PDLP Chapter 160 Buying a Shop and a House
Chapter 160 Buying a Shop and a House
It’s true that Zhao Qiqi wants this shop, but he can’t let an old man like this go out without anyone by his side. That would be too dangerous.
Seeing Zhao Qiqi's worried look, the old woman smiled and said, "Don't worry, I'll let my nephew from my mother's family accompany me. He is a generous man with excellent character. When I can't find him anymore, I'll give him all my wealth."
After all, it was someone else's family business, so Zhao Qiqi didn't want to say anything more, so he followed the old woman to take a look inside.
I looked at the three floors one by one. They are quite large and can accommodate a lot of people. However, they are a bit old due to being there for a long time. If I want to buy this shop, I will have to renovate it.
"Madam, how much do you plan to sell it for?"
As soon as Zhao Qiqi finished speaking, the old woman shook her head, signaling her not to be anxious, and took Zhao Qiqi and others to the backyard. Unexpectedly, there was a different world here.
The yard at the back turned out to be a brick-and-wood structure quadrangle with three courtyards and four entrances. Its size was so huge that Zhao Qiqi was astonished. Old Mrs. Gu and others had never seen such a household.
The old woman looked at their reactions and smiled kindly: "This is the yard left by my husband's ancestors. Later it fell into decline and nothing else was left. We bought the shop connected to it and turned it into a tavern. However, this yard is too big. With the departure of my elders and my husband, I gradually didn't want to come here anymore and lived directly in the tavern, so everywhere is deserted."
This reminded Zhao Qiqi of a phrase - shop in front and factory in the back.
By then, the raw materials for the milk tea shop can be produced here, and it can also prevent people from stealing the recipe. Moreover, the purpose of doing business now is to expand the market. By then, it will not only come to this county, but will also expand to the province. It would be great to have a foothold in the county.
There are three courtyards, and people with two or three bedrooms can also live there.
But I don’t know what the price is.
Zhao Qiqi originally just wanted to rent a shop, but he didn't expect that it would end up being buying a shop, and now it has even become buying a yard and a shop.
She had already given part of the silver to Yurui. Now she had to expand the production of the workshop and pay the employees' wages. Money was needed everywhere. She didn't know the housing prices in the county, but such a big house in such a central location would probably cost a lot.
"Madam, how much do you want to pay for this shop and house?"
Gu Yansui, Gu Xiaohua, and especially Old Mrs. Gu, were all very nervous. She had lived in the country all her life and had done farm work all her life. She had never thought that she would be able to see her promising eldest daughter-in-law buy a big house in the county in this lifetime.
They were extremely nervous, fearing that the old woman in front of them would report a number that Zhao Qiqi could not afford.
"I am old now, and I want to leave soon, so I will sell it to you for one thousand taels."
One thousand taels. To be honest, Zhao Qiqi can really afford it now. His soap business is booming, and the sales are no longer limited to the county and various towns here. Many people from other places come here to purchase.
"Okay, we can sign the contract today. As for the silver, I'll go get it now."
After Zhao Qiqi agreed on the price with the old woman, he began to prepare for the transaction. Mrs. Gu was old and it was not easy for her to travel around, so Zhao Qiqi left her and Gu Xiaohua here and went to prepare with Gu Yansui.
Following the old woman's recommendation, Zhao Qiqi hired a local broker who was well-known and familiar with real estate transactions.
After the broker arrived at the scene, he confirmed the situation of the house and the shop with Zhao Qiqi and the old woman again, including the location, area, current status, etc. At the same time, the broker also introduced the transaction process and precautions to both parties in detail.
With the help of the broker, Zhao Qiqi and the old woman began to sign the contract.
The contract specifies in detail the location, area, price, transaction time, rights and obligations of both parties of the shop and yard.
Zhao Qiqi, the old woman, the broker and several witnesses signed the contract respectively. After the contract was signed, Zhao Qiqi and the old woman were required to go to the government together to pay the deed tax.
At the government office, the clerk carefully checked the contents of the contract and calculated the deed tax amount according to a certain proportion of the house price. After Zhao Qiqi paid the deed tax corresponding to the house price of 1,000 taels, the government stamped the contract with the official seal to confirm the legality of the transaction.
While no one was paying attention, Zhao Qiqi went outside, took out one thousand taels of silver from the space, and announced to others that it was with a friend.
Under the witness of the broker and the witnesses, Zhao Qiqi handed over the silver to the old woman, and the old woman handed over the house keys, title deeds, etc. to Zhao Qiqi, completing the delivery of the house and the shop.
After finishing all this, Zhao Qiqi breathed a sigh of relief, sat at the table at the door, and drank the water handed to him by the old woman.
The old woman smiled and took one last look at the shop. "Well, our fate ends here. I am also going to go find my husband. But if he comes back here one day, you must come and inform me."
Zhao Qiqi deeply admired the old woman's optimistic attitude. Everyone knew that person would never come back. Even if she came back here, Zhao Qiqi and the others would not be able to contact her.
"gone."
The old woman's nephew also came over. He looked like an honest and kind man. Faced with the bundle of silver, he did not have any bad intentions. Zhao Qiqi felt relieved a little. He felt the wonder of life for this old woman whom he had just met today.
Seeing that the matter was settled, Mrs. Gu was very happy, but she couldn't show such joy in front of the younger generation.
But then she thought of Gu Lin, and the corners of Mrs. Gu's mouth, which were originally curved, drooped.
Zhao Qiqi noticed it immediately and quickly comforted her: "Mom, don't worry, I will go find Gu Fanggui right away."
Yes, she still calls that person Gu Fanggui. It’s not that she refuses to believe Old Madam Gu, but she doesn’t know how to accept this matter yet.
If the recognition of her relatives was successful, she didn't know how to accept a husband, even though this husband had a powerful fiancée; if it didn't go smoothly, it would probably be a fatal blow to the elderly Mrs. Gu, after all, she had already determined that Gu Fanggui was her son.
"Yan Sui, you should go with me."
Zhao Qiqi left five taels of silver to buy food for Old Lady Gu and Gu Xiaohua: "Mom, you can stay here with peace of mind. No matter what the result is, we will be back as soon as possible."
Then he told Gu Xiaohua to take good care of Old Mrs. Gu.
Zhao Qiqi got on the carriage, and Gu Yansui turned the carriage towards the courtyard of the Shangshu Ling's daughter - Fu Mansion.
When she went to the government office to do some work today, she asked about it. Today was Gu Fanggui's day off, so she stuffed some silver money into his pocket. Only then did she know that he usually went to the daughter's house when he had nothing to do.