Go back to ancient times to engage in sideline business

Since the completion of the square, Aunt Liu, who lives in the east of the city, has developed the habit of doing morning exercises every day, and today is no exception.

I made an appointment with a few sisters, and she was quick on her legs, so she came earlier.

In the square at this time, there are already many people doing morning exercises, like those fitness equipment, they have to come earlier to take a seat, otherwise they will hardly wait for a vacant seat.

Aunt Liu just glanced at it, then walked to a wooden sign that read "Analysis of Bird Play Movements", and practiced on her own, following the movements in the painting.

The movement looks simple, but it is a bit difficult to master.She tried to calm down, but every time she touched the ground with one foot and spread her arms like a bird's wings, her attention was drawn away by the sound from the tower.

What kind of tricks are you doing, and let people not practice well!

Seeing a group of men busy back and forth on the city tower, it is estimated that it will not be finished for a while.Aunt Liu simply raised her hands to see what they were going to do.

"Come on, go a little to the left, it's too much, go back a little, right!"

Standing under the tower, Tang Zhong directed a few men to install advertising space on the front of the tower.

The previous advertising space was in the passage of the city gate. Now that the square has been built, the advertising position should be changed to a more conspicuous place.

For this reason, he specially invited Hu Tou'er's money, specially recruited craftsmen, and made a huge billboard about one foot long and two feet high, totaling six yuan.

The original flattering banners and slogans were all removed and replaced with six billboards, which were fixed on the front of the tower one by one.

As long as the people come to the square, they can see it at a glance.

Except for the advertisements of Dayimen and Fuxing Restaurant, the other four signboards all had the four characters of "vacant seats waiting".

The signboard is made big, and the characters are naturally eye-catching. Tang Zhong tried it, and he can see it clearly when he stands on the second floor of Qingniu Street.

Hu Tou'er walked over with his hands behind his back, inspected happily, and was very satisfied with the arrangement in front of the tower.

"Okay, okay, it's better that our billboards are decent, not as petty as the West City Gate. If you want to come to the advertising and investment promotion meeting tomorrow, you will be sure."

It's really God's eyes to send such a powerful subordinate down.

Unexpectedly, when he first came here, he looked weak and pusty, but now he is so capable.Many things in Dongchengmen cannot be separated from him.

Speaking of which, compared to Dongyue last year, Tang Zhong seemed to have grown taller and stronger.

Seeing that he finished working on the billboard, he went to the left side of the city wall and ordered the craftsmen to install a new sign, and Hu Touer followed him consciously.

This is a wooden signboard with a length of three feet. It seems that tung oil has been applied many times on it, and it feels slippery to the touch.

Unlike billboards that hang high, this long board is placed horizontally in the lower half of the city wall, and people of normal stature can touch it by raising their hands.

"This is?"

Tang Zhong was like a pedant, holding a brush soaked in black paint, and writing four large characters on the far right side of the wooden board.

Hu Tou'er looked more and more confused: "Qingjiang is in the same city? What do you mean?"

Tang Zhong took out several palm-sized pieces of paper from his arms, and handed them to Hu Tou'er.

"This is some news I collected yesterday, and I'm going to post it."

Hu Tou'er had never heard of it, and turned over the pieces of paper one by one with his rough hands, not knowing which one was singing.

On the piece of paper, there are all kinds of things written, people who rent houses, people who sell shops, people who are recruiting workers, people who are looking for people...

It's just irrelevant.

I don't understand, what's the use of collecting all these disparate pieces of news in one place?

Seeing Hu Touer's doubts, Tang Zhong took back the small advertisements, smeared paste on the back, and pasted them on the wooden signs one by one.

"You don't know. In my hometown, such a brand is called the same city platform. It is full of people's livelihood information like this, and everyone can publish it. There are all kinds of information. It's not eye-catching, but as long as they are collected in one place, they can still be published. It provides great convenience for the people in the city.”

Hu Tou'er was still confused: "Why give them convenience? Left and right are not important things."

"Convenience to others is convenience to yourself. Besides, the people in the city will form a habit in the future. But for similar things, first come to the sign of Qingjiang Tongcheng to find a circle, then the flow of people in front of the east gate will be even higher. layer."

With the popularity, the income from the advertising space will increase, and this truth is naturally clear to Hu Touer.Dare to make a big detour, but still has something to do with earning money!

Hu Touer reacted belatedly: "Good boy, I really have you!"

