The crowd was talking about Ye Yaodong buying two shops.
Everyone was very surprised.
They are hesitant when buying one, thinking and pondering again and again, and finally making up their minds to pay the deposit. Some people may have to scrape together the balance by scraping together money from all over the place.
There is no shortage of people with unique vision in this era.
Some people are optimistic about the development prospects of this seafood market. Most people know how popular the old market is. It's just a matter of whether they are ruthless enough.
Some people know they can make money after buying it, but they just can't make up their minds to do it and hesitate. Others have families who don't understand or support them, so they have to let it go.
What’s worse is that maybe you know the future will be good, but you just can’t afford it.
It is not rare for someone to buy two shops like Ye Yaodong, but it has never happened before. He is the first one to buy two shops, and he looks so young.
Everyone started to speculate what he did and how he was so rich.
The people around him were talking about it, but it didn't affect him from drawing the lottery at all.
The market supervisor beside him laughed and said, "This comrade is one of the only two people who bought two shops. The other one hasn't come yet. Comrade, you have a good eye. Hurry up and show us which shop number you got in the end."
Ye Yaodong pursed his lips, opened the note in his hand with a slight smile, and looked down at it.
Sure enough, the God of Luck will not always choose him.
"It's Shop 6 at Entrance 2."
"Huh? Not bad!" said the market regulator with a smile.
"Thank you very much."
Ye Yaodong smiled, thanked them, and returned to the crowd.
Ye Yaohua said excitedly: "Ah Dongzi, we should be nearby. I'm in shop No. 9 at the second entrance. There should be three shops in between."
"What a pity, the one I caught was entrance number 2, and I heard it was a little short..." Ye Yaopeng said with some regret.
Ye Yaodong comforted him, "Not necessarily. Let's go down and look for it later and we'll know. Maybe they are right next to each other, or maybe the four entrances correspond to the four sides."
At this time, the market regulator at the desk said, "Okay, everyone present has drawn lots, and the remaining pieces of paper in the basket will be left for the next person to draw."
"You guys are considered first come first served. The four stores around the first entrance have taken three, leaving one for the next person to draw."
Everyone nodded in whispers.
Ye Yaodong also felt that his luck was pretty good as he drew one number one and one number two.
"Now that the lottery is over, you can go down and check where your shops are located. Once you have checked, come back to register. People have already been invited here early."
“Okay, okay~”
Everyone rubbed their hands together excitedly and hurried towards the door. They had no idea what each entrance was, and the locations were even more abstract.
Ye Yaodong and a few others followed the crowd to the door. Everyone was eager to go downstairs to find a shop.
Entrance No. 1 is the easiest to find because it is the entrance they just came in from, and it is the first entrance they went to after going downstairs.
Others also wanted to go and see which store Ye Yaodong was in, since only 4 were released.
Everyone went out of the first entrance first, and then walked around the market shops in a circle to find the way.
The shops around the first entrance are particularly eye-catching. All of them face the road and are marked with numbers. They are on both sides of the entrance, one side is odd numbers and the other side is even numbers.
Shop No. 12 at Entrance No. 1 also faces the main road. Pedestrians can see a row of shops on both sides of Entrance No. 1 as long as they walk towards the market.
After Ye Yaodong found his shop, he was extremely satisfied. This location is definitely a popular shop. It should be said that all the shops in this row are popular.
Others also saw it and looked around the surroundings. They also thought that this row was in a good position. No wonder only four were released and the others were kept in hand and not sold.
"Hey, you have a great location! It's directly facing the road, and people can see it when they pass by."
"Dongzi has always had good luck. Today he was lucky too. He won the first draw."
Ah Cai also shook his head and sighed, "Oh~ You got all the good things, and you even got the best position in the store."
Ye Yaodong smiled brightly, he had already taken all the advantages, but he should not be too proud, so he pretended to be restrained.
"Not bad, the first one was lucky. Didn't the second one draw the area around the second entrance? You guys didn't draw badly either. Let's go and find where the second entrance is."
He, his second brother and Acai all drew areas near the second entrance, while his eldest brother and another Agui drew areas near the third entrance.
They just walked around in circles. Entrance No. 2 and Entrance No. 3 were opposite each other, and Entrance No. 1 and Entrance No. 4 were opposite each other.
People around the entrance that was drawn to number four were expressing their regret, because according to the old market, this side was considered the entrance for sellers, but it also depended on what the store was selling.
Some were happy while others were sad. After everyone found their own shop location, they went upstairs to line up to register.
By the time everything was done, it was already mid-afternoon.
The group of people only ate a few buns and eggs in the morning and at noon, and were already starving. After finishing their work, they hurriedly got on the tractor and went back.
Fortunately, it is a cold day and the temperature is low. The cold wind has been blowing today and there is no sun, otherwise the 1,000 kilograms of dragon head fish that Ye Yaodong bought would have gone bad.
