Chapter 102 Chapter 102 Finally, Lin...
Finally, seeing that Chen and Su Li were determined to sell it, Lin didn't say anything else. To be honest, the little cake tasted really good. If it could be sold in her own shop, she would surely earn a lot of money.
Lin thought about it and said, "How about this, I'll give you 200 taels of silver for the recipe of your snack."
The price wasn't particularly high, but it wasn't the lowest either. Despite this, Lin still revealed the inside story:
"If we go to the provincial capital, we might be able to get a higher price, but as far as the county is concerned, there shouldn't be any higher price than this."
"Madam..." Mrs. Qiu seemed to be hesitant to speak, but was finally stopped by Mrs. Lin.
"Okay, my lady, let's sell it for 200 taels." Su Li said without thinking.
"Don't you need to go back and think about it?" Lin looked at Su Li with admiration.
"No need, I trust my wife." Su Li replied. Lin tugged at the corner of Su Li's clothes, as if she had something to say, but was unable to say it out loud due to some hesitation.
"Okay, Qingzhu, take the key and go to the house to get 200 taels of silver."
"Mrs. Chen, Miss Su, please wait a moment and have a cup of tea first."
While Lin ordered the maid to get the silver, she spoke to Su Li and the others.
Soon, the maid came back with the banknote. Lin handed the banknote to Chen, and then Su Li followed the pastry chef to the kitchen and taught him the method carefully.
It was not until the old master had completely learned the technique and it was getting dark and dusk was falling that Su Li and her mother Chen left the Wen Mansion.
On the way back, Chen asked in confusion, "Wu Ya, didn't Madam Lin just say that we could get a higher price for this recipe in the capital? Why did you agree to sell it for 200 taels?"
Upon hearing this, Su Li had to explain slowly. Actually, according to what Madam Lin said, they could indeed get a better price by going to the provincial capital, but that was only in theory. In reality, they were unfamiliar with the place and might not be able to sell the recipe in the provincial capital. Even if they sold it, they might not be able to get the money. This was not an era where the law was enforced. If anyone had any bad intentions, they would not even be able to return home safely.
So this is why Su Li wanted to find Madam Lin to sell the house. Of course, the most important point is that Madam Lin is a very nice person. After working with Madam Lin for so long, every time she went to Wen Mansion, Madam Lin would call her over and stuff her with all kinds of delicious food. When she left, she would ask someone to pack it up for her to take away. Naturally, Su Li was willing to sell the recipe to her.
After hearing what her youngest daughter said, Chen thought more and more that it made sense. She avoided the old man carrying firewood who was coming towards her. Under the setting sun, Chen felt a little sad that she was not as thoughtful as her fourteen-year-old daughter.
But at the same time, she felt very relieved and proud that she was the one who gave birth to such an amazing daughter! It didn't matter if she was dumb, as long as her daughter and son were smart.
Mrs. Wu, Old Man Su and others were a little surprised when they learned that the dim sum recipe was sold for 200 taels of silver. Especially when they saw the 200 taels of silver note, they showed the same expression as Chen and Su Li just now.
"Is this the two hundred taels of silver?"
Mrs. Wu looked at the thin piece of paper and exclaimed in amazement. This was the first time she had ever seen a banknote in her life. It looked like this? Could it be used as 200 taels of silver?
"Yes, grandma." Su Li said. It was actually the first time she saw a banknote. She didn't recognize many of the characters on it. Fortunately, she recognized the capital 200. Su Li thought at the time that she should learn some characters when she had time. Otherwise, it would be very troublesome if she didn't know how to read.
"It's so light, be careful not to break it." Mrs. Wu picked it up, looked at it, and put it in the box. Old Man Su looked at her and quickly stopped her.
This is two hundred taels, not two cents.
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After selling the recipe for the honey cakes, plus the previous silver, the family now has a total of about 350 taels of silver, which is just enough to buy the shop, and there are still dozens of taels left. In order to avoid any further trouble, the next day, Su Li and Chen went to the county to find the broker and explained their purpose.
The broker, who had thought the deal was over, jumped up from his chair when he saw the two of them coming. Seeing this, the brokers all looked regretful. You know, two days ago, when Su Li and Chen came to the brokerage, perhaps because they weren't dressed well enough, no one was willing to greet them. Only this broker named Tang was willing to take Su Li and the others to see the house.
"You came at the right time. If you had come a little later, the shop would have been sold." After saying this, Tang San vividly recounted the incident of someone watching the shop yesterday.
It turned out that not long after Su Li and Chen left, someone went to see the wonton shop, but they failed to reach an agreement over 10 taels of silver. In a situation like this, it usually only takes two days for one of the buyers or sellers to back down. It's just one step away.
When Chen heard this, she panicked. Fortunately, they came today. If they came again tomorrow, such a cheap shop might be gone.
You know, Su Li and Chen had looked at other shops before. After comparing them, they found that this wonton shop was really the cheapest, and the location was also pretty good.
The others either have bad location or bad price.
Buying a shop is the same as buying a house. It is not easy to find the right one, so if you find one, you should decide on it as soon as possible, otherwise if it is bought by someone else, you will regret it forever.
In Xuji Wonton Shop,
"This is the title deed. Just write your name here." Tang San said, pointing to a location.
"Oh, right, I forgot." After Tang San said this, he remembered that neither of them could write, so he took the brush back and helped write the name.
