Fortunate Young Gentleman

Chapter 445: Pre-match Marketing Xiao Jue was worried that Lu Ya would learn his tricks and turn against him, so he rejected Lu Ya's request and her invitation to a natural residence.

After Lu Ya left, he looked up at Tang Ning and asked, "How was it?"

Tangning jumped down from the wall and asked, "What about it?"

"The competition just now." Xiao Jue clapped his hands and said, "If I hadn't been careless just now, I might have won back a victory."

Tangning cupped her hand and said, "Keep working hard, you will beat her one day."

Xiao Jue said without any doubt: "Of course."

As an outsider, you can often see this kind of thing more clearly. Since even Xiao Jue himself didn't realize that he was being picked up, Tangning didn't remind him. Growth always requires a process, and some things require him to take his own time. Enlightenment.

The old beggar brought Xiaoxiao back. He would sometimes take Xiaoxiao out for as little as three to five days, or as long as ten days and a half. During the time Tangning went to Chu State, the longest time he took Xiaoxiao out was for training. for a month.

He truly regarded Xiaoxiao as his personal disciple. On weekdays, he looked at him as a fool and unreliable, but he was extra serious when teaching Xiaoxiao.

In his own words, he didn't want his superb kung fu to be passed down when he died, but he also didn't want to pass it on to those mediocre people and ruin his reputation. A small appearance gave him hope.

The old beggar's goal is to teach Xiaoxiao everything he has learned throughout his life before he dies. When Xiaoxiao grows up, he will find a suitable disciple to pass on to him. Their sect has always been passed down by a single line. .

The old beggar taught seriously, and so did the elementary school students.

The misfortune of her childhood and the ups and downs of her life experience have made her more mature than any of her peers, and she is more eager than anyone to have the power to protect herself.

Apart from practicing and studying, she often sits alone in the pavilion in a daze.

Tangning walked out of the kitchen, brought a small bowl to her and said, "Try it."

This is a new dish he has learned in the past two days. It was the last time he saw Xiaotao cooking it for Su Mei in Tiantianju.

He thought it tasted good and specially learned it from Xiaotao.

Xiaoxiao took the bowl from his hand and said in surprise: "Tofu dumplings!"

Tangning looked at her in surprise and asked, "Have you eaten before?"

He and Xiaoyi had studied many recipes, but they had never seen tofu made this way. According to Su Mei, this was a snack from her hometown, and she didn't expect Xiaoxiao to know about it.

Xiaoxiao nodded and said, "My grandma often cooked it for me when I was a child. Later, I lost my way with my grandma and I never had it again."

After she finished speaking, she eagerly scooped up a ball, took a bite, and fed another one to Tang Ning. She said, "It tastes the same as the one made by grandma. Brother, try it. It's delicious..."

She finished the bowl quickly. Tangning took the bowl from her hand and said, "Eat more if you like, and I'll serve you another bowl."

She seems to be naturally thin. After more than a year of nursing, she still hasn't gained weight. Tang Ning doesn't need her to be strong, as long as she is as fleshy as Qing'er.

He walked to the kitchen door and saw Lao Zheng squatting on the porch with a bowl filled with tofu dumplings he had made.

Lao Zheng gave a rare compliment: "This dumpling tastes good, I haven't had it for a long time."

Tangning asked in confusion, "Have you eaten it before?"

"I used to eat it a lot when I was in the army, but now I haven't eaten it for more than ten years." Old Zheng ate all the meatballs in the bowl in three mouthfuls. When he stood up, Tang Ning looked at the pot and said immediately: "If you want to eat it, I'll make it for you next time. The rest will be for snacks."

Hearing this, Lao Zheng put down the bowl and said, "Tell Xiao Jue tomorrow and ask him to send me two more people."

I don’t know how the Butcher trains. It takes two days to defeat one of them. Those who go back after that are all veterans who have retired from the border army. They have been on the battlefield for many years and can barely withstand the destruction of Old Zheng.

In less than half a month, the Sixteenth Guardian Competition will officially begin.

During this period of time, Tang Ning has done everything she should do. The next step is up to Lao Zheng.

This competition is different from the past, not only in the different rules.

After the group stage, when only eight guards were eliminated from the sixteen guards, every game was held in the newly built arena of Xiaoqi Camp.

