The next morning, Li Zexuan was woken up by Xiao Xi. Xiao Xi said that the children from yesterday were already waiting in the front yard.
Li Zexuan was still sleepy. He waved his hand and said, "Xiao Xi, let them practice first. I'm going to sleep for a while!"
After saying that, he directly fell onto the bed and laid out the word "big" without any care for his image. Oh, no, it should be the word "too".
Xiao Xi saw the tall tent below the young master and quickly ran out with a red face. She thought to herself, "Young master is such a hooligan!"
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Late in the morning, Li Zexuan finished his breakfast and went to the front yard. He saw the eight children playing in the front yard.
Today, their formation was obviously more orderly than yesterday. They cooperated better with each other and the distance between each pair was also smaller than yesterday. Li Zexuan felt that it was quite interesting as he watched from the side.
He looked up and saw that it was about time. Li Zexuan walked over and interrupted.
"Alright, let's stop. It's about time. Xiao Xi, go to the kitchen and get some pastries. You guys should eat something to fill your stomachs. There's no time for lunch. After lunch, we'll go to the East Market. "
The children were surprised. They didn't expect that other than their salary, they would also be rewarded with food. After they thanked Li Zexuan, they quickly went to wash their hands and eat the pastries.
After watching them eat the pastries, Li Zexuan waved his hand and shouted, "Let's go."
Then, like a child king, he led the eight children on the scooters and rushed to the East Market. As for Wang Zhong, he had already gone to the shop to prepare for the opening.
This strange team attracted a lot of attention along the way. The people of the Tang Dynasty had never seen such a strange small car before. The pedestrians all made way and stood by the roadside to point at the scooters under the children's feet.
However, this made the passersby with children suffer. Children were very playful. Seeing such a novel toy and seeing that other children were having so much fun while they were not, how could they hold it in any longer? They immediately started acting coquettishly.
"Mother, I also want that small car. Mother, quickly buy it for me."
"Daddy, Meng 'er wants the cars that those little brothers and sisters play with. Can daddy also buy one for Meng' er?"
These two were the gentle type of people who could negotiate with each other. Of course, there were even more extreme ones.
"Dad, if you don't buy that car for me, I won't get up today!" A certain brat directly rolled on the ground and acted shamelessly.
The man beside him was so angry that the veins on his forehead bulged. He said angrily, "You little bastard, if you don't get up, I'll beat you to death!"
"I won't get up even if you beat me to death!"
… …
The parents looked at each other and could only compromise. But where were they going to buy such a car for their children?
"Brother, do you know where I can buy this car?"
"I don't know either. This is the first time I've seen it. Should we follow them and take a look? "
"Brother, you're right!"
… …
Just like this, without any advertising, the scooter had its first group of followers. The line behind Li Zexuan was also getting longer and longer.
After entering the East Market, the crowd was even denser. There were even more onlookers. Naturally, the line was also longer. Li Zexuan was also happy to have them follow. It would be a waste if he didn't want free publicity!
Li Zexuan brought the team to the entrance of the Strange Interest Pavilion. He found that Yan Shaoning had already arrived. He was instructing people to lay out a red carpet and hang red ribbons around the shop. The entire Strange Interest Pavilion was bustling with activity and was filled with joy.
Li Zexuan greeted him and saw that there was a plaque covered with a red cloth hanging above the shop. Li Zexuan curiously looked for Wang Zhong and asked,
"Uncle Wang, where did this plaque come from?"
"Young master, this was just sent by a group of people. They said it was custom-made by a person called Gao Ming."
"Oh …"
Li Zexuan patted his head. These past two days, he had been busy preparing for the opening of the shop. He had nearly forgotten that the plaque had not been made. Fortunately, Li Chengqian was rather reliable. He had not forgotten about the plaque he had asked him to make last time.
Li Zexuan patted Wang Zhong's shoulder and whispered, "Uncle Wang, this plaque was sent by His Imperial Highness, the Crown Prince. In a moment, the Crown Prince and Princess Changle will be coming. Don't be too surprised."
In the future, Wang Zhong and Li Chengqian would inevitably come into contact many times. Li Zexuan wanted to tell Wang Zhong as soon as possible to prevent him from accidentally offending Li Chengqian.
"Ah, young master, this … this …"
Wang Zhong's eyes widened in shock. He retreated two steps in disbelief.
Li Zexuan comforted him, "Uncle Wang, don't worry. The Crown Prince's temper is still quite good!"
… …
Li Zexuan was preparing to go out and have the children begin their performance on the scooter. At this moment, he saw Li Chengqian, Princess Changle, and Cheng Chumo walking over together. Li Zexuan promptly went to welcome them.
"Gao Ming, Little Sister Changle, Brother Chou Niu, you've come."
Li Chengqian nodded his head in greeting. Changle smiled sweetly.
"Brother Xiaoxuan, Changle has ten percent of the shares in this shop. Of course, Changle has to come take a look. Changle also has to thank Brother Xiaoxuan for the ten percent of shares. This is Changle's first time opening a shop!"
Li Zexuan liked this bright-eyed princess from the bottom of his heart. Hearing Changle's words, he smiled and said, "It's fine as long as the princess likes it. There's no need to be polite."
