Outside Qiqi Pavilion, dozens of people gathered around Sun Huaiyuan and rushed to register and apply for membership cards. Sun Huaiyuan quickly registered these people, but he was a little surprised. He did not expect that so many people would be willing to buy membership cards. These people will most likely become loyal customers of Qiquge in the future.
Now some people who were slightly ahead in the queue couldn't sit still. Originally, according to the order, they could buy scooters today, but now there are so many people buying memberships. According to the membership system just introduced by shopkeeper Sun, These members can jump in line through the member channel. If you calculate it this way, those people who are slightly ahead in the queue may not be able to buy it today.
Thinking about it, if you can't buy a scooter today, you will definitely be disturbed by your own naughty children for several days when you get home. Those people couldn't help but shuddered and gritted their teeth. Aren't they members? I bought it.
What's more, the money you save by buying a membership now can continue to be spent at Qiquge in the future, and there are discounts. Thinking about it this way, this membership card is quite cost-effective.
As a result, more and more people want to buy memberships. Sun Huaiyuan smiled broadly at the sight, and quickly called a few guys to help register.
In fact, these people bought the most green membership cards. Sun Huaiyuan registered for a long time, and the most he saw was a dozen blue membership cards, and none with purple or above.
Everyone is greedy. At first, Sun Huaiyuan was worried that no one would be willing to apply for a membership card. Now he was hoping that someone would apply for a few purple membership cards. He was feeling disappointed when he heard the voice of a young man:
"Shopkeeper, get a red supreme membership card for my young master!"
"Uh-huh!"
The noisy crowd fell silent for a moment, and all turned their attention to the speaker. Sun Huaiyuan also doubted whether he heard correctly and asked uncertainly:
"Sir, what kind of membership card did you just say you want to apply for?"
"I'm not doing it, I'm just doing it for my young master. I need to apply for a red supreme membership card. Shopkeeper, hurry up, we're in a hurry. This is the membership fee. Do you see enough?"
After Lu Yun finished speaking, he threw five golden cakes to Shopkeeper Sun.
After all, five hundred copper coins can be used to pull an ox cart, so it is really inconvenient to carry it when going out. Large-scale transactions in the Tang Dynasty could use gold, but not silver. In fact, silver was certainly available in the Tang Dynasty, but before the Song Dynasty, most areas in China did not use silver as a circulating currency.
The annual silver production in the Tang Dynasty was only fifteen thousand taels. At that time, for ordinary people, there were only three sources of silver. The first was rewards from the emperor, the second was bribes from local officials, and the third was trade with foreign merchants. Payment received.
No matter what source of silver comes from, no one will use it for trading. Instead, gold chains and gold pancakes are used more in bulk transactions.
"Uh, that's enough, that's enough. I'll handle it for the distinguished guest."
After Sun Huaiyuan was sure that he heard correctly, he quickly took the golden cake, weighed it, then reached out to wipe the sweat from his forehead and started to register.
"May I ask your young master's name? We need to register and take fingerprints for this." Sun Huaiyuan raised his head and asked.
Lu Yun frowned and said, "It is inconvenient for my young master's identity to be revealed. You can just write the character "王" and I will press your fingerprints."
Well, Sun Huaiyuan was a little confused. It was the first time he encountered this situation, but this person wanted to apply for a red card, so he should be given some care. He could only nod and said:
"Okay, let's do as you say."
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Qiquge's 500 scooters were all sold out in more than two hours. Everyone who applied for a membership card bought one. Many people at the front of the queue who thought they could buy one didn't. I couldn't help but feel sad. Keep beating your chest and stamping your feet, you will definitely not have a good time in the next few days.
Including the scooters sold yesterday, there are currently a total of 800 scooters in Chang'an City. Naturally, the naughty kids who own scooters flocked to Manchang'an to show off in various ways and engage in all kinds of life-threatening activities.
Suddenly, the streets and alleys of Chang'an City were filled with naughty children riding scooters, chasing each other and playing, which naturally led to various "car accidents". All of a sudden, the whole city of Chang'an was in a state of uproar, with people jumping on their backs.
Yongxingfang.
"Xu~~"
A driver suddenly pulled the reins tightly, and the horse raised its front hooves high and neighed. The speeding carriage behind suddenly stopped, and the people in the carriage staggered and almost fell out of the carriage.
"Zheng Dong, what's going on?"
There was a hint of anger in the middle-aged man's voice. He had just come out of the palace and was thinking about the meaning of His Majesty Li Er's previous words. He just had some idea, but he was unexpectedly interrupted by this sudden stop.
"Master, there were a few children playing on a moving wooden board in front of me. I was afraid of hitting them, so I stopped the horse. Please forgive me, sir."
Zheng Dong quickly got out of the car, faced the carriage, and bowed to apologize.
At this time, the middle-aged man in the car opened the curtain and looked at the children playing in the middle of the road ahead. Seeing that they could slide easily by stepping on a wooden board, he couldn't help but be curious, so he stepped forward and asked:
"Little doll, what are you playing with?"
A little girl with braids replied: "This is a scooter, grandpa, don't you know?"
The middle-aged man asked: "Where did you buy this scooter?"
"It's from Qiquge in Dongshi. My dad bought it for me with great difficulty."
The middle-aged man touched his beard. He silently wrote down this Funny Pavilion and smiled at these children:
"You should go play in other open spaces, not in the middle of the road. It's very dangerous."
"Okay, thank you, grandpa."
The middle-aged man turned around, frowned, and murmured to himself: "Qiqu Pavilion actually sells such children's toys that disrupt the order of Chang'an. They simply ignore the safety of children. I will definitely buy a copy of him tomorrow! Zheng Dong, go back home!"
"Yes, sir!"
The carriage drove slowly again, and finally stopped in front of a mansion, with "Wei Mansion" hanging on the lintel!
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Li Zexuan didn't know that someone already disliked his scooter. When he got home, he called Wang Zhong and asked how the purchase of chicken seedlings was going today.
"Master, today we purchased 10,000 chickens. The traders brought a large number of chickens from near Chang'an yesterday. The young master made a clever calculation. The price of chickens today is indeed more expensive. It has risen to one hundred cents per chicken. Accordingly, The price of eggs in Chang'an has also begun to rise, from the original two cents each to five cents. The old slave is afraid that the price will be even more expensive tomorrow, so he bought up all the chickens in Dongshi today."
Li Zexuan nodded and said approvingly: "Well, Uncle Wang, just buy as many as you have now. Get as many as 80,000 as soon as possible. The chicks will only become more expensive in the future. You are doing the right thing. You can buy these batches now." Send the chicks to Hanjiazhuang!"
"Yes, Master!"
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Um, because I went to the movies with my girlfriend this afternoon and went to the supermarket with her in the evening, and I still had to cook and wash dishes and clothes when I came back, so I just finished writing the second update now. I’m really sorry for everyone, sorry, sorry, old friends. Please be considerate.
Thank you to book lovers such as My Hometown, Looking Up at the Starry Sky, Early Morning, Aaron, Dawn, The Gentle Sand at My Fingertips, The Mayor of the Global Village in the Milky Way, and Guardian Saturn.
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