"Whose name is it?" Tang San first asked the old man in the wonton shop's name, and then asked Chen.
"Write yours." Su Li said without thinking.
But Chen said, "It's the same as what you wrote."
This recipe was devised by the youngest daughter herself. Chen and her parents-in-law agreed that it would be her dowry. As for the fourth and eldest daughters, they would earn money for it in the future.
After that, Chen said to the man, "You should write Su...li, the pear in pear blossom."
"Are you sure? Once you write it down, you can't change it." The man asked again.
"mother…"
"Confirmed."
Upon hearing this, Tang San didn't waste any time and immediately wrote down Su Li's name.
Then, you just need to go to the government office to stamp the document with a red seal and pay the tax.
Before this, Su Li and Chen didn't know that buying a shop was divided into red deeds and white deeds. The red deed means going to the government to stamp the official seal, while the white deed is signed privately. The former requires spending an extra sum of money, while the latter does not require it, so most people sign the white deed privately. However, correspondingly, the white deed is not protected by the law, so Tang San just asked Su Li and Chen which one they signed.
Of course, Su Li naturally chose the red deed, which at least provided an extra layer of security. In the end, she spent a total of 290 taels of silver. Looking at the deed with her name on it, Su Li couldn't help but feel a sense of satisfaction! This shop completely belonged to her! It was also proof of her existence in this world.
However, Su Li hadn't looked at the book for long before Chen took it away for safekeeping because she was afraid that she would lose it.
After buying the shop, the next step was to tidy up the shop and the backyard. Su Li specially found her third uncle Ma Laosi, who was a carpenter, told him her idea, and then gave him full authority, including engraving the plaque, changing the windows, and reinforcing the doors and windows in the backyard.
In addition, the tables, chairs and benches also need to be repainted, the walls need to be repainted white, and some decorative calligraphy and paintings need to be bought and hung up. However, Su Li went to the calligraphy and painting shop to ask, and found out that a simple calligraphy and painting would cost one or two taels of silver, so Su Li chose to paint it herself. Fortunately, she had learned simple drawing before, so it should not be difficult to draw. The difficulty lies in what to draw.
"Sister Wu Ya, it's so late, why don't you go back first? We are here." Ma Da saw Su Li standing in front of the shop in a daze, thinking she was tired, so he spoke.
"Okay, then I'll trouble you, cousin." Su Li was indeed tired. She had been running back and forth between the county and her home these days, mainly busy with the shop's affairs. She originally thought that it would not be too difficult, but unexpectedly, things were not difficult, but very trivial, from small things like where to put the wine cabinet to big things like how to modify the kitchen, all needed her to decide.
But correspondingly, watching the shop slowly turn from my mind into reality, the sense of accomplishment is also huge.
It was six days later when everything was done according to her ideas.
"Mom, have you told Aunt Mo and the others that we are moving to the county?" That morning, when everyone in the Su family was having breakfast, Su Li suddenly remembered this and asked.
The family is moving to the county town to open a food store, which means that future work will also need to be done in the county town. However, the county town is too far away, and people may not be willing to go there. If this is the case, we will have to recruit people in the county town.
"I told you, your Aunt Lu is fine. Aunt Mo hasn't replied yet. I'll ask her later."
The Zeng family had a mule cart for easy travel, and Zeng's second son was selling the Su family's braised dishes, so Lu could go home every day and didn't find it a bother.
But the Huang family had nothing, and they might not be able to come back for at least half a month, so Mrs. Mo was a little hesitant.
"Go, this is a good thing. Others can't go even if they want to." After learning that the Su family was planning to open a food store in the county, Mrs. Yang had been lamenting about this matter. When she heard what Mrs. Mo said, she said without thinking. In her opinion, this job was not tiring and the wages were high. It was really the best thing and there was no need to consider it at all.
"But, at home..." Mrs. Mo was a little hesitant. If she left, what would happen to her daughter and her husband?
"We are at home. It's not far away. You can come back whenever you want." Mrs. Yang interrupted Mrs. Mo directly.
Zhou, who was standing by, also agreed, "Yes, Second Sister-in-law, you can go without worry. I and the eldest sister-in-law are at home."
After that, she asked, "right, sister-in-law?"
Liu was about to speak, but she didn't say anything. However, after thinking about it, she kept silent. She went back to her mother's house recently. After her mother heard what she said about the family affairs, she scolded her and analyzed the reason with her. Liu finally understood that it was also good for her that Mo earned money. Now that the family was not divided, what she earned belonged to everyone, right?
"Yes, yes!" Liu said with a forced smile.
Mrs. Mo was still a little hesitant. She did not agree immediately, but went back to her room to ask her husband Huang Laoer. As a result, Huang Laoer was unable to say anything for a long time. "If mother says it's okay, then it's okay."
Mrs. Mo had completely given up on asking him anything, but she still asked her daughters in the end.
But her daughter Huang Daya's answer surprised her a little, "Mom, if you want to go, go. If you don't want to go, don't go."
Does she want to go?
Mrs. Mo naturally wanted to go. In addition to earning money, she also had a particularly strong feeling in her heart that this was something that could change her life, so she wanted to go but was also a little scared and terrified.
After a while, Mrs. Mo suddenly said, "Mother wants to go."
She wanted to earn more money, to improve her daughter's and her own life, to save more dowry for her daughter. She wanted so much, and all this could only be achieved by earning more money.
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