After fleeing famine, I have thousands of acres of fertile land

Ye Qing couldn't let go of them and wanted them all.

"How much is this hairpin?"

"It's only one ounce of silver each. Sir, please don't think it's expensive. Feel the quality of it and see if it's good. You get what you pay for. I won't let you suffer any loss."

Ye Qing picked out several and bargained with him.

"I want to buy more, can you give me a discount?"

"Girl, this is a small business. You can't make money for travel expenses cheaply."

The two sides talked back and forth for a long time before settling on eight hundred coins per piece.

Ye Erlang picked two, making a total of eight hairpins, and asked the stall owner to give him two combs.

Ye Qing held Ye Erlang's hand as he was taking out money, preventing him from paying. His pastry shop did not make much money, and he might not even earn six taels of silver in a month.

Ye Erlang disagreed. How could he let his sister pay for taking her out to play?

"Second brother, let's stop arguing. I'll pay for the hairpin, and you treat me to a meal at the restaurant. I want to eat the crystal pork elbow from Fu'an Pavilion."

Ye Erlang knew that his sister was considerate of him, so he readily agreed.

The stall owner took the money, put the hairpin on Ye Qing, and politely sent them away.

This single business deal earned me half a month’s food money. I met the God of Wealth when I went out today.

Ye Qing gave the hairpin to Ye Erlang to hold as there were many people on the street and he was worried that someone would steal it.

Ye Erlang is busy in the shop and rarely comes out. I walked around for a while today and found it quite interesting.

A lot of things were sent in from outside. If the bandits in Erniu Mountain had been eliminated twenty years earlier, Wu'an City would not be so small.

"It's time to draw a lottery, it's time to draw a lottery, the grand prize is for an old hen."

A thin man stood on the car and shouted at the top of his voice.

Ye Qing and Ye Erlang hurried over, stood in a good position, and watched the stall owner talk about the lottery.

"Everyone, there are fifty identical wooden sticks in my wooden barrel. Among them, there is one first prize, two second prizes, and three third prizes. The others are all auspicious."

There was an impatient lady who asked, "Tell me what the prizes are."

The thin man did not keep anyone in suspense and took advantage of the crowd to quickly explain the specific prizes.

"The first prize is an old hen, the second prize is a pound of pork, and the third prize is five eggs. The lucky star is a pound of wild vegetables, and each draw costs two cents."

"Qingya, draw once. If you win the first prize, I will stew chicken for you tomorrow."

Ye Qing looked at this familiar routine and didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He didn't expect that the tricks used by ancient people were still useful in modern times.

Ye Qing pulled Ye Erlang who was eager to try, "Brother, wait and see."

Ye Erlang was puzzled, "If the grand prize is taken away, five eggs will cost ten cents. Even if we win the third prize, it won't be a loss."

Ye Qing glanced around and saw that the people who had been disdainful just now had already started scrambling to pay.

The lady next to them and her good sister were planning what to do with the big prize. "Take the hen. I'll raise it and let it lay eggs."

Her good sister obviously had a different opinion, "My little grandson was clamoring for chicken this morning, so I stewed it when I got home."

The two looked at each other, took out the money and stuffed it into the stall owner's hand.

The stall owner smiled happily, "Auntie, I'll charge you two cents, you smoke first."

The lady who said she would stew it when she got home reached in and carefully selected one.

The stall owner took it, looked at it, smiled and said loudly, "The third prize is five eggs."

After saying that, he took out eggs from the box at the back and handed them to the old lady. The old lady was a little disappointed at first because she didn't win the first prize, but then she thought that she had earned eight cents, and she became happy again.

She took the egg, walked back and gave her seat to her good sister.

The old lady's eyes were full of excitement. Her luck had always been better than her good sisters', and she would definitely win the first prize this time.

The stall owner took the money and the old lady couldn't wait to pull out a cigarette. She seemed to see the hen taking it back and laying many eggs.

"Good luck to you. Auntie, do you want some pudica or shepherd's purse?"

The old lady took the sign back and said, "How is that possible? I'm so lucky. It must be the first prize. Is there anyone who can read? Let me see."

A man who looked like a manager took the stick and looked at it. "Sister-in-law, I'm not lying to you. It's a lucky star that shines on us."

The old lady threw the skewer back angrily, grabbed a handful of shepherd's purse and walked out.

Her best friend held an egg and comforted her, "Don't be angry, not everyone is as lucky as me, go home and make some egg soup so that the whole family can have a bowl."

The friendship between the two people capsized in an instant. The lady holding the eggs squeezed out of the crowd with the basket, worried that there were too many people and they would be crushed.

Ye Qing was happy to see this. Both of them were not easy to deal with. They could play together normally and their personalities were very similar.

When the others saw that the third prize was awarded after the first prize, they rushed forward to draw first.

But people’s luck later on was not very good, they were all blessed by good luck.

"You just put out a third prize, trying to cheat us out of our money."

The stall owner was not at all guilty, "Sir, what are you talking about? There must be a big prize inside. Try again."

Some people didn't believe it and pulled out five handfuls, and they were all wild vegetables.

At this time, a woman came with her child to pay the money. The child was quick and reached out to take out one.

"You naughty child, why are you drawing randomly? This one doesn't count, I'll draw another one." The woman said to the stall owner.

Before the stall owner could speak, Ye Qing stretched his head to take a look, "First prize."

The woman wanted to argue a few more words, but after hearing these words, she felt as if someone had pinched her throat.

"First prize, give me the hen quickly, my son is just lucky."

Seeing that the stall owner was about to speak, the woman spoke first, "If my son draws it, it will be mine."

The stall owner gave the hen to the woman, and the people who were drawing the lottery later became even more crazy.

Ye Erlang also tried his luck and was a little disappointed, but he could accept it. The most important thing was that he had a great experience when drawing the lottery.

The two looked for a while and found that the lucky star was shining the most. Although the stall owner had to cash out several big prizes, he still made a profit in the end.

After figuring out the routine, the two turned around and headed towards Fu'an Pavilion.

The guys at Fu'an Pavilion knew the two of them. Ye Qing went to say hello to Hu Zi and gave him a bag of peanut crisps.

The first time they came to deliver eggs, it was Hu Zi who received them. They have been getting along very well over the years. Whenever Boss Ye came to deliver eggs, Hu Zi would help unload the truck.

The two went to the private room upstairs. There were no seats left in the lobby downstairs, so the waiter arranged for them to go upstairs.

"Huh." Ye Qing paused and continued to walk towards the box.

The two of them sat down in the box, and Ye Erlang asked her, "What happened just now?"

"In the box next to us are Lord Wu and Master Qian, and some others are having dinner."

Ye Erlang didn't care, "Someone is inviting Lord Wu to a banquet, most of them are in Fu'an Pavilion."

Ye Qing moved closer, wanting to listen to what they were talking about.

Lord Wu must have just arrived. The food hasn't been served on the table yet and they are talking.

The door to the box was not closed yet, and the door on this side was open, so I could vaguely hear a few words.

"Qingya, come here quickly. If someone finds out, the adults will be angry."

Ye Qing thought it was funny at first, but the smile on his face disappeared after hearing a few words.