Chapter 453: Continue to rent a shop
"Not only that, didn't you hear what my little sister said? We can also bring other dried goods from the mountains with us. Even though they're worthless in the village, if we bring them out, they might sell for as much as the Sichuan peppercorns! They might even be more popular than Sichuan peppercorns."
"Take care of what's in front of you first, don't be greedy!"
"Yes, there's a long road ahead. It's hard to say how far we'll get, but the most important thing for us is to rent out the shop!"
"Ah, yes. It's been more than half a month since we came back. Why hasn't the shop been rented out yet?"
"Is the asking price too high? If five hundred taels of silver is too high, how much should we lower it to?"
"Let's just give it 400 taels a year! Otherwise, it won't be rented out and will just sit there empty, and your money will just slip away every day."
Four hundred taels a year, which equals to more than one tael of silver per day;
In the past, they thought one tael of silver was nothing, but now they think that they can earn more than one tael a day without doing anything, and four hundred taels a year is a huge amount.
money!
You know, many families work so hard that they can't earn even one or two taels of silver in a month.
So they were eager to rent out the shop.
"I wonder if it can be rented out at four hundred a year?" Huo Qingbai said worriedly.
The other members of the Huo family sighed in unison.
The price quoted for this shop was not high to begin with, but there is no way around it because of its bad location. If I lower it too much, I will feel bad, but if I lower it too little, I am afraid it will not be effective. It is really difficult!
"Little sister, why don't you go ask your in-laws?" Huo Qingyang asked cautiously.
General Huo coughed, frowned, and scolded, "I already owe you a favor for the Ma Jiang matter. You took the trouble to teach me, and you're just taking advantage of it!
You even have to trouble others for such trivial matters as renting your shop. What's the matter? Are you trying to use your in-laws to get them to rent your shop?"
Ma Jiang was shameless because he was doing a favor for the villagers, but now because of his own affairs, he has no place to put his face!
Huo Qingyang's face flushed crimson, and he lowered his head to admit his mistake, "Dad, I was wrong!"
It was indeed his fault. He shouldn't have relied on Shen Qing for everything. It was their business if they had the ability, and they didn't owe the Huo family anything. They had to help them solve their problems.
Huo Qinglin wanted to comfort his third brother, but he didn't know what to say and could only sigh.
The Huo family has caused Shen Qing too much trouble!
The hall fell into deathly silence.
"Grandfather, mother-in-law, uncles, it's great that you are all here!" Jiang Xiangdong ran forward with a foolish look on his face, his face flushed and his eyes surprisingly bright.
The Huo family quickly put away their frustration and greeted, "Xiangdong, you're here. Come and sit down and have some tea."
Jiang Xiangdong wiped the beads of sweat from his forehead and said hurriedly, "Mother-in-law, you don't need to make tea. I came here today to ask if the shop at home has been rented out."
The Huo family was stunned, and Huo Qingsong said first: "No, do you have any good introductions for Xiangdong?"
Jiang Xiangdong said naively: "How could I know anyone? This morning I heard my mother say that she was going to open a branch and was going to look for a shop, so I mentioned it to her and she said she would come over to ask about the situation.
She's waiting on the donkey cart. If anyone of you is free, come with me and accompany my mother to look at the shop. We're family, so we know each other well. If it works out, renting it to outsiders won't be as convenient as renting it to our family, right? "
Everyone in the Huo family: ...This Shen Qing is really their Huo family’s benefactor, no, savior!
Huo Qingyang almost cried with joy: "When we have time, we are all free, let's go check out the shop!"
Woo woo woo, there is finally hope of renting out the shop.
God bless Shen Qing to be able to take a fancy to it.
Old Master Huo and the eldest and second oldest brothers looked at each other and thought that Shen Qing must have learned from Xiao Bing and Xiang Dong that their shop had not been rented out, so he wanted to help them by renting a shop to open a branch.
Otherwise, the shop has just opened and it’s so hard to have a break for a while. Who would want to continue working non-stop?
Alas, I can't repay this kindness...
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Shen Qing was surprised to see the Huo family members coming out with tears in their eyes.
However, the Huo family has experienced great sorrow and joy, so it is normal for them to have great emotional fluctuations. She should not say too much and poke at other people's sore spots.
The shop seemed to be running very smoothly. Although the street where it was located was not very busy, the shop was kept clean and tidy, which was very nice.
This street is just not as prosperous as the other ones, but it is no different from other places. After all, the rent of five or six hundred taels a year is considered high.
"If you like it, how about three hundred and fifty taels of silver a year?" Huo Qinglin reported a number on behalf of the Huo family.
I had thought of lowering the rent to four hundred taels before, but now that it is Shen Qing who wants to rent it, of course I can't pay more than others. I might as well just go all in and lower the price by another fifty taels.
Shen Qing thought he had heard wrong!
Three hundred and fifty taels, what were the Huo family thinking? Others rented for five or six hundred taels of silver, and their shop was no worse than theirs, and the area was even larger, so it shouldn't be less than five hundred taels!
Huo Qinglin asked nervously: "Is it too high? That's ok..."
Shen Qing interrupted: "No, it's too low. You'll lose too much if you rent it out!"
Then she realized that the rent was not for others, but might be for her!
Huo Qingbai sighed, "Other people's shops have their own businesses to manage and use, or they can open restaurants and do business, but our family knows nothing about these things. It's not like we haven't tried business before, but we always lost everything.
I have also tried to imitate other people’s hot businesses, but to be frank, it’s even worse than eating hot shit!
So we can’t rent out this shop and we don’t know what to do. We’re also anxious because it’s empty, so we can only lower the rent again and again.”
Shen Qing understood this feeling.
Some people are just not cut out for business – the Huo family is a prime example.
She made the final decision: "It's okay, don't you still have me? I'll pay the rent according to the market price. I won't give more, just five hundred taels."
Everyone in the Huo family: ...He is so strong, why do they like him so much!
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Shen Qing became busy again. He only needed to order a few large round tables and armchairs for the mansion, but he needed to actually decorate the new shop!
Fortunately, we already had experience and a team of carpenters, all of whom were familiar people, so we could just hire them and start work.
In addition, since it is not a high-end style, the simple style is much faster to install.
While busy with the decoration here, I also had to count the days to see if Su Mu brought people back and whether the people selected by Ling Yi had arrived.
How could the population of Sumu Ranch compare to that of Blackwater City? The small building in front of the fire basically took over the poor families on the ranch, and most of the cattle and sheep were purchased from the Sumu family, so it was not a problem to feed everyone and there was still a lot of surplus.
Blackwater City is located at the border, it is extremely cold, poor and miserable, the journey is long and there is no way to make money, so whether it is the spicy hot pot or the two branches behind it, the waiters and helpers are all selected from Blackwater City.
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