Rebirth: Don't Be the Best

After the land deed was completed at the Yamen, Zhang Shu and the village chief went out. Zhang Shu asked the village chief, "Village chief, where do shopkeepers in our county usually live?"

"Are you asking about dentistry?"

"That's right, it's the tooth shop."

"People from the dental shop live nearby. They are in an alley on the left at the entrance of our market. Whether it is buying a house or land, or buying people or livestock, they do it all."

As the saying goes, even if you are innocent, you should be killed.But in this peaceful time, there are no coachmen and boatmen, what should you do if you want to go elsewhere?How can inns and taverns do business without a waiter?Without porters, who will carry things?The importance of the dental shop is also very significant, so that you won't be confused when you want to buy something.

While they were talking, the dentist arrived.

Zhang Shu had never been here before, but when he came this time, he found that he seemed to have passed by here several times before, but he never looked up at the words on it. The two big characters "Ya Xing" were hanging high on it.

As soon as the dentists in the dental shop saw them coming in, they immediately came to greet them, "What are these two bosses here for?"

"I want to see the horse first."

Yaren's eyes lit up. He saw that the two of them were dressed like farmers before, and thought it would be good if they could buy cows or donkeys. Unexpectedly, they bought horses!

"Yes, yes, there are exactly two horses in my backyard. You can follow me to have a look."

Zhang Shu and the others followed the dental man and walked towards the backyard.In this kind of land where every inch of land is very expensive, the backyard of the tooth shop can still be so big, and it is very profitable to come here.

The place where the horse is kept can be seen at a glance. The horse is a precious thing, so the place where it stays is very well taken care of.

The first horse has a tall head, a strong body, a long mane, piercing eyes, and strong limbs.

The other horse looked thinner, grazing with its head stalked, and it didn't look high-spirited at all.

Zhang Shu's eyes were attracted by the first horse. He looked and looked again, his eyes were full of joy, just like women can't refuse rouge, gouache, fancy clothes and jewelry, men can't refuse the temptation of BMW's fragrant horse.

"Boss, this horse—"

"Wait," the village head interrupted Zhang Shu, "What did you buy the horse for?"

"I'll buy it back and pull the cart," Zhang Shu was at a loss, isn't this obvious?Is it possible to buy it back and keep it for fun?

Seeing that he was not enlightened, the village chief sighed bitterly, "Oh, I said you, you have no plans at all, did you just fancy the first one?"

Zhang Shu nodded, what a horse!

"Then do you think it can work when you buy it back?"

Can such a big man still not be able to work?Zhang Shu was about to refute, but he was wrong, so he stared at the first horse carefully.

It is big and has a well-proportioned frame, but it looks very proud in its eyes. This kind of horse probably only wants to gallop freely, rather than do the work of pulling carts all day long.

"Understood?" The village chief looked at him as if he knew it. In fact, who wouldn't want that kind of horse?It's more face-saving to pull it out, but their peasant family is not a rich family who spends a lot of money, and they should consider practicality more.

Zhang Shu nodded, and looked at the good horse regretfully, hoping that it could meet a good owner in the future and let it show its ambitions.

"Shopkeeper, how do you sell this horse?" He pointed to the one that was silent.

"It's easy to say, the two of you know the price of horses in the market now, and they have always been high." The toothman smiled and talked, "Like this horse, the price is 55 taels, and the one next to it costs more. more expensive."

Zhang Shu was stunned, knowing that horses are very expensive, but a strong adult cow is only seven or eight taels, and the price of a horse is several times that of a cow.

"Brother, we also sincerely want to buy it. Why don't we offer a real price so that the two sides can talk." Unlike Zhang Shu who was stunned by the price, the village head began to bargain seriously.

The toothman smiled, "I think you two are sincerely willing to buy it, but at this price, at least 53 taels."

"!" As soon as the village chief opened his mouth, he immediately lost two taels, and the two taels would be enough to beat a wooden cart.

"Shopkeeper, I actually want to ask, do you have any shops next to the river for sale here?" Zhang Shu hurriedly said, it might be a bit more expensive to buy the same, but if the two businesses are done together, I'm afraid it will cost a lot. less money.

Yaren looked at his face and couldn't help sighing in his heart, he was a bit misjudged today, he didn't want to be dressed like this to be such a rich customer who bought horses and shops, that's amazing!

Fortunately, he was in the store today, otherwise, if the old fifth, a low-minded guy with a dog's eyes, was here, this big fish would have slipped away.

"Yes, yes, there are two shops on the other side of the river for sale. I wonder what kind of shop the boss wants to buy?"

He invited the two of them back to the front hall, and then took out a notebook.

The village head glanced at Zhang Shu, and sighed in his heart, this Zhang Shu has managed to set up such a family property quietly, it seems that he is capable.He was a little envious, but after thinking about it, he couldn't be more envious of others. His son was up to the challenge, and he won the exam at a young age, so his future is limitless.

"You tell me the general situation of the two shops first, so that I can make a decision."

"A shop used to be a restaurant. Because the owner was sick and urgently needed medical expenses, he wanted to sell it. This shop is relatively large. In addition to the front hall and the second floor, there are four houses in the backyard, and one is a kitchen. , the other three can accommodate people. This shop is at the northwest corner of the river."

