sinovels Chapter 95 Judging by Appearance
Chapter 95 Judging by Appearance
Chapter 95 Judging by Appearance
Since the arrival of fourteen more piglets, the house has become even more lively.
My younger sister's biggest hobby these days is going to see the piglets in the pigpen. She doesn't just go by herself; sometimes she calls some of her friends from the village to come and see them together.
Even Xiao Wei, who came to deliver tomatoes to Xu Chunsheng's family a while ago, was led around by his younger sister for a long time.
After Xu Sandi returned, his greatest hobby was writing the questions that Tang Changping had given him.
Tang Changping visited the Xu family once during the summer vacation, bringing Xu's third brother his old study materials, including those from the first year of junior high school.
I brought review questions for the second year of junior high, as well as books for the third year. I even brought a calligraphy practice book for my youngest sister so she could practice her handwriting during the holidays.
The pig farm can't be left unattended for long, because the old sows have given birth. Xu Chunsheng has to brew wine during the day, so he lives alone at the pig farm at night, no longer letting Xu Chunsheng take turns guarding the pig farm with him.
During the day, Mrs. Xu helped feed the pigs and clean the pigsty. At night, she would often make an excuse, saying, "I don't know if your father has lit the mosquito coils. I'll go check."
They didn't return until the next morning.
The eldest sister now has a new source of joy: watching her younger siblings study every day.
Perhaps all the family’s academic talent was embodied in Xu Sandi. He was exceptionally bright and could solve a problem at a glance.
On the contrary, Xu Yaomei, who was sitting next to him, was scratching her head and bristling at the second-grade questions, unable to utter a single word for a long time.
Xu Chunsheng has been extremely busy these days. Not only does he have to brew and sell wine, but he also has to go to town to find a shop to sell wine.
Xu Chunsheng initially approached Sister Liu, the owner of a clothing store he frequented, asking her to keep an eye out for information. He reasoned that since they were locals and ran their own businesses, they would have better access to information than he did.
"Sister Liu, I'd like to ask you about something."
After picking out clothes for each of his family members at Sister Liu's shop, Xu Chunsheng told her about his needs: "I want to rent a suitable shop to sell wine. Do you know any shops that are up for rent/sale?"
As Sister Liu calculated the bill for him, she asked, "How big of a shop does Brother Xu want? When your shop opens, I'll definitely come to support you."
The two talked for a while longer, and Sister Liu agreed to keep an eye on things for Xu Chunsheng's shop.
After Xu Chunsheng left, the owner of the shop next door came to chat with Sister Liu: "Your regular customer is back to buy clothes from you again. How many did he buy this time?"
Xu Chunsheng, who frequently buys clothes here, is already very familiar with the two neighboring shops. Whenever Xu Chunsheng and his sister come here, the shopkeeper next door will come over to chat with Sister Liu.
After all, these days, not every family can afford to buy new clothes every one or two months.
Sister Liu felt a little proud. It was because she had treated them so warmly that they had become such regular customers. She took a handful of melon seeds from her pocket and handed them to the owner next door: "Each member of their family has a set of clothes. They don't even need to tell me their sizes. I can pick out clothes for their family members right away."
After saying that, Sister Liu changed the subject and asked, "Do you know anyone who has a shop to sell?"
After leaving Sister Liu's place, Xu Chunsheng went to retrieve the "entry permit" for the liquor store.
If you want to open a shop in town, you need to consult the Administration for Industry and Commerce first, because individual business owners can only hold one business license.
When the brigade helped with the paperwork for the pig farm, Xu Chunsheng's name was directly put on the business license. So this time, the liquor store's business license is in the name of the eldest sister, Xu Chunhua.
After that, whenever he had free time, he would go to the town, mainly to inquire about things along the streets, at the market entrance, and around the supply and marketing cooperative.
Not only must the location be avoided if there are already wine shops, but the storefront must also be convenient for shipping and can be used to store wine jars.
After running around for a while, he lost the idea of buying a shop. In 1992, in this remote mountain town, you couldn't buy a shop at all; you could only rent one.
It's not that Xu Chunsheng doesn't have money, but rather that policies and property rights are strictly controlled.
Most of the shops along the town's streets are public buildings belonging to supply and marketing cooperatives, food stations, agricultural machinery stations, and township collectives.
The land is all allocated by collectives or the state, and there are no independent property ownership certificates. Private sales and transfers are not allowed, so public houses are only rented out.
The few privately owned houses facing the street, which are either residential land plots, cannot be sold to outsiders without authorization.
As for the others, they either don't have proper property rights at all, making private sales prone to disputes and not protected by law.
Furthermore, at that time, there was no such thing as buying and selling commercial housing in these areas.
The town's housing and land management departments will never process property transfers for private individuals. Even if someone is willing to sell, they cannot go through legal channels.
Therefore, Xu Chunsheng could only focus all his attention on renting a storefront.
If you find a suitable vacant storefront, take the initiative to talk to the landlord and inquire about basic information such as rent and lease term.
However, this work did not go smoothly because Xu Chunsheng was a stranger to most people, and they were unwilling to talk to him in detail.
There were quite a few storefronts available at that time, but renting one still required connections and influence. Relying solely on Xu Chunsheng to ask around wouldn't be very effective.
So every time he sold wine after that, Xu Chunsheng would say to every customer who came to buy wine, "If anyone has a suitable storefront, or can help me rent a shop, I'm willing to pay you a fee for your trouble."
After making inquiries from various sources, Xu Chunsheng finally settled the matter of the storefront.
Today, through the middleman, Sister Liu, Xu Chunsheng and his elder sister came to look at the storefront together.
The landlord pointed to his house and said, "Boss Xu, look at my storefront. Although it's not on the main street, half of the people coming to the market pass by this intersection. There are a lot of people coming and going, and it doesn't face the sun. It's perfect for you to sell and store wine."
Xu Chunsheng and his older sister looked around the storefront from the outside. The storefront wasn't big; you could see it all at a glance from the outside.
The group entered the house. The walls were fairly smooth and the depth was decent. Although it wasn't located on the busiest street, it was at an intersection with a relatively stable flow of people.
Looking at the orientation, it does indeed avoid the scorching midday sun, keeping it cool and dry. This is a good feature, as wine is most susceptible to damage from direct sunlight.
The older sister wandered around the room, reached out and touched the wall, and whispered to Xu Chunsheng, "It's this storefront. It's not directly facing the road, so people coming down from the back can't see the storefront."
Upon hearing this, the landlord quickly said, "Don't worry, young lady. People coming to the market know the way but not the place. Besides, the rent here is much cheaper than on the street."
"You guys in the liquor business still need to find a place to store your liquor. If the sun is too strong and it's directly exposed to the sun, it's not suitable for storing liquor."
Xu Chunsheng nodded: "Brother, you're right. This place is indeed suitable for storing wine. I'll think about it and get back to you."