After dressing as a widow

Because of the rain, the number of people setting up stalls at the three-way intersection in the town dropped by more than half, and there were only two or three people shopping here and there, which was very deserted.

Lin Zhen took Gu Shuanzi to Zhazi Street, and knocked on the door of the family with ease. Soon, an old man in his sixties came out with an umbrella. When he saw Lin Zhen, he greeted Lin Zhen skillfully: "Yes." You little brother."

"Uncle Lu, I want to find a shop that can do business in the front and live in the back. Do you have a suitable shop in your hand?"

Lu Abo is a middleman who specializes in this business. People who have houses explain clearly their requirements for tenants and the situation of their own houses.

Uncle Lu had dealt with Lin Zhen before, he stood in the door: "Didn't you always want to buy the shop next to Chen Ji Bakery, why didn't you buy it?"

"That shop is very suitable for your current business and requirements, and the money you want is also suitable. After passing this village, there will be no such shop."

Lin Zhen has been in the Mala Tang business in Zhazi Street for a year and a half, and almost everyone on the street knows him. Uncle Lu didn’t have a good impression of him at first. The drunkard's intention is not to be suspected of drinking.

But with the passage of time, Lin Zhen changed his mind.

Not to mention brother, even ordinary men can't keep up with him. Not only is he good at cooking and eating, he is also sharp in speaking and doing things. Now he is already a regular customer of Lin Zhen Malatang, and he will go to satisfy his hunger in three to five days.

Lin Zhendao: "I don't have a lot of money in my hand. If I buy a shop, I don't have much money to live on. So I want to rent a shop first."

But anyone who does business can roughly estimate how much his Mala Tang business can earn a month. From last year to now, it is more than enough to buy a shop.

But Uncle Lu was not that talkative, and he didn't like to inquire about other people's private affairs, so he closed the door behind his back and said, "Okay, let's go and see it now, it happens to be raining, and there are not many people on the road."

Zhazi Street is the most prosperous street in the town. There are various shops lined up on both sides of the three to four meter wide road.

But the road is still a dirt road, and it will be thin when it rains, and it will be full of muddy water when you step on it.

Uncle Lu led them to a shop in the middle of Zhazi Street, pointed to the shop and said, "This one is going to be rented out. It used to be in the business of selling cloth, but it couldn't continue because of poor management, so the shop was vacated and rented out. .”

Uncle Lu had the key to the store, and he opened the key while talking, and led Lin Zhen and Gu Shuanzi in.

Lin Zhen took a look and took the whole shop into his eyes.

I saw that the shop was in a square shape, and there was a door covered by a cloth curtain in the right corner, leading to the back.

"This shop is spacious and can accommodate seven or eight tables, which is enough for catering business," Lu Abo pointed to the door covered by the cloth curtain, "The door to the back is also well opened, so that customers will not be disturbed when serving food. "

Lin Zhen nodded, and said to Uncle Lu, "Can I go and have a look at the back?"

Uncle Lu nodded: "Of course, you can follow me."

Lu Abo walked in front, Lin Zhen and Gu Shuanzi walked in the back, passed through the door covered by the cloth curtain, and came to the backyard.

The yard is not too big, it is half smaller than the Lin family's yard, and then there are three houses in the shape of a character, and there is a tree in the yard who doesn't know what it is.

Lin Zhen was quite satisfied with the space, and asked Uncle Lu: "How much is the monthly rent for this shop? At least a few months?"

Every time a business is done, Aunt Lu will get money. He likes such a straightforward tenant as Lin Zhen, and he said casually: "My brother also saw it. The front of the shop is spacious, and the back is not small. It is considered a place on our street." Good section."

"The host's registered rent with me is three taels of silver per month, and the minimum rent is half a year. If the rent is less than half a year, the rent will not be refunded."

Lin Zhen has been doing business in modern times, and he knows that the owner’s request is no problem. It is impossible for you to rent it for two months and then return the money, messing up the good shop again and again.

But his budget for renting a shop is only between [-] and [-] renminbi. Although this shop is quite satisfactory, the price is high.

He said to Lu Abo: "The price is a little bit expensive. Although it is spacious, my small business can't use such a wide space, and the extra space is a waste."

"Are there any other shops in Uncle Lu?"

"Yes." Uncle Lu closed the door of this shop without hesitation at all, took Lin Zhen and Gu Shuanzi to a place a little further ahead, and stood in front of a shop that was a little smaller than the previous one: "This shop was also a shop before. Food and business are still booming, but the sons of the two elders went to Fucheng to make a living, and they were worried that the two elders were here alone, so they took them with them."

"It was originally for sale, but the two old people wanted to leave a way out for the family, so they only rented it and didn't sell it. They entrusted me to take care of it."

The outside of this shop does not look as new as the previous one, and the two doors to enter are also smaller.

