Crossing the famine, I am a poor fish, and my descendants have to work hard

Zhao Yuanzhen found all 21 books written by Hongxiu and Tianxiang.

Print out and bind into a book.

Give it to Zhang Xinshu to read.

There are inappropriate words and sentences, or taboo words, anti-imperialist and anti-feudal plots that cannot be expressed directly, etc.

After finishing the class, he took the book and went to find Zhang Xinshuo.

"Xin Shu, these books are the first batch of books I selected. The ones suitable for students or other men are called Hongxiu, and the ones suitable for ladies are called Tianxiang.

I printed 10 copies of each type, and there is one more copy that people in both categories should like.

I'll show it to you. If you find anything wrong, just copy it out, mark the page number, and give your suggestions for revision or deletion. Then give it to me later.

Complete it as soon as possible, preferably within 5 days. You can buy 5 copies of Hongxiu and 5 copies of Tianxiang first. This way it won’t delay the opening of the business.”

"Okay, mother, I understand. Don't worry. I will check it as soon as possible."

"Yes. Okay, I'll leave it to you then."

"Ah."

Then went back.

I have to choose a shop tomorrow, so I went to bed early today.

When I woke up in the morning, it was already the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month.

Porridge for breakfast.

The ingredients for making porridge were soaked in advance and boiled for another hour. The whole porridge was soft, sweet and fragrant, and Zhao Yuanzhen ate a lot of it.

Suddenly there’s a festive atmosphere, the New Year is coming!

After finishing the meal, Zhao Yuanzhen filled another small bowl, picked up the food box, and strolled to the old house.

He also asked Qian Xiaohui to send a copy to Qian's father and mother.

"Mom, are you home?"

"Hey, here they come! Here they come. Come in quickly, it's the second brother's house."

Sun Zhang quickly opened the door and welcomed Zhao Yuanzhen into the house.

"Sit over here. There's a fire pit. Come and warm yourself by the fire."

"Okay, mother, I'll bring you some Laba porridge. Try it. It tastes good."

"Okay, okay. I'll try it in a minute."

Then he took the food box, put it into his own basin, and washed Zhao Yuanzhen's basin before putting it in the food box.

"My sister-in-law isn't home?"

"She went out. She went to your second grandfather's house early in the morning to deliver porridge."

The custom of Laba Festival is that the younger generation should give porridge to the elders. Wu Erping also gave porridge to the village chief.

Zhao Yuanzhen warmed herself by the brazier in the old house for a while, talked with Sun Zhang for a while, and then went back.

She still has to go to the city to look after the shop.

Zhang Xinshu and Zhang Xinbai went together.

Zhao Yuanzhen was not very familiar with the capital, so she had to go to a dental clinic.

"Hello ma'am, what do you need?"

"I want to find a shop. It doesn't have to be big, 60 square meters or so will do. I want to open a storybook shop, but I'm not familiar with the capital. Can you recommend a place?"

"Madam, you've made the right choice to come to our agency. We have houses on every street in the capital. Based on your situation, I'll show you the map we drew."

Zhao Yuanzhen raised her eyebrows. This dental shop is good. It also has its own maps.

Then the broker brought over the map.

Compared with the official map of the Daliang Dynasty, the map is relatively simple, but the main information is drawn, showing the various neighborhoods, cities and urban divisions in the capital.

"Madam, look, this is the map of the capital.

There are 14 streets running parallel from north to south and 11 streets running parallel from east to west in the capital city. These streets divide the city into 108 neighborhoods. Along the middle street, from north to south, there are Taiji Palace, Imperial Palace, and Suzaku Street.

It mainly includes the Imperial Ancestral Temple and the Imperial Society. The imperial palace is in the middle of the north of the capital, farmland is in the northwest, and the official residences and various mansions are in the northeast.

The southwest is a tourist attraction, including Ci'en Temple, Xingyuan, and Furong Garden, while the southeast is home to various markets.

In the Daliang Dynasty, the Fang and Shi were not separated. Fang was where people lived, and Shi was where trade took place. Residents were allowed to open shops along the streets.

"If Madam wants to open a storybook shop, we can choose the section where Yulin Lane and Second Tianshui Street meet. There are several colleges nearby, there are many people, and the business is also prosperous. What do you think?"

Zhao Yuanzhen looked carefully at the map near the Second Sweet Water Lane and found that this place was really good. It was not far from the official residences and various mansions, and it was not far from the civilian market in front. There were also many colleges around.

Then he nodded, indicating that he could go and take a look.

Zhao Yuanzhen and others took a horse-drawn carriage and followed the broker to the Second Tianshui Street.

It was indeed a busy place with many people on the street. Although it was very cold, there were still a constant stream of people on the street.

The broker took her to see the first shop.

This shop was closer to Yulin Lane in the north, and Zhao Yuanzhen walked in to take a look. There were restaurants on both sides.

The shop is a bit big, with two floors, about 300 square meters. There is a yard of more than 200 square meters in the back, and a row of houses on the back wall.

The size of this house is not suitable for opening a shop, but Zhao Yuanzhen thinks the layout, size, and geographical location of the house are all good.

I was thinking about buying it first and then using it when I think of a suitable business.

After all, shops in such bustling central areas are not always available.

"How much is this shop?"

"The shop owner is offering two for this piece. There should be room for error in the price."

