Be a master through ancient times

Chu Ci divided them into several groups, and one group was given a basket for them to compete.Chu Ci himself found a tree and sat under it, watching the group of people jump up and down like monkeys.

The capital is located in the north, and there are not as many fruits as in the south, so the cherries are quite precious.It is said that in the former dynasty, cherries were still a tribute fruit. Later, when the Wei Dynasty established the dynasty, they planted cherry trees on a large scale, saying that they wanted to be eaten by the people all over the world. This move also won the favor of most people at that time.

Chu Ci took out a bunch from the basket next to it, washed it in a small wooden bucket, and stuffed it into his mouth.Mmm, the cherries are sweet and sour and taste really good.

"Chu Siye, how could you do this!" His actions were despised by a group of people.

Chu Ci looked at them, then at the basket beside him, and then realized that he took it from their basket.

"Chu Siye eat some of the fruit you picked, what's the matter? You're so stingy! Chu Siye, you can eat hard, don't save face for us."

Zhu Mingyue said that, it would be better if he didn't move his group's basket away from Chu Ci while talking.

Seeing his appearance, the other groups followed suit while despising him. In an instant, there was only a small wooden barrel left beside Chuci.

"These bastards! Forget it, do it yourself, and have enough food and clothing." Chu Ci shook his head, got up helplessly, and joined the cherry-picking team.

"Dangdangdang-"

After the bell rang for the end of get out of class, a group of people were still unsatisfied. They never felt that the class time passed as quickly as today.

"Chu Siye, can you pick it for a while? There are still many more on the tree!"

"No, leave some for others to pick. Our fruit-picking activity is over for today. We have to sell the cherries in the afternoon, so give me something to eat at noon."

Chu Ci's light words aroused the curiosity of these students again, selling things?They just buy stuff.

Some people also raised questions, these scholars, farmers, businessmen, and merchants are at the bottom, and they are dignified and supervised by the Imperial College, how can they go to business?

"You're not right. It's what businessmen do to support their families. What we do is called social practice. You will all work in various departments of the imperial court in the future. People's livelihood is what you should pay attention to. You can't be full of words." Empty talk, making a joke of an egg one tael of silver." Chu Ci recalled those unofficial history records that Emperor Guangxu ate four taels of eggs, and thought it was much cheaper than in the Qianlong period, so he couldn't help but blame the incompetence of the Qing government at that time And sad.

Although the method of recording may be a little exaggerated, it is normal that their prices are several times or even dozens of times higher than ordinary people.

"How can an egg be so expensive? I've seen my mother settle accounts, and it's clearly worth twenty cents."

"No, my family remembers it is a 25 Wen!"

"It's not right, one thirty Wen."

Seeing these students arguing endlessly, everyone was a little surprised. Why do the prices of eggs vary from family to family?

Chu Ci noticed that Gu Xu looked at everyone hesitantly, so he asked him to speak.

Gu Xu stood up and said: "The student was poor since he was a child, and he went to the vegetable market with his mother. The eggs there are two yuan a piece in a disaster year, and three yuan a piece in a good year. Ordinary people still think it's a bit expensive, and they don't often eat it on weekdays." edible."

Everyone was dumbfounded, two or three words?Then why are their eggs so expensive?

"Is there a difference between chickens? Just like horses, can the ponies born from good horses be the same as those born from bad horses?" Some people thought this way, and it was recognized by most people.

Chu Ci smiled, and will know when he goes to sell things later.What are good chickens and bad chickens? What is the difference between eggs and instant chickens that did not grow up on feed in ancient times?

After lunch, they sat in the dining hall to rest for a while.Chu Ci observed that a few students sneaked out of the dining hall and came back after a while.Looking at their wet hands, Chu Ci smiled, quite smart.

"Okay, enough rest, let's go sell cherries. The cherries of our own group are carried away by ourselves."

At this time, everyone carried out their cherries, and suddenly found that there was a group of cherries that were different from everyone else.Although our cherries look red, they have no luster.The flirtatious slut in front of me is different, bright red, moist, with crystal clear water drops on it, not to mention how attractive it is.

"Chu Siye, they cheated!" The other groups shouted one after another. Although they had never sold anything, they had bought it. If they saw such a cherry, they would definitely buy it.

"What cheating?" Chu Ci knocked on the head of the favorite Zhu Mingyue who was called next to him, "He is thoughtful, and firmly grasps the buyer's mind, not to say that he is superior, but on the contrary, that he is cheating. !"

After some reprimand, these little boys bowed their heads. They also wanted to get water, but there was no time.

"Let's go, learn your lesson this time, and try to be more refined next time."

A group of people lifted or moved, and finally moved the seven baskets of cherries outside the Imperial College.One or two miles further on, there is a street where there will be more people.

They are carrying heavy cherries in the scorching summer, feeling parched.

The more Zhu Ming can't bear hardships, the more he walks, the thirstier he gets, so he reaches into the basket to eat cherries, but as soon as he reaches in, Jiang Xian slaps him on the hand.

"Shiro, what are you doing?!"

"You can't eat it, keep it and sell it for money." After what happened last time, Jiang Xian obeyed what Chu Ci said, and naturally he didn't allow others to go against it.

"I'll just eat a bunch!"

"Not even one, don't you want to lose weight? Forgot how you hung on the tree last time?" Wu Guang said, and then walked in front of Zhu Mingyue, protecting the cherries in the basket from him.

