"Third sister-in-law, it's morning, are you going to Qinjia Street to sell sweet lotus again?" A woman stands in front of her house and asks her next-door neighbor for the morning. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

"yes, there's a lot of people over there, it's late today."

The woman known as the third sister-in-law had just gone out with a burden, and she was going to the famous food street in the south of the city.

When she came to the place where she used to set up her stall, the morning market had already opened, and all she could hear was the noise of cars and horses and the sound of people on the street. In the shops and stalls, almost all of them are eaten, the tea and wine are fragrant, and the flowers and fruits are gorgeous, which makes people salivate just by smelling and watching.

This street is called Qingyin Street, and it is very famous in the south of the city. But people privately call it Qinjia Street, because most of the shops on the street are owned by a wealthy merchant surnamed Qin in Beijing.

At the beginning, some people who rented shops felt that the name "Qingyin Street" sounded like Wen Zou Zou and was not easy to remember, so they changed its name to Qinjia Street. Later, word of mouth spread, and people in the neighborhood called it that. And the merchant they are talking about surnamed Qin is Qin Chong.

A few years ago, Qingyin Street was just an ordinary street, with various types of shops, but there were not many people.

Later, many shops were bought by Qin Chong, who had recently returned from the Western Regions, and were intensively repaired and rented. When they reopened, they were all about eating and drinking, and night markets gradually sprang up.

At that time, the curfew had not been completely lifted, there were few night markets, and people were afraid to go out at night. However, Qin Chong saw with his keen eye that the imperial court's attitude towards curfews was not tough, and even very wavering.

Especially after the collapse of many square walls, the government did not seriously repair them, allowing the people to extend the houses and encroach on the streets. Qin Chong had already guessed that the curfew was unbearable at that time.

When he came to this conclusion, he quickly invested all the money he earned in the Western Regions to buy shops, and borrowed a lot of money from everywhere.

After the collapsed or old walls were completely demolished and renovated, the shops were rented to food sellers.

The reason why he chose Qingyin Street was because the wall in this neighborhood was seriously damaged, and the government had ignored it; The second is that this is the central area in the south of the city, which has great prospects for development in the future, but the shop was not expensive at that time.

Of course, this is only his personal prediction, which has the meaning of gambling to some extent, and there are still people in the DPRK and China who have written to enforce the curfew. However, the facts turned out that he was right, and things did develop step by step in the direction he expected.

The first emperor was a sympathetic emperor, but he never reinstated the curfew system of the previous dynasty, and this system that had existed for thousands of years gradually collapsed due to the loss of its foothold.

Under the cover of night, there is no longer only darkness, but also the lights of thousands of homes and the prosperity of the market, and the night finally returns to the hands of the people themselves.

The prepared Qingyin Street became one of the earliest night markets, the morning and night markets were quite prosperous, and Qin Zhong slowly made a fortune on this street.

Later, he expanded or renovated a number of shops to attract famous restaurants and tea houses, further expanding the influence of Tsing Yin Street.

After Qingyin Street stabilized, Qin Chong moved to another place. Because of the previous experience, the later operation is like a fish in water. Shops and houses are involved, and it is very profitable to buy and sell or rent them, and many people in the surrounding area can also benefit.

But his most affectionate thing is still Qingyin Street, after all, this is the starting point of his business in the capital, and the initial is always the most meaningful. And Qingyin Street can have today's situation, almost all of it is his credit, and everyone takes the name "Qinjia Street" as a compliment to him.

Qin Zhong and Wu Xiaohu came to Qinjia Street, and the owner of the shop greeted him with a smile on his face when he saw him, and many people still had a kind of respect in their attitude towards him. Although he is young, he has a respectful spirit in him, probably because of his old and calm demeanor.

This time, he did not come to collect rent money, but to discuss business.

Not far from the end of Qinjia Street, there is a garden, the owner of the garden, the son of the Wei family, is anxious to sell this garden, and he has come to look for him some time ago.

Wei Gongzi's offer was 15,000 taels of silver, and he demanded to pay it off immediately. Qin Chong perfunctorily postponed the specific negotiation to this day.

These days are not in vain, during which Qin Zhong sent people to inquire about the Wei family and found out the reason why Wei Gongzi sold the garden.

