mesbooks Chapter 245 Hey, rushing to give money
Chapter 245 Hey, rushing to give money
At this moment, Shen Zhiqiu came back. He had just gone to see Shopkeeper Bai to discuss buying buckwheat noodles. Shopkeeper Bai was very busy today, with people coming in constantly. He was there to help for a while.
"Yoyo, do you know why they are on their way right after the rain?"
Shen Youyou was called back to attention by his father's voice: "Why? It can't be the same as us, right?"
Shen Zhiqiu chuckled, "Because the 13th of this month is the birthday of the ancestor of mankind! These are all people who came to the ancestor temple to burn incense. I just saw those several carriages. It is said that they are the old ladies of the Marquis' family. They are all frequent visitors to this post station and come every year."
Shen Youyou, who was originally sitting on a small bamboo stool, stood up suddenly: "Dad, are you talking about a temple fair?"
Shen Zhiqiu smiled and nodded: "Yes, and many people from other places will come too, for example, the old lady is from Kyoto."
"Oh, I was wondering why it was raining. It turns out it's raining to keep us here, and it's rushing to give us money!"
Shen Zhiqiu saw that her daughter's face was full of excitement and her big dark eyes were full of surprise.
He was also in a much better mood: "If we set up a stall at the temple fair, we can make a lot of money. I have also inquired about it. On that day, there will be no guards in and out of Xinle County, and outsiders can enter freely."
What does this mean? It means that they can go in openly without being ordered to “leave immediately!”
They were happy to stay from dawn until the city gates were closed.
And once you get in, you can walk around freely. Just turn around.
There are people everywhere. As long as you don't cause trouble, it's fine if you are caught by patrolling officers and they will think you are causing trouble.
"Dad, I think we can't all set up a baogao stall at the temple fair, right?"
Shen Youyou came up with another idea.
Shen Zhiqiu didn't understand what his daughter meant and asked suspiciously, "Aren't you still going to sell the jewelry? You've made so many, why don't you sell them?"
Shen Youyou waved her hand and said, "It's no matter how slowly you sell jewelry, some people might keep bargaining.
Why don't we try toss the ring? How can there be no tossing rings at the temple fair?
These jewellery will be prizes. We will surround an open area and let everyone try to win the jewellery. The one who wins will take it away."
As a modern man, Shen Zhiqiu certainly knows the power of the ring.
In fact, the game of ring tossing has some gambling elements. The ring itself is not expensive, but the objects placed on the ground are mostly higher than the value of the bet, which gives participants a kind of fun of "small wins big".
Moreover, at this time, there were no hoops, so it can be said that they were the first to do so.
Ancient people lacked entertainment, so why did they love to go to markets and temple fairs? In fact, it was not necessarily that there was something that needed to be bought. Of course, most people went there to buy things, but there were also some people who were just bored and liked to join in the fun.
Games like ring tossing are also popular because of this reason. After all, with many people gathered together, even if you don't have a ring yourself, you can still have fun watching others tossing the ring.
But Shen Zhiqiu had other concerns: "Rings are good, but isn't it a bit lacking for our stall to only have ornaments? In the past, people would display clay dolls, small mirrors, small toys, candies and other items.
It attracts people of different ages to come and play ring tossing, but it’s not a big deal if they only display small jewelry!”
Shen Youyou understood: "We have some wooden boards here, let's make some small toy cars. The main temple fair is in two days, and we can't go into the city now, so we can't buy other items as rewards.
If all else fails, you can take your uncles to the surrounding villages and collect some live chickens, ducks and geese. Then use something to make a circle and let people trap them. Whoever catches one can take it away.
This game of catching live chickens and geese depends entirely on luck, because in the process of catching, these poultry are chased all over the ground, and some even spread their wings and fly away.
The scene can also be more lively and attract more people. But this is more expensive, after all, the cost of chickens, ducks and geese is there.”
Shen Zhiqiu thought about it and felt that this idea was really feasible. Besides, trapping poultry was considered taking advantage by other people. Both men and women hoped that they would be lucky enough to pick up chickens and ducks for free. After all, there were not many chickens and ducks in a family in ancient times.
However: "Then we have to separate the jewelry rings from the poultry rings, otherwise it will be a mess, right?"
Shen Youyou nodded in agreement: "We have more people, and the men will be in charge of the various ring-tossing stalls. We will set up a stall every few steps, and the women will be in charge of the baogao stall, which will be placed next to the ring-tossing stall.
At that time, the customers attracted by the ring-casting stall can also buy pao to eat, but there is one thing, that is, the pao stall has to be far away from the place where the poultry rings are cast.
Otherwise, when the chickens, ducks and geese run around, there will be dust all over the sky, and there will be a smell of chicken shit.”
The father and daughter were talking more and more excitedly together, and they didn't notice that many men from Shenjia Village had gathered around them.
But each of their movements was very small, for fear of interrupting the two people's thoughts.
Although they were a bunch of uneducated old farmers, they could still understand the conversation between Shen Zhiqiu and his daughter.
What the father and daughter said made them feel that they could make money just by listening to it. Even if they saw that they could catch chickens, ducks and geese by spending one or two copper coins, it was estimated that even those who could make a living would want to give it a try and try their luck.
If you win the bet, you will get a great deal.
You have to know that in their hometown, a chicken costs 40 cents, a duck costs 30 cents, and a goose is even more expensive. It lays big eggs and can also guard the house, costing 180 cents each.
If you can spend a few coins to win it, what’s the difference between that and picking it up for free?
But it was because of this that Master Shen couldn't help but ask, "What if they really win? Should we really give it to them?"
"Oh my god!" Shen Zhiqiu and Shen Youyou were shocked. When did all the guys gather around them?
Shen Youyou patted her still flat chest and said, "It's not that easy to catch, great grandfather. At that time, there will be two people in each stall holding wooden sticks to drive away the chickens, ducks and geese.
They move around when they are frightened, and even if you are lucky enough to catch one occasionally, there are still many others that you haven't caught before, so isn't that a waste of money?"
Shen Zhiqiu also said: "Our poultry hoops can be more expensive, and the bamboo hoops can be made smaller. Don't worry, we won't lose money."
But Father Shen hit the soul directly: "According to what you said, if they can't be tricked, can they continue to trick? No one is a fool."
Shen Zhiqiu explained: "The purpose of ring tossing is actually to create excitement and novelty. People try their luck out of curiosity, and it is not impossible that they will not win.
There will always be someone who is lucky, and others will be dissatisfied when they see it, asking why he got it right and I didn’t, no, I must get it right today, or I won’t leave if I don’t.”
Shen Youyou was amused by his father's appearance and laughed. Why did these words sound so familiar?
In the past, they went to temple fairs. One time, his father and a group of people were collecting cigarettes. One of the people collecting cigarettes with his father collected a box of Huazi.
His father didn't have a box of Zhonghuazi, so he insisted on buying one. As a result, he spent enough money to buy a pack of Huazi but still couldn't buy a box of it.
Her mother told her to go home when she saw it was getting dark, but her father refused to leave no matter what, saying there would be a night market at the temple fair.
His mother was so angry at that time: "What's the matter, do you need that pack of cigarettes?"
His father said, "This is not a matter of a pack of cigarettes, this is a matter of face."