Chapter 93: Birds of a feather
After three days of free period, the Ice Sculpture Garden finally started charging admission.
The number of people queuing was about half of what it was when it was free, but it was still very crowded.
Three days had passed, and the news had spread to nearby cities. The wealthy and powerful people in Yecheng had already heard the news and came.
The ticket price is not too expensive. It costs 20 cents for out-of-town guests, while local residents get a discount and only need to pay 10 cents.
These paying customers are the ones who have real purchasing power. After entering the Grand View Garden, many of them ask painters to help them paint their portraits to prove that they have been there.
The one tael of silver for a portrait kept the painters very busy, but many of these painters were recruited from the Yinyue Teahouse.
If I make money, I will still spend it at the Yinyue Teahouse.
No matter how tortuous the process was, Lin Qianqian earned all the money in the end.
In addition to the ordinary passage, the Grand View Garden now also has a VIP passage, which charges 5 taels of silver per person.
To put it in perspective, 5 taels of silver is equal to 5,000 coins, which is 500 times the ticket price for ordinary local people.
But it is especially popular among the rich, because they don't have to queue up to use the VIP channel and don't have to squeeze with the poor who are considered poor in the eyes of the rich.
The first three free days were packed with people. The rich couldn’t get in line, and they didn’t bother to queue with the poor.
Now is finally their highlight moment, the moment when they can use money to buy face.
Mrs. Qin is one of these people.
Early in the morning, the wives of Qin Chuan's subordinates had been showing off to her, saying how magnificent the Ice Sculpture Garden in Beiyue City was, like a fairyland on earth, and that everyone was proud to have been to the Ice Sculpture Garden.
When it was free yesterday, Mrs. Qin secretly sent someone to inquire and was told that there were too many people and they couldn't queue up.
Now that she heard that they had started to charge admission, Mrs. Qin thought that there wouldn't be as many people as when it was free, so she came here with the prefect's wife, Mrs. Zhao.
But when I got outside the gate, I saw there were still too many people.
Zhao squeezed into the crowd and found that it was very crowded in front, behind, and around her. They were all untouchables, and she was particularly disgusted.
She kept covering her nose with a handkerchief because she thought ordinary people were dirty and smelly.
He also disliked the guys at the Ice Sculpture Grand View Garden for being tactless and not knowing how to take care of the powerful and wealthy.
If it were any other place in Beiyue City, no one would dare to treat her, the wife of the prefect, with disrespect.
But actually, in the middle of winter, people who could afford the 20-cent ticket were basically clean, not at all as dirty and smelly as she disliked.
Zhao sent her maid to inquire about the situation from the gatekeeper and revealed her identity so that the Ice Sculpture Grand View Garden would take it seriously.
The maid came back and said, "Madam, it will take about an hour before it's your turn."
Zhao's face looked unhappy. "Didn't you reveal your identity to them?"
The old woman lowered her head and explained in a low voice: "Yes, they said that the prince and the common people are treated the same. Even if the emperor comes, it will be the same, unless-"
The old woman wanted to say take the VIP channel, but before she could finish her words, she was interrupted by Madam Qin's shout.
"Second son." Mrs. Qin had sharp eyes and saw a familiar figure. It was her second son.
The second son didn't even queue up and was let in by the guards directly.
Madam Qin shouted loudly: "Second brother, what are you doing here?"
After calling out several times, Qin Er finally turned around and found that it was his own mother.
"Mom, why are you here too?"
Mrs. Qin answered the question irrelevantly: "Second brother, why don't you need to queue?"
"I work in the Grand View Garden, so I can come and go freely. Mother, there is a VIP passage over there, and it only costs 5 taels of silver per person. Go quickly."
When Mrs. Qin heard that there was a VIP passage that did not require queuing, she quickly pulled the prefect's wife, who looked disgusted, over there.
"Alright, alright, Zhao Yanghua, stop covering your nose. There are no untouchables like you despise here."
5 taels of silver are nothing to Mrs. Qin.
But the sense of superiority of taking the VIP channel made Mrs. Qin feel very comfortable.
Not only do you not have to queue up when you use the VIP channel, you will also receive a free portrait.
Mrs. Qin was not angry about the expensive tickets. Instead, she felt that the Ice Sculpture Garden respected them and provided her with convenience.
She counted on her fingers.
The second son can enter and exit the VIP channel for free every day, which is equivalent to saving 5 taels of silver every day. In this month of 30 days, it is equivalent to earning 150 taels of silver.
The wages are so high, not to mention Beiyue City, even Shengjing City of the Great Yan Dynasty does not have such high wages.
It can be seen that my son finally became smart this time.
After entering the Grand View Garden, Mrs. Qin’s eyes were not enough.
The brilliant colors everywhere dazzle people's eyes.
Mrs. Qin touched her smooth face with her hand and couldn't help sighing: Fortunately, I have used the moisturizer from Yinyue Shop recently. My skin has become much more delicate and not overshadowed by this colorful garden.
She turned around and kindly gave Zhao a suggestion: "Zhao Yanghua, your skin has wrinkles. I recommend you a moisturizer that can make you look younger. You can buy it at the Yinyue shop not far from here."
If their relationship was not good, Mrs. Qin would not have told the other party this secret that can make people younger.
Zhao was very unhappy when Mrs. Qin said she had wrinkles.
But due to Qin Chuan's status and power, it was difficult for him to fight back and he could only swallow his frustration.
Zhao felt uncomfortable, but did not dare to provoke Madam Qin, so she picked the thorns of the Ice Sculpture Grand View Garden.
Although I was shocked by the wonders of the ice sculpture Grand View Garden, I was even more shocked by the huge wealth of the Grand View Garden.
The VIP channel costs 5 taels of silver per person, and there has always been a constant stream of guests.
It can be said that this Ice Sculpture Garden is definitely the most profitable business in Beiyue City.
Zhao decided to go back and tell her husband, the prefect of Beiyue City, the news.
Anyone who dares to despise or mistreat her, the wife of the prefect, must pay the price.
Li Kui, a close confidant of Prime Minister Wang, has been following Lin Qianqian recently. After coming out of the Ice Sculpture Grand View Garden, he went directly to the Marshal's Mansion to find Qin Chuan and question him.
"Master Qin, you said earlier that everything was under your control, but Captain Lin actually started an ice sculpture garden and made a fortune every day."
She couldn't be allowed to go on any longer.
If you keep going like this, you will definitely make a fortune.
That is not what the Prime Minister would like to see.
"Ah, oh," Qin Chuan felt a little guilty. He already knew Lin Qianhu's current situation.
Before, when I knew that Captain Lin bought and carved ice, I thought he was stupid and wanted to sell the ice sculptures to rich people, but it turned out that he used the ice to create an ice sculpture garden.
Twenty cents per person, and there's a long queue, you can definitely make a fortune.
"Brother Li Kui, you are talking about the Ice Sculpture Grand View Garden, right? Don't worry, I have a way to make the Grand View Garden the property of the government."
Qin Chuan has been entrenched in Beiyue City for many years. There is nothing in Beiyue City that he cannot get, whether it is houses, women, or other objects.
Li Kui was obviously anxious: "When does Lord Qin plan to take action?"
"I will discuss this with Prefect Xu first to see how to proceed more perfectly."
Prefect Xu is also a greedy man. The two are birds of a feather. The Ice Sculpture Grand View Garden is now a big piece of fat meat, and it is estimated that Prefect Xu has already set his eyes on it.
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