Dad, we are so stable, should we do something?

Almost all the grain merchants have arrived in the past few days, and the price of grain has dropped to only about 30% more expensive than usual. This is also deliberately controlled by County Magistrate Tian, ​​because there is still a need for grain to come here. Although the price is not as high as before, it is still more expensive than in areas without disasters, so they can make more money by transporting it here.

Some grain merchants did not leave during the past few days and stayed to watch the celebration.

On the afternoon of the day of the celebration, Tian Xing'er's book began to be pre-sold in the cooperating bookstore. The queue for buying books was so long that they had to invite yamen runners to help maintain order. Not long after the sale, the books were sold out. At the same time, those wealthy families directly bought the last 10 volumes of the prequel at the teahouse auction. The first 10 volumes were also sold here. Some wealthy businessmen from other places also bought the whole set directly. Fortunately, Tian Xing'er had prepared in advance. The book she printed here was another version, with 200 copies per volume. I didn't think it would be sold. After all, there were 20 copies of the prequel, a total of 4000 copies, which was 8000 taels. 2 taels per book is not cheap, but I didn't expect these people to treat money as dirt and buy a lot at a time. Tian Xing'er regretted it in her heart. If she had known earlier, she would have printed more.

Finally, it came to the stage of auctioning the sequel. Since the sequel will not be released until next year, and it is hard to say when, many people are looking forward to buying the sequel first.

"Everyone, we will sell two volumes of the sequel today, two volumes in one set. Anyone who buys today will have the priority to buy the rest of the sequel next year. We will now sell 2 copies of each set, a total of 10 copies, 20 sets for sale. The highest bidder wins. We will not interfere with how you deal with it later. The starting price is 10 taels per set, and the bid will be increased by 50 taels at a time. Start now."

"100 taels"

"150 taels"

"200 taels"

"500 taels"

I don’t know who bid the highest price, but the price reached 500 taels. Many people stopped bidding.

"500 taels for one time, 500 taels for two times, 500 taels for three times. Congratulations to the guest in Room C for winning."

The second group came next. Everyone thought the guy from Room C wouldn't bid again, but he directly bid 500 taels. Many people were afraid that he would buy it out directly and they would not make any profit, so they immediately raised the price. The second group sold for 1000 taels, and the following groups also bid a little more than 1000 taels. The competition was so fierce that the last group was directly bid up to 2000 taels.

Tian Xing'er was really envious of today's deal. She couldn't help but sigh, "It's so good to be rich."

Today, the Tian brothers and sisters also came to watch together. They just sat in the corner of the lobby today.

"I didn't expect this book to be so expensive." Tian Yuheng couldn't help but sigh. He originally wanted to buy a copy for his elder brother, but unfortunately it was too expensive.

"Yeah, even if we pool our pocket money together it's still not enough." Tian Yuze also sighed.

"After buying the books, these people can find someone to resell them, so of course they are willing to pay a high price," Tian Xing'er explained.

"That's true, but many people will probably want the original version. Now many people will probably want to wait for the original version to come out before buying it," Tian Yuheng added.

"Well, so the author is not affected that much, and these people here also make money, a win-win situation. There should be some of these 10 groups for their own collection. After all, they are first released, and the numbers on them are very valuable. Book lovers are also willing to collect them."

"Indeed."

"There are so many rich people and resentful people." Tian Yuze complained.

Tian Fuer was not very interested in these things, but she just liked to see the world and watch the fun with her brothers and sisters, so she didn't make any comments.

Soon after the auction, the dragon boat race started, and there were crowds of people around, which was very lively. Soon it was the hour of You, and the celebration began. Magistrate Tian led the people to worship on the high platform, praying for a smooth year and the health of the people. After the worship, firecrackers rang out, and it was very lively. Then, the food street opened. Today was the first time it opened. There was a big sign outside the food street saying that all food in the food street was half price.

At the stall selling sweet and sour cakes on South Street, the chefs were busy making them. The sweet and sour cakes were crispy on the outside, soft and tender on the inside, and fragrant. They were put on the table right after they were made, and some samples were cut on the side. Many people liked them very much after trying them, and praised them highly, which attracted the people behind them to rush forward to buy them. The people behind them were so afraid that they would not be able to buy them after being praised by the people in front of them that they squeezed in to buy them. Now the price is cheap, buy one get one free, so more people are buying. The sister-in-law who collects the money in the store is smiling like a flower, and she is busy packing the cakes for customers while collecting the money. Many people buy ten at a time, as if they want to buy all the sweet and sour cakes on South Street.

The Malatang stall on North Street was also crowded with people. Although it was a new food, it smelled delicious and was not expensive. The ingredients were visible and strung together with signatures. You could just pick up whatever you liked and put it in a small bowl. You ordered the soup base you liked, paid the money, took a sign and found a seat to wait. When it was ready, the waiter in the store would call your number. You used it and he would bring it to your table. At this time, someone was curious and asked how to eat it. The stall owner was also enthusiastically introducing his own Malatang, saying that it was a secret soup base with a unique taste. You would not know it until you tried it. Once you tried it, you would love it. The spicier it was, the better it was, and your appetite would be. The boss introduced his dishes like a crosstalk, and the customers did not disappoint the boss and ordered dishes one after another.

At this time, the charcoal fire was burning brightly at the kebab stall on East Street. Many people wanted to join in the fun because of the aroma, and watch the kebabs tumbling in the flames. I don't know what seasoning the boss sprinkled, but it smelled really fragrant. The aroma of the kebabs filled the air, making people salivate. The crowd around the stall was tempted to buy a lot. Some people stood in front of the stall directly after paying the bill. They ate after the boss grilled them. After eating, they wanted to pay more, but the people behind them said they were embarrassed and had to queue up again.

The dessert shops on West Street were full of young and beautiful ladies. There were pictures of food hanging on the walls of the shops, and a few freshly made desserts were placed on the panels. Several scholars came together and occupied the front row of the shops. "Lady, what is this? Shaved ice. Is it made of ice?" "Yes, that's what we are making now. Look at the finely ground ice. There is fruit jam on top. There are all kinds of fruits that taste great. Eating a bowl in the summer is refreshing."

"Then I want a bowl of cold melon shaved ice."

"I want a bowl of the same thing, too."

"I want the taro balls and red bean ice."

"I want red bean dumplings."

This shop belongs to Tian Xing'er. The food she makes is different from those on the market. When it was just finished, the shaved ice looked so good. Several scholars sat down in front of the shop and started eating it. Passers-by came over to buy it.

The entire food street is bustling with people tasting all kinds of food here and discussing with each other which one they had eaten was better, which one was the most different, and which one they would like to eat at together next.

Magistrate Tian invited his colleagues to have dinner here. They stood on the third floor of Tianque Restaurant and watched the prosperous scene with a smile on their faces all night. He knew that this celebration was not just to celebrate the harvest and pray for peace.