latelenovela Chapter 360: Shops, restaurants, and arrogant people
Chapter 360: Shops, restaurants, and arrogant people
As long as it is a shop with a good location and a sufficient area and is listed for sale, Qiao Jianer will buy it generously.
Being rich and powerful, they didn't need to bargain much and won one after another, making both parties happy.
If Qiao Lianer liked something that was not for sale, she would pay a higher price to buy it.
By the evening, he had bought out twelve shops at an average price of two hundred taels, spending more than two thousand taels.
In addition to the shop, he also bought a large restaurant that had just been idle. It was located in the central area and was four stories high. The lower two floors were for dining, and the upper two floors were for accommodation. The total price of the house and land deeds was 1,200 taels. If it was rented out, he could earn 180 taels per month, and he would get his investment back in a year.
These shops and restaurants are all very large, with the average shop area being 100 square meters and the restaurant area being over 1,000 square meters.
Qiao Lianer selected five shops to store food, fertilizers, rice, etc., and posted recruitment notices on the outer walls. Each shop needed to recruit four people, aged between eighteen and forty, one to be responsible for bookkeeping, one to be responsible for entertaining guests, and two to be responsible for running errands.
The monthly salary was also high, one or two taels of silver a month. She would come again at noon three days later to select someone.
All the other shops also have notices for rent posted.
The Qiao family was very surprised to see her coming home with a bunch of house deeds and land deeds.
"Jian'er, you bought so much?" Aunt Feng exclaimed.
"Yes, that's not enough. With these shops and restaurants, we can keep collecting rent, and the rent will increase in the future. It's like money making money."
"Come again tomorrow."
"Yes, it's not worthwhile to just keep the money in your hands. You should use the money to buy a shop. The rent can quickly pay back the investment, and the rest of the money will be profitable. You can even sell it at a higher price than before." Old Mrs. Qiao agreed very much.
"Besides, it's not safe to keep so much money at home. If a powerful bandit comes, he can easily steal it. It's better to buy more shops. You can't move or change your money there." said old man Qiao.
After hearing these things, the Qiao family also felt that buying a shop was a wise move.
The next day, Qiao Lian'er drove the carriage to Ning County again, and walked around the county town, looking for a suitable shop.
However, this place is far from Datian Village, and she has to go back after mid-afternoon.
But this is an old county town with hundreds of years of history. It has a vast area and many shops. He also bought fifteen shops and two restaurants.
A total of seven thousand taels were spent.
Including yesterday's, the expenditure was more than 11,000 taels.
This money was obtained by exchanging or pawning the compensation given by General Guan, plus the usual savings. The family had a total of 19,000 taels, and now there are more than 7,000 taels left.
Qiao Jian'er originally wanted to deposit the more than 7,000 taels in a money shop to earn interest, but she didn't know when the war would be over. If those people came back again, they would investigate the deposits in the money shop and find someone to collect the money.
Qiao Jianer's expression changed as he thought of something.
"Butler, is there a bank in this space?"
The butler had not been disturbed for a long time. When he heard his master calling him, he woke up lazily and yawned.
"Yes, of course. Although the owner needs to slowly unlock it, this space is still fully functional."
"Take this bank, for example. The interest rate in this space is three times higher than that of banks outside."
Qiao Jianer was delighted: "Such a good thing, why didn't you tell me earlier?"
The butler coughed and said, "Master, you didn't ask."
Qiao Jianer pressed his forehead.
Her space manager is not responsible at all, as he answers every question. But he also doesn't tell her a lot of important information, and she has to discover it and ask on her own.
"Master, keep going! In half a month, you'll be able to open the advanced item space and deposit the money."
"Once you reach the advanced category space, you won't need to upgrade again."
"No, it's not an upgrade, but it can unlock other uses. The master will know when the time comes."
"Why not tell me so I can have a clear idea of what's going on?"
"For example, Thousand Mile Sound Transmission, for example, Piercing Sky Mirror."
"Thousand Miles Voice Transmission means you can talk to someone thousands of miles away. The Piercing Mirror has two sides. One person holds one. Even if they are in different positions, they can still see the other person's face in the mirror and communicate."
So magical?
"According to the master's current progress, Thousand Mile Sound Transmission can be unlocked in three months, while Sky Mirror will take a year."
"I want them all," said Qiao Lianer.
"Master, if you keep your current diligence, you will definitely be able to unlock it."
A new expectation was ignited in Qiao Jian'er's heart. By then, she would be able to meet the emperor whenever she wanted.
Holding a large stack of house deeds and land titles, Qiao Jianer ate wontons while talking to the housekeeper. After eating, he rode Dahong back.
Seven shops were reserved here as warehouses, and recruitment notices were posted there. The others were to be rented out.
The last time I came to Ning County, I encountered bandits. Fortunately, this time I could come and go freely.
When they arrived at the town, Qiao Jianer got off the horse and walked holding the reins so as not to disturb anyone.
A woman came from the opposite side. She was dressed in black, with a sword hanging at her waist. Her black hair was simply tied up. She was not wearing any makeup. Her face was a little rough from the wind and sun, and she looked very much like a knight.
But those eyes were very bright, showing intelligence and alertness.
As soon as she appeared, Qiao Jianer felt that Dahong beside him paused, and then snorted loudly in a somewhat restless manner.
Qiao Lian'er turned her head and looked at the woman with misty eyes.
Could this be the original owner of Dahong?
Seeing that the woman's martial arts skills were not weak, Qiao Jian'er didn't want to fight her, so he pulled Dahong in another direction.
But she had already looked over.
"Stop." The woman walked over quickly, her brows were stern, but her eyes flashed with the light of meeting an old friend.
"Chenglong, it's you." Her voice was slightly choked. She walked over quickly, and her calloused hands slowly touched the horse's head.
"I went to the coachman's shop, and the owner said he had sold you to a buyer near this town. I was just about to go look for her when I saw you here."
"Chenglong, I'm sorry. I had no choice but to help you sell it. I hope you won't blame me."
Dahong remained silent and lowered his head to rub her hand.
As a smart horse, it certainly understood the reasons why its owner had no choice.
The woman looked at Qiao Jianer. As a person with extremely sharp eyesight, she could naturally see that the intelligence in this girl's eyes and eyebrows far exceeded that of ordinary people, and she couldn't help but be a little surprised.
He took off a token from his waist and said, "I am the detention officer of Yuezhou Prefecture, responsible for going out to arrest criminals."
Qiao Jianer saw the woman's name written on the token, Gao Shuying.
"Hello, Constable Gao, you work very hard, and I thank you for maintaining the peace for us ordinary people."
"However, the Chenglong you mentioned, also known as Dahong, is now my horse."