Chapter 385 Buying a Farm (1)
This middleman's surname is Jiang. He is a very experienced middleman in the capital. Many officials and wealthy families in the capital buy houses and land through him. Because of his reputation, he does not easily come out to see people. Most people who come to see him have requests. This time, he heard about the reputation of Bafu Restaurant and came to see it out of curiosity.
After Caiwei saw Jiang, she politely invited him into a private room on the second floor and told the waiter to grill all kinds of meat skewers. She also invited her father Mu Zhongqing to discuss the matter of buying a farm together.
When Mu Zhongqing heard that Caiwei wanted to buy a farm, he was shocked. A farm in the suburbs of Beijing would cost at least 7,000 or 8,000 taels, and the best ones could cost as much as 20,000 or 30,000 taels. Where did the family get the spare money to buy a farm?
Caiwei explained that she had borrowed money from her master and would pay him back when her business became bigger in the future. Then she explained to her father the importance of the manor to the future development of her family's business.
After listening to his daughter's analysis, Mu Zhongqing realized her ambition. In the future, she would open branches of Bafu Restaurant, hot pot restaurants, and spicy hot pot restaurants. He was stunned and dumbfounded, as if he had heard a fairy tale. He was shocked by his daughter's peculiar ideas, and admired her foresight and shrewd mind!
With his daughter's previous successful cases, he did not doubt his daughter's decision to buy a manor, so he let her decide for herself.
Caiwei was very satisfied with her father's open-mindedness. After several considerations, she chose a large manor near the royal hunting ground. The manor was surrounded by mountains and rivers, the land was fertile, and the price was very fair, only 18,000 taels.
Mu Zhongqing was also very satisfied with this manor, so he asked Jiang Zhongren about the details of this manor.
Jiang Zhongren is worthy of being the gold medal middleman in the capital. He is sincere and reliable. He did not deceive customers like other middlemen in order to make the deal. He only said nice things, but honestly explained the pros and cons of this manor.
It turned out that although this manor covers a huge area and has excellent scenery, it is adjacent to the royal hunting ground. Wild beasts in the hunting ground often run into the manor to harm people and destroy crops. There is a strict order not to hunt them without permission. Therefore, the owner of the manor had no choice but to sell it at a low price!
Mu Zhongqing heard that wild beasts often appeared in the manor and hesitated. After all, it was related to the safety of life and was not a joke. But Caiwei was happy when she heard that wild beasts often appeared. She immediately said that she would go to the manor to see it in person. If there was no accident, she would decide on that manor.
Jiang Zhongren was surprised to see that the head of the family was not the father, but the 13- or 14-year-old daughter. He smiled and said to Mu Zhongqing: "Manager Mu, your daughter is very capable!"
Mu Zhongqing smiled bitterly and said: "To be honest with you, Jiang Zhongren, I am a scholar who only knows how to teach and study, and I don't know much about common things. Now all the big and small matters in the family are arranged by my daughter, so these big things like buying houses and land have to be decided by her."
"Oh, so that's it, Manager Mu is really lucky to have such a capable daughter. There will be great fortune waiting for you in the future!"
"Haha, I don't dare to expect great fortune, I just hope that our family can have enough food and clothing, and have no worries about food and clothing!"
Mu Zhongqing and Caiwei accompanied Jiang Zhongren for dinner, and Chaoyun went to the counter to act as a temporary manager.
Today's business is better than yesterday's. It's bustling and the seats are packed. Many customers are returning customers from yesterday, some are brought by yesterday's customers, and some come here just because of the restaurant's reputation. These people fill the restaurant to the brim and there's no room for an extra chair.