It turned out that Nawei Gongzi inherited the family business after his father's death two years ago. But he is a gentleman who eats, drinks, and has nothing to do all day long, and such a person cannot keep his business at all. Even if he has a lot of money, it is not enough for him to squander it for long, and he has almost consumed his family wealth last year.

This year, he went to the gambling house to gamble money, in a vain attempt to get rich by gambling. But after gambling for five days in a row, his luck was not good, not only did he not win, but he owed a large amount of gambling debts. After selling what he had to pay off his debts, he had no money for fun, so he thought of selling the garden that his grandfather had built during his lifetime to continue to provide for his leisure.

The most important thing is that Wei Gongzi thinks that his garden is a strange commodity to live in, so he dares to open such a high price. But he is a very impatient person, otherwise he would not have thought of getting rich by gambling. Therefore, in these days when he is delayed, he will not wait in peace, and will definitely go to other houses to sell gardens.

Qin Zhong expected that the two conditions he offered would make it impossible for him to sell the garden in a short period of time, unless someone really liked to return to the garden and could afford it. If Wei Gongzi encounters such a nobleman, then he will lose if Qin Chong loses, and he has nothing to say.

However, the likelihood of such a person appearing is not high. Among the real estate buyers and sellers in the capital, no one can compete with Qin Chong, and if he hesitates about this price, then others can only be discouraged. And those officials who are so rich that they can spend a lot of money have no intention of buying this kind of old garden.

The biggest possibility is that Wei Gongzi can only count on him after hitting a wall elsewhere, and the expectation of the price in his heart will also drop. In this way, it is much easier to talk about.

This business is of great significance to Qinjia Street, so Qin Zhong decided to come and talk about it in person.

Qin Zhong and Wu Xiaohu arrived at the Degui Garden, and after asking the reason for their visit, they were brought to the hall. Wei Gongzi was already waiting in the hall, and the meeting between the buyer and the seller was nothing more than a few polite words.

"Second Master Qin's arrival really makes the cold house shine."

"Gongzi Wei is polite, it is an honor to come to visit your garden."

"Hahahaha, politely polite, Second Master Qin, please take a seat."

"Oh, don't sit down. I would like to ask Mr. Wei to take him to visit the garden first, and we can negotiate the price. ”

Wei Gongzi couldn't wait to negotiate the business quickly, so he was naturally happy, "Okay, then please ask the second master to come with me." ”

He led Qin Chong and Wu Xiaohu to walk around the garden, and boasted vigorously about it, praising the garden as if it was in the sky and in the earth. Qin Zhong just followed quietly behind, and only gently pulled the corners of his mouth to make a polite response to his self-selling boasting.

After walking around the garden, the two sides officially sat down to discuss.

Wei Gongzi leaned over and asked cautiously, "Second Master, do you still like this garden?" ”

Qin Chongxian took a sip of tea from the teacup, and replied, "It doesn't matter if you like it or not, I didn't buy it to live for myself." It's just that in terms of this price, what does Childe say? ”

"The price is still the same price, fifteen thousand, I won't sell it if it's less. This should be a drop in the bucket for you. ”

"Wei Gongzi overestimated Qin. Qin is just a small businessman, and he doesn't dare to be arrogant so far. Fifteen thousand taels is not a small amount, and if the son asks for cash immediately, I really can't pay it. Besides, as far as I can see, this garden is probably not worth much. ”

"How so? This is a decades-old garden, and it is big, and it is famous in the south of the city. If it's not even worth fifteen thousand, then I can only suspect that the rumors that say that the second master has a unique vision are just lies after all. ”

Qin Zhong smiled and said: "Qin is indeed difficult to meet the expectations of the public, please forgive me." However, I only bought this garden to sell it to others, and Childe knows how difficult it is to find someone who is willing to pay a high price for the garden and can afford it. Most wealthy people would rather spend money to build a new garden as they wish, rather than buy an old garden that had been inhabited.

And because this garden is dozens of years old, it had to be renovated after buying it, which must have cost a lot of money. If you can barely sell it in the end, it's fine, but if you can't sell it, won't it rot in your own hands? Such a big loss can not be afforded under the next. ”

Wei Gongzi tilted his head and thought for a while, and asked, "How much is the second master willing to pay?" ”

"Seven thousand."

Although Qin Chong is not a profiteer, he is not a benevolent person, and he has never talked about friendship when dealing with this kind of person.