Chapter 407 Walking Other People's Path
Nanny Sun did not come alone. She was accompanied by the woman in charge, maids, servants, and grooms.
The cloth shop had been cleared out and a wooden sign saying it was closed for the day had been hung. A group of people were waiting in the front hall.
Nanny Sun was wearing complicated clothes, her hair was covered with gold and silver hairpins, and her wrists were adorned with bracelets and rings. She led a group of people and walked in the front, looking as majestic as the mistress of the house.
Zhao Hu stared blankly and sighed, "I've always heard that the prime minister has a seventh-rank official. This wealthy family's nanny looks more impressive than the mistress of a small family!"
"Aunt, you have three workshops and you make a lot of money. But think about it, you don't even have a decent gold jewelry. If you stand together, won't people look down on you?" Feng Meng said angrily.
Shadow One and Shadow Two looked at the two of them in disbelief. After trying to hold back, they couldn't help but ask, "Do you really think this looks good?"
"Don't you think it's tacky?"
Like a family with no financial resources, or like some poor people who have suddenly become rich, they can't wait to put all their belongings on their bodies for everyone to see.
Regardless of whether it looks good or not, isn't there too much gold, silver, and jade? Wouldn't your neck really get tired carrying so many things on your head?
They think Aunt Shen Qing is very good! She has her hair tied up with a hairpin, which is neat and tidy.
Jiang Xiangbei calmly advised, "They are the best of our village. Just listen to them and don't take them seriously."
Ying Yi and Ying Er were just about to say that Crouching Dragon and Phoenix were very powerful, but after hearing the latter part they couldn't take it seriously and immediately realized that it was irony.
Not to mention, after only three or four days of getting along, they have already discovered that Feng Meng and Zhao Hu have different ideas from ordinary people.
But whoever came up with this word to describe them was so ironic.
The two of them held back their laughter and turned to look at Nanny Sun.
Nanny Sun also looked over at them.
When he saw Shadow One and Shadow Two, he was obviously stunned.
She originally thought that it was some random person who came here to cause trouble, but she didn't expect it to be Ling Yi's personal bodyguard!
Ling Yi is the commander of the Blackwater City defense force and cannot leave easily, but Ying Yi and the other six belong to the royal palace and can come and go freely.
It is also for the convenience of handling various affairs on behalf of others.
Today, the two of them came here, it seems that it was really Ling Yi's order...
When the shopkeeper saw Madam Sun, she smiled as widely as she could, trotted forward, pointed her finger at Jiang Xiangbei and the others, and complained, "Madam Sun, they are them!
"These ignorant kids are looking for trouble with you, old man. You must teach them a lesson! They will pay the price."
Nanny Sun raised her chin, narrowed her eyes slightly, and asked dissatisfiedly, "Ying Yi and Ying Er, why don't you stay in Blackwater City and protect the safety of your master, but come here to take care of these trivial matters?
It's just a little rent money, right? I'll take care of it, so you can rest assured. For us servants, the safety of our master is the most important thing. What you should do is return to Blackwater City immediately!"
Ying Yi smiled and said politely, "Madam Sun, there is no need to teach me how to do things. After all, I am here to do things according to the master's orders.
If it's just a 'little' amount of rent, it's not worth the trip, but I remember the annual rent for this shop is three hundred taels, right?"
Nanny Sun's face was gloomy, and she asked, "Yes, so what? It's the same price, it's because I managed it well, otherwise I might not even get three hundred taels!"
If the rent is too high, the shop won't be able to survive, and if it keeps turning over and over and can't be rented out, isn't it just a waste to just leave it empty? You guys just don't think about these things."
If Ying Er hadn't heard what Shen Qing said, he would have really believed what Nanny Sun said!
But Aunt Shen Qing was really amazing. The rental money was a secret and few people told others about it. Yet, she managed to find out about it on her first trip to the capital.
I don’t know what connections she has that allow her to find out so much.
He pulled Jiang Xiangbei over and introduced him to Nanny Sun, "This is a friend of the master. He knows that we are short of money in Blackwater City. He is planning to open a shop in the capital and is willing to rent our shop at a high price.
The master thought that it was not easy for you, and you often complained about the hardship and fatigue, so he simply let us take care of it. As for the cloth shop, we are willing to pay the termination fee and give them some time to find another shop. That should be no problem, right? "
The shopkeeper got anxious and yelled, "Why? I've rented a good shop here, why should I move? I won't move. I'll rent this shop here. I don't like any other shop."
You, you let this guy rent somewhere else! You have other shops in your house, why don't you just rent somewhere else!"
Jiang Xiangbei took over the conversation: "Okay, if you want to rent this place, of course I can. Then make up the difference. I am willing to pay 1,800 taels of silver for the lease. If you also offer this price, of course I will give you priority."
The most expensive item on this street was only 1,500 taels, but Ling Yi offered them 1,200 taels. He deliberately said 1,800 taels to trick the shopkeeper.
Of course, if he was really willing to pay 1,800 taels, or even 1,200 taels, he would accept it. After all, the other party rented it first, so it would not be a loss for Ling Yi if he could rent it for 1,200 taels. He could go and look for other shops.
The shopkeeper got angry and yelled, "Why? Ask around the street, the highest price is only fifteen hundred! You offer eighteen hundred and I have to offer eighteen hundred?
Who do you think you are being taken advantage of? "
Nanny Sun's face was so dark that water could drip out of it. "Idiot! What nonsense are you talking about!"
The shopkeeper reacted and tried to explain himself, "I don't understand, I was just talking nonsense. There are only two or three hundred people on our street at most..."
Ying looked at Madam Sun with a forced smile and asked, "Madam Sun, we are not fools, do you still want us to speak frankly?
As I just said, either you pay the difference or move out, it's up to you. Anyway, I can't afford the rental fee of three hundred taels of silver.
But since you two are familiar with each other, we can lower the price to 1,500 taels, as a token of our respect for you, right?"
Nanny Sun thought, bah, fifteen hundred taels is still giving face?
It only costs 1,200 taels elsewhere!
Not to mention 1,200 taels, even 500 taels is impossible.
She narrowed her eyes and said meaningfully, "You all know who sent me. If the master is dissatisfied with me, it means he is dissatisfied with the elders and is disrespectful to the elders..."
Ying Er interrupted: "Master is not disrespectful to the elders, the master is just short of money. Since someone is willing to pay a higher rent, who would be so stingy with money?
If Nanny Sun feels that the master is wrong, you can go and talk to the person who sent you and see if the master can make the decision!
Or are these shops, houses, and lands just given to the master as a formality, but they actually still belong to the elders, and the master has no say in what they do?"
Nanny Sun was stunned and looked straight at the two of them.
In the past, she was the one who took the initiative to go to the palace to complain, and then Ling Yi would back off.
But now they only sent two guards, and they asked her to go to the palace to file a complaint, but how could she go?
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