Chapter 40: The Merchants Who Shocked Bianjing
Chapter 40 shocked the businessman Jia Kaibao in Bianjing in the ninth year, the first day of the ninth month.
When the first rays of morning light pierced the darkness and sprinkled on the heavy bricks of Bianjing City, the Great Song Dynasty opened a new day.
Tokyo Bianliang, as the ancient capital of the six dynasties from the beginning of the Warring States Wei, Later Liang, Later Jin, Later Han, Later Zhou, and Song Dynasty to the present, is a thousand-year-old dream. Bianjing City, the capital of the Great Song Dynasty, its prosperity reached the peak of the previous generation.
The dawn bell in the city rang slowly, and the long bell rang all over the entire Bianjing City, and the four corner towers of the city gates in the southeast, northwest, and northwest also began to ring the bell in turn, reminding the people to wake up and start a new day's work.
With the end of the dawn bell, pedestrians began to appear on the streets that were gradually cold, and this ancient international metropolis with a population of more than 800,000 began to slowly wake up from sleep.
The streets and alleys have opened their doors, the vendors have also opened their shops, and the old shops with the highest names have also opened their doors, such as Caojia Congshi, Shijia Gourd Soup Shop, Wanjia Steamed Bun Shop, Dingjia Vegetarian Tea Shop, Li Sijia North Food Shop, Jinjia South Food Shop, Zhengjia Oil Cake Shop, Haizhou Zhangjia Hu Cake Shop, Ma Deng Family Soup Shop, etc., all of which are open to welcome the beginning of a new day's business.
The crowds are getting more and more, and the streets are getting more and more lively, even the sleepy vendors are already up at this time, and the sun is just right, which is the best time of the day.
"Uncle Tian, how do you sell this shallot?"
"Five cents a liter."
"Uncle Tian, your shallot is expensive, and the old Liu family in the west of the city only sells it for four yuan a liter, and a bucket only costs thirty-five yuan."
Just when everyone was crowding and trading on the street, there was a sudden crackling sound from the area of Panlou Street, which immediately attracted the attention of all the people, some with curious faces, some with doubts, but most of them were still scared and didn't know what was going on.
The thunderous sound calmed down for a while, and the curious people asked what was going on, and then the well-informed began to boast loudly.
"You don't know! There's a new store opening on Pan Lou Street! I heard that they sell things from overseas countries, and the store has a strange name, which is called 'supermarket'! ”
Everyone was curious when they heard this, and many people pushed and shouted towards Panlou Street, intending to see what this place called 'supermarket' was
There are 30,000 shops in Bianjing, and the shops are lined up one after another, each with its own characteristics, so if you want to receive widespread attention in so many stores for the first time, it is perfect to celebrate the opening of the new store with firecrackers.
However, Jiang Yin looked at the scene in front of him, and suddenly felt that he was thinking too ideally.
Wang Sizong was supported by his subordinates and slowly got up from the ground, there was no one running on the street outside at the moment, the ground was full of messes, and there were shoes that I didn't know who threw down in fright, and one of the empty ones was left on the street of Panlou Street, which looked both funny and ridiculous.
"Jiang Jiang Gongzi, this thing won't ring anymore, right?" Wang Sizong covered his waist at this time, and asked with a bitter face as if afraid.
"No, it's just three thousand shots, it's burned out, Wang Zhuangyuan, are you okay? As soon as the firecrackers went off, why did you sit on the ground? ”
"Oh, Jiang Gongzi, this overseas thing is really extraordinary, I thought that the things in this supermarket are no longer human things, but when I saw this firecracker you set off, I felt that this thing was a divine thing! It can be so earth-shattering, if you hadn't told you in advance that there was a loud noise in this thing, I'm afraid that you would have fled as frightened as those small people in the market. ”
"Eh" Hearing Wang Sizong's words, Jiang Yin scratched his head embarrassedly, there were some mistakes in calculation, the Song Dynasty's acceptance ability seemed to be very low, even the champion had never seen this kind of battle, and a firecracker almost scared them to death.
As the sound of firecrackers ended, people gradually poked their heads out from behind some houses on the otherwise empty streets, observing the source of the loud noise that had just been made.
Jiang Yin glanced at Lin Yue, he immediately understood, only to see him walk to the middle of the street, shouting at the top of his voice: "Bianjing Supermarket opens today!" The new champion Wang Heizong Wang champion endorsement! You only need to pay 10 yuan membership fee, you can become a member of our store, and enter it to buy goods! Don't miss it! Let's take a look! ”
Lin Yue's shouting was really effective, and gradually some bold young people surrounded him and carefully looked at the house called 'supermarket' in front of him. I saw that this is a rather large house, and the four corners are in the style of a traditional store, but what is puzzling is that the walls of this house are all covered by a large red cloth, and from the outside, the doors and windows of the house are not visible.
The number of people surrounding him gradually increased, and Jiang Yin felt that the number of people was about the same, so he clapped his hands unhurriedly and said, "Lift the red cloth!" ”
As soon as Di Yan, who had been waiting on the side for a long time, heard the order, he immediately tore off all the red cloths hanging on the wall with his hands and feet, and the whole room was suddenly displayed in front of everyone without reservation.
At this moment, the crowd immediately let out a burst of exclamation, only to see a few hollow square holes dug on the wall, on these hollow holes, there seems to be something inlaid with it, smooth as a mirror, the most surprising thing is that through this thing, people can directly see the situation in the house!
Rao is Wang Sizong turned his head to see the scene in front of him, he was also stunned on the spot, today Jiang Gongzi opened a store, saying that he wanted to invite him to be the image spokesperson of Bianjing Supermarket, although he didn't know what the image spokesperson meant, but since it was the benefactor who saved his father, Wang Sizong was naturally obliged, and came early in the morning with his subordinates, seeing this big red shop, Wang Sizong was also a little curious at that time, and asked Jiang Yin what this store was going to sell, but Jiang Yin smiled mysteriously at himself, Said that he would know when the red cloth was lifted.
Now that the red cloth has been lifted, Wang Sizong has finally seen clearly what is in front of him, a house with crystal stones as windows?! How much can this house sell for?!
When Wang Sizong was still in shock, Jiang Yin slowly stepped forward, stood next to him, patted him on the shoulder, and then showed a smile to everyone and said: "Wang Sizong Wang Gongzi, as the champion of Yihai Branch in the eighth year of Kaibao in this dynasty, is now the first image spokesperson of this store!" It is also the first customer who is eligible to enter our store to purchase goods! VIP cards are now issued! At the same time, Wang Gongzi is the first to enter the store to shop! ”
When Wang Sizong was still stunned, Lin Yue respectfully handed over a card with silver light, and before he could take a closer look at the card, Jiang Yin pulled him to a crystal door, pushed the door open, and the two stepped in one step.
The people outside the house let out a burst of exclamations, because through the crystal window, they actually saw Jiang Yin and Wang Sizong who had just entered the house clearly outside
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