Reborn I want to be a giant

Chapter 51

"He is willing to spend all his money on the long-distance running race, which shows that he recognizes your ability, but it is impossible to open the back door for him. We can't get past Mr. Xue, can we?" Only the government can open the back door for Lu Xuewen.

Wu Ying felt that Lu Xuewen was not a fool, he made everything clear, the other party should think of other ways by himself, in short, just like the little girl said, Lianghexuan can't get past Xue Youzhi.

"Write what?"

"The "Old Mountain Records" will be finished around September, and I will write something new." She didn't think she was particularly good at anything, and she wasn't smart, except that she loved to imagine wildly and unconstrainedly, and her younger brother was extremely good at writing. With the help of a good scholar, the tavern's alternative storytelling has become a major feature.

It's like having a brother in a family, like a treasure.Cheng Fu turned his head and glanced not far away with emotion, concentrating on his homework, ignoring their little brother.

"We must make Lianghexuan famous this year."

Although Wu Ying knew it was important, the little girl's eyes were wrong, "Are you going back to Beijing next year?" Didn't you say two years?

"If this year is successful, next year's venue fee cannot be this amount. If Mr. Xue asks me, I will definitely suggest him to bid instead." This is a trend, and no one can stop it, and it's not a bad thing.As for what form Lianghexuan will participate in next year, she still has to look at the development of this year.

Wu Ying was enlightened, once everyone benefited from this year's long-distance race, Jinling will hold it every year if nothing else happens.And there are only so many places that can be released on both sides of the track, and the various companies will inevitably compete for it.It is certainly no longer appropriate for the government to set a ceiling price.

After not sitting for long, Wu Ying left in a hurry with her mind full of thoughts.

The little brothers and sisters in the study, one is busy with reading, the other is busy with business, the lights stay on until late at night.Luo Xing was already lying on the corridor that had been wiped spotless by the Endo couple and fell asleep rubbing his stuffed belly.Jiu Jiu, who was on duty at night, came out to see him and stuffed a pillow under his head.

The next day, Cheng Fu got up before dawn.As soon as she went out, she saw Luo Xing flushing his face with water.

"You're panicking on the ground, right?" In fact, there is no need to "follow you like a shadow" at home, but Luo Xing seems to be very persistent, so she doesn't force it.

"It's pretty cool." The maids and servants of the Cheng family are very hardworking. Everywhere in the house is neat and tidy, and the corridors are cleaner than his previous bed in Fuqian Lane. "Going out so early?" He found that the little girl was dressed a little strangely, like the exercise clothes of the children of aristocratic families.

"Well, go for a run." Cheng Han closed the door.

Luo Xing didn't quite understand, but he followed out the gate consciously.

By the canal, Cheng Fu asked Luo Xing, who was standing next to him with his arms folded, while moving his joints, "How far is it from here to the pier?"

"Eight or nine miles away."

"Walk."

The little girl ran a few feet away before Luo Xing recovered and followed her.

Cheng Fu usually walks around the yard, and hardly goes out for exercise. After coming to Jinling, she thought about making her body healthier.In this era, the level of medical care is underdeveloped, and even a small illness can kill a person.She still has many wishes that have not been fulfilled, and she does not want to die early.So the idea of ​​holding a long-distance race is not only to let Lianghexuan earn his first pot of gold, but also to urge himself to strengthen his exercise.

After jogging for a while, she stopped and supported the outer wall of the house next to her to rest. Luo Xing was not out of breath, and just looked at her so unreasonably.

"Miss doesn't want to participate in the competition, does she?" He still bit the bullet and put forward his guess.It's really... With such a small body, it is impossible to enter the top five hundred.

Unexpectedly, the child gave him a positive nod, "Yes."

"Miss... no... it's not that I look down on you, it's that you really can't make it into the top [-]."

Cheng Fu made a grimace, "Then I will also participate."

Enough rest, the little girl continued to run to the pier, Luo Xing could only follow, what else could she do.However, Jinling in the early morning is quite beautiful, and it has been a long time since he enjoyed the scenery so leisurely.

"Miss, the soy milk at the bean curd stall is ready, let's take a break."

"Miss, look quickly, Baozipu Baozipu..."

Luo Xing ran with her, not forgetting to throw temptations at her.The little girl pursed her lips and tried her best, which was so cute.

"Humph!"

"..."

On May [-]th, Wu Ying arrived at the tavern early, and Guanshi Song and Guanshi Qian, who were earlier than him, had just finished working for a while and were having breakfast in the kitchen.And Lu Xuewen and Lu Qing were the earliest representatives of all the firms.They were followed by Zheng Qiao, the owner of the Cheng'an firm, Jing Yuanze from the Jing family, Ming Hengdao from the Ming family, Qi Fengxiu from the Qi family, Zhou Jin from Huaiyan Mihang... Soon the fourth floor became lively.

