Poor Family Chapter 534

  Chapter 534 Selling land at a high price

In the afternoon, Li Yanqing rode to Baoyanzhai on Yujie Street. According to his instructions, the burned ruins of Baoyanzhai had been cleaned up, the foundation was leveled, and a large carpet was laid on it. A huge wool tent, the tent is wrapped in yellow and red curtain cloth, which is extraordinarily bright and eye-catching. Above the door of the tent stands the signboard of Baoyanzhai, surrounded by fresh willow branches, which is very eye-catching.

   This must be Mrs. Sun's idea. Mrs. Sun always likes to decorate the store with various bright colors, which is more flavorful than the original Baoyan.

  Li Yanqing saw this very eye-catching tent shop from a long distance. Not only him, but many people came from all over the capital to see this unique tent shop.

Li Yanqing came to the big tent and got off his horse. There was still a queue in front of the big tent. This was the person who bought the balm. Baoyanzhai's balm was not expensive and could be washed clean. It was very popular among the people in the capital. They had been in need for so many years. I lined up to buy, but now the line is much shorter than before, also because Baoyanzhai has opened several more branches in the capital.

A special small tent was set up to sell balsam, which did not affect the sales of the main account. There were two young and beautiful emcee girls standing in front of the main account. When guests entered the account, they had to perform a blessing ceremony. At this time, Li Yanqing heard Mrs. Sun's exaggerated laughter coming from inside the big tent.

From the outside of the tent, you can see the wooden table along the edge of the tent, which is the same as before, with various samples on it. A dozen beautiful girls stand behind the wooden table and recommend all kinds of rouge and perfume to the female guests. .

  The innermost is the make-up tent room, which is full of women who are receiving free make-up. Mrs. Sun with heavy makeup on her face is constantly greeting the guests and explaining to them the usage of various rouges with a smile.

  Basically the same as before, although the number of customers decreased slightly, there were still plenty of customers, which made Li Yanqing secretly heave a sigh of relief.

  At this time, a young master of ceremonies saw the young proprietor, and hurriedly stepped forward to salute. Li Yanqing smiled at her and said, "Find Mrs. Sun, and I'll tell her a few words."

The girl nodded, turned around and went in. Not long after, Mrs. Sun came out in a hurry, hugged Li Yanqing, kissed him on the cheek excitedly, behind Zhang Bao and Zhang Ying quickly turned their backs and snickered, Mrs. Sun's aggressiveness really made Li Yanqing unbearable, he hurriedly pushed her away, "There are so many people watching outside! Don't be like this, Mrs. Sun."

  Miss Sun giggled and said, "I'm so in love with the little proprietor, if it weren't for you, how could Baoyanzhai in Yujie recover so quickly, it must still be a ruined building, it's only been two days!"

   "How is the business, is it affected a lot?"

"There must be a little impact, but not too much. Many old customers didn't know about the Baoyanzhai fire. They were very surprised and asked me how I turned into a tent. I said that the owner wanted to build a new house, so the old house was demolished. gone."

  Li Yanqing said with a smile: "This reason is very good, and the outside color decoration is also very beautiful."

   "Don't mention it, that idiot Tie Zhu actually bought a few black-topped tents back. He said it was a custom in his hometown, and I scolded him. There was no other way, so I went to buy a cloth curtain to cover the tents."

Li Yanqing couldn't help laughing. This is indeed a custom in his hometown. When someone's house catches fire, a black cloth will be hung on the beam of the newly built house to show that earth is used to control the fire. Generally, white or red is not used, but this is a shop. Why? Black can be used, so Tie Zhu is still a dead end.

   "The proprietor also scolded him!"

  Li Yanqing was startled, "My father is back?"

   "Don't you know, little proprietor? You'll be back at noon."

   "Ma'am, let's get busy! I'll go to Hongqiao." Li Yanqing got on his horse, and took Zhang Bao and Zhang Ying to the Hongqiao outside the west city.

   Not long after, Li Yanqing arrived at Hongqiao Baoyanzhai, and happened to meet his father Li Daqi at the gate to send a guest away. Li Daqi also saw his son and said with a smile: "I'm about to send someone to find you!"

  Li Yanqing handed the horse to Zhang Ying, and followed his father into the gate, "Why did father come back today, I thought he would come back in a few days."

   "It's not because of your marriage. After a little processing there, I rushed back. As soon as I entered Beijing, I gave me a head-on blow!"

  Li Yanqing knew that his father was referring to the fire in Yujie Baoyanzhai, he said in a deep voice: "I already know who the murderer who set the fire was, I will not spare them, and I will definitely make them repay double!"

   "Forget it, I thought the house on Yujie was too old, so I planned to demolish it and rebuild it, so I just took this opportunity to rebuild it."

   "But the loss is heavy!"

Li Daqi shook his head, "You calculate the loss according to the market price, of course you feel heavy, but if you calculate the value of the goods according to the cost price, it is only two thousand dollars, the loss is not big, but the fire is too unlucky, which makes me Really uncomfortable."

  The father and son sat down in the living room, and Li Daqi asked again: "I heard from the magpie that you sent Sisi and Qing'er outside the city?"

  Li Yanqing nodded, "During this period of time, I offended many people. As a result, Baoyanzhai in Yujie Street was also burned down. I'm afraid they will be in danger."

   "It's right to be cautious, especially her identity is always a big hidden danger for you. You have no choice but to wrong her."

  At this time, Li Yanqing saw a blueprint for building a house on the small table, so he picked it up and looked at it. It was indeed a blueprint for a new shop.

