Exiled after the marriage? My elder sister sent me to the throne!

Chapter 153

Ni Yihui hugged him and cried silently.

Men don't cry easily, but she was not too sad. Li Houlin gently stroked her back and said, "I owe you this life. I will repay you in all my future lives. It is my honor to marry you in this life."

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There was a couple in Hutou Village who were struggling, but Jiang Qiu didn't know it. She was just thinking about buying a shop, although buying a shop at this time would be an extremely foolish act.

but!

Her business is booming.

If I don't buy a shop and just rely on that long table to support myself, and if I don't buy a few more slaves, it will be very uncomfortable for customers to wait for food in early spring.

Therefore, Jiang Qiu planned to meet Mr. Wu.

She carried a gift box and took Deng Erya to visit Mr. Wu.

There is a large courtyard surrounded by high walls. This is the residence of a well-known local official. The official's surname is Zhao, and he is one of the richest people in the area. His courtyard is not only spacious, but also very elegantly decorated. Every scene reveals the owner's taste and wealth.

The gate of the courtyard is painted vermilion and inlaid with copper door nails. A pair of stone lions are placed on both sides of the gate, looking majestic and solemn.

On the lintel hangs a plaque with black background and gold characters, with the words "Wu Mansion" inscribed on it. The powerful font shows the prominence of the family.

Jiang Qiu's envy was beyond words.

She knocked on the door, and the doorman opened it. After hearing her identity, he said, "Miss Jiang, please wait a moment. I will go and inform my master right away."

"Okay, I'm sorry."

Jiang Qiu didn't wait outside the door for long, and soon a maid came out to greet her inside.

Passing through the gate, there is a long corridor paved with bluestone, with green bamboos and various flowers planted on both sides. When the breeze blows, the bamboo leaves rustle.

At the end of the corridor is an exquisite moon gate, through which you can see the deep courtyard and winding paths.

Jiang Qiu: I’m so jealous!

Even in Qiongzhou, building a house like this would cost tens of thousands of taels of silver!

"Miss Jiang, we're here."

When they reached the hall, Mr. Wu came out to greet them personally, and politely bowed to Jiang Qiu: "I was wondering why the magpie was calling today. It turns out that Miss Jiang came to visit you. It really brings honor to my humble abode."

Jiang Qiu: Who are you humiliating? !

You call this your humble abode?

That's what I call a doghouse!

Jiang Qiu forced a smile with difficulty: "Mr. Wu, you must be joking. I hope you won't mind my sudden visit."

"How could that be? I have already sent someone to prepare tea and arrange the cakes. Please take a seat, young lady."

Mr. Wu said with a smile.

Madam Wu also smiled and said, "Miss Jiang, please don't be polite to us. These days, my master has always praised your intelligence and said that he would find an opportunity to meet you. After hearing it for a long time, even an old woman like me wants to meet such a young, beautiful and talented woman. Now I see that she is indeed extremely beautiful."

Jiang Qiu brought out Lu Ce's words: "Appearance is just skin and skin, not worth mentioning. On the contrary, Madam Wu, without the precipitation of years, is still so elegant, graceful and dignified. This is what my young generation should learn."

"Hahaha, Miss Jiang is so sweet-talking." Mrs. Wu's face was so wrinkled that wrinkles were about to appear.

Since she became the wife of a wealthy man, she has been praised by many people, but she is often more pleased when beautiful women like Jiang Qiu praise her!

After Jiang Qiu sat down, he chatted with Wu Yuanwai for a while, especially talking about the bean sprouts and Lu Ce's work as a sailor. After chatting, it was time to talk about business. "I have been doing a small business recently, and I want to expand the scale. I want to buy a store from Wu Yuanwai. I want to ask Wu Yuanwai if he is willing to give it up."

"Buying a shop?"

Mr. Wu raised his eyebrows.

He originally thought that Jiang Qiu came here today to rent a few more shops, but he didn't expect that he wanted to buy shops. Thinking of how Lu Ce killed several wanted criminals and earned a full 20,000 taels of silver, he could understand it a little.

"Young lady Jiang, I will tell you the truth. If it were an outsider, I would definitely not sell the shop. But I know you are kind-hearted, and I want to do some good deeds. But even if I give you a cheaper price, it will not be less than six thousand taels of silver. Are you sure you want it? If you want to rent my shop, I will give others ten taels and give you eight taels."

"Six thousand taels!!!"

Jiang Qiu was frightened.

Even if it is a shop in the capital, the price would be just around this. If it was just a small restaurant with two rooms on the second floor and not located in a very central area, it might not cost six thousand taels of silver. How could it cost six thousand taels of silver in this remote and poor Qiongzhou!

"Yes, so I don't recommend you to buy it, because our shop has already signed a contract with Lord Liu. If you want to buy the shop, not only do you have to pay me the original purchase price of 2,000 taels, but you also need to pay taxes. You also know that the taxes on merchants have been rising at a crazy rate over the years. I charge you 6,000 taels, but I can only get 2,000 taels of silver. The remaining 4,000 taels will all be given to Lord Liu. If you lease it, it will be different. I won't make a penny from you!"

Jiang Qiu was so grateful that his eyes were filled with tears.

Inner thought: Pretending!

Keep pretending for me!

This shop definitely doesn't need to be that expensive. This Mr. Wu is most likely trying to scare her!

Compared with long-term interests, short-term interests are nothing. If it is a rented shop, according to Mr. Wu's nature of suppressing others, it is very likely that when his business is getting better and better, he will take it away or increase the rent!

It’s not that this hasn’t happened, but it has happened many times.

So Jiang Qiu did not just look at Mr. Wu’s kind face and think he was a amiable elder and then believe him.

All businessmen are smiling tigers.

Jiang Qiu thought for a moment and said, "I heard that Mr. Wu and Mr. Liu are father-in-law and son-in-law. If you are willing to say a few good words for me, I will give you a share of the net profit of the shop. How about that?"

"Give me 10% of the profits?" Wu raised his eyebrows. "Tell me in detail what you are thinking. If I can impress Lord Liu, I am willing to sacrifice my reputation and ask for a good price for the young and ambitious people of our Dongliang country."

"You gave me the shop, and my diners' business will actually replace the surrounding consumption in the future. Because now more people gather at the city gate, there are not many people in the entire street of your East City. Most of the customers are taken away by me. Therefore, if I am willing to return to the rich street, then the consumption power will still come. Moreover, although our Qiongzhou is very poor, the rich are often very rich."