The shops surrounding Daxiangguo Temple are quite strong.
The five transactions per month caused the housing prices here to skyrocket.
This royal temple is located in the most prosperous place in Tokyo, with East-West Street to the north, Nanmen Street to the west, and Madao Street adjacent to the Shangqing Palace to the east.
Ye An took a fancy to a shop, which was only one street away from Lushi Alley. Lushi Alley was the most prosperous "nightlife" place in Tokyo and the closest place to Jiaofangji.
It is the most prosperous shopping mall in Tokyo. The shop Ye An chose has a floor across the street called Zui Ke.
Lao Fangya's professionalism was reflected, and he said with a smile: "The young man really knows how to choose a place. Opposite is the "Zuike Building". When you enter the door, you will see a flower array, a wine pool, and a sea of fragrant mountains and medicine. Zui.
Surrounding the guest building, there are various alleys and alleys, and Yan Pavilion and Singing Pavilion. There are countless of them, and I don’t want to overwhelm them. In the evening, the lights are shining brightly, and the top and bottom are illuminated. It looks like a fairyland!"
Tieniu glanced sideways at Lao Fangya: "Is it really as prosperous as you say?"
Lao Fangya still gave Ye An some face, but he didn't care about a man like Tieniu at all: "How could you, a fool like you, have seen the night scene of Lushi Lane? It's known as the place that never sleeps, and it's like this every night.
It looks great, but recently it has been robbed of a lot of limelight by Lan Kwai Fong.”
Ye An nodded slightly. Lan Kwai Fong has surpassed most brothels of this era in terms of publicity and values. The literati pursued elegance, so Lan Kwai Fong has the ultimate elegance. Naturally, these ordinary brothels cannot
Compared with that.
Lan Kwai Fong is on Nanmen Street, not far from Lushi Alley. The short distance of more than a hundred steps can attract people to Lushi Alley to the greatest extent.
The store Ye An chose happened to be in the middle section of Lushi Lane and Nanmen Street. After looking at the surrounding shops, it was pretty good. Ye An nodded and said: "So this is the place. I wonder what the price is?"
Lao Fangya raised his eyelids and said: "As you said, if Mr. Young Master can invite Monk Kongkong, the price will naturally be decided by you two...if you can't invite him, it will be three guans a month!"
When Tieniu heard the price, he immediately became furious: "Three pieces of money?! You couldn't get it as fast as you did even if you tried to rob it!"
"Young man, I don't dare to be a strongman, but these three money are all said to be short. Young Master, look at the location of this shop, and then look at the windows and beams of this shop! The walls are painted with paint.
Yes, the pillars are made of high-quality tung oil! If you look around Tokyo, if there is a shop better than this one, I will tear off your head right now!"
Looking at the shaky windows, and then at the dusty back room, Ye An smiled bitterly and said: "I'm afraid this shop only occupies a lot, right? There is a lot of traffic, but the store is not very big, and all the facilities inside are
Replacing it with a new one will cost you three to five thousand dollars at least."
Lao Fangya's face instantly changed as if he had changed his skin, and he said with a flattering smile: "What Xiao Langjun said is that although the store is a bit inferior, it also has a small courtyard that is quite good. Although the store is not big, the one behind it is small.
The courtyard is quite spacious!"
Ye An has already seen the small courtyard. It is indeed much larger than the shop. What is rare is that there are six or seven houses. It must have been converted into shops by wealthy families and sold to the Daxiangguo Temple.
Seeing Ye An's thinking, Lao Fangya stretched his head and looked in the direction where the Wang Gang left and said with a smile: "Little Master, it seems that we can't invite Monk Kongkong, so let's draw up a contract now?"
Ye An smiled and said: "No hurry, no hurry, you and I are just waiting here. There are some elegant shops nearby. You have to greet me to avoid any conflicts in the future. After all, the store is about It's not good for people who are in the business of drinking and catering to disturb others, but now it's easier to say it clearly."
