Crossing the Unknown Country

Song Bai's eyes lit up, and he asked Su He to keep his word. He immediately agreed to go and find out the bottom price from the owner, and asked Su He to wait here. However, seeing that Su He was a little kid, he was worried about her being alone here, so he hesitated and asked Su He: "Can you come with me? Their house is not far across the street, and I don't feel comfortable with you being too young to be alone here."

Su He smiled and said, "Of course you can. Don't worry, I won't say anything when I follow you. Let's go quickly and come back quickly. My dad should be back soon."

Songbai carried Su He on his back and walked to the landlord's house. The landlord didn't go out today and was watching the store at home. The landlord was a fat man who spoke slowly and had a good temper.

Songbai said, "Someone wants to rent or buy that shop and would like to ask for the lowest price. Can you give me a lower price? This shop is very sincere this time. You must give me a real price. This is not the first time we have dealt with each other and we are familiar with each other."

The shopkeeper smiled and said, "The transaction is a matter of negotiation, and the price can of course change. I just don't know how much the other party wants to buy it for?"

Song Baiyi said directly, "The other party wants to buy it for 150 taels. What do you think?"

The shopkeeper smiled and said, "My shop can sell it cheaper, but this is too low. How about this! I'll sell it for 180 taels."

Songbai quickly smiled and said, "You see, they really want to buy it. They have looked at several stores. The one in front is not bad. The price is not expensive, but the area is a little small, but the location is much better. You also know that since the last war, the prices of stores in our town have dropped a lot. See if you can lower it a little more, so that I can go and ask again."

The shop owner thought about it and realized that the shops around him were indeed much cheaper. He wanted to sell this shop to raise money to buy a big house in Fengyu City.

He thought for a moment and finally gritted his teeth and said, "The lowest price is one hundred and sixty-eight taels. This is my lowest price. If it doesn't work, I won't sell it. It's better to rent it out and sell it later when it stabilizes."

Songbai thought the price was acceptable, so he smiled and quickly agreed to talk to the buyer and make sure to negotiate the price, and asked the store owner to wait for his good news.

Su He had been watching quietly beside them, listening to them talking about the price. He thought the price was good, and if uncle didn't want to buy it, they could buy it first.

Songbai brought Su He out, walked a long way, and asked Su He: "Miss Su, do you think the price is feasible?"

Su He raised his thumb and praised: "Brother Songbai, you are really capable. The price is already very low. Don't worry, I will definitely give you a commission when my father comes back."

Songbai and Su He returned to the store happily, waiting for Su He's father and uncle to come and check on the store.

After a while, the two of them came over in a mule cart. On the way, Su He's father told Su He's uncle about his plan in detail. The two of them discussed it briefly, and the uncle also decided to come and take a look and buy it if possible.

The uncle went down and looked around the store carefully, nodding his head with satisfaction. In fact, they drove the cart to open the stall every day, which was very hard, especially in winter and rainy and snowy days. But the business is good, and there are regular customers waiting to eat, so you can't miss it often. If you have a store that is not exposed to the wind and rain, it would be great.

The children all go to school in town, and it is a pain for them to go to school on cloudy and rainy days, so it is very convenient to live in the store. They can go home for lunch and rest at noon, and they don’t have to go back and forth after school. The couple makes tofu in the store, so they don’t have to bring tofu from far away, and they can drive back and forth quickly with an empty car.

Finally, the uncle asked the owner of Songbai how much he wanted to pay for the shop. Su He smiled and said, "The owner wanted 200 taels, but Brother Songbai bargained and finally agreed on 168 taels."

She turned her head to look at her father and said, "Uncle, Dad, you need to give Brother Songbai 10% of the preferential price. I promised him. Brother Songbai can go and negotiate. We must be trustworthy."

The uncle smiled and said, "Listen to our little girl Su He. I will definitely give you 10%. Don't worry, Songbai."