Li Daqi said with a smile: "Just now the shopkeeper Ding Da from the Fang's house building shop came to visit. This is a blueprint he left me. The area is about the same as that of Baoyanzhai on Yujie Street. He promised to build a new shop within a month. The asking price is 5,000 guan, including three wells and a few trees in the yard, but not including the door, which is very expensive. They also made the new sandalwood door of Qingfeng Building. It cost more than 10,000 guan, the cheapest It also costs 2,000 guan, I consider not to be too ostentatious, and make a medium threshold, around 4,000 to 5,000 guan.”

  Li Yanqing pondered for a while and said: "Actually, I would like to persuade Dad to take this opportunity to sell this piece of land on Yujie, and then rent a shop."

  Li Daqi was taken aback, "You are crazy, this is a shop in Yujie! You can't buy it even if you want to, but you actually want to sell it."

   "If the capital is moved, the land will be worthless."

   "What news do you have? Last time I heard your advice and went to Hangzhou to buy land, but this time I went to see it, and the loss was heavy." Li Daqi glared at his son with some dissatisfaction.

  Li Yanqing was taken aback, "No way! Those houses are not recognized by the government?"

"Of course the government recognizes it. What I'm talking about is not the loss. I bought 23 houses before, seven of which were burned down, and several mansions were occupied by bandits. The furniture and gardens inside were completely destroyed. These can only be regarded as a small loss, but that's all. The key is that the land price in Hangzhou has plummeted, which is half of the price I bought at that time, and it's a loss of tens of thousands of yuan! Your third uncle bought a five-acre house, and it's also He has always blamed me for the loss of more than a hundred pennies, so I have no choice but to pay for his loss, and I am even more sorry for the Wang family, who bought nearly 300 acres of land, although they did not mention the loss, but I feel guilty too!"

   "Daddy, you have to take a long-term view, not just look at the present."

Li Daqi glared at him again, and said angrily: "So when I got angry, I bought more than 20 houses, about 1,200 acres, including 500 acres by the West Lake. The loss has been reduced a lot.”

  Li Yanqing couldn't help laughing, his father was really shrewd.

   "Then the land on Yujie should be sold! I will persuade the Cao family to rent half of the Lianggong Arms Shop to me. They occupy a lot of land and they won't be able to use it at all."

   "Not for sale!"

  Li Daqi refused straight away, "This is where I made my fortune, how could I sell it."

   "Daddy, Bao Yanzhai's fortune is in Xinqiao Liji Rouge Shop, not here!"

   Pausing for a while, Li Yanqing added: "Yujie is too ostentatious."

   "Do you think it's ostentatious?" Li Daqi felt a little puzzled, "Then why did Lianggong Arms Shop open again? Isn't it also in Yujie?"

  Li Yanqing was silent for a while and said: "That piece of land is actually a favor from King Yun, and I've always felt uncomfortable."

  Li Daqi nodded, "If that's the case, I won't make things difficult for you, and I won't sell it either. Just return the land to him."

   "It's not necessary. We bought this land from the government in the first place. It is reasonable and legal, so we don't have to suffer from it."

That piece of gold land on Yujie Street is worth at least 100,000 guan, and you can't buy it even if you have money. Li Daqi thought for a while and said: "The treasurer of the Jujinyin shop next to Baoyanzhai on Yujie Street has approached me many times. As soon as I came back, they came to my door and begged me to sell this piece of land to them. Their proprietor's intention was very strong, and they actually offered a price of 150,000 yuan. To be honest, I was a little tempted.”

   "What is the background of the Jujinyin shop?"

   "Xiang Family!" Li Daqi sneered, "The richest family in the capital."

It turned out to be the Empress Dowager's family, known as the richest man in the capital, rich enough to rival a country, no wonder they were willing to ask for 150,000 guan. For their family, 150,000 guan is just a drop in the bucket, but the commercial plots on Yujie Street are really rich and can't be bought. Li Yanqing smiled and said, "They want to connect the two shops together?"

Li Daqi nodded, "Xiang Jia wants to be the largest silver shop in the capital. This land has the best conditions. Once the two lands are merged, the Jujinyin shop will be the largest silver shop in the capital. When the land was auctioned off by the government, the Xiang family was bound to acquire it, but we did not expect it to be acquired by us."

After a pause, Li Daqi continued: "The Xiang family has been unwilling to reconcile these past few years. They come to me every few months. This time the house was burned down. They saw the opportunity and kept pestering me to sell this land to others. They probably will come to see me at night."

   "Then father will sell it to them, 150,000 guan, which is a good price, but father remembers to ask for gold or silver, not clubs."

   "Of course I know this. These days, bulk goods are traded in silver. Today I am going to meet my future in-laws. By the way, I would like to mention the matter of renting a Lianggong shop."

  Li Yanqing was startled, "What is father going to see him for?"

  Li Daqi glared at Li Yanqing, "Of course it's for your wedding. I'm going to finalize the gift today. I'm so busy that I wish I could grow two legs. Do you think I'm free to ask him for tea?"

  Li Daqi suddenly thought of something, and quickly asked, "What time is it?"

  Li Yanqing glanced at the clock leak with his probe, "It's almost time for Shen Shizheng!"

  Li Daqi jumped up immediately, stomping his feet anxiously, "It's going to be a waste of time to talk to you, Cao Xuan and I made an appointment to meet Shen Shizheng, you bastard!"

  Li Daqi didn't care about his son, he got up and rushed out, "Prepare me a car, I want to go to the city immediately!"

  (end of this chapter)

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