klisemfg Chapter 147 Buying a Property
Chapter 147 Buying a Property
"Get out of here! Who are you?"
Tan Dalu pushed the man.
He looked a little angry.
"What's this got to do with you?"
Tan Dalu glanced around, as if looking for something he could use to drive the people out.
……
The man rolled his eyes at him.
"How can it have nothing to do with me? Every time I eat at your Qushenglou, I get diarrhea. So this is how you do business."
The man ran straight to the kitchen in the backyard to check.
Lao Liu had finished eating the chicken and was lying on the ground.
As soon as the man came in, he recognized Lao Liu as the cook in Qusheng Building.
He turned his head to look at Tan Dalu, laughed sarcastically, and then peeked into the kitchen before coming out.
"No wonder Boss Xu doesn't want to rent it. If it were me, I wouldn't be happy about it either."
The man looked very disgusted.
Tan Dalu was a little angry and chased the man to beat him.
"I'm too lazy to take care of you. Do you understand what you're eating? Just say you got sick from the food at Qushenglou. I think you're trying to extort money."
Tan Dalu stood at the door and glanced at the man.
Then he closed the door.
"Madam Xu, we can still negotiate. I'll give you a discount of three taels of silver a month. How about seven taels of silver a month?"
Tan Dalu looked painfully embarrassed, as if Xu Yiyi had really taken advantage of him.
Qingshan shook his head.
"Five taels of silver is barely enough for rent."
Qingshan said this with disdain, walking around the lobby, looking dissatisfied with everything he saw.
Unexpectedly, Xu Yiyi still shook her head.
Qingshan simply pulled the person a few steps away and went to chat.
"Don't be silly. Although it's dirty, the location is really good. In the end, what Tan Dalu said was right. There's a well in the backyard, which is very convenient."
Qingshan thought Xu Yiyi really didn't want it, so he immediately started to persuade her.
"I'm not renting, I want to buy."
Xu Yiyi thought about it and decided that Qusheng Building had a good location and it would be worth buying.
Tan Dalu is a bad person. If we rent this house, there's no telling what might happen in the future.
Her idea was to buy it directly if the price was right.
This Qu Shenglou changed his name and surname, and he had no contact with Tan Dalu anymore.
It has nothing to do with us, so I'm not afraid of him causing trouble.
Qingshan heard what Xu Yiyi said and thought for a moment.
I think it makes sense.
"How about it?"
Tan Dalu smiled and said, "Five taels of silver is really not enough. Compared with the six taels we mentioned before, it's already a good deal."
Qingshan shook his head and was about to speak.
The man who had just been driven away by Tan Dalu came back again.
This time, not only did he come back, he also brought several people with him.
"It's that old guy Tan Dalu. The things he made gave everyone diarrhea."
As soon as the man said this, the people behind him rushed forward.
Tan Dalu was so frightened that he kept backing away.
"Boss Xu, you and your friends should hide behind to avoid getting hurt."
The man is quite kind.
I specifically reminded Xu Yiyi and Qingshan.
The two of them took a few steps back at the same time.
"Aren't they afraid of the government coming if they cause trouble like this?"
Xu Yiyi watched as Tan Dalu was punched left and right, leaving his face bruised and swollen.
It looks painful.
"Didn't you see they only used their hands? They didn't even touch the tables and chairs in the lobby. If the authorities really come, they'll just be locked up for two days at most. That's nothing serious."
Qingshan didn't care.
It's Tan Dalu's fault for doing business in an dishonest way.
He deserves to be beaten now.
Xu Yiyi thought it was the case and didn't care.
Lao Liu was woken up by the noise. He came in to take a look and then lay down at the stairs again.
While everyone was not paying attention, he sneaked into the wine cellar and stole some wine.
"I want to report it to the police! I want to report it to the police!"
Tan Dalu shouted at the top of his lungs, and his fists rained down like raindrops.
It was so painful that he could hardly speak.
"Go ahead and report it. The door is closed. Who saw us hitting anyone?"
The man looked very proud and not afraid at all.
"Besides, we didn't hit you for no reason. We all got sick from eating at your place, so we came to you to seek justice. What's wrong with that?"
A group of people echoed, Qingshan and Xu Yiyi stood aside and watched the show.
After a while, the group of people stopped.
"Tan Dalu, remember this. I don't have any other skills, but I have a lot of strength. I will beat you up every time I see you."
The man said something harsh and left slowly with his men.
Qingshan hurried up.
"Hey, Old Tan! You're in trouble now."
Qingshan shouted, looking scared and worried.
