Chapter 944: Inspecting the shop

When Manbao is in a good mood, she doesn't mind spending money. She yells at Zhou Wulang and the others, saying that she will take them to the Zhuangyuan Building for drinks and dinner.

Zhou Wulang shook his head and said: "Forget it, we have to go to the shop in the afternoon, you go on your own."

Only then did Man Bao remember to ask, "Have you found the shop yet?"

Zhou Lizhong raised his head to look at her resentfully, "Sister-in-law, didn't we tell you earlier?"

Man Bao tilted his head and asked suspiciously, "Have you ever said that?"

Everyone: ...

Zhou Lijun waved his hand and said, "Forget it, sister-in-law was in a bad mood a few days ago, she must not have listened to our words."

Man Bao was a little embarrassed, "I may not have paid much attention, please say it again."

Zhou Lizhong bowed his head and ignored her.

Wu Wulang on the side said: "We sold all the brochures, and the money we earned was not divided, so we put it directly in the public house. We have visited several shops, including those inside and outside the square, and all the shops in the inner city. It’s not cheap, especially in our area, even if you don’t want a spacious one, you’ll have to pay upwards of five thousand taels to buy it, and it’s not cheap to rent either…”

Zhou Wulang took out a small notebook from his pocket and said, "We've seen a dozen or so shops in the past few days."

Man Bao opened his mouth wide, "There are so many shops to sell?"

"Of course, this is only the nearest one. If you look for it in a farther place or in another market, there will be more."

Man Bao was very curious, "Why, there are very few empty shops in our Luojiang County and Yizhou City."

At the beginning, she was able to buy a suitable shop in Luojiang County because Uncle Shi was too prodigal, otherwise she didn't know how long she would have to wait to buy a good shop.

Liu Liulang also felt that there are a lot of shops in the capital, and they are a bit too expensive, "It's a pity that we are new here, so it's hard to find out the details, otherwise it would be good to ask the prices of these shops in the past."

Bai Shan asked, "Are the shops you saw easy to do business with?"

"It's okay," Saturday Lang said, "I haven't looked at it, I just want to make sure that the passers-by are okay, and some people will stop to eat before going to these places to inquire about the shops for sale."

He sighed again: "It's too expensive!"

He felt they had brought enough money, but it turned out not enough.

When Man Bao heard the price, he ignored the shops in the inner city and asked directly, "How much are the shops in the outer city you asked?"

Wu Wulang didn't even need to flip through the notebook, and said directly: "The most expensive is 3,600 taels, and the cheapest is 800 taels."

"Hey, why is there such a difference?"

Saturday Lang said: "Fifth brother, I don't want the room at 800 taels."

He gestured to Man Bao, "The room at 800 taels is only this big, and there are at most three small tables in the curtain for food. If there are more people, I'm afraid they won't be able to greet all of them."

Man Bao was curious, "Then what did this shop do before?"

"They sell clothes and fabrics, they are simple, just a counter, and put shelves on the side to display the fabrics. The best fabrics sold are silk and satin. Customers who enter the door can choose standing. The location seems spacious, but we can't do food. .”

Zhou Wulang frowned and thought for a while, then crossed out the shop in his notebook, "Okay, don't read this one, what about the others?"

In the future, the shop will be head chef Liu Liulang, so I mainly ask for his opinion.

"Others are okay."

Man Bao asked, "Sixth brother, which one do you like best?"

"Of course it's the one I like the most and the most expensive. It's three thousand six hundred taels. It's in the square city next to the inner city, not far from us. When you leave our square gate, turn right and walk thirty feet. It's far away." Saturday Lang said: "The place is also spacious. In addition to the upper and lower floors, there is also a yard. I have seen it. In addition to the kitchen, there are three rooms in the back. One can store ingredients and sundries, and the other two can accommodate people. .”

But Zhou Wulang excluded it from the very beginning, and the reason why he kept it in the book is because Saturday Lang likes it too much and insists on it.

In order to convince him, Wu Wulang had already listed many reasons, seeing that he still couldn't forget it now, he gave him a sideways look and said: "There is not enough money."

"So I want to rent it."

Saturday Lang patted his thigh and said, "Didn't we ask, the rent is sixty-five taels a month."

Wu Wulang asked: "Do you know how much sixty-five taels is? Now, a bucket of grain costs ten Wen, and sixty-five taels can buy at least six thousand five hundred buckets, which is sixty-five thousand liters!"

Zhou Lijun nodded again and again, indicating that Uncle Wu did not make a mistake.

"You spend 65,000 liters of millet a month, you think you are Master Bai!"

Bai Dalang and Bai Erlang looked up from their teacups.

Wu Wulang immediately explained: "I mean Master Bai's arrogance."

Saturday Lang said: "I don't think that shop is worth so much money. Maybe they think we are foreigners, so they deceive us. I also asked about the prices of various shops in Yizhou City. Even if the shops in the capital are relatively Expensive, not so much expensive, I mean about the same size."

"But I don't think it's expensive," Man Bao said, "A two-story building with a backyard, isn't it cheaper than the 800 taels you mentioned just now for such a small shop?"

Wu Wulang said: "That shop is in a good location. Don't look at it as small. The most people pass by it. When we went to see it, others also went to see it. The two groups of people happened to bump into each other."

That's why he was so attached to it.

Man Bao drank the boiled water in his hand and said: "It's okay, I don't have enough money here, and there is no rush to buy a shop. I will inquire about it for you."

Bai Shan asked, "Who do you ask?"

"The shopkeeper Zheng Da of the pharmacy," Man Bao said, "he is a native of the capital, and he has lived for a long time, so he must know the market. Maybe he knows a lot of people, so he can help us find it and talk about the price. .”

Bai Shan frowned and said, "It's not good to owe people favors. If I don't wait for my grandmother to go to Beijing, she seems to have someone left in the capital. Let my grandmother help me find out."

Man Bao is also eager to make money now, mainly for Keke, so Man Bao doesn't want to wait too long.

She shook her head and said, "It doesn't matter, the shopkeeper Zheng Da's favor is very good."

After all, she was sitting in the pharmacy, and the two of them were in the same industry, so it was easy to repay the favor, but if they were in different industries, it was difficult to repay the favor, and they had to rack their brains.

Zhou Wulang also introduced the situation of other shops to Man Bao, and Man Bao wrote them down one by one, and decided to go to the pharmacy tomorrow to find time to inquire with the shopkeeper Zheng Da, or talk to the shopkeeper Xiao Zheng and the doctors and fellows in the shop. It's okay to inquire.

Anyway, they are better than their own groping.

Wu Wulang took the notebook and said, "We'll go to another place today. It's okay to go a little further, the main thing is that the price and location should be suitable."

Man Bao nodded.