, here's the deed for the house!"
After receiving the silver, the servant immediately handed the house deed to Zhiyin, his face beaming with joy. He couldn't wait to run back to his master's house to tell him the good news.
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