The lucky girl in the village has a good way of making money.

Chapter 536: Real Estate Development
Liu Yue on the side curled her lips, "But Sister Pomegranate agreed to go to Jinxiu Pavilion with me."

Liang glared at her, "Jinxiu Pavilion is right there, how can you run away? Why rush at this moment? Your sister Shi Liu came to Beijing for serious business, don't keep pestering her."

Shi Liu hurriedly smiled: "Although I am here for business, I finally came to the capital, so I must have a good look around and have some fun!"

Then he said to Liu Yue, "Wait for me to go see the house first, and then we can go shopping tomorrow, okay?"

Liu Yue smiled and said, "Okay, okay, then I'll go with you to see the house."

Liang was about to tell her to stay at home, but she stopped herself and shook her head. "Forget it, just let her be."

At that moment, Uncle Gui took Shi Liu and Liu Dong's father and daughter out of the house and went to the alley next door.

The Luo family's house is located at the entrance of the alley. It can be seen before entering the alley. The gate is black with red lanterns hanging high. There is a Pixiu on each side of the steps at the entrance.

Liu Dongjia said: "Looking at the outline, it should be about the same size as my house. Let's see what's inside."

Uncle Gui had already stepped forward and knocked on the door. Soon the door opened from the inside. The doorman saw Uncle Gui outside and said, "It's Butler Liu. Who are you?"

They all lived in the same Fang family and were neighbors, so naturally they knew each other.

Uncle Gui said, "Our master is here to visit."

When the doorman heard it, he looked back and saw Liu Dongjia standing at the bottom of the stairs. He was startled and hurriedly asked someone to come in, and then quickly asked another doorman to go in and report.

When Mr. Luo heard that the master of the neighboring Liu family was coming to visit, he did not dare to be careless and hurried over to greet him. He knew that the neighboring Liu family was said to be a relative of the Jing'an Marquis' Mansion!
"It's Mr. Liu! Mr. Liu, I'm sorry for not welcoming you. Please come in."

Mr. Luo hurried over and found Mr. Liu and his friends were already waiting in the flower hall.

The maids of the Luo family brought tea, and Mr. Liu also bowed and greeted Mr. Luo.

We are all businessmen, and we can always find something to talk about.

After some pleasantries, Liu Dongjia said, "I heard that Mr. Luo wants to sell this house, so we came here today just to take a look at it."

Mr. Luo knew that the Liu family's housekeeper had previously bought a number of shops from him, but he never mentioned that he wanted to buy a house, right?
However, many people have come to see his house, and they all lowered the price, so he was reluctant to sell it at a low price. Now that Mr. Liu wants to buy a house, it doesn't hurt for him to take a look.

At that moment, Master Luo said, "I see. Then I will show you around."

Shi Liu didn't say much in the hall. After leaving the flower hall, she looked around and listened to Mr. Luo's introduction.

This house is the same as the Liu family's, also a three-story house with a cross courtyard. It is not small in size, with winding corridors, pavilions, rockery and gardens. The only difference is that the garden is not as big as the Liu family's, and there is no small lake. There is only a not-so-big lotus pond under the pavilion.

Since I have lived here for a long time, the decorations are also brand new and there is nothing wrong with them.

Such a large house is indeed in great demand in this location near the inner city. I don’t know why we couldn’t agree on the price.

She would know when she returned to the flower hall.

Mr. Luo said, "I spent 4,600 taels to buy this house. After I bought it, I decorated it very carefully and bought rare and precious flowers at a high price. The ancient plum trees you just saw cost me 1,000 taels of silver. According to the current market price, this house is worth at least 6,000 taels. Since it is you, Mr. Liu, who bought it, I will be frank. If you are sincere in buying it, I will give you 5,800 taels, no bargaining!"

The Liu family's house was only worth 5,800 taels, but with a garden that was almost half as big and a lake view, every inch of land was valuable, so they should have had more money.

But this house costs so much, or did they give a discount out of consideration?

No wonder the house has not been sold yet.

Shi Liu looked at Liu Dongjia, who gave her a look that told her to stay calm.

Then he turned around and started to exchange witty remarks with Mr. Luo.

With the coming and going, Shi Liu realized that he was worthy of being the head of the Liu family. His business acumen and his skill in setting traps at every step really gave her a lot to learn.

She couldn't help thinking that from the beginning, Mr. Liu was honest when doing business with her and never thought of playing tricks on a little girl like her.

It's all fate.

When I was distracted, I heard Mr. Luo shaking his head and laughing, "Mr. Liu is really good at doing business! Okay, I will make you my friend. I will sell this house to you for 5,400 taels. How about that?"

Four hundred taels were suddenly missing. With this price, I could buy a small house in the provincial capital.

Shi Liu glanced at Liu Dongjia, their eyes met, and she nodded slightly.

Mr. Liu responded, "Mr. Luo is straightforward, so let's make it a deal!" Mr. Luo was relieved to see that he stopped bargaining. This price was really the lowest he could offer. All the people who came to see him before had lowered the price to below five thousand taels, and the only one who offered a higher price was only willing to increase it to five thousand two hundred taels. He had been worried about this for the past two days. He had thought that if it was still the same after three or four days, he would just buy it at this price, even if he suffered a little loss. After all, his family was in a hurry to leave.

