Chapter 83: Exploring the Xuanwu Market
So, Tang Wen used the tens of thousands of taels of gold he earned here to buy tens of thousands of elixirs, including mid-grade, low-grade and high-grade ones.
Seeing that Tang Wen was a big customer, the deputy head of the medicine pavilion, Zhuge Dong, gave him a Zhuge family token so that he could come and buy medicine at any time.
"Wu Zi, you have saved me tens of thousands of taels of silver this time." Tang Wen said with a smile.
"That's what the younger generation should do." Wu Zi replied modestly.
"Wu Zi, I want to buy a house in Xuanwu City. I want a house with a shop in the front and a large open space in the back." Tang Wen said.
"How big a territory do you want?" Wu Zi asked.
"There are more than a dozen shops in the front and about twenty acres of land in the back." Tang Wen said.
"Although Xuanwu City is large, the land is not cheap. One acre of land in the city requires a hundred low-grade spirit stones, and a shop is estimated to cost twenty to thirty low-grade spirit stones.
A dozen stores plus more than twenty acres of land, that would be more than two thousand low-grade spirit stones.
Of course, it can also be exchanged for gold, which would be more than 20,000 taels.
This is just an ordinary shop. If it were in a busy area, the price would probably be doubled, to more than 40,000 taels of gold.
However, I have a relative who owns a place. It is also a prosperous area, and the scope is similar. My relative used to run a weaving workshop.
There are about 20 shops in front of the street, and several dozen acres of land in the back are used as workshops.
Not long ago, someone placed an order for a batch of expensive cloth, which had already been woven.
As a result, things did not go as planned and a fire broke out.
In order to put out the fire, the cloth was completely destroyed. The relative received a deposit of 1,000 low-grade spirit stones from the other party and demanded ten times the compensation.
The spiritual stones have been almost used up by the tribesmen, so this is a big deal, and we have no choice but to sell the weaving shop." Wu Zi said.
"Take me to have a look first." Tang Wen said. Wu Zi nodded and took him straight away.
The place is called 'Yunyifang', and it is close to a prosperous area.
Tang Wen discovered that all the shops along the street were built of wood.
Half of it was burned down, and the workshop at the back was also burned down, leaving only ruins.
The land is not small, estimated to be about 50 to 60 acres.
Soon, several people came over. The one in the lead had a round, fat face, was wearing a brown silk dress, was quite big, but looked bad.
"Senior, this is my cousin Yang Shixian, the head of the Yang family." Wu Zi introduced.
"Master Tang, please come in and take a seat." Yang Shixian bowed and said.
"No need for that. Just name a price. How much does Yunyifang want?" Tang Wen said.
"Wu Zi is my nephew, he introduced me to you. It is said that Master Tang is also a distinguished guest of Wu Jian Li. He will give me a 10% discount. You just need to give him 8,000 low-grade spirit stones." Yang Shixian said.
" Haha , I've seen this place, it's not a prosperous area." Tang Wen said with a smile.
"Of course it doesn't count. This place is only three or four miles away from the City Lord's Mansion. Look at the surrounding area, it's so lively.
To be honest, the annual rent for the shops around here is five or six spirit stones.
I have more than 40 stores here, and I can collect hundreds of pills in rent a year." Yang Shixian said.
"Uncle, you can't talk nonsense. The store here only earns one or two low-grade spirit stones a year. Where do five or six come from?" Wu Zi was unhappy and directly exposed his uncle's secret.
"You kid, your elbow is sticking out." Yang Shixian glared at Wu Zi angrily.
"Master Tang saved my life and is my benefactor. Moreover, he is also Wu Jian Li's friend. He also cured Miss Li's illness. Cousin, you can't kill him." Wu Zi said.
"Kid, get out of the way and stop talking nonsense here." Yang Shixian was furious.
"Master Tang, we don't want to buy it. Let's go." Wu Zi said angrily.
"It's so expensive, who can afford it? Let's go." Tang Wen responded and turned to leave.
