After dressing as a widow

When Niu Dayi heard Lin Zhen say that the only student was admitted as a scholar, he felt that he really deserved to be his boss, as if nothing could stop him.

If Lin Zhen knew what he was thinking, he would immediately say, no, he is a war scum with a negative force value.

Lin Zhen hurriedly stopped Niu Da's continuous talk, and made him blush and brag, and went to see the shop.

The person who rented the shop had been ordered by Niu Da to bring the boss to see him today, so he waited there early in the morning. Niu Da and Lin Zhen appeared on the street and greeted them: "Boss Lin, Steward Niu .”

Because he had dealt with Niu Da before, this person already knew that Niu Da was the steward of Lin's gouache workshop, which had a lot of buzz recently, and he treated Lin Zhen and Niu Da very respectfully.

After turning around, ask the family to make tea and entertain the two.

Lin Zhen raised his hand to stop him: "Don't bother, let's look at the shop first."

The size of this shop is not small. Lin Zhen took a look and estimated that it might be more than 130 square meters. All the cabinets and tables inside have been removed, and it looks wider and wider.

There is another staircase on the right to the second floor, which is a bit narrow.

The owner of the shop saw that Lin Zhen didn't care about these formalities, so he walked up to him and said, "Boss Lin, you have also seen the condition of my shop, it is spacious and bright, and the bricks and wood used in the repair are all good. Very good, you can do business by putting things on.”

After listening to him, Lin Zhen said, "The steward Niu next to me told you about rent, right?"

"Correct."

"If you buy it, what price do you want?"

"Buy this shop from my family?" The boss looked at Lin Zhen, thinking of the Lin's gouache workshop under his control, it seems that it is not unusual to buy a shop.

But the boss doesn't plan to sell the shop. His shop is next to the largest street in the state capital. Although the state capital is not as prosperous as other places, it can earn a lot of money if it is rented out one after another. It will be a hammer if it is sold. buy and sell.

The man said: "To tell you the truth, Boss Lin, I really never thought about selling the shop, or if you rent it first, it's almost the same."

"I'm going to buy your shop, and then buy the shop next to it and open it up into one. If I rent it, it won't be easy to change your original layout."

"Don't rush to refuse. I see that there are still many shops vacant on this street, and there are not many people who want to do business. Even if you keep this shop here for three to five years, the rent you will get is not much."

"It's better to sell it to me, get a sum of money, find another place to buy a yard, and live a prosperous life for a few years."

The owner of the shop rubbed his stomach in embarrassment. The state capital is not lively, and the shop is not very valuable.

Just like his shop, several rented businesses have not been done, and they are unwilling to spend money on it even if they don't want the deposit.

The owner of the shop looked at Lin Zhen and Niu Da, and said hesitantly, "Then...how much money can Boss Lin give?"

"You talk about the price first, so that we can talk, and we have a good idea." Lin Zhen said.

The owner of the shop stretched out two fingers: "2000 taels."

Lin Zhen called Niu Da: "Let's go to the next one to see." He said without hesitation and walked out.

Having already been persuaded by him, the owner who wanted to sell the shop saw that he would leave without taking a nap, and hurriedly followed a few steps: "Boss Lin, Boss Lin, stay a step!"

"Aren't we still discussing this?"

Lin Zhen looked back and said, "Your sincerity is not very high. I can buy any shop that costs 2000 taels of silver."

"And then after I left, they said I was taken advantage of."

The owner of the shop smiled coyly, he did save a little bit. Seeing that Lin Zhen is a brother who doesn’t understand the market, he wanted to make some money, but he never expected to be exposed: “Haggle on the price, there is a back and forth, Boss Lin will give you the number. "

Lin Zhen looked around the shop and quickly said, "One thousand two hundred taels."

"It's too low." From 2000 taels to 200 taels, the gap is so big that the owner of the shop thought he heard it wrong.

Lin Zhendao: "Before, I rented three yards in Guangshun Lane, and the annual rent was only over two hundred, and just one yard is more spacious than your shop."

"Naturally, the shop faces the street and can do business, so I can't apply the price there, so I gave a price of 200 taels."

One thousand two hundred taels, the owner of the shop felt that it was a little less than what he thought. How could such a good shop of his own be worth this little money? He asked Lin Zhen: "Boss Lin, please add more. This, this price is really worth it to me." I'm not willing."

Lin's truth remained unchanged: "The price I gave is very conscientious. If you don't sell it, then I can only find another home."

The shop was left in the hand, and the family guarded the shop. Life was tight and boring. The owner of the shop struggled a bit, thinking that, as Lin Zhen said, he sold the shop and went to buy a seat elsewhere in the state capital. Yard and his family lived a good life for several years.

"This shop will be sold to Boss Lin, but Boss Lin, I want cash, not bank notes."

"Okay." Lin Zhen, who had just received 5 taels, readily satisfied his request and asked him to bring the deed of the shop. After he bought the shop next door, he followed him to the government office to get the money.