The toothman said positively.

Two, it's OK. Not particularly expensive. After all, it's equivalent to more than 600 square meters of space, and it's in the center of the city.

"Then talk to the owner and see how much you can get wrong."

"Okay, ma'am, wait a moment, I'll go talk to you."

After a while, the owner came over.

"This lady wants to talk to you about the price of this shop."

Zhao Yuanzhen nodded with the visitor. He didn't look like the owner of the house, but more like the housekeeper of the house. It was true that anyone who could own such a big shop must not be an ordinary person.

"Ma'am, how much do you plan to pay?"

"Two."

The man frowned. The price was about the same as his boss's estimate, but he wanted to raise the price a little.

"Two Bars"

"It's the highest. I won't buy it if it's higher."

Zhao Yuanzhen saw his expression and knew that he had reached his psychological price, but he was unwilling to give up and wanted to raise the price. He decisively refused.

In the end, the two of them argued for a while and finally reached a deal for two.

The man took the house deed and handed it to Zhao Yuanzhen, who paid the money.

This is a white contract, which does not include the name of the homeowner, but only the title deed. You need to report to the government to change it to a red contract. The red contract has the name of the homeowner on it, so it is fine even if it is lost.

Zhao Yuanzhen decided to go to the government office to get the red deed soon.

The broker's fee is paid by the seller, so Zhao Yuanzhen does not have to pay any service fee.

Knowing that she still wanted to continue reading the storybook shop, the broker happily took her with him and continued reading.

Their business made 50 taels of silver from this deal. This was a huge deal. This was not his wife, this was clearly his Goddess of Wealth!

We walked for another 10 minutes.

There is a small shop on one floor, about 50 square meters, with a small yard, but not very big, about 60 square meters, and a few rooms.

Zhao Yuanzhen went in and took a closer look. The layout was about 6 meters by 9 meters.

The 9-meter-wide shop facing the street has a door and a window, and there is a back door in the shop near the backyard.

The size and location are good.

Zhao Yuanzhen thought that this was the right one, mainly because there were very few vacant shops on this street. According to the information from the broker, the remaining two were far away from Yulin Lane.

"How much is this shop?"

"The owner of this shop said 2400 taels, which is a good price."

Zhao Yuanzhen calculated in her mind that the unit price was a little more expensive than the shop she had just bought, but that was the market situation; larger shops would be slightly cheaper in unit price.

Buy it. If you don’t, there won’t be any other good locations left. If you don’t buy this location today, it will probably be gone tomorrow.

Then he called the host over, and surprisingly, it turned out to be a woman.

It looks like around 26.

Although Zhao Yuanzhen was curious, she did not ask any questions and just paid the money and took the contract.

He handed both contracts to Zhang Xinbai and Xin Nian, and asked them to exchange them for red deeds, obtain permission from the shop, and register with the government if they wanted to open the shop.

"Mom, what is the name of our shop?"

"Storybooks are for killing time and adding to the fun. Why not just call it Fun! Fun Storybook Club."

"Fun Story Club, yeah. This name is simple and clear, it's fine. Then my brother and I will go register it, what about you, mom?"

"I'll take a look here and design the decoration. When you come back, pass by the building materials store and ask the boss for a team of construction workers. We will decorate the store as soon as possible."

"Okay, Mom, then you wait here for us. We'll try to come back as soon as possible."

"Yeah, okay, go ahead."

The two brothers went to transfer the ownership and register, while Zhao Yuanzhen looked at the shop and thought about the decoration plan.

In the early days, there were relatively few storybooks.

It is enough to prepare three bookshelves with a width of one meter and a height of 1.8 meters. A bookshelf has 6 layers and is one meter wide, which can hold at least several hundred books.

If it weren't for the purpose of clear classification, they could actually be placed openly on a bookshelf.

In the early stage, the bookshelf is made larger so that no changes are needed later.

You can put all the books in the middle of the bookshelf, and match them with some writing brushes, inkstones, and ornaments, etc. It won't look too empty.

Zhao Yuanzhen designed three bookshelves connected together and placed against the north wall. There is a counter next to the bookshelves, and next to the counter is the back door, which is convenient for entering and exiting the backyard toilet.

In the front, a reading area is designed with several rows of tables, chairs and benches.

The store also sells tea and small snacks such as cakes for people who read in the store.

Fire dragons are designed around the room, and a small stove is placed near the counter. There are some antique shelves on the east wall of the entrance, with ornaments, vases, flower pots, illustrations, etc.

The rest of the space is all reading area.

The window needs to be changed. It is too small. To keep warm, the entire window is only 60cmX80cm. The indoor light is not bright enough.

She decided to enlarge the window and make it a floor-to-ceiling window with a tic-tac-toe frame.

There is no other way. The technology of this era is not yet capable of producing glass as large as a floor-to-ceiling window. The only thing we can do is add more window frames.

The entire window is about 2.1 meters x 2.1 meters. The tic-tac-toe grid is like a nine-square grid, with each square measuring 70 cm.

This greatly increases the light in the room, making it brighter. The reading area and bookshelves in the room can be seen from the street.

The table in the reading area is 1 meter x 60 cm wide, with one table and four stools.

It can accommodate 8 tables, four in a row, two rows, and 32 stools.

That's enough.