When all the masters learned that Zhang San was willing to accept their families to live here and could also provide job opportunities, they were all overjoyed.
They all wrote letters home, and then went to the uncle's house in Zhang County to express their gratitude. Except for Ban Zizai, who was a lonely man, the others had their families coming. The largest family was Hu Rui, who had ten wives, children, and children.
Before he came, he was still embarrassed to speak, but Ban Zizai helped him explain the situation. It turned out that Hu Rui had two sons. One died in the battle and left behind a wife and three children, and the other was left disabled and had difficulty moving.
Therefore, the whole family's life is very difficult, and thanks to the help from old friends, they can barely make ends meet.
Since there are ten people in the family, except for the two daughters-in-law who can work, the rest are old, weak, sick and disabled, so coming here also adds to Zhang Santu's burden.
"Master Hu, you are worrying too much. From now on, we are all members of a big family. We should support and help each other when we have difficulties. Just feel free to take them over. As long as I, Zhang San, have a mouthful of food, you will not be hungry."
Get to them." Zhang San said to Hu Rui.
"Thank you Sir, I... from now on, my life will belong to you, Sir." Hu Rui was so moved that he didn't know how to express it, so he could only pat his chest to show his loyalty to Zhang San.
"Haha, Master Hu, you are out of touch when you say this. Remember that your life belongs to you and your family." Zhang San smiled when he saw Hu Rui suddenly becoming very arrogant.
After Hu Rui thanked him profusely, he returned to the school with class. Zhang San asked Zhang Fugui to arrange a few carriages to go to Taiyuan Mansion, Hedong Road, to take the families of these masters to Zhangjia Village and settle them down.
At the same time, Zhang Ergou was asked to lead the construction team to add two more rows of houses to the school dormitory building. In the early stage, a thatched house was built and settled first when the people came. It will take some time for the new brick houses to be built.
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"The invitation was sent by the Zheng family?" Sister-in-law Li asked Zhang San to get up the next day, saying that someone from the Zheng family sent the invitation.
Zhang San looked at the invitation in his hand and was very confused. He didn't know what the Zheng family was up to.
The invitation invited Zhang Sandong to attend a poetry meeting at a manor owned by the Zheng family in the suburbs of Chang'an on the eighteenth day of the winter lunar month. The invitation was signed by Zheng Shicai.
The name Zhang San is very unfamiliar, but when I think of Zheng Shide, I think this man and Zheng Shide must be brothers. But why did you invite me to participate in some poetry meeting? Don't you know that the two families are at odds?
Today is the fifteenth day of the winter lunar month, and there are still three days before the Poetry Festival. Zhang San casually put the invitation on the table, preparing to ignore it.
But before that, Zhang San thought it would be better to find out who Zheng Shicai was. It was impossible for him to post such a post for no reason.
If there are any problems, it's better to prepare yourself in advance.
So Zhang San called Zhang Fu to drive and prepared to go to the house to find Yiai and inquire about it.
When Zhang San arrived at Fangfu, Fang Yiai was not in the house. The concierge said that he had gone to Shangshu Province.
Fang Yiai is not here, and Fang Keying can't see him now. It's boring to stay in Fang's house. In addition, Zhang San was afraid of seeing Fang Xuanling last time when he went to Pingkangfang, so he left a word with the concierge.
Let Fang Yiai go to Sanwei Bookstore to meet her after she comes back.
Muramasa couldn't find a suitable store in Chang'an in the past two days, so he asked Yaxing to pay attention. If there is a suitable store in Zhangjiacun, go directly to him. If the store is suitable, the reward will be huge.
Today Muramasa also came to Chang'an early in the morning to look at the shops. If he didn't like it, he probably should go to the bookstore to rest at noon. Zhang San was going to ask Muramasa. If there was something similar, he would just make a decision.
The aroma of wine is not afraid of deep alleys, good products and good publicity, even if the location is remote, it doesn't matter, as long as the store is big enough.