"Yes, Boss Tan, you can hardly stand up after being beaten once. You keep getting beaten every time you see me. What will you do if you get beaten to death one day?"
Xu Yiyi stood aside and spoke with concern.
Tan Dalu's face was full of depression, and his tone was not as kind as at the beginning.
"They don't dare. If they kill someone, they will be punished with death."
Tan Dalu let go of Qingshan's hand and sat down, gasping for breath.
You don't need to look to know that the face must be bruised and swollen.
"Old Tan! Beating someone to death is definitely not worth it, and they might not be able to do it. But what you just said didn't sound like a joke. You're old enough to beat them up every time you see them. If there are any aftereffects from beatings, what will happen to your life in the future? Don't you have to take care of your grandson?"
Qingshan hit the nail on the head.
Tan Dalu had only one daughter, who married back to the provincial capital and gave birth to a grandson for him.
It becomes more and more precious every day. I carry it with me wherever I go.
When Tan Dalu heard this, he hesitated.
"And more importantly, they all know what your precious grandson looks like. When he grows up and comes back to take over your Qusheng Building, and gets beaten by those people like today, won't you feel bad?"
Qingshan started to act dramatic.
He reached out and patted Tan Dalu's shoulder.
"Think carefully about it, isn't that the truth?"
As he said this, he winked at Xu Yiyi.
"Stop trying to scare me! When my grandson grows up, those bastards might not even be alive..."
Tan Dalu rubbed his face and sneered.
"To be honest, I do intend to leave this Qushenglou to my grandson. If you really want to buy it, you can. I want four hundred taels of silver."
Qingshan took a breath.
It's not that I have less experience, but that I have more experience. I feel that Tan Dalu is asking for an exorbitant price.
"Old Tan, go ask around too. The dealer is here too. Your restaurant is located in a busy city, but the interior decoration is average. If you really want to buy it, you'll have to renovate it. It's definitely not worth four hundred taels of silver."
Qingshan spat and looked at Tan Dalu's shameless appearance.
I almost couldn't help but hit him.
"There's a well in my backyard."
Tan Dalu said proudly that even if Xu Yiyi didn't rent it, there would be others willing to rent it.
"A bucket of water is only a penny. It's not like I can't afford it."
Xu Yiyi looked at him and said something.
There are water sellers pushing carts around on the street every day. You can buy a few buckets of water by just shouting.
She doesn't have to fight with others for water.
……
"Is this here?"
Xu Yiyi heard the noise and looked towards the door.
Suddenly, a few more old women opened the door and came in.
"You're so good, Tan Dalu, you old bastard, you dare to come back? Sisters, beat him up! This bastard actually made my grandson sick for more than ten days. It's all because of the food he ate."
The old woman rushed in, grabbed Tan Dalu's ear and started beating him.
His fighting ability is no less than those men before.
"What do you guys do?"
The old woman in the lead stared fiercely at Xu Yiyi and the others.
"I'm here to cause trouble for him too!"
Xu Yiyi shrugged and took a step back.
"Here to cause trouble just like her."
Qingshan followed closely behind.
The old woman turned her gaze to the brothel worker who had lost all presence since coming in.
"I just came in to ask for a bowl of water, but he wouldn't give it to me..."
The dentist said this with grievance.
The old woman snorted and looked at the drunk Lao Liu at the stairs.
"Don't look at me! I'm a beggar. I have nothing to do with him."
Lao Liu raised his hand to signal.
Tan Dalu was about to speak when he heard this.
Lao Liu probably knew his character well, so he walked crookedly and finally crawled out directly.
"Don't just hit me! The man who just left was the restaurant's cook. All the food was cooked by that old man."
Tan Dalu was in tears.
The old woman became even angrier when she heard this. She rushed out to see, but Lao Liu was nowhere to be seen.
"You old fool, you hired a beggar as your cook. The food he cooked made my grandson sick. You are no better off."
……
"Sisters, hit me! Hit me hard."
The old woman took off her shoes and slapped Tan Dalu's mouth with her stinky shoes.
Tan Dalu was so blocked that he couldn't even speak.
"I remember you have a grandson, right? You made my grandson sick. If I meet your grandson next time, I'll make him pay!"
The sturdy old woman shook off the hair of Tan Dalu, left with her men after saying some harsh words.
……
When Qingshan saw it, he almost burst into laughter.
After being beaten by two groups of people, Tan Dalu's face was already swollen like a pig's head.
"Hey, Old Tan, this time I'm not kidding."
Qingshan sighed and helped Tan Dalu up.
"The old woman pointed it out clearly. She knows your grandson. Judging from the situation today, it's best for your grandson not to come back."
