At the end of February, the Erythrina japonica has quietly reached its flowering stage. The flowers are like ripe peppers, clustered in clusters, as big as the palm of a hand and shaped like ivory, hanging on the branches like a burning flame of rouge, marking the end of winter and the beginning of spring. The slightly less colorful Qingyuan streets have a touch of elegance.
People were surprised to find that overnight, many notices were posted on the Erythrina trees all over the city and in every corner of the city. However, when people took a closer look, they found that these were not notices issued by the government such as sea arrest documents. , but it seems to say something about a fishing competition!
At the intersection of West Street, a brick wall where people usually post notices was surrounded by county residents. People stared at the black and white words with wide eyes, but very few were literate.
"What's written on it?"
Finally, a literate man came and slowly said, "I'll read it to everyone."
"Read quickly."
"This line of big characters says 'There are many things in life that you can't rush, you have to wait for them to take the bait.'"
"What do these mean?" Everyone saw that there were many words below and urged them to read on.
The man didn't understand, so he continued to read: "If you are a natural fisherman, now is your performance time." This will promote the traditional virtues of our Han nation, enrich the county people's leisure life, and cultivate the county people's moral integrity. Patience and fishing skills, our store held the first 'Tai Gong Cup' fishing competition, with first, second and third prizes..."
This person babbled a lot, and everyone was dizzy after hearing it. However, it was the first time they heard such a new thing, so everyone listened patiently until the end. In the end, they only heard this person say that the bonus for the first place is twenty. Wow, everyone exploded instantly. This money is enough for an ordinary family to eat for five or six years with meat and vegetables. What kind of event is this so generous!
The power of money is huge. Liang Chuan asked Shen Yuzhen to write several promotional posters and paste them in Qingyuan County. In one morning, the news spread from ten to ten in Qingyuan County. Everyone in the city knew that the most exciting thing was this. The Taigong Cup Fishing Competition was the perfect one. After all, the attraction of twenty guan was too strong, and the fire in the Sun family and the printing shop was wiped out like a fart. The high-ranking Sun family didn't want people to talk about them in the first place, so they were happy to have something happen to distract people's attention.
The quiet Qingyuan County has always been interested in business, and even the fireworks entertainment industry is not particularly developed. Liang Chuan's move was like throwing a pebble into a calm lake, and it caused a huge uproar in the sky. wave.
Liang Chuan does not have no restrictions on this activity. First of all, the activity requires payment, which is two hundred cents per person. This money seems to be a lot, but it is not much. Because I am lucky enough to squat by the river all day. The fish caught can be sold for more than this amount. Qingyuan people have a lot of money on hand, and this little money is not enough for their next restaurant trip.
Article 2: Participants can only use props sold by Wanda Store, which means that the fishing gear used in the competition can only be purchased from Liangchuan Store. Liang Chuan has asked He Baozheng to transport a new batch of fishing rods, and Fang Tianding has also made a lot of fishhooks. Although the quantity is large, the quality and quantity are guaranteed. A set of fishing gear only costs a few hundred pennies, which is a small threshold. Bar.
But Liang Chuan underestimated the power of twenty guan. The registration deadline was three days, and Chengtian Alley was completely deserted. Countless people lined up from Wanda Cargo Store to the entrance of Chengtian Alley. People were vying to sign up. Participate. Many people fished in troubled waters and queued up to make trouble. For this reason, Capt. Gao came to Chengtian Alley several times and took away several groups of people, but he could not stop the trend. Finally, he directly ordered Liang Chuan to close Liang Chuan's shop if trouble happened again. Don't even think about it.
Liang Chuan was angry when he saw these troublemakers. He suspected that they were sent by several stores in the city to cause trouble. The supply of fish gear in Liangchuan store is limited, so there are many imitations on the market, which are very similar. After all, the fish gear in Liangchuan store has a small copper plate stuck on it for easy identification, so it is still relatively imitation. But everyone who fishes knows that although the price of the fishing gear from Wanda Store is a little higher, it is worth the money. Both in terms of quality and practical use, it is better than some in the city.
In order to sign up, I spent 20 yuan, so I had no choice but to buy a high imitation.
Liang Chuan had no choice but to ask two brothers, Qin Jing and Yuchi, to support the scene. As soon as the people from Qingtang appeared, the atmosphere changed. A few people with thorny heads and no eyes, who did not know Qingtang, were still making trouble in front of the Liangchuan store. Qingtang's thugs directly picked them out and beat them to tears in broad daylight. They begged me all over the place to complain, and finally sent her to the government office to report her as a nuisance to the people. They didn't dare to offend Qingtang, because they all knew that the revenge would be even more brutal.
As the saying goes, kill the chicken and respect the monkey. This time, the masses began to spontaneously maintain order, and the registration work became orderly. Chengtian Alley is full of people who are humble and courteous to each other. After a slight push, the people from Qingtang glared at them. They were so frightened that they immediately laughed and hugged each other, trying to explain: "Misunderstanding, misunderstanding!"
Liang Chuan stood at the door of the store, looked at the endless heads of people, and asked Su Wei: "Old Su, do you remember that our store sold so many fishing gear?"
