Chapter Seventy-Seven: Finalized
It is definitely not okay for a child to negotiate with others about renting a shop, so Shen Xi first went to the streets of the city to inspect and see which location was better. Β±οΌ
To say that the most important thing is to run a tea shop, the most important thing is that the flow of people is strong, and the location is the best in the south of the city, but the shops along the street in the south of the city are a little expensive, which is not suitable for Shen Mingjun, who has little capital.
In the next two days, Shen Xi carefully selected, and finally felt that the small wharf near the Xixi River bank in the center of the city was not too far from the school.
There is a fairly lively street here, surrounded by ordinary people, and along the riverbank there are Lifu waiting to do business, which is a good place to open a tea shop.
Shen Xi walked along the street, and there were many shops suitable for opening tea shops, most of which were vacant.
Shen Xi told Shen Mingjun about the position he chose, and on this day, while he was off work, the father and son asked one by one, first to see if the proprietor was kind and talkative, and then asked if there was any entanglement in the ownership of the property, and finally asked the rent, because the capital was small, he could only pay two or three months at a time, and there were many proprietors who were unwilling to rent out the shop.
When it was dark, the two finally chose a shop near the river bank as the future tea shop, and the rent was one or two silver a month, and it was ** three months at a time. Although this shop has only one floor, the faΓ§ade is quite spacious, and the square is transparent from north to south, so it is important to set up a shed outside and add more seats for people to rest and drink tea to quench their thirst.
Just renting a shop, it costs three taels of silver, and then buying bamboo chairs and wooden tables in the market, and spending another three taels of silver, and finally the rest of the money has to hire someone to come over to help clean and receive guests, and also ask the storyteller to tell the story, and the funds seem to be a little tight.
"Dad, you don't have to worry, the important thing now is to hire a helper to help us take care of the shop on weekdays, as for the storyteller, it's easy to do, let's just share some dry shares with him."
Shen Mingjun was a little puzzled: "What is dry stocks?" β
"It's to share his profits, he doesn't need to pay the capital, he just needs to tell the story here, and share some of his profits every day. We only need some tea and hot water to make a tea shop, and it doesn't cost a lot of money, but if we want to run it well, we must have people who can tell stories and speak well, and know how to seize the opportunity to shake off the burden. β
"Dad, the storytellers I have seen in several teahouses in the city are very good in the past, and now the business of these teahouses in the city is generally sluggish, so we can invite a few people to come to us to do things."
Shen Mingjun was embarrassed again, and let him, an honest man, go to contact and negotiate with people as a boss, and he had no confidence in his heart.
Shen Xi has nothing to worry about, especially because he has a familiar storyteller because of the story of "Yang Jiajiang", and he just tried to invite them this time.
These artists who go to the rivers and lakes are actually ordinary people, making some money to support their families, and those big teahouses are very mean to people, and now Shen Xi has pulled them to be shareholders, and the benefits are shared, and it is too late for these people to be happy.
Shen Xi first solved the problem of manpower with Shen Mingjun, the funds were insufficient, and he could only hire one guy at a time, and after he came back, he would have to watch the shop all day.
After all, the current business prospects are uncertain, and Shen Mingjun doesn't want to lose his job and has to go to work as usual, and he can't stay in the shop all day to take care of it.
To invite people, the most important thing is to be honest and reliable, preferably people in Ninghua County or suburbs.
Not far from the shop is the wharf, where many Lifu are waiting to unload the goods on weekdays, but it is too difficult to find a person who can read and keep accounts and be honest and reliable among these people, Shen Mingjun and his son have been there several times but have not found a suitable one.
Shen Mingjun rented a shop to open a tea shop, so there was no need for the farm to continue to operate, so he asked someone to sell the chickens, ducks and pigs he raised, but raised two taels of silver as a turnover.
Shen Mingjun went home to sleep for three days in a row, which made Zhou's overjoyed. Shen Mingjun explained that the main family has not been too busy recently, and Zhou believes that it doesn't matter what the reason is for her, what matters is that her husband, son, and future daughter-in-law are all around, so everyone is happy.
On the eighth day of the second lunar month, there was some chaos in the city on this day, and it was said that the official army had come to Ninghua County, and they were clearing out the Liukou along the official road and waterway, and the people from the health post and the local inspection department were also fighting with the official army.