Qingshan advised earnestly.
Lao Liu, who had run away, also came back.
"That makes sense. Your precious grandson's delicate skin and flesh can't stand being beaten like this by these old women. He was beaten to pieces in just a few hits."
Lao Liu was sitting behind the door, and it was no exaggeration to say that he was a beggar.
"Just sell it! Sell it and go back to the capital to take care of the children. You can't do business well anyway, and you're not from Ping'an Town. You'll be hated if you stay here."
Lao Liu scratched his chest and shook out the mud from between his fingernails.
Seeing Tan Dalu crying like this made me feel a little upset.
"I originally intended to leave this restaurant to my grandson..."
Tan Dalu wiped his tears, feeling very aggrieved.
He has no son. When he was young, he loved to play and ruined his body.
When my grandfather was this age, he had a girl, and no more children were born since then.
After much difficulty, my daughter gave birth to a grandson.
Although she doesn't have the surname Tan, she still has Tan's blood flowing in her veins.
Does it make sense for him not to leave something for his children?
"You should also ask the child if he is willing to come here. You are originally from the capital. Ping'an Town is small and not as wealthy as the capital. The child might not want to come."
Qingshan snorted.
"What if your grandson is a good student and becomes an official?"
Xu Yiyi said this out of the blue, and Tan Dalu's eyes lit up when he heard it.
Yup!
Why didn't he think of it?
His grandson is so smart, maybe he can become an official in the future.
"Since that's the case, then this Qushenglou can be sold, but the price is..."
Tan Dalu thought for a moment.
"The minimum is three hundred and eighty taels, not a cent less."
Tan Dalu snorted, "If you don't want it, there are plenty of people who want it. Think it over carefully."
Qingshan rolled his eyes at him.
"Don't forget that your son-in-law and his family depend on my business for their livelihood."
Really, Qingshan doesn't want to threaten anyone.
But when it comes to Tan Dalu, talking to him in a nice tone usually doesn't work.
"you……"
Tan Dalu's hands were shaking as he pointed at Qingshan with a look of disbelief on his face.
"As a big boss, is it worth it for such a small amount of money?"
The Song Company's daily profit is more than this.
"Uncle Qingshan is the big boss, I'm not. I'm just a small vendor, making a little money. It's really hard for me to make money with such a price!"
Xu Yiyi raised his chin, feeling quite helpless.
If she rented it out, she could always come up with that little bit of money, but if she wanted to sell the house, she would have to think carefully about it.
Apart from the money to buy the boat, she only had the two hundred taels of silver that Xu Yinli gave to Sanchuan when Sanchuan first met him. The other miscellaneous bits and pieces could only make up a hundred taels.
Although Qusheng Building is not very big, its two floors are substantial.
The foundation was compacted during construction, so adding another floor later is no problem at all.
Another thing is that the well in the backyard that Tan Dalu mentioned is indeed valuable.
There are only seven wells dug in Ping'an Town that can produce water.
There is no big restaurant like Ruyi Ju.
All the prices offered by Tan Dalu, four hundred taels, are actually about the same.
If this were a big restaurant like Ruyi Ju, the starting price would be at least one thousand taels, not including the deed tax.
How much you can cut down depends entirely on your eloquence.
Tan Dalu's face looked as ugly as if he had swallowed shit.
He looked up at Qingshan, then at Xu Yiyi.
From time to time, Lao Liu from the back made some noises.
The broker remained silent. If the deal was reached, he would be needed for the transfer.
"The minimum is three hundred and seventy. I have to save this money for my grandson."
Tan Dalu reluctantly opened his mouth and lowered the price by ten taels of silver.
Qingshan could see that Tan Dalu had reached the point where he couldn't lower himself any lower.
Then he nodded to Xu Yiyi.
"The money I have is almost..."
Qingshan frowned and said, "Don't worry about it. I'll advance the money for you first. You can pay me back when you have money."
To avoid any trouble, Tan Dalu is a person who is prone to betrayal and regret.
If you don’t decide now, the price won’t be the same when you come back.
The brokers are all professionals and they took a few people to the government office to sign the contract.
These clerks are no longer in the government office, but the brokers do this job.
He had already established good relationships with the government officials, and it took less than an incense stick of time to get out.
The clerk came back again.
After paying thirty taels of deed tax, Qu Shenglou came into the hands of Xu Yiming.
The moment the contract was signed, Tan Dalu's heart was broken.
Although his business was not doing well and the things he made always gave people diarrhea, he still stayed in Qushenglou for several years.
I was overwhelmed with emotions and felt empty inside.