After performing two magic tricks, the magician retreated backstage, and a dozen singers took the stage to perform a dance.

It's still early, and many important characters haven't arrived yet, so they can't officially start performing so early. Although the crowd waited impatiently, they also knew that the official performance would not start until the Xuezheng and Zhizhou adults arrived.

Usually, everyone likes to watch these songs and dances, but after being whetted by two wonderful magic tricks, they feel that this kind of song and dance is really tasteless, and they are anxiously waiting for the official opening while reminiscing about the magic just now.

Mo Shiyun asked, "How long is the trick performance?" No, the moon is not over yet. ”

"There are only ten tricks to be performed tonight, a total of about two pillars of incense, and a song and dance to be performed in the middle, and the time will be extended."

Mo Shiyun was surprised: "So little? The last time I heard Xiao Ju say that the trick class was practicing more than 30 tricks, she was wrong? ”

Li Hao smiled: "She's right, she has indeed prepared more than 30 tricks." There are only ten performances tonight, which can already attract people, and the others will be gradually launched after the trick class collects money in the future. In this way, it can maintain the popularity for a long time and attract more people to watch. If it is launched once and people watch it a few more times, there is no freshness. ”

Mo Shiyun thought about it and felt that it was the same reason, "As far as you are cunning, there are always one way to make money." ”

"In fact, this really doesn't make much money, it's just to entertain the public, and the real money still depends on secret recipes such as roasted tea and brewing."

Mo Shiyun was about to speak, when the crowd suddenly moved, she turned her head to look, and saw her father Mo Shouyi walking over with two officials. Listening to people's discussions, these two officials are Zhizhou and Xuezheng.

Next, the deans of each academy and the well-known talents of each academy arrived one after another.

At this time, a group of more than 20 girls walked out from the side of the high platform, they were wearing uniform costumes, and a strip was obliquely tied on their bodies, on which were written the words "Quanzhou Mid-Autumn Festival Poetry Society Reception".

Each of them held a wooden tray with more than a dozen cups of tea on it. The maids distributed the teacups to the table in the front row. Their movements are all uniformly trained, and each of them puts down their teacups and then moves to the next seat.

The officials and celebrities in the front row didn't care at first, and casually took a sip of it, and let out an exclamation when they landed.

"What kind of tea is this? So fragrant? ”

"Good tea! Good tea! Ah, I've never had such a good tea in my life. ”

Lord Zhizhou heard the applause of everyone around him, and he also tried to take a sip, and immediately ignored Sven, and drank the teacup in one go.

Good tea indeed!

Lord Zhizhou's mind immediately became active, and some of this good tea was sent to Bianliang Capital...... Eun Xiang will praise every time he drinks tea, and he will naturally think of the person who sent the tea, and he will remember himself once he drinks tea, and he is still on the rise? Thinking of this, his heart burned, and he immediately said to his entourage: "Call Mo Shouyi to come over." ”

Mo Shouyi is a businessman, so naturally he will not sit in the first row of officials, and he is not qualified to sit on an equal footing with those Confucian celebrities in the second row, as the organizer, he also sits in the third row.

Hearing Lord Zhizhou's call, how dare Mo Shouyi slack off? Immediately came to the middle of the first row: "My lord! ”

"Where did you buy this tea from?"

"Lord Hui, the Treasure Pavilion and my Mo family have co-founded a tea house, selecting the best quality tea leaves and processing them with overseas secret recipes. These teas are produced by tea estates, and they are not yet sold on the market, so they will be launched for the first time tonight for adults to try. Although the processing of this tea is extremely difficult, and the daily yield is extremely low, the taste - not that I boast - there is no better tea in the Great Song Dynasty. In order to let you taste it, I made a bloody investment and gave each of the adults three taels of tea for free. ”

Zhizhou was stunned for a moment, and said with a smile: "Your Mo family is one of the top merchants in Quanzhou City, so you only send three taels of tea, and you say that you have made a bloody investment, aren't you afraid of people's jokes when this is spread?" ”

"Adults don't know, this tea costs 10 yuan a tael, more than ten adults on the scene, I really made a bloody investment, so that each adult can send three taels." Although Mo Shouyi's face remained unchanged, his heart was empty.

In terms of cost, this tea is expensive, but at most it is twice as expensive. 10 yuan a tael, he would never dare to make such an offer. He once asked Mo Shiyun to ask Li Hao about the price of tea, and Li Hao said that the Mo family would set the price. But for the sake of Mo Shouyi's stability, he later asked Li Hao for a reference price, and Li Hao said casually: "This must take the high-quality route, and it can't be less than 10 yuan a tael." ”

Mo Shouyi listened, and gasped on the spot, 10 yuan a tael? That's too hard. No matter how good this tea is, who can afford it if it is so expensive? The cost of one or two teas is far less than 200 yuan, and it is sold for 10 yuan, which is almost the same as robbery.

"What? 10 yuan a tael? Zhizhou was also taken aback when he heard this, he originally wanted Mo Shouyi to send him a hundred or dozens of catties of tea and transport it to Bianliang Capital to make friends with the powerful. But when I heard that 10 yuan was a tael, it was impossible to want a hundred or dozens of catties, at most I could only ask for a few catties, even if I wanted a few catties, it was a great benefit to the Mo family. But a few catties to get Bianliang, how to score enough, at least twenty catties.

Twenty catties is two thousand pounds, and it seems that the Mo family will have to make some compensation.