Shopkeeper Sun was drinking tea with Muramasa at this time, and also helped to find a better location.
"Shopkeeper Sun, have you recommended any good places since you've been in Chang'an for a long time? I've visited several places and I'm not very satisfied with them. They're either small or out of the way." Muramasa just asked casually, and he first came to Chang'an to choose.
When they were in the shop, the two had an in-depth exchange of ideas. Unfortunately, they had a good idea, but it would be in vain without a shop for rent.
"Alas! Brother Zhang, choosing a shop is just a matter of luck. Sometimes we fall in love with a place, but it doesn't matter if there is no suitable shop for sale. I also asked the store clerk to pay more attention. If I hear that there is a suitable shop, I will
Notify you as soon as possible."
Shopkeeper Sun knew that Cun Zheng was Zhang San's right-hand man and was deeply trusted by Zhang San, so he was very friendly towards him.
"What are you talking about?" Zhang San came in and saw the two of them drinking tea and chatting and asked.
"Hey! Sir, why are you here?"
Muramasa and shopkeeper Sun quickly stood up and said hello.
"I just happened to have something to do. I stopped by here to see how the Muramasa store is doing?" Zhang San asked the two of them to sit down, and then he also found a seat to sit down and asked.
"Sir, it's really hard to find a suitable shop like this. I asked the dental shop to pay attention to it, but we were never satisfied with it." Muramasa sighed.
"According to what you originally said, if someone is willing to cede it, we can buy it at a high price, but after asking around, no one wants to cede it."
"It's okay. Didn't you say yesterday that there was a pretty big shop? Come back and take me to have a look." Zhang San said.
"Sir's shop is big enough and not too out of the way, but shopkeeper Sun said that the feng shui of that place was not good, so he changed two shops one after another, and there were fires in both shops. Although there were no casualties, there was still some resentment.
"
"Yes, Sir, that shop used to sell cloth, but then there was a fire and it closed." Shopkeeper Sun also agreed.
"It's okay. Let's take a look when we come back. I still don't believe it when it comes to Feng Shui. Maybe the store didn't take fire prevention measures." Zhang San said with a smile.
After hearing what Zhang San said, the two of them didn't say anything more. If you talk about Feng Shui, that store is pretty good.
The shop with two entrances to the street is two stories high. Although it is still a little far away from the lively streets of Dongfang City, there is a lot of traffic.
After Zhang San had a quick bite at the bookstore at noon, he didn't see Fang Yiai coming, so he went to see the shop with Muramasa and Zhang Fu.
Crossing a street, at a three-way intersection, Zhang San saw the shop. It was estimated to be nearly two hundred square meters. There was an old locust tree next to the house. Perhaps there had been a fire, and many of the furniture inside were damaged.
It's damaged, but the overall frame is still intact.
As long as it is simply renovated and a few more tables, chairs, shelves, etc. are added, it will be ready for use.
"I think this place is pretty good! What do you think?" Zhang San patted a pillar and said with great satisfaction.
"I think it's fine, sir. Don't you want a bigger shop? I think this one is quite big. The backyard can be kept for living in the future, or it can be turned into a warehouse." Zhang Fu replied.
"Actually, I was also optimistic about this place at first, but then I heard that the feng shui here was not good and no one was willing to take over, so I backed down." Muramasa said.
"When we come here, won't the feng shui be improved? How much does it cost to buy it here?" Zhang San asked.
"The Nga Shop said it would cost 1,500 guan. I think the price should be negotiable. If the Lord takes a fancy to this place, I will talk to the Nga Shop when I get back." Muramasa replied.
"It's so expensive!" Zhang Fu curled his lips and said, feeling it was not worth it.
One thousand five hundred guan is equivalent to one thousand five hundred taels of silver. Zhang San also thinks it is quite expensive, but considering that this is Chang'an City and it is still in Dongfang City, although the location is relatively biased, the price is still considered
justice.
"Okay Muramasa, you come back and see if you can buy it for a thousand guan. If not, then let's take another look." Zhang San said.
