Chapter 69 Who are you looking at with those holey eyes?
Gu Tang ignored this and asked again: "How much does this yard cost?"
Shopkeeper Qian held up two fingers: "Two hundred taels!"
"Two hundred taels?" Gu Tang curled his lips and didn't say whether it was okay or not. He just said, "Let's go look at other houses and discuss it after we've looked around."
Gu Lianshan had no objection and led his son out.
Shopkeeper Qian was a little anxious, afraid that the business would fail, but he didn't dare to rush. He smiled and nodded: "Yes, yes, yes, compare prices from three stores. For such a big event as buying a yard, you should look at more stores..."
Soon, several people got on the donkey cart and headed to the next place.
The next location is a single storefront located in a small alley, not on the street.
There are several shops around here, all doing business with neighbors. It is impossible to make a lot of money, and I can only make a living.
Gu Tang got out of the car and took a look. There were many people living in the alley, and most of them lived in the same yard.
Shopkeeper Qian said that most of the residents here are from outside who come to make a living. In order to save money, several families rent one yard together. The population is large and diverse, and it is not very stable.
Before Gu Tang could speak, Gu Lianshan shook his head first: "We can't be restless! Let's go, let's go to another place and have a look!"
Gu Tang didn't think much of this place, so he got on the donkey cart and continued to the next place.
The next place was still a separate shop, located on a small street. Gu Tang did not get out of the car, but just sat in the car and took a few casual glances. He was not satisfied at all and just let it go.
Shopkeeper Qian was very patient and always had a smile on his face. He told us to go to the next house without any hesitation.
After visiting two separate shops in succession, Manager Qian took them to see a courtyard.
This courtyard is not facing the street, but is in an alley.
Of course, the alley in front of me is much better than the previous one. There is a house in each courtyard, and the people coming in and out are dressed like they are from wealthy families.
The yard is also nice, it is a two-courtyard house with a layout similar to the previous three-courtyard house, but there are people living in it now.
When I came here, I heard from the shopkeeper Qian that the family's surname was Ma, and there were more than a dozen people in the family, all living in this courtyard. In addition, the family also kept a scholar.
Last year, Mr. Ma fell seriously ill. In order to treat the illness, the Ma family borrowed dozens of taels of silver from people inside and outside the family.
Among the dozens of taels of silver owed, twenty taels were borrowed at usury. Now with the interest compounded, the amount has risen to eighty taels!
The Ma family was afraid that the debt would continue to grow, so they thought about selling the house to pay off the debt.
So, the Ma family was reluctant to sell their house.
Therefore, when Gu Tang and others came in to see the house, the old lady of the Ma family had an extremely ugly face.
Those slanted triangular eyes looked at them with obvious malice, especially Gu Tang. Most of Mrs. Ma's gaze stayed on her, as if she was looking at something shameful.
The disdain and contempt in his eyes were not concealed at all.
Gu Tang exploded on the spot. It would be disrespectful to himself to endure it for a moment!
Pointing at old lady Ma, he started to curse: "Who are you looking at with those two eyes? You are old and you have no respect or decency! We are here to look at the yard and buy it, not to be mad at you!
If you don't want to sell it, then don't put it up for people to see! You can just guard this yard and wait for the interest to compound, so that your family will be ruined and your children will be sold!"
Old Mrs. Ma was stunned by the scolding and didn't react for a while.
She has always been domineering in the Ma family. She is always the one scolding others, and no one dares to scold her!
I didn’t expect that today I would be pointed at on the nose and scolded by a yellow-haired girl!
Old Mrs. Ma also exploded.
But before she could reply, she heard Gu Tang scolding again: "Just looking at you, I can tell. No wonder you are selling your yard at such an old age! You must have done too many evil things in your daily life, and God can't stand it, so he made you lose your house when you are old, and you will be wandering and miserable for the rest of your life! Bah! What a waste of my time!"
After cursing, Gu Tang turned around and left.
Gu Lianshan and Gu Ping'an followed instantly, not daring to stop at all.
Who knows if the whole family will come over!
Old Madam Ma was so angry at Gu Tang that she turned around and pointed at her daughters-in-law and cursed: "Are they all dead?! Can't you see that they are pointing at my nose and cursing? Are you dumb, or have your hands broken? You can't go up and curse or hit them?!"
The three daughters-in-law of the Ma family all lowered their heads, not speaking or moving, with wooden faces, as if the old lady Ma was not scolding them.
Old Madam Ma was even more angry. She was about to teach her daughter-in-law a lesson in front of everyone, but Shopkeeper Qian, who had not yet left, immediately shouted with a stern face: "Have you had enough of this?"
The hand she stretched out froze in mid-air for an instant, and it took a while before she withdrew it, with an embarrassed look on her face.
She was just an old lady who was domineering at home and had never seen the world. She was afraid of Qian, the shopkeeper, who often came into contact with rich families.
Shopkeeper Qian ignored her and glared at the men of the Ma family: "Are all the men in your family spineless? None of the men in the family are willing to stick their heads out. Let your unreasonable old lady come forward. Do you still want to sell this yard?!"
The men of the Ma family looked embarrassed after being scolded.
Mr. Ma cleared his throat and was about to say something softly, but he heard Manager Qian reminding them impatiently.
"If you don't pay back the loan by the end of next month, the eighty taels will become one hundred taels! By then, even if you sell all the boys and girls in this room, you won't be able to pay back the loan!"
After saying this, Shopkeeper Qian walked away.
The Ma family members behind him suddenly panicked.
Yes, how could I forget that the interest rate will increase again at the end of next month? !
After leaving the Ma family, the shopkeeper Qian apologized to Gu Tang as soon as he saw him.
Gu Tang didn't care. After all, she had already vented her anger on the spot. Her mood was not affected at all. She asked Manager Qian to take them to the next place.
Shopkeeper Qian breathed a sigh of relief. Although this girl had a bad temper, she was a reasonable person.
It's better to be reasonable. As long as people are reasonable, things will be easy to handle.
After setting up the donkey cart, Manager Qian took the four people and continued to wander around.
I walked and stopped along the way, and it took me two hours to look at all the courtyards and shops.
Except for the first family, the rest had their yards and shops separately, and there was no such thing as a yard and a shop connected together.
Location also has its pros and cons.
The yards and shops in good locations are not very big, and if you want something bigger, the location is not that good.
After looking around, I think the first one is the best. It has a good location and a good area. Business can be done in the front and people live in the back, so it is very convenient to travel back and forth.
But the price is not cheap, two hundred taels of silver!
Gu Tang didn't beat around the bush and said bluntly, "I won't hide it from you. After looking at so many houses, I am most satisfied with the first one, but the price is also the highest."
Shopkeeper Qian nodded. This was the truth. If the price wasn’t so high, the yard would have been sold long ago!
"What do you think? Can it be a little less? If it's a little less, I'll take the yard!"
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