Farm Girl's Manor-Chapter 279: Obtaining the Store and Tricking the Zhang Family (1)_1

However, although the Zhang Family’s shop isn’t bad, four thousand pieces of silver seems a bit expensive. If the price could be pressed down, it should be possible to get it for three thousand five hundred taels of silver.

Those few people who want to buy the shop at a low price are a bit of a problem, however. If they are determined to have it, she might not be able to acquire it for three thousand five hundred pieces, and besides, she doesn’t want to let the Zhang Family’s people get off cheaply.

After thanking Xiao Zhu, Mo Yan asked him to continue keeping an eye on the Zhang Family’s movements. She would need to discuss with Lizhong to see if they could come up with a good way to secure the shop in one fell swoop with three thousand five hundred taels of silver.

In the evening, when Lizhong returned from the fields, he heard Mo Yan’s plans and said, "The Zhang Family’s shop is well-located, so there are definitely a lot of people who would like to buy it. Zhang Fugui reaching out to friends from the business world is simply hoping they would make a good offer based on past relations. But those people are pressing the price down fiercely, and the Zhang Family will certainly not sell cheap. If I’m not wrong, in a few days the Zhang Family will put up a notice to sell the shop. Even if we go now with silver in hand, they wouldn’t sell to us."

After listening, Mo Yan felt his analysis made a lot of sense. She suppressed her eagerness and waited for the Zhang Family’s move.

Indeed, seeing those so-called friends not raising their offers, an infuriated Zhang Fugui put up a notice for sale on the main door of the shop. The notice did not specify a clear price, but invited those interested in purchasing to negotiate face-to-face with the Zhang Family.

Upon receiving this news, Mo Yan had the person arranged by Xiao Zhu continue to watch closely, and it would be even better if they could find out the prices others were offering.

Indeed, many people wanted to get their hands on the Zhang Family’s shop. Since the notice went up, quite a number of people had been coming and going from the Zhang Family, but all of them wanted to take advantage of the Zhang Family’s difficulties to press down the price.

The Zhang Family, though eager to sell, was unwilling to let it go for just three thousand taels.

Knowing that those people were only willing to offer up to three thousand taels, Mo Yan felt confident. After discussing with Lizhong, they decided to ask the Punishing Shopkeeper for help in purchasing the Zhang Family’s shop.

A fourteen-year-old girl like her couldn’t intimidate Zhang Fugui, an old fox; and it wasn’t appropriate for Lizhong to go, given his grievances with the Zhang family. The Punishing Shopkeeper, an experienced businessman, should have no trouble dealing with Zhang Fugui. If he represented them, it would probably be a lot easier.

Having made up her mind, Mo Yan initially thought to prepare some extra gifts for the Punishing Shopkeeper. However, her previous dealings with him started because of her collaboration with Yan Junyu, and over time, as they interacted more often, they had developed some rapport. Before, she would just bring some vegetables and game, and now thinking to prepare a lavish gift because she needed a favor seemed rather mercenary. It would be more fitting to present a generous gift after the deal was settled.

With that thought, Mo Yan took out a small jar of ginkgo wine from her Space and had Lizhong take her to Huixian Residence.

When they arrived, the Punishing Shopkeeper was entertaining an important guest on the third floor. After he came down, Mo Yan quickly offered the ginkgo wine and explained her purpose.

"This... Miss Mo, please wait a moment, let this old man go upstairs and speak to the master," said the Punishing Shopkeeper with a smile as he took the wine jar and went upstairs.

Mo Yan was taken aback. It turns out that the so-called important guest was none other than Yan Junyu!

It wasn’t long before the Punishing Shopkeeper came back down and spoke to Mo Yan in a low voice, "The master knows Miss Mo has arrived, and would like to invite Miss Mo upstairs to catch up on old times. As for the matter of the shop, this old man will make a trip to the Zhang Family and will certainly take care of it for the young lady."

Upon hearing this, Mo Yan knew she couldn’t refuse, so she thanked him repeatedly and then followed him up to the third floor.

The third floor was very quiet. Mo Yan followed behind the Punishing Shopkeeper, and the only sounds to be heard were their faint footsteps.

Once the Punishing Shopkeeper stopped in front of a refined room and knocked gently on the door with his forefinger, Yan Junyu’s languid voice, as if he had just woken up, invited them in from inside.