The best farmhouse

Chapter 81
Granny Yun nodded and smiled, and then said to the little girl, "I came to see your master. Didn't I bring someone here for you when I heard that your master's shop was vacant? Is your master at home?" ?”

The little girl nodded: "Yes, my master is in the study, Granny Yun and two guests please come in."

After speaking, the little girl invited the three of them into the yard.

As soon as you enter the courtyard, you will be greeted by a tall screen wall, and a large courtyard will appear in front of you when you bypass the screen wall.

Zhao Canniang already had some calculations in her heart, it seemed that this master was still a very rich patron.

With such a courtyard, the master who came to this house is also an extremely low-key person!

There are a lot of flowers and plants planted in the yard, and the layout is also very elegant. After all, it is someone's home. It's not good to be too curious. Zhao Canniang just glanced at it and then looked away.
The little girl brought the three of them to the main hall, and then another little girl in the same clothes brought tea.

The girl who brought the three of them in just now was no longer there.

Zhao Canniang sat on a chair and glanced inside the room.

There are many calligraphy and paintings hanging on the wall, and the layout inside the room is more elegant, Zhao Canniang likes this style.

Not long after, a middle-aged man in a black robe came in from outside.

As soon as he entered the room, he smiled and said to Granny Yun: "Grandma Yun, you haven't come to my place for a long time!"

Granny Yun smiled and said, "Yes, the last time I introduced someone to you was two years ago. By the way, let me introduce you to the shop that these two want to rent from you."

Granny Yun pointed to Zhao Canniang and Zhao Qingfeng.

The middle-aged man looked at Zhao Canniang and Zhao Qingfeng, and was suddenly a little surprised.

"Grandma Yun, you are not kidding me!"

Obviously the middle-aged man didn't believe it.

Granny Yun smiled slightly, but she was not angry, and continued: "Master Jin, don't you believe that this shop is really rented by their two brothers and sisters, so don't you believe it. After all, you are renting a shop. Alright, what else do you care about so much!"

This makes sense, he is only renting the shop, as long as the customers can afford it, and the money is fine, he really shouldn't care about the rest.

Master Jin smiled and sat down.

"You two want to rent a shop in that place?"

Master Jin said with a gentle face.

Zhao Qingfeng immediately replied: "It's the shop on South Street."

"Then what are you renting for?" Master Jin continued to ask.

Zhao Qingfeng honestly answered everything he had thought up before, and the answer was very good.

After Mr. Jin understood the matter clearly, Zhao Qingfeng had no opinion.

Zhao Canniang asked, "Master Jin, how is the rent in the shop calculated?"

Zhao Canniang's voice was still a little immature, but her tone of voice was not tender at all.

Master Jin has seen Zhao Qingfeng speak in an orderly manner just now, and he has a very good impression of the two brothers and sisters.

Immediately said, "That place is 12 taels of silver a year."

Now is the time to discuss the price, so Zhao Canniang smiled and said, "Master Jin, we are renting for a long time, not a short-term one. Can the rent be lower?"

Even if it is less than one tael of silver, the family can live comfortably for more than half a year.

Besides, didn't Granny Yun already said it just now!The women on both sides are about ten taels of silver. Just now Zhao Canniang has understood the situation inside. Behind the shop, there is a kitchen and a well. I heard that the shop was originally conceived as a noodle shop. It's a tavern or something.

Master Jin looked at Zhao Canniang with a smile and said with a smile: "Of course the price is negotiable, but my request is also very simple, that is, I have to pay two years' rent at a time. You don't have any objections to that!"

It wasn't that Mr. Jin was cautious, but that he was really afraid that Zhao Canniang and his sister would not be able to afford money. After all, Zhao Canniang and Zhao Qingfeng in front of them were dressed in tattered clothes, especially Zhao Canniang, who had so many patches on their clothes.

Master Jin had to think about it.

Renting the shop for a longer time is also a guarantee for herself, Zhao Canniang nodded without hesitation: "Of course there is no problem with this."
Hearing Zhao Canniang's answer, it was Master Jin himself who said: "I won't go around with you two for this rent. It's not easy to see you two brothers and sisters. It's only ten taels of silver a year, just like the shop next door. If you want to Well, we'll sign the lease, and you'll give me your money."

Master Jin was also quick to do things, both Zhao Canniang and Zhao Qingfeng nodded, secretly heaving a sigh of relief, thinking to themselves, this Master Jin is really good.

"We have no problem with this, Mr. Jin, but this shop, can we take a look?"

Zhao Canniang didn't see the inside of the store, so she was still a little apprehensive, after all, she didn't know how big it was inside.

Master Jin didn't mind either: "It's natural, after all, it's not far from here, Qingliu, you take the two of you to see the vacant shops on South Street, and I'm also here to prepare the lease."

The girl who was changed to Qingliu was the girl who opened the door for Zhao Canniang and the others before.

Maybe Granny Yun had something to say to Master Jin, but she didn't follow along.

