She Song

Chapter 87 Old Man Yu’s Legend of Wealth

On February [-]th, the court closed for a holiday.

A large stage has already been set up in the open space next to the Zhouqiao Bridge, and it looks so festive with red and colorful decorations everywhere.

Tens of thousands of Tokyo residents watched, blocking nearby streets. Dozens of government officials and patrol officers had to do their best to maintain order.

Although it was a cold spring, the crowds who crowded into the scene felt like they were sweating profusely.

People, there are too many!
As firecrackers were set off on the stage and incense was burned to worship the gods, the opening process came to an end.

As an official in brocade clothes representing the official family of the Song Dynasty pulled the drawstring, the red silk covering the back panel of the stage was uncovered, revealing six large gold characters.

"I'm here to help Caipu"!
For a moment, below the stage, the crowd of onlookers burst into cheers, praising the Emperor of the Song Dynasty for his unparalleled benevolence and virtue!

Wang Huan, who had early booked a table at the street-facing teahouse opposite the stage, smiled and said to Qin Huizhi, "My husband, the prime minister, is still as good at calligraphy as he was in the past. What do you think of it?"

Although Qin Huizhi was proud of his calligraphy, Cai Jing's calligraphy was beyond compare.

"It is generally recognized that Cai Gong's calligraphy is unparalleled in the world, so naturally it cannot be better! Han Ji's capital is not small!"

Wang Huan laughed again and said: "This is wrong! When I heard that Han Ji asked for calligraphy, my husband wrote it immediately without taking any gift money. He said: It is my duty to write inscriptions for the people!"

Qin Huizhi realized that Cai Jing was idle at home at this time, so the invitation to buy his name was probably to make a comeback.

Not wanting to get involved in court disputes, he smiled and said, "I wonder how Han Ji managed to attract so many people to support him?"

Since Wang Huan became a shareholder of Hanji Caipu, he has treated the store at the entrance of Kaifeng Mansion as if he were at home. He soaked in it all day long and learned some inside information.

"Look at this." Wang Huan casually placed a red coupon on the table.

I saw that the thick lottery tickets were printed with complicated patterns, and there were also words such as "relief lottery tickets", "one ticket is ten coins", "a book of ten thousand profits", "buying lottery tickets will benefit the country and the people", etc. The most eye-catching words None more so than the blue characters in the center margin.

"Thirty-two, seven, seven, nine, what does this mean?"

Wang Huan turned the lottery ticket to the back, where a series of small characters were printed.

"Lottery Rules"?Qin Huizhi read it patiently and finally understood the function of the blue characters.

There are [-] lottery tickets issued in each issue, with a maximum prize of [-] coins, and there are also second and third prizes of varying numbers and charity prizes.

Lottery tickets are divided into primary and secondary coupons, the primary coupons are sold, and the secondary coupons are drawn. As long as the primary coupon in your hand matches the secondary coupon you won, you can redeem the prize.

Therefore, the lottery ticket numbers range from "[-]" to "[-]", a total of [-], with various prizes included.

Although ten cents is not much, 250 pieces per issue, totaling [-] guan. After deducting various awards, the gross profit is still [-]%, or [-] guan.

If calculated based on the predetermined limit of [-] yuan, Han Xiaoyao would have to draw the lottery forty times.

Thinking of this, Qin Huizhi asked: "Is it possible that the eldest brother also spent ten coins to buy lottery tickets?"

"Gifted!" Wang Huan chuckled and said: "President Han ordered that the first round of [-] lottery tickets be given to Tokyo residents, one per person, no more. I happened to be present yesterday, so I got a ticket for nothing. "

It doesn’t cost a penny, no wonder it’s so lively!
But, how many people will buy it?

Qin Huizhi looked at the stage again and saw that the lottery draw had already begun.

The first thing to be opened was the charity award. As the shopkeeper, Zhang Cheng drew "Lu" from the ten numbers, which means that any lottery ticket with the last number "Lu" can receive ten eggs worth ten cents with the coupon.

There were cheers again. It seemed that there were more winners, and they were all very happy because they got ten eggs for free.

However, it has been explained in advance that the redemption of the prizes needs to wait until all the prizes are issued, so everyone is looking forward to whether their coupons will win the high-end prizes.

Fifty strings are gone.

Next was the special guest Liang Chun, a great philanthropist who donated rice to the refugees. The third prize was awarded, with a single award of [-] yuan.

Liang Chun took out ten coupons from the coupon box and handed them to the Kaifeng official who was responsible for counting the votes to write them on the lottery list.

Another fifty strings.

Someone cheered again. The free coupon actually got five points, which was an unexpected fortune.

There are five second prizes and ten individual prizes. Lu Tong is responsible for the lottery draw.

Still fifty strings.

One first prize, worth one hundred coins!

When the winning numbers are announced, the happy people smile.

As the official of Kaifeng Prefecture, Guo Fuyin did his duty and put his hand into the prize box.

For a moment, everyone looked up and stared, holding their breath.

Old Yu has been working as a coolie at Zhouqiao Wharf. The seven members of his family can barely make ends meet thanks to his hard work.Yesterday, I heard that someone was handing out lottery tickets at the pier. Han Ji said that people with good luck can win the lottery. The maximum prize is one hundred coins. It usually costs ten cents to buy, but in order to benefit the people, Han Ji gave out [-] tickets in the first round. Free distribution.

