Master Xuanzhen and Fang Zheng exchanged a glance, both seeing surprise in each other's eyes.
Looking across the entire Chu Yun Kingdom, she's probably the only one who could come up with such a unique method for sales.
Since no one had ever seen lotus root before, directly promoting it would definitely be less effective.
Without much thought, Li Fan walked to the lotus root display area and said, "Give me ten catties of good quality lotus root."
His classmates and friends also bought some, saying, "Give me five pounds too."
Then, many more people took out their money to buy it.
By noon, the acrobatic and opera performances had ended.
The crowd began to gradually disperse.
In just one hour, more than 500 jin of lotus root had been sold, and Yun Zhizhi was quite satisfied with the results.
He Yang said with a grin, "We might sell even more in the afternoon. Let's try to sell two thousand catties today."
"But those farmers must have dug up more than two thousand catties of lotus roots. What should they do with the rest?"
Yun Zhizhi gave him a reassuring smile: "Don't worry, this lotus root can be stored for about seven days."
After watching the performance, Fang Zheng and his grandson, along with Master Xuanzhen, did not intend to leave. When they saw that Yun Zhizhi was almost finished with her work, they eagerly went over to her.
Fang Rangrang blinked her big eyes, tugged at Yun Zhizhi's hand, and said coquettishly, "Sister, I'll help too. Could you let Grandfather and me dine here for the next few days?"
Fang Zheng added, "We will give you the money."
Master Xuanzhen was not to be outdone: "This old monk also has silver, and I can help dig lotus roots."
Yun Zhizhi readily agreed. It was rare to meet people from the capital in Yizhou Prefecture. Although she wasn't familiar with them, it was still a kind of fate.
"No need to help dig lotus roots. If you're really bored, you can help with accounting in your spare time, or help maintain order when we hold tasting events."
The three of them immediately responded in unison, "Okay."
When it was time to eat, the villagers of Chenjia Village in the lotus field were finally able to enjoy a hot meal.
In addition to lotus root and pork rib soup and cold lotus root slices, lunch also included stir-fried pork belly with green beans.
Chen Dacong and his brother, along with their father and elder brother, were having lunch in a corner not far away.
After eating the spicy and refreshing cold lotus root slices and the soft, sweet, and delicious lotus root and pork rib soup, Chen Dacong fell into deep thought.
He looked up at Chen Yishan, his tone extremely serious: "Father, I plan to finish these few days of work and go back to start clearing land immediately."
Chen Daming looked at his twin brother with a grin: "We're thinking the same thing."
Chen Dahe asked in confusion, "Didn't we just start clearing land not long ago?"
Chen Dacong explained, "Brother, the wasteland we cleared last time is not suitable for growing lotus roots."
Chen Dahe paused in his eating, then asked in surprise, "You know how to grow lotus roots on reclaimed land?"
"If we don't know how to plant it, we can learn."
Chen Daming chimed in, "That's right. Brother, didn't you see the commotion just now? And the dishes made with lotus root are really delicious, with a rich texture. Let's be the first to plant them and make a fortune while lotus root is still a rare commodity."
At this moment, Chen Yishan, who had been quietly eating, spoke up, "They are right. We need to find a place near the river to cultivate as soon as possible, otherwise someone else might choose it."
The free tasting event will continue as usual in the afternoon.
Registrar Xu and his wife were walking towards the lotus field.
On his way there, he heard two people chatting ahead. Their voices were neither too loud nor too soft, but they were clearly audible.
"Let's hurry up, or this free tasting event will end soon."
Another person chimed in, "This is the first time I've ever heard that the fruit under lotus leaves is edible, and it's even a vegetable called lotus root. My friend bought a few pounds this morning and immediately made a stir-fry of lotus root according to the recipe. The taste was really not much different from the one I tasted, and it was extremely delicious."
"Also, that stall owner has a really unique idea; he even includes a recipe with his fresh lotus root sales."
After overhearing their conversation, Chief Clerk Xu could roughly guess what Miss Yun intended to do with the lotus field.
He couldn't help but quicken his pace.
"Husband, why are you walking so fast?"
"Madam, didn't you hear? There's not only opera performances but also free food tastings at the lotus field."
You don't know until you come, and you'll be shocked when you do.
This was the first time that Xu Zhubu had ever seen such a quiet place as the lotus field, yet it could also be bustling with activity.
I've never seen so many people before, even when the lotus flowers are in full bloom, and there are quite a few people working diligently in the lotus field.
He immediately took his wife to queue up for a taste test. After he had tried the dishes made with lotus root and was so captivated by them that he finally couldn't resist buying ten pounds of lotus root, he finally realized what was going on.
I've taken the bait.
And they're the kind of people who willingly take the bait.
The acrobatic and opera performances on the side must also be Yun's work; she's clearly using that as a pretext to attract people to this place.
Then they hold a free tasting event, and even give away recipes with the vegetables they sell. With all that, it's hard not to get hooked.
Seeing the bustling crowds and booming business in front of Yun Zhizhi's stall, his intuition told him that the government had obviously made a losing deal by leasing this large lotus field for 250 taels of silver.
He was initially happy about this, but now he feels like a stupid idiot.
No, he had to return to the yamen immediately and inform the prefect about the matter.
As time went on, Yun Zhizhi's lotus root business became more and more prosperous, with many people queuing up to buy it every day.
All of this was thanks to word-of-mouth recommendations from the people of Yizhou Prefecture and mutual recommendations among customers.
On the fourth day of setting up the stall, the news even reached the capital.
At this moment, the atmosphere inside the yamen was solemn. The prefect asked with a grave expression, "Sun Kun, what is the reason you are suing Su Zeye and Wei Sichen?"
Sun Kun, whose face was swollen like a big pig's head, said with a mournful face, "Sir, those two actually accused me of lying and selling false information, when the information was clearly true! They not only beat me severely twice, but also took away the five taels of silver they had given me before."
At first, he was indeed angry but dared not speak out after being beaten, since Yun Zhizhi had gone to Yizhou City. But after being beaten up again this morning, and after suddenly learning that Yun Zhizhi had gone to Yizhou City to set up a stall, he decided he could no longer tolerate it.
Although the information he sold contained some deception, he stumbled upon the right answer this time, so he wasn't about to let them off easily.
Su Zeye, standing to the side, couldn't help but sigh and cried out in grievance, "Sir, we're innocent! Who knew Yun Zhizhi would actually go to Yizhou City to set up a stall? We're victims too! If anyone's to blame, it's Yun Zhizhi!"
Wei Sichen nodded vigorously: "That's right! This is all Yun Zhizhi's fault. She's out of her mind. She actually went to such a far place to set up a stall and made her pay for the facial treatment to that unlucky guy Sun Kun."
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