The road to immortality for a hundred generations

Chapter 177
Early the next morning, forty clerks left the palace in a hurry. They dispersed before walking far and headed towards their respective shops.

"Brother Zhang, do you think our lottery shop can be opened?"

Looking at his scattered companions, Shitou subconsciously looked at Zhang Shan who was walking in front of him.

"You ask, do you have no confidence in us or the master?"

Zhang Shan asked without looking back.

"No no,"

Shitou shook his head repeatedly and hurriedly explained: "I just feel that we, who have never done business, suddenly have to take over a store, and other people, I have asked, at least most of them are the same as us, That’s why I don’t have much confidence.”

"I think so,"

Zhang Shan glanced at Shitou and said slowly, "We servants don't have to think so much. We just do what the master says."

"I'm just worried that if we don't do it well, the owner will blame us."

Shitou sighed, looking very sad.

"It's our fault, we'll just accept it, otherwise what else can we do? Shift the responsibility to the owner? Okay, don't say so much. Our store is in front of us, and there are still many things to do later, but There’s no time for you to think about things.”

Zhang Shan replied again and immediately ended the topic.

As the key was inserted into the door lock, the store was pushed open, and the two of them stepped into the store that was even somewhat unfamiliar to them.

After taking out the lottery tickets prepared last night from the compartment inside the store, Zhang Shan carefully took out a plaque and said at the same time: "Hold the ladder, let's install the plaque."

"coming,"

Shitou responded, then became a little puzzled, "If you ask me, this plaque should have been installed yesterday, so that one ladder can install these twenty shops, and it saves the cost of nineteen ladders."

"If you really want to save money, you can save it by stopping your medicinal diet. Do you still need to save this?"

Feeling the relief of the plaque in his arms, Zhang Shan's heart was filled with satisfaction.

So is this the power of a warrior?
"Hehe, no, I'm just talking casually. Isn't this boring? Let's just chat casually without being so serious."

Shitou smiled brightly.

"I think the owner has equipped each of our shops with a ladder so that we can clean the plaque every day so that the customers who come to the shop can feel the um, how should I say, of our Wang's shop? Coming?"

Zhang Shan suddenly forgot his words in the middle of the sentence, "Anyway, every action of the master must have a deep meaning. We just need to think about it carefully. Hold the ladder, and I will start installing the plaque."

"Oh, hold on,"

Shitou responded, then seemed to remember something, and quickly told him, "Brother Zhang, you must be careful. This is fine rosewood. If it breaks, we will be finished."

"Shut up you,"

Zhang Shan, who was about to start installing the plaque, glared at him and said, "Just hold the ladder up for me. There will definitely be no problems on my side."

"Oh."

Shitou, who originally wanted to say something more, was afraid of disturbing Brother Zhang and causing the plaque to fall down, so he held back and said nothing more.

After determining the positions of the two hooks on the door, Zhang Shan took a deep breath and held the plaque in the same position as he just remembered.

Just hearing a slight sound, the plaque seemed to be installed.

Zhang Shan tentatively reduced some strength in the snatch, but the plaque did not move at all.

"Look, isn't this pretense? I've told you that there will definitely be no problems on my side."

Looking at the plaque that was still firmly hanging on the door after completely letting go, Zhang Shan immediately breathed a sigh of relief, then proudly raised his chin and looked at the stone with drooping eyes.

"It's fine, it's fine, it's fine."

Shitou didn't care that Brother Zhang had scolded him, but subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief.

Originally, installing plaques was a careful job, but the plaques for these twenty shops were not in the common lifting type, but in the hanging type.

According to the master, the lift is not only unsafe, but also unsightly.

But in his opinion, it is obviously the hanging type that is unsafe.

Although this hanging type does not have the two big nails at the bottom of the lifting type, it does look much better.

Well, no, it should look too much better.

Shitou glanced at the plaques of several nearby shops and secretly compared them in his mind.

"By the way, Brother Zhang, are we going to set off firecrackers next?"

Seeing Brother Zhang coming down safely from the ladder, Shitou suddenly remembered this.

"Are you ready for all the other work?"

Zhang Shan asked instead without answering.

