After eating, Ling'er asked the two to go to bed and watch the night, and asked the two to stay and take care of the horses and the wine, and took the two to the street. Their group is very conspicuous when they walk on the road, not to mention the outstanding appearance of their sisters, that is, the four subordinates are also middle-aged. The demeanor of their group, whether it is the master or the subordinates, is very calm, especially the Ling'er sisters are even more elegant and extraordinary, and people who have seen them have guessed which lady they are, and no one can think that they are just the daughters of the farmer. Of course, this is all the credit of the Liu family, and they walked all the way and soon arrived at their destination.

"Girl, that's what I'm talking about in the money." Qiao'er pointed to the person sitting in a small shop on the side of the street.

"He's the man of money?" Ling'er couldn't help but sigh that people can't look good, just that middle-aged man who is thin and thin like an African refugee is the money man in the legendary Pingyi No. 1 Chinese person?

"It's him, I've inquired carefully, girl, don't you see that plaque is written." Qiao'er pointed to the unusual plaque again, and saw three big characters on it, "People in the money".

"Then let's go in and have a look." Ling'er took the lead in walking towards the storefront, and when she entered the store, she found that the furnishings were very simple, only a table and a long stool, and on the wall was a map of Pingyi drawn by someone who didn't know who had drawn it.

"Is the customer buying or selling?" Qian Zhongren was not as enthusiastic as other Zhongren, but just got up and asked lightly.

"I want to see the shops in this Dongcheng District, I don't know if there is a suitable one." Ling'er took the initiative to speak when she saw that he was different, afraid that Qiao'er would not be able to cope with it.

"This piece is all Dongcheng District, and this shop is not far from the thousands." The man in the money said after circling a circle with his finger on the map.

"I'm looking for a front shop and backyard on the main street, but also on the side street." Ling'er asked.

"Sell or rent?" When Qian Zhongren heard that this was a big business, you must know that the prices of shops in Dongcheng District are not low.

"It depends on the price." Ling'er originally wanted to sell it, but she also knew that the storefronts in this place were not cheap.

Qian Zhongren took Ling'er and his party to see six stores, all of which were in the front and back yards, and Ling'er was not very satisfied, either the location was not suitable or the price was too high. Qian Zhongren saw that she was so picky, and she didn't have the enthusiasm just now, and sent Ling'er and them away in a few words, Min'er was very angry when she saw him, and Ling'er smiled when she saw this:

"Sister, what's there to be angry about, he took us away for a short day but didn't earn a penny, so the mood is naturally bad." Ling'er is a little anxious now, the store here is really difficult to rent, and the prices for a good location are very high, and some even cost five or six hundred taels a year. If they could buy four or five of these silvers in Baihua Town, I think the shop they bought back then cost less than fifty taels.

"Yes, let's go back first, and we'll find other Chinese people tomorrow, anyway, it's not a matter of urgency." Min'er was also a little discouraged.

It was already time to turn on the lights when they returned to the inn, and they were ready to rest after a simple meal, when someone knocked on the door and it turned out to be the guy in the front hall.

"I don't know what's the matter with the little second brother so late?" Lan Xin said.

"That's the case, our shopkeeper heard that the girl wants to rent a storefront, and it just so happens that his friend is in a hurry to go out and want to transfer the shop out, if the girl doesn't mind, you can go and see it tomorrow, the price is negotiable." That guy was the shopkeeper.

"I'll have to ask my girl, you wait a minute." Lan Xin couldn't call the shots, and after going back and asking Ling'er what he meant, he made an appointment with the young man to see the shop tomorrow.

"Ling'er, why did you say the shopkeeper was looking for us?" Min'er always felt that it was a bit too coincidental.

"Sister, you just think too much, if you go to see it tomorrow, you will know, if you don't come to the inn, the shopkeeper will not harm us." Ling'er felt that they were introduced by Feng Niang, so there shouldn't be any danger, and the reputation of not coming to the inn is also well-known.

The next day, after everyone had eaten, Ling'er still left two people to take care of the horses and the tonic wine, and the others followed the shopkeeper to a store in the middle of Dongdazhi Street, the most prosperous county in Pingyi County. Ling'er's heart was half cold when she saw this location, such a position can't be rented without a few thousand taels a year, right? You must know that they have been looking at this side street yesterday, and they can't accept the price, let alone here.

"Little second brother, you didn't go to the wrong place, right?" Qiao'er received Ling'er's eyes and stepped forward to inquire with him.

"How can it, you see this is the address given by the shopkeeper, don't worry, I won't go wrong." So saying, he entered the door, this shop used to be a cloth shop, but now it is vacant, it seems that it should have been vacant for a short time.

