Chapter 387 Buying the Manor (3)_1
The courtyard of the house was full of fruit trees such as begonia, cherry, apricot, peach, and pear. Although they weren’t as elegant as plum, orchid, bamboo, and chrysanthemum, what could be more appropriate in this rustic courtyard than these down-to-earth fruit trees?
After viewing the house, both Cai Wei and Mu Zhongqing were satisfied and agreed on the price with the original manor owner. The owner was very easy to talk to. In addition to the original price of 18,000 taels, he generously reduced the price by 1,500 taels. That is to say, the price of this estate was merely sixteen thousand and five hundred taels.
Cai Wei took out a 500-tael silver bill as the deposit. After signing the document, they agreed that the remaining difference would be settled tomorrow, and then the land deed would be handed over, marking the completion of the transaction.
Jiang’s middle man was pleased to earn a commission of one percent from this deal, amounting to 165 taels of silver. Thus, he happily went back to the city with Cai Wei and her father.
The estate was over twenty miles away from Cai Wei’s Bafu Restaurant. Counting the time to view the house, negotiate the price, and travel back and forth, it was already dusk by the time they returned to the city.
When the father-daughter duo returned to the restaurant, they saw that business was still booming, there was no empty seat, and there were even people persistently queuing outside.
Mu Zhongqing was overjoyed and hurried to the counter to relieve Zhao Yun, but was stopped by Cai Wei, who said, "Dad, you have also been busy all day. You should go home early today. Zhao Yun will manage the shop perfectly."
Mu Zhongqing patted his daughter’s hand and said, "I’m not tired. On the contrary, you, a young girl, work from dawn to dusk. My heart aches when I see you like this. Now that the restaurant is on track, I can look after it here. You should go home and rest."
After hearing what he said, Cai Wei thought for a moment and agreed. These past few days, she had been busy with the affairs of the restaurant all day, and in the night, she had been tending to the Old Turtle to give acupuncture to her grandmother. She was indeed tired. She wanted to go back and sleep in her room to rejuvenate, and then wait for the Old Turtle to help her grandmother with the acupuncture in the evening.