Chapter 108: Eighteen Incense
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Chapter 108 Eighteen Incense
The dead crocodile, the blood on its body was cleaned up a little, and finally it looked less terrifying.
The living crocodile's mouth was entangled, turn after turn, and its limbs were tied together by ropes. In this way, even if you throw it on the ground and throw it into the crowd, it will basically have no attack power.
Li Qingshan asked someone to get eight pieces of black cloth and wrapped all the claws of the two crocodiles tightly, and the two sisters were a little puzzled, and Gao Ji and Du Zhongfang couldn't understand what he was going to do.
It is understandable that the claws of a live crocodile are wrapped to prevent it from scratching and scratching the rope, but the other one has long been dead and warped, what is it doing with the claws?
Li Qingshan didn't explain much, just smiled and said mysteriously: "You'll know later......"
The dead one was naturally motionless, and the living one was twisted around, a long tail flicking restlessly, trying to break free, but couldn't break free at all.
Next to the two crocodiles, there is still a consistent amount of money, I don't know what it is for.
As Li Qingshan predicted, this scene was both novel and shocking, and sure enough, it quickly attracted countless eyeballs, and a large group of people quickly gathered under the tree, pointing at the two crocodiles.
This is exactly the west entrance of the orange fragrance business district, and the official road in the west is connected to the west, and the flow of people coming from the west and going west has to pass through here.
Most of them were in a hurry, burying their heads in the road. Available today. Even if there is something urgent. I'm afraid they will also stop and take a few looks.
The two crocodiles were hoisted into the air, and they didn't need to get close at all, they could be seen from a distance, not to mention that one of them was still dancing disco in the air.
Most people had never seen this beast, but they had vaguely heard all kinds of terrible rumors about it in the mouths of others, and at this time, they suddenly saw two of them here, and they were also hoisted, and they were all a little surprised.
As soon as they stopped, they came together. It is difficult to leave immediately in a short time, because there are not only crocodiles to see here, but also copper to take, and the big sign under the tree clearly has four big words written on it: Quiz with prizes.
People looked at the crocodiles and copper in mid-air, and there was a lot of discussion.
Soon after, the show began.
Xiao Liuzi came out of nowhere, standing directly below the crocodile, holding a gong in his hand, shouting a few times, until the audience was quiet. Start explaining the rules of the game aloud.
The rules are very simple, who can tell exactly how many fingers a crocodile has. You can immediately take the bounty of the same money.
If no one guesses, put the crocodile down after a pillar of incense and check it on the spot.
Everyone was in an uproar for a while, it was a whole lot of money.
Is this still a guess?
Isn't this giving money away for nothing?
"Twenty!" Someone shouted loudly, afraid that this simple question would be preempted by someone else.
Xiao Liuzi shook his head with a smile, tapped the gong lightly, and shouted at the top of his voice: "Is there anything else?" ”
"Sixteen!" Seeing this, an old man in the front row hurriedly shouted out with all his strength, first occupy a number, and then pick a rod if there are dates or not.
Xiao Liuzi still shook his head and continued to ask loudly.
"Twelve!"
"Eight!"
The shouts came and went, and everyone saw that Xiao Liuzi kept shaking his head, so they simply guessed some possible numbers.
The atmosphere outside was a little hot for a while, crocodiles, quizzes, bounties, these fun factors, attracted more and more people to join the ranks of onlookers, and at this time on the second floor of the North and South Wine Shop, Gao Ji and others condescendingly heard the movement below through the window, and also thought about this problem with interest.
Gao Ji lowered his head and thought for a while, and finally said with a smile: "Lord Li, didn't you throw your money into the water in vain?" Since the crocodile has four claws, you only need to guess the number of four times, and if you guess a few more, you will definitely be able to guess it. ”
Li Qingshan didn't feel sorry for the money at all, and replied: "Lord Gao, it's just consistent money, if this consistent money can make our new shop name open up the popularity all of a sudden, it will definitely be worth it......
"Well, that's ......" Gao Ji nodded and said, feeling reasonable, just now Li Qingshan invited him to come to help tomorrow, just to use his reputation to open up the popularity of the shop.
Hearing Li Qingshan say this, Chen Ruolan remembered the strange new shop name he had just told her in private, and asked in amazement: "Young Master Li, crocodiles can't have eighteen fingers, right?" ”
Before Li Qingshan could answer, Gao Ji had already smiled and said, "How is it possible?" Miss Chen, eighteen is not four times the number, how can you guess eighteen? ”
Li Qingshan laughed and was about to speak, but someone outside had already shouted "eighteen", he turned his head to look at the crowd, it was a young man, two or three years younger than him.
