After fleeing famine, I have thousands of acres of fertile land

"We want a shop, it doesn't have to be too big, but it has to have a kitchen so we can sell food." Ye Erlang stated his needs.

After a little thought, the middleman came up with a few shops.

A few people drove a ox cart and took the middleman to see the first shop, which was of the right size.

It’s just that it’s too close to Master Zheng’s shop, and it seems like it’s stealing his business.

Nowadays people pay much attention to respecting teachers. If we open a class here, our spines will be broken.

The few of them then rushed to the second place, which had a good location. There was a dining area at the door and there was a large flow of people.

But the house is too dilapidated and the roof is leaking. If I want to rent it, I have to renovate the roof, which will cost a lot of money.

It’s just that this location is really good, so I’ll put it aside for now and choose this one if I don’t find a suitable one.

The three of them went to see two more sets. One set was surrounded by high-end shops, which was different from Ye Erlang’s positioning.

The rent for the other house was too high, only three taels of silver a month.

"Uncle Wang, do you still have a house? These ones are not very good." Ye Erlang was not very satisfied.

"Second brother, what kind of pastries are you going to make?" Ye Qing didn't have time to ask.

"I make the ones we researched, hawthorn cakes, hawthorn biscuits, chestnut cakes, and baked buns."

"What are those baked buns?" Ye Xi had never eaten them before.

Ye Qing had never eaten it before, and looked at his second brother curiously.

"Qingya, these are the steamed buns you steamed last time. I tried making them again. I found that they taste better when baked in the oven. They are soft and suitable for the elderly."

Ye Qing suddenly realized that it tasted like bread after baking.

"Brother, these cakes of yours are affordable to every household in the city. You can find a store near the market."

Ye Erlang thought about it carefully and felt that what his sister said made sense. The rent at the market place could also be lower.

Wang Zhongren also heard about their plan, and found a few more stores and went to see them with great interest.

By noon, they still hadn't chosen a suitable store.

Ye Erlang took everyone to eat noodles, "Uncle Wang, thank you for taking us everywhere."

"It's not a problem. This shows that you really want to buy it." The middleman carefully introduced several houses that he was going to see in the afternoon.

They listened carefully and watched three sets of songs first.

The first two sets each had their own problems. One had no well, and the other could not be modified with a stove. Neither was suitable for Ye Erlang.

They no longer had any hope for the third set and just wanted to take a look and prepare to go home.

But they didn’t expect that the last set would be so eye-opening.

The shop is not big, only about ten square meters, but there is a yard at the back.

There is a well in the yard, as well as a kitchen built by the previous owner.

There are two more houses in the yard that can be used for living. There is also a back door at the back of the yard, which can be used for entering and exiting.

Outside the door is the largest market in Wu'an City, where people come to buy vegetables every day.

Ye Qing and Ye Erlang looked at each other and saw the satisfaction in each other's eyes.

"Brother, this house is not suitable. It is too narrow from side to side and too deep from front to back. We need someone to watch over the front when we do business."

The middleman was anxious, "Miss Ye, one person can't handle the business, two people are just right."

"Everyone at home is busy and has no time to help. This is not appropriate. Come back tomorrow to continue watching." Ye Qing urged his brother to go home early.

Ye Erlang agreed lovingly and asked the middleman about the price of the house.

"Master Ye, this location is good, the house is new, and it costs one tael of silver per month."

Ye Erlang was a little reluctant to leave. He didn't have much money and had to borrow twenty taels of silver from his family. This time he really wanted to leave.

Everyone looked at the brother and sister backing off, then glanced at Ye Xi who was standing next to them, and gave them another fifty cents every month.

Ye Erlang and his siblings discussed it and agreed to this request.

But there is a condition, which is that two new ovens need to be built in the yard.

The middleman asked the three to wait for a while while he went to talk to the landlord.

The middleman arrived quickly because the owner of the house lived nearby.

"Ms. Ye, Master Ye, the landlord has agreed, but he wants to tear it down when he moves out."

Ye Erlang had no objection, signed the contract on the spot, and paid three months' rent.

The middleman took the money, gave them the key, and left happily.

The three of them checked every room and had a general idea of ​​what to prepare.

Ye Erlang was thinking about how to clean up, Ye Qing was thinking about helping his second brother design a cabinet to store cakes, and Ye Xi was thinking about coming to help with the cleaning tomorrow.

After the family knew that a shop had been found, they all set aside time tomorrow to clean the shop.

They also need to bring tools to build the oven. The brothers have experience in this and they built the ovens at home by themselves.

Early the next morning, after drinking the milk that had been deodorized, the family sat in a ox cart and took their tools into the city.

Ye Erlang painted the wall, which was quite clean originally, but since they were doing a food business, they had to pay more attention to hygiene.

Ye Qing and a few others swept the floor. The ground was paved with red bricks and was very clean and stable to step on.

Old Man Ye and Boss Ye each drove a cart over, loaded it with dry firewood, and put it in the firewood shed to be burned later.

Wei Xin and Ye Dalang helped to clean the tables and chairs. The original shop was also a food business, and the tables and chairs were all greasy.

The two of them boiled some hot water, sprinkled some alkaline flour on it, and rubbed it two or three times before it was clean.

Li and Zhou helped clean the bedroom. There were two rooms, two bedrooms. They spread the new quilts they brought on the beds and hung the clothes in the closet.

After finishing all these, the most important thing is to order the kitchen utensils. Get everything you need at once.

Ye Qing also ordered a slightly convex round iron plate to make pancakes.

Once you have purchased all the ingredients and tools for making pastries, and prepared the missing items in the store, you can almost open for business.

Ye Erlang counted the money in his hand. He had twenty taels of starting capital, and now he had more than two taels left.

He asked Old Man Ye to help him choose an auspicious day and start the work two days in advance. Ye Qing also went to help, as he could not handle it alone.

Ye Erlang was also thinking about this problem. He needed someone to help watch the shop in the front while he made pastries in the back.

Ye Erlang couldn't find a suitable candidate in the village. The younger ones were studying, and the older ones were growing crops and herbs at home, earning as much as outside.

Unable to find him in the village, Boss Ye went to Ji Village to look for Xu Lizheng, and asked him to find a teenager about fourteen or fifteen years old to help sell cakes.

Xu Lizheng found Xuzhou and brought him to Ye Erlang. Xuzhou lived with his grandparents and now that he was grown up, he wanted to make money and marry a wife.

Ye Erlang visited Xuzhou, took him around the market, and decided to marry him when he came back.

This kid had developed a lot of skills while fleeing from the famine. He was sweet-talking and could read people's expressions. With these skills, he basically never went hungry while fleeing from the famine.

Ye Qing helped to light the fire and offered some suggestions.

Prepare the style and fillings the night before work begins, and get up early the next morning to make them. This way the pastries will be fresh.

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