Neither Zhao Canniang nor Zhao Qingfeng spoke a word. After all, the little girl in front of them was still there, so it was not good to say anything.

There was a little delay here and there, it was already noon, and there were not many people on the street. Qingliu took the two of them to the South Street shop, and then opened the door of the shop.

As soon as the door is opened, there is dust from the pavement.

Qingliu didn't cover her face with a veil.

"Come in and have a look, both of you! This place has been vacant for more than a month, and the dust is still very heavy." Qingliu said and walked in.

As soon as Zhao Canniang walked into the shop, she immediately became satisfied.

The shop is about [-] square meters.At the innermost part of the shop, there was a small door. Zhao Canniang walked in, opened the door, and saw a small courtyard. On the side of the courtyard wall was a small kitchen. In the middle of the well is the well that Master Jin mentioned.

Qingliu said with a smile: "There is an attic above this shop. I heard before that the master specially asked people to separate it, and people can live on it."

Mr. Jin is a good person, because if you want to rent a shop to do business, you will inevitably find another house. In this way, if you have less money, you will inevitably be nervous. When the shop is just built, you will find someone to separate it. attic.

Zhao Canniang and Zhao Qingfeng became interested when they heard it. If this is true, wouldn't Zhao Qingfeng even save a place to live in the future!

Thinking of this, Zhao Canniang said to Qingliu in a good mood: "May I ask how to get up to the attic?"

Qingliu Duduzui shook her head: "I don't know about this either. I just know that the master told me before that you have to prepare ladders to go up, and there are some things in the corner of the wall. You can see if you need them. The master uses linoleum cloth. Cover it up, and it hasn't rained recently, if you need it, you can use it, or if you don't need it, just burn it as firewood."

Zhao Canniang and Zhao Qingfeng were very satisfied at the moment. The inside of the shop was empty, and the walls looked old. Some places had to be plastered, and most of the walls were made of wooden boards, just a little above the boards. , used limewashed white.

"Thank you, sister. We don't have any complaints here. We'll still go to Master Jin and pay the rent."

Zhao Canniang was very polite, and Qingliu was also in a good mood.

When passing by the bank, Zhao Canniang and Zhao Qingfeng went into the bank and exchanged silver. Zhao Canniang originally wanted to exchange 20 taels, but after thinking about it, the store also needed to buy things, and then there would be surplus money left for expenses, so she gritted her teeth It was exchanged for 30 taels.

That 150 taels of silver suddenly became 120 taels.

Zhao Qingfeng took 30 taels without hesitation, but gave 120 taels to Zhao Canniang.

"Sister, put the banknotes away, and I'll rest assured that I put them with you." Zhao Qingfeng said in a low voice.

Zhao Canniang didn't delay, she put the banknote in her bosom.

After leaving the bank, the three of them went straight back to Master Jin's yard.

The next step was to pay the money and sign the contract. Zhao Canniang carefully read the contract, which was very strange. After all, there were not many women who could read and write in the ancient Zhou country.

Zhao Qingfeng knew that Zhao Canniang was illiterate, but seeing that Zhao Canniang was serious about it, he held back his curiosity, but he did not demolish Zhao Canniang.

The ancient Zhou country’s font is Xiaozhuan, many characters Zhao Canniang doesn’t know, but she can understand the meaning of the words before and after the connection. Seeing that there is nothing wrong with the above contract, Zhao Canniang gave the contract to Zhao Qingfeng: “Brother, please sign it. !no problem."

After finishing speaking, Zhao Canniang sat aside, Zhao Qingfeng didn't know how to sign, he just pressed his fingerprints, but Mr. Jin wrote elegant and powerful handwriting, and after paying the money, the deal was considered a deal.

Granny Yun looked at Master Jin with a smile and said, "Look at me introducing business to you again, no matter what, you have to keep me for dinner!"

The two chatted happily, but Zhao Canniang and Zhao Qingfeng were busy leaving.

After all, Zhao Canniang stood up and said to Master Jin, "Master Jin, we brothers and sisters have something to do, so we will leave first."

Master Jin is very hospitable, and immediately wants to keep the two of them for dinner.

But Zhao Canniang was always cautious in doing things, especially when facing outsiders, she was afraid that something would go wrong if she didn't pay attention.

"Thank you, Boss Jin, but there are still some things at home. If we don't go back for a long time, the family members will be worried, so we want to leave."

Seeing that the two insisted on leaving, Master Jin asked Qingliu to see them off.

After leaving Master Jin's yard, both Zhao Canniang and Zhao Qingfeng laughed: "Sister, we finally have our own shop, and I will be the shopkeeper myself." Zhao Qingfeng said excitedly.

Zhao Canniang was also in a good mood: "Yes, brother, I have to go home and lie to my mother recently, saying that Zhang Zhang, the shopkeeper of Tianxiang Restaurant, let me work in the back kitchen for half a month, and then I can come and teach you how to cook. Cai, do you think this panic is okay?"

(End of this chapter)