"Do you think anyone else will be fooled by you? Humph, we're not as stupid as those people who rush to invest without understanding anything."
These words offended some people, since many had indeed been impressed by the innovative and unique "Dragon Carriage" and were eager to invest their "Spring Reward Silver Coins".
They immediately frowned and glared at the person who spoke.
Anyone who has ever argued knows that the calmer and more indifferent you appear during an argument, the more you can provoke the other person.
For example, no matter how harsh the other person's words are, if you don't get angry, but just look at them with a calm, perfunctory, and then sarcastic expression, perfectly portraying the thought process of "Why is there a clown here?", you can definitely make the other person furious.
Zheng Quchi is just like that now. No matter how harsh their words are, she remains amiable and at ease, and then smiles sarcastically: "As the saying goes, people with discerning eyes are rare in this world, while there are countless people who can judge whether other people's woodenware is good or bad based on their own prejudices and momentary feelings. I have always respected the former and kept my distance from the latter, so I respect your decision. Please."
She once again put on a fake smile that seemed to say, "Please leave quickly, don't block my path to wealth."
The repeated "please" finally pierced their proud and indulgent hearts.
They were even less willing to leave now, insisting on staying to have a discussion. Otherwise, if she "chased" them away like this, wouldn't that be playing into her hands, making them believe they were "biased" and not "discerning"?
A small portion of these were people who had invested "Spring Reward Silver Coins." Initially, they were angry and regretful, but now they were misled by "A Qing's" seemingly confident demeanor that she had no worries about selling her carriages. Deep down, they still hoped that the craftsmen of Ye Kingdom could prove themselves this time.
After all, there's no going back on a vote; they've already invested, so naturally they hope to recoup their investment eventually.
If any exhibits from merchants who participate in the voting are shortlisted, it not only demonstrates their discerning eye but also allows them to learn about the identity of the artisans involved in the exhibits through the "Jichun Craftsmen's Guild".
All the works that made it to the shortlist are exceptional.
Like the previous "Dragon Bone Waterwheel," a merchant reached a cooperation agreement with the craftsman, putting the technology into practice and benefiting the agricultural development of the county. One person quickly gained recognition, while the other's wealth soared.
It can be said that a second-rate merchant can instantly leap into the ranks of first-rate wealthy merchants once he has a prized possession.
Everyone who comes here, whether artisan or merchant, is betting everything they have on a different future.
But as the saying goes, those who achieve enlightenment can summon clouds and rain, and those who walk on water and enter the sea will transform into dragons; gold will always shine.
One merchant scoffed, "What a charade!"
A merchant angrily rebuked: "These fallacies are misleading the public!"
A merchant sneered: "Nonsense!"
One merchant chuckled: "A bluff!"
Zheng Quchi: "..." Are they letting her play this word chain game? So much nonsense, they should just keep going.
Mu Gaoyi and Shi Hetong watched with unease as Aqing jokingly retorted to the group of merchants from the seven kingdoms.
They thought that these people would turn tail and leave faster after being provoked, but to their surprise, these people not only did not leave, but also stayed behind with a smug look and started a "idiom chain" game, leaving them speechless.
They were just so eager to leave, why are they suddenly not leaving now?
What are we waiting for?
Well, Shi Hetong and Mu Gaoyi's mindset has been completely swayed by Zheng Quchi, and they haven't remembered that in the beginning, they were thinking of keeping people.
Seeing that the situation had reached a stalemate, an old man dressed in coarse brown linen clothes walked over with a cane. He said to Zheng Quchi with a friendly expression, "I am also a man of Ye. I never thought that I would live to see Ye craftsmen build such an amazing carriage. Can you tell me if it can really be driven?"
Upon hearing that there were people from the Ye Kingdom among them, Zheng Quchi's attention immediately turned to him. She hesitated and asked, "Grandpa, are you a merchant from the Ye Kingdom?"
He was a small old man, probably in his sixties or seventy, thin and small, with a slight hunchback. He dressed in plain clothes, wearing a round hat, and there was nothing particularly special about him.
The only unusual thing about him is that while everyone else was speaking ill of Ye Kingdom, he actually showed up with great interest to inquire and investigate while they were being roasted over a fire.
“Yes, but I only run a small business and don’t have any extra money to donate to the monks of Wujue Temple. I only have this one spring reward coin. If you can sincerely persuade me, I will give it to you. How about that?” he said cheerfully.
Upon hearing this, Zheng Quchi looked at him silently and calmly.
In fact, she had been waiting for just the right opportunity to turn things around.
She didn't know if the old man's appearance was a coincidence or intentional, but it just happened to get her out of trouble. The two of them had a tacit understanding, like grandfather and grandson. They looked at each other, one smiling kindly, the other watching calmly.
The other merchants didn't understand their secret communication. They all thought Zheng Quchi would say to them, "Who cares about your 'Spring Appreciation Silver Coin'? You can have it."
Unexpectedly, the next second, she readily agreed: "Okay."
The merchants were immediately unsettled, their eyes widening in disbelief.
Hey, you weren't like this with us just now. You've changed. How come you've become so proactive and ambitious now?
The merchants were furious. Why did she treat merchants from Ye Kingdom so well? This was clearly discrimination against merchants from other countries; it was prejudice and acting on impulse!
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