Chapter 49: Your Majesty, You've Won the Lottery
The most prosperous Fertile Street in Qingcheng is full of pedestrians, roadside vendors shouting and selling, and it is a thriving scene.
On the side of the road, two old men in gorgeous costumes strolled one after the other.
The person in front of him was dressed in a gold and red brocade coat, with a straight nose, deep eyes, gray hair combed into a bun, and a white hosta meticulously pinned behind his head, looking extravagant, but there was also a kind of momentum that was not angry and self-imposing.
The old man behind him looked respectful, he kept hunched over, his white face did not have a beard, although he had passed half a hundred last year, he looked handsome, and he was a creamy little boy with oily hair and flour when he was young!
"Master, you always say that you are old, but these legs and feet are lighter than when you were young, and the slave and maid are almost unable to keep up!"
Emperor Jingren glanced at the minions behind him lightly, "I didn't enter the city with great fanfare, but I was tired of listening to those sycophants who slipped around and wanted to be clean and pure, Duren, why can't you understand my thoughts?" ”
The old eunuch sneered, "The slave maid is not a dragon fart, every word is the truth in the slave maid's heart!" ”
"Humph! You're damned! ”
Emperor Jingren scolded with a smile, and then said, "What is the name of Qingcheng Taishou?" ”
"Back to my lord, Ma Qingshan."
"Yes, yes, it's him." Emperor Jingren nodded slightly, "Have you read the drawings sent back by Wei Cheng last time, the water-powered loom does have a bit of a doorway, I want to see it in the past now." ”
"Indeed!" Du Lun echoed, "I can't imagine that this small Qingcheng can raise such ingenious talents, and the cultivation of Gonggong Wei and Master Ma is indispensable, these two people really deserve to be rewarded!" ”
At this time, a half-grown child with a basket in his hand came running from the side of the road, and came up and left a piece of paper in the hand of each of them.
As long as you take this coupon to the designated place to place an order, you can enjoy a 70% discount on the order, and you can also participate in the lottery, the maximum red envelope can reach 66 taels of silver! ”
Takeaway?
Coupons?
Lottery?
The two looked at each other for a moment.
Fortunately, the salesman next to him was clever and asked with a smile, "The two uncles have just arrived in my Qingcheng, right?" ”
Emperor Jingren bowed slightly, "That's true, what is this takeaway?" ”
"Hey! To put it bluntly, it's an errand delivery! As long as you order food at our takeaway station an hour in advance and pay a small errand fee, our "Beautiful" takeaway brother will go to the store as soon as possible to pack a meal for you, deliver the food to your door, and will also give you a cup of beer specially brewed by the storekeeper to relieve the heat! ”
Emperor Jingren brushed his beard with some surprise, he didn't expect that in a small Qingcheng, the people's life and dining would become so convenient!
"Can you order anything, can you send anything?"
"That's right!" The salesman pointed to a delivery truck that happened to pass by, "Did the two gentlemen see it?" As long as this car can fit in, within the Qingcheng area, you can order whatever you want! ”
The two turned their heads in surprise, this delivery vehicle is also a novelty, there is no horse in front of it, but it runs so fast, it is incredible!
"Duren, go and ask what the price of this strange car is, sir, I want to buy one and take it back!"
"Yes, sir!"
The salesman who didn't want to be on the side laughed and waved his hand, "Don't bother with it, our shopkeeper Wen said that this thing is only suitable for delivery at present, and no amount of silver will be taken out!" ”
Emperor Jingren frowned, "The shopkeeper Wen in your mouth, is it the Wen Chen who invented the water-powered loom?" ”
"Deal with it! That's him! When the salesman heard Wen Chen's name, a look of admiration appeared on his face.
"Shopkeeper Wen is my idol, not only has a whimsical idea, but also built a water-powered loom, and in just one month, he helped the Li family complete the order of 300,000 horses of summer cloth in the imperial court, and he is only eight buckets high, I heard that even Lord Jin from Tianjing City is full of praise for the poem he left in Wanhualou!"
"Oh? Doesn't that sound interesting......"
A hint of curiosity flashed in Emperor Jingren's eyes, but he wanted to meet this Wen Chen, who had always been heard in other people's mouths recently.
"Second master, are you sure you won't go to the next order? You can also draw a big prize! ”
"Check it out!" Emperor Jingren laughed loudly and walked towards the small shop with a takeaway station hanging on the side of the road.
After handing over the coupon, the clerk learned from the salesman that the two were coming to Qingcheng for the first time, and took the initiative to take out two glasses of beer as gifts.
Du Lun took a sip lightly, and a cold feeling rushed straight to the Tianling Gai, making him shiver!
"It's not good, it's not good!"
"I think it's good...... Emperor Jingren gently shook the orange body in the glass, "The taste is rich, but not irritating, refreshing and sharp, with a long aftertaste, it is really a pleasure to drink a glass on this hot summer day......
The corners of the old eunuch's mouth twitched, and he said again and again, "It's an old slave's cheap bones, and he can't taste such fine chaff, what the old man said is reasonable!" ”
At this time, the clerk put the lottery box in front of the two, "Are the two masters sure they want to place an order?" Place an order and you're ready to draw! ”
As he spoke, he also took a thick stack of recipes for the two to choose from, including large and small gourmet restaurants in Qingcheng, and there were exquisite illustrations of the dishes next to them as a reference.
"Not bad, not bad!" Emperor Jingren praised again and again, "This shopkeeper Wen is also a person with a heart, and these recipes seem to have an appetite!" ”
After selecting a few dishes and paying the silver, Emperor Jingren put his hand into the lottery box.
The clerk took the paper ball and opened it carefully, and suddenly said with a happy face, "Congratulations to the master, congratulations to the master, you have won the first prize of the store, sixty-six taels of silver!" ”
"In other words, not only does your meal cost nothing, but we also have to pay you the silver!"
Oh? Is there really such a good thing? Emperor Jingren was stunned, obviously he didn't expect that he would win the prize so easily.
On the side, Du Lun hurriedly echoed, "Master Hongfu Qitian, wherever you go, good luck will follow!" ”
"You are so expensive to conduct a lottery, are you not afraid of losing business?" Emperor Jingren asked suspiciously.
"My shopkeeper Wen said, it doesn't matter if you make money or not, the most important thing is to make the people who have experienced our takeaway service satisfied, and the smiling faces of customers are the best reward for our "beautiful" takeaway! ”
When Emperor Jingren heard this, he couldn't help but smile on his face, it wasn't that he was the king of a country who lacked these dozens of taels of silver, but even if he didn't reveal his identity, he was still so flattered and flattered by others, and he felt extremely happy in his heart!
"Interesting, this Wen Chen is really a wonderful person!"
"By the way, two masters, where are you going to deliver the takeaways you ordered? Please leave us an address! The clerk took out a pen and paper and asked.
"Just send it to Wanhualou, sir, I also want to see what kind of poem your shopkeeper Wen left in Wanhualou, which can make the eyes higher than the top gold on weekdays full of praise!"
The clerk shook his head and waved his hand, "The two uncles should change the delivery address, the Wanhualou just died some time ago A father-in-law of the imperial court has been seized, and now no one can enter." ”
The smiles on their faces froze.
Duren hurriedly asked, "Which father-in-law died?" ”
"It's the Duke of Wei who the imperial court sends to Qingcheng every year to collect cloth! I heard that the death is miserable, and the ass is blooming......"
"What? Wei Cheng is dead?! ”