Chapter 247 Buying a Shop
Although Datong County is only a border city, it covers a large area. There are four main roads, one in the east, south, west and north. East Street is one of them. Two carriages stopped steadily at the end of the street. Yuan Yue, who was in charge of driving, jumped off the carriage first. Then, the door of the carriage was pushed open from the inside, and Shen Xiangwan and Yue Ruyan appeared one after another. Both of them were outstanding in appearance, figure and demeanor, and instantly attracted the attention of countless passers-by.

"Mrs. Wei, Master Yue."

Seeing them from afar, Manager Sun and Master Li were slightly startled, and then immediately led their men to meet them.

"Manager Sun, Master Li."

Looking back at them, Shen Xiangwan smiled. She and Manager Sun were old acquaintances. As for Master Li, many of the houses and two workshops in the family were built by him and his people, so they were not strangers to him either.

In contrast, Yue Ruyan just smiled and nodded, without any intention of saying anything more.

"Mrs. Wei, according to your request, we happen to have two shops next to each other, but they are located a little off the beaten track. If you are interested, I will take you to have a look."

There are differences between men and women, and they were on a busy street, so Manager Sun did not greet them and went straight to the point as soon as he spoke, although he was also really curious about why Shen Xiangwan was getting together with Yue Ruyan.

"Two shops?"

Yue Ruyan couldn't help but wonder, do they need such a large place?

"I'm also going to open a bookstore. If the two shops are next to each other, we can have a better relationship."

Hearing this, Shen Xiangwan explained with a smile, then turned to Manager Sun and said, "Then I'll have to trouble Manager Sun to lead the way."

"please."

Smiling and nodding, Manager Sun turned sideways and gestured for them to come in. Shen Xiangwan and Yue Ruyan looked at each other and started walking at the same time. Yuan Yue and the others followed them silently.
The shop that Manager Sun mentioned was just at the end of the street, only a few steps away. The two shops were right next to each other and had similar layouts. The shop front was very spacious, and the yard at the back was also very large. There were a total of eight rooms, six of which were empty. The remaining two, one had a bed and a cabinet, which could be used by the person who looked after the shop, and the other had a stove, so you could tell it was a kitchen and it hardly needed any renovation.

"These two shops were originally a cloth shop and an embroidery shop, both of which belonged to the same owner. Their son passed the imperial examination this year and will go to the provincial school to study. The family was worried, so they simply sold their property in Datong County and accompanied their child to the provincial capital."

After showing them around the shop, Manager Sun smiled and said that shops like these that were sold only when the owner had a happy event were usually in great demand. If Shen Xiangwan hadn't sent someone to say hello long ago, they wouldn't have kept it for her.

"Really?"

Raising his eyebrows, Shen Xiangwan did not decide immediately, but turned his head and asked: "What do you think?"

"It's OK. Although the location is a little remote, it's big enough. I just don't know how much it costs."

Yue Ruyan nodded, and was also very satisfied. At the end of the conversation, the two of them looked at Manager Sun together.

"This is it."

Manager Sun did not respond immediately, but led them to the patio in the middle of the backyard, where there was a stone table and several stone benches, perfect for them to rest their feet and discuss purchase matters.

"Manager Sun, just say whatever you want. If it's suitable, we'll buy it. If it's not suitable, we can just look for another shop."

As Shen Xiangwan spoke, he picked a stone bench and sat down. Seeing that Manager Sun was hesitating, he knew that the prices of these two shops must be expensive.

"The prices here are indeed a bit expensive. One shop costs 1,200 taels, and you have to buy two together."

Just in this area, an ordinary shop with a backyard usually costs only six or seven hundred taels. The price here is almost twice that. But considering its size, it is worth the price. In addition, the seller is selling it because of a happy event in his family, so he has no trouble selling it. Therefore, Manager Sun did not praise it too much and directly quoted a low price.

"Um···"

Hearing this, Shen Xiangwan hesitated for a moment, and after exchanging glances with Yue Ruyan, he said, "Okay, give me the deed. I want a white deed."

As he spoke, Shen Xiangwan fished out a stack of banknotes from his sleeve pocket, took out two thousand taels and four hundred taels and handed them to him.

"Mrs. Wei is as forthright as ever."

After taking the banknote, Manager Sun said with a smile on his face that he liked doing business with people like Shen Xiangwan. As long as she thought it was appropriate, she would never waste time and could get it done in no time.

"Hehe..." Shen Xiangwan didn't respond, but just smiled. Manager Sun didn't say anything more. He took the pen, ink, paper and inkstone from the waiter, signed the purchase deed on the spot, and handed it to her together with the house deed: "Madam Wei, please check it."

"No need, Manager Sun is in charge, what else should I worry about?"

Shen Xiangwan seemed to have stuffed the deeds and title deed into his sleeve pocket, but in fact he had thrown them into the space. Only by putting them there would he not have to worry about them being damaged or lost.

"I almost forgot. These are the keys to the two shops."

The transaction was completed, and when several people stood up and walked out, Manager Sun suddenly slapped his forehead and quickly took out the key and handed it to them.

"Master Li, I'll leave it to you from now on."

Shen Xiangwan handed the key to Master Li directly, and took out two drawings from his sleeve: "See if these decorations can be done. The colored glaze needed in the shop, you can measure the size and ask Yuan Xiu for it directly."

She plans to make floor-to-ceiling glass windows on the front of both shops, and she also wants to make the counter of the perfume shop with transparent glass so that customers can better choose products.

"Yes... no problem. It will be completed in half a month at most."

After carefully looking at the drawings, Master Li patted his chest and made a promise.

"Then I'll have to trouble Master Li."

Nodding politely, Shen Xiangwan took them around the two shops and explained some decoration points one after another. He only stopped after making sure that Master Li really understood everything.

"Madam Wei, Master Yue, if there is nothing else, we will take our leave first."

After stepping out of the shop, Manager Sun bowed and said goodbye. The pawnshop was very busy and he had already wasted enough time here. Besides, the two parties were two women after all, so it would not be convenient for him to follow them all the time.

"I have to go back and make some arrangements as well."

Master Li quickly agreed. Most of his men were still in Yong'an Village helping her build houses, and they had to be transferred back.

"You two walk slowly."

Knowing that they were all busy, Shen Xiangwan did not try to persuade them to stay. Only after she watched them leave did she turn around and say, "Shall we find a place to sit down and chat?"

She doesn't live in the city, so Yue Ruyan will have to take more care of the next things.

"Shen Xiangyue will be executed at noon, don't you want to go and have a look?"

Yue Ruyan curled her lips and asked instead of answering, "Doesn't she hate that person? She should want to go and see him, right?"

"What's there to see?"

So they had discussed this beforehand? Why are they all so concerned about this?
Shen Xiangwan rolled her eyes in annoyance. She really had no interest in watching others get beheaded.

"How about going with me to take a look?"

Yue Ruyan took the initiative to step forward and took her arm, smiling sweetly. Even if she didn't come today, she was planning to go and see for herself. During this period of time, Shen Xiangyue had caused her a lot of trouble.

"Forehead···"

So she has to go even if she doesn't want to?

Shen Xiangwan's forehead darkened and the muscles at the corners of his mouth twitched uncontrollably. Look at her, she's so delicate and charming, why does she like to watch people getting beheaded?
【End of this chapter】

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