It sounds like there is a shortage of soldiers outside the city, but Shen Xi knows that the scale of the battle cannot be too large, most of those thieves are peasants who take advantage of the chaos, and they are thieves when they rob property, take off their face scarves, put down their knives and guns, and go home to pick up a hoe is a good citizen, and it is difficult for ordinary people to distinguish at all.
However, those thieves from other places, when the official army pressed the border, they could only withdraw from the Tingzhou Mansion, or return to their hometowns, or go to other places.
On the afternoon of the eighth day of the second lunar month, Shen Mingjun invited a young man who looked quite shrewd to be his partner, this young man looked like a thief, which made Shen Xi feel unreliable at first glance, but Shen Mingjun said that this was the cousin of the worker, who lived outside the city, and was suitable in all aspects.
This young man's name is Song Xiaocheng, nicknamed Song Liu, and he is smiling at any time.
Shen Xi looked at this person and was afraid that his hands and feet would not be clean, but Shen Mingjun trusted him very much. The agreed monthly salary is 600 Wen, which is more than the monthly salary of Shen Mingjun as a long-term worker in the Wang family.
On the same day, Song Xiaocheng took office, moved and lifted the tables and chairs he bought, and now only the last question remains, and the most important question, please tell the story.
It was still Shen Xi who pulled Shen Mingjun along, because it was always inconvenient for a child to talk to others, many words were taught by Shen Xi to Shen Mingjun, and some Shen Mingjun was reluctant to speak, so Shen Xi would do it for him, as long as there were adults, even if the child said two words, others would not feel anything.
Shen Xi first went to the teahouse where he sent the storyteller before, and after asking, he learned that the storytellers in the city were basically idle, and the current teahouse business was cold, so naturally there was no need for these storytellers.
asked where these people lived, Shen Xi and Shen Mingjun went door-to-door to talk, but when they heard that they did not give cash but dividends, many people who were short-sighted felt that it was inappropriate.
In the end, I finally found a storyteller named Han Wuye, asked about the situation, and after knowing that there was a new storybook and the proportion of dividends, I agreed to talk about it.
ββ¦β¦ The share is ninety-one points, we invest and take risks to get nine, you get one, but if there is a guest tip, we will not accept it, it belongs to you. β
Shen Mingjun is used to being a subordinate in the Wang family, and he always speaks with a little politeness, "You don't have to worry about all the expenses in the store, every day you talk about the book, there is tea and pastries to supply, as for this aspect, we will also find someone to write." β
Han Wuye was quite satisfied when he heard this treatment, but this tea shop is not as good as a tea house, many people sit down in a place like a tea shop just to rest their feet and drink tea, even if there is a storyteller, no one may stop to listen.
"This storytelling, the most important thing is to tell the book, but the old man used to know that, the people in the city will, I'm afraid that this business will not be easy to do." Han Wuye was a little worried.
Shen Xi took out a booklet from his bag and handed it over: "Fifth Master Han might as well take a look at this book of "Yang Family General"? β
Han Wuye smiled and took the booklet over: "When "Yang Jiajiang" was popular in the first year, the story was divided into several genres later, and it is not easy to say which one is better, but now that I talk about it, it may not be as sensational as last year." β
Han Wuye is familiar with the way, and he opened the booklet without looking at the front, and directly looked at the back part. What each family says is different, but it is the key point to distinguish between good and bad.
After he looked at it carefully, he nodded again and again: "It's good, it's good...... This part is also good, wonderful...... Where does this come from? β
Shen Xi said: "This is the full version of the book found when Lin Langzhong of the Ministry of Labor of Hanzhi County left last year, and no one has seen it in Ninghua County yet...... I not only have the script of "Yang Jiajiang" here, but also others, it depends on whether Han Wuye is willing to cooperate with us. β
Seeing that Shen Xi was right, Fifth Master Han looked at Shen Mingjun: "What did Master Shen say?" β
Shen Mingjun has never been called a master, and he couldn't help but blush, and hesitated: "Don't dare to be, don't dare to be." β
Shen Xi smiled beside him and said: "In the future, Han Wuye will call my father Shen Shopkeeper, and it will be a bit raw to call the master." β
"It's good, it's good."
Han Wuye is not a philistine, and he has a very good impression of the Shen family's father and son during the conversation.
Later, after some discussion, Han Wuye finally agreed to go to the tea shop to tell the story, so that all the preparations for the opening of the tea shop were ready, and the rest depended on the quality of the book written by Shen Xi, and whether the people bought it.
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