I was originally planning to use the water bucket in the warehouse to take a hot shower, but I didn't expect there was already a bathtub.
"Yes, Madam." Tao put the bowl away and, seeing that Madam did not seem angry, carefully withdrew.
After Tao brought the water, the two washed up and went to bed. Although there was a bed in the side room, they still slept in the same room.
When they got up in the morning, before they even went to the brokerage, they heard Tao say at the door that Liu Nian had come looking for them. They guessed that there might be news about the shop, so they hurriedly asked Tao to lead Liu Nian to the hall, and they prepared to go over as well.
When they arrived, Liu Nian was already sitting in a chair waiting.
Seeing them arrive, Liu Nian stood up. "Liu Nian greets the two ladies. There is already news about what Madam Xia asked me to do the other day."
"Please sit down, Mr. Liu, and tell me in detail," Xia Hua said.
“I know Madam Xia is anxious, so I went to ask the other brokers yesterday!” Liu Nian said, then asked, “Does Madam Xia still remember Kong Qi? He has some.”
Xia Hua nodded, "Of course I remember. The house next to mine was bought from him." Of their three houses, Liu Nian only owns two. The other one is in Kong Qi's hands. She met him once when they were exchanging the property deeds.
Liu Nian nodded, "Madam is right, he does have it. I heard him say that there is a restaurant that perfectly matches what you described, but you'll have to go and see for yourself to know."
"In addition, Kong Qi owns several shops in good locations. Do you two ladies have time to take a look at them today?"
"If you have time, let's go now!" Xia Hua stood up. She had originally planned to go see Liu Yaren today, but he came instead, saving her a lot of trouble.
The two followed Liu Nian to the brokerage firm, called Kong the broker, and set off to look at the shops. When they saw the shops, they were very satisfied. It was a two-story building in a very good location. It used to be a restaurant. There was a counter for receiving money downstairs, but nothing else. However, the interior was very spacious and could fit eight or nine tables.
This is where they put their custom-made tables. If it were an eight-person square table, they could fit two more. There's a well behind it. Besides the kitchen, there's a row of houses that can be used as living quarters or storage. The second floor has eight separate rooms, so it's quite spacious.
After looking at it, An Shuyi asked, "Kong Yaren, what's the price of your shop?"
Kong Qi could see their satisfaction and said, "Thirty-eight thousand taels. This house was sold a few days ago by the shop owner who asked me to help. If you really want it, I can help you negotiate the price, but we probably won't be able to get much more."
"After all, this shop is in a very good location, and there are quite a few customers who want it. I suggest that you two ladies, if you really want it, you should make a decision as soon as possible."
An Shuyi glanced at Xia Hua, "We'll take this shop. We can go exchange the deed now. Hua Hua, you go with them. I'll go back and get the money." She then turned to leave.
Xia Hua stopped her, "Don't rush, Kong Yaren. I heard from Liu Yaren that you have other shops. Take us to see them first. If we find any suitable ones, we can exchange the property deeds again."
When Liu Yaren saw that Madam An was stopped, he thought that Madam Xia disagreed. It turned out that she wanted to buy another property. He wondered to himself who these two ladies were. Not only did they buy three houses at once, but now they wanted to buy two shops at once.
"Please, ladies. There is one over there that matches what Madam Xia said."
After saying that, he led them forward, "This is the shop I was talking about. Although the location isn't as good as the previous one, there are still quite a few people here."
An Shuyi and Xia Hua looked at the shop he mentioned. It was also a two-story building, not very spacious, and the location wasn't great. There weren't many shop owners here, but it was relatively quiet.
The two of them were too lazy to look at anything else, and although the location of the shop wasn't great, it was still suitable. After all, they were selling snacks, so whether it was bustling or quiet didn't make much difference.
As the saying goes, good wine needs no bush. This place used to be a bustling street, and the aroma of the pastries was so strong that anyone who smelled them would come to buy them. Moreover, they planned to use the second floor as a teahouse to entertain female customers, so this place was suitable.
Xia Hua asked, "Kong Ya Ren, what is the price of this shop?"
Kong Yaren had originally planned to take them to see other shops if they didn't like them, but he didn't expect the two ladies to actually want to buy. He hurriedly said, "This shop isn't in a very good location, and it's not as spacious as the previous shop, but it's still 27,000 taels. However, I can lower the price and charge the two ladies 26,000 taels."
Xia Hua nodded, "Okay, Hua Hua, you go with them to exchange the house deed, I'll go back and get the money, then..."
An Shuyi stopped her, saying, "I'll go, you go with the others!" and then left.
She still had nearly 27,000 taels of silver notes in her warehouse, all of which she had exchanged before. She spent 63,000 taels to buy the house, Hua Hua gave her 20,000 taels, she gave her 43,000 taels, and after selling servants, she only had 27,000 taels left.
Now she was too lazy to exchange for silver notes, so she just gave the silver directly and kept the silver notes. After walking to the back of the house, she asked Wu Yue to prepare a carriage, and she drove the carriage to the brokerage firm herself. On the way, she bought two boxes, put the silver in them, and piled them in the carriage.
When they arrived at the brokerage firm, Hua Hua and the others were already waiting there. They were surprised that it had gone so quickly this time. "Brokerages, bring some silver down yourselves and see if it's enough."
"Isn't Madam An holding a silver note?" Kong Yaren asked, somewhat surprised.
An Shuyi nodded. "Yeah, what? You don't accept money?" She had only ever heard of people not accepting banknotes, not money. Was this person just unusual?
Kong Yaren shook his head, "No, I'll take anything, Brother Liu, I'll just trouble you to help me carry it down."
"Okay." Liu Nian nodded.
After they moved in and the money was checked to make sure there were no problems, Kong Ya gave them the two property deeds. "Madam Xia, Madam An, if you want to buy a house or shop in the future, come to us."
This is a major client, and a particularly generous one at that; we need to cultivate a good relationship with them.
"Don't worry, we'll definitely buy from you if we need to. We still need to buy some servants, so you guys go ahead with your work," An Shuyi said. After Xia Hua tied up the horses, they went to the brokerage together.
When the waiter saw it was them, he came over and asked, "Madams, are you here to buy servants or something?" He had only remembered them because these two guests had come so many times in the past two days.
An Shuyi nodded, "Yes, we're here again to buy servants, but of course, we need to find suitable ones." It's really hard to find a shopkeeper.
"Don't worry, ladies. Our brokerage is so big, we're sure to find something to satisfy you. This way, please!" the waiter said smugly.
They were brokers who worked together in the largest brokerage firm in the capital, which had all sorts of people.
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