The splendid youth of the farm gate

Chapter 597 Rotten Peach Blossom (2)
Aunt Zhuang also knew about this, so she waited for Qingguo to get up, thinking that she didn't sleep well, and her appetite might not be much better.After talking to Qingguo, she turned around and went to the kitchen to make some appetizers and bring them up.

After eating breakfast, Qingguo left Aunt Zhuang to look after the house, while she took Xianghe and Pineapple to go out for appointments.

When he arrived at the shop, he saw from a distance the little maid next to Mrs. Du standing at the door looking around. Seeing Qingguo and his party, she hurriedly turned around and went in to report.

Qing Guo just got out of the carriage, and saw Mrs. Du helping the little maid to greet her in person.

Mrs. Du is about 25 or [-] years old, with a round face and almond eyes, black hair combed upside down, a golden hairpin with a chrysanthemum on her sideburns, and a pea-green silk beanie with a persimmon pedicle pattern. Gentle and elegant feeling.

"Miss Luo is here." Madam Du smiled and stepped forward.

Qingguo helped Xianghe's men get off the car, smiled at Madam Du, and said softly: "I'm late, I kept Madam waiting for a long time!"

Mrs. Du shook her head with a smile, "No, I came early, taking advantage of today to take advantage of the things in the shop, and some can be given away, and some can't be given away, let's see how to deal with it."

The two walked into the shop while talking.

Qingguo has been to the shop a few times before. The shop covers an area of ​​about [-] square meters. In the innermost part, a compartment of six or seven square meters was built. It used to be used for storing goods, but now it is temporarily used by Mrs. Du. Come for the banquet room.

Xianghe and Pineapple were left outside by Qingguo, and Mrs. Du's maid also retreated after serving the tea, leaving only Qingguo and Mrs. Du behind.

"Miss Luo, to tell you the truth, our master will leave for his post next month, and there are many miscellaneous things waiting for me to arrange. If you really want this shop, let's settle it today." Madam Du said straight to the point.

Qingguo smiled at Mrs. Du, and said softly: "Mrs. Du, if I didn't really want to, I wouldn't have come here. You see, I also inquired about this neighborhood. The same shop, a year The rent is only 50 taels, and it’s gone for half a year. If you ask me to take 50 taels, it’s fine, but you still want a transfer fee of 100 taels of silver. No one will agree to it, right?”

Mrs. Du's round face had a slight blush, but thinking that her master could find this position outside, she even sold her own dowry, and even asked someone to borrow interest, so she pointed out that This shop can turn around a little bit!
"Miss Luo, but, look, I signed a three-year contract with the owner. Although it has been less than half a year, there are still two years left, and the rent of other shops will definitely increase next year."

Qingguo smiled, and said softly: "Then it won't increase by 100 taels of silver?"

Madam Du smiled embarrassingly, lowered her eyes, pinched the handkerchief in her hand, thought for a while and said softly: "Miss Luo, the one you really want to rent in this shop is your aunt, right?"

Qingguo nodded.

Mrs. Du was silent, and said softly: "Is your aunt planning to sell rouge water powder?" Without waiting for Qingguo to speak, Mrs. Du continued: "I have a good friend, and I got a box of rouge from your aunt. After that, it’s no worse than Zhang Ji’s, Zhang Ji’s good rouge sells for more than a dozen taels of silver a box, Madam Wen’s rouge doesn’t cost five or six taels of silver, so I’m afraid she won’t be able to get it.”

"So?" Qingguo looked at Madam Du with a smile, "Madam wants to say, since my aunt can make money, why bother about the rent, right?"

The red on Mrs. Du's face became stronger, she was silent for a while, and said softly: "Miss Luo, I'm not afraid to tell you the truth, my master started from a weak position, and in order to seek this release, the money in the family has been exhausted, and he still owes you money." Looking at the interest outside, I pointed out that this shop can transfer some silver taels. So..."

Uh!
Qingguo didn't know what to say now!
She is not afraid of people confronting her tit for tat, business is all about bargaining.However, this emotional card was played... Qing Guo pursed her lips, and her eyes fell on the golden hairpin of chrysanthemums on the temple of Mrs. Du. It has a dark yellow luster, if it is not used too old, it is because of gold-clad copper.

"Mrs. Du, do you think this is okay?" Qingguo thought for a while, and said to Mrs. Du: "The rent is as you said, but for subletting money, I will pay you 60 taels. Do you think it's okay?"

60 taels of silver, although it is half less than expected, but it can solve Mrs. Du's urgent need!
Immediately, Madam Du looked at Qingguo with gratitude and excitement.

If we can't talk anymore today, she intends to not want the money. What I said just now was just a dead horse as a living horse doctor. If I don't want to, this girl Luo really moved!
"Miss Luo, thank you, thank you very much." Madam Du's eyes were red, and she said in a choked voice, "I also know that I'm not kind, it's really..."

Qingguo interrupted Mrs. Du with a smile, "Madam, there is no need to be like this, who hasn't had any difficulties in their life!"

Madam Du turned her head away, blinked the tears in her eyes, turned her head and smiled shyly at Qingguo.

Once the conditions have been negotiated, nothing will happen next, as long as the two of them rewrite the contract and get married with money, everything will be fine!Because Mrs. Du promised to vacate the shop within three days, Qingguo made intensive arrangements for the shop to be redecorated.

On this day, because the decoration of the shop was almost finished, Qingguo sat down with Lin Xiaotao to discuss the stocking and opening of the shop.Because Lin Xiaotao was pregnant, Wen Jinzhao also pushed back a lot of social engagements these days, and returned home early.

Qing Guo thought of Mrs. Du, and asked, "Little Uncle, do you know where Master Du planned to be released?"

"Oh, I'm looking for the post of Weizhoubei County Magistrate." Wen Jinzhao said.

"Bei County in Weizhou?" Qing Guo was silent for a moment, and asked softly, "I remember when I read "Da Xuan Geography", Dawan was within six hundred miles of Weizhou."

Wen Jinzhao nodded, "You remember correctly, Dawan is indeed six hundred miles north of Weizhou."

"Then why did Master Du find such a place?" Qing Guo asked in confusion.

"On the one hand, Lord Du has no one in the court, and on the other hand, it is because Lord Du has his own considerations." After speaking, Wen Jinzhao showed a look of admiration on his face, and said: "Although Bei County is located in a dangerous mountain, Bad water, because it is the closest to Dawan, the people there are tough, and the productivity is low, not to mention that the tax is not enough every year, and some people marry Dawan in private, but with the successful construction of the canal, I think, Daxuan and Dawan A battle is inevitable, as long as Master Du carefully plans, it is not impossible to change positions in three years!"

Of course, Qingguo didn't think as deeply as Wen Jinzhao did about this kind of thing. She just felt that the reason why Mr. Du took the job in Beixian County was more because there was no one in the court, rather than like As her little uncle said, foresight!
(End of this chapter)