Hearing that it was free of charge, Old Man Yu stepped forward to get one. Seeing that a lottery table had been set up today, and knowing that the lottery was about to be drawn, he took the time to squeeze in.

If I can win a charity prize, I will also get ten chicken eggs, which can satisfy the children's craving.

But the prizes were opened all the way, and he didn't win anything, so he didn't expect the final grand prize anymore. He stuffed the lottery tickets into his arms and squeezed out of the crowd to go to the pier to carry his bags.

How can ordinary people have such a good life and get rich?
Before they could squeeze out of the crowd, they heard thunder behind them.

"The grand prize is out!"

"Look what the number is?"

By some strange mistake, old man Yu stopped and thought about it, then he turned around and squeezed back in.

The first, second, and third prizes have been awarded, and now it’s time to redeem the prizes. The charity prizes can be collected on the spot with coupons at the redemption points on both sides of the stage.

The total number of charity awards is 5000. Although there are only more than [-] people today, there are still thousands of people with the last number "Lu".

Therefore, five prize redemption points were opened on the left and right sides of the stage. With the support of Hanji employees and government officials, ten long lines formed.

The person who got the egg first showed off to others with a smile.

When you go home at night, add a hard-boiled egg to the elderly and children!
Tokyo is connected from north to south, and business awareness is extremely developed. Many small merchants and hawkers have even begun to buy eggs, and the prices of five, six, and seven cents are heard one after another.

The first, second and third prizes need to go to the stage with a ticket to claim the prize.

There were originally a total of sixteen winners, but after calling three times in a row, there were only three third prizes, two second prizes, and the first prize was vacant.

Just when the people who were speculating about the vacancies didn't come, I don't know how Han Ji will deal with it.

Zhang Cheng informed everyone that all awards were announced on the list and were valid for three days. Within three days, the tickets could be used to redeem the awards on site or at the Hanji Caipu store in front of Kaifeng Mansion.

At the same time, under the lottery list in front of the stage, Old Man Yu, who was looking at the numbers over and over again, suddenly raised the lottery ticket in his hand and said excitedly: "I won! I won..."

Han Xiaoyao, who was hiding in the teahouse and watching, almost thought that the Song Dynasty version of "Fan Jin passed the exam" incident was going to happen. Fortunately, Old Man Yu was much stronger than Fan.

Bystanders saw Old Man Yu running towards the stage in a hurry, and pulled him and asked, "Old man, what level did you win?"

Old Man Yu was excited and said: "First class! I won the first class, and one hundred guans are mine..."

Just when everyone was envious, a big man in brocade clothes with a sinister face suddenly stopped him and said loudly: "Old man, I want your coupon!"

Old Man Yu was so frightened that he forgot to reveal his wealth. Could this rogue want to snatch the lottery ticket from his hand?
At that moment, he clutched the lottery ticket tightly and said repeatedly: "What do you want to do, this ticket is mine."

Hearing someone shouting, Han Ji's security guards and government officials rushed over to prevent anyone from waiting for an opportunity to cause trouble.

The atmosphere suddenly became tense.

Just when everyone thought that the big man was going to do illegal things in broad daylight, the man laughed and said: "Old man, don't be afraid! If the lottery ticket is really the first prize, I will buy it for 110 coins, which is ten more than the one on the stage. how?"

Old man Yu was confused for a while?

"Why isn't it true? But the first prize is only one hundred coins, so why buy it?"

The big man said directly: "I have a good reputation outside the city, and I don't have to worry about food and clothing. I just want to be in front of others! You are an old man, and you can't eat or drink if you want the scenery. Wouldn't it be a good thing to get a lot of money from me?" "

His words immediately aroused everyone's discussion. Yes, it is indeed very beautiful to be on stage in front of tens of thousands of people in the bustling area of ​​Zhouqiao to win the grand prize!

Why can't I encounter such good things?
Before anyone could recover, someone on the other side loudly bid: "120 coupons, old man, I want this coupon!"

I saw a dandy kid holding a stack of banknotes in his hand, leading his friends to separate the crowd and come to Old Man Yu.

The big man in brocade is obviously not happy, isn't this a public slap in the face?
"130 guan!"

"150 strings!" The dude directly increased the price and even looked at the other party provocatively.

The big man in brocade clothes now knew that the other party was not easy to mess with, so he snorted and turned around and left.

The dandy laughed and said loudly: "If you don't have enough money, go get it quickly. I'm waiting in the office..." His companion burst into laughter.

Old Man Yu still doesn't quite understand why this lottery ticket has increased by [-]% in an instant, but as long as it is real money, fifty more coins will undoubtedly be like a gold ingot falling from the sky, and it is also a very big one.

Now he expressed his willingness to sell it to the dude, but he couldn't do it without selling it. He was obviously not a kind person, so don't bring trouble to yourself.

So, with the confirmation of Han Ji Security, the two handed over the money with one hand and the coupon with the other.

The most legendary person in Tokyo was born today!
It's not this dude who spent a lot of money to buy lottery tickets, but Old Man Yu.

An old coolie man got a huge sum of 150 yuan with a free lottery ticket!

(End of this chapter)