Chapter 160: Love in the Ancient Planes

The Spring Examination kicked off on February 20, and many candidates gathered at the entrance of the examination room, waiting to enter.

Candidates from poor families hurriedly walked in with their book boxes; candidates from wealthy families came leisurely in carriages with baskets carried by servants.

At this time, the people at the entrance of the examination room shouted in surprise, because they saw someone riding a cow.

After Jiang Lan's wooden ox and flowing horse were completed, she had been thinking about how to increase its popularity so that she could sell the things.

So she set her sights on Yuan Qingci, who happened to be going to participate in the Spring Examination. Isn't this a great advertising opportunity?

Yuan Qingci didn't want to be so unique, but Jiang Lan thought he wanted to, so he had to think!

With such a cool appearance, Yuan Qingci instantly became famous.

When he arrived, a bunch of young gentlemen in gorgeous clothes came up to him and circled around him, curiously touching here and there, and occasionally exclaiming "tsk tsk".

"Wow, this cow is made of wood? So realistic."

"How can this wood move? It feels so fun."

Yuan Qingci came down from Niubei Mountain with an expressionless face, ignoring the stares of the crowd and standing aside.

He pressed the mechanism button on the cow's belly, and with a "click", the wooden board on the cow's belly popped open, and he calmly took his bookcase out of it.

"Wow, it's amazing, it's actually hollow inside, and you can put things in it."

"Let me see, let me see."

Before Yuan Qingci could close the lid on the cow's stomach, a bunch of people rushed up and squeezed him to the side.

"It's really hollow, and it can hold a lot of things. This thing is great."

"Let me see! Let me see!"

Young people like new and strange things the most. They were not candidates who came to take the imperial examination. At most, they were accompanying the candidates or just joining in the fun.

"Riding this is more impressive than riding a horse. It's really good. Is this thing for sale?"

One of the young boys pulled Yuan Qingci and asked curiously.

Before Yuan Qingci could say anything, Jiang Lan took the opportunity to interrupt.

"My dear, you are dressed in luxurious clothes and speak in a refined manner. You are indeed a person with good taste. This cow is called the Wooden Ox and Flowing Horse. It was made by the Star Superman Carpenter Shop. Would you like to order one?"

"How much?" The young boy's eyes never left the wooden ox and flowing horse next to him, and his eyes were full of desire.

"Can I ride it first to try it out?"

"Of course."

"Me! Me! Me! I want to try it too!"

"And me! I want one too!"

Yuan Qingci was instantly squeezed out by a group of people. He looked at Jiang Lan who was greeting others enthusiastically and completely forgot about him.

Today is obviously an important day for his college entrance examination, why did it turn out like this! Is

making money really that important?

More important than him?

Yuan Qingci Baby was wronged and upgraded to version 2.0, but it was useless.

Jiang Lan demonstrated to several teenagers how to use the wooden ox and flowing horse, and then let them play freely.

Several teenagers got new toys, and they were very happy. They stepped on the pedals on the wooden ox and flowing horse and began to walk around.

Gradually, more and more people gathered around, and more and more people lined up to experience it.

At first, there were only some young boys, and later some older people joined in.

Although the wooden ox and flowing horse are more clumsy than bicycles, they are simple to operate and fool-proof throughout the process. There is no need to learn at all.

And compared with the current horse-drawn carriages, its size is not large, but its capacity is not small, which is very convenient for transporting goods.

Jiang Lan was very confident and felt that his product would definitely be a hit.

"Bang bang bang" the sound of gongs rang out, and the examinees were ready to enter.

The examinees looked serious, lining up at the door one by one, waiting obediently for the inspection by the guards.

Yuan Qingci was in the middle, looking at Jiang Lan in the distance from time to time, feeling empty inside.

He was about to go in for the exam, but this careless woman was still playing with a group of men, not caring about herself at all! How

could a brother be more important than making money?

Jiang Lan had completely forgotten about Yuan Qingci at this point.

It was not that she didn't care, but she knew that Yuan, who had the memory of his previous life, already knew the content of the test paper in advance.

This was just like cheating and knowing the answer in advance, so there was nothing to worry about.

"Are you going to sell this cow? Can I just ride it away?"

"Why should I sell it to you? Sell it to me, I'll give you 50 taels of silver!"

"The highest bidder wins, I'll give you 100 taels, give me this cow."

In the end, Jiang Lan sold the wooden ox and flowing horse to the boy who offered the highest price without hesitation, for a total of 150 taels of silver, making a fortune.

It didn't matter if others didn't buy it. She smiled and slipped a note to them, asking them to come to the store to place an order when they were free. Good

wine needs no bush, but it's all nonsense.

Good things must have good publicity to be sold, this is the power of marketing.

After the incident in the examination room, Jiang Lan's carpentry shop instantly received a large number of orders.

She sold each wooden ox and horse for 20 taels, but the actual cost was less than 1 tael. It would be a waste of time for her to polish it by herself.

So she disassembled the parts of the whole ox and outsourced them to several carpenters.

Let them work on an assembly line, and the efficiency increased immediately.

The Spring Examination consisted of 3 sessions over 9 days. When Yuan Qingci finished the exam, he felt a little exhausted, his face was pale, and he even walked a little dazed.

When he left the examination room, he was disappointed to see that it was his mother, Mrs. Lu, who came to pick him up instead of Jiang Lan.

Mrs. Lu saw her son's disappointment and explained, "Son, Jiang Lan is very busy now. The carpenter shop's business is so good that she has no time to come."

It's not that she doesn't have time to come here, she just doesn't take him seriously.

Making money is more important than him, he has seen through this woman!

"Let's go back."

Yuan Qingci got on the carriage weakly. Finally, it was not the wooden ox and the flowing horse, he breathed a sigh of relief.

But before he had time to be happy, he found that there were more wooden oxen and the flowing horses on the street, but fewer carriages.

It's only been a short time, isn't the business too good?

Yuan Qingci's head was buzzing.

He felt like he had taken an exam, and when he came out, he couldn't keep up with the trend.

The wooden ox and the flowing horse have indeed become popular in Kyoto and have become the most fashionable item at the moment.

If anyone doesn't have a wooden ox and the flowing horse at home, they will be laughed at by others when they go out.

Nowadays, the children of noble families in Kyoto no longer ride horses, but ride a wooden block on the street all day long, and they are very proud of it.

In fact, not only young teenagers who pursue fashion, but even some elderly adults have discovered the wonderful use of this thing, and even ride it to court.

Smart and perceptive people ordered one at the first time and gave it to the current emperor.

Emperor Xizheng of Xiguo was an emperor with a relatively lively temperament and a high tolerance for new things.

When he looked at the wooden ox and flowing horse presented by a minister, his first reaction was not to find it interesting.

Instead, he thought it was very wonderful. If it was used to transport military supplies, it would be twice the result with half the effort.