In front of Wu Dalang's load of cooking cakes, Ximen Qing stepped forward and stopped in confusion.
Ximen Qing raised his voice and said: "Now, martial arts brother carries about ten pancakes. If he sells them to Zhang San, he will be shortchanged by Li Si.
Come up with an idea, why don’t we all have an auction?”
The onlookers looked at each other in confusion, and someone asked: "But I don't know what the official said about the auction?"
Ximen Qing didn't answer, but pointed at the mallet in the oil seller's hand next to him: "Old man, let me lend you a piece of food for a while."
The oil seller was enjoying the commotion when he was suddenly called by Ximen Qing. He pointed at the tip of his nose in astonishment and said, "Old man? Oh oh oh! Sir Ximen, please feel free to use me!"
Ximen Qing picked up the oil hammer, and the hammer hit the cake burden of Wuhan University. The sound was deafening, suppressing the chattering of everyone around him. For a moment, there was silence in front of the county government. Ximen Qing secretly admired
: "The wood of the Northern Song Dynasty is very strong. If you replace it with furniture made a thousand years later, it would have cracked and cracked with just one hammer."
Seeing the crowd around him, Ximen Qing said loudly: "The so-called auction is hosted by me, Ximen Qing. The minimum price of each cake is copper coins. Anyone who participates in the bidding can increase the price step by step, and the one with the highest price wins. In this way, wouldn't it
Is it fair and reasonable? Here is another rule - each person can only bid once, and can only buy one cake at a time, so as to prevent some wealthy people from monopolizing the fairy fate. Do you have any objections to this arrangement? "
Everyone was thinking about it, and they all felt that Ximen Qing's "auction" method was not only novel and innovative, but also ensured fairness to the greatest extent. At that moment, many people cheered: "The high officials of Ximen are indeed worthy of the stars. The capable ones
There is nothing you can do." Although some rich and powerful people are dissatisfied, it is hard to go against the will of the public. Anyway, they must have their own share, so they don't care.
Seeing that everyone unanimously approved, Ximen Qing gave another "bang": "In that case, what are you waiting for? The first local chef star cooking cake, auction and bidding! As long as the copper coins are consistent, the copper coins can keep the living safe.
, the deceased was reborn in a blissful place, don’t miss it when passing by..."
Before the advertisement was finished, some old man stood up and said, "I'll pay you two guans!" How could a clerk, Qian Lao, be willing to show weakness? He shouted: "Three guans, this cake is mine!"...
For a time, the quarrel in front of the county government office turned into a pot of porridge. The sound of Ximen Qing's hammer was constantly suppressing the scene.
The crowd watching the excitement turned into confused Monk Zhang Er, all thinking: "Are these people possessed by evil spirits? They came running in broad daylight, with five copper coins each to snatch the three-inch dinggu bark and three copper coins each.
!Oh my God! It turned out to be seven dollars a piece!"
Someone saw Ximen Qing's family coming to Baolaiwang and others to help the master, so they stepped forward to pull up their sleeves, pointed at the chaotic scene and asked: "Steward, didn't the high official Ximen come back to life?"
I don’t know what this means?”
All the family members became Star Master's family members, and they felt proud of their ancestors, and they were all proud of themselves. After hearing everyone's questions, they immediately became jealous and boasted about the story of Ximen Qing's ascension to the star in the sky and his resurrection from the underworld, to the fullest plus three.
Everyone woke up like they were dreaming - Official Ximen and Wu Dalang are both star masters! So this cake must be bought!
The news was like an unbridled wild dog, scurrying among the crowd. Ximen Qing returned to the sun after his death, and Wu Dalang cooked cakes to help the world. Some people who thought this was ridiculous and did not believe it met the celebrities in Qinghe County and offered sacrifices to that
After splashing copper coins to compete for the worthless cooking cakes, I couldn't help but believe it. After all, herd mentality is unavoidable. As a result, more and more people were bidding for the cooking cakes.
"Twenty-five guan, twenty-five guan, are there any more to add?... Now Xiao Ke starts counting. If no one raises the price after counting to three, the first cake will belong to the owner.
