The escape system takes me to dig for treasures

This season is perfect for holding banquets, as there is rarely any wind or rain. Moreover, it is not long before the end of the year, and the ladies of each family can't help but come out to look for beautiful jewelry to wear at the banquet.

Therefore, this Jinlou has good business, with good business almost every day.

Jiang Xi saw this grand scene when he came here last time, so he came up with the idea of ​​buying the small shop opposite.

After Duan Yuanzhou and others had finished entertaining a wealthy lady, they asked someone to invite Manager Zou over.

It was a crisp autumn day. Shopkeeper Zou walked through the crowd, took out a handkerchief to wipe the sweat off his face, and then walked towards Duan Yuanze and the others.

"Master, do you have something to ask me?"

Shopkeeper Zou thought that the accounts had already been settled and didn't know why Duan Yuanzhou called him.

Therefore, he looked at Duan Yuanzhou and Jiang Xi with doubt in his eyes.

Duan Yuanzhou said bluntly: "Miss Jiang came to the capital this time to find a shop. She has a batch of goods to sell."

Shopkeeper Zou tilted his head to look at Jiang Xi, still somewhat puzzled as to what kind of goods would have to be sold all the way to the capital.

Jiang Xi took out the dolls, touched the table with his hand, found a piece of cloth to wipe off the oil and water stains on the table, and then placed the dolls on the table one by one.

"what?"

Shopkeeper Zou had never seen anything like this before.

Manager Zou might be needed to help look after things later, so Jiang Xi did not hide anything and directly stated his purpose.

"Originally, I wanted to find a shop to consign them, but it obviously didn't work. The cost of shipping them from Yunzhou City was already very high, and the cost of these dolls themselves was not cheap. The shop took 60% of the money, so I was basically making wedding clothes for others."

Jiang Xi stood up and walked to the main door with Shopkeeper Zou, pointing to the small shop opposite. "So I want to rent the small shop opposite, or even better if I can buy it."

After she finished speaking, she looked at Shopkeeper Zou and asked, "Do you know the owner of the shop across the street? Have you ever dealt with him?"

Jiang Li is very optimistic about this location.

The price of her dolls was originally unusual, and she had originally planned to cooperate with a cloth shop or a gold shop. Now that the cooperation has failed, setting up a shop near a gold shop is also a possible solution.

Shopkeeper Zou immediately laughed, "That shop across the street, look, I actually recognize it."

As there were people coming and going at the door, Jiang Xi and Manager Zou returned to the room at the back.

Shopkeeper Zou told Jiang Xi and others about it.

It turned out that the owner of the shop opposite was an old man, and the couple relied on the shop, which was no bigger than a piece of tofu, to make a living.

Originally, I made some handicrafts.

It’s not that they don’t have money. They have five or six shops in other places and collect rent every month.

However, the couple became more frugal as they became richer. They saved the rent from their other shops and only spent the money they earned from selling handicrafts in this shop every month to live on.

Shopkeeper Zou has worked in this shop for nearly ten years. He met the old man across the street while drinking in a tavern.

The families lived across the street from each other, and they could see each other every day when they came in and out. Once when they were drinking in a tavern, the old man arrived late and there was no seat. He had originally planned to get some wine to drink at home, but Shopkeeper Zou greeted him, and the old man sat down and started drinking with his neighbor.

In comparison, if you go home to drink you will inevitably have to listen to the old lady's nagging, so it is better to choose to drink in the pub and then go home.

This is how Shopkeeper Zou and the old man met. They had known each other for seven or eight years and often drank together.

The reason why Jiang Xi took a fancy to the shop was not only because it met her needs and was small in size, but also because she accidentally saw a notice posted on the shop stating that it was for rent.

"Yes, Old Man Cao does intend to rent out the shop."

Shopkeeper Zou can be said to be in his prime, but old man Cao is twenty years older than him.

Old Mrs. Cao is also old. It was because she fell ill that the old couple realized that they are no longer young.

After the illness, Mrs. Cao obviously felt that her health was not as good as before.

After some discussion, the old couple decided to close the shop and rent it out.

Anyway, they had earned a lot of money and had saved enough for a coffin.

Old Man Cao and Old Lady Cao have two sons and one daughter, all of whom have started their own families. Their grandsons are preparing to start their own families, and their granddaughters are already married.

Next, when they have nothing to do, they can just wait for their grandchildren to give them a great-grandson to entertain them.

Jiang Xi listened and asked, "Uncle Zou, if I want to buy this shop, do you think it is likely to succeed?"

Shopkeeper Zou smiled somewhat awkwardly. Even though the shop looked old and small, it had been run by the old couple since they were young. It would probably not be easy to get them to give in.

Duan Yuanzhou asked from the side: "Does Mr. Cao have any hobbies?"

Shopkeeper Zou said, "On ordinary days, they just like to have a couple of glasses of wine, but this shop means something different to them. I'm afraid that even the best wine won't convince them."

After hearing this, everyone looked worried.

Seeing this, Jiang Xi smiled and said, "It's okay. If it doesn't work, we can just rent it! Renting is fine!"

Jiang Yu shrugged.

Shopkeeper Zou finally agreed to give it a try and test Mr. Cao's attitude.

Jiang Xi said sincerely, "Thank you for your help, Uncle Zou. I will treat you to a meal when I'm done."

Shopkeeper Zou joked, "Can we eat anywhere?"

Jiang Xi calculated her purse. Well, no matter how expensive the prices in the capital were, she could still afford it even if she went to the most expensive restaurant.

Shopkeeper Zou smiled.

That night, Shopkeeper Zou ordered some wine, took some snacks, and went to Mr. Cao's house.

The business has been closed for the past few days and the couple has been staying at home, eating, looking at each other, or taking care of the flowers and plants in the yard.

Then there was nothing else to do. When he saw Manager Zou coming, Mr. Cao generously offered to go out and buy some cooked food.

Let Manager Zou sit and wait for a moment.

Shopkeeper Zou hurriedly pulled him back and said, "Old man, please stop worrying. I have brought everything here."

The old man opened the basket and saw that there was wine, meat and peanuts inside.

He immediately swallowed and rubbed his hands.

Old Mrs. Cao was sleeping in the room. When she heard the noise, she came out.

Mr. Cao was taking things out of the basket one by one, and called the old lady to come over, "Old lady, come over here too, and have a drink with us. I think your body is in bad shape because you don't drink enough. I told you that it's okay to drink a little, it can strengthen your body, but you just didn't listen."

Old Mrs. Cao thought that the old man was indeed in better health than hers, and that the two of them were indeed lonely at home.

So the old lady stopped busying herself with cooking and sat down with them.