Both Shi and Di families were concerned about this.
"Wen Dou" has no objection.
"Okay, since everyone agrees to the duel, let me ask the two young masters first, what kind of business do you plan to rent this shop for?" Song Che asked.
Shi Geng said: "I plan to open a medicine shop here." Di Peng said: "I plan to open a grain and oil shop." Shi Geng sneered: "In such a good location, you open a grain and oil shop? Rent it to Aren't you wasting it?" Di Peng was not to be outdone and sneered: "Firewood, rice, oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar, tea, ask people on the street, who doesn't eat? Only those who have no brains choose business, and those who have brains are all business Take your pick, idiot.”
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"Hey, you two, don't quarrel. Let's see how things work out in the duel, okay?" Song Che persuaded the two parties to stop the quarrel, then pulled Boss Lu aside and whispered a few words in his ear.
After hearing this, Boss Lu nodded repeatedly and gave a thumbs up, praising Song Che for his business skills. After explaining to Boss Lu, Song Che added: "You two young masters, this shop is owned by Boss Lu, and he will be the one to propose the question. Is this fair?" He then looked at Jiang Dutou and the people watching the excitement: "Everyone The boss and fellow villagers will act as referees. Let’s open our eyes wide. Is it okay?” Everyone said it was okay.
Song Che and Boss Lu winked, then retreated into the crowd and stopped speaking. Boss Lu took a step forward, cleared his throat, and said loudly: "Whether you are opening a drug store or a grain and oil store, you must have a 'steady hand' and a 'steady heart'. This is the test question I asked. The two bosses You can freely use your skills to show off. Whose hand is steadier on the first question, please?"
"Hahaha... This question is a knock on my Di family's sword!" Di Peng laughed, clapped his hands, and said, "Go and find Old Man Xu for me!" Within a moment, a man in his sixties appeared. The old man and the boy holding two oil jars strode out of the crowd.
"Old Xu is an old oil man who has been selling business for more than 30 years in our Di family. Not to mention the entire city of Chang'an, even the entire Daliang, there is no one who is more stable than him!" Di Peng added He greeted loudly: "Old Xutou, use your special skills to open their eyes!"
"Okay, boss." Old Xu asked his waiter to put the oil jars in place, took out a copper coin from his sleeve, put it on the mouth of the jar, and said to everyone: "Look, everyone, there are two oil jars here. The one on the left is empty. Yes, the one on the right is filled with vegetable oil. The old man will pour the oil into the empty urn through the copper coin hole, and make sure that not a drop is leaked, not a drop is spilled, and not a drop is left. If not, I will cut off my hands!" The copper coin hole is only wide enough to thread two twine threads. If you didn't have a skill that makes you perfect with practice, you wouldn't dare to boast about it.
Everyone opened their eyes wide, looking forward to Lao Youweng's performance. Seeing that Old Xu picked up the oil urn with his head, pointed it at the copper coin mouth, and slowly poured it down. The thick vegetable oil, like twine, fell accurately from the square hole into the empty urn.
The whole process lasted for a quarter of an hour. The vegetable oil was kept flowing throughout the process, and Old Xu's head did not shake at all. Even until the empty jar was full, not a drop was spilled.
"good!"
"It's really a 30-year-old oil pot. This hand is so stable!" Everyone clapped their hands and exclaimed.
"What's all the fuss about? All the oil jars in my grain and oil shop are so skillfully crafted." Di Peng looked at Shi Geng proudly and asked, "How is it? Do you have a more stable man than Lao Xu?" ?”
"Tch! It's just a little trick!" Shi Geng clapped his hands and said, "Bring Dr. He up!" He saw two waiters carrying an old man who was over seventy years old on a bamboo sedan out of the crowd, and at the same time they also moved a chair. , a basket and a scale were placed in sequence at the entrance of the store.
"Dr. He is sixty-seven years old. He has been consulting and prescribing medicine at our pharmacy since he was twelve years old. It has been sixty-four years now... If he wants to take medicine that costs one, two, three, and two cents, he will never be a doctor. Two or three cents a cent!" Shi Geng introduced proudly, then pointed to the basket and said: "Here, there is a basket of honeysuckle. Doctor He will grab six handfuls of medicine in this basket, each handful is exactly the same!"
"Shi Erlang, it seems that your family really has no talent. This old man has to be carried when he walks, but he can still keep his hands steady? Hahaha..." Di Peng mocked loudly.
Shi Geng snorted lightly, ignored it, and asked the waiter to carry Dr. He to the table. Doctor He folded his sleeves and reached out, grabbed six handfuls in a row, and without any hesitation, placed them on the oil paper one by one.
"Boss Lu, Jiang Dutou, you guys come and call me names, but you have to look carefully. I will lose even if I miss you by one centimeter." Shi Geng vowed.
Boss Lu picked up the scale and weighed the six handfuls of herbs one by one. Jiang Dutou looked on, and even Di Peng came over to watch.
"It's all one, two or five cents!"
"As expected of more than sixty years of craftsmanship, the sword is still young!" He clapped his hands and cheered louder than the oil seller.
"Boss Lu, it's obvious that my Shi family's voice is higher than that of their Di family, so I won this competition." Shi Geng announced unilaterally.
Di Peng sneered and said: "Shi Erlang, you are really shameless. What we are competing for is the steady hand, not the shouting. You take off your pants and walk around Chang'an City, the shouting will be even louder!"
"Hahaha……"
"You're looking for fucking death, aren't you!" Shi Geng rolled up his sleeves and planned to fight again. Boss Lu hurriedly stepped in the middle to smooth things over: "Hey, hey, you two, harmony brings wealth, harmony brings wealth... Whether it's the oil seller or Doctor He, the two old men have very steady hands, so in this first game, I judge you two to be a draw." The average was barely acceptable, and both parties turned off the engine and retreated, shouting to hurry up for the second game.
"This second game is about 'steadiness of mind', that's really awesome." Boss Lu smiled, clapped his hands and said, "Bring it up!" I saw two guys carrying a stove with a 'Gulu' on it. Gulu' the hot oil pan is boiling!
Boss Lu took out a penny, threw it into the oil pan and said: "This second competition is about stability, but it is better to call it a competition about who is cruel - who can reach into the oil pan with bare hands and throw me in?" If you take out that copper coin, you can rent this shop to someone!"
"Hey... the oil temperature is so high, doesn't it have to be fried into golden brown?" Although the crowd was sighing, they were looking forward to it even more eagerly.
"Boss Lu, do you have to play so hard?" Shi Geng asked. But Boss Lu smiled and said: "If you are a businessman, how can you make a lot of money if you are not steady and ruthless?"
"Wangcai, go and fish it out! If you catch it, I'll reward you with a hundred taels of silver!" Di Peng called to the waiter beside him.
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The guy who was "prosperous" kept shaking his head and shrinking back: "Master, if the money is gone, you can make it again. If your hand is gone, you can never get it back in your life. I... I won't do it, I won't do it!"
"Er Donkey, go!"
"Sir, my left hand is disabled, and now I can only use my right hand. If it is gone, how can I survive at night..." The men from the two families shook their heads in fear.