! One...two...three! Congratulations to Qiao Dahu for becoming the first consumer of Dichu Xing Cui Cake. From now on, his family will be happy and prosperous!" Ximen Qing made the final decision. Qiao Dahu was so happy that he couldn't help but hurried forward to treasure it.
And Zhongzhi took the cake.
Ximen Qing held the oil mallet in hand and started the auction of the second cake with great interest. In the end, the second cake was auctioned off by Hua Helu, the chief bookkeeper of Qinghe County, for twenty-four guan.
People who were lamenting that they couldn't afford it saw the auction price of Chubing cakes falling, and suddenly they had hope. Sure enough, Ximen Qing's limited policy not only limited the monopoly, but also limited the purchasing power. The third Chubing cake sold for 20 yuan.
Money price deal.
As a result, there are some people who are quick-thinking. Although they don't have any money on them at the moment, they either take off their clothes to pawn, or borrow money from shops to get the cash and prepare to participate in the auction. They wait eagerly for the price before entering. Waiting for the price.
After the four cakes were sold at a price of eighteen dollars, these people rushed in and raised the price back. The fifth cake was hammered down at a price of twenty-one dollars.
There was a lot of chaos, and after a while, there was only the last cake left, and the price also dropped all the way. Although the rich people were so anxious that their eyes were burning, they could only stamp their feet at that time.
"Today, I don't know who will get the last cake?" While everyone was making guesses or gearing up, Ximen Qing had already brought the oil mallet and the last cake to the oil seller: "Old man,
, I borrowed your meal guy today, so I would like to thank you for this cooking cake."
The old man was suddenly knocked unconscious by the cooking cake falling from the sky. In his great surprise, he hugged the cooking cake tightly in his arms, like a baby who had only been born for ten generations, and never let go. It looked like,
This unlucky cooking cake will definitely become an heirloom of the old man's family, and he will never be able to fulfill its bounden duty of curing hunger for the rest of his life.
Seeing that all the cooking cakes were sold out, Ximen Qing said loudly: "Today we have all used up the cooking cakes, let's get up early tomorrow!" Then everyone dispersed, and there was an uproar all the way, which was the legendary life of the two new star masters in Qinghe County.
anecdote.
Ximen Qing went to the tailor shop next door again and wanted to buy a rich robe. Just when he was about to hand over the money and deliver the goods, the boss blushed and said: "Ximen is an official, but young people don't dare to ask for money. If
Can I have a cooking cake..."
Stunned, Ximen Qing burst into laughter. It seemed that Wu Dalang's cooking cakes would definitely be listed in the county annals of Qinghe County, and they were destined to leave their name in history.
Ximen Qing's expectation was correct. Not long after, the good news came - He Nanxi offered Wu Dalang's cooking cakes in front of thousands of Buddhas in Nanxi without running away or delivering them. Suddenly he was promoted to the magistrate of Xinping Village; under the knee of his wife Chen Langzhong
She had no children, and even though she raised several children, they all died in infancy. Since I offered Wu Dalang’s cooking cakes before sending her son to Guanyin, I soon became happy. Later, I gave birth to a baby boy full of arms. Mother and child were safe, and the family was happy.
Or... all kinds of supernatural things, to name a few.
Of course, there are also those who were even more unlucky after offering cooking cakes from Wuhan University. But others all plausibly said that this was because they were not sincere and their intentions were not working. If they were to serve the star master's cooking cakes at the same time
How can you get blessings from the gods if you recite slanderous words like "three inches of Dinggu tree bark" in your heart? Those unlucky people have ghosts in their hearts and dare not say anything more from now on. This is for later, so I won't skip it.
surface.
Besides, as the people in front of the county government office dispersed, Ximen Qing weighed the bag in his hand. The harvest in this half-day was at least more than a hundred dollars. He stepped forward with a smile, handed the bag to Wu Dalang, and said with a smile: "Brother Wu Dao,
Congratulations on getting rich!” This is exactly:
If Wuhan University had not been short of resources, how could Ximen be shown to have superior skills? If you want to know what happens next, let’s listen to the explanation in the next chapter.