There are about five to six thousand pieces of Luosha in the house.
Zhao Ergou took two pieces of cloth and spread them out. The colors were very uneven, either very dark or very light.
This Luosha was originally meant for nobles, but if it is dyed like this, no nobles will be willing to buy it. Even if it is sold at a low price, ordinary people will not buy it, because the material is very fragile, easy to snag and scratch, and cannot be worn for work. Isn't it just a slap on the hand?
No wonder this man wanted to be burned on fire.
"Woo woo woo, I have no face to see Jiang Dong again..."
The man sat at the door of the warehouse and burst into tears, his face covered with tears and runny nose.
"Master, Master!" Suddenly, a gorgeous woman rushed over and helped the man up with difficulty, "Why are you so drunk again? It's just some cloth, it's only ten thousand taels of silver, Master, don't worry. Take it to heart..."
"You are a woman with long hair and short knowledge, what do you know!" the man shouted angrily, "Thirty thousand taels of silver, using this money to buy food, can feed all the people in Hekou County for three years!"
Zhao Ergou heard the word Hekou County.
Could it be that this man came to Nanyang from Hekou County to do business?
Before he could think more, the crying man was already supported away by the gorgeous woman.
He didn't think much about it, and took the basin to the inn's kitchen to buy residual oil. He bought a large basin for ten cents.
After all the preparations were done, Cheng Wanwan took the two boys to the busiest street in Nanyang City. There were many small vendors and street performers in this area, and many passers-by gathered here to watch the excitement.
Zhao Ergou and Zhao Dawang moved the two rented tables off the cart, placed them side by side, and placed several wooden basins on the tables one after another.
There was another wooden basin filled with copper plates, estimated to be at least thousands or tens of thousands.
"Boom!"
Zhao Ergou knocked on the gong. This thing was also rented.
This crisp sound attracted the attention of several passers-by, and a few people gathered around him.
"Dong dong dong!"
He knocked three more times.
"Dear fellow villagers, come on, come on, walk this way, look here, if you don't walk or look, you will regret it for the rest of your life!"
"If you pass by, don't miss it! Opportunities don't come every day. If you miss it today, you won't miss it!"
A handsome and energetic young man shouted rhythmically on the roadside, and more and more people gathered around him.
After forming a circle, Cheng Wanwan walked out.
She looked at everyone with a smile and said: "Today is an opportunity for everyone to make money for free, an opportunity to get money without any risk. If you don't make money, you won't make it in vain. Don't you think so?"
On the streets, these people are ordinary people. Earning one tael of silver a month is considered middle-level. When these people saw a large basin of copper plates placed on the table, they all became impatient.
"Auntie, tell me quickly how to make money?"
"Come on, I'll have something to do later."
"Stop being so pretentious!"
"Dong dong dong!"
Zhao Ergou struck the gong to silence everyone.
Cheng Wanwan pointed to the three wooden basins in front of the table and said with a smile: "These three wooden basins contain the dirtiest clothes. Come, let everyone see how dirty they are!"
Zhao Dawang picked up the clothes in the three basins. He didn't know the color of the cloth. The inside was covered with dirt, and the outer layer of dirt was covered with oil. It was also a very heavy and thick layer of oil. The oil looked shiny. Liang, even if a woman comes here who specializes in cleaning and making money, I'm afraid she doesn't know where to start.
"There are three things on the table here. One is plant ash, which is rarely used by people in the city, but everyone in the village uses this to wash clothes. The second is soap balls. I think everyone who comes here uses this to wash clothes. Wash your hands, third is the bath beans, has anyone used them?"
As soon as Cheng Wanwan said this, someone raised their hands.
There are quite a lot of rich people in Nanyang City. If their families run a small business, they can naturally afford bath beans for one tael of silver.
She smiled and said: "If you use these three things to wash clothes, which one do you think is the cleanest?"
"Of course bath beans!"
"It must be a bath bean. Although it is used for bathing, it is also very good at washing clothes! No one is willing to use it to wash clothes!"
"Isn't this a nonsense question? How on earth can we make money?"
"Yeah, didn't you say you want us to make money?"
"Don't be anxious, everyone." Cheng Wanwan still had a warm smile on his face, "I put these three things here. Whichever I think can be washed cleanest, I will stand in front of it. Anyone who guesses correctly will be I’ll give you ten cents as a gift! Isn’t this making money?”
She knelt down and placed the plant ashes, soap balls and bath beans on the ground.
The people on the street instantly chose their positions, and everyone chose bath beans.
She smiled and said: "Next, can you please ask three women to use these three things to help wash the clothes? If you don't help for free, it costs ten cents for one wash."
"I'll come, I'll come!"
"I'm coming too!"
Three women immediately squeezed out of the crowd.
There was almost no suspense. He put a bath bean into the basin and rubbed it vigorously. Most of the bath beans were rubbed off, and all the oil stains on the clothes were washed away. The woman happily picked up the clothes and everyone onlookers watched. There were cheers, because this meant that each of them could receive ten cents.
The cheers from the onlookers attracted more onlookers.
Cheng Wanwan raised her hand: "Those who participated this time, come and collect the money. Don't be crowded and don't be in a hurry. Take your time one by one. Everyone has something! Don't be anxious for those who came late. We have another round next. As long as you guess correctly, you can get ten cents. Don’t miss such a good opportunity!”
The crowd afterward were stunned.
"Can you really get free money?"
"I have lived in Nanyang for forty years and I have never seen such good things!"
"It must be a lie!"
Zhao Ergou beat the gongs and drums and said loudly: "In the beginning, human beings are inherently good. We will not do any deceptive things!"
Anyway, nothing would be lost by watching, so more and more people came to watch the fun. People from the juggling troupe next door also stopped their performances and came over to join in the fun.
The second round begins.
But this time, three things were changed.
"The first thing is soapberry, the second thing is bath beans, and the third thing is -" Cheng Wanwan picked up a square and light yellow thing on the table, which was as big as a person's hand and very big. It was so thick that no one could figure out what it was. She smiled and said, "This is soap. Use these three things to wash clothes. Which one do you think washes cleanest?"
"Needless to say, it must be bath beans!"
"That's right! If you put a ball of bath beans down, can it still be washed away?"
"My dear, a bath bean costs at least one tael of silver. It would be such a waste to do a whole wash of clothes!"
Various voices came from the crowd, but they all stood in front of Bathou without hesitation and determination.
Cheng Wanwan asked the three women to continue washing clothes.
The woman washing the clothes with soap didn't take it seriously at all. Anyway, no matter whether it was washed or not, she would be rich in the end.
Surprisingly, she only applied a little bit of soap, and the oil stains on the piece of clothing came off. Once she soaked it in water, it became clean.
She paused and sped up her movements. After a while, the entire piece of cloth was as clean as new.