Lao Fangya looked at Ye An in surprise, stretched out his thumb and said: "The young man is really thoughtful, it is not easy to think of this at such an age! Don't worry, if you really plan to rent this shop, I will definitely do it." Let me tell you something, I still have some face!"
While they were talking, the Wang Gang turned back. When Lao Fangya saw that he was alone, he smiled and said, "Young Master, shall we draw up a contract?"
The Wang Gang said: "Young Master, Monk Kongkong has been invited. He has returned to Daxiangguo Temple since we left Shangqing Palace. I searched for him for a long time before I found him in the kitchen. He walked a little slowly... …”
"Who is walking slowly? What are you doing in such a hurry?! Fellow Daoist Ye fell in love with the store so quickly? Oh, it turned out to be Mr. Che who was the successful candidate!"
A fat monk holding a chicken leg in his mouth and swinging his big sleeves appeared. The voice came before the person came near. Ye An said helplessly: "Monk, I want to rent your shop in Daxiangguo Temple, but don't take revenge!"
Monk Kongkong tore a bite of chicken drumsticks, wiped his shiny lips with his sleeve and said with a smile: "It's easy to say, it's easy to say goodbye to the Qing Palace, but the poor monk has gained a lot from you! I will give you this shop for free!"
Mr. Che's eyes widened, and he pulled off the rat whiskers on his chin with trembling hands and said: "Master, you can't do it! This shop can be rented out for five guan at least. If you give it for free, you will break the rules of the surrounding area!" What will happen if I wait in the future..."
Before Monk Kongkong could finish speaking, he spread his hands and said, "Fellow Daoist Ye has also seen it. I can't break the rules as a poor monk. How about you give some of the profit from the shop to the Daxiangguo Temple? How about using it as a loan?"
Ye An curled his lips: "You are a very greedy monk. If you want my interest, you can't do it just by relying on this store! I can still afford three dollars a month."
Monk Kongkong was stunned for a moment, then he immediately looked at Mr. Che and beat his chest: "You promised him three strings of money?"
Mr. Che said sheepishly: "The money for three strings is not too much. I originally planned to pay for five strings..."
"It's not too much, it's too little!" Monk Kongkong shouted without waiting for Mr. Che to finish speaking: "If you don't say it, it will cost you ten thousand dollars a month!"
"Ah?!" Mr. Che froze on the spot in shock. Ye An calmly stretched out a finger and said: "Always money!"
Monk Kongkong curled his lips disdainfully: "Three Guans!"
“Always money!”
"Hey?! How can there be such a counter-offer! The three-string payment cannot be less!"
"Then I'll give you the money and cover your drinks!"
"Ok, deal!"
While Mr. Che was stunned, Monk Kongkong happily took the lease document from his hand, happily wrote down the price, signed his name, and handed it to Ye An.
Just kidding, the fine wine brewed by Ye An is much more than this price! Wouldn’t it be a big profit to be able to eat and drink for free? As for face... everything is in vain!
Ye An smiled: "You can go to the store to drink, but you can't take it away!"
Monk Kongkong smiled and said: "Hitting a gourd is nothing, right?"
Looking at the pained expression of the old man next to him, he knew that the price was indeed much cheaper. Ye An said helplessly: "Forget it! I'll spare you a gourd!"
Monk Kongkong was overjoyed and urged: "Hurry up and sign! My fellow Taoist has caught up. Today I have a lecture by the eminent monk Lou Taoist at Daxiangguo Temple. My fellow Taoist will go with me!"
Ye An dodged the monk's greasy hands, shook his head slightly and said, "I'm afraid I won't be able to go today. I got a ticket from Lan Kwai Fong. I'll go to Lan Kwai Fong later to see more!"
In order to cooperate with Ye An, Tieniu waved the bills in his hand, but the big monk snatched one away and said: "The poor monk also wants to see the famous Qin family in the capital!"