"This is Uncle Liu, he will show you here, I'll go back to the inn first, and you can talk to him about anything." The guy finished explaining and left. Ling'er and his party followed that Uncle Liu and began to visit, Min'er was a little uncomfortable, she was not a fool and felt that they couldn't afford to rent here now. Ling'er secretly took her hand, signaling that she would be at ease when she came, and it wouldn't cost any money to see it anyway, just treat it as if she had seen the world.

The area of this store is very large, divided into two floors, the first floor is not separated by a hall-style empty house, is a square of almost ten square meters. The area of the second floor is smaller than that of the first floor, that is, forty or fifty square meters, and there is no partition. Ling'er is very satisfied with this store, both the location and the size are just right, but I don't know what the price is.

After looking at the store, the group entered the backyard through the back door on the first floor, which is not very large, with several fruit trees and a well in the yard. However, it is a two-room main house and a three-room wing, and the kitchen is a separate house and not in the main room like Hongsongtun, and Min'er also likes it very much, but when she thinks about the price, it is a little gloomy. Their family is one of the largest families in Hongsongtun, but they are first-class poor people here.

"Uncle Liu, how much is the rent of this store plus the backyard?" After reading it, Ling'er felt very pleasant, although it was impossible to afford to rent, but she couldn't leave without asking the price.

"Three thousand taels a year, signed for three years, paid for two years first, and paid in full after one and a half years." Uncle Liu said in a flat tone, as if he was talking about how much Chinese cabbage costs a catty.

"To tell you the truth, we can't seem to afford it, it's rude." Ling'er was also dead when she heard this, they didn't have a total of three thousand taels on hand, they had earned some silver over the years, but they didn't spend less. Even if they took out all the money in the house, it was only three thousand taels, which was still half of the six thousand taels, not to mention that they had to do a lot of preparations to open their business.

"It doesn't matter, if the girl is shy in her pocket, the old man can help one or two." Uncle Liu's words surprised Ling'er and the others, you must know that they are meeting him for the first time, how could he lend them silver?

"Uncle Liu, what do you mean?" Ling'er felt that it was better to ask clearly no matter what.

"Oh, that's right, my master has been very busy and doesn't have time to take care of the shop, so he made me a shopkeeper here. But the business has been tepid and he can't make a lot of money all year round, so he plans to rent out the store to save his worries. I was going to hang up to the Chinese people today, but it just so happened that yesterday I didn't go to the inn to find an old friend to drink, and I heard that the girls wanted to find a storefront, so I made an appointment. Uncle Liu briefly explained the matter.

"Uncle Liu, thank you for looking up to us, it's just that our ability is limited, so ......" Ling'er was interrupted by Uncle Liu before she finished her kind words.

"Girl, don't worry, can you listen to the old man?"

"Uncle Liu, please speak." Ling'er made a gesture of please.

"If you are willing to keep me as the treasurer, then I am willing to go to my master and ask you to pay the money in batches." Uncle Liu's words surprised Ling'er very much, and it didn't look like a joke when he looked sincere.

"Uncle Liu, you don't know us, why is that?" Ling'er didn't believe that pies would fall from the sky for no reason.

"Hey, to be honest, I am the son of my master, I came to Pingyi County fifteen years ago, and I have been taking care of it here from Panpu to today. Now that it's like this, I'm really shameless to go back, if the girl doesn't give up and is willing to take in the old man, the old man will naturally do his best. Uncle Liu was very depressed, it was the first time in his life that he had done this.

"Uncle Liu, you believe in us so much, aren't you afraid that we are not the trustworthy people?" Ling'er always felt that something was wrong, but she couldn't say it.

"I am an old friend of the shopkeeper Wang, and he said that you were introduced by Feng Niang, so you must be trustworthy." Uncle Liu said it as a matter of course, master, you are too embarrassed for my little old man, little ancestor, you should agree quickly.

"Then Uncle Liu, can I meet your master? There are some things I want to talk to him about. Ling'er felt that what Uncle Liu said was reasonable, but it was not so tenable.

"This ...... Girl, please go back to the inn to rest first, I will go to report to the master of the house, and the old man will go to the inn to tell me in person when there is news. Uncle Liu didn't expect this eleven-year-old girl to be so difficult to fool.

"Okay, let's not come back to the inn first, Uncle Liu, you can run hard." After Ling'er and his party said goodbye to Uncle Liu, they returned to the inn.

"Ling'er, I don't think there's something wrong with that Uncle Liu." Min'er didn't speak until she returned to her room.

"Sister, you don't have to worry, I asked people to inquire, and it is estimated that there will be news soon. I don't think Uncle Liu is a bad person, but it's a little strange that he wants to stay in the shop. Ling'er always felt that she had overlooked something.

"What's so strange? What he said is also reasonable, after taking care of the shop and closing the door, he naturally has no face to go back. Min'er didn't think there was anything wrong with this, she just felt that there was something wrong with him.

"Let's wait and see what happens." After Ling'er finished speaking, she thought about it seriously......