"I, I..." Tian Jiu was suddenly photographed, and his face turned pale with fright. He was already timid and couldn't even speak clearly.
"Xiaojiu, Dahai is right!" He Zhong immediately added jealously: "When Mr. Lu wins the game, you will be the number one hero."
"But, but I want two bags of dry food!" Tian Jiu seemed to have made a lot of determination before saying this.
"You bastard, how dare you bargain with Mr. Lu?" Qiu Dahai said angrily, raising his fist to hit Tian Jiu.
"Participants, please pay attention to your behavior." As a notary, Zhao Fei immediately warned Qiu Dahai when he saw that Qiu Dahai wanted to use force.
"That's right! When doing business, it's all about mutual consent. What's the point of buying and selling by force?" Lu Qin stared at Qiu Dahai coldly.
"I, I was just joking with Xiaojiu!" Despite Qiu Dahai's naive appearance, his ability to adapt to the wind is top-notch.
"Two bags?" Lu Shaoyun couldn't help but think about it: "After the first round, the rewards and collections have just offset, and there are still three bags of dry food in his hand. It seems very dangerous?"
"Little brother! If Mr. Lu doesn't sell it, I'm willing to sell two bags of dry food!" Tong Bo said with a smile.
"Exceptor, Mr. Mouyin seems to be very good at disrupting the situation!" Zhao Fei murmured in his heart when he saw Tong Bo wanting to buy food for a while and then selling it for a while.
"Only by being fictitious and real can the opponent be unpredictable." Lu Qin analyzed: "Besides, the game has just begun, so how can the intention be revealed too early."
"I sold these two bags of dry food!" Lu Shaoyun was finally upset by Tong Bo and shouted loudly.
"Both of you agree to the transaction, let's ask the notary to notarize it." Lu Qin waved to Zhao Fei, and Si Ruoshui also stood up at the same time.
"You two! If you have no objections, just sign and pledge the transaction contract." Witnessed by two notaries, the first transaction of money and grain was completed.
"Brother Shaoyun is really a big deal!" Tong Bo actually clapped his hands just after the transaction was completed.
"You talk so much nonsense!" Lu Shaoyun glared at Tong Bo unhappily, then ignored him, and waved to Qiu Dahai and He Zhong.
"Master, what are your orders?" Seeing that the deal was done, the two men immediately surrounded him.
"In this round, you and the guy are the only ones who have not traded money or food, and the guy has already eaten the dry food in his hands." Lu Shaoyun analyzed the current situation: "If you two give up the transaction in this round, then Guy will be fourth."
"Young master is really smart, so the three of us are safe!" Qiu Dahai immediately flattered him, but suddenly he seemed to have thought of something, and asked: "What about Tian Jiu?"
"This guy doesn't know how to flatter me, and he actually asked for two bags of dry food from me at once." Lu Shaoyun thought about this and said angrily: "Don't worry about him for now."
"There is no point in trading with Dahai in a humble position. The one who sells food will be ranked behind that guy!" He Zhong said: "But if we don't trade, there will be a situation where the money and food are the same at the end of the first round. I don't know the rules. How to determine the ranking?”
"You'll know this just by asking!" Lu Shaoyun had ignored this before and immediately asked Lu Qin.
"If the rankings are the same and two people happen to be in the second or third position, then neither of them will receive dry food rewards." Lu Qin said: "On the contrary, if the rankings are the same and the two people are in the third or fourth place, Then you will all be punished by the Xiaotian Pill."
"This is unfair. Why are there only penalties in the same ranking?" Lu Shaoyun asked dissatisfied.
"The core of this game is trading. If we reward those who don't trade, doesn't that violate the original intention?" Lu Qin said seriously.
"You said it well, if you are afraid of trading, why bother to participate?" Tong Bo asked with a smile, "Which of you is willing to trade with me?"
"Who wants to trade with you?" Although Qiu Dahai spoke righteously, his eyes flickered and his heart was shaken.
