Time Travel: Brothel Maid

Jinxianglou is the most prosperous restaurant in Shangjing City, and naturally has the largest customer flow.

Xiao Guoer thought that if her lottery business could be carried out in Jinxiang Building, she would naturally have no worries about customers and would also be able to increase market visibility in the shortest time.

She looked at Tang Jingchen, who still had that calm expression, and thought he was not interested, and felt a little disappointed.

I plan to continue lobbying, and if that doesn't work then I'll just split the profits 50-50.

But in the next second, Tang Jingchen suddenly laughed.

The gentleman is modest and gentle like jade. His smile is like a gentle spring breeze, making people feel comfortable.

Xiao Guo'er felt relieved by his smile, but her heartbeat quickened a little.

Tang Jingchen was just immersed in the strange feeling in his heart, but when he came to his senses, he saw Xiao Guoer's face full of anxiety, so he quickly straightened his expression.

"Xiao Guo'er, you don't have to be so polite. It's not difficult for me to set aside a space for you in my Jinxiang Building. You don't have to pay me rent or share profits with me. You and I are friends, so even if I help you a little, there's no need to be so polite."

Although Tang Jingchen knew that this method of hers would make her a fortune in the future, he would never take the wealth and assets of his Tang family seriously.

Besides, she was having a hard time starting out right now, and he would be happier if he had the chance to help her out, so he would never take the opportunity to make money from her.

Thinking that she would stay in Jinxiang Building every day in the future, they would have more opportunities to meet, and he couldn't help but feel inexplicably happy.

The tense curve on Xiao Guo'er's face visibly relaxed, and her eyes curved with laughter, "Brother Tang, you are such a good person!"

Tang Jingchen was distracted by her girlish demeanor as she was so happy that he relaxed his brows and eyes.

She will stay in Jinxiang Tower in the future, and will have fewer chances of being harmed by Fu Qian. If anything happens, he can take care of it. Although the Tang family has no official status, they are not someone that can be manipulated by others.

This matter still needs to be explained to the owner of Jinxianglou.

Xiao Guoer didn't know what Tang Jingchen was thinking, she was just happy that the worry she had for a long time had finally been resolved. Before long, she would be able to make a lot of profit.

She has taken a big step forward, and I believe the day when she achieves financial independence will not be far away.

Yingniang, our happy days are not far away!

The two agreed to meet again at Jinxiang Tower tomorrow and then parted ways.

Xiao Guo'er returned to Zhuxian Lane, her joy beyond words. Yingniang saw her and asked her why she was so happy.

Going to Jinxianglou to do business was a bit complicated, so she skipped over it and just said that she met a fool today and made a lot of money from it.

The three of them were extremely surprised. Yueya and Mrs. Zhou opened their mouths wide, unable to believe that the second girl had earned a hundred taels in just one afternoon!

You can earn so much just by relying on that weird-shaped box!

"My dear, Second Miss, you are so amazing!"

Crescent Moon's eyes were wide open, full of admiration, which greatly satisfied Xiao Guoer's vanity.

"Is this amazing? There will be even more amazing things in the future."

"My dear, can it be any more powerful?"

"Of course, follow the young lady carefully in the future, and I, the second young lady, will definitely take you to eat delicious food and drink spicy drinks."

Xiao Guoer was full of confidence and made bold statements, which made Yueya and Mrs. Zhou stunned.

Yingniang was laughing as she watched, and the atmosphere in the cabin became relaxed and warm.

After the meal, Xiao Guoer returned to the room and began to think.

Since he could set up a stall in such a convenient place as Jinxiang Building, he naturally had to put his original plan into practice, which was to sell lottery tickets.

It’s nice to sit under a big tree and enjoy the shade. I was worried that people might not believe in lottery, something they had never come into contact with before.

Lottery is different from winning a prize. You cannot redeem the prize immediately, and you cannot see whether you have won the prize.

The lottery draw is held every three days. As she is a stranger doing business for the first time, people may still worry that she will cheat or run away with the money. But with Jinxianglou as a backing, people will generally trust her a little more, and the lottery business will sell better.

