Lu Chuan continued, "In that case, we can also include the shops we looked at yesterday afternoon. Actually, there aren't many. The ones we liked were 420 taels, 760 taels, and one was 180 taels."
These three shops together total 1360 taels, plus the one from earlier, for a total of 9340 taels.
Xu Han put away the paper and pen and said, "Okay, now that we've calculated it, we feel more confident. We'll go look at other options tomorrow, and if we find something more suitable, we'll make some adjustments."
"Then let's get some rest early today. We made an appointment with Wei Yaren early yesterday, so we need to go there as soon as possible."
Xu Han nodded. The two of them decided to go to bed early because they had been to too many places that day and were quite tired. After lying down for a while, Xu Han's breathing gradually became even, indicating that she had fallen asleep.
After Lu Chuan blew out the lamp, he also fell asleep right next to Xu Han.
The next morning, the two arrived at the official broker's place early. Since it was arranged in advance, the broker was already waiting for them when they arrived.
Lu Chuan spoke first, saying, "Brother Wei, would it be convenient for you to take us to see a few more houses? We didn't get a good look at some of them the day before yesterday, so we'd like to take another look today."
Upon hearing this, Wei Yaren immediately grinned from ear to ear. What did "looking again" mean? It definitely meant that he liked it but still wanted to take a closer look! If he didn't like it, why would he bother to look at it again?
"Sure, sure, if you want to see that shop, I'll take you there right away."
Lu Chuan went over the shop he and Xu Han had agreed on again, and finally asked, "I wonder if there are any other shops? We'd like to look at some others."
Upon hearing this, Wei Yaren was even happier and quickly replied, "Yes, yes. I'll go get the key right away."
Afterwards, Wei Yaren led Xu Han and Lu Chuan to see the shop they had chosen the day before yesterday. This time, the two of them carefully looked at every part of the shop.
After walking around for a while, Xu Han and Lu Chuan exchanged a glance, both of them understanding each other without saying a word.
Afterwards, Wei Yaren took the couple to see other shops. This time they saw quite a few good locations. With the experience from last time, and because Xu Han and Lu Chuan didn't want to waste any time, they looked at the shops they liked more carefully.
Finally, I selected five shops with prices of 190 taels, 670 taels, 310 taels, 900 taels, and 860 taels, for a total of 2930 taels.
Adding that to what I already had, it totaled two silver coins.
The total value of all the shops at the official brokerage was 8,130 taels. After inspecting the shops, Xu Han and Lu Chuan returned to the brokerage with Wei the broker.
As soon as they sat down, someone brought them tea and snacks.
Lu Chuan didn't waste any time and directly told me about the shop he had his eye on, "Wei Yaren, what kind of discount can you offer? As you can see, I sincerely want to buy it, but if the price isn't right, I definitely won't choose it."
As you probably know, we went to the private dentistry area yesterday and looked at quite a few shops. Although we really like this area, if the prices offered here aren't right, then we'll pass.
Upon hearing this, Wei Yaren immediately understood Lu Chuan's meaning. He quickly wiped the sweat from his brow and said, "Of course, I will definitely give you a discount. I wonder what kind of discount you'd like to receive."
Xu Han smiled and said, "Then it depends on you. Brother Wei, just name a discount. If it's suitable, we can discuss it; if not, then forget it."
Brother Wei chuckled twice. This was a big deal. If it went through, he would get a substantial commission. Besides, in this society, very few people would spend so much money to buy a shop and a house all at once.
In all my years in the industry, I've never encountered anyone like Xu Han and Lu Chuan who buy so much at once. When people buy shops or houses, they usually do it one piece at a time. But these two are something else—they buy so much all at once.
If I try to lower the price now, I might end up working for nothing, and I'd look like a fool.
So he shakily extended one finger, and Xu Han's expression changed. Wei Yaren immediately changed it to two.
Xu Han smiled and said, "It seems that Wei Yaren is not sincere in wanting to make this deal. Well then, we won't bother you any longer."
After Xu Han finished speaking, she made a move to get up and leave. Wei Yaren hurriedly stood up and said, "Wait, wait. This is really the best discount I can offer you. Please sit for a while, and I will go and invite our boss over."
The boss of the brokerage firm already knew that such a big deal had been taken on, and he had been keeping an eye on Xu Han and Lu Chuan's movements since yesterday. When he heard that the two of them wanted so many shops and houses, and for such a large sum of money, he immediately came over in person.
After getting to know each other, Lu Chuan didn't stand on ceremony and repeated what he had just said.
The shopkeeper glanced at Wei Yaren, who nodded without changing his expression.
The shopkeeper then said, "Wei Yaren has already explained the situation to me. How about this, I'll reduce it by 500 taels for you."
Seeing that the two remained silent, the shopkeeper said, "We really can't have any more. If we do, there's really nothing we can do."
Xu Han slowly said, "Let's deduct another fraction. The total price is 7,500 taels."
Upon hearing this, the shopkeeper was taken aback, thinking to himself, "What kind of kind person would reduce the amount like this? Isn't the change thirty taels?"
Despite thinking this way, he still smiled and said to the two of them, "This really won't do. It's too much of a reduction. How about we try another way? I see that you two have bought so many properties. You must need servants at home. How about this, in addition to the 530 taels that were just reduced, I will make an offer to give you a few extra servants. Don't worry, you can choose any of the people here. I will definitely not hold back."
Xu Han and Lu Chuan exchanged a glance, but neither of them spoke. The shopkeeper, sensing that the two were not satisfied, continued, "How about eight indenture contracts?"
The indentures of these eight people are worth at least seventy or eighty taels of silver, which is quite a lot.
Seeing that the two remained silent, the shopkeeper continued, "How about I call the person out first, and you two can take a look?"
Lu Chuan nodded slightly, which was unexpected.
However, buying players is indeed what we need most right now, so we agreed to it. Whether or not we actually want them is another matter.
When the shopkeeper left, he also took Wei Yaren with him, leaving only the couple in the room for a while.
Xu Han said, "It's not impossible to replace them with servants. We originally planned to buy servants, but we thought we would have to wait a while before buying them. We didn't expect to run into them this time."
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