mtl008 Chapter 46 Borrowing Money to Buy a Shop
Chapter 46 Borrowing Money to Buy a Shop
"This shop is located on the main road of our county town, just east of Chu Xing Restaurant. It used to sell cloth..."
"There are shops in front and a courtyard in the back..."
Upon hearing that it was located to the east of Chu Xing Restaurant...
He immediately said, "This is the room. Let's go take a look."
Qian Fulai stood up as well, "Don't you want to look at the other two rooms?"
Tian Tian turned around, "Do you want my shop to open next to Fulai Restaurant?"
Qian Fulai scratched his neck and said, "Never mind then, let's go and take a look now."
Tian Tian first paid the four women she had chosen, totaling six taels of silver.
Once the broker has completed the indenture, you can take it back.
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Great, this shop is great!
Tian Tian thought the shop was good as soon as she saw the location.
Because... this shop is right next to Chuxing Restaurant!! It's just not as wide as Chuxing Restaurant.
"I wonder what the manager of this cloth shop was thinking." The shopkeeper took out his keys and opened the shop door. "Opening a cloth shop next to a restaurant..."
"The various smells from next door are wafting over and getting on the fabric... How can that fabric still sell well?"
"It's only been open for two months!"
"Miss, please." Tian Tian went inside...
The cloth shop had been completely cleared out; the entire shop was empty, with nothing left behind, and everything could be seen at a glance.
"Look, they even did a special renovation before opening the cloth shop... and now it's turned yellow again."
"The ground was sticky too."
Tian Tian didn't care about any of that. She was also a food cook, so no one should look down on anyone else.
Upon arriving at the backyard, there were only two rooms on the right and a well.
"The back can be used for living or converted into a kitchen; that's how the Chu Xing Restaurant next door was converted," the broker continued.
"How much is this shop?" Qian Fulai asked.
"The price is fair, one hundred and fifty taels."
Tian Tian was shocked. Only one hundred and fifty taels?!
She thought it would take a lot more...
But... she doesn't have 150 taels of silver on her right now! Awkward!
Qian Fulai nodded repeatedly, like a chicken pecking at rice; it was indeed fair.
"There's nothing we can do. The young master who runs the cloth shop is inexperienced, and since he's losing money, he's trying to get rid of it as soon as possible," the brokerage manager sighed. "Others have come to look at it these past few days, but they all think this shop isn't going to be profitable."
If anyone thinks this shop won't bring in good fortune, and word gets out... the shop will be hard to sell.
Tian Tian looked conflicted. She genuinely thought the shop was a good idea; being near a restaurant would definitely make it convenient for her to make steamed buns in the future.
Moreover, she harbored a deep resentment. The Chu family looked down on Tian Xiang and them, so she thought... she would surpass them with her own abilities! Even annex them!
But she doesn't have enough money right now...
"Not enough money?" Qian Fulai moved closer to her.
Tian Tian nodded awkwardly.
"How about I lend it to you first?" Qian Fulai said with a hint of ingratiation.
Tian Tian was very tempted.
"No interest. You can pay me back whenever you have the money," Qian Fulai continued.
Tian Tian was even more tempted.
"I have no other requirements, as long as... the ingredients you mentioned can be supplied to our Fulai Restaurant."
Tian Tian gave the approval, "Okay."
"Then I'll borrow one hundred and fifty taels!"
"I'll write you an IOU when I get back!"
Qian Fulai waved his hand dismissively, "No need to be so formal! I still trust you!"
"Shopkeeper, I'll send the silver over later. Please get those indentures and house deeds processed for Miss Tian, and also find someone to re-examine those that have been lost."
After leaving the shop, Qian Fulai went back to get the money, while Tian Tian went to the blacksmith shop.
I ordered twenty-four pots this time!
Next spring, the twenty-four square pots can be melted down and remade into eight large round pots for steaming buns.
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Tian Tian sat on Zhang Fusheng's oxcart, swaying back and forth, feeling drowsy.
The oxcart entered Qingliu Village and soon arrived at her doorstep...
"Sweetie!" Liu San Niang appeared out of nowhere and stopped the oxcart.
Tian Tian squinted, "Aunt Liu? What are you doing here?"
Liu San Niang pointed to Tian Tian's house, "The Chu family from the county... they've come looking for your eldest sister."
Tian Tian was startled. What? The Chu family came looking for her eldest sister?
She squinted and saw a horse-drawn carriage parked in front of her house.
That horse... it's just as annoying as the Chu family; it actually pawed at her vegetable garden with its hooves!
Tian Tian shouted at Zhang Fusheng's cow, "Hurry up, hurry up!"
The ox quickly pulled on its hooves, burying its head in its work, urging itself on, "Faster! Faster! Faster!"
Upon arriving home, Tian Tian jumped off the oxcart, opened the gate, went to the horse, and pulled it aside by the reins, shouting, "Don't step on my vegetables!!"
horse:"...."
"Sweetie?!" Lu Tao heard her voice and came to the door.
Tian Tian looked over and saw Madam Chu sitting at the head of the table.
Chu Wang sat on the right.
Tian Xiang, however, was standing.
Tian Tian glanced in the direction of the large kitchen and saw Tian Jinghe standing in a starfish shape blocking the kitchen doorway, which was also closed.
The little guy gave Tian Jinghe a thumbs-up and smiled proudly.
Tian Tian took a breath and went inside.
She walked over to Chu Wang and kicked the stool he was sitting on.
This table and four stools were made with the help of Liu San Niang, so they weren't very stable to begin with.
Chu Wang jumped up immediately after being kicked by her.
"You, what do you do?"
Tian Tian placed the stool down and sat down herself, looking at Madam Chu in the main seat. "Madam Chu, when you visit other people's homes, do you always sit in the main seat?"
Madam Chu's face stiffened.
"Sweetie..." Lu Tao was still mindful that Madam Chu was Tian Xiang's former mother-in-law, and the two children were still in the Chu family...
Madam Chu's throat bobbed, and she stood up reluctantly.
Does she want to sit? What kind of stool is this? It's wobbly and uncomfortable.
"Madam Tian, please have a seat." Madam Chu stepped aside.
"Mother, please sit down." Tian Tian's voice was firm.
Lu Tao slowly walked over and sat down in the main seat. "Madam Chu, please sit down as well."
Madam Chu sat down opposite Tian Tian.
At this moment, Tian Tian stood up and pushed Tian Xiang to sit in the spot she had just been sitting in, facing Madam Chu.
Tian Xiang forced an awkward smile.
Tian Tian sat down opposite Lu Tao.
"Sweetie, Madam Chu came today because she wanted to..."
Tian Tian: "You want us to supply goods to Chuxing Restaurant?"
Lu Tao nodded. "Mm."
Tian Tian turned to look at Madam Chu, "I'm sorry, Madam Chu, our goods are only supplied to Fulai Restaurant."
Madam Chu spoke with a forced smile, "Tian Tian..."
If it weren't for the business of Chu Xing Restaurant... she really wouldn't want to come!
"We're family..."
"How can you supply your goods to outsiders instead of your own family?"
Tian Tian's eyes widened. "Madam Chu, have you been drinking today? What nonsense are you talking about?"
"Who says we're family?"