Rising summary: Ma Xiaoquan borrowed Haoyuexuan to attract Wei Zhongxian...
Ma Xiaoquan, who was standing on the table, could clearly see the little moves Wei Zhongxian and Wang Ti made. However, because the scene was too noisy and they were far apart, Ma Xiaoquan couldn't hear what they were saying, but judging from the expressions of the two men, Look, you must be laughing at yourself.
Ma Xiaoquan naturally didn't mind. On the contrary, he was very happy about the ridicule of Wei Zhongxian and Wang Tiqian. As long as the more they felt like clowns and monkeys, the chances of them falling for the trap would increase.
Thinking of this, Ma Xiaoquan chuckled, holding the half-melted ice cube in his hand, and said loudly: "I shout three times, and if no one raises the price, the first clever piece of ice will go to that brother, of course. , that brother will also get a lottery ticket from me."
Despite Ma Xiaoquan's shouting, no one raised the price. Ma Xiaoquan did not hesitate, lightly stamped his foot and said: "Then the first clever piece of ice will be won by that brother! That brother, You come forward..."
In the crowd, a thin man wearing coarse cloth walked forward slowly with his back hunched over. Judging from the man's clothing, he was an extremely ordinary civilian.
"Stretch out your hand!" Ma Xiaoquan said to the thin man.
The man stretched out his hand and took the ice cube handed over by Ma Xiaoquan.
At this time, bursts of laughter suddenly erupted in the venue.
Ma Xiaoquan knelt down, patted the man on the shoulder, handed him a lottery ticket, and said: "You have taken this lottery ticket, but don't lose it. If you are lucky enough to win, you will make a lot of money." Already."
"Yeah." The thin man didn't seem to mind too much when others laughed at him. He nodded and cast an admiring look at Ma Xiaoquan.
Ma Xiaoquan stood up again, took out another piece of ice from the wooden box, and shouted: "The next piece of smart ice will be the second piece. According to the rules I just said, the price of this second piece of ice will be increased by 1 One hundred cents, um, that is to say, the price of this second piece of smart ice is one hundred and fifty cents. Okay, everyone, the starting price is one hundred and fifty cents. Do you want it? If you want it, hurry up. Increase the price?"
The scene fell into silence again, but this time, the expressions on the faces of the spectators changed slightly.
Ma Xiaoquan knew that these people were sensitive to the increase in ice prices, and he wanted this effect.
After a few breaths, the crowd, I want it."
After a while, someone shouted again: "I want two hundred coins."
Ma Xiao was smiling, feeling secretly happy in his heart. He knew that finally someone smart enough to react came to his senses.
"Two hundred and fifty coins..." the third person shouted.
Ma Xiaoquan took the opportunity to shout: "It's two hundred and fifty yuan, is there any more price? Is there any?"
After a few breaths, no one raised the price, so Ma Xiaoquan stamped his foot again and said: "Okay, then this clever piece of ice will be obtained by that brother. Come on, brother, come up and get your ice cubes and this piece of ice." Sign the papers."
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Wei Zhongxian watched Ma Xiaoquan hand over the second ticket and whispered: "What the hell is this guy Ma Xiaoquan doing?"
Wang Tigan said: "Master Wei, how about we shout too?"
Wei Zhongxian rolled his eyes at Wang Tiqian: "This Haoyuexuan is my territory, do I still need to shout?"
Wang Tiqian laughed awkwardly and stopped talking.
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Ma Xiaoquan took out the third piece of ice and shook it in front of everyone: "This is the third piece of smart ice. Well, the price at this time has become two hundred and fifty yuan. The starting price is two hundred and fifty yuan. Is there any Do you want it? Do you want it?"
Ma Xiaoquan shook the ice cube in his hand and casually swayed the signature roll.
At this time, some people began to talk quietly in the audience.
"It's two hundred and fifty coins now. Wouldn't it be more expensive if it were the later one?"
"Yes, yes, the later ones are definitely more expensive."
"Hey, you all thought wrong. It's not a question of whether it's expensive or not, but there are only fifty lottery tickets in total. If the lottery tickets are gone, won't the hope of us trying our luck to win the big prize today be gone?"
"Oh, you said that, I just realized it, no, no, no, I have to grab this one, I have to grab this one."
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"I'll pay you three hundred cents!" shouted a tall man in the crowd.
"Three hundred coins? I'll give you four hundred coins!" Another person shouted.
"Four hundred and ten coins!"
"Four hundred and thirty coins!"
Ma Xiaoquan was ecstatic in his heart. These guys finally came to their senses. Well, okay, great, hum, just waiting for the old guy Wei Zhongxian to die.
In the end, the transaction price of the third piece of ice was 505 cents.
The man who got the ice cube was so happy that he simply put the ice cube into his mouth, then took out the lottery ticket handed to him by Ma Xiaoquan and kept showing off to the people around him.
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Since then, the price of ice has skyrocketed. By the time Ma Xiaoquan sold the thirty-eighth ice cube, the price had already been raised to the point where one hundred taels of silver would be enough to compete.
Wei Zhongxian finally understood this so-called "smart ice" at this time. He nodded, feeling both admiration and jealousy for Ma Xiaoquan in his heart. Haoyuexuan was his territory, but it was used by Ma Xiaoquan to make money and act smart. He was unhappy and very unhappy. Not happy!
The dog-legged Wang Tigan saw what Wei Zhongxian was thinking. He held his waist and squeezed out from the crowd. He stood in front of Ma Xiaoquan and said loudly: "You Ma Xiaoquan, you dare to make money wantonly in Master Wei's place. You don't want to Have you mixed up?"
Ma Xiaoquan deliberately pretended that he had just seen Wang Tiqian. He said politely: "Oh, isn't this the Grand Eunuch Wang? You don't have anything to say. What are you doing in Haoyue Xuan? Why, you can't use it down there, and you don't want to keep your hands free?"
There were roars of laughter from the crowd, and Wang Tiqian frowned and looked around. Due to his superiority, the scene became quiet again.
"Ma Xiaoquan, stop talking nonsense here and get off here!" As he said this, Wang Tigan stretched out his hand to pull Ma Xiaoquan's trouser leg.
Ma Xiaoquan was not afraid. He raised his foot and stepped on it, just in time to step on Wang Tigan's outstretched hand. Wang Tigan wanted to pull it back, but Ma Xiaoquan increased his strength, making him scream in pain.
Wei Zhongxian couldn't stand it anymore, so he stepped forward and shouted: "Bold, Ma Xiaoquan, don't you want to die if you are fooling around in my place?"
Ma Xiaoquan shrugged, still not letting go of his foot that was stepping on Wang Tigan's hand, and then he pouted angrily toward the door.
Wei Zhongxian frowned and turned to look at the door. He was shocked when he saw it.