[Red House] Second Master Liangshang Lian

Seeing that Jia Lian just smiled and didn't answer, Jia She suddenly felt that he didn't want to give up the snow bamboo to him as a refusal made by this old man, so he flicked his sleeves and strode into Rongqing hall.

Jia Lian clearly heard Jia Amnesty snort unhappily as he walked past her.It's just that Jia Lian doesn't care, the most important thing now is to start the business, and the goal is to be rich and Jinling!

However, the reality is far more difficult than expected.

Mrs. Wang talked a lot of nonsense, and summed it up in one sentence: she can pay him money, but the family situation is not as good as it looks on the surface, so she can only give him money to rent a shop first, as for the money to buy a shop, she can't decide.

Jia Lian understood that Mrs. Wang didn't want to give him more money, probably because she didn't believe that he could make a deal.On this point, he can understand.It's just that he really hates Mrs. Wang's long and empty speeches, so it's okay to say something clearly, but he wants to pretend to be a good person, but he doesn't know what he is thinking in his heart.

Back in his room, Jia Lian put the 50 taels of silver given by Mrs. Wang on the table, and fell into deep thought.According to his understanding, although 50 taels of silver is a lot, it is far from enough to buy a shop in a good location.But he didn't plan to rent a shop, not to mention the high rent cost, and he didn't have the right to dispose of the house after all, so he always felt uneasy.

I think that in modern times, he also started from scratch and worked hard for a few years to buy his own house and car, which counted as having some family business.So in terms of business, he is not a rolling pin blowing fire - he knows nothing.

In short, what he has to do now is to choose a shop that is not expensive to buy, and he has already decided what business to do.The cost does not need to be too much, the shop space does not need to be too large, and the cost can be paid back in a short time.The first thing he thought of was chess and board games.

Plain but fun everyday entertainment.

In ancient times, there were only ordinary chess and card halls, and there were no modern board games, so there should be little competition.

Feeling preoccupied, he called out to the outside, "Xing'er."

Xing'er heard the sound and entered the room, and asked, "What orders does Second Master have?"

"Prepare the car, I'm going out for a trip."

Xing'er hesitated: "But it's going to be lunch soon, where are you going?"

Jia Lian reprimanded: "I want you to talk too much, but second master, I naturally have more important things to do than eating. If things are done well, master will take you to a restaurant to eat well today."

Upon hearing this, Xing'er's eyes lit up, and he nodded repeatedly: "Okay, I'm going to prepare the carriage!"

Jia Lian smiled helplessly, he was a child after all.But he himself is only in his teens now, not only a child, but also a young man with handsome features.

According to Xing'er, the most prosperous places in Jinling are the streets centered on Jia's family. There are many shops and people. Opening a shop there will definitely not bad business.

Jia Lian first went to a few nearby streets to inquire. Sure enough, the rent of a shop with a good location is more than ten taels a month.

Although he doesn't save any of the ten taels of pocket money given to him by Jia's house every month, he still has two or thirty taels of silver on him, and he can make up 30 taels in total.But for 80 taels, you want to buy a shop in a place with good terrain. That is absolutely impossible. Besides, 80 taels cannot be used to buy a shop. After many calculations, he can only buy a shop whose price does not exceed 80 taels at most.

"Xing'er, the second master asks you, do you know where is the place with few people but beautiful scenery?"

"If you want to talk about the scenery, of course it has to be the area by the Qinhuai River. As you know, there are mostly music workshops and theater buildings there. They only open after the sun sets. Although there are no people during the day, it is very lively in the evening. I heard that most of the businessmen choose to drink and discuss business there."

Of course Jia Lian knew about the Qinhuai River. When talking about Jinling, he had to mention the night view of Qinhuai River, which is antique and brightly lit.From Xing'er's words, it means that that area is only bustling at night, people who go there are either drinking or listening to music and watching theatres, it is simply a place for luxury and money.After pondering for a while, he flicked his sleeves and said, "Come on, let's have a look."

Xing'er was puzzled: "The theater hasn't opened yet at this hour."

Jia Lian glared at him, "Who says I'm going to the theater, why don't I have the slightest vision after following me for so long."

Xing'er knew that Jia Lian was not really angry, so not only was he not afraid, but he also said with a smile: "That's right, Er Ye, you are so talented and full of knowledge, I can't catch up with you even if I chased my head."

Jia Lian was amused: "Don't be so talkative, let me tell you, Second Lord, I came out today to look for a shop, but I didn't have enough money to buy a shop with a good location, so I'm going to visit a few streets near the Qinhuai River. .”

It is estimated that there are no vacant houses in the area closest to the Qinhuai River, but there must be some nearby streets.There are very few residential buildings there, and it is not busy during the day, so there should be many empty shops nearby that cannot be rented out.

Xing'er heard the words and asked in puzzlement: "But there are few people there during the day, even at night, the people who go there are listening to music and watching operas. Could it be that the second master wants to open a band or theater?"