Su Wei looked at a person in the queue and glanced at the fishing gear in his hand. The rod was so bent that it could spin in circles. At first glance, it was not the rod sold in his store. Su Wei noticed something about that man and hurriedly moved the fishing gear in his hand to other places to block it.
Su Wei said without changing his expression: "I think so!"
Anyway, it’s not that the fish gear in the store can’t be sold, it’s that the supply exceeds demand. The bamboo fish baskets are not even called fish baskets. Nowadays, many people just buy baskets to use as fish baskets, just because there are not enough fish baskets to sell.
Since it’s enough to sell, don’t dampen people’s enthusiasm.
In the Taigong Cup competition, Liang Chuan set the top three, first, second and third prizes, the first place bonus was twenty guan, and there was also a prize. Liang Chuan asked Fang Tian to make it custom-made. The top was in the shape of an old man fishing and was painted with a layer of paint. It is painted gold, with a wooden base underneath, engraved with the first place, Tai Gong Huai Fishing Competition and other words below. The money for second place is much less, only five coins. There is also a trophy, but it is made of iron and painted with a layer of silver paint. The third place was even less, with only two coins, and the iron trophy was not even painted, it was black.
The three trophies are placed in the center of Wanda Store, tied with red silk, and a large plate of copper coins is placed in front of them. They are the prizes for the winners. Every contestant who comes to sign up will involuntarily glance at the three trophies. , swallowed his saliva subconsciously. Although Liang Chuan also noted on the notice that the trophy was not pure gold or silver, and the final right of interpretation belonged to Wanda Cargo Store, he couldn't stand the sight of everyone, the golden layer of gold paint was enough to seduce people. When I saw the pile of copper coins that looked like a mountain, my mouth watered all over the floor, and everyone was dreaming of getting rich overnight.
In addition to these three awards, there are also several moral and fashion awards, which probably focus on participation.
The winning criterion is the fish caught, and only fish weighing two kilograms or more are included in the selection criteria. The top one is sturgeon, the second is mullet, and the third is shad. As for common miscellaneous fish such as spot, bluefish, and perch, if no one catches the first three, the last four will be judged according to weight.
The number of places and rewards was limited. Unexpectedly, the enthusiasm of the people was so high. In three days, more than 300 people signed up. .
Just in case, Liang Chuan also called his brother to go to Wan'an Ferry to call Xia Dehai. The biggest fear when activities on the riverside was that someone would fall into the water. If a person died suddenly, he would be involved in a lawsuit. Xia Dehai was good at water. When the time came, Let him patrol the river, and if someone falls into the water, he can be rescued on the boat in time.
It was not until the afternoon of the third day of the deadline that the crowds in Chengtian Alley completely receded and the peace of the past was restored.
Su Wei had a book full of people's names. He originally thought that signing up a hundred people would be enough to push the event to a climax, but he never expected that 300 people would sign up in the end.
This does not include the many people who do not have the fishing gear bought in Liangchuan store. Many people are complaining that they also love fishing, but they did not know that Wanda Store sells fishing gear at the beginning. Later, they could not buy it if they wanted to, and now it is too late to sign up. .
Su Wei did some calculations, and finally refreshed Liang Chuan's understanding. They collected more than sixty dollars in registration fees for this event alone. . The bonus was only twenty dollars, and there was also bamboo weaving of fishing gear sold as a set. The income was countless times more than before. Liang Chuan's brain was really good. .
In fact, Liang Chuan didn't want to make money from the registration fee at all. He just wanted to spend a small amount of money to build momentum. It was only a few dozen dollars. Liang Chuan was no longer the person who got excited about this small amount of money.
In the evening, the sun was as red as an eryngium flower, blooming with its last light and about to set. Liang Chuan was sitting in the store thinking about how to arrange this game, eating kimchi and watching Su Wei take stock.
Two girls came into the store.
As soon as he led the girl in front of him through the door, he acted like Grandma Liu entering the Grand View Garden, looking left and right, touching and touching. Although he kept suppressing it, Liang Chuan could tell with just one glance that this girl seemed very happy and excited, with a playful nature. Revealed without a doubt.
She walked around the store several times, looking at the couplets on the wall in trance. She tilted her head and tried to figure it out. After thinking for a long time, it was in vain. I looked at the various goods again, and I didn’t see any fishing gear after scanning around. I seemed a little disappointed.
"Miss Jin, let's go back. It's getting dark. It's not peaceful in the city these days."
The girl ignored him and secretly saw Liang Chuan in the corner, eating carrot sticks with a popping sound in his mouth. She swallowed shamelessly. A girl was afraid of staring at someone for too long. In order to make people think too much, he glanced at it for a few times and quickly turned his head. However, his mouth was really greedy, so he turned his eyes involuntarily and secretly stared at Liang Chuan several times.
Liang Chuan is not blind. This girl is so sneaky, but she is too clumsy. Can't he see it?
Then he put down the kimchi in his hand and walked behind her softly.
The Jin girl hadn't seen enough, so she wanted to turn around and take a look. She saw a tall shadow covering her head, and all the light behind her was blocked.
I turned my head and saw that the seat I had just taken was empty, and there was a tall person standing behind me from nowhere! She was so frightened that she almost screamed.
