On the Difficulties of Escape in Ancient Times

"Sister, third sister," Xiao Sanlang rushed in from outside. Seeing Xiao Xiao still shooting arrows in the yard, he suddenly stopped and ran back quickly to close the door.

The courtyard in the city has an extra back room, which is a little deeper than the courtyard in the countryside.

The Xiao brothers and sisters also find time to take turns practicing archery every day.

Therefore, the door of their home is closed more frequently.

Xiao Xiao shot all fifteen arrows into the middle of the target, then stopped his hand and asked with a smile: "Have you come back from your crazy fun outside?"

Dalang is the busiest person in the family now. He collects vegetables from the countryside early in the morning and brings them to the city to sell.

He has now found three restaurants with regular delivery, and the food in Xutian Village is almost not enough for him.

Fortunately, he also took some needles, threads, oil, salt, sweet and sour food to sell in several small villages near Xutian in the afternoon, and he also took a fancy to the vegetables in other people's vegetable fields.

Today is the first day of September.

Xiao Dalang sent Erlang to the academy. Even if he had a letter of recommendation from County Magistrate Chen, he would probably have to take a thorough test.

Originally, Old Man Xiao asked Dalang and the others to take Sanlang with them, but Sanlang didn't want to go and ran away in a hurry.

Although they had only moved to the city for seven or eight days, Sanlang was already familiar with the children in the same alley.

Make an appointment to climb a tree, dig out a bird's nest and grill a bird, go down to the river to play in the water and catch fish, or pay three cents to buy a bunch of candied haws, and everyone can share it.

The reason why Sanlang was able to get along with his friends so quickly was because Xiao Xiao often gave him a few pennies to buy snacks.

"Sister, I didn't play. Where is that store I've been paying attention to?" Xiao Sanlang was very proud: "I saw the red paper posted."

Xiao Xiao's heart moved, she put her bow and arrow away, and called her eldest and second sisters together: "Let's go and have a look."

These days, she has been wandering around several lively streets nearby.

There are only five vacant stores.

One of them was originally a restaurant, and the other was originally a cloth shop. The stores were too big, and they were for sale rather than for rent, and they were not something she could take over.

The other three houses are available for rent or sale, but the prices offered are on the expensive side, so she is still waiting to see.

Because in her heart, she still preferred the small restaurant from before, which was close to home.

And if they want to sell it in a hurry to pay off their son's gambling debt, the price shouldn't be very high.

She had previously made an agreement with her two sisters to buy the small shop, and each of the three sisters would have a share.

If the business is good and we buy two shops in the future, the sisters can share one shop each.

Unfortunately, for such good opinions and ideas, the eldest sister just smiled and nodded. The second sister touched her forehead and said, "Hey, I don't have a fever either. Why are you talking nonsense?"

They all felt that the reason why their family had so much money now was because they had two windfalls.

But they all think it is impossible to earn a lot of money from the shop and then buy a shop in the future.

It's just like the soap business. Just once, I asked them to give away a hundred yuan. Now it has slowed down. It will take three or four days before I let them send thirty or fifty yuan of soap.

But they are also very satisfied. With this business, they can support a large family.

The three sisters, and Xiao Sanlang, the little tail, soon came to the small restaurant and saw that there was indeed a big red paper stuck on the wall, which said: Shop for sale.

The door was half-opened. He Cheng, who was originally a bit rich, looked very haggard and his eyes were swollen. He said to another person: "Help us sell it as soon as possible..." Seeing them come in, he said stiffly: "I'm sorry, sir, we are here today." The child is not open."

"We want to ask about the price." Xiao Lian smiled at them: "We live there. The food in your restaurant is delicious. I saw the store posted for sale. If the price is right, I want to buy it. "

If He Chengdu hadn't heard them praise their food for being delicious, He Chengdu wouldn't bother to respond. The shop cost three hundred taels of silver, how could these three little girls in simple clothes afford it?

He drooped his eyebrows and said weakly: "You can buy my restaurant with three hundred and twenty taels."

The Yaren who was originally talking to them turned around, and coincidentally they knew him, the one who had rented a house with them earlier.

Yaren hadn't forgotten that their family seemed to have something to do with Huichun Hall, so he smiled and said: "It turns out it's the girls of the Xiao family. This is really close to where you live. If you have plans to do business, then buy this place." Very good deal.”

"These two shops are not small anymore. They were pushed for reconstruction five years ago. Now the houses are still very new..."

As expected of a fancier, he boasted about the house almost as soon as he opened his mouth.

Xiao Lian couldn't accept it, so she quickly made a counteroffer: "We sincerely want to buy it, uncle, can you make it cheaper?"

The place they rent is a large courtyard with more than ten rooms. Is it only this price?

Xiao Xiao had been prepared for it, but it would be best if it was cheaper: "Uncle, how about you take a step back? Let's put together three hundred taels of silver, and we can buy it now."

He Cheng quickly shook his head: "This is already very affordable. Even if it is rented out, it will cost twenty taels of silver a year."

When Yaren saw that they really wanted to buy, he persuaded them: "He Dongjia, you are in a hurry to spend money, and they sincerely want to buy, why don't we all take a step back?"

Yaren was already sure that they were relatives of the owner of Huichun Hall, and they must be going to Huichun Hall to borrow money.

Anyway, even he felt in his heart that it was impossible for the Xiao sisters to spend so much money.

He Cheng couldn't help but sigh again: "I was in a hurry and didn't bargain. Anyway, if you really want it, then it's three hundred and eighteen taels of silver."

He said to Ya Ren: "Otherwise I will entrust you to sell it for me."

Then he smiled bitterly: "It's really an unfortunate family background. The unfilial son made my mother and his own mother very angry. I don't have the energy to care about this."

Xiao Xiao was also afraid of causing trouble and made a decisive decision: "Then let's go back and get the money now."

Three hundred and eighteen taels of silver indeed wiped out all their wealth.

Xiao Lian was worried about being robbed, so she called her family members to accompany her.

After signing the contract and paying off the money, He Cheng looked at the shop again and left dejectedly.

The tooth man asked them: "Now it is a white deed. We still have to go to the government. If we don't change it to a red deed, we won't be able to pay taxes. If we change it to a red deed, we won't have any trouble in the future."

Only then did Xiao Xiao realize that the red deed is legal only after you pay taxes to the government before it is stamped on you.

If a white deed like this is discovered now, it will be judged as tax evasion and a fine will be imposed.

This is also in the city, the police officers are strict in checking, but if they are in the countryside, they will be much more relaxed.

Changing it to a red deed also cost ten taels of silver. Fortunately, Mrs. Liu brought some silver with her, and finally the change to a red deed was successful.

The Xiao family are hard-working people. Now that they have a shop, of course they want to open it as soon as possible, so the whole family is busy scrubbing and cleaning the shop.

While cleaning the table, Mrs. Wu asked, "Shall we open a restaurant in the future?"