Jia Lian shook his head: "The Lefang theater building is something to talk about. The most important thing now is to buy the shop first."

On the way to the Qinhuai River, Jia Lian explained his board game plan to Xing'er in detail. The more he talked, the more excited he became, but the more Xing'er listened, the more confused he became. It wasn't until he got off the carriage that Xing'er suddenly realized: "Two Do you want to open a casino?"

After hearing this, Jia Lian was silent for a moment, then sighed: "Forget it, let's talk about it later, get out of the car first."

None of the shops near the Qinhuai River were open. Occasionally, one or two burden-carrying vendors passed by on the nearby streets, and it was so deserted along the way.Jia Lian turned around a lot, and finally came to a street not far from the Qinhuai River.There are cloth shops and rouge and gouache shops on this street. From the beginning to the end of the street, there are more than 20 shops, but only five or six shops are open, and the rest are empty shops. , there is a shop for rouge and gouache. There are only shopkeepers and clerks staring at each other in the shop, and the business is quite bleak.

Xing'er was very puzzled and said: "Second Master, look at this place, it's deserted, it's not a bad place to open a shop here."

Jia Lian's tone was light: "It's not your money that you are losing, so why do you feel bad about it?" He said, and walked into the cloth village closest to him.

There was only one clerk in the cloth shop who was looking after the shop. When he saw someone coming, he immediately became more energetic after being sleepy. Then he looked at the people dressed in expensive clothes, so he greeted them with a shy face and a smile on his face, "My lord, you What kind of cloth do you want to buy? The shop has just bought a lot of high-quality new cloth, which is not available in other shops."

Jia Lian looked around pretendingly, and then said slowly: "I want to cut a robe for my father, and the color of the fabric is calmer."

The clerk rolled his eyes, and his smile deepened: "It's a coincidence that the son came here. A few pieces of brocade came into the shop yesterday, in several colors." He led Jia Lian to a wooden cabinet full of cloth as he spoke. forward.

Jia Lian carefully looked at the brocade in front of him, and he knew it.

It is indeed brocade, there is no fake.But he would not believe it if it was said that it was new fabric that came in yesterday.Although the fabric looks shiny at first glance, the colors are vibrant.But if you look carefully, you can still find that the corners of the fabric are a little rough, and the dark lines on the fabric are also slightly discolored.

Jia Lian thought for a while and asked, "Price?"

As soon as the buddy heard this, he knew that the other party wanted to buy fabrics, and he immediately smiled and said, "Two taels of silver for one piece, and one piece is four feet long. Do you want to buy the whole piece or cut a piece?"

The price of two taels of silver per piece of cloth is not low. Ordinary fabrics usually cost tens of pennies per piece, but brocade has a better texture and less output, so it is more expensive.Ordinary Yunjin usually costs about one tael of silver, and high-quality Yunjin usually costs two or three taels of silver.

But no matter how you look at it, the few horses in front of you are obviously just ordinary brocades, and they were from a year or two ago.

Jia Lian smiled and said, "Look at the clothes on my body. How about the material?"

The monk Zhang Er who was asked by the buddy was puzzled, but he still answered cautiously: "Young master, this body looks like a valuable and good material."

Jia Lian nodded approvingly, looked at the waiter firmly and said, "The material on my body is only two taels of silver a piece."

The clerk's smile froze on his face. Although he was not the shopkeeper, he was responsible for the general purchases, so he knew less about the quality and types of fabrics than the shopkeeper.And the fabric Jia Lian wears is a bit better than the most expensive one in the store, which is why he can tell at a glance that the other party is either rich or expensive.Now that the other party said this, it meant that he knew that he had raised the price of the fabric. Cold sweat broke out on his forehead, and he hurriedly explained: "Young master, to tell you the truth, the business of the cloth shop is really not good. The shop has been open for more than half a year. You are losing money. You can also see that these are all genuine and good materials, but there is no one in this street, no matter how good the materials are, they can only be left in the store to make ashes. The previous shopkeeper lowered the prices of all materials , I thought the business would be better this way, but it didn’t improve at all, so the shopkeeper said, if someone wants to buy fabrics in the future, they should quote a higher price, and only one piece can be sold.”

Jia Lian had already guessed that this was the case, but this could not be used as a reason to raise the price at will.

Seeing that Jia Lian didn't speak, Xing'er immediately thought of Jia Lian's instructions, so he took a step forward and said to the clerk with a straight face: "Second Master Lian, you dare to lie, you are tired of work, don't you believe it? Your shop!"

How could the buddy know Jia Lian, but he was still taken aback by Xing'er's tone, "The young one is just a buddy, and he always does things according to the shopkeeper's orders. You can't blame me if you want to... .”

Xing'er snorted and said, "If the business is really not as good as you said, then can your shopkeeper afford the high monthly rent of the shop?"

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