"What? Do you want to betray him so soon?" He Zhong, who was on the side, seemed to have seen through Qiu Dahai's mind and sarcastically said.
"Fart! How could I betray Mr. Lu!" Qiu Dahai was struck deep in his heart by He Zhong's words, but he remained tough on his lips.
"Like this little brother, I just want some dry food." Tong Bo said with a smile: "As long as one of you sells food, wouldn't it be possible to move up the ranking by one place?"
"What is this guy thinking?" Zhao Fei thought to himself: "He actually took the initiative to buy food and lower his ranking?"
"Can't you figure it out, sir?" Lu Qin asked, looking at Zhao Fei who was deep in thought.
"That's right! The real intention of Mouyin should be to destroy Shaoyun's synergy strategy and amplify the conflicts between several people." When Lu Qin asked Zhao Fei, he suddenly understood: "Besides, even if there is no deal, his The ranking is still in fourth place.”
"Once a businessman uses deceit, his credibility will begin to collapse!" Seeing Zhao Fei's expression return to normal, Lu Qin knew that he had understood the meaning.
"Are you saying that Shaoyun will lose?" Zhao Fei asked.
"We may not lose, but the opportunity has been lost." Lu Qin replied.
"How about I sell you a bag of dry food for only one tael of silver." Qiu Dahai grinned and said, "After all, if the rankings are the same, then neither you nor I will get the reward of the bag of dry food."
"Why did you sell it to me instead of me selling it to you?" Qiu Dahai wanted to move up the ranking to second place, but He Zhong wanted to do the same, and the two kept arguing.
"I'm willing to pay two taels of silver to buy a bag of dry food." Tong Bo seemed to have anticipated that such a situation would arise, and said provocatively: "If you two are willing, you can trade with me at any time."
"Exceptor, Sir Mouyin's strategy of disrupting the situation is certainly correct!" Zhao Fei asked his confusion: "But if one of the two people really sold the dry food, wouldn't the gain outweigh the loss?"
"Sir, do you think dry food is important without money?" Lu Qin did not answer directly, but asked a question.
"If there is no rule that the first and second place can get solid food rewards, then it is indeed very important." Zhao Fei expressed his opinion: "But now that this rule has been added, we must focus on competing for the silver and two rankings. After all, the ranking in each round It depends on the amount of money."
"Yes! Sir, what you said makes sense!" Lu Qin nodded, no longer explaining, and just said lightly: "Then continue reading." Qiu Dahai and He Zhong were arguing endlessly, and when Tong Bo kept making remarks to disrupt the situation, Lu Shaoyun arrived at the right time. The first round of trading time soon ended.
"It's time for the first round!" Watching the grains of sand fall completely, Lu Qin stood up and announced: "Please ask the two notaries to announce the amount of money and food for each person."
"Lu Shaoyun, twenty-two taels of silver, three bags of dry food, and a woman's contract!"
"Qiu Dahai, twenty taels of silver, five bags of dry food!"
"He Zhong, twenty taels of silver, five bags of dry food!"
"Tong Bo, twenty taels of silver, four bags of dry food plus two yuan!"
"Tian Jiu, sixteen silver, seven bags of dry food!" Zhao Fei and Si Ruoshui told the status of several people in turn.
"Now please give a bag of dry food to the notary!" Lu Qin said loudly. Zhao Fei and Si Ruoshui took the trays, and except Lu Shaoyun, who received the dry food reward, they collected a bag of dry food from each of the other four people one by one. When Tong Bo put the dry food bag into the tray, he kept looking at the dry food bags handed in by the other three.
"Same as before, these two bowls of soup are filled with four heavenly elixirs of elimination!" Lu Qin waved to the two white-faced children, asking the last two to drink.
Tong Bo picked up the soup brought to him and glanced at Lu Qin, only to see Lu Qin looking towards him. As the two exchanged glances, he drank the soup in one gulp.
"Everyone, please rest for a moment before starting the second round!" Lu Qin said after the rules were implemented.
