Farming and reading lady

The involution of Xiaoyuewan Village did not attract the attention of neighboring villages, but it did attract the attention of the guests in the guesthouse. Although the rice seed trade has seasons, some guests are not just in the rice seed business. Most of them have other businesses on hand, but the guesthouse in Xiaoyuewan Village has beautiful services and low prices, so many of them are willing to stay for a few days occasionally. During this period, they found that the villagers were very busy, and the waiters in the guesthouse were racing against time when they took over shifts, which aroused their curiosity. But the people in Xiaoyuewan Village were very tight-lipped, and they couldn't find out anything, but this made them more concerned. Even if they left for something, they would leave someone to pay attention. Thinking that if something happened, they could get the first share.

Gu Xixian, who was far away in the capital, didn't know about this. She was making subsequent arrangements. As long as the sweet potato production was successfully increased, sweet potato vermicelli and sweet potato starch processing would be inevitable. This time, she didn't want to hand over the sales to others. She wanted to provide one-stop service for production and sales. It was really difficult to monopolize the market. Without a certain foundation, it was difficult to stand firm. But it was also easy. Now she had the support of not only her teacher Tong Mingyan, but also the Zhenguo Mansion behind her master's wife. What's more, they now had a potential backer - the emperor. She was sure of this monopoly. Agricultural merchants and agricultural merchants were originally one family.

She told this to Master Tong's wife. Master Tong's wife not only did not raise any objections, but also supported her plan very much. She even planned to give her a shop directly. However, Gu Xixian did not agree. She and her brother now ate and lived in Tong's house, and their clothes were all covered. She absolutely could not want this shop again. Master Tong's wife did not force it, but asked Wang Mama to accompany her to the dental clinic to find a satisfactory one.

She and Wang's mother had been busy with this for a while, but they really couldn't find anything that suited her. She was a little discouraged. Why was it so difficult to find a shop? That day, she received news from the dental shop that there was a new shop that should meet her requirements. She happily took Wang's mother out, hoping that she would not return disappointed this time.

When she arrived at the familiar pawnshop, the pawnshop manager was entertaining a young man. Seeing her coming, the manager greeted her with a smile: "Miss Gu is here, just in time, I will take you to see the shop. The shop is on West Street, three rooms on the second floor, with a backyard and a well in the yard."

After hearing what he said, Gu Xixian looked at the young man carefully. He had red lips, white teeth, picturesque eyebrows and facial features that made people's heart beat faster. Of course, it had nothing to do with love. It was just the same as the feeling of being a star-chaser in his previous life, pure admiration.

Yan Ming recognized her when the two came in. She was the little girl whose family his father took him to see that day. She seemed more beautiful when seen from close up than from afar, especially her eyes, which were clear and bright, making people feel more relaxed.

"It looks like there is a competitor." Gu Xixian smiled and said, "If it really suits my taste, I hope you can be so kind as to give me a chance."

Yan Ming also smiled, patted the fan in his hand and said, "No problem."

He didn't have to go there. He just had nothing to do today and came out to stroll around. He was about to leave, but the manager told the apprentice to go to Tong's house and tell Miss Gu that there was a shop she wanted. He stayed with the intention of observing closely.

Several people got on their own carriages and went to West Street. The shop was in the middle of West Street. There was a huge banyan tree about four or five meters in front of the door. There was a circle of stone benches under the banyan tree. At this moment, the stone benches were full of people resting, which was quite popular. Gu Xixian took a quick look and was quite satisfied with the environment outside. As the manager of the pawnshop came in, the three rooms on the first floor were connected, which looked quite spacious and bright. The second floor was divided into five small rooms. Although they were called small rooms, they were not small. Each room was about 30 square meters. Standing on the second floor, you can directly see the backyard. The backyard is larger than the front. As the manager said before, there is a bluestone well in the yard. The well water is quite clear. Looking down from the second floor, you can see the ripples of sunlight shining on the water.

Overall, it was really to her liking, but she didn't know if the price was good enough. She glanced at Yan Ming and didn't speak first. If the two were competing, the price would definitely not be low.

Although Yan Ming was talking to the manager, he still caught her eye from the corner of his eye. He did not deliberately make things difficult for Qiao, but directly said to the manager of the dental shop: "This shop is not suitable for me. Manager Xu, please look for another one for me."

The manager of the pawnshop originally thought that if the two of them competed, the price would go up a lot. However, Master Ren Yan gave up directly. He did not dare to raise the price too high. After all, the original owner of the shop had promised that the faster the item was sold, the higher the commission would be.

"Then I wonder what Miss Gu thinks?" He was so focused on Mr. Yan that he didn't pay much attention to Miss Gu's expression. He was not completely sure, so he had to ask first.

Gu Xixian nodded and said, "It's not bad to pick a general from a group of short people. I wonder what the price is? If it's suitable, I can take it."

The dental shop manager swallowed his tears. He thought the girl looked innocent and probably wouldn't be so cunning. But looking at what she said, he couldn't tell how satisfied she was.

He thought for a moment and said, "The shop owner offered 3,500 taels."

Gu Xixian shook his head: "It's too expensive. I have nothing to say about this price in East Street, but in West Street, this price is probably not appropriate."

Mother Wang quickly said, "Miss, let's go somewhere else. You're not in a hurry anyway."

"That's right." Gu Xixian said politely to the manager of the pawnshop, "Manager Xu, please look for the shop. I'm not in a hurry. You can help me find out slowly. I won't consider the price of this shop."

Manager Xu was a little anxious: "No, Miss Gu, the price should be negotiable. If you really like it, I can ask the shop owner to help you lower the price."

"I appreciate Manager Xu's kindness. I can still use this shop. Let me put it this way, can you please ask the shop owner for me? Two thousand taels. If it's okay, you can come and let me know. I'll hand over the money and the shop. If it's not okay, can you help me look for another one?" When bargaining, you have to hold the initiative in your own hands.

"No, you cut the price too much, didn't you?" Manager Xu looked bitter. Who would cut the price in half like this? Although the shop owner gave him a base price of exactly 2,000 taels, shouldn't he earn some hard work? What's wrong with adding a little?

"This is the price. Please ask Manager Xu." Gu Xixian didn't think that he had bargained too much. In his previous life, he had often chopped things in half.

Manager Xu had no choice but to nod and say that he would try his best to help her lower the price.

Yan Ming covered his face with a fan while laughing secretly, but the little girl couldn't tell, she was quite smart.