Chapter 101 Chapter 101 Thinking this way...
Thinking about it this way, it seems that the two little granddaughters are braver and fearless than them.
"Wu Ya, have you really thought about it?" Mrs. Wu suddenly said.
"Grandma, I've thought about it."
"That milk supports you too."
"Old woman?"
"mother?"
"At worst, if things get bad, we can just go back home. Besides, opening a food store doesn't mean we can't continue selling food. Since Wu Ya thinks it's okay, then let's open it."
"Grandma, what you said makes sense." Su Tao agreed.
"That's fine." Old Man Su thought about it seriously and it was indeed possible.
Su Tao: "Mom, just agree!"
Chen heard this and saw that everyone thought this was feasible. She gritted her teeth and stamped her feet, saying, "Then let's do it."
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However, opening a food shop is not an easy task. The first thing is to find a shop. You have to find a shop with a backyard where people can live. Of course, there are such shops, but there are very few in good locations. Su Li and her mother Chen searched for several days, but were scared away by the exorbitant prices. Even the real estate agent who took them to see the house became a little impatient.
"Mrs. Chen, the price of a good location is naturally higher. There's nothing we can do about it."
"You want a house with a yard and a well, and only those few houses meet your requirements."
"There are a few places that are selling takeout. Why don't you consider it? It's much more cost-effective. There's also one that's selling out urgently, and it's several dozen taels cheaper than usual."
Buy a shop? Chen was about to shake her head without even thinking, but Su Li was quicker to speak up, "Brother, can you take us to have a look?"
When the broker heard this, he was no longer tired and quickly said, "Of course you can. It's not far ahead. I'll take you there."
After saying that, he led the way ahead.
Chen was panicked when she heard this. How did renting a shop become buying one? Besides, they only had 150 taels of silver in their hands. How could they afford to buy a shop?
"It's okay, Mom, let's take a look. We don't have to buy it." Su Li comforted her. Anyway, it has come out, so she might as well find out everything at once. She can buy it when she earns money later. She doesn't have to be like a headless fly like she is now, knowing nothing.
"Okay then." Indeed, it's just a matter of taking a look, whether to buy it or not is another matter. Chen was convinced.
After walking for about a quarter of an hour, the broker finally brought them to their final destination. Su Li and Chen looked over. Wasn't this the wonton shop where they had eaten noodles that day? They had only heard it was for rent, not for sale. They looked at each other in bewilderment.
"It's right here." The broker said before Su Li and Chen could react.
"This shop is urgently for sale. It originally cost 360 taels of silver, but now it's only 300 taels. What do you think? The location is excellent. The county school and the county government office are not far away, so it's convenient to go everywhere. There's a large backyard with a well and three main rooms. Come on, I'll show you inside."
As the broker introduced the shop, he said that the old man from the wonton shop knew the broker. He did not stop him when he saw him leading people to the backyard. However, he did not look very happy. Instead, he looked tired.
"How is it? Is this yard spacious?" said the broker standing in the yard.
Su Li and Chen also looked over and found that the yard was indeed quite large, much larger than the ones they had seen before. There was also an apricot tree planted in the corner of the yard. Now in winter, only a bare trunk and a few branches were left.
There is also a well in the middle of the yard, which looks pretty good.
At this time, the broker suddenly walked to the door curtain not far away and said to the old man in the wonton shop in front,
"Old man, can you open the door of your room? I'll take someone in to take a look."
The old man was cooking wontons and heard, "Look."
The broker then took Su Li and the others into the house to have a look. There were not many decorations in the house, and it was obvious that no one lived there much. There was a lot of dust accumulated on the table, and it would turn black if you touched it accidentally.
"This house has a good orientation and the rooms are spacious," the broker introduced.
Then he opened the other two rooms, which faced the same direction, the yard.
Su Li and Chen took a quick look and found it quite nice. Although the furniture inside was quite old, the yard was spacious. If they had the money and cleaned it up themselves, it would surely be quite nice.
But it's only three hundred taels, how can they afford three hundred taels...
"That's right." Chen said hesitantly.
Su Li also looked around, including checking the doors and windows, and the sewers and secret passages in the house to see if there were any problems. Fortunately, although the house was a bit dilapidated, the doors and windows were still usable, so there was no need to spend too much money on repairs.
"What do you think? If you like it, you might as well make a decision quickly. As far as I know, there are quite a lot of people who want to buy this food shop!" The broker said while looking at Su Li and Chen.
"Very good." Su Li said, and then asked the inevitable question when buying and selling things, "Can the price be cheaper?"
The broker heard this and pondered for a moment, then walked over and whispered, "If you really want it, I can give you a discount of up to 20 taels."
This was the lowest price the old man told him, and he was not lying.
"Let's go back and discuss it first."
This is natural. Buying a shop is a big deal, and the broker can understand that.
"Then you better hurry up."
"good."
Su family,
"What do you think of the shop?" asked Mrs. Wu and Old Man Su, and Su Hong and Su Tao beside them also looked over.
