Chapter 82: Tribute
Maybe it was because he thought of his own child, and the man holding the lily robe made a big determination and stomped his foot with hatred: "Buy!" I buy ten rolls! β
The shopkeeper's eyes lit up, and he said with a smile: "Good! This brother is the first customer of our store, and he will give you a discount to ask for a lottery, and ten rolls only cost one hundred and fifty yuan! β
The man with the coat put the Buddha and picked up the big bargain, and generally went to the checkout to sell mosquito coils.
The guy handed him a leaf in addition to the mosquito coil.
"This isβ" the man wondered.
"This is the instruction manual, and the use of mosquito coils is written on it, if you don't understand what is written on it, you can ask us."
The man nodded as if he didn't understand, and looked at the words written on the leaves.
"Mosquito coils are high temperature and flammable, so they should not be placed on cloth or firewood, nor should they be placed where children can reach them, and they should not be ......."
The guy also took the opportunity to explain the use of mosquito coils and precautions.
With the first purchase, naturally there is a second, and the third .......
The guy sent instructions to everyone who bought the leaves.
As for why the instructions were written on leaves and not on paper ... Because paper is expensive, leaves are more cost-effective.
However, in general, there are fewer people who buy and more people who watch.
The shopkeeper also knew that mosquito coils, a new thing, could not be accepted by everyone at once, and there must not be many people who bought them at first, which was also expected by him.
As long as there are people who buy it on the first day, then the effect of mosquito coils will spread ten, ten, hundreds, and in the end, everyone will know, and the number of people who buy will naturally increase.
At present, five or six people have paid for mosquito coils, which is slightly beyond the shopkeeper's expectations, which makes him smile.
The more he sells, the more he gets his commission.
Suddenly, at the end of the street, there was a hurried hoof of horses, carrying a man in eunuch costume to Chen Ji's mosquito incense shop.
"Palm... Shopkeeper, can mosquito coils still be sold? The eunuch hurriedly got off his horse and ran to the shop and asked.
The shopkeeper was stunned for a moment, then pointed to his shop and said, "Yes! There are a lot of them. β
The eunuch glanced at the shop and saw that there were still many mosquito coils on sale outside, and he was immediately happy.
"Good, good! In this way, you will be able to give an account to Her Royal Highness the Princess. Shopkeeper, I want to buy a hundred rolls of mosquito coils, but there are so many goods? β
A hundred rolls of mosquito coils?!
As soon as the eunuch's voice fell, the people around him were in an uproar.
"I'll go, this is Her Royal Highness the Princess's chamberlain, right? Actually bought so much at once, obediently, it's really amazing. β
"Her Royal Highness the princess knows about this mosquito coil, which means that this thing is really good, it seems that thirty articles are in one volume... It's not expensive. β
There was a lot of discussion in the crowd, and the red-faced man who shouted about the price of mosquito coils before snorted coldly: "It's just that the princess bought it, what's so strange about this, and it's not a tribute for the royal family......."
As soon as the man's words fell, there was another hurried horse's hoofs in the distance, and everyone looked up again, only to see another eunuch coming on horseback.
The eunuch drove the horse to the mosquito incense shop and stopped, and when he saw the eunuch who came first, the two looked at each other and were stunned.
The eunuch who came from behind cleared his throat and said, "Isn't this Duke Xu who serves Princess Linchuan?" Why did you come to this Chen Ji mosquito incense shop? β
Xu Gong hurriedly bowed his hand to the eunuch who spoke: "I came to buy mosquito coils on the order of the princess, dare to ask why Wan Gong came to this shop?" Didn't you also come to buy mosquito coils? β
Wan Gong's official rank is obviously greater than that of Duke Xu, and when he heard this, his nostrils were facing the sky, and he said arrogantly: "I didn't come to buy mosquito coils, but at the behest of His Majesty, Chen's mosquito coils were declared as tributes and paid tribute to the palace every year." β
"Huh?"
As soon as Wan Gong's voice fell, many people were dumbfounded. Especially the red-faced man who spoke just now, as if he had been slapped several times in a row, his face was constantly changing, and he was flushed.
Wan Gong glanced at everyone strangely, and then took out the holy decree and read the will.
As soon as the decree was issued, everyone knelt down and shouted, "Long live." β
After Wan Gong read out the holy decree, he chatted casually with Xu Gonggong, and then explained to the shopkeeper, turned his face up, and left arrogantly.
The people outside Chen Ji's mosquito incense shop were boiling.
Tribute! These mosquito coils are a tribute from the Holy One! It is enough to show the preciousness of mosquito coils!
In this way, it seems that thirty articles and one volume are... It's really not expensive!
"I want ten volumes!" Someone shouted and ran to the store to buy mosquito coils.
The guys were busy counting the hundred rolls of mosquito coils that Father-in-law Xu wanted, and when they heard the rumors, a guy immediately came out to pack mosquito coils for that person. "This guest officer, this is the mosquito coil you wanted, put it away."
"I want ten rolls too!"
"I want five volumes!"
"I'm going to buy for a long time! How about we talk about the shopkeeper? β
"Oops! You're stepping on me! To buy in line! Don't trample on people! β
.........
With the issuance of the holy decree, mosquito coils, something that had never been heard of before, suddenly became popular, and many people rushed to buy them.
The hot scene in front of the store naturally aroused the curiosity of passers-by, so more people joined the onlookers and learned about mosquito coils.
Soon, "Chen Ji Mosquito Incense Shop" became popular in Chang'an City. Many housekeepers of large families came to buy with people, and as soon as they made a sale, they were big orders.
Large families want to save face, only buy expensive ones, not the right ones. What could impress them more than a royal tribute? So soon, there was a long queue in front of Chen's mosquito incense shop, and many people came to buy it.
The business is booming, and the shopkeeper is naturally happy.
He received a reminder from Chen Fei yesterday that the mosquito coil was very likely to become a tribute, but he didn't expect the holy decree to come so timely, and as soon as the holy decree left, the mosquito coil became popular and was robbed.
In less than two hours, all the stock in the store was sold out. The guy put the word "Selling" on his face without a cousin, and began to tidy up the store to close the store.
The shopkeeper stood in front of the store and kept explaining to the restless crowd, ensuring that there would be a cloud of goods tomorrow...
"Quick, a few of you have closed the shop and hurry up to the Grandpa Guo's Mansion to report today's sales, ask the Grandpa Guo to send more craftsmen to make it, and don't forget to convey His Majesty's will."
A guy immediately rushed to Cheng Biting Jin's mansion, and the shopkeeper and the rest of the guys kept persuading the people in line to go back in front of the store.
"Hey! Shopkeeper's! If you want me to go back, you can leave me a batch of goods tomorrow, and I want to make a big order! β
"That's it! My family asked for mosquito coils by name, you have to leave some for me! β
"I want it too, if you don't sell it to me tomorrow, I'll be punished!"
.........
"Good, good! Tomorrow I will prepare more goods and try to make sure that everyone can buy them. The shopkeeper smiled wryly.
"Don't try! Yes is a must! β
"That's right! Have to! If I get a board from my family, I'll beat you tomorrow! β
.......
The shopkeeper wiped the sweat from his forehead, facing the frantic crowd, not knowing what to say.
Suddenly, there was a thunderclap in the gloomy sky, and then the rain poured down from the sky as if it were not money, and the people on the road were caught off guard, and they all hugged their heads to find a place to hide from the rain.
The entrance of the store, which was still bustling, suddenly became deserted.
The shopkeeper wiped the rain from his head, took a coat and put it on himself, and disappeared at the end of the street with a few men.