Lin Bang went upstairs and gave Wu Ying a wink, Wu Ying said a few polite words to Qi Fengxiu, then walked to the stairs, "What?"

"Master, Master Zhan said that Shuimen Street is bad luck, so he refused to come."

"No one was sent?"

Lin Bang shook his head, "It is said that he will bring back dirty things when he comes, which will affect the luck of the Zhan family."

"Follow them." Whether love will come or not.

Lin Bang didn't know whether Wu Ying was angry or not, so he hesitated for a moment, then turned around and went downstairs to continue receiving the visiting guests.

Song Xinyi, the steward of Lianghexuan, was in charge of explaining, with Wu Ying and Cheng Fu making supplements.Xue Youzhi will personally come over later to supervise the signing of the contract and the drawing of lots.

After almost all the merchants invited arrived, Song Xinyi asked two assistants to open the large canvas that had been hung up earlier.Above is the route map of the Jinling Ring Race, which is similar to the ones seen by Lu Xuewen and Lu Qing, but it is more than ten times larger, and it can be guaranteed that people sitting in the back can clearly understand it at a glance.

Song Xinyi first introduced the general situation of the "Jinling Ring Race" in detail, and then talked about the significance of holding this long-distance race to Jinling.Finally, how each firm will participate in this grand event.

Merchants need to sign a contract first, and then draw lots. Within five days, they will go to the yamen to pay the money and get the stamped certificate from the yamen according to the contract, and then go back and wait for the government to notify the time of entering the venue.Lianghexuan will take full responsibility for other matters.If the full amount of money is not paid within five days, it will be a default and the government will redistribute the venue.

In addition, regarding the rewards for the top 100, the venue fee paid this time includes the bonuses of these people, but Lianghexuan welcomes merchants to provide additional prizes.Because the competition is over, the government will post a list of the top [-] people on the bulletin boards at each city gate, and the businesses that actively cooperate will also appear below the list.

"I'll pay 1 taels for No. 200." Zhou Jin of Huaiyan Mihang was the first to win.

All around suddenly exploded, saying anything.

"Then Lianghexuan will take the place of No. 1 who I don't know. Thank you, Boss Zhou." Song Xinyi put on a good-natured face from the beginning to the end.

Seeing that the people below were all agitated, Wu Ying, who had been sitting in the corner, stood up, "Be quiet and don't be impatient. After a two-minute rest, it's time for questions. You can ask if you don't understand anything."

The guys in the tavern politely went to each seat with hot tea and snacks to replace them with new ones.

Jing Yuanze didn't get together with other people to discuss, nor did he drink tea and snacks to change clothes, he thought for a while in his seat, then got up and walked to Wu Ying and Cheng Fu who were discussing, "What do you two plan to do? "

Wu Ying had some friendship with him, but she never thought that he would be so shameless and directly ask, "Didn't you think about it?"

Jing Yuanze obviously didn't believe his nonsense, glanced at Zhou Jin who was complacent, and said with disgust: "200 taels is also a shame, I can offer 1 taels for No.1000."

Cheng Fu shook his fan, not happy, but sad, "It's too much, Master Jing can't be like this."

Jing Yuanze was puzzled, "Is it too much?"

"Master Jing, ordinary people spend less than a hundred taels a year, and these are people in a wealthy place in the south of the Yangtze River. In other places, 20 taels is considered a wealthy family. If the reward is too high, it will easily breed the crooked thoughts of some unscrupulous people. We For the first year, I don't want anything to go wrong. That way I can continue to do it next year and the year after."

Jing Yuanze wanted to refute, but Cheng Fu didn't give him a chance, and continued: "Young Master Jing, don't be in a hurry, the rewards are reserved in advance, I assure you, after the venues are all signed, I will discuss it with everyone in detail. You have a great friendship with our Wu Dong family, he will not let you suffer."

Wu Ying nodded, "Two Rivers is about to provide paid strategic assistance. If you trust us, we won't charge you." This is also one of Cheng Fu's profit points for Two Rivers for this long-distance race.Wu Ying thought it was wonderful.

Jing Yuanze was finally persuaded by these two people, "Okay."

Two quarters of an hour passed quickly, and Song Xinyi was sitting upright under the road map. Wu Ying and Cheng Fu were still sitting in the corner next to them. Hearing that Xue Youzhi had arrived early, Manager Qian arranged for him to take a rest in the wing.

