allonlinenovel Chapter 448 Did it hit Boss Song's artery?
Chapter 448 Did it hit Boss Song's artery?
Her expression was indifferent. "Old Song, let's just focus on the present and not look to the future. Whether we buy the nearby fields or not in the future is our own business."
"You're trying to sell them as a package deal, but the fields and the estate are clearly not connected. Why insist on selling them together? Did the Grand Tutor buy them as a set in the first place?"
That's not true!
Old Song was somewhat embarrassed and suddenly didn't know how to answer.
The Grand Tutor naturally did not require the buyer to purchase both the land and the estate at once. After all, as the girl said, the Grand Tutor's family had not purchased them together initially. It was just that selling the estate and the land separately was not easy.
After all, the Grand Tutor was retiring and returning to his hometown, so his family's departure from the capital was rather urgent.
He wanted to close the deal and was unwilling to let other brokers get a share, so he resorted to this desperate measure.
If they really can't reach an agreement, he's not against letting these people buy the land individually.
Old Song chuckled and said, "Perhaps it's because the Grand Tutor is retiring to his hometown and his schedule is rather tight, so he made this decision. Given our status, it's not appropriate for us to ask too many questions. Don't you think so?"
Lin Xiaotang didn't miss the glint of shrewdness in Old Song's eyes; she thought to herself that Old Song was definitely not telling the truth.
Perhaps it was his own decision, but he shifted the blame to the Grand Tutor, saying it was not appropriate to ask too many questions. If the Grand Tutor sincerely wanted to sell the land and estate, how could he not explain it clearly?
If that's the case, then she doesn't need to be soft-hearted; she should cut the price if necessary.
She shook her head and sighed, "Alas, we are just ordinary people, and it's not easy to save up some money. We finally managed to scrape together the money to buy land, but we didn't expect that we would have to buy the estate as well. Well, we don't have enough money, so we can't buy it even if we want to."
We are truly sorry to have troubled you, Mr. Song, to make this unnecessary trip for us today. How about this: we'll invite you for tea another day, and if you find suitable land, please let us know.
Does this mean they're not buying it?
Old Song paused for a moment, then immediately tried to salvage the situation, “No, please. You are all waiting to buy land. It’s not easy to find suitable land like this. If you don’t buy it now, the farmers will have to wait at least another season after they start planting. It’s not worth wasting a whole season of time for no reason.”
Shen Qianchuan said with a displeased look, "That's true, but if you're going to buy land, you have to buy an estate as well, and you want eight thousand taels of silver all at once. We are ordinary people, not suckers, and we can't come up with that much money at once."
Such blunt words made Old Song's face turn red and white.
Indeed, judging from their attire, although their clothes are made of fine material, they do not appear to be people of power or wealth.
Not everyone can afford to buy land and estates with eight thousand taels of silver at once.
He hesitated for a moment and said, "How about this, let me go back and talk to the Grand Tutor and see if we can give you a discount?"
Lin Xiaotang held up three fingers, her eyes clear and bright as she stared at Old Song.
"Three thousand taels for this land and house. If not, Old Master Song can continue to wait for a buyer."
What?
Three thousand taels?
Old Song was struck dumb upon hearing this. He hurriedly rubbed his ears and asked incredulously, "Young lady, aren't you being a bit too aggressive with your bargaining? Three thousand taels? That's more than three thousand taels just to buy the land."
Huo Qi, who hadn't spoken yet, gave Xiao Tang a thumbs up, praising her for her wit.
She offered 5,000 taels for 2 taels, willing to pay 3,000 taels instead of the original 8,000 taels. Only she could come up with such a thing. If it were him, he definitely wouldn't have been able to react.
Shen Qianchuan looked at his niece with admiration, thinking to himself that she really dared to speak up. Sure enough, Xiao Tang deserves a lot of credit for his elder brother and sister-in-law's success.
Lin Xiaotang smiled slightly at Old Song and said, "The fields and the estate are not adjacent to each other. If they are sold separately, the price will be the same. But if you insist on selling them together, I am only willing to pay the price for the fields. Three thousand taels for one thousand mu of fields is already a high price."
"Buying this estate would be of no use to me; it would just sit idle and fall into disrepair anyway. Therefore, I'm only willing to offer three thousand taels. I have no more money to pay than that. I'm sure the Grand Tutor won't ask for an IOU, right?"
The Grand Tutor is about to retire and return to his hometown. Why would someone want an IOU? Are they crazy?
Old Song looked displeased and was no longer willing to put in the effort to smile apologetically; his tone was no longer as amiable as before.
He said calmly, "This field is worth 5,000 taels, the estate is worth 3,000 taels, and together they are worth 8,000 taels. If you think it would be cheaper to sell them together, I only have the authority to sell 500 taels. I can't make any more decisions than that."
"If you are truly determined to have it, I will go to the Grand Tutor's residence later and try to negotiate another five hundred taels off for you. Is that acceptable?"
Lin Xiaotang almost burst out laughing; Old Song hadn't said that before.
He said he hadn't earned a single penny and was only waiting for the Grand Tutor to reward him with tea money. Now he said he had the authority to negotiate a price of 500 taels and wanted to go to the Grand Tutor's residence to help negotiate another 500 taels.
The price was reduced by a thousand taels, and the deal was made for seven thousand taels. It was too easy for him to say that.
Huo Qi and Shen Qianchuan were quite surprised, not expecting that Elder Song would be willing to lower the price by a thousand taels, but they still felt that seven thousand taels was too expensive.
Seeing their silence, Old Master Song quickly added, "Gentlemen, the price of seven thousand taels is already very fair. If the Grand Tutor's Mansion hadn't just approached me, I would have brought you here immediately. Others would have been fighting tooth and nail to get it."
The implication is that there are many wealthy people in the capital, and as long as the word gets out, there will definitely be plenty of people scrambling to buy it.
Lin Xiaotang wasn't worried. If she couldn't buy them here, she could go to the surrounding counties. Growing medicinal herbs wasn't like opening a restaurant; she didn't have to be picky about the location.
With a restaurant in the family, even if they can't buy land and start farming for the time being, she can stay at home and her fourth uncle and Huo Qi can work at the restaurant for now.
She's not in a hurry!
“I only have three thousand taels of silver on hand, and I really can’t offer any more. Don’t be angry, Mr. Song. Even if we can’t do business, we can still be on good terms. If you have land in the future, Mr. Song, please come to me again.”
Old Master Song's face turned green after hearing this. It turned out that the little girl was not afraid of not being able to buy land at all. He had just said that the Grand Tutor would sell together, but now he was agreeing to sell separately. Wasn't he just shooting himself in the foot?
He hurriedly said, "Miss, I can see that you are young but good at business. Such a large field, along with the estate, is not small either. Three thousand taels is really not enough to buy it."
"If you don't believe me, feel free to send someone to the Grand Tutor's residence to inquire. If I'm lying, you can take away my job."
Lin Xiaotang smiled and shook her head, "Old Song is joking. We're doing business here. Whether it works out or not, we can't ruin someone's livelihood."
"How about this? You just reduced my payment by a thousand taels of silver, so let's reciprocate. I'll increase it by a thousand taels, making it four thousand taels including the land and estate. That'll be a compromise."
Old Song gestured with his hands and immediately said with great distress, "Girl, you must be joking. Eight thousand taels, and you're cutting it in half? How can you haggle like that?"
Even if I agreed, the Grand Tutor's manor wouldn't. After all, these fields and estates aren't something a mere broker like me could possess.
Seeing Old Master Song's heartbroken expression, Lin Xiaotang found it somewhat amusing.
Did she accidentally slash Song Laoda's artery?