At this moment, Cheng Chumo stepped forward and laughed heartily. "Haha, after not seeing you for a few days, Xiaoxuan, you've actually opened your own shop. As your older brother, of course I have to come and congratulate you. Haha!"
"Many thanks for Brother Chou Niu's support. Everyone, please follow me into the shop."
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After having Wang Zhong attend to these three people, Li Zexuan once again arrived outside the shop. Facing the children, he said, "Xiaoxuan, Xiaoxuan, start the scooter.
"Little Hang, lead them and start performing the skateboard formation. Just stay around here. Don't go too far. Be careful, especially Lan 'er. Do you hear me?"
"Yes, Young Master." Xiaoxuan quickly replied.
Finally, she could go out with her friends. Lan-er said excitedly, "Got it, Brother. Lan-er will be very careful."
At this moment, Changle and the other two also came out. Looking at the group of children standing on the strange scooter and lined up neatly, Changle couldn't help but ask curiously,
"Brother Xiaoxuan, what's this called? Will our Strange Taste Pavilion sell this in the future? "
"This thing is called a scooter. It's only the first generation of products. Soon, an upgraded version will be released. Of course, Strange Taste Pavilion won't only sell scooters in the future. We'll also sell all kinds of novel things. If the princess likes it, I can give you one later. "
Changle said happily, "Thank you, Brother Xiaoxuan!"
At this moment, Wang Zhong came forward and reminded, "Young Master, the auspicious time has arrived. Should we unveil the plaque and open for business now?"
Many of them were parents who had been dragged over by their own brats. The brats were looking enviously at Lan 'er and the others who were performing the skateboard formation. Li Zexuan felt that the time was about right, so he nodded and looked at Li Chengqian, saying,
"Since this plaque was bought by Gao Ming, then let Gao Ming unveil it!"
Li Chengqian didn't refuse. He smiled and took the bamboo stick from Wang Zhong. He used his strength to pull off the red cloth on the plaque. This meant that Strange Taste Pavilion had officially opened for business.
Three bold and lively words, "Strange Taste Pavilion", were seen in the middle of the plaque. Li Zexuan saw the beautiful lines of the three words, as if they were alive. He couldn't help but be shocked. He looked at Li Chengqian and couldn't help but ask,
"Gao Ming, which famous writer wrote these three words?"
Li Chengqian said proudly, "Hehe, it wasn't easy for me to get Doctor Chu to write these words. Brother Zexuan, you have to thank me properly."
Li Zexuan was stunned. It turned out to be Chu Suiliang. He was one of the four great calligraphers of the early Tang Dynasty, along with Ouyang Xun, Yu Shinan, and Xue Ji. This plaque could be a family heirloom in the future.
Li Zexuan also heard a story about Chu Suiliang. It was said that the idiom "Little Bird Depends on Man" originated from Chu Suiliang. According to historical records, Li Shimin, Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, once talked about the officials in the imperial court. He commented on Chu Suiliang as follows: Chu Suiliang is a bit more knowledgeable and has a strong character. He wrote loyal couplets, such as "Little Bird Depends on Man", adding love.
Probably many people didn't think that the idiom "Little Bird Depends on Man" was first used on a very strong and straightforward official.
Li Zexuan recovered from the shock and said, "Yes, we have to thank Gao Ming properly. This Doctor Chu's calligraphy is rare! Well, Strange Taste Pavilion has officially opened for business. "
"Hey, shopkeeper, is your shop selling this scooter?"
After watching the scooter formation for so long, the crowd finally couldn't help but ask. They couldn't help but ask. Their little brats had been making a fuss. As soon as he finished asking, a group of people immediately followed behind him and echoed.
"Yes, shopkeeper, are you selling it or not?"
"How much? Give us a price. We are in a hurry!"
"Yes, yes. How much? I want to buy one."
…
Li Zexuan went forward and cupped his hands. "Friends, of course we are selling this scooter. Today is the opening day of our shop. All the scooters are 10% off. The original price of a scooter is 400 copper coins. Today, it is only 360 copper coins. We will also give you a white membership card. In the future, you can enjoy a 5% discount when you buy products in our shop with this card."
The cost of a scooter was about 200 copper coins. Li Zexuan didn't want to sell it too expensive. 400 copper coins was about right. He would treat it as a gift for the Tang children.
Hearing the price, the crowd started to talk about it.
"360 copper coins? So expensive? Xiaohu, let's not buy it. Dad will make one for you when we go back. "
"No, I want to buy this!"
"Mom, I want to buy it too!"
Li Zexuan added at this time, "If you want to buy, hurry up and line up. Today, there are only 300 scooters in the shop. First come, first serve. If you want to buy, hurry up!"
Now, the crowd didn't have the chance to hesitate. They all joined the line. Although 360 copper coins was a little expensive, most people could still afford it. If they didn't buy it today, they would be annoyed to death by their little brats.
Li Zexuan saw that the scene was starting to become popular. He waved his hand and called Xiaohang over. "Xiaohang, take them on the scooters and walk around the entire East Market. Be careful, okay?"
The shop didn't need to advertise anymore. Li Zexuan asked Xiaohang and the others to go to the East Market to attract more people.
"Yes, Young Master." Xiaohang answered and rushed into the East Market with the two scooter teams.
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