Chapter 286: Obtaining the Store and Tricking the Zhang Family (8)_1
Mo Yan had the wall between the front and back halls torn down, turning it into a spacious chamber, with only the kitchen remaining so Lizhong, who would be in charge of the shop, could also make himself a warm meal.
The walls on both sides of the entrance were also removed, and the craftsmen from Mu’s Shop were called to measure and make a type of retractable door. This way, with the doors opened, the inside of the shop was bright and inviting, and the items on display could be seen clearly by customers standing at the doorway.
After explaining the key points and details of the renovation to the workers, Mo Yan then began to look for a warehouse.
Since the Mo Family’s fields had not yet produced any grain, Mo Yan couldn’t mix the grain from the Space with that and transport it to the shop to sell; she had to rent a place, like she did before for the refugee camp, to pile the grain from the Space and let Lizhong take it to the mill for processing before selling it in the shop.
However, doing this might make Lizhong suspect that she did not trust him and that was the reason she was unwilling to hand over the task of purchasing grain. There was no other choice for now; it would be better once the family’s fields yielded their own grain.
The chosen location also had to be relatively hidden, so as not to arouse suspicion from others. Fortunately, there were many warehouses available for rent in the city, mostly used by merchants traveling south and north to store their goods.
After inquiring through the Dentist for several days, Mo Yan finally set her eyes on a small warehouse of about fifty square meters. This warehouse was at the very edge of the warehouse district, with goods continuously moving in and out nearby every day. Unless someone was specifically monitoring, no irregularities concerning the incoming and outgoing goods at this spot would be detected.
Apart from its distance from the shop, which was a bit far, Mo Yan was satisfied with everything else. The rent was not expensive either, at two taels of silver per month, which she paid for an entire year. After a year, she wouldn’t need the place anymore.