The Queen saw her daughter tossing around in the almanac for quite some time and understood what was bothering her. Seeing her daughter speak, she asked, "What do you want to do, Miao'er?"
"Miao'er wants to treat the students to meat!" Xia Miaoyuan blinked her big eyes.
Queen: ...
The queen originally thought that her daughter would ask her to take her out to visit Han Qingbo, or send someone to look for Zhu Qi. She didn't expect her daughter to say this, and she was a little confused.
"It's my barbecue restaurant. Students can come here to eat barbecue for free with their science exam registration certificate!" Xia Miaoyuan explained seriously.
"Okay, Miao'er, this is a great idea. Many students come from poor backgrounds and lack food and clothing on a daily basis. This will just help them increase their nutrition." The queen picked up her daughter and gave her a loving kiss.
Although she still didn't quite understand Xia Miaoyuan's intention, the queen readily agreed.
That morning, Xia Miaoyuan’s ten barbecue restaurants in Beijing posted notices one after another.
It was written in big letters: The boss is making friends with everyone. All the candidates for this year's Enke exam can enter the store with their exam credentials and enjoy a free barbecue set every day.
The waiter took a gong and banged it in front of the door, shouting, "Students coming to Beijing to take the imperial examinations can come in and eat barbecue for free!"
At first, the students passing by didn’t believe it. They thought it was just a gimmick of the merchant and were worried that they would be ripped off after entering the store, so they stopped to watch.
"The prices of mutton, pork, and chicken are not cheap right now. If students can eat for free in our restaurant, won't they go bankrupt? Unless the boss is an idiot."
"Yes, yes. Do you think we are all nerds who don't care about worldly things and don't know the prices of things?"
"In my opinion, the free service is just a gimmick, and the real purpose is to trick us into coming into the store."
"Yeah, who knows what might be going on after entering the restaurant? And I heard that the owner of this barbecue restaurant is quite influential. Even if there really is something fishy going on, the government won't do anything to them."
"Before I left, my parents told me that the capital is a glamorous world with many traps, so I must be careful and not be fooled."
"As long as we don't try to get small profits, we won't be fooled."
"We can also wait and see if it's really free!"
Xia Miaoyuan and the Queen were sitting on the third floor of the main store looking down, and were very surprised to see this scene.
I was just thinking of using the free barbecue for the students to find Zhu Qi, but I didn't expect the ancient students to be so cunning.
[Oh, I really underestimated them.] Xia Miaoyuan felt a little anxious.
"Oh, really, they don't even come in to eat even though it's free." Xia Miaoyuan complained.
The Queen softly consoled them, "Most of the students have come from far away. It's not easy to travel so far, so it's normal for them to worry about being cheated."
Xia Miaoyuan's eyes rolled around as she paced back and forth in the room. Suddenly, she saw Xiao Luzi standing by the door.
“Got it!”
"Xiao Luzi, come here!"
Xiao Luzi was a little confused: "Your Highness, what are your instructions?"
"Take your two apprentices, change your clothes, dress up as students, and go into the restaurant to eat barbecue!"
Xiao Luzi looked embarrassed: "Ah? This... this..."
The queen's lips curled up: "Miao'er is really a smart little kid!"
Xiao Luzi looked at the queen uneasily, seeking her advice.
The Queen smiled and said, "Just do as the princess says. The three of you will act as a babysitter today and we'll see if it works."
Soon, Xiao Luzi and his two apprentices asked the shopkeeper for three sets of robes to change into.
Xiao Luzi and the other two were dressed as ordinary servants when they left the palace today, all wearing short clothes.
Scholars in Daxia, regardless of whether they were rich or poor, liked to wear long robes.
The three men slipped out of the back door of the barbecue restaurant, walked around, and came to the main entrance of the barbecue restaurant.
"The barbecue is free! It's free for all students who come to take the Enke exam!" the waiter shouted enthusiastically.
Xiao Luzi spoke in his hometown dialect and asked, "Is it true or false? You don't want money?"
The waiter responded very cooperatively, "Sir, it's absolutely true. Our boss has always been fond of doing good deeds. He saw that most of the students were poor, so he wanted to give them a treat."
"That's great! Let's go eat!" Xiao Luzi said with a smile.
A student nearby reached out to stop them: "Don't go? What if it's a scam?"
Another student tugged at his sleeve and said, "Why are you trying to persuade us? We're worried that no one will help us. Let these three country bumpkins go in and try. If it's really free, we'll go again."
Half an incense stick later, Xiao Luzi and the other two came out, stroking their bulging bellies.
Immediately, several students waiting outside the store asked, "Is it really free inside? Is there something fishy going on?"
Xiao Luzi burped and said, "Really? It's not even a penny. Each person gets such a big portion of barbecue. I'm so full that I can even skip dinner!"
His two disciples also chimed in at the right time: "Hurry up and go, there will be no food if you go too late. Anyone who doesn't go is an idiot!"
In an instant, the students who were standing outside the door rushed into the store like a tide.
Some students also turned around and ran towards the inn: "I'll go tell some of my fellow villagers to come too!"
Within an incense stick of time, all ten barbecue restaurants were filled with students.
Xia Miaoyuan stood at the stairs and looked down. He saw that the lobby was crowded with people and noisy.
"Haha! This princess is really smart!"
…
At night, inside Kunning Palace.
Xia Miaoyuan sat at the table on the kang, flipping through ten registration books.
Today the barbecue restaurant invited students to have a free meal, and all students who entered the restaurant had to register their names.
Xia Miaoyuan flipped through the pages and the words "Zhu Qi" suddenly jumped into his eyes.
"Ah, I finally found it!"
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