"It seems everything is done."

Shitou thought about it for a moment, nodded and said.

"Check again to make sure you can greet guests directly when they arrive before setting off firecrackers."

Zhang Shan dusted off his hands and walked straight into the shop.

"Brother Zhang, let me set off the firecrackers later. I've always wanted to set off firecrackers."

Shi Shi behind him quickly put away his ladder and followed behind, shouting loudly.

"It's best if you set off firecrackers. Anyway, I don't like setting off firecrackers. I just like their festive atmosphere."

At this time, Zhang Shan had already reached behind the wooden counter and stretched out comfortably. "The master is so kind. He actually allows us to sit down and welcome guests."

"That's not true. Anyway, I have never heard of anyone's servants preparing martial arts for their masters."

Shitou said cheerfully, "Not to mention the medicinal food, the fried pork with cabbage we had before, tsk tsk, I still remember the taste."

Although the medicinal diet is much more expensive than the fried pork with cabbage, he still feels that the fried pork with cabbage is more delicious.

"I hope everyone else can repay the kindness and don't deceive me overtly or covertly when they see that I am a good old man."

After hearing Shitou's words, Zhang Shan also remembered the goodness of his master's family and couldn't help but sigh.

"Brother Zhang, although you are older than me and think more thoughtfully than me, I don't agree with this matter."

Shitou shook his head and said seriously, "Think about it, if the master were an ordinary person, he could buy such a big house, allow so many of our servants to learn martial arts and provide medicinal food? So I think the master is definitely an innate warrior! "

"It's even possible that there are more than just the early stage Xiantian! From my perspective, I am at least a mid-stage Xiantian warrior, and it's not impossible for him to be a late stage Xiantian warrior!"

When talking about warriors, Shitou became excited, "Brother Li, you don't know. Warriors kill people without blinking an eye, let alone innate warriors. If they dare to deceive Master, I definitely won’t live long!”

"Yeah, maybe I'm worrying too much."

Hearing what Shitou said, Zhang Shan suddenly felt more relieved.

He knew that Shitou was the child of a servant of a wealthy family, so he had met many warriors and knew their style.

And he himself, because he had been studying hard, didn't know much about warriors.

"Brother Zhang, I'm going to set off firecrackers."

"Go on, be careful, don't get blown up."

"Oh, it's okay. Those firecrackers are always thunderous and rainy. When I was a kid, I held them in my hands and it only hurt for a few days."

Shitou said indifferently.

Not long after, the sound of firecrackers crackled at the door. Many passers-by saw this and came over to take a look inside.Zhang Shan, who was looking out, happened to meet them.

"Hey, shopkeeper, what kind of shop is this?"

One of them boldly asked directly.

"Those who draw lots will be rewarded if they draw good ones. The reward for the best one is a full 100 taels!"

Zhang Shan replied according to the planned words, while waiting with some anxiety in his heart.

To be honest, after he understood the gameplay of this store clearly, he was very confident that the store would become popular, but the problem was that not everyone had the patience to understand the gameplay.

Fortunately, the master prepared some fixed words for them to explain clearly and answer the guests' questions.

"Hey~100 taels? I'm afraid you're not kidding me."

Seven or eight passers-by who came to join in the fun, as well as the clerks in the surrounding shops, were all shocked by the high reward.

But they all expressed disbelief.

100 taels, even in Xiantian City, where consumption is relatively high, is enough for a family of three to save for more than ten or twenty years.

If you are alone, it is not impossible to be buried.

Three or two of them seemed a little moved, but also a little worried.

"With such a high reward, whether it's true or not, drawing lots should cost a lot of money, right?"

Before Zhang Shan could answer, others answered on Zhang Shan's behalf.

"Does that need to be said? The highest odds in the gambling house are only nine to one, right? According to this calculation, this draw will cost at least ten taels of silver."

"That's right, even if you pay eighteen to one according to the highest play method I've ever seen, it's still five taels of silver. Who can afford it?"

"That's right. I don't have that much money, so I better not join in the fun."

The few people who were still a little excited at first shook their heads and left after hearing the discussion of others.