But the inside is not too narrow, about four or five tables can be put down, the ground is still flat and smooth muddy land, and looking at the backyard, it is also a three-room house in the shape of a font, but limited by the area, it is also smaller .

Lin Zhen glanced around the backyard and suddenly brightened up: "There is a well? Is there still water?"

There is no drought in the area, and rivers can be seen everywhere, but the town is densely populated, and it is impossible for every household to dig wells, so some families have to go a little farther to fetch water for food.

Lin Zhen was very secretive, and when he saw this well, he remembered that he was in the Mala Tang business. There are many places where water is used. If you carry water every day for use, the waste of manpower is not a small amount.

Besides, he, Lin Xiaoyao, and Gu Shuanzi, Lin Zhuzi, and Lin Shitou were the only ones who came to the town, and none of them could fetch water several times a day. This well is really good.

Seeing Lin Zhen's expression, Lu Abo realized the importance of this well to Lin Zhen's business, and quickly said, "It can only be used after washing the moss."

"Washing is not a problem." Lin Zhen was really satisfied with this shop. He looked around and asked Uncle Lu, "How much rent does the owner of this shop want?"

"Actually, it's about the same as the previous one, two taels of silver."

Lu Abo was afraid that Lin's truth would not be seen, so he walked over and patted the well he was looking at: "My brother also saw it, this shop is good everywhere, and there is a well with convenient water, you are in the food business, you can save money." Put a lot of effort into it."

"Besides, [-] yuan is really not expensive here. If the family who entrusted me hadn't told me that they couldn't rent it to people who messed around, they should take good care of this house, and they would come back to live in the future. , has already been rented out.”

Uncle Lu didn't lie. He and the shop he used to do business with have been neighbors for decades. This shop has a good location, a well, and a suitable size. Several shops came to see it.

But Lu Abo saw that those people's character was not very good, so he didn't rent them.

He wanted to guard the place for his old friend, so that he would not let him come back and see the dilapidated and dirty house.

Twenty-eight dollars, three dollars more than Lin Zhen's budget, but three dollars a month for a convenient well, he thinks this business is not a loss.

Lin Zhen turned around and said to Uncle Lu: "Trouble Uncle, I want this shop. When will this contract be signed?"

"Fresh man," Lu Abo smiled openly, "you can go now."

I found an old boy to write two copies of the same deed, then signed his name and stamped his red handprint, and then took it to the town government office to show it to the small official in charge of this area, and stamped it with the official seal. The contract will come into force.

Lin Zhen rented it for a total of half a year, and he needed to pay 16 taels of silver in one lump sum, and then give Lu Abo, the middleman, an introduction fee of two taels of silver.

After finishing everything, the spare key of the shop was in his hands.

Uncle Lu left, Lin Zhen stood in the empty shop, and said to Gu Shuanzi, "We can move in when the weather clears up for a few days and the road to the town is not too busy."

"By the way, which house do you want to live in?"

There are five people who come to the town, Lin Zhen, Lin Xiaoyao are older brothers, they can live together, Lin Zhuzi, Lin Shitou and Gu Shuanzi can live together.

But as Gu Shuanzi went to the school to study, the books and pens he bought, as well as the desks and chairs, etc. must have his own place, so Lin Zhen thought that if Gu Shuanzi was not allowed to be alone in the room, it could be regarded as the beginning of training him to live alone Ability.

After all, I can't be with him forever. If he can study well, he can stay in the school for a few more years. If he can't, he may marry a wife and have children at the age of fifteen or sixteen. Go live in a big brick house.

With such a wide house, it takes a lot of effort to shout.

Gu Shuanzi looked at the two wing rooms next to the main room in the middle: "It's all fine."

"Then let's go to the one on the left," Lin Zhen directly gave him a nod, "Bring your desk and chair, and make you a wardrobe. You should wear long robes after you go to school. I'll make it for you." Change clothes."

"No, I have enough clothes." After being brought back by Lin Zhen, Gu Shuanzi got several clothes in a row, and there was indeed no shortage of clothes.

Lin Zhen looked at him: "What kind of songs are you standing on? What kind of songs are you standing on? Nowadays, scholars all wear long robes. If you are unconventional, you may be criticized."

"They criticize them." Gu Shuanzi didn't care, anyway, he didn't like going to school very much, maybe he could come back just in time.

Suddenly, Lin Zhen gently pinched his cheeks, and after several months of feeding, Gu Shuanzi finally found that his cheeks were a little fat for a baby of this age.

He bent down and looked into Gu Shuanzi's eyes: "Your tone is really old-fashioned, young man, be a little bit more energetic."

Naturally, we can ignore other people's criticisms, but sometimes it is not necessarily a bad thing to follow the crowd. If you don't like robes, you can only wear them in school, and wear your short brown at home. "

The cheek flesh was pinched by the fingertips, and it didn't hurt at all, but the words leaked.

Gu Shuanzi didn't say a word, and pulled Lin Zhen's hand off: "Got it."