coobybook Chapter 193: Planning to rent a shop with a backyard to open a business.
Chapter 193: Planning to rent a shop with a backyard to open a business.
"Uncle Xue said that his brother-in-law runs a restaurant in Wucheng. It's just one county away from Pingding County. Since his brother-in-law runs a restaurant in Wucheng, we don't need to talk about it. We can just ask Uncle Xue to introduce us."
He wanted to introduce us, but we thought it was too far and refused without even asking. Dad, could you think about this carefully?
She wasn't trying to keep people in suspense; if Uncle Xue was willing to help with the introduction, it would be foolish not to seize the opportunity!
If she could ask Uncle Xue for help with this matter, she and her father wouldn't have to go through the trouble of trying to talk to restaurant owners everywhere. Such a good thing is hard to find even with a lantern.
When his daughter mentioned that Xue Zhiyuan's brother-in-law owned a restaurant, he suddenly remembered everything.
He said excitedly, "Yes, yes, that's right. I remember now. Your Uncle Xue said that your brother-in-law owns a restaurant, which is located in Wucheng. If we really choose Wucheng, we can ask your Uncle Xue to help us get a recommendation."
Given your Uncle Xue's relationship with his brother-in-law, there's a very high chance this deal can be finalized. Maybe he'll put in a good word for us and it'll be done, then we can supply the restaurant directly.
I must say, Tang'er is quite clever. He only mentioned it briefly, and his father immediately refused. You remember it so clearly! If you hadn't mentioned it, his father would have forgotten long ago.
Compared to that, Wucheng was naturally more advantageous for them. However, Wucheng was indeed too far away, and it would probably take a whole day to make a round trip by carriage.
He suddenly said with a hint of dejection, "But if we're going to supply braised pig's trotters to the Wucheng Restaurant, how early do we have to get there? It's such a long way. Even if we set off before dawn, we won't arrive until almost noon. We can't just set off at night, can we?"
In the middle of the month, it's alright; you can travel by moonlight. But at the beginning or end of the month, the moon is so small that you can't see the road, and it's inconvenient to drive a carriage with a lantern.
Walking at night too often isn't safe!
“Father, your concerns are not without merit. You can’t do business all day long. Even the strongest body can’t handle it. If we are really going to Wucheng to supply goods, we need to consider buying a house in the county to live in. That way, we can be closer to Wucheng and save some time on the road.”
"What? Buy a house in the county? Don't joke with your father. How long have we lived in this house? Houses in the county must be very expensive. We only have so much money. How can we afford a house in the county?"
Even if we can afford to buy a house in the county and live there, we're planning to make a living by buying and selling turmeric, right? If we wait until the turmeric is ripe, it won't be convenient for us to go back to the village to collect it, don't you think?"
Turmeric definitely needs to be collected, but they don't need to go back to the village to collect it themselves. They can hire people and vehicles to go back to the village to collect it on their behalf, and just pay them some service fees.
She thought for a moment and said, "Father, don't worry, I have my own way of handling the ginger matter. Our most pressing issue now is to ask Uncle Xue to help us make connections. Let's first finalize the supply agreement with Wucheng Restaurant, and then see whether it's closer to Wucheng to buy a house in Pingding County or Dushui County."
Although Lin Qingchuan was still worried, he felt that his daughter's idea was good, and that his daughter had been intelligent since she was a child, and that she had never made a wrong decision.
Even though he was reluctant to leave his current home in Qinghe Town, the house was indeed too small now, with only three rooms, so everyone had to squeeze in to live together.
Thinking about it that way, they really should move to a bigger house!
"Tang'er, if you want to buy a house in the county, then let's go to the county to buy one. However, we may not have enough money right now. We can go to the county first to inquire about the prices, and it won't be too late to buy one after we have saved enough money."
“Father, we’ve saved up nearly three hundred taels of silver since before the New Year. After this month, we’ll settle the bills from the three restaurants and put in a little over seventy taels, which will be more than three hundred taels. We can definitely look at houses now. If we want to buy a house with many rooms and a decent environment, that should be enough. But if we want to buy a better one, that’s definitely a long way off.”
If I don't buy a house, would it be okay to rent a shop with a backyard?
The backyard needs to have enough rooms for living, and ideally there should be a well in the yard for drawing water for drinking, washing, and other purposes. There should also be a kitchen for cooking, and a place in the yard to set up several large pots for braising pig's trotters at the same time. The shop in the front doesn't need to be too big, just big enough to sell braised pig's trotters.
In this way, her braised pig's trotters shop can be opened.
We have enough manpower now, so we don't need to hire anyone for the time being. We'll have Uncle Shuisheng bring his mother to live with us later, so he won't have to travel back and forth to Guihua Village anymore. When everyone is together, we can get things done well by working together as a group.
The idea in her mind grew stronger and stronger, and she immediately made up her mind not to buy a house, but to rent a shop!
"Dad, I've suddenly had a new idea, and I don't know if you'll support me."
"What are your thoughts? Tang'er's ideas are always good. If you have any ideas, just tell your father. I love to hear them."
Lin Xiaotang smiled a little shyly and said, "Dad, I've changed my mind. Let's not buy a house. Let's rent a shop instead, one of those with a backyard where we can live. We can open a shop in the front selling braised pig's trotters, and all of us can live in the backyard. That way, we can make a living and earn money at the same time. What do you think?"
The more she thought about it, the more she felt this method was feasible!
If I were to use all my money to buy a large house, I would have to start saving money all over again to open a shop. I don’t know how long it would take to save enough money to open a braised pig’s trotters shop.
However, renting a shop with a backyard is different; it solves the housing problem and allows you to start a business and make money immediately.
As long as I can earn more money, I can afford to buy a big house or improve my living standards in the future.
Rent a shop with a backyard to open a braised pig's trotters store?
Lin Qingchuan was quite surprised. They had always supplied braised pig's trotters to restaurants, and he never thought that one day he would be able to open his own shop.
He knew his daughter had always wanted to open a shop, but could a shop that only sold braised pig's trotters really work?
He said with a worried look, "Tang'er, why do you keep changing your mind? Look, our county only supplies braised pig's trotters to one restaurant, and that's barely enough for thirty or forty trotters. If we rent a shop to sell braised pig's trotters, we'll only sell a few dozen a day. I'm afraid we won't even be able to earn back the rent."
Not only will you not make it back, you'll also lose money!
Lin Xiaotang also considered this issue. She felt that her father's question was spot on. If the braised pig's trotters shop was well-run, but not many customers came to buy it every day, it would definitely lose money. After all, the rent for a shop with a backyard would certainly not be cheap.
"Then let's hire a few capable guys to help us with the work, and I'll research a few more side dishes to try and attract more customers and revitalize the shop."
Everything is difficult at the beginning. If you are afraid of this and that if you don't try, you will never get started.
She wanted to say something more to persuade her father, but to her surprise, he nodded in agreement.
"Tang'er, you want to open a shop? Then let's open one! Dad supports you!"