"Can I return the unsatisfactory one?" someone asked
"It is not possible to return or exchange. You can choose not to pay, and the venue you have drawn will be redistributed." Song Xinyi believes that no one will dare to return or exchange, because it is the government that takes the lead. But I didn't dare to come clearly.

"Can rewards produce items?"

Song Xinyi didn't know this, so he turned his head to look in the direction of the two bosses.

"Yes, but it must be sent to the Yamen for inspection in advance." Wu Ying said loudly.

After he had finished speaking, Song Xinyi continued: "Everyone, Song will chatter for a few more words. There are a total of 36 companies here, but there are more than 36 in Jinling alone, and there are still some from Suzhou and Hangzhou today. Frankly There is not much time left for you to think about it.”

The yamen sent a small official in charge of people's livelihood and Xue Youzhi's master. Under Wu Ying's suggestion, Xue Youzhi refrained from coming out for the time being, so as not to put pressure on the merchants.As for the cooperation, we should try our best to pay attention to your feelings and my willingness. Anyway, Lianghexuan is not worried that no company will participate.

Those small officials distributed contracts to all the companies present, which were quite thick and stapled into a booklet.Soon everyone was reading quietly.

Lu Xuewen was the most active, he only flipped through a few pages before signing and stamping his own seal.Then clamored for a draw.

Wu Ying and Cheng Fu signed contracts and stamped their seals for Hongzexing, Manshang, and Lianghexuan respectively.

Lu Xuewen reached into the box and took out a three-finger-sized piece of rounded bamboo, "Sixty..." He hurriedly ran to the road map, looking for the position of Sixty, and found that he was quite lucky. Nice, third position from the start.I am so happy that I can't wait to pay now.

Then Wu Ying drew on behalf of Hongzexing and Lianghexuan, and the position was not bad, but Cheng Fu was not so lucky. He drew the middle section, which everyone thought was not good. It didn't rely on the starting point or the end point, and the position was not enough. spacious.

"Why don't Hong Zexing trade it with you?" Wu Ying gave her the bamboo piece.

"No, we're just having fun." The tavern's business is already so good that it's hard to find a seat every day, and it's even worse before and after the long-distance race. It doesn't really matter if she participates or not.

Seeing that three good seats had already been snatched away, the others couldn't sit still. Those who were a little hesitant before simply signed the contract and stamped the seal, and those who didn't have the seal pressed their fingerprints.In less than an hour, all the participating shops drew lots.

"Everyone, if you don't know how to use the venue, Lianghexuan can give you advice, and the fee is not expensive." Song Xin grinned, feeling that she was particularly in the limelight today.

Lu Xuewen was the first to come to the door anxiously.

Lu Qing followed behind him, all he could think about was sending someone back to Suzhou to report to Mrs. Guo.The position he draws is not bad, it is just next door to Hong Ze Xing.But it's not the best, because Mrs. Guo is stubborn and insists on the best, then he will have to find a way to exchange it with someone else.

Fortunately, there was a deadline of five days. The official roads between Jinling and Suzhou were easy to travel, and it was convenient to travel. If you hurry up, you should be able to make it in time.Lu Qing was thinking in his heart.

Xue Youzhi didn't expect that he would be able to handle the matter smoothly without having to show up. He took so much money in half a day. Although it hasn't been credited yet, he is happy in his heart.There is such a grand event as a long-distance race, as long as he doesn't die within this year, his political performance will definitely be another excellent one.After the Chinese New Year, he might be able to get a promotion.

After the government officials left, representatives of other firms also left the tavern one after another.But Cheng Fu and Wu Ying were not idle, because neither Lu Xuewen nor Jing Yuanze left.

First come, first come first, Cheng Fu and Wu Ying first met with Lu Xuewen alone.

"What is the embroidery you ship the most now?" Cheng Fu asked.

"Screens, dowries, silk handkerchiefs, fans, everything."

"When will you return to Suzhou at the latest?" Cheng Fu calculated the time it would take for him to produce the proposal.

"I have to go back before June." His family has a big career, and now it is time to compete with those up-and-coming stars, so he is really worried.

"Okay, I will send someone to deliver the execution letter to you in three days."

After receiving the approval letter, Lu Xuewen finally left the tavern with a red face.

"The position I got was not very good." Jing Yuanze threw the bamboo slices on the table, a little dissatisfied.

Cheng Fu picked it up and looked at it, "What's wrong?"

"Too far from the starting point."

Cheng Fu was speechless, "Master Jing, look..." She unfolded a small route map, "Your position is next to the pier, and with the power of the Jing family, it is not difficult for the boats on the inland river to send guests to this pier as much as possible. Bar?"

Jing Yuanze stroked his chin, and carefully analyzed the road map. What the damn girl said seemed quite reasonable.

(End of this chapter)