eurekapd Chapter 95 Please, stop talking!
Chapter 95 Please, stop talking!
The shop owner curled his lip; he had only collected three months' rent upfront and hadn't even asked for a deposit.
But he knew that renting out a shop required paying taxes.
Fortunately, the government never accepted "tribute" money, even though it was more expensive than in other counties. But in the end, it was still much more cost-effective.
After collecting the commercial tax, Qin Shen recorded the amount in his tax book, but the total was written as 24 wen.
After taking notes, he nudged Dou Weiyi, who was beaming with joy, with a blank expression.
Dou Weiyi glared at Qin Shen Shen with a stern face, then cleared his throat and looked at Gao Mengli and Lin Xi, "It's like this, the yamen needs to charge a storage fee to make a copy of the contract."
The contract was carefully preserved, protected from moisture, insects, and rodents; therefore, it cost 10 coins at a time.
Gao Mengli nodded upon hearing this. The fee was quite reasonable, and the price was acceptable.
So, he gave Lin Xi a look and handed 10 coins to Qin Shen Shen.
Qin Shen Shen took out another ledger, "Yamen Pure Revenue," from his bosom and recorded an amount of 16 wen.
Gao Mengli and Lin Xi glanced at the ledger and immediately understood. The two looked at Dou Weiyi with meaningful expressions.
Dou Weiyi blushed under their gaze, coughed lightly, and quickly turned to look at the other vendors beside him: "Gentlemen, the food stall owners have rented their shops. Do you want to rent the space in front of them?"
There are two rental options: one is two coins per day, and the other is 45 coins per month.
If you want to rent, I'll process it for you all today and assign you fixed locations.
Everyone was overjoyed; they had been waiting for this moment!
Everyone surrounded the two of them, wanting to rent a place. They chatted amongst themselves, and the scene was as lively as boiling water!
The uncle selling candied hawthorns squeezed to the front: "Sir, I want to rent it for a month. 45 coins is a great deal. I'll pay right away."
He could make two or three hundred coins a day just by selling candied hawthorns in the queue at the food stall!
It's worth more than two hundred coins more than I used to sell it everywhere!
Profiting from a nearby stall, profiting from a nearby stall!
After he finished speaking, he quickly took out money from his pocket.
An old woman selling handkerchiefs nearby hurriedly shouted, "I'd like to rent it for a month too, sir, you have to give me a good spot!"
Ideally, it should be right next to a food stall, the closer the better!
Dou Weiyi's face was practically contorted with laughter as she quickly reached out to take the coins and counted them: "Everyone, don't rush, one at a time, everyone gets a share. Qin Shen Shen, remember this well."
Qin responded with a deep voice, and her pen flew across the paper as she took notes.
At this moment, the kite seller scratched his head and said, "Sir, my business has peak and off-peak seasons. How about I rent it by the day? I'll rent it for ten days first, and I'll give you 20 coins. Is that alright?"
Dou Weiyi waved his hand: "Okay, we'll do it your way. But I'll arrange your position for the next ten days, and it will be fixed. Don't rearrange it randomly."
The young man nodded repeatedly: "Don't worry, sir, I definitely won't cause any trouble."
"My lord, don't forget me, don't forget me!"
A little girl selling sachets held up her money bag, her eyes sparkling as she called out, "Sir, I want to rent it for two months, 90 coins, right? My sachets are very exquisite, they'll definitely sell well if you put them next to a snack stall."
Dou Weiyi smiled and took the money: "Alright, little girl, you can go next to the old lady selling handkerchiefs."
Dou Weiyi's face was almost frozen with laughter. After all, it was the first time someone had gone out of their way to give him money, so how could he not be happy!
Seeing everyone busy registering, Gao Mengli and Lin Xi took the key and opened the shop they had just rented.
Pushing open the door, a cloud of dust rushed in, choking the two of them and causing them to cough.
Lin Xi waved her hand, fanning away the dust: "Looks like we have quite a workload."
After the dust settled, the two men finally took a closer look at the shop.
The room was very simple, with no extra furniture, only a dilapidated table leaning against the corner of the wall, missing a leg.
It has a backyard, a room for accommodation, a small kitchen, a well, and a latrine.
The two stood in front of the latrine, but neither of them pushed open the door.
Lin Xi frowned and pinched her nose.
Gao Mengli also held her breath, "Let's go out first and let Dou Weiyi have his 'construction team' come and renovate the outhouse."
The two quickly left the latrine and ran to the front hall, taking deep breaths.
The two stood in front of the shop and waited for a long time before Dou Weiyi finally finished her work.
Dou Weiyi handed the heavy money bag to Qin Shen Shen with satisfaction, only then realizing that two people at the shop entrance had been staring at him.
"Hey, what's wrong? Aren't you guys cleaning up today?"
Lin Xi stepped forward and looked at Dou Weiyi, "Lord Dou, could your public toilet repair team come and help renovate the outhouse in our shop?"
"Make two separate squat toilets for men and women. The market price is 22 coins per person per day. You can calculate the material costs, and we'll pay."
Dou Weiyi was overjoyed, another source of income, and his face was full of smiles: "Great! But as for the price, since you are the first batch of tenants, I'll give you a discount, 20 coins per person per day. I'll send 10 people, and it'll be done in two days!"
This won't do, this is fantastic!
His "brothers" in Ju'an District have finally earned a real penny this time!
Two days?!
Gao Mengli and Lin Xi strongly suspected that Dou Weiyi was probably trying to work overtime to get it done so that they could open for business as soon as possible.
After all, they had seen the "bill"!
But they like this efficiency!
"Sir, could you please have them build a stove for us at the shop entrance? We'll pay them."
After thinking it over, Gao Mengli decided that she should not trouble two people with the same task, so she might as well contract out the cooking to Dou Weiyi as well.
Dou Weiyi's eyes lit up, and she was even happier!
He nodded to the two of them and then took Qin Shen Shen back first.
He wants to send someone over first to take care of things at the food stall!
He really is Pingyao County's cash cow! Money just falls right into his pocket!
Once I earn enough money, I can buy more grain for my "brothers" at the border this year!
After they left, Gao Mengli and Lin Xi didn't rest either; they started cleaning the inside of the shop.
Other vendors also came in to help.
More people means more power and speed.
The entire shop became visibly cleaner.
While wiping the window, Lin Xi told Gao Mengli about their plans: "Mengli, once the outhouse and stove are fixed, we won't sell elm seed and locust flower egg pancakes anymore, we're tired of them."
"Let's go to the blacksmith's shop and pick up the oven we ordered for making jianbing (Chinese crepes) to sell!"
Gao Mengli nodded. She had the same idea. She was tired of the same old thing and needed a change of pace.
"Xixi, there are many varieties of jianbing guozi, make more flavors!"
It would be best to add pork tenderloin, pork floss, or pork belly.
Make some hot sauce or ketchup! Add some crispy crackers, and it'll be delicious!
The two of them, acting like nonchalant individuals, discussed their own tastes on the sidelines.
The vendors who were helping to clean up were suffering, their mouths watering just listening to it!
Unfortunately, I can't buy it now, and I'm so anxious I keep swallowing my saliva.
They really wanted to go up and shut those two up!
Please, stop talking!!