Spring is coming

Baishan Town.

West Avenue.

Because it was just the first month of the year, many people returning home from work left the town again, and the streets suddenly became deserted.

There were not as many people walking on the streets as there were during the Chinese New Year, and red lanterns or peach charms were hung at the door of every house. Mo Jingchun felt a sense of fragmentation.

She searched all the way from Dongda Street and looked at several shops with the word "rent" on them. They were either too expensive or too small, and there was always something she didn't like.

When she was tired from walking, she stopped to rest in front of a dried fruit shop.

The waiter in this shop was cooking peanuts, and the unique salty aroma of red mud peanuts piled in a bamboo basket nearby attracted her.

It smells good.

But there seemed to be little business.

She subconsciously looked around and saw that there was also a dried fruit shop next door. In addition to fried melon seeds and peanuts, it also sold preserves made from various fruits. The business was booming.

In other words, there is no problem with the location.

She secretly compared the prices of the two companies. In fact, they were almost the same, so why was there such a big difference between this business?
"Come on, come on, if you don't want to buy it, just go away!"

Soon she had the answer in her mind.

The clerk in this store saw her standing at the door for a while without entering the store, so he came out to chase her away.

Seeing that he was a guest, he just stood outside the door for a while and didn't say whether he wanted to buy or not. He was so impatient. No wonder the diners didn't like to buy things here.

On the other hand, the shopkeeper and the waiter of another store are all smiling. No matter how much the customer buys, they will personally send the customer to the door with the words "walk slowly".

She rolled her eyes, walked in, and asked the guy, "Can you sell this shop?"

She didn't see the shopkeeper in the store, so she must have given up on the store and just let it hang on here half-dead.

The clerk looked at her strangely: "Do you want to rent? Or buy?" This shop is his family's ancestral property and cannot be sold. "

It seems that she guessed it right, Mo Jingchun said: "Rent."

The waiter's attitude became much better immediately. He led Mo Jingchun to sit down in the house, brought a plate of peanuts for her to peel, and then walked out of the store to find the shopkeeper at the other end.

The shopkeeper was just as Mo Jingchun expected, he was an honest and humble young man, only 27 or [-] years old, and his surname was Zheng.

Seeing that a little girl came by herself, his eyes showed some disappointment - he thought Mo Jingchun was here to play a trick on him.

Little did he know that when he was disappointed with Mo Jingchun, Mo Jingchun was also sizing him up.

Mo Jingchun could tell at a glance that this was a businessman whose family was in decline. His characteristics were too obvious: he was wearing a silk robe and a jade ring on his hand. It could be seen that his family was not thin, but the robe was half washed. It's not old, there are obvious threads on the sleeves, and the jade is also very turbid.

It's possible that he was once rich, but now he has no money and doesn't want to make do with it. He would rather wear old clothes to show off.The two-stroke mustache is also the most popular beard style among merchants in Baishan Town.

The most important thing is that when I just said that I wanted to rent a shop, the waiter immediately changed his attitude and said that he would go find the shopkeeper - he came back before he had a cup of tea. It was obvious that this man was not busy.

At least several shops are in this situation now.

But all this has nothing to do with her. She is just here to inquire about the store, not to care about other people's family affairs.

Mo Jingchun asked directly and politely: "How many months does Shopkeeper Zheng plan to rent it out?"

She had just looked at this shop, and it turned out to be better than the previous ones.

There was a hint of surprise in her heart, and she decided that if the rent was within three dollars, she would rent it.

"Okay, tell me first, what do you plan to use it for?" Shopkeeper Zheng thought to herself. If she opens a tavern or other profitable store, she will ask for a higher price. "Open a foot shop." She vaguely stated her plan.

Shopkeeper Zheng sighed: "Okay, actually there are already four or five restaurants on this street. Are you sure you want to open them here?"

"Let's ask about the monthly rent first, Shopkeeper Zheng. Anyway, whether I make a profit or lose by opening a store here won't affect your rent collection?"

"320 yuan, one and a half deposits." He didn't think twice. When someone rented a shop on another street, they had negotiated this price before, so he didn't bother to estimate it.

"Monthly rent?"

"Ah."

Mo Jingchun tried to negotiate: "How about this? I will pay you half a year's rent at a time, can you pay less?"

"How much do you want? It's not acceptable for less than 280 Wen." Shopkeeper Zheng frowned, as if thinking, and then reported a number.

"Then it's 280 yuan." It was exactly what she expected. Mo Jingchun couldn't help but laugh, and she was tricked into getting the lowest price from shopkeeper Zheng.

Shopkeeper Zheng was slightly surprised: "Don't you need your adults to talk about it?"

"No, I brought money."

"Then" "Please show me the yard at the back and the second floor. If it's suitable, we can sign the lease on the spot."

Mo Jingchun smiled at him, and Shopkeeper Zheng also became happy. Unexpectedly, this little girl was still a cheerful person.

"Okay, I'll show you around!"

He led Mo Jingchun around the yard. Except for the room where the man slept, these rooms were basically unused. Except for some dust, the furniture inside should all be new.

Shopkeeper Zheng said: "If you think it's not good, I'll find someone to move it away. If you can make do with it, use it."

"Thank you, then just stay." She could still make do with it while living in the shop.

The rest of the kitchen is quite satisfactory and a bit small. If it is used as a food shop, Mo Jingchun plans to connect the utility room next door to this one and use it as a kitchen together.

Shopkeeper Zheng also agreed. Anyway, it was just a matter of one wall.

The second floor is empty, and new tables, chairs and benches need to be purchased.

Mo Jingchun actually also took a fancy to the big iron pot in the shop that the waiter used to cook peanuts.

She went to ask Shopkeeper Zheng, who smiled and said, "No problem! I think it's too heavy if you ask me to move it away. Just keep it for use."

After looking around, it was basically a small shop with two floors in front. It had a small yard, a well, and three rooms, which was enough.

Mo Jingchun was very satisfied. There were also many customers in the surrounding shops. The opening of four or five restaurants was enough to prove that there was business to be done.

The deposit was one or two and a half, the monthly rent was 280 Wen, and no dental shop was used as a middleman, shopkeeper Zheng just signed a note with her.

After handing over three taels of silver and emptying her wallet, Mo Jingchun felt relieved: she had finally achieved this step!
On the way back, she was so happy that she even hummed a ditty.

I walked back and found Mo He who was still setting up his stall. Mo He had almost sold out and there was only some soup left in many bowls.

"Hey, stall owner, I haven't seen you for a long time."

Mo Jingchun recognized this person as the repeat customer from the beginning: "Ah, it's you, Mr. Yin."

"No, no, no, no, no, you are not a master, we are all ordinary people, don't call me that!" He rubbed his face as if he couldn't bear it, "Seeing that you are so happy, what were you doing just now?" (End of Chapter)