That's where the boats are sold.

"The other one is a fan seller. The owner of the house is not common and loses money every year. His old lady decided to sell it. The shop is not very big. There are two and a half rooms in the backyard, at the northeast corner of the river." That is the place where Zhang Shu set up a stall in the past.

"Can the shopkeeper take us to have a look?"

"So that the guest officer knows that if we go to see this, we will charge forty cents regardless of whether it is successful or not." The shopkeeper said with a smile, the meaning is very clear, it is up to you to see it or not. Anyway, they don't do white work.

Zhang Shu finally knew how they got such a big backyard, "OK, let's go and see." The big head is out, so what is the forty Wen?

"Happy!" The owner of the tooth shop called out a half-year-old boy, let him look at the shop, and then took them to the river.Zhang Shu came here by driving an ox cart, so he arrived soon.

They first went to see the first shop, which was really big, just like the shopkeeper said.But Zhang Shu is actually not satisfied.

Big is good, but the price is also expensive. The business he wants to do is a small business. How can such a big shop be needed?

They went to the second shop again, and the things in the shop had not been completely removed. Many fans with beautiful patterns were opened and hung on the wall.Although Zhang Shu thought it was pretty, he still felt that this fan was not at all as good as the big cattail fan he used at home, not to mention it was winter, who would buy a fan?Really can't do business.

The shop is not big, but three or four tables can still be set up. There is still a relatively empty space in front of the shop, and the hot and sour noodles stall can also be placed, and it is about 40 meters away from the place where they set up the stall. Standing here, you can directly see the other side, and as long as the signboard is bigger, you are not afraid that others will not know.

A few people went around to the backyard again. The two and a half rooms are very spacious. If there is a gap, there may be two more rooms.Its back door leads to South Street, so it is convenient to buy groceries, just a few hundred meters away.

Zhang Shu was satisfied in his heart, but frowned all the time on the surface, "What are these two shops selling?"

"This one, the host's bid is 320 taels, and the one over there, the host's bid is 700 taels." The size of that side is indeed more than twice the size of this side, so there is nothing wrong with paying this price, even Zhang Shu thinks that it is probably [-] taels. The owner is sick and eager to get rid of it, otherwise it would not be so cheap.

Zhang Shu looked very hesitant, "It's so expensive? You can buy a shop in the county, and the business might be even better." As we all know, the business of the shops on the side of the river is generally not very good. Those who sell special products are better, and those who sell other things are suspended.

You should know that Zhangzhou Port is right in front of you, and people will go there if they want to buy.The customers who come and go are either going there or have just come back from there. Where would they buy here?

Looking at his face, Yaren couldn't figure out what he was thinking for a while. After hesitating for a while, he said directly, "If the guest officer sincerely wants it, I should be able to get 310 taels here."

"310? That's not enough to buy a horse. Forget it, I won't buy a horse for now..." Zhang Shu said to himself.

The Yaren who had been paying attention to him heard that if he bought horses and shops at the same time, he would definitely get more money, so he asked, "Guest officer, you don't have enough money, you can bring it back. , I can help the guest officer stay."

Zhang Shu forced a smile, but the expression on his face remained unchanged.The village chief's heart moved, knowing that he wanted to lower the price, so he deliberately sighed in cooperation.

Yaren was curious, so he asked the village chief what was going on in a low voice, and the village chief said, "There is a shrew in his family. If he knows that he wants to buy a horse, he will definitely not buy it. It's okay to take it back. If he just takes the money back, he will probably get a penny." Not coming back."

"why?"

"The money is the payment for goods. He came to collect the bill. The shrew of his family has been afraid that he will mess around outside and won't let him set up a shop in the county. This time it came secretly. If he finds out about it, Oh, don't even think about buying anything."

Zhang Shu almost failed, his cute little Jin'er turned into a shrew?However, Zhang Shu thought about the scratches on his back that were still hurting, and thought to himself, sometimes it is really tough, hehe.

The tooth was shocked, wouldn't it be impossible to do any business?I thought it was a big fish, but who would have imagined that there was still a line hooked on it, and someone took it back without paying attention.

He preconceived that these are two simple and honest people, so he didn't doubt their rhetoric at all, let it go, let's make less money, anyway, even if it is lowered, he still has some profits, which is better than not doing a business Well done.

"I don't know how much money the guest officer has?"

Zhang Shu took it out, "There are still 340 taels, oh, I'll come back next time..."

"No hurry!" Yaren shouted, "If it's really inconvenient for the guest officer, the shop is willing to discuss with the owner to see if it can be less."

Zhang Shu was overjoyed at first, and then drooped again, "I know your kind intentions, but how could it be possible to lose so much all of a sudden, forget it..."

"No!" Yaren said, "The master's house is nearby, I'll come whenever I go." He was afraid that Zhang Shu would leave, so he turned around and left quickly.

After a while, he came back again, and said to Zhang Shu with a smile on his face, "It just so happens that the two masters are nearby, and they agreed to sell the two horses and the shop at 340!"