Traveling to an ancient peasant family: I got rich by doing business

The rewards for the competition are generous, how could there be no one signing up?

As soon as Manager Sheng finished speaking, several young girls walked up to the counter.

There are three guys standing in a row behind the counter waiting. The one on the far left checks the name to see if the person registering has bought a cotton doll in the store. The one in the middle helps the person register his information, and the one on the far right gives them a "competition certificate."

The first person to register was a young woman. Seeing that the guys were only checking names, she asked curiously, "Aren't you afraid that someone will pretend to be someone else to register?"

Shopkeeper Sheng, who was standing outside, heard this and shouted, "Our boss said that if anyone is found to be using someone else's name, they will be disqualified from this competition, and will not be allowed to participate in any other competitions held in the store in the future."

The woman was surprised: "So strict?"

Shopkeeper Sheng: "Since it is a competition, it must be fair and just. We do not allow cheaters to appear. I believe everyone also hopes that the competition will be fair. After all, there are only so many people who can win prizes."

This is true.

The woman nodded, and after receiving her own unique competition certificate, she left with peace of mind.

There are still more than ten days before the competition, so she will go buy some silk thread and cloth and try to make it at home.

*

In just half an hour, more than thirty people signed up.

All are women.

Seven out of ten of them had bought cotton dolls before today, and they came to join in the fun as soon as they heard about the competition. Of course, they all hoped to win.

The remaining 30% bought the dolls on the spot in the store and then registered.

A few women thought the cotton dolls were expensive, so they surrounded Shopkeeper Sheng and spoke well of him, hoping that he would help them get in through the back door.

"If I win, I'll give you a tael of silver to treat you to a drink."

"Yes, shopkeeper, your cotton dolls are only three taels of silver each, which is too expensive. We can't afford them. Why don't you change the rules and let everyone participate?"

"We can bring our own cloth and needlework to compete, as long as you let us participate."

Shopkeeper Sheng was unmoved: "The rules were set by our boss and cannot be changed. I'm sorry ladies. We will have other competitions next. You can take a look at them then. There should be one time you can participate."

He refused to listen, and the women had no choice but to leave the store or buy cotton dolls.

*

The information about the competition was posted in the morning, and before closing in the afternoon, more than 80 people had signed up.

They were all women, the youngest was fifteen years old and the oldest was over fifty years old.

Li Yu didn't see the name, but heard it from Mr. Xiang.

The registration period is seven days, and with further publicity, the number of people who sign up will probably not be less than four hundred.

*

Li Yu was full of confidence, and the fact was just as she thought. The next day, when she pretended to be a customer and went to the workshop, she found that more than 40 people had signed up just after the shop opened. The place where the cotton dolls were placed was also surrounded by people, with more than a dozen girls and ladies choosing their favorite dolls.

After observing for a while and seeing that there was no problem, she picked up a pair of porcelain plates and went to the other side of the counter to pay.

While waiting for the waiter to wrap the porcelain plates, she was planning what she would do when she got home.

Just as I was immersed in my own thoughts, there was a sudden bang next to me.

Li Yu came back to his senses and looked in the direction of the voice. He saw the guy in charge of registering registration information leaning against the wall with one hand on his right shoulder. A middle-aged man in his thirties stood opposite him with a ferocious look on his face and had not yet retracted his outstretched hand.

"We are the cotton dolls we bought from your house. You forgot to record our names. It's your fault. You must let us register today." The man said gritting his teeth.

A woman stood next to the man. She stood behind him and shouted, "Our boss is telling the truth. If you don't report it to us, we won't leave. Anyway, if we can't report it, no one else can report it either."

The two of them were making a fuss, and the other people waiting to register were dissatisfied, but because the man was there, they could only look to Shopkeeper Sheng for help.

Li Yu also looked at Shopkeeper Sheng.

*

Shopkeeper Sheng didn't expect this to happen. He was stunned for a moment, then he walked over to the man and the woman and asked, "You two said you bought a cotton doll from my house. Can you bring the doll with you?"

"Of course I did." The man snorted coldly, took off the package from his body and put it on the counter.

The next moment the package was opened and a cotton doll appeared in front of everyone.

The doll was made quite delicately, and to the naked eye, it looked no different from the cotton dolls in the store.

A woman standing in front waiting glanced at the doll on the counter, then looked at the doll in her hand, and whispered, "That looks like the doll sold in the store."

The others didn't bring cotton dolls, but the store had some. After comparing them, they felt that there was no big problem.

"Could it be that the clerk in the store really forgot to remember their names?"

"That's probably true, but doesn't that mean the guys in this store are unreliable? They even forgot their names."

The guy who wrote down the names happened to be the guy who was handing out the competition certificates. When he heard everyone slandering him, he said aggrievedly, "I really wrote it down. If their names are not there, it means they didn't buy it."

"You didn't remember." The man wanted to shout a few more words but was stopped by Manager Sheng.

Shopkeeper Sheng picked up the doll and said to everyone, "Sir, please don't panic. Let me check it. If it is really a mistake, we will not only register you today, but also apologize to you."

After saying that, Mr. Sheng lowered his head and looked carefully.

Just as the man was about to show his impatience again, he said, "This doll is not sold in our store."

The whole place fell into silence.

*

After a few breaths, the man's angry voice rang out in the store: "Why do you say it's not from this store?"

Shopkeeper Sheng held up the doll and pointed at its right foot. "The dolls sold in our store all have a unique mark embroidered on this area. Some are a small flower, some are a small fish, but your doll has nothing on its right foot. If you don't believe me, you can take a look at the dolls in your hands."

There were a few newcomers holding cotton dolls, and they immediately looked down when they heard this.

After a moment, a woman held up the doll in her hand and said, "It does have a mark. Mine is a peach blossom."

A girl standing behind her said, "I have one too. It's a little rabbit. I noticed the mark on it the day I bought it."

A few meters away, two women who had just bought dolls and were about to line up looked at theirs and said in unison, "I have one, too."

Shopkeeper Sheng looked at the man and said, "Your dolls don't have exclusive markings, so you didn't buy them in our store."

Unexpectedly, the flaw was found. The man felt guilty, but he still said stubbornly: "You forgot to mark it. No matter what, we bought our dolls in your store."

There were many women in the store, and Shopkeeper Sheng didn't want to scare them, so he looked at the man patiently and said, "Sir, I understand you want to participate in the competition, but our boss has ordered that only those who buy in the store can register, so you can go. If you insist on staying, I can only report you to the authorities."