diskusbooks Chapter 121 Taking Action in a Hurry!
Chapter 121 Taking Action in a Hurry!
Just as Mu Xinyao was at her wit's end, her trusted confidante Qiaohui came in to report, "Second Miss, those shop assistants refuse to leave and are demanding that you pay their monthly wages. If we let them continue to cause trouble, it will probably alarm Madam and the Old Madam sooner or later."
"Have you taken care of those two old women at the back gate?"
"Miss, I gave each of them two taels of silver." Qiaohui felt a pang of heartache just thinking about it; those two old hags were really greedy!
"Go to the back gate and tell them that I will bring the money over tomorrow morning. Also, tell them that I have homework to do today and cannot leave the mansion."
"Yes, ma'am."
After Qiaohui relayed the message, the servants discussed it and had no choice but to give up. After all, this was an official's residence, and if they angered their masters again, who knew what they might do to them.
Mu Xin Nuan smiled faintly upon hearing this. It seemed that tomorrow would be a good time for her to reap the rewards.
The next day, after paying her respects early in the morning, Mu Xinyao, looking somewhat uneasy, took Qiaohui and left the mansion through the back door.
After taking out all the silver and paying off the previous monthly wages, Mu Xinyao looked at the empty shelves and felt like crying.
The shopkeeper was a loyal man. "Miss, don't worry. As long as we redecorate and change the signboard, and tell people that we've changed owners, business will be good again."
How could Mu Xinyao not have thought of this? But the problem is, she doesn't even have the money to buy goods now, so how can she do business?
One of the waiters shook his head and sighed, "We can't just sit here idly all day and take the young lady's monthly allowance. But we need to eat too, can we? How about this?"
The meaning is obvious: they can't just take the master's money for nothing, but there's really no business in the shop, so it's better to leave as soon as possible!
The room was filled with people who were having a lot of trouble when a middle-aged man dressed as a businessman walked in.
"Oh, our shop is currently undergoing renovations, and we don't have any jewelry for sale at the moment. What do you think?" The shopkeeper hurriedly went up to him, thinking that a customer had arrived.
"Renovating? Weren't they saying this little shop was going to be sold out? Did they trick me?"
Upon hearing this, Mu Xinyao's heart stirred. "Wait a minute, sir, where did you hear that my shop is selling this?"
"Isn't that what people outside are saying? They say the owner of this shop is a swindler who cheats customers and makes inferior jewelry, yet he's made a lot of dirty money! If the owner doesn't sell this shop, does he expect to make a comeback? What a joke!"
Mu Xinyao was furious when she heard this, but she also knew that what the other person said was true, and that it wasn't worth it for her to argue with them!
"How much silver do you intend to offer to buy this place?"
The man looked around in all directions, seemingly hesitant.
The shopkeeper glanced at Mu Xinyao, knowing that his mistress had no other choice. The clothing shop was just waiting for money to come in and supply materials to do business! Unlike here, there was a fire there, but it didn't damage their reputation. Besides, who would know that the two shops were owned by the same person?
"Sir, come over here and take a look. There's a courtyard with two sections in the back. Do you live here with your family, or do you have the manager and staff living here separately? Not only is there a courtyard, but the shop itself is a two-story building with plenty of space upstairs. Whatever business you do, it's guaranteed to be a success!"
The shopkeeper was a loyal man. He knew that his master was out of options. If he could sell the shop for a good price, his master might give him more money for his hard work. If not, he would have to find another place to eat.
The middle-aged man returned after walking around for a while, shaking his head. "The place is not small, but the feng shui here doesn't seem to be very good. Moreover, your reputation here wasn't very good before. Who knows if some troublemakers will come and cause trouble after you take over? That would be a loss."
Upon hearing this, the shopkeeper immediately understood that the customer was trying to negotiate a lower price! They genuinely wanted to buy!
Unfortunately, the shopkeeper understood, but Mu Xinyao didn't! She only vaguely knew some ways to make money, but she didn't know any of the specifics of how to do it!
Now, when she hears people say that the feng shui here is bad, she immediately gets a little anxious! Because she knows that the ancients believed in feng shui the most!
"Sir, you sound like an expert! The feng shui here is actually the best in the area! It's just that we didn't do our job properly, which led to this mishap. How about this, give me a fair price, what do you think?"
The middle-aged man glanced at him, a hint of disdain in his eyes. "You think you're the master of the house? Do you think you can make the decisions?"
The shopkeeper was embarrassed and quickly looked at Mu Xinyao. Seeing that she nodded at him, he hurriedly replied, "Of course I can make the decision! Please give me a price."
"Oh, is that so? This is the number!" The middle-aged man held up one finger.
The shopkeeper's eyes lit up at the sight, "Ten thousand taels?"
The middle-aged man glared at him. "Ten thousand taels in this run-down place? Why don't you just rob someone? I said one thousand taels!"
"One thousand taels?" The shopkeeper's face immediately fell. This place, including the storefront, was practically a three-courtyard complex, and they were only willing to offer one thousand taels? This was practically robbery!
The shopkeeper immediately shook his head. "Sir, are you kidding us? Such a good location, such a big shop, and you only want a thousand taels? No way!"
The middle-aged man glanced at it and sneered, "Fine, don't bother! With your reputation, I'm not buying it!"
As the middle-aged man left, Mu Xinyao grew anxious!
Knowing that the young lady was young and inevitably a bit impatient, the shopkeeper quickly said, "Miss, that's how business is. You can't rush things. You'd better wait a little longer. Or, we can put up a notice outside and see if anyone wants to buy. Once the news gets out, buyers will naturally come to our door."
Mu Xinyao thought about it and agreed. Perhaps once the news was released, the shop could be sold more easily. This was the only way to deal with the current situation! An extra hundred taels was still an extra hundred taels.
Unexpectedly, after the resale notice was posted that day, not a single buyer came to the door until dusk.
The next day, Mu Xinyao couldn't sit still at home and rushed over again. When she heard that no one had come to buy the shop yet, she became really anxious!
With noon fast approaching, Mu Xinyao couldn't wait any longer. If anyone discovered that she had secretly left the manor, it would likely cause trouble again.
"Miss, someone's here!" Mu Xinyao, who was sitting anxiously in the inner room, rushed out as soon as she heard the shop assistant say that someone had arrived. This time, she was going to sell it herself! She absolutely couldn't listen to that shopkeeper again!