The shop next door took longer to negotiate than this one, and after a few rounds of back and forth, they were finally moved by the price he offered and sold it to him.

It just so happened that the owner of this shop didn't trust the money bank either, and wanted cash like the previous one, so he went to the government office with Lin Zhen.

"Boss Lin." The yamen servant guarding the gate of the yamen saw Lin Zhen come back, and nodded his head.

Lin Zhen said to them: "I'll take the two of them in to do some business, and they will come out soon."

After all, it is the government office of the state government, and it is not good for idlers to come in and out, so Lin Zhen told the two of them first.

Naturally, there was nothing wrong with the two yamen servants, so they took an extra look at the two owners of the shop who followed Lin Zhen.

The backs of the two of them tensed instantly, and they said to Lin Zhen firmly: "Boss Lin, the two of us just wait here, the yamen... still won't go in."

God, the two of them have never entered a Yamen in their life, which is too scary.

Lin Zhen looked back at them, and understood the concerns of the two of them, so he just handed over the money to them, and it didn't matter if they went in or not.

He nodded: "Okay, you wait here for a while."

"Okay, okay." The two stood outside the gate of the yamen with a sigh of relief.

All the money brought back from the capital was placed in Lin Zhen's room, and they were still packed in those boxes. Lu Lu, who came back one step ahead of him, saw him coming back, and walked up quickly: "Boss."

"Find two smaller boxes, I'll pack things in." He said to Lu Lu.

Lu Lu snorted. Although he didn't understand what he was using it for, he quickly found two empty boxes from the side room and put them in Lin Zhen's hand.

Lin Zhen opened the silver box, and the deer who didn't know what was in it was stung by the shining silver, "Old...boss..."

"Come and find silver ingots of 50 taels and 100 taels with me." When the silver was loaded that day, there was no time to separate it, and the broken silver pieces and silver ingots were all mixed together.

"Oh." Lulu, who had never seen so much silver, replied stupidly, squatting down and reaching for the box. The cold touch of the silver and the sound it made when fiddled with it made her unable to recover for a long time.

"These... are all the boss you earned when you went back to the business?"

"Well, after two days, set aside a part of the funds for the workshop, and deposit the rest in the bank, and exchange it for a bank note that is easy to carry and store."

Finding a large silver ingot of 100 taels from the silver pile, Lulu held the silver ingot, his eyes shining brightly, and then carefully put it into the box.

If she hadn't been concerned about Lin Zhen being her master and Master Gu's husband, she would have rushed forward and hugged her long ago.

How lucky she is to be with such a promising master, and she no longer has to worry about being sold out to live a hard life!

The two boxes of silver ingots with almost the same amount were quickly collected. Lin Zhen carried one box by himself and asked Lu Lu to carry the other box outside the yamen.

When the two people waiting outside the gate saw him coming out, they couldn't help feeling hot, "Boss Lin."

Lin Zhen put the box he was holding in front of the owner of the first shop he bought, and opened the lid of the box a little: "It's all 100 taels of official silver. It's in good condition. Take a look."

The man reached in and touched the silver, picked up a silver ingot and turned it upside down, then carefully looked at the imprint on the bottom of the silver ingot, and said with a smile on his face: "It's true, it's true, thank you Boss Lin."

One thousand 200 taels of silver is twelve 100 taels of silver ingots. The small box was almost full, and it was a bit heavy. Lin Zhen handed the box to him.

The man immediately gave the deed to Lin Zhen.

The other person vaguely saw a silver light, looking at the box in Lulu's hand.

Lin Zhen gave him the silver that belonged to him and got another house deed.

"Boss Lin is really straightforward in doing business. The two of us first wish Boss Lin good fortune in the south and south, and prosperity in the north and the north."

"Auspicious words from both of you." More than 2000 taels of silver were exchanged for two thin house deeds. Lin Zhen looked at the place where the original owner's signature was on the house deed, and took the house deed back to the yamen.

He put the deed into the box where he kept his valuables, sat down at the table and asked Lulu to cut some rice paper.

Seeing with his own eyes that he exchanged so much money for two shops, Lu Lu obediently went to cut the paper, and asked in puzzlement, "Boss, do you still want to open a shop? Isn't it good to sell Yurong Fenhualu lipstick like this now? "

Lin Zhen spread the cut paper on the table, and pressed it with a paperweight: "In the future, our Lin family will not only make Yurong powder flower dew lipstick, but also other things. Putting the shop there can not only call the people of the state capital Going to buy it will also allow foreign merchants to see the latest goods. If they are interested, they can naturally look at the goods in the shop and order the quantity with us."

Otherwise, if a businessman takes it to the workshop to have a look, it will inevitably disturb the girls and men who are working.

"So that's how it is." Lu Lu stood beside him.

Holding a charcoal pencil, Lin Zhen drew on the paper two shops that had just become his property today.