After finishing the important matter, everyone felt relieved and started talking freely about the shop in the car. However, no one had any plans yet. After all, the distance was a bit far and it was not convenient for them to go back and forth.
Nowadays, not to mention going to the city, even going to the county town is considered a long journey. Some elderly people have never been to a county town in their entire lives.
So everyone was thinking about posting a rental notice when the time comes.
"The market ahead said they would all move after the New Year, right?"
"Yes, after the New Year, all the stalls in the old market will be moved to the new market, and then the old market will be demolished. The other models will remain unchanged."
"That's fine. It's only a little over a month away from the Chinese New Year."
"Should we put up a for-rent sign in advance?"
"Yes, yes, yes, we've posted it in advance, and now we can rent it out and wait to collect the rent."
Ye Yaopeng was a little discouraged. "This new market has just opened. Who knows if anyone will rent it? My place is near the third entrance. I don't think it will be rented out."
"Give it a try, but the one in Adong near the first entrance is definitely the easiest to rent."
"Dongzi, you go to the city quite often anyway, so next time you go to the city to deliver goods, can you please help us put a notice on the door?"
"Let's try our luck and see if we can rent it out and collect some rent? We've spent so much money, and we don't know when we can get our money back." Ye Yaohua was also a little worried.
Ye Yaodong was not worried at all. The current difficulties did not mean the future.
He didn't need to say much. He had already bought it anyway. They would know it later. Then they just had to stop smiling.
"Okay, it's a simple matter. Just write the village number and your name on the notice. When you get back to the village, find a piece of red paper and ask someone in the village who can write calligraphy to write a few words for you. Then give it to me. The next time I go to the city, I'll put it up for you."
"Hey, good~"
"Then I'll trouble you for a moment."
"No problem. It's just something that comes naturally to me. It's not a big deal. Just raise the price a bit when you receive the goods next time."
Ah Cai said angrily, "Do you think I can lower your price? You keep going back and forth to the city, and you don't know the price? If I dare to lower the price, you will scold me to death and smash my hut."
"Look at what you said. Am I that kind of person?"
"The prices offered by our fellow villagers are definitely fair. We just earn our money through hard work..." Agui said with a smile.
“Hehe~”
Now that the problem was solved and there was hope in everyone's hearts, everyone felt a lot more at ease.
In general, buying a property is something worth being happy about. When we talked on the way back, everyone was just feeling happy.
After returning home, the couple also started discussing it in the house.
Lin Xiuqing said worriedly, "Should we really ask my dad to look after the store? He's already quite old, and I don't know if he can do it. I guess he won't be willing to go."
"You haven't even asked, how do you know? And he's only in his 50s, not 70 or 80."
"He's used to living in the countryside, how can he live in the city? He has to go to the fields every day, how can he stay still if he stays in the store all day long?"
"There are a lot of shops around, so it won't be boring to chat with other people. Besides, the area is quite remote, with a lot of wasteland. Let him go there with a hoe, or open up a few acres of land to grow something."
Lin Xiuqing rolled her eyes. "That's easy for you to say. You even brought a hoe with you."
"The main thing is that we don't know who to hire. How can we be at ease if we don't know their background? What if they take everything away from us? Wouldn't that be a waste of time?"
He had no choice, otherwise why bother his father-in-law
It was after he saw his father-in-law walking around the streets selling things and the old man was very experienced that he came up with the idea.
"After a while, if you want to go back to your mother's house to celebrate the New Year, mention it to your father. If he doesn't agree, forget it. If he agrees, you have nothing to say."
"Okay, okay, you've said everything."
"I'm asking for your opinion. If you're not happy, I won't force you. If you're not happy, we can just put up a rental notice."
"If you can rent them all, it would be best to rent them all, so you don't have to go to the city again and again in the future, which is so troublesome."
"The shop No. 12 at the first entrance that I chose is definitely easy to rent. But the shop No. 12 at the second entrance is not necessarily so now. We have to wait until the market matures a little bit, maybe a month, one or two years, or two or three years."
"We must make use of this. We can't just leave it there. Any money we can earn is good. We are very tight on cash right now..."
Do you also know that your family’s financial situation has reached rock bottom
Lin Xiuqing turned her head away and concentrated on folding her clothes. She was not prepared to listen to what he said. Anyway, she hadn't seen what the store looked like. Everything was up to him.
"Hey, did you listen to me?"
What's your attitude
"Listen, you do your thing and I'll fold my clothes."
"So when are you going home to celebrate the New Year?"
"At the beginning of the month, wait a few days, or wait until all the dragon head fish you brought back today are dried, take some back with you, buy two cans of malted milk, a pig's foot, a few pounds of meat, and some candies and snacks for the children, that should be enough."