"I also ran into obstacles everywhere when I rented a house before, so I thought of doing a city brand."

Not bad, with Tang Zhong around, why worry about having no money in his little treasury?It seems that in the long run, the status at home can also be steadily improved!

Hu Tou'er stood with his hands behind his back again, nodded in satisfaction, and suddenly remembered something: "I heard that you brought all your siblings into the city?"

"Exactly, I live in Qingshi Lane next to the square."

"You, you, you really have a big heart. How can they be separated from adults at such a young age?"

"It's not a problem, the neighbors next door are familiar, and occasionally help to take a look." Tang Zhong said haha, he can't say, he often sneaks back home, right?

Hu Touer thought for a while, and decided for him: "Well, every day at noon, you will go home like me. Just say yes, I give you special permission to go home for an afternoon nap."

"Really?" Tang Zhong was overjoyed.

"It's okay, which one of us is with whom!"

The next day, the weather was not good, and it was already Sishi, but there was still light rain in the sky.

Even so, many people surrounded the Dongcheng Gate.

The city gate guards specially set up tarpaulin sheds to shelter the merchants from the rain.

Unlike the first investment invitation for advertising space, the reason for this investment invitation was known to everyone as early as 20 days ago.

Therefore, many merchants have registered their names a long time ago.

This time, it is a special request that the shopkeeper must be present in person, and after the auction is completed, a written receipt will be issued directly, so as to avoid anyone going back on his word and passing the auction.

However, compared to the merchants who prepared real money to bid for the auction, more people came to the scene to join in the fun.

People of all kinds, from coarse linen shirts to silk brocades, gathered around, holding high and low umbrellas, and quickly blocked the surrounding of the shed tightly.

Under the temporary canopy, there are several rows of long benches, and red silk strips are used as partitions to prevent the people from being too enthusiastic and affecting the order of the venue.

Two city gate guards guarded the perimeter to prevent people from making trouble, while Hu Tou'er held an umbrella to hold the line personally, and patrolled back and forth inside and outside the shed.

Before the start of the auction, each merchant who signed up received a sign with numbers from one to thirty on it, and the bidders sat on the bench in order.

After everything was ready, Tang Zhong walked to the desk in front of him and nodded in greeting.

"Thank you for coming to join us. Now, the second advertising space auction conference at Dongchengmen of Qingjiang County will officially begin!"

When a gong fell, the ceremony felt complete, and the merchants could not help but hold the signs in their hands tightly.

"The last auction was a bit hasty. This time, we will use an on-site public auction. Everyone can see clearly who bids each time and how much the price is. The reserve price of the advertising space is 50 taels of silver. It is an increase of five taels, and the one with the highest price wins."

There are six billboards hanging on the city gate, numbered from left to right. The third and fourth places in the middle are Fuxing Restaurant and Dayi Gate. Today's auction is No. [-] and No. [-] .

After introducing the rules, Tang Zhong pointed to the No. 50 advertising space on the left side of the city gate, and said, "Start with this one. The reserve price is [-] taels. If you are interested, please raise your placard."

After whispering to each other for a while, the shopkeepers took the lead in slowly raising the sign marked No. 28.

Tang Zhong specially borrowed a small wooden hammer from Gao's family, tapped lightly on the table in front of him, and sang the price loudly: "The merchant on the 28th is offering 55 taels!"

Dare to love means this!

Several inactive shopkeepers were confused by Datong's introduction before and became dizzy.

Now after seeing someone making a sample next to them, they also slowly became enlightened.

The owner of the rouge shop, who was able to follow the rules, stood up holding a sign and yelled for fear of losing the wind.

"Me! I'm holding up a sign!"

"Thank you for the shopkeeper's active participation. Please sit down."

After finishing speaking, Tang Zhong tapped on the table again: "No. 15 merchant offer, 60 taels!"

Next, No. 20, No. [-], No. [-]... One after another, the signs were raised high, and the sound of wooden hammers continued one after another.

After a while of intensive bidding by you singing my debut, the scene finally returned to tranquility.

Tang Zhong glanced across the shopkeepers on the opposite side, making sure that no one raised their cards again.

"Two times at 180, two times at 180, two times at 180! Deal!"

The wooden hammer fell, followed by the crisp sound of a gong.

After checking the merchant corresponding to the number plate, Tang Zhong announced in public: "The advertising space No. 180 was taken by Hung Kee Clothing Shop, and the transaction price is [-] taels of silver!"