This time, Xiao Guoer really took advantage of Tang Jingchen. Xiao Guoer didn't expect him to be so generous and not even ask for rent. This man is open-minded and righteous, and he deserves to be rich.

When I have enough money in the future, I must thank Tang Jingchen very much.

As a person, you should not be ungrateful. If someone treats her well, she will return the kindness to him ten times.

I decided to do the prize-grabbing and lottery together tomorrow, so I started to get busy again.

Just continue to follow the same method as today to win the prize.

However, some more preparation is needed for lottery items.

Xiao Guoer decided to imitate the modern lottery game, randomly picking a few balls from a number of balls with numbers on them. If the numbers selected in advance match the numbers picked, she will win the first prize and receive a bonus of 100 taels. If she only wins a few of them, she will receive the corresponding bonuses in order according to the number of numbers she won.

The highest prize was one hundred taels, which was a considerable sum of money in that era.

After all, two hundred taels could buy a neat courtyard, just like the house they lived in now in Zhuxian Lane, which Zhou Fangye bought for two hundred taels.

If you win the first prize, one hundred taels may not be considered rich, but it is still a considerable fortune.

Xiao Guoer felt that she did not have much capital, and if her business took off in the future, she could increase the first prize money, and it would not be impossible to get 1,800 taels.

But this has to be done slowly. All the money she has on her now is less than two hundred taels, so she has to spend frugally in the early stages.

Once you have thought it through, start working.

The first step is to make twenty round wooden balls of the same size.

Due to the shortage of tools and their inability to properly handle them, Xiao Guo was only able to grind out twenty round wooden balls of the same size. This process took Xiao Guoer a lot of effort.

Although the process of making the wooden ball is troublesome, it cannot be sloppy. It is the most basic and critical link in determining whether the lottery is fair.

Xiao Guoer's hands were covered with blisters, but when she looked at the twenty balls of exactly the same size, she almost jumped for joy.

Compared to the pain in my hands, there is more joy and satisfaction.

The completion of this step means that the lottery props have been successful.

The rest are just some minor details.

These balls must also be marked with numbers.

There were no Arabic numerals in this era, so she could only write one, two, three, and so on on each wooden ball with a brush, all the way to twenty.

In order to ensure that the twenty number balls feel the same and thus ensure fairness, the numbers cannot be carved on the balls with a knife, but can only be written carefully with a brush dipped in ink, and no mistakes can be made, otherwise the hard-made wooden balls will be ruined.

After finishing, she put all twenty small balls into a wooden box. This wooden box was the same as the one used to hold the slips for winning prizes. She originally made two at one time.

After trying a few times, Xiao Guoer admired his work and became more and more satisfied. It was as if he saw through the round balls in the wooden box that he would become successful and wealthy in the future. He laughed out loud with joy.

Hahahaha, with the treasure in my hand, the world is mine.

I also prepared a stack of paper and cut it into small strips of the same size, in preparation for people to choose their numbers and record them tomorrow.

They were busy until the cockcrowed and the morning light was dim. Xiao Guoer suddenly felt tired and fell on the bed without even taking off her clothes and fell asleep.

After sleeping for only two hours, Xiao Guoer woke up slowly when the sky was bright.

Although he had slept for only two hours, he was as energetic as if he had been given an injection of chicken blood. He tidied up a little, ate two snacks, and then excitedly carried the two wooden boxes out of the door.

She first went to the place where she had set up her stall yesterday and gave the owner of the fortune-telling stall ten copper coins, asking him to keep an eye out and, if anyone came to her stall, to tell them that her stall had moved to Jinxiang Tower.

The fortune teller happily accepted it and even read her face for free, saying, "Your face looks good. If it weren't for the scar on your face that ruined your luck, you would definitely be prosperous. If you were a girl, it would be even more amazing, with a face of a phoenix."

Xiao Guoer didn't believe these. She just laughed a few times, complimented him a bit and left.

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On this day, a new and strange thing called lottery appeared in Jinxiang Building on Yongxing Street.

When the diners who were having dinner and drinking in Jinxiang Restaurant saw this, they were all very curious.