"Exceptor! I and I went to your banquet, but now we are so hungry that our hearts are pressed against our backs!" The fragrance emanating from the bronze tripod made Wei Hanwen feel hungry and he couldn't help complaining.
"Oh, I was negligent." Lu Qin showed a strange look and ordered: "Serve wine and food for these distinguished guests." I saw a few white-faced boys using soup spoons to scoop out the mushrooms and other dishes in the copper cauldron. He came out, placed them in exquisite dishes, and handed them to everyone in turn.
"It's tender and juicy. I didn't expect simple mushrooms to be eaten in such a way?" Wei Hanwen put his chopsticks into his mouth and marveled.
"This is a way of eating that was introduced to Jinling from Chang'an. Those who can enjoy it must be rich or noble." Lu Qin also put a piece of mushroom into his mouth: "You two are in a good mood today."
"This bastard Lu Qin really knows how to enjoy it!" Lu Shaoyun looked at the appearance of Lu Qin and Wei Hanwen, and his empty belly protested.
"As expected of a member, even the timing of the banquet was planned!" Tong Bo smelled the fragrant fragrance, but had a different thought in his heart.
"Xiangyun, you don't look good!" Lu Qin looked at Tong Bo's face and sarcastically said while eating, "Are you feeling uncomfortable somewhere?"
"Why should a member of the public ask questions knowingly?" Tong Bo sighed softly, took out another piece of dried meat from the dry food bag and put it into his mouth.
While Tong Bo was talking to Lu Qin, Tian Jiu, who was hiding in the corner, also took out a piece of dried meat and put it in his mouth.
"The time has come! Before the second round of the game starts, the two notaries will once again announce everyone's current money and food status." Lu Qin said loudly.
"Lu Shaoyun, twenty-two taels of silver, three bags of dry food, and a woman's contract!"
"Qiu Dahai, twenty taels of silver, four bags of dry food!"
"He Zhong, twenty taels of silver and four bags of dry food!"
"Tong Bo, twenty taels of silver, three bags of dry food plus one piece!"
"Tian Jiu, sixteen silver, five bags of dry food plus two yuan!" Zhao Fei and Si Ruoshui once again told the situation of several people.
"I announced that the second round of the game has begun." Lu Qin said.
"There are still three bags of dry food. If we don't get the top two in this round, it will be in danger." Lu Shaoyun looked at the remaining bags of dry food in his hand and felt a sense of crisis.
"Master Lu, what should we do this round?" Qiu Dahai walked forward diligently and asked.
"Dahai, are you willing to sell food?" Lu Shaoyun asked.
"Selling food?" Qiu Dahai looked at the remaining dry food bag in his hand and asked, "How much silver do you want, Mr. Lu?"
"One tael of silver!" Lu Shaoyun quoted a tentative price.
"No!" Before Qiu Dahai could say anything, He Zhong on the side took the lead to stop him.
"Why not? Tell me your reasons?" Lu Shaoyun asked.
"If Mr. Lu uses one tael of silver to recover a bag of dry food, there will be only twenty-one taels of silver left." He Zhong analyzed: "And the sea will also become twenty-one taels. At this time, if someone holds twenty-one taels of silver, Two liang, that will take away the first place.”
"After I sell a bag of dry food, I will be ranked third because there is one bag less dry food than Mr. Lu. Plus the deducted dry food, there are only two bags left that cannot survive three rounds." Qiu Dahai slapped his forehead. .
"Are you afraid of a deal between those two people?" Lu Shaoyun ignored Qiu Dahai, but turned to He Zhong and asked.
"Yes!" He Zhong nodded.
"It's okay for them to trade!" Lu Shaoyun said with a smile: "Tian Jiu only has sixteen taels of silver left in his hand. Even if I only have twenty-one taels left, he still needs six taels, but who would be so stupid as to give out six taels?" Trade with him."
"What would happen if Tian Jiu bought that guy a bag of dry food for two taels of silver?" He Zhong said another possibility.