Indeed, if they were to draw money once for five taels of silver, even if they might win 1000 taels, they would never do it because the price was too high.

"Hey, hey, don't leave. Why don't you need five taels? You only need ten coppers to draw once!"

Shitou, who had just set off the firecrackers and was standing at the door, shouted quickly.

"Seriously? As long as you draw ten copper coins once, you can win 100 taels?"

Hearing this, a guest who had walked a few meters away immediately stopped and asked for confirmation.

"Seriously! Seriously!"

Seeing that the first batch of customers seemed to be about to be captured, Shitou didn't dare to be lazy, and quickly raised his right hand and made a swearing gesture, "I swear, if I draw more than ten copper coins at a time, I will die!" "

"What about winning the grand prize? You have to swear to it!"

"That's a must! I must swear that I will definitely win the grand prize of 100 taels. If I lie, I will give birth to a son without a butthole!"

Shitou directly swore the most poisonous oath.

"Okay, then I'll believe you for once. Let's go and have a look."

Even though he didn't know anyone around him, the man still said hello and walked into the store.

"I'm going, I'm going too!"

"Hey! Waiter, do you have to draw lots before entering your store? Can you get in without drawing? Let me take a look first."

"Okay, okay, everyone is welcome to come in and visit the store."

Seeing that everyone finally didn't leave directly, Shitou smiled and cleared the way.

"How do you draw lots?"

As soon as he stepped into the store, Liu Renyi couldn't wait to ask, "You can't say that I can win the grand prize of 100 taels in one draw, right? Unless you are the God of Wealth."

"Haha, the guest is joking, isn't he?"

Li Shan stood up and pushed the lottery tube beside him, "In our lottery tube, there are big prizes, first prizes, second prizes, third prizes, small prizes, lucky prizes and empty prizes."

"So complicated?"

Hearing this, Liu Renyi frowned.

"It's not complicated, not complicated at all. Just listen to my introduction."

Li Shanle quickly explained, "This grand prize is the 100 taels just advertised outside the store. As long as you win the grand prize, the 100 taels will be redeemed directly to you on the spot, and there will be no default!"

"It sounds interesting, keep going."

Liu Renyi nodded.

"The first prize is much less, only ten taels of silver. The second prize is even less, only three taels of silver. The third prize is even less, one tael of silver."

"Stop, stop, stop talking, stop talking, I'm going to draw lots, is this the draw?"

After only hearing half of it, Liu Renyi couldn't wait to take out a stack of copper plates, slapped it on the counter, and then pointed to the jar filled with lottery tubes in front of him and asked.

"Yes, this is it."

Li Shan nodded, put away the ten coins, and then touched the place on the counter where the other party had just slapped the coin with some distress.

Although the wood used on this counter is not as good as the plaque or even the sticks used for drawing lots, it is by no means cheap.

Li Shan couldn't tell whether he made a profit or a loss on this business after being slapped by the other party.

"Eh? What does the word "lucky" written at the bottom of this lot mean? Did I win a prize? And I also won a big prize?"

After seeing the writing at the bottom of the sign in his hand clearly, Liu Renyi quickly praised him and asked the shopkeeper opposite.

"Show us, show us."

The people onlookers spoke one after another.

"What's the hurry? I'll show it to you after the boss gives me money."

Liu Renyi glanced at them with some pride.

It seems that I am very lucky today. I won such a big prize. After all, if I can have the word "lucky" written on it, I am definitely not a bad guy.

"Congratulations, guest, you can smoke again!"

After confirming that the sign in his hand was consistent with what the other party said, Zhang Shan said with a smile on his face.

"Huh? What does that mean?"

Liu Renyi frowned and asked doubtfully, "Draw again? Does that mean this lucky prize is only worth ten copper coins?"

"Yes, guest, the lucky prize is the prize behind the small prize. You can only choose to draw it again or give up. It cannot be converted into money."

Zhang Shan nodded.

To be honest, he was quite happy to be welcomed by his guests.

This means that other people will also be attracted to this lottery game.

If the guest in front of me had just directly drawn an empty prize, I am afraid that other people would be discouraged from wanting to draw.

(End of this chapter)