The crowd burst into laughter, and everyone guessed eighteen? It's blind!
I didn't expect that there were even more blind people.
Xiao Liuzi was obviously a little surprised, waved his hand, and actually summoned the young man, loudly announced that he had guessed the answer, and at the same time took down the money on the spot, and rewarded him according to the pre-agreed plan.
Now the crowd outside is even more boiling.
Eighteen? How is this possible?
The person who guessed twenty just now, and the old man who guessed sixteen, shouted that Xiao Liuzi put the crocodile down and check it on the spot, so that everyone could be convinced.
Xiao Liuzi was already ready, waved his hand, and Wang Liuzi next to him had already untied the rope and slowly put down the dead crocodile.
Everyone was anxious, and tore off the four pieces of black cloth wrapped around their claws and counted them, the evil door was really eighteen!
These people were a little dumbfounded for a moment.
Soon, the live crocodile was also asked to be put down. When the old man saw that the crocodile was tied as tightly as a dumpling, he had the courage to tear off the black cloth one by one, and counted it, it was still eighteen.
The old man was careful, afraid that the crocodile's finger would be cut off, and he looked over and over again for a while, but there was no abnormality. That's when I don't have anything to say.
This crocodile is also strange. The front paws resemble the palm of a human hand. five fingers of varying lengths, with pointed nails; The hind paws have only four fingers, like a duck's feet, and there are webbing between them.
The front and rear claws actually look very different, the first five and the last four, which adds up to the somewhat strange number of eighteen.
Everyone was convinced, and there are really no surprises in this world.
There are also people who give a thumbs up to Xiao Liuzi, and they always give the money they say. Sure enough, he wasn't fooling people at all.
More people envied the young man who hit the big luck, and casually guessed an outrageous number, but he didn't expect to win, and he got the same money for nothing.
Xiao Liuzi rang the gong in time, and when the crowd quieted down again, he said loudly: "Ladies and gentlemen, our North and South Wine Shop will officially change its name from tomorrow and change it to 'Eighteen Fragrances'. It's good to guess right, and don't be discouraged if you can't guess. Just a happy ......"
"Eighteen incense? Why is it eighteen again, what can be said about this? The old man asked curiously.
"Naturally," Xiao Liuzi replied with a smile, thinking that he had finally gotten to the point, "...... The biggest difference between our eighteen spices and other liquor stores is that we focus on crocodile meat. ”
Crocodile meat?
Obediently, everyone was a little stunned for a while, what day is today?
"Everyone saw it just now, and it was because the crocodile had eighteen fingers that we named it Eighteen Incense! From tomorrow, we will have crocodile meat for sale every day, so you are welcome to come and taste it! ”
As soon as these words came out, the crowd suddenly exploded again, these days, there are really people selling crocodile meat?
The young man who had just taken the bounty had already turned around and wanted to leave, but when he heard this, he was also interested and turned back.
Xiao Liuzi was also a little curious about his guess, and after a few conversations, he learned that he had a fellow villager who had been bitten to death by a crocodile before, and then they finally killed the crocodile with great effort, and one life was worth one life.
This is also the reason why he guessed just now, because after killing the crocodile, the villagers ate the crocodile separately, and their family happened to be divided into two crocodile claws, one in front and one in the back.
Xiao Liuzi remembered what Li Qingshan had confessed, and hurriedly added this story to it temporarily, and as soon as it was widely announced, everyone suddenly realized, saying that it was no wonder that the young man could guess Yunyun.
When they heard that he had eaten crocodile meat, they immediately asked about the taste of crocodile meat. The young man was really short-handed, so he praised a few words loudly, and the mouths of the people were watering.
Of course, an important reason is that crocodile meat really tastes good.
There are already two or three anxious foodies who can't wait for tomorrow, so they ask Xiao Liuzi if they can eat crocodile meat today.
On the second floor of the wine shop, seeing all this, Li Qingshan couldn't help but nod in appreciation, this little sixth son is clever, knows how to draw inferences, and can be taught.
He just said a few words to Xiao Liuzi about some methods of activating the atmosphere, but he didn't expect Xiao Liuzi to do a good job, and he dug up a story related to crocodiles, which greatly exceeded his expectations.
Gao Ji smiled and said: "Lord Li, before you have time to change the flag to a new one, the new name of the eighteen incense has already spread away. ”
He knew in his heart that this thing with prizes was always a little interesting to say, and it would definitely be talked about later, and once it was talked about, it would definitely be impossible to avoid Eighteen Xiang, a shop that specializes in crocodile meat, and Li Qingshan's purpose in designing all this was obviously this.
