On the second day after the hot pot restaurant opened, an ordinary citizen won the grand prize.
The man originally just wanted to bring his family to try the hot pot that had become popular in recent days. When he paid the bill, his consumption just reached ten taels of silver, so the shopkeeper reminded him that he could go outside to draw a lottery.
He didn't originally think he could win a big prize, but he heard that at least he would get a bottle of hand cream, so he thought it would be great to give it back to his wife.
When he was about to draw the lottery, he saw his three-year-old son in his wife's arms, and on a whim he took his son and asked him to draw the lottery for him.
The child was ignorant and did whatever his father told him to do.
The little hand reached into the lottery box and obediently took out a medal.
When the man took the medal and looked at it, he thought he was seeing things. He rubbed his eyes in disbelief and looked again. When he was sure that the words on the medal remained unchanged, he excitedly took the medal and hugged his son and walked towards his family.
"Special prize, special prize, Tiger Boy won the special prize for our family!"
The wife couldn't believe it and said, "Really? Boss, are you sure you didn't see it wrong? Is it really the special prize?"
She was illiterate and could only look at her husband with hope.
"Really? I checked it twice! There's no mistake. It's the special prize!" He held the medal in front of his father and said, "Ask Dad if you don't believe me."
Suddenly, the whole family looked at the old man.
The old man was old and his eyesight wasn't very good. He took the medal and strained his eyes to see the words clearly. After double-checking, he said to everyone, "It's the special prize, that's right."
The old woman beside him excitedly pulled him aside and said, "It really is a special prize! Oh my! My Tiger Boy is really amazing. This meal is worth it."
Although the three-year-old child didn't understand what the adults were saying, he knew he was being praised, so he giggled and said in a baby voice, "Tiger boy, you're awesome!"
Everyone present laughed out loud at his amusement.
Suddenly, a man in silk clothes came up to the family from the crowd and said, "Little brother! Why don't you give me your special prize? I'll give you one hundred taels."
Before the family even expressed their opinion, someone on the side started to mock them, "Bah! Colored glazed windows are so expensive right now! You're trying to cheat them out of ten glazed windows for a hundred taels? You're dreaming!"
Then he looked at the man who had won the lottery and said, "Don't listen to him, little brother. One hundred taels can't buy this special prize."
The man who won the lottery comes from a small business family. Although they are not rich, they can ensure that their family has enough food and clothing, otherwise he would not have brought his family to eat hot pot.
Although he didn't understand the value of the glass window, he probably knew something about it. The other party offered a hundred taels, obviously thinking that they didn't understand and wanted to take advantage of them.
The man figured this out and discussed it with his family.
Their yard is small, and they probably can't use all ten glazed windows. It would be a pity to give them away, but it would also be difficult to sell them.
Moreover, glazed windows were very popular at the moment, and many high-ranking officials wanted them. They were just ordinary people, with no power or money. They were afraid that if they installed glazed windows, others would be jealous and cause trouble.
It would be better to sell this quota right from the start, make some money, and maybe even take the opportunity to expand the family business. Wouldn't that be the best of both worlds?
The man's idea was approved by his family. They thought, "Why would ordinary people like them use glazed windows?" Silver was the only real thing.
As for the price, the family didn't know how much silver the glass window was worth. The man thought about it and handed the tiger boy to his wife. He went up to the lottery table and shouted to the crowd:
"Everyone, our family has just discussed this. This glazed window is very valuable. It would be a waste to install it in the courtyard of our home.
If you like it, we are willing to give it to you, but the glass is precious, so you still have to give some money as a token of your appreciation!
But I don't know how much this glass window is worth, so I won't bid. If you want it, just bid. The highest bidder wins! "
As soon as these words were spoken, the crowd erupted in excitement. Those who wanted the glazed windows secretly cursed the man for being insidious, "Why don't you bid yet? At this rate, who knows how much these glazed windows will fetch."
But they didn't have time to think about it, because someone in the crowd had already started bidding.
"Two hundred taels!" said a middle-aged man with a mustache in the crowd.
Immediately following.
"Three hundred taels!"
"Four hundred taels!"
"Five hundred taels!"
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Everyone only heard someone's voice in the crowd, and before they could see who had called out the price, someone else called out a higher price.
At the beginning, the bidding was extremely fast. Basically, as soon as someone called out a price, it was immediately lowered by others. Ten glass windows were quickly bid up to two thousand taels.
After the price reached two thousand taels, the bidding gradually slowed down, but there were still a few people in the crowd, chasing each other for the final contest.
When a wealthy businessman shouted out two thousand five hundred taels, the crowd finally stopped bidding.
After a long while, no one bid again. Just when the rich businessman thought he had it all settled, a childish voice suddenly appeared from outside the crowd, "Three thousand taels!"
Following the source of the sound, the crowd dispersed to both sides, finally revealing the person who had just shouted the price.
If the person coming is not Kong Xinju, then who is he?
Kong Xinju lost the lottery to Peng Zhang yesterday, and he was already unhappy. After returning home, he was scolded by his father for the membership issue. If he hadn't heard from the servant that he had written a receipt in public, his father would have asked him to return all the money.
He was still in solitary confinement, but when he heard his personal servant say that someone had won the grand prize and was going to sell it, he climbed over the wall and ran out to get the chance to install the ten glazed windows.
This has become a thorn in his heart. He must have what Peng Zhang has, otherwise he is destined to be inferior to Peng Zhang in this life, which is absolutely unacceptable.
The family of the man who won the prize was so excited. Their money suddenly increased by another five hundred taels. All this money was picked up for free!
Seeing that no one was bidding anymore, the man walked up to Kong Xinju with a smile on his face and said, "Sir, are you sure you want to spend three thousand taels to buy this special prize in my hand?"
Kong Xinju tilted his head back with his nose pointed upwards, not even looking at him, looking superior.
The servant beside him said, taking advantage of his superiors, "Of course, if my master says he wants to buy it, then he will buy it."
The man didn't care about their attitudes; he just wanted to get the money quickly. Three thousand taels! He might not be able to earn that much even if he did small business his whole life.
"Since you're serious about doing business, I bet you've got enough banknotes! Then let's go up to the stage and ask the restaurant staff to register!"
Kong Xinju didn't even look at him and walked up to the lottery registration desk.
After the registrant had registered Kong Xinju's award record and residence address, he took out three thousand taels from his pocket and gave it to the man as alms.
The man took the banknote and after making sure there was no problem, he didn't stay any longer. He put the banknote away and went back with his family.
With these three thousand taels, they can move to a bigger house in the outer city.
When the shopkeeper heard that Kong Xinju had arrived, he came out with the IOU and invited him in for tea.
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