"It's good, but it's too expensive." Chen said after drinking a bowl of water. She originally thought that 1.2 taels of silver would be enough, but when she got there, she found that most of the houses that cost less than 2 taels of silver basically did not have wells. They cook, so how could they do without wells? Except for old man Su, all the other people in the family are women. It is not realistic for them to go outside to fetch water, so Chen and Su Li looked at a few houses and didn't go any further.
Then there are those that cost less than 5 taels of silver. This is much better. There is a yard and a well, but the price is too expensive. It is dozens of taels of silver a year. You can buy a shop by renting it for ten years. In the end, you will be working for others, so it is also not feasible.
"It's okay, just take your time to look for it, there's no rush." It's difficult to find a suitable shop, so it's normal not to find one for a while, Mrs. Wu comforted her.
Chen nodded, but did not tell her the last shop she and her daughter had visited. After all, in her opinion, her family certainly could not afford to buy a shop at the moment, so there was no need to tell her.
Su Li didn't say anything. She thought the same as Chen Shi. She definitely didn't have the money to buy it, so it was useless to say anything.
Over the next few days, Su Li and Chen went to the county town to sell food and kept an eye out for shops for rent, but they found nothing. They even found Aunt Shen and asked her to help inquire about it.
But before I could get any news from the shop, I received word that the Wen family had sent someone to order some honey cakes again, and they came directly to the door. "About 800 of them, just have them delivered to your house the day after tomorrow morning."
"This is a deposit."
The man handed the silver to Su Li while telling her what his master had instructed him to do.
Su Li was still wondering how the other party found their house, but she took the silver reflexively upon hearing it.
Seeing Su Li take it, the man said goodbye without stopping and got on his horse and left, so that Su Li disappeared before she could even ask anything.
But it was a good thing after all. The next day, Su Li did not delay and called her two cousins and second uncle. This time, her eldest uncle was also there, so she called them all together.
After everyone arrived, Su Li handed the task of beating the egg whites over to a few people.
However, unlike last time, this time, the two cousins were obviously much more active, especially Ma Er, who had a flattering smile on his face.
Isn't that too positive? They were carpenters, and their father didn't even give them five hundred coins a month as apprentices, yet they got enough to help make this honey cake!
And every time I come to my aunt's house, there are delicious food and drinks, so how can I not be enthusiastic?
"Fifth cousin, is this right?" Ma Er asked while stirring in one direction.
"Yes." Su Li took a look and found that it was correct.
"Hehe." Ma Er smiled, and then began to stir hard again.
Soon, the aroma of baking cakes wafted through the yard.
Su Li put the baked cakes aside to cool, and then distributed the remaining ones to everyone present.
"This thing is delicious, but it takes too much effort." Mrs. Mo, who came to work at the Su family, sighed. She had just seen with her own eyes how much time it took to make this little thing. There were so many steps involved.
"Isn't it!" Chen also agreed, making this thing is time-consuming and laborious.
However, the ones who were most touched were Ma Da, Ma Er, Chen Dajiu and Chen Erjiu.
In fact, stirring egg whites is not a particularly tiring job. It is not even as hard as the daily lifting and carrying work. The tiring part is stirring in the same direction over and over again, which takes about an hour. It is a bit uncomfortable, and the hands of several people are so sore.
Su Li also had this feeling. In ancient times, making cakes was indeed not suitable for large-scale production. The lack of robots and manpower was a big problem. In addition, someone had to watch over the baking process, especially the honey crispy cakes, which were small in size and easily over-baked and burnt, so it was also a very energy-consuming task.
Thinking of this, when she sent these small cakes to the Wen Mansion the next day, she specifically revealed to the maid who brought them in that day that she wanted to sell the recipe of this pastry.
Sure enough, not long after, Madam Lin took the initiative to find Su Li and Chen and invited her to the Lin Mansion.
"I heard that you want to sell the recipe for that snack?"
Madam Lin opened the door and went into the mountains and asked.
"Yes, my lady."
"Is anyone buying it?"
"Not yet. I was thinking of going to the county these days to ask if there is any pastry shop willing to buy it." Su Li replied one by one.
The old woman standing behind heard this and interrupted, "Then you've found the right person. The best pastry shop in the county is owned by our wife..."
However, she was interrupted by Madam Lin before she could finish her words.
"Why do you want to sell this recipe?"
"You know, if you keep this recipe, you can earn much more than if you sell it."
Mrs. Lin thought that Chen and Su Li wanted to sell the recipe because they didn't know its value, so she said this.
Su Li was stunned. She didn't expect Madam Lin to say this. She thought that Madam Lin was just like everyone else and would only care about how much money the prescription would cost. She never thought that she was actually concerned about the fact that they would suffer losses because they didn't know the inside story. This made her admire Madam Lin's character even more, and made Su Li feel that it was the right thing to do to find Madam Lin to sell her son.
However, selling the recipe was not something Su Li did on impulse. She had thought about it seriously. Cakes were really too difficult to make, and she had no intention of opening a pastry shop. It would be better to sell the recipe and get some money in return, which would be enough to buy a shop. Why not?
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