For safety reasons, the stadium cannot be built very large, but it can still accommodate nearly 3,000 people. Excluding the officials and dignitaries who will attend the ceremony for free, envoys from other countries, and invited people from all walks of life, there are still nearly 2,600 seats. , sold as tickets.

There is no shortage of rich people or dignitaries in the capital. Those small businessmen and dignitaries who are not qualified to participate and have not been invited are scrambling to reserve their seats before the tickets are officially sold, for fear that others will snatch the front row.

After such a long period of publicity and warm-up, this year's Sixteenth Guards Competition has already set off a wave of excitement in the capital, and there is no need to worry about not selling out the tickets.

The organizers of the competition also announced early that a lucky spectator will be selected on the final day of the competition.

This lucky viewer will receive a set of Li Qing's complete works published by Tangrenzhai, a set of Tang Ningning's complete works, ten jars of fine wines from Tangrenfang, ten pieces of silk and satin from Tang's Satin House, a VIP card of Hongxiu Pavilion, and enjoy Tang's life-long enjoyment. The hotel offers half-price accommodation, and you will also receive a voucher worth 500 taels from Tang's Restaurant...

Their actions were not ungenerous. There were nearly a hundred rewards in total, covering almost all the industries of the Tang family and Tang people in Kyoto. When these rewards were added together, even wealthy businessmen with substantial wealth would be tempted.

What's more, for the people in Beijing, if someone is lucky enough to win, they will really reach the pinnacle of life, and they will have no worries about food and clothing for the rest of their lives.

Although they can't afford a seat in the front, they can afford a remote seat in the back. If such a good thing can happen to them, what does the ticket money spent mean?

Although the possibility of being selected from three thousand people is very small, but... what if?

The long gift list was posted on the palace wall. Someone added up the value of these gifts one by one. It was initially estimated to be more than 10,000 taels. There were more than a hundred kinds of goods involved...

In the past few days, almost all the people in the city have been discussing this matter. Many people have even burned incense and worshiped Buddha many times, in order to pray for the blessings of Buddha and Bodhisattva, so that this good luck can come to them, which indirectly makes major majors near the capital The temple has an endless stream of pilgrims, and the amount of incense money received is second only to the temple fair at the beginning of each year...

Tang's and Tang Ren's stores place lottery prizes in conspicuous places. The number of customers has doubled in the past few days. Most people just come to watch the excitement. When they see a series of discounts in the store, they can't help but Stop...

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What Tang Yaoyao held in her hand was the performance report of major stores in Beijing these past few days. The figures on it were several times higher than usual. Calculated, the extra profits in the past few days were already greater than what they had given out as prizes. of goods...

And this is not the end yet. There is still more than a month before the competition begins. It is conceivable that the investment they have made in preparing for the competition will come back tenfold...

She can also think that once these shops come into the eyes of the people and become accustomed to them, they will bring greater gains in the future.

Tangning looked at her and asked, "How about it? I didn't lie to you, did I?"

Tang Yaoyao looked at Tang Ning and felt a little admiration for him, but she quickly shook her head and pretended to be calm: "What's so great about this? I almost thought of it..."

Tang Ning glanced at her. She might have forgotten that when he proposed to draw a koi carp as a gift for the audience as a pre-game marketing, she objected for a while...

However, he won't be stupid enough to expose her. Even if he is being reasonable, it is best not to offend the woman, otherwise you don't know when they will come back with revenge.

Xiao Jue and Lu Ya came over on time. While warming up, Xiao Jue looked at Tang Ning and said, "I went to the Red Sleeve Pavilion with Liu Jun and others last night to listen to music, and saw a woman who was my type. I don't know who she was. Which daughter, you are familiar with the shopkeeper of Hongxiu Pavilion, can you help me find out if you have time..."

After the warm-up, he squeezed the joints of his hands until they crackled, looked at Lu Ya, and said, "I learned a few more tricks yesterday. Be careful. If you lose, don't blame me for not reminding you..."

Lu Ya looked at him calmly and asked, "Which daughter did you meet yesterday?"

"I haven't found out yet..." Xiao Jue walked up to her and said, "Stop talking nonsense, come on!"