"Master Tang, that's easy, easy. You see, you saved my nephew's life, and we are still family. I'll give you a discount and give you 7,000." Yang Shixian hurriedly stepped forward and said.
"Seven thousand is also expensive." Wu Zi raised his head high.
"Shopkeeper Yang, your Yunyifang is located outside the prosperous circle and is quite remote.
And, you see, the workshops and shops were all burned down in a fire.
I just bought a piece of land, and the land alone is worth at most 5,000." Tang Wen said.
"Five thousand? How is that possible? If it's just the land, I have more than sixty acres here. Even if we calculate it based on the most remote area of Xuanwu City, it's worth six thousand." Yang Shixian almost jumped up.
"Let's do as you say. Six thousand is six thousand. Let's sign the contract right away and bring the title deed over." Tang Wen said.
Yang Shixian was stunned for a moment, and quickly shook his head, "That's not what I meant."
"What do you mean, cousin ? Are you lying to Master Tang?" Wu Zi's face turned stern.
"What are you talking about? I mean the most remote areas.
However, although my place is not the most prosperous area, it is not the most remote area either.
It should be considered a hit, right? That's worth 7,000 pills. "Yang Shixian said.
"Six thousand one, no more bargaining. If you want seven thousand, go find someone who can pay seven thousand." Tang Wen said and was about to leave.
"Brother Tang, slow down. You can't do business like this. Add a little more. Six thousand eight hundred. Just six thousand eight hundred." Yang Shixian was anxious.
"Six thousand two." Tang Wen said.
"At least six thousand five, not a single one less." Yang Shixian gritted his teeth and said.
"Six thousand three, no more. If you add any more, I'm leaving." Tang Wen said.
"Okay, six thousand and four, I really lost too much. If others hadn't forced me to do so, I would never have been willing to sell it." Yang Shixian's voice was filled with tears.
"Master Tang, the price of six thousand four is still fair." Wu Zi said again.
"Okay, six thousand four. However, I can't come up with that much right now, so I'll give you a deposit of one thousand first, and the rest can be paid within two months." Tang Wen said.
"Two months is too long. I can't wait." Yang Shixian shook his head.
"Uncle, you have to believe in Master Tang. He is very good at treating illnesses. You can earn hundreds of spirit stones by treating a seriously ill patient." Wu Zi boasted.
"See a doctor. Oh, there is a patient." Yang Shixian was stunned, thought for a while and said.
"Who is sick ?" Wu Zi asked.
"Luo Quezi is the man who ordered the cloth from me. I am unlucky. A fire has ruined my entire fortune.
However, Luo Quezi was also unlucky as he also received deposits from others.
He also has to pay part of it, but not as much as I did. So in the end he even made a profit. Damn it.
However, his leg was not in good condition to begin with, and now it has become lame.
I rolled around in pain every day and couldn't even walk.
If Master Tang can cure his leg, haha, we can negotiate the price." Yang Shixian said.
"Well, I don't want money, I just ask you to reduce the compensation to him by half. Then, you will save 5,000 pills. Haha, I will give you another 2,000 pills, what do you think?" Tang Wen said with a smile.
"If you can get him to cut it in half, then two thousand is two thousand." Yang Shixian thought about it and felt it was a good deal, because it was equivalent to his Yunyifang selling seven thousand.
So, the group went straight to the Luo family's old house.
As soon as I entered the house, I heard Luo Guizi groaning loudly. I took a look and found that he was lying on a recliner with his mouth twisted in pain, and the ground was covered with broken porcelain pieces.
"I asked you to hire a miracle doctor, but none of them worked. You cheated me out of a lot of money, but my leg still won't heal. Are you going to make me a cripple and spend my whole life lying in bed?"
"Brother Luo, don't be anxious." At this time, Yang Shixian came in with a smile.
"Have you prepared the spirit stones you owe me? Otherwise, I will come to your house to collect the debt." When Luo Guizi saw this, his face immediately frowned.
"Is your leg more important or the spirit stone?" Yang Shixian asked.
"What do you mean?" Luo Quezi asked, feeling dizzy.
