At night, inside the restaurant.
Fang Zhengyi and Emperor Jing sat at the same table, sipping tea and eating side dishes.
Zhang Biao was maintaining equipment in another room.
Wang Erzhu spent 80% of his remaining money to book a room in Tianzi No. 1.
This room is a suite. The master and servant can live in one room, but it can only accommodate three people.
Fang Zhengyi and Emperor Jing Zhang Biao happened to be three of them.
As for the heartbroken Wang Erzhu, he consciously applied for a free firewood shed from the store.
The shopkeeper also happily agreed... After all, the big room has been booked, so it is reasonable to give him a woodshed for one night.
Emperor Jing drank tea thoughtfully.
What he saw and heard after entering the city is still something he can't forget for a long time.
Especially the scene where the craftsmen in the carpentry workshop took the initiative to defend his reputation was even more impressive.
However, there is a big problem right now.
"Zhengyi, you spent all your money, are you sure you can sell those apples tomorrow? If you can't sell them, you won't be able to stay here for long."
Fang Zheng said, "Of course I'm sure. I won't do anything I'm not sure about. I've known it since I entered the city. It can be said that Pingwan County is undergoing rapid changes. People are coming and going, and goods are rotating."
"In a place like this, during this period, almost any goods can be sold, especially new and unique goods. Merchants also need to give gifts to strengthen their connections and attract people's attention, so they need this kind of goods."
"I will create a new and unique position for those apples tomorrow. They will be sold out and sold at a great price."
Emperor Jing wondered: "Isn't this a lie?"
"It's marketing."
"If you change the word, it wouldn't be called a lie?"
Fang Zheng's face was slightly red, and he said stubbornly: "It's not a lie, it's marketing. It's about face and ideas."
"We have also sold tea before. After packaging it, it becomes another high-end product. This is the same reason."
"Haha, that's good, I want to see how you cheat tomorrow." Emperor Jing smiled sweetly after hearing this.
"..."
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The next morning.
Fang Zhengyi took Emperor Jing and others out of the stall.
As for the location, he had already chosen it the day before.
Not far from the carpentry workshop, there are many shops and people gather.
When the donkey cart stopped in place, Fang Zheng ran to nowhere and worked for an hour.
When the sun was at its highest, he returned to the donkey cart, pointed at Wang Erzhu and said, "You, go and stay in the corner."
"Why?" Wang Erzhu was filled with sadness.
"It's your bad luck! How can I do business here? Do you still want to make money? Go!"
Wang Erzhu had no choice but to silently walk to the corner, put his hands in his sleeves and squatted against the wall, feeling depressed.
Thinking back on the past two days...why did it feel like I had been kidnapped unknowingly?
But now that the matter has come to this, it seems that I can only let others control me...
After seeing him squatting down, Fang Zheng picked up a small porcelain basin he had just bought, filled it with water, took out a small jar of honey, poured it in, and stirred it vigorously.
Then he took out the knife Zhang Biao carried and carefully peeled the apple.
An apple blossom appeared in Fang Zheng's hand and was placed in a basin to prevent it from oxidizing and discoloring.
Emperor Jing looked curious and said with a smile, "Do you still have this skill?"
"I'm familiar with my hands. Miaohan has a bad appetite at home, so I'll peel an apple for her to eat." Fang Zhengyi still peeled the apple with a serious expression, as if he was talking about homely things.
Emperor Jing nodded with satisfaction.
He can peel an apple for a woman and do it so well. How many men in the world can be so shameless as to do such a thing?
What a great son-in-law indeed!
When everything was ready, Fang Zheng said to Emperor Jing: "Your Majesty, please stand in front and just watch when the time comes."
Emperor Jing stood directly in front of the car without doubting his presence.
Fang Zheng looked around, and when he saw the most people, he suddenly waved violently at Emperor Jing and shouted:
"No more selling! No more selling!"
"What's the matter with such a good Ping'an fruit in our family, you took care of it all by yourself? Do you want to take it back and save the seeds and grow them yourself!?"
"...?" Emperor Jing was petrified on the spot.
Passers-by behind him came over curiously, wanting to hear more clearly.
Seeing people starting to watch, Fang Zhengyi continued to exert his strength: "I told you I won't sell it to you, so hurry up and leave!"
Emperor Jing remained expressionless.
Someone looked at the peeled apples in the basin and asked curiously: "What are you selling?"
Fang Zheng said solemnly: "This is called Ping'an Fruit. It is a fruit that Jinyiwei sells exclusively during the New Year and festivals. There are people from the yamen in the capital who order this fruit from my house."
