A group of monks and Taoists were busy working in the Cemetery of Martyrs to the west of the Li Family's farmstead. Even the warmