I trade in both worlds

Shopkeeper Tan smiled and said, "I don't know if this stove existed before, so it's hard to say now."

Xu Xu thought about it, asked Fengjie for paper and pen, and simply drew a baking oven, but omitted the size, materials and structure.

Shopkeeper Tan took the oven blueprint, looked at it for a long time, sighed and said, "I can offer up to 80 taels. If it were someone else, I would only offer or taels. In fact, this can be made with some time to study. The difference is whether it is made today or in ten days or half a month."

Xu Xu also knew that anyone who knew the business could basically make it as long as they looked at the oven. It was already very good to be able to sell it for 80 taels now, so he nodded in agreement.

Seeing that she agreed, Manager Tan took out three contracts, wrote a few words, and handed them to Xu Xu: "Take a look at the contract. If there is no problem, we will sign it. It's still early and we can send it to the government office for stamping."

Xu Xu read it carefully and found that the three copies were the same and all the terms were explained in detail, so he handed the deed to Feng Jie and Xu Ziqing.

After signing the contract and going to the government office to get the seal, Manager Tan counted out a silver note for 880 taels and handed it to Xu Xu. After making an appointment to go to Xu Village to pick up Xu Youyin to build the oven in Youzhou the next day, Manager Tan left.

After seeing off Shopkeeper Tan, Xu Xu followed Sister Feng back to Jinxiu Pavilion: "Sister Feng, does this Tan Ji have branches in various places?"

"You underestimate Tan Ji." Sister Feng smiled and pointed to the sky and said, "The person behind Tan Ji is this person. It is said that this was his early business."

"Emperor..." Xu Xu covered his mouth tightly under Fengjie's glare.

After digesting it for a long time, he said: "Then..."

"What?" Fengjie interrupted, "The deal is done, don't discuss it anymore, just do your job."

Xu Xu nodded blankly.

Seeing Xu Ziqing's calm face, Sister Feng criticized unhappily, "Look at Xiaoqing, she can't even handle a little thing."

Xu Xu stammered, not knowing what to say. Feng Jie had no idea about Xu Ziqing's living environment, and she had no concept of the royal family at all.

Xu Ziqing smiled proudly at Xu Xu, turned to look at Sister Feng, and asked flatteringly: "Sister Feng, where did you get your black plum diet?"

Feng Jie was stunned for a moment, not knowing why the topic turned to Wumei Drink, but she still replied: "Rendetang."

"Then can I go to Ren De Tang and get something as delicious as yours?"

Sister Feng reacted and looked at Xu Ziqing with amusement: "You want my prescription?"

"You don't need to give me a prescription, just help me prepare a few doses." Xu Ziqing smiled shamelessly.

"It's all prepared. What's the difference between this and getting a prescription?" Sister Feng said unhappily.

Without waiting for Xu Ziqing to reply, he continued, "Go directly to Rendetang and ask for my black plum drink. They will prepare it for you, the same as before."

When Xu Ziqing got the black plum drink he had been craving for, he smiled and said, "I'll bring some delicious food to Sister Feng next time."

"Let's go quickly, I don't have time to greet you." Sister Feng waved her hand and prepared to go to the warehouse.

Xu Xu took Xu Ziqing to Rendetang to prepare ten doses of Wumei Drink, and then went to eat wontons before returning to Xuzhuang.

Second Aunt Xu was holding a silver note of 80 taels in her hand, and she was smiling so hard that her eyes could not be seen. Xu Youyin surrounded Second Aunt Xu and wanted to take and touch the silver note, but she slapped him away.

The family suddenly received so much money, and everyone else was grinning with joy.

After they had laughed enough, Xu Xu said, "Tomorrow Tan Ji will come to pick up Big Brother and You Yin to teach them how to build a grill."

Xu Jizong smiled and nodded: "As you should, you should teach them well tomorrow. You should tell them clearly what they should pay attention to and what they should change frequently."

"I will." Xu Youliang nodded affirmatively.

Xu Youyin said righteously, "That's for sure. I will definitely do a good job for them after receiving the money. We won't do anything sneaky or cunning."

When the matter of Youzhou being given up was finally mentioned, Xu Jizong's family all nodded in understanding: "That should be the case. We'll be lucky if we can do a good job in Guoyue County."

"Then it would be better for you to rent a shop in the county and sell the products immediately after they are made." Xu Xu asked.

Xu Jizong was stunned for a moment. He only thought about making the food at home and selling it at a stall in the county town. He never thought about opening a shop.

Thinking of the overbearing smell when the oven was turned on two days ago, the smell of the egg cake was not so strong after it cooled down. Freshly baked cakes are indeed more attractive to customers.

Aunt Xu looked at the banknote in her hand, gritted her teeth and asked, "Xu Xu, how much is the store in the county town?"

Xu Xu was surprised: "Second Aunt, do you want to buy a shop?"

"The rent is unstable and the landlord can take it back at any time." Aunt Xu nodded.

It would definitely be better to buy a shop by myself than to rent one, but the money at home might not be enough, and the money I borrowed from Xu Xu to buy the cow has not been repaid yet.

Xu Jizong looked at Second Aunt Xu and said, "I guess the money at home is not enough."

"Yes, this is not..." Aunt Xu couldn't continue speaking. She looked at Xu Xu, wanting to say something but was too embarrassed to say it.

Seeing Second Aunt Xu's expression, Xu Xu knew what she meant. She herself felt that it didn't matter. There was nothing she could do if she didn't have it. She had just received 800 taels and could lend it to her. Just as she was about to nod, she was interrupted by Xu Jizong.

"No." Xu Jizong refused decisively: "I haven't paid back the money I borrowed from Xuxu to buy the cow last time."

"Uncle, I'm not in a hurry to use the money, really. I received a payment from selling my house today. The cheapest shop in the county town is over 100 taels." Seeing that Xu Jizong was getting angry, Xu Xu said quickly.

"You can do as much as you can with the money you have. If you don't have money, just rent. There is no other way." Xu Jizong still refused.

Seeing his firm attitude, Aunt Xu thought about it and felt that borrowing money was not a good idea, especially since her family was in need of the bulk of the money.

Xu Xu continued to try to persuade him: "Second Uncle, if this egg cake sells well, it may take less than a year to make back the money for buying the shop. If you rent a shop, the landlord will definitely kick you out if he sees that your business is so good. I want to take it back and make it myself."

Seeing Xu Jizong opening his mouth to speak, Xu Xu interrupted and said, "How about you go and look at the shop, and I'll buy it. When you earn enough money to buy the shop, I'll transfer it to you?"

Hearing that there was such a method, Second Aunt Xu looked at Xu Jizong with shining eyes, while Xu Youliang and his wife, and Xu Youyin and his wife also looked at him eagerly.

If he really did this, it would be no different from borrowing money to buy a house. Xu Xu would definitely not collect rent, and he would have to pay stamp duty to buy a house. In the end, Xu Xu would still lose money on the stamp duty.

After thinking it through, Xu Jizong sighed and said helplessly: "I'd better borrow it from you."

"Okay, go check out some shops first, and when you find a suitable one, tell me how much it costs." Xu Xu said cheerfully, "By the way, you should keep some of your money for decorating the shop and buying some necessities. I don't need my money urgently, so you can pay me back slowly."