Great Qin Emperor

Chapter 15
Every spring, fairs are popular in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and every small town has a few days of fairs.At that time, there will be a sea of ​​people, and the night will be as dark as day. The originally deserted town will become a nightless day in a blink of an eye, and it will still be full of people in the middle of the night.

There are a lot of goods, not to mention buying, just looking at it, and it is impossible to do it without spending a day and a half.Of course, there are also all kinds of juggling, monkey shows, magic tricks, tricks, and striptease without poles. As for the style, don't expect too much, otherwise you will be disappointed.

Compared with the markets in the Jiangnan area, the three-day slack meeting of the Qin State is definitely not as good. First, there are not as many people as in the Jiangnan area, and second, the goods are simply not comparable due to the difference in time.Juggling such as magic tricks were rare in the Qin Dynasty and could not be seen at all, let alone striptease without poles.

Baxian County is the east gate of Xianyang. The successive monarchs of the Qin State attached great importance to it, and made great efforts to build it. Therefore, it has a large population. Although it is not as prosperous as Xianyang, it is not much different.Coupled with the three-day slack farming meeting, the common people who have worked hard for a year come out to relax, look at the strange, look at the weird, and the number of people suddenly increases. It can be said that foot to foot and shoulder to shoulder.

The busiest one is of course Zhou Chong’s tofu stand.Just as Wei Qing expected, as long as the tofu stall made its debut, it would definitely cause a sensation. He really expected it, Zhou Chong and the others only opened for less than a stick of incense, and it was already overcrowded.As a last resort, after discussing with Zeng Shuyao's father and daughter, Zhou Chong and Zeng Shuyao immediately dispatched additional staff and negotiated with the neighboring stalls to give them space.That's it, it still can't meet the needs. After a while, the diners are full again and have to expand again.At the end of the day, Zhou Chong couldn't remember how many times his tofu stall had expanded.

The reason why Zhou Chong's business is booming is not only because tofu is something Qin people have never tasted before, and they all come to taste it with a curious mind, but also because of Li Si's ingenuity. Apply snowflakes, and thaumaturgy turns stone into oil."Li Si's talent is indeed extraordinary. When Zhou Chong asked for his opinion, he thought for a while and wrote down this couplet.His opinion is: Ba County is close to Xianyang, and the annual slack conference is unprecedentedly grand, many nobles come to watch, and they will definitely come to taste Brother Zhou's ingenious idea, with these two sentences, both refined and popular can enjoy it.

Although Li Si's character is worth pondering, his talent and learning are indeed convincing. Zhou Chong's original intention of asking his opinion was to ask him to give some ideas, but unexpectedly he wrote a couplet.After Li Si's explanation, Zhou Chong couldn't help but admire how meticulous his mind was, it could be said that he was impeccable, and even thought of this matter.So Zhou Chong pasted his handwriting on two pieces of silk and hung it in front of the tofu stand.

"Book of Remonstrance and Chasing Guest" has been handed down through the ages, with remarkable literary talent, extraordinary momentum and far-reaching conception. It has played an extremely important role in the development of ancient Chinese literature.This couplet was also his ingenuity. It didn't take long for the words "rolling snowflakes" and "stone in the oil" in the couplet to become synonymous with tofu. Qin people stopped saying "give me a bowl of tofu" when they came to taste tofu, but said "Give me a bowl of snowflakes and some oil from the rock."

Isn't it just a bowl of tofu? Li Si made such a wonderful idea but made it very elegant and poetic. Thinking of this, Zhou Chong couldn't help laughing, thinking that in modern society, people would definitely be ridiculed. Rated Showoff.

What made Zhou Chong dumbfounded the most was not making ordinary things into elegant ones, but his nickname. In less than half a day, Zhou Chong had a new nickname "Tofu Zhou". People in Qin yelled when they wanted tofu: " For tofu week, I want a bowl of snowflakes with some stone oil."

After hearing this, Zhou Chong remembered a nickname "Tofu Xishi" known to modern people, and thought very depressingly: "I am not a woman, how can I become a celebrity as famous as Xi Shi?" The operation officer turned out to be the "Tofu Week" on the ground. If his old colleagues knew about this, they would definitely laugh out loud.

"Tofu Zhou, you can see that there are more and more people. The group in front has not left, but the group behind has squeezed in. Look, that person's saliva is dripping down." Zeng Shuyao teased Zhou Chong with her mouth covered.

Zhou Chong was very upset and said: "Why do you also call me Tofu Zhou? It sounds terrible?"

"It sounds good." Zeng Shuyao said with a very happy smile: "Brother Si said, this is a great thing, it shows that our business is doing very well, and it has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. It won't be long before we come to learn from our teachers and ask for advice. There will be countless tricks. By then, your Tofu Week will be called Tofu Patriarch, and you can sleep on gold.”

Although the nickname makes people uncomfortable, but the future is bright. The chance of finding the first pot of gold in this world is getting closer and closer. After all, this is a happy thing. Zhou Chong nodded and said: "This is not what you persuaded at the beginning Me, otherwise I wouldn’t be living in the country.”

"Pearls are not stained by mud, and gold always shines. Zhou Chong's ingenuity will shine brightly sooner or later. I just follow the trend and give you some convenience." Zeng Shuyao said modestly: "Brother Zhou, There are more and more people, and you can see that there are still a lot of people queuing outside. If it weren't for the officials who helped maintain order, the stall would have been overwhelmed. Brother Zhou, what do you think should be done?"

Zhou Chong scratched his head and said, "This matter is really difficult. We can only expand some places again."

Zeng Shuyao shook her head and said: "I knew you would say that. However, we can't just focus on the present. Adding more people, tables, and bowls is a trivial matter. It requires more millstones. Once the three-day period is over, these things are not necessary. Is it idle?" This is a big investment, it costs a lot of money, and once the three-day period is over, these things are useless.It's easy to talk about manpower, helpers, just pay the wages and send them away, those "equipment" are not easy to deal with, and she has to do calculations with a keen mind.

"What's so difficult about this? I have my own way to deal with it." Zhou Chong thought about it and said, "I can't wait to see you. This is our opportunity, we can't let it go."

The dexterous Zeng Shuyao rolled her beautiful eyes and asked, "Brother Zhou, do you have another good idea? Let me tell you."

Zhou Chong was a bit thick-skinned, and said: "Tofu Zhou is so famous, why are you afraid that no one will want it? As long as the patriarch says a word, it won't be sold short."

Zeng Shuyao burst out laughing, and said: "I really didn't realize that Brother Zhou has a thick skin. You haven't told others your idea yet, so don't keep it secret, tell me, you know people are impatient. of."

(End of this chapter)