Du Zhongfang didn't speak, just looked at more and more people outside in a daze. This is a lot of work, so many people have gathered outside, and even many people on the other side of the market have already come to see the excitement after hearing the news.
If these two crocodiles are hung until dark, I don't know how much attention they have to attract, looking at this posture, does this kid really plan to sell crocodile meat?
Chen Ruolan also felt that the name Eighteen Xiang was apt at this time, no wonder Li Gongzi would take such a strange name, this name, with the peculiar front and rear claws of the crocodile, is indeed full of topicality, maybe it can really make a name for itself quickly.
What's more, he also opened a secret recipe just now, although what he wrote about were some ordinary herbs, star anise, cinnamon, cumin and the like, but he said that once these things are combined, plus soy sauce, they will have an amazing effect, I don't know if it's true or not.
Everything has to wait for tomorrow.
Chen Ruolan suddenly looked forward to it.
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The next morning, Li Qingshan got up early in the morning, and after breakfast, he went straight to the wine shop.
The signboard on the top of the door of the wine shop has been replaced with a new one, and the three gold-inlaid characters of "Eighteen Incense" shine in the morning sun, which is very eye-catching.
However, when he arrived, he had not had time to admire the work of the horse blacksmith when he was startled by the winding procession.
In the shop, those who came early had already taken up their seats, and those who came late simply lined up spontaneously at the door of the shop.
At first, the formation was normal, but when the formation became long, it stretched all the way to the middle of the road, seriously obstructing the flow of horse-drawn carriages and people.
As a last resort, Xiao Liuzi came out to make a little planning, and used the limited space at the entrance of the shop to readjust the formation.
But later, there were more and more people, and Xiao Liuzi really had no choice, so he simply took the entrance of the shop to the west, even the open space where the crocodile was killed yesterday, and let them move there, which was relatively large.
Li Qingshan's first thought when he saw them was, Mom, is this playing with human flesh snakes? It's spectacular!
He was still a little worried about the public's acceptance of crocodile meat, but when he saw this overcrowded picture, he suddenly felt relieved.
Foodies, these ancients are definitely all foodies.
Xiao Liuzi saw him coming, and hurriedly welcomed him into the store, and the dense diners in the store were already waiting impatiently, and asked loudly when the sale would start, and if it didn't open, it would smash the store, because the fragrance was too torturous!
Xiao Liuzi hurriedly said that it was almost over, and after reassuring them a few words, he took Li Qingshan to the back kitchen.
"Little Liuzi, where's the eldest lady?" didn't see Chen Ruolan, Li Qingshan's heart was a little empty.
"Lord Gao is coming soon, the eldest lady has just received someone and went to the downtown area to wait."
Li Qingshan sighed and nodded, this is indeed like Chen Ruolan's style.
Although Gao Ji said yesterday that this matter should be as low-key and unassuming as possible, according to Chen Ruolan's temperament, he will still treat it cautiously.
"Li Gongzi, I asked just now, those people who came to line up, half of them came for the name of crocodile meat, it seems that yesterday's money was really not in vain, and now the entire Tangerine Xiangyi is afraid that our shop sells crocodile meat!"
Li Qingshan smiled: "What about the other half?" ”
"The other half was naturally attracted by the fragrance in our shop...... You don't know, even the second lady, who rarely eats meat, can't help but smell it......"
Li Qingshan smiled and sighed: "This girl, I didn't like crocodiles to be ugly yesterday, and I forgot all about them when I turned around, what a little gluttonous cat!" ”
With that, the kitchen is already in sight.
He opened the curtain and went in, and in the thick of the aroma, he saw the girl grabbing a piece of meat and standing there gnawing on it, looking ...... Extremely unladylike.
He couldn't help but cough heavily.
The girl was holding the meat in her hands, and the corners of her mouth were full of oil stars, and when she heard the cough, she looked back at him, but she didn't speak.
Li Qingshan couldn't help but cough again.
The girl said arrogantly: "What's the matter, Uncle Li and Uncle Niu are allowed to eat secretly, and this girl can't eat one or two pieces?" ”
Chef Li next to him lay down for no reason, and smiled at Li Qingshan awkwardly: "Master Li, I didn't want to try the taste of your seasoning bag, so I tasted two pieces......
"!" Niu Laosan was thick-skinned, glared at Chef Li, simply admitted it, and said justifiably, "Li Gongzi, it's only because this smell is too fragrant, my old cow really can't stand this temptation, so I was cheap for a while, so I grabbed a few pieces first......"
Li Qingshan laughed twice and said, "Just don't eat it all, I don't have a problem if you eat it all, but those diners outside can't spare you......"
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