Chapter 56: The City That Never Sleeps
The townspeople, accustomed to the darkness of the night, were very curious about this bright light, and more and more people came to watch.
"Where's the light?"
"It looks like the City Lord's Mansion is over there. β
"Isn't there a fire?"
"Let's go, let's see. β
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"Ding!
Received Li Guangfa's worry about you, negative sentiment value +1+1+1+1. β
"Ding!
Received Zhang Dafu's worry about you, negative sentiment value +1+1+1+1. β
"Ding!
Received Li Tianlin's worry about you, negative sentiment value +1+1+1+1. β
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The people of the city gathered in the direction of the city lord's mansion from all directions,
Just when the street at the gate of the city lord's mansion was full of people,
Wang Shu pressed the switch again.
The entire Quanshan Castle was lit up at once!
Every street, every corner, is lit up!
The townspeople are bathed in this light,
As if they were covered in a glossy veil, they stared around in astonishment.
Some of the street lamps are as big as the moon, and the light can illuminate for miles, and some are as small as stars, entangled in the trees.
This quiet night, with soft lighting, is less noisy than the day, and has a special taste.
"It's so beautiful!"
"Wonderful!"
In this night, a fire tree glows, and the people of the city cheered, screamed, and excited like children.
"Ding!
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"Ding!
Receive Song Guangfu's gratitude to you, positive sentiment value +1+1+1+1. β
"Ding!
Received Zhao Erkui's gratitude to you, positive sentiment value +1+1+1+1. β
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It wasn't until late at night that the people gradually dispersed.
On the evening of the second day,
The sun has not yet set,
Some of the city's citizens came to the street early with their children to wait for the lights.
It turns out that people who work at sunrise and rest at sunset find that it is a good way to take a walk on the street after dinner and hang out.
Stores have also extended their hours, more than tripling their revenues compared to when they didn't have street lights.
gradually
Some people began to set up small stalls on the street, selling some sugar water, melon seeds, and small toysγγγγγγ
Quanshan Castle has gradually formed a unique night culture.
A savvy businessman,
When you go to the head door of Hongyun, you spend a lot of money to get electricity, and you have to install light bulbs in your own store.
really
The brightly lit shops in the house are more popular than the ones that are still lighting candles.
Later, the boss simply replaced the signboard of the shop with a light sign, and threw out the shops that were still hanging red lanterns to attract customers several streets.
Merchants have followed suit,
At night, the streets are even more colorful.
The big families in the city,
He also began to come to Hongyun Dangmen to ask for electricity and install electric lights in his house.
gradually
Electrification and installation of electric lights have become the appeal of the whole people of Quanshan City.
Wang Shu charged a tael of gold for each household, and began to send his disciples to lay cables and install electric lights in their homes.
"Remember, when installing it, be sure to remind the townspeople not to put the light bulb in their mouth. β
After explaining the work, Wang Shu suddenly added a piece coldly.
This unintentional reminder attracted the attention of the curious baby Niu Shuhao.
"The surface of the bulb is very smooth, and if it can be placed in the inlet, it proves that there is enough space in the mouth for it to enter and exit, and it can theoretically be taken out. β
Niu Shuhao picked up a normal-sized light bulb and thought about it in bed, unable to fall asleep for a long time.
In the spirit of inquiring into the bottom of science - bold assumptions, careful verification,
Niu Shuhao decided to try it for Wang Shu himself.
Of course
He took precautions in advance and went to the kitchen to get a bowl of rapeseed oil. Even if it gets stuck, apply some oil, and slip out, reduce friction, he's learned.
Everything is ready,
Without saying a word, put it in your mouth,
The bulb slides in instantly.
"It's so easy to put it in, and it must be just as easy to take it out." β
Niu Shuhao's nervous heart relaxed a lot.
He started pulling the light bulb outward,
Pull it gently first...
Grass!
Can't pull it?!
Try a little harder...
Still can't pull it?!
Niu Shuhao opened his mouth as much as he could, and added a little more force...
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Really stuck to the death!
I'm not afraid, but fortunately, I prepared rapeseed oil in advance.
"Goo-dong!"
Niu Shuhao was a little uncalm, and poured most of the bowl into his mouth, and the rapeseed oil all flowed into his stomach, causing a burst of nausea, but the bulb did not move.
Now he knew something was wrong,
Hurriedly shouted for help.
"Woo woo woo ... β
With a light bulb in his mouth, Niu Shuhao was completely speechless. He hurriedly got out of bed and woke up Li Youcai, who was sleeping in the lower bunk.
"Hahahahahahaha β
Li Youcai laughed for about a century, wiped away his tears, and led Niu Shuhao to knock on Wang Shu's door.
"Click. β
The door opened quickly,
It's so late, Wang Shu hasn't slept yet.
As soon as you enter the door,
Li Youcai laughed again.
More than a dozen city residents lined up in Wang Shu's house, waiting for Wang Shu to help them get light bulbs.
Seeing that another man is coming,
They turned back together, each with their cheeks puffed out, like a goldfish stuffed in their mouths.
I've been waiting for about a century.
Finally, it was Niu Shuhao's turn.
At this time, his cheeks were already swollen to the point of numbness, and Harazi soaked his clothes, like a second fool.
Wang Shu put the cotton ball into both sides of Niu Shuhao's mouth, and then carefully broke the light bulb and took it out one by one.
Niu Shuhao left without love,
I ran into another person head-on,
It's no one else,
It was Li Youcai who sent him just nowγγγγγγ
It's so painful and happy,
The whole city of Quanshan City has been connected to electricity, and every household has been installed with electric lights.
"Get out of here!"
Chengmin A, who pushed a cart of rock sugar gourds to set up a stall, saw that his stall yesterday was occupied, and opened his mouth to scold.
"Why let me go, whoever comes first will use it!"
Not to be outdone, the townsfolk replied.
"I was here yesterday!"
"What about yesterday? Is your name written on this land?"
As he spoke, the two rolled up their sleeves and gestured.
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Wang Shu thought that the villagers' rare interest in electric lights had passed, and they would gradually return to normal life.
Who knows
The number of people who come out to visit the night market after dinner has not decreased, but has become more and more, which has become a must-have pastime for them after dinner.
Now the stalls on the street are all grabbed.
Not only that,
Every evening,
There will be a big traffic jam at the entrance of the city.
In other cities, more and more people heard that there was a brightly lit and lively night market in Quanshan City, and they came to see the freshness. The inn and hotel grocery store was full, and the bosses' pockets were bulging day by day.
Unexpectedly, the small project for the benefit of the people has developed a scenic area.
Wang Shu asked the factory to increase production, make some colorful new bulbs, build various shapes according to the drawings, and start the lamps.
Merchants from other cities saw business opportunities and came to Wang Shu to rent land to open shops.
Some wealthy businessmen even went out of their way to move their families here.
Today's Quanshan City is hard to find.
The rise in land rent has not dampened people's enthusiasm for renting land.
Land prices have skyrocketed,
Today's Quanshan City has become one of the top 5 hottest towns in the Heavenly Dome Continent!