Early in the morning, Lin Jinyue set off for Shawan County with a boatload of goods.

She thought of going through the back door of the grocery store, but the back door was also completely blocked.

As soon as she arrived, the people blocking the way started asking questions all at once:

"Young shopkeeper, why haven't you been making any new dishes lately?"

"Oh, forget about the food, we're lucky to have any. I just want to ask if you could get us a little more pen?"

"Why did you buy so many pens? You always get a C grade in every major exam and school test..."

"What do I need to do to bother you? I just like buying pens."

Hearing the noise, Lin Jinyue said, "We'll have to wait a bit longer for the food, but there are new pens, they're very pretty, but you have to queue up to buy them."

Upon hearing this, everyone hurriedly ran forward.

Even those who complained about others buying too many pens started running forward.

I was afraid of missing out.

Lin Jinyue was also able to enter smoothly through the back door.

They were too enthusiastic, and Lin Jinyue was a little overwhelmed.

Qian Guihua added, "Er Ya, you don't know, these people are like madmen. They come here every day at this time to squeeze in, afraid that they won't be able to buy anything if they come too late."

Once they reached the front, Lin Jinyue laid out the pen.

To her surprise, Ji Zixuan also came to join in the fun.

Seeing her lay out the exquisitely carved boxes one by one, Ji Zixuan said, "I've been waiting for several days. Is this the blind box pen you mentioned?"

The others asked, "What kind of riddle are you playing? Is it something good?"

Ji Zixuan then said, "It's nothing special, nothing worth buying. I mainly liked the box."

"You'd be a fool to believe that."

Ji Zixuan: "Give me 100 boxes!"

Lin Jinyue chuckled. "Let me make this clear first: these blind box pens are 200 coins each. They are made to be a little more exquisite. You might get a beautiful and exquisite one, or you might get a slightly more ordinary one. Once sold, they cannot be returned or exchanged."

Lin Jinyue placed several samples on the pen rack on the counter.

There are five exquisitely crafted and uniquely designed pens. The other three are also quite beautiful, but when placed next to the special edition, they appear somewhat inferior.

Lin Jinyue thought for a moment: "There are 500 blind box pens in this first batch. Fifty of them have unique designs. I don't know which boxes contain blind box pens. It all depends on luck."

She then looked at Ji Zixuan, who wanted to buy everything, and added another clause.

"Each person can buy a maximum of two boxes at a time."

Ji Zixuan's smile immediately changed, "Young shopkeeper, our relationship..."

Lin Jinyue was also in a dilemma: "But this brush pen has a complicated process, and we don't have enough manpower right now. We might not be able to produce 100 brush pens a day..."

Ji Zixuan stopped hesitating and went straight to buy three boxes.

As luck would have it, he, being so unlucky, always got the cheapest one.

Ji Zixuan was on the verge of tears.

He quickly sent his servant to line up.

Very few people managed to get the hidden version; only ten were sold out of half the batch.

None of the hidden panda figures have been released.

Some people complained, "Young shopkeeper, are you trying to trick us? There aren't that many!"

"All the ones I bought were ugly..."

"What? You say this pen isn't nice? Then sell it to me. I only took three; there aren't enough to go around for my sons and daughters."

"Not for sale, not for sale."

The man said the regular version wasn't good-looking and he wouldn't sell it even if someone offered more money.

Just kidding, there are only 500 in this batch, and it's a limited-time offer, so it's already pretty good if you can snag one.

Don't say it's ugly.

It's just a bit more ordinary compared to the special editions.

The regular model of the pen is also very good.

It has emerald green bamboo sections, with some seashell pendants hanging from them.

There are also pens with simple little carvings on them, and the boxes are exquisite as well.

It's only selling for 200 coins. If you manage to snag one, you've made a profit. Those who did complain can complain, but asking them to resell it is absolutely out of the question.

I don't know when the next batch will be available.

Ding Ruiming was just taking a casual stroll in the morning when he saw so many people queuing up, so he decided to join in the fun.

He bought a few blind box pens.

Even a county magistrate would have to obey the rules when he came to Lin Jinyue's place.

Ding Ruiming also tried to appeal to emotions.

Ding Ruiming poked Lin Jinyue's chubby cheeks: "Little shopkeeper, can you buy me a few more?"

Lin Jinyue was a little conflicted. "But other people want to buy it too. How about this, I'll design one just for you next time."

The people queuing up nearby were almost moved to tears.

In order to make this pen available to more people, Lin Jinyue even refused the county magistrate's request.

Ding Ruiming said with some regret, "Oh, you must keep selling them, I really like all of these models."

Lin Jinyue smiled and said, "Okay."

Ji Zixuan added, "These blind boxes are really hard to open. My servants and I bought twelve in total, and they were all the most ordinary pens."

As he spoke, Ji Zixuan let out a long sigh: "If I can draw a panda, I'll have to burn incense for my ancestors when I get back."

Ding Ruiming laughed and said, "Is it really that difficult? Then I'm afraid I don't have that much money..."

Before he could finish speaking, he unsealed the wooden box.

Isn't this the panda hugging bamboo that Ji Zixuan has been longing for?

Unpack another one, and it's another limited edition.

In the end, I drew a plain and simple design.

Ding Ruiming breathed a sigh of relief, "Thank goodness, I drew the elegant design, which will make it easier to review official documents later."

Ji Zixuan: !!!

He suspected that Magistrate Ding was showing off.

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