"In previous years, the extra fruit was taken away by the bad guys in the capital. My fruit, which cost five taels, was sold for ten taels. Their hearts are too dark. This year we plan to sell it ourselves, six taels per box!"
"This Ping An fruit can only be eaten once a year. There is only so much production, and one person can only buy one box."
Wang Erzhu in the corner stretched his head and looked towards Fang Zhengyi. Hearing Fang Zheng's deception, he slowly opened his mouth.
Are the apples I grow so awesome? Can he sell it with such nonsense?
Many passers-by couldn't help but become curious when they heard about Jin Yiwei's internal special offer.
A passerby asked: "Is it true or false? I've never heard of it. Can I try it?"
"Yes!" Fang Zhengyi said, pulling out a bamboo stick from his arms.
He put a piece of apple in the basin, shook the water vigorously, and handed it to the passerby.
When a passerby ate it, he praised it: "Yeah! Sweet! It also smells like flowers, but why does it look like apples?"
"Oh, this variety of apple is called Ping'an fruit."
Many rich people are ready to take action. Six taels is nothing to them, but they cannot take advantage of something of unknown origin.
But at this moment, whispers came from the crowd:
"Oh... my third uncle's son is in Jinyiwei and he ate it once. This food is extraordinary and has health-preserving effects."
"Really...how did this internal supply leak into the market?"
"Brother, how about you go grab a few boxes for me and I'll give you the money when you come back?"
Before the discussion stopped, a large group of people suddenly burst out of the crowd and rushed directly in front of Fang Zhengyi.
One of them, who looked quite vicious, picked up Fang Zhengyi's collar and said viciously: "Who asked you to sell it privately! This is the fruit specially provided by Jinyiwei. They agreed to sign an exclusive contract with us. Now you want to disrupt the market?"
The "accomplices" behind him shouted angrily: "How can we sell it in the future if you do this!"
"Let you know the consequences of not obeying the rules! Come with us."
Fang Zheng blushed and yelled: "I can't stand you black-hearted vendors, cheating people with my fruit! I just sell it, just sell it! I want it cheaper!"
"My family only has these products today, don't worry about these profiteers! Every fruit has thin skin and thick flesh, pure sweetness and no sourness. I will sell it myself this year! I can buy a big box full of it for just the price of a breakfast!" "
"I'll tell you the number. Five taels of silver per box. Leave them alone and get in the car quickly!!!" Fang Zhengyi's roar was extremely shrill.
"You're done, aren't you? How dare you sell it?"
"I'll sell it. When the government officials arrive, let's see if they turn toward you or me! Profiteers!"
Another tael cheaper? !
The person who was hesitant before in the front row immediately felt ecstatic, stepped on the donkey cart, picked up a box of apples, reached out and patted Fang Zheng's hand with five taels of silver.
Immediately after, the people behind me started to "get on the bus" in a swarm.
The scene was chaotic, Fang Zhengyi was busy fighting with people and collecting money at the same time.
Emperor Jing looked completely stunned, his eyes constantly scanning the crowd.
He had never heard of the Jin Yiwei special offer. Where did these people lining up to fight hear about it?
Wang Erzhu in the corner had already stood up excitedly!
He looked in the direction of Fang Zhengyi with his whole body trembling.
Five taels per box... His cart of apples can actually sell for 150 taels?
Next year I want to be a bad guy too! ! !
A mere thirty boxes of fruit were sold out in less than ten minutes.
Following Fang Zhengyi's final scream that the officers and soldiers were coming, everyone in the crowd fled in all directions.
The apples he tried were all eaten. Fang Zheng picked up the basin and destroyed the corpses.
After the crowd dispersed, Emperor Jing came up and exclaimed: "I really made you sell. You are good at what you do. You don't have to worry about food wherever you go. But what happened to those people who were supporting me just now?"
Fang Zheng smiled and took out ten taels of silver: "I just asked for foreign aid. Each person is worth one tael. I will have to pay others for the money later."
At this moment, Wang Erzhu also came up, stared at the silver in Fang Zheng's hand, rubbed his hands and said, "Mr. Lu, I'm convinced! I'm really convinced!"
Fang Zhengyi smiled slightly and said, "Okay, now we have cleared everything. One hundred taels of it belongs to you, and you can go home directly."
"Okay! Okay! That's what it's like, but I want to stay here. Since I have money, I might as well buy a house in Pingwan County and find a job." Wang Erzhu fancied: "I will settle here in the future. The land at home Even though it’s an ancestral property, it can’t be sold for much money.”
"That's fine, I wish you a bright future!"
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