Zhizhou stroked his long beard and said: "This tea house is done, and the future marketing of the Great Song Dynasty is also the scenery of Quanzhou City, and the tax of the tea house is paid in Quanzhou, which is also a contribution to Quanzhou." As a parent official in Quanzhou, this official is also a strong supporter of the tea house, and you can tell this official if you have any difficulties. ”

Mo Shouyi had a grateful expression, "Thank you, my lord, the tea house is still in the preparation period, and it is indeed difficult. ”

Zhizhou nodded, "The poetry meeting is going to be held tonight, and there is no time." Another day, tell me about the difficulties you face. ”

Mo Shouyi was overjoyed, and said a word of praise to Lord Zhizhou before returning to his seat. Oh my God, tea is 10 yuan a tael, Zhizhou actually feels normal, this official is too easy to deceive.

In fact, it is not that Zhizhou is easy to deceive, but that the information is completely asymmetrical. Rare treasure pavilion means "best treasure", everything is a peerless treasure, this tea is stained with the reputation of rare treasure pavilion, said to be 10 yuan a tael, naturally no one will doubt it.

As soon as Mo Shouyi sat down, Dean Su of Quanzhou Academy came over and said with a smile: "Mo Yuanwai, the tea in your tea house is really a must." ”

Mo Shouyi hurriedly stood up and clasped his fists with both hands: "Su Shanchang has won the award." ”

"The old man has never had many hobbies, but he loves tea as much as his life. After tasting a cup of this good tea, it may be difficult for other teas to eat in the future. Mo Yuanwai, you have raised the old man's taste, I have to buy some good tea from you, just now I heard you say to the Lord Zhizhou that this tea is 10 yuan a tael, the old man is shy in his pocket, and he can't afford to buy too much, so he will buy one or two to taste. ”

"Where does Su Shanchang say, the dog is stubborn, and only after being taught by the mountain chief Chunchun can he be lifted, how can I collect money from you? After a poetry meeting, I sent a tael to the mountain chief. It's just that the yield of this tea is too low, and I have very little tea on hand. After the production is later, I will send some to Su Shanchang. ”

Dean Su left satisfied, and before he could return to his seat, a person dressed as a family member came up and whispered, "Chief Su, please stay." ”

Dean Su stopped in astonishment, and the family Ding stepped forward and whispered: "I am a subordinate of Mo Yuanwai, a foreign representative of Mo Yuan, and after the poetry meeting ends, I will send five taels of tea to the house." There were a lot of people just now, and there was too little tea in Mo Yuanwai's hands, and the governors, judges, Xuezheng and other adults also wanted tea, he didn't dare to say that he would send you too much, and he hoped that Su Shanchang would bear with him! ”

"Oh, Mo Yuanwai is so polite, you tell Mo Yuanwai, the old man confessed."

Before Mo Shouyi could sit down, one of the judge's staff came over...... As soon as the staff left, the owner of Fan Ji Buxing, a big merchant in Quanzhou, came...... In a short period of time, seven or eight officials and wealthy people either sent people or came to order tea in person.

According to Li Hao's strategy, Mo Shouyi will reduce the supply, and if he wants to buy four taels, he will give him two taels at most, or only accept reservations, giving people a strong feeling of being out of stock.

The maids who delivered the tea kept shuttling back and forth, so that everyone who was sitting on the chairs present drank a cup of tea. Only the officials in the first row refilled their teacups, and the others only gave them one cup, and then asked the maids to answer that they were all gone.

These people wanted to buy tea one after another, but the representatives of the tea estates sent by Mo Shouyi only accepted reservations and did not give ready-made tea.

The scene of the commotion and ordering tea only disappeared when the sound of the loudspeaker music sounded again. The curtain on the high platform slowly opened again, and the first large-scale stage magic of the Great Song Dynasty officially began.

A girl holding a microphone in the magic troupe walked to the front of the stage lightly, looked at Ying Yingyifu to the audience, put the microphone to her mouth and said, "Good evening, ladies and gentlemen!" Today is the annual Mid-Autumn Festival, and the Quanzhou Mid-Autumn Festival Poetry Festival is about to begin.

"Starting tomorrow, this troupe will rent a performance here in the Jade Garden every day, and each person only needs to pay 100 yuan to enter the theater to watch, and everyone is welcome to come and cheer when they come. Let's take a look at the trick show. ”

The girl saluted the stage again, and the curtain slowly closed on the high platform.

From the moment the girl began to say the first word, everyone in the audience was in an uproar, and the sound of exclamation and discussion sounded like a tide, wave after wave. The girl spoke softly, and everyone at the scene could hear it clearly! The tidal sound couldn't hide the girl's voice.

Those boxes that make sounds, synchronously ringing the girl's voice, how can this be? How can this be?

But before the people could talk, the curtain opened again, and there was an extra table on the stage, and a magician stood beside it. He bowed to the audience, picked up a square piece of cloth, and showed it to the audience on both sides, but there was nothing.

The cloth was on the table, and when it was removed, there was a birdcage, and there was already a large exclamation from the audience. The magician covered the cage again and conjured a dove. Then the magician covered it with a piece of cloth a little more, and two more pigeons came out of thin air in his hand, and as soon as he let go, the doves flew up.

"Wow, this time I conjured up a living thing, it's amazing!"

"I don't see where the pigeon came from, can you see it clearly?"

"Nonsense, it's still called a trick when you see it clearly?"

The officials in the front row were also stunned, in the face of unprecedented magical tricks, they reacted no different from an ordinary person.