After waiting for a while, Mr. Liu came and sold it for 5,400 taels, which made him feel much more relieved.

He was also grateful that Mr. Liu did not take the opportunity to lower the price, so Mr. Luo waved his hand and said generously: "Let's not talk about the flowers and plants. Does Mr. Liu want to take these furniture as well? If so, I will leave them all to you. Just add another two thousand taels of silver!"

Liu Dongjia looked at Shi Liu.

Shi Liu glanced at the mahogany furniture in the hall. It was also exquisitely crafted. The Luo family was wealthy, so they were naturally not picky about spending. The furniture they bought came from similar places and looked very new.

It is indeed not cheap to buy furniture for such a big house. Just look at the house she bought in the provincial capital. She bought the whole set of furniture herself and made it herself. It all cost money.

Two thousand taels of silver is appropriate.

She nodded slightly to Liu Dongjia.

Liu Dongjia received it and turned to Mr. Luo and said, "Then it's settled! When will Mr. Luo and his family leave for home?"

Mr. Luo knew what he meant by the question, and immediately said, "Mr. Liu will buy the house right away, and we will go to the government office to transfer the ownership and exchange it for a red deed. Mr. Liu only needs to give us two days, and we will move out after two days!"

The suitcases and boxes have been packed long ago, so they can leave at any time. There is no need to deal with the furniture. In the next two days, they will load the furnishings into the car and leave early the day after tomorrow.

"it is good!"

Shi Liu immediately asked Zuo Cheng and Fu Dong to go back and get the banknotes.

Soon, the silver bills were brought in, a total of seven thousand four hundred taels. There was no need to pay the middleman fee, which saved a lot. One only had to pay a deed tax when the government office issued a red deed for transfer of ownership. Although it was a lot, Shi Liu still smiled when he got the freshly-issued red deed with the surname Li, the name of Liu Dongjia as the guarantor, and the name of the seller.

The house is big, and she thought she would buy it first. If her family comes to the capital one day, they will have a place to live. After all, they have a large family, and it is more convenient and comfortable to live in the outer city.

As for Fan Jin's house, she thought that if she was lucky enough to find a house for sale in the inner city, it would be great. She didn't need to buy a big one, a house with two entrances would be fine. After all, if they were to come to Beijing to live, the prerequisite was that Fan Jin would pass the imperial examination and if he had to work in a government office, it would be more convenient to live in the inner city.

It takes too much time to go from the outer city.

Therefore, Shi Liu asked Uncle Gui to help find a trustworthy middleman to keep an eye on the houses in the inner city.

Besides, the house needs someone to take care of it. The manpower she brought from the capital is insufficient, so she still needs to buy some more. In addition, the workshop also needs to hire more people.

They had just arrived in the capital and didn't know the background of the people they hired. They thought it would be better to buy people directly and hold the indenture in hand.

Shi Liu handed this matter over to Zuo Cheng and Sui Lu, and asked them to go around with Uncle Gui's people to see which dental clinic in the capital was good. They should buy some people in the next two days, and move in as soon as the Luo family moved out.

Although there was nothing uncomfortable living in the Liu family, it was better for her to live in her own house now that she had her own house. After all, she was accompanied by so many bodyguards that the big kitchen of other people's house could not handle it.

Besides, she has her own things to do, and the Liu family also has their own things to do.

The house issue was temporarily settled, and the next thing was the shop issue. Without further ado, Uncle Gui took her out in the afternoon to see a shop he had helped to take over earlier.

This shop is naturally in the outer city, on Changxing Street not far from Yutaifang, and just one street away from Zhengyangmen Street.

This whole street is filled with shops selling food, drinks, entertainment, clothes, and jewelry, and it is very lively.

The bustling streets along the way were dazzling, and soon they arrived in front of a closed shop. "Miss Pomegranate, this is it."

Shi Liu got off the carriage and looked up at the shop. Although there were only two storefronts, there was a cloth shop on the left and a rouge shop on the right. Both were places often visited by women and girls. It was really perfect.

It is a two-story building. When you open the door and go in, you will see that it is quite deep. Going to the backyard, you will see a big yard with seven or eight rooms. It is very spacious.

"As you asked, Miss Pomegranate, I specially picked a house with a backyard. These seven or eight rooms are very suitable for living or as a warehouse," said Uncle Gui.

Shi Liu nodded. She was very satisfied with the place. "Thank you for your hard work, Uncle Gui."

The shop was settled, and on the next day, the first batch of people bought by Sui Lu and Zuo Chengxian were also settled.

There were a total of twenty young women and twenty women in the group. Many of them had their families bought together. They were assigned to work at the house, guarding the gate, tending the flowers and plants, tending the lotus pond, sweeping the floor, and doing kitchen work.

Shi Liu directly asked Sui Lu to lead them here and kept Sui Lu here, asking her to teach these people how to make puppets. As for the fabric, the fabric shop next door was very convenient and the price of the fabric was very reasonable.

It's just that cotton is expensive, even more expensive than in Bingzhou. Fortunately, the prices in the capital are different, so she will have her own price for this doll by then.