Chapter 222: Free BBQ
The Queen saw her daughter looking through the almanac for a long time, and she already understood about 70% of what was bothering her. When she saw her daughter speak, she asked, "What do you want to do, Miao'er?"
"Miao'er wants to treat the students to meat!" Xia Miaoyuan blinked her big eyes.
Queen: ...
The Queen originally thought that her daughter would ask her to take her out to visit Han Qingbo, or send someone to find Zhu Qi, but she didn't expect her to say this. She was a little confused.
"It's my barbecue restaurant. Students can come to eat barbecue for free with the certificate they registered for the imperial examination!" Xia Miaoyuan explained seriously.
"Okay, Miao'er, this is a great idea. Many students come from poor families and lack food and clothing on weekdays. This will just increase their nutrition." The Queen picked up her daughter and kissed her lovingly.
Although she still didn't quite understand Xia Miaoyuan's intention, the queen readily agreed.
That morning, Xia Miaoyuan's ten barbecue restaurants in the capital posted notices one after another.
It was written in large characters: The boss is making friends with people. All candidates for this year's special examination can enter the store with their examination certificates and enjoy a free barbecue set meal every day. The
waiter took a copper gong and knocked on the door, shouting: "Students who come to Beijing to take the exam can enter the store and eat barbecue for free!"
At first, the students passing by didn't believe it. They thought it was just a gimmick of the business. They were worried that they would be ripped off after entering the store, so they stopped to watch.
"The prices of mutton, pork and chicken are not low nowadays. If students can eat in the restaurant for free, won't they go bankrupt? Unless the boss is a fool."
"Yes, yes, do you think we are all nerds who don't care about worldly things and don't know the prices?"
"In my opinion, free is just a gimmick to trick us into the store."
"Yes, after entering the store, who knows what kind of cat stuff will be there? And I heard that the owner of this barbecue restaurant is quite well-known. Even if there is really some cat stuff, the government will not do anything to them."
"Before leaving, my parents said that the capital is a glamorous world with many traps. Be careful not to be fooled."
"As long as we don't be greedy for small profits, we won't be fooled."
"We can also wait and see if it's really free!"
Xia Miaoyuan and the Queen were sitting on the third floor of the main store and looking down. They were very surprised to see this scene.
[I only thought of using the students to eat barbecue for free to find Zhu Qi, but I didn't expect that the students in ancient times were so cunning. ]
[Oh, I really underestimated them. ] Xia Miaoyuan was a little anxious.
"Oh, really, they don't even come in to eat for free." Xia Miaoyuan complained.
The Queen comforted softly: "Most of the students come from far away. It's not easy to go on a long journey. It's normal to worry about being deceived."
Xia Miaoyuan's eyes rolled around and she paced back and forth in the room. Suddenly, she saw Xiaoluzi standing by the door.
"Got it!"
"Xiao Luzi, come here!"
Xiao Luzi was a little confused: "Your Highness, what do you want?"
"Take your two apprentices, change clothes, dress up as students, and go into the store to eat barbecue!"
Xiao Luzi was embarrassed: "Ah? This... this..."
The Queen's mouth curled up: "Miao'er is really a little devil!"
Xiao Luzi looked at the Queen uneasily, asking for her opinion.
The Queen smiled and said: "Just do as the princess said, you three will be a babysitter today, let's try it out and see if it works."
Soon, Xiao Luzi and his two apprentices asked the shopkeeper for three sets of long robes to change into. Xiao Luzi and
his two apprentices were dressed as ordinary servants when they left the palace today, and they all wore short clothes.
The scholars in Daxia, regardless of whether they were rich or poor, all liked to wear long robes.
The three of them slipped out of the back door of the barbecue restaurant, walked around, and came to the front door of the barbecue restaurant.
"The barbecue is free! All students who come to participate in the special examination are free!" The waiter shouted enthusiastically.
Xiao Luzi spoke in his hometown dialect: "Is it true? No money?"
The waiter responded very cooperatively: "My sir, it is absolutely true. Our boss has always liked to do good deeds. This is because most of the students are poor, so he wants to give everyone a treat."
"That's great! Let's go and eat!" Xiao Luzi smiled.
A student nearby stretched out his hand to stop them: "Don't go? What if it's a scam?"
Another student pulled his sleeve: "Why are you trying to persuade us? We're worried that no one will help us. Let these three country folk go in and try. If it's really free, we'll go again."
Half an incense stick of time later, Xiao Luzi and the other two came out, stroking their bulging stomachs.
Immediately, several students waiting outside the store asked, "Is it really free inside? Is there any cat food?"
The little monk burped and said, "Really? Not a penny. Such a big portion of barbecue for each person, it's so delicious that I can even save my dinner!"
His two apprentices also echoed in time, "You guys should go quickly, if you go too late, there will be no food. Whoever doesn't go is a fool!"
In an instant, the students standing outside the door and watching rushed into the store like a tide.
Some students also turned around and ran to the inn, "I'll go tell some of my fellow villagers to come too!"
Within an incense stick of time, all ten barbecue restaurants were filled with students.
Xia Miaoyuan stood at the staircase and looked down. She saw the lobby was bustling with people and noisy.
"Haha! This princess is really smart!"
...
In the evening, in Kunning Palace.
Xia Miaoyuan sat in front of the kang table, flipping through ten registration books.
Today, the barbecue restaurant invited students to eat for free. All students who entered the restaurant registered their names.
Xia Miaoyuan flipped through the books and the word "Zhu Qi" suddenly jumped into her eyes.
"Ah, I finally found it!"