Zhu Ming walked forward angrily, not wanting to talk to them anymore.

A large group of people came to the intersection and hid under a roof, feeling much cooler in an instant.

"It's half past noon now. I'll come over to see which group sells the most." Chu Ci didn't teach them how to sell or how to set prices. After talking, he went to a nearby teahouse and searched An elegant seat, the leisurely moment of drinking tea and listening to books.

The students were dumbfounded, are they just squatting here?How to sell it?At this time, Gu Xu, the only one with some experience, was very valuable.

Everyone gathered around and called him "squad leader" obsequiously, hoping that he could give some advice.

Gu Xu has always been treated as a transparent person by them, and the prestige of the monitor does not reflect the slightest bit.Today, he was suddenly taken seriously, which made him a little flattered.

He thought about what it was like to be a seller, and then he gave them the key.Those who sell cherries like this usually take a water ladle to scoop it up, and a scoop is about fifteen to twenty yuan.

"It's so cheap? No, I don't want to sell it so cheap. I picked it so hard!"

Of course, without mentioning the price, where the water scoop comes from is a problem.Also, what do you use to pretend to others?

Someone suggested to go to a nearby store to buy some bowls and plates to pack.But it was quickly rejected. I don't know how much this thing can sell, so I spent it on buying bowls first. What's more, they usually don't need money in the Imperial College, so how can they get so much money at the moment?

Everyone was worrying. Some people said that they saw a large lotus pond before, and the lotus leaves there might be used as containers for cherries.

This statement was unanimously approved by everyone, so a group of five soldiers divided into several groups, two went to pick lotus leaves, two looked at cherries, and one went to a nearby house to see if they could borrow a water ladle.

Zhu Feng and his team didn't dare to let Zhu Mingyue look at the stall, so they sent him to borrow a ladle, then Wu Guang and Zhao Qing looked at the cherries, and Zhu Feng and Jiang Xian went to pick the lotus leaves.

A group of people sneaked to the edge of the lotus pond. Looking at the endless blue waves rolling the lotus leaves, they were very happy, and they stood by the edge and picked them up.

When everyone had a big stack, suddenly there was a dog barking in the distance, and an old man barked fiercely, saying that he would take them to the court.

A group of people panicked and ran as fast as they could, holding those lotus leaves tightly in their hands.

Borrowing a water ladle is very easy. When most people see handsome and cuter boys, they will lend them a water ladle.This fellow Zhu Mingyue not only borrowed a water ladle, but also drank a large bowl of mung bean soup at someone's house.

When everything is ready, the time has come.A group of people huddled under the eaves, staring at passers-by with longing eyes.

The people who were stared at all quickened their pace. After a long time, a seven or eight-year-old girl came. She held a purse, looked left and right, and squatted in front of Gu Xu's stall. the one.

"Little brother, how do you sell this cherry?" The little girl stared at Gu Xu and asked with a smile.

Sun Jiang from Gu Xu's group rushed to the front and said, "One liang of silver is one scoop!"

The little girl squinted at him: "Are you stealing money? I didn't ask you!" She looked at Gu Xu again, waiting for his answer with a smile.Sun Jiang was so angry that he jumped up and down,

"Ten...eighteen coins a ladle." Although Gu Xu had more experience than them, he had never done this before, so he was still a little embarrassed.

"It's a little expensive, but your cherries are growing well, so let's have a scoop." The little girl took out eighteen Wen and put it in front of Gu Xu.

Gu Xu took out a large lotus leaf, and scooped up a large ladle of cherries with a water ladle. After thinking about it, he still didn't wipe back the ones that came out, and gave them to the little girl together.A bunch of bright red cherries on the green tray made people drool.

"Thank you, little brother." The little girl picked one up and put it in her mouth, holding the lotus leaf and leaving happily.

When everyone saw that Gu Xu sold the money, their hearts itch, and they looked at passers-by even more enthusiastically.

Not long after, another old woman came. She stopped and looked at the stall for a long time. Finally, she shopped around and went to Gu Xu's stall again.The old lady talked about the price and bought two scoops at the price of fifteen cents a scoop.

Everyone desperately realized that if they were placed next to Gu Xu, their things would not be sold. After that, everyone dispersed and each found a place, hoping to sell their cherries.

Taking advantage of this time, Chu Ci, who was sitting in the restaurant listening to the book, also took the opportunity to negotiate a deal.During this period of time, he spent a lot of money. The money he brought before was spent, and the monthly salary of these two months was also spent. It just so happened that today he listened to the storytellers here, so he decided to provide them with manuscripts to enrich himself. Purse.

The shopkeeper didn't quite believe him at first, but after hearing him tell a story he had never heard before, he decided to try it out for a few days.

When the application time came, Chu Ci came down to check everyone's situation.All the baskets were empty, which looked pretty good.

Chu Ci took out an empty small basket and asked everyone to count the money they earned and pour it into the basket. After careful counting, Gu Xu's group won with absolute strength.

Chu Ci led their group, bought a lot of food with the money they earned, and sent them to the Charity Institute together.

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In the early morning of the next day, the censor participated in the performance, and Chu Ci of the Imperial College led the students to not do their job properly, and to conduct a lowly job, which was insulting to the gentlemen and should be severely punished.

The Holy Majesty was very strange, but his mouth was soft. He touched the chenpiwan on his waist, and said: "I will go to court and defend myself immediately with the speech of Guozijian Chuci."

Chu Ci who received the oral order smiled slightly, and finally came.