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On November 11, the 8th issue of the newspaper was published.

Mansion of Duke Yu.

Wen Zhen got today's morning paper. He was used to reading it with a cup of tea after breakfast.

Each issue of the newspaper contained a lot of content, and when combined with the content of the storytelling session, it was enough for him to stay at home for a whole day without going out.

Almost all the young men from noble families in the city have the same reading habit as him. Especially with the increasing number of newspapers, reading newspapers has become an important channel for obtaining information in daily life.

There were several plates of Liuweizhai cakes on the table. He pinched a piece of bean cake and stuffed it into his mouth.

"Liuweizhai has started selling pendulum clocks?"

"Hiss—" He took a deep breath and was almost choked by the bean cake powder. "It's so cheap! The most expensive one is only 699 guan."

He had seen the mechanical pendulum clock before. As a prince's attendant, he also had a place to be on duty, and there was a mechanical pendulum clock there.

"This is a tormenting thing." Wen Zhen smiled bitterly. With this pendulum clock, being on duty every day is like being tortured.

"If Nv Zhuang hadn't made this thing, then it wouldn't have happened. Everyone would have looked at the weather and made their estimates. But now that we have this thing, it seems that no one will look at the weather anymore."

"You can't buy it even if you don't want to!"

"I wouldn't keep this thing in the house anyway."

As he was complaining, A Yuan came over from a distance with a few people: "My dear, the housekeeper asked me to bring you something good."

Wen Zhen moved his eyes away from the newspaper and looked towards A Yuan's position.

Behind him were two porters, who were carefully carrying a wooden box half a person's height and walking slowly towards him.

"..." Wen Zhen was speechless, his eyes almost popped out.

He just said not to put this pendulum clock in the house, but now the housekeeper asked someone to send it to him, wow!

The housekeeper sent the cheapest one. The family only bought two of the most expensive pendulum clocks, one in the reception hall and one in the clan school.

The 499-yuan one was placed in the study of Wen Yanbo and the clan leader, while A Niang, other uncles, and younger generations like him could only get the 299-yuan one.

This is already considered quite good. Some illegitimate sons and concubines in the family are not even qualified to have it.

"Mr. Wen." The servant under the butler carried the pendulum clock into Wen Zhen's room and then saluted him.

"Alang once said that the day's plan begins at dawn. Now that we have the exact time, we should be strict and not indulge in deep sleep or pleasure."

"..." Wen Zhen was silent for a while.

He was on duty at eight in the morning, and Aye asked him to get up at five.

So he spoke with difficulty: "Wen Zhending will follow Aye's teachings."

After the servant left, he stared at the pendulum clock melancholy, his whole body exuding a depressed aura.

"My dear." A Yuan was so excited that he couldn't help himself: "This thing is really magical."

He had never seen this thing before. He heard that it was extremely valuable. The one in Alang's house was worth 299 strings of cash!

He would have to work for ten years without eating or drinking to save enough money to buy one.

"Ayuan, you will hate it in two days."

"You believe me."

Wen Zhen had a numb expression, and A Yuan now looked just like him when he first saw the pendulum clock.

Liuweizhai.

Today, the threshold was nearly broken by all the major families, and everyone was extremely enthusiastic about this pendulum clock.

Those who come to buy are all rich people, and they buy dozens or twenty at a time.

In the backyard, Li Yin handed the finished structural drawing to Li Yi and asked him to deliver it to Duan Lun.

Now that the entire city was planning to pave cement roads, she asked the system to design the most suitable ditch.

The city of Chang'an was not so extravagant as to pave the entire city with stone slabs. Except for the palace, the roads in other places were mostly made of mud mixed with gravel.

Only wealthy officials and dignitaries would spend money to pave stone roads in their homes.

"Uncle Sanxi, please compile a list of people who have bought things from Liuweizhai before. We will have a lucky draw this afternoon to reward old customers."

Feng Sanxi wrote down: "Master, how many people should be drawn? What are the prizes?"

"Draw 99, and the prize is ninety-nine pendulum clocks worth 299 strings of cash." Li Yin's expression was calm, while Feng Sanxi's hands began to tremble.

99 pendulum clocks worth 299 kan!

If it is sold, it will cost nearly 30,000 strings of cash!

What is the concept?

"Master..." Feng Sanxi was about to speak when he was stopped by Li Yin.

"Uncle Sanxi, the lottery is not the goal, it is just a means to achieve the goal." As she said that, Li Yin picked up the list she had just written.

"Put these people in during the lottery."

Feng Sanxi took the list and took a look at it, his face twisted for a moment.

There were a total of 49 people on the list, including Fang Xuanling, Zhangsun Wuji, Wei Zheng and other court ministers. All those who had some status in the court and could sit in the hall during court sessions were on the list.

Two big words suddenly popped up in Feng Sanxi's mind - bribery.

The owner needs to bribe others?

He immediately denied this speculation, and after a moment's thought, he said, "The owner of the manor is probably looking for an excuse! Give a pendulum clock to those officials who can't afford a clock."

"It is also!"

"Uncle Sanxi still understands me." Li Yin laughed. This pendulum clock is a necessity, especially for ministers in the court.

Their daily work is related to people's livelihood. They don't know the time and just bury their heads in work, thus ruining their health without realizing it.

There are also those who like to be lazy, such as Tang Jian, who always feels that they have been working for a long time.

With the pendulum clock, he can also know whether he has put in enough time and effort.

299 strings of cash is not a lot, but it is not a small amount either. At least Fang Xuanling, Wei Zheng and others were reluctant to buy it.

Li Yin cannot be partial and give it to Fang Xuanling and others but not to Changsun Wuji and others. Isn't that looking down on people?

The cost is not high, so just send them together.

The remaining fifty people are drawn from the common people, and it is purely a test of everyone's luck.

She was cheating in the lottery openly, who could question it? This was an extra benefit she gave.

In the afternoon, a lottery box was placed at the entrance of Liuweizhai.

The lady from the village drew the lottery personally. The name, address and address were written on the piece of paper, and there was someone responsible for delivering it, so there was no possibility of mistake.

The people who came to buy snacks looked confused.

Huh?

Is there any activity at Liuweizhai today?

How come I haven’t heard of it!

The noise was too small. No, they had to stay and watch the fun.

"Folks!"

"Today, the watch sales start. In order to express our gratitude to our old customers, Liuweizhai has decided to draw 99 lucky winners and give them a 299 guan pendulum clock for free!"

After the young lady finished speaking, she struck the gong with a 'dang' sound and then quickly began to draw.

The people around were all dumbfounded and disoriented.

Is this the beginning?

You call this a lottery?

We are in such a hurry to be reincarnated that we haven’t even heard clearly what the prize is!

Also, who is on the list in your box?

"The first winner is Meng Dayou, from the southeast corner of Qianmeng Village, Wannian County!"

After the young lady finished speaking, a gong sounded, and then two men came out from the backyard, carrying a pendulum clock that was tied up with red silk flowers on a mahogany pole, and walked towards Qianmeng Village.

The people around were all mouths wide open.

No, you are being too careless!

"Isn't that our village? Meng Dayou is my uncle!"

The onlookers shouted in strange voices, danced for a while, and then hurriedly followed the man carrying the pendulum clock.