There was a burst of exclamation from the crowd of onlookers. Hong, the shopkeeper of the tailor shop, straightened his clothes, straightened the net scarf on his head, got up and walked to the red silk fence, waving to everyone even though it was raining.

Some of the regular customers of the clothing store rushed to congratulate immediately: "The shopkeeper Hong is strong, I got the advertising space today, and I will make more money in the future!"

"Where there is, I have to rely on the old customers a lot!"

Shopkeeper Hong spoke modestly, but he couldn't hide the joy on his face.I exchanged greetings back and forth in front of the crowd, and didn't sit back for a long time.Even through the smoky rain curtain, you can feel his high spirits from afar.

On the benches in the auction venue, there were many business rivals of shopkeeper Hong. Seeing him so smug, they immediately muttered.

"Isn't it just that there are merchants from other places who also mix in the crowd? It's just to win an advertising space. I think I'm showing my face. I really think that I can open up the market immediately and get orders from other places?"

The speaker had no intention of listening, but he listened intently. The shopkeeper of Dongsheng Winery, who had been listening for a long time, quickly grasped the main point of the words.

"You mean, the merchants from other places are mingling with the crowd at this moment?"

"Of course, otherwise, why do you think shopkeeper Hong, an old boy, is trying to fight for his family's fortune to quote a high price? Just rely on him? He just wants to show off his financial power in front of foreign merchants, so that others will come to order from him."

"I said it!" The shopkeeper of Dongsheng Winery regained his energy and solemnly held the sign in his hand.

Dayimen and Fuxing Restaurant, the two restaurants that were the first to take pictures of the advertising space at the Dongchengmen, are now doing brisk business.

Now, even foreign merchants who often pass by the official road and only rest near the west city gate are attracted to watch the auction!

If we don't fight at this time, when will we wait?

In the second round of bidding, he will not be merciless. If he fights hard, he will definitely win the fifth advertising spot!

……

Half an hour later, the auction officially ended, and the crowd gradually dispersed.

Hu Tou'er carefully protected the two copies of the written documents in front of his chest, for fear that the handwriting would be soaked by the rain.

This is what I just signed with two merchants. It's called an advertising space lease agreement.Thinking about the above amount, he was already happy.

Two advertising spaces, one was sold for 180 taels, and the other was sold for 190 taels, a total of 370 taels of silver!

Be nice!

Throughout the year, his monthly silver plus yearly silver is only a dozen taels of silver.This more than an hour of effort and the money he passed is equivalent to more than 30 years of hard work.

Excluding the 180% allocated to the county government, their Dongcheng gate guards can also get more than 50 taels in one fell swoop!Compared with the [-] taels allocated last time, this time, it's a lot of money!

It was almost noon after finishing the work on the advertising space.

After saying hello, Tang Zhong walked down the tower with an umbrella, and walked across the square to Qingshi Lane.

The three little ones in the family are all at an age where adults still need to take care of them.Even Tang Laosan is much more sensible than children of the same age.But Tang Zhong was still very worried about asking him to take care of the housework every day.

Fortunately, I live in the county seat now, as long as I have money in hand, I don't have to worry about making a living.

Tang Zhong inspected many restaurants one after another, choosing back and forth.

Like the ones He Bo took him to before, just for cheap meals that don’t taste good, don’t want them.

Don't want to buy hot and eye-catching restaurants like Dayimen and Fuxing Restaurant.

After searching around, I finally found a Huixin restaurant in Tianshui Lane near Qingniu Street, which specializes in home-cooked dishes and pays attention to hygiene.

Tang Zhong negotiated with the boss that there should be eggs for breakfast and meat for lunch and dinner, and the three meals a day would be delivered to his home on time.

For ordinary people, the price is a bit expensive.But for Tang Zhong's current income, it was really affordable.

Thinking about something in his mind, he had already entered Qingshi Lane before he knew it.

Smelling the aroma of food wafting from various households, Tang Zhong remembered that he hadn't had time to tell the owner of Huixin Restaurant that he would send an extra meal every day at noon.

You can't go home and watch the three little guys eat while you sit and drink the northwest wind, right?

No, I have to hurry over to say hello, or bring another one myself, and we can eat together at home!

Thinking of this, Tang Zhong immediately turned around and walked out of the alley.

"Huh? Why did you hide when you first met me?"

A man's voice sounded familiar from behind.

Tang Zhong turned around again, raised his umbrella, and waited to see the appearance of the person clearly, he clenched his back molars unconsciously...