Chapter 585 - 519: The Ancient Hunter Family’s Orphaned Sister and Brother Without a Guardian 40
Hu Dao looked at Miss Rong, who was also about to leave the house, and he seemed to understand something. Had he thought Miss Rong was worried about him, so she wanted to go herself?
"Take this silver with you and handle the deed. Also, I need to use the carriage first as I have to buy some things," Rong Yan said, dividing the silver into two portions and handing the larger packet to Hu Dao.
"You can keep the extra ten taels," she added.
Hu Dao immediately said, "Miss Rong, there’s no need for..."
Before he could finish, Rong Yan waved her hand dismissively, "Just take it."
After saying this, she walked out and boarded the carriage.
Rong Jin was still with her this time.
Because Rong Jin did not want to stay alone in the mansion.
Rong Yan figured that since she was buying things for him anyway, it was fine for him to come along.
Someone else was driving the carriage, and since Hu Dao wasn’t going to the government office by carriage and he couldn’t follow the siblings himself, he was naturally worried.
So he selected a few guards and instructed them in detail, "... You must protect Miss Rong and Young Master Rong well."
The named guards loudly responded in unison, "Yes."
Rong Yan had no objections to these guards following them.
She instructed the coachman to set off...
Actually, she could have purchased the items from the Space Supermarket, but there were some things... she needed to actually see them firsthand, otherwise how could she explain the sudden appearance of these items?
First, they arrived at the grain store... After inquiring about the price of grain from the shopkeeper, she learned that the price outside was twice as expensive as in her Space Supermarket.
Even so, she purchased one hundred catties of rice, one hundred catties of white flour, plus one hundred catties of mixed grain flour...
Then she went to other stores... All the prices were two to three times more expensive than in her Space Supermarket, some even five or six times.
There were even some ten times as expensive.
To be honest, when she was buying, it was somewhat painful to part with her money... and she vaguely had an idea for making money.
That was to use her space to buy and sell goods.
After all, in terms of supplies... her Space Supermarket was truly not lacking.
This could also be the most convenient way to make money.
Simple and effortless, why not do it?
Moreover, she would not sell at high prices; she would let the common folk buy grain at the same prices as before.
Thinking this, her idea became even more firm.
Originally thinking of seeking out that middle-aged intermediary again, she glanced at the street and saw it seemed there were quite a few looking to rent stores.
So she decided to negotiate on her own.
"Sister, what’s wrong?" Rong Jin looked at her standing still for a long time, and he became somewhat concerned.
Rong Yan came back to her senses, glanced down at Rong Jin’s worried eyes, and shook her head, "Sister is fine."
It just so happened that nearby there was a sign for a shop for rent, so she walked over.
She entered the shop to take a look... This place had a layout similar to the few from which she had purchased items; it was quite spacious.
She was very satisfied.
The shopkeeper, who had come out from the backyard, saw someone in his shop and immediately approached, "Miss, may I ask what you would like to buy?"
His shop sold a variety of cheap miscellaneous goods.
Business was slow all day long.
Today, he was thrilled to have such a celestial-like dignitary enter his shop; it made him feel as if the place had been graced with nobility.
Rong Yan looked away from the surroundings and directly asked the shopkeeper: "Do you want to rent out this shop?"
The shopkeeper, momentarily startled by her question, quickly realized what she meant and nodded vigorously, "Yes, that’s right, not only for rent, but if Miss wants to buy it, that is also possible."
He had long wanted to sell the shop since it wasn’t making any money.
Unfortunately, there was nobody interested in renting it, let alone buying it.
Rong Yan, hearing the word "buy," considered it and did not find it unacceptable.
"How much are you asking if you want to sell it?"
His eyes lit up upon hearing her inquiry about the price, "One hundred taels."
Rong Yan, hearing the price, thought about it; it wasn’t too expensive, after all, it was a shop.
Still, there was room to bargain.
"Eighty taels."
Upon hearing her offer, the shopkeeper’s face showed signs of distress, "Miss, this price is... quite steep. Let’s say 95 taels! The location of my shop is quite good, and the shop is spacious. Not only that, there is a small courtyard behind with three rooms, a small kitchen, plus a well—it would be no problem at all if you wanted to house a servant’s family there."
Facing the distinguished Miss, he certainly didn’t expect her to live there.
Rong Yan looked at him, "Ninety taels, sell if you will, otherwise... forget it."
The shopkeeper, upon hearing 90 taels, clenched his teeth and said, "Alright, then! Ninety taels it is."
Selling it for some money was still good.
Rong Yan turned her head and signaled the guards waiting outside to come in.
She took out 90 taels of silver, "Take this and go to the government office to complete the procedures; Hu Dao should still be there."
"Yes," the guard promptly acknowledged, taking the silver.
The shopkeeper had not expected things to go so smoothly; his shop was indeed sold.
In his excitement, he said, "Miss, wait a moment, I will go get the house deed..."
He happily went back through the little door to the backyard.
Before long, he came out, followed by a woman.
"Miss, this is my humble wife; I will let her clean up the place. Also, here are the keys to the shop, you take them. I will go with your guard to the government office to transfer ownership now."
Rong Yan nodded, "Go ahead!"
After the shopkeeper left, the woman cautiously spoke up: "Miss, my husband said I only need to tidy up some of the account books and such, but as for everything else in the shop... he said to leave it all here."
"You can take these things away," said Rong Yan, who had inspected them; these miscellaneous goods... weren’t worth much.
When the woman heard she didn’t want them, her eyes lit up, "Then I will clean the place up for you now."
"There’s no rush, anytime before tomorrow will do."
"No need for tomorrow, it will be ready in a while." There weren’t many things in the shop to begin with, and even the backyard... was actually empty.
Rong Yan nodded, considering her plans for remodeling the shop.
Back in the government office, just as Hu Dao had obtained the house deed and was about to return, he saw the guards who were supposed to be protecting Miss Rong appearing before him.
This made him anxious; he thought something had happened to Miss Rong.
"Why are you here instead of protecting the young lady?"
The guard immediately explained that Rong Yan had bought a shop.
Hu Dao: ...
So, in just this short span of time, Miss Rong had bought another shop? Was she planning to open a business?
It was surprising; he had not realized Miss Rong was so wealthy.
"Alright, I got it, I’ll take care of the rest. Hurry back."
It was most important to ensure the safety of the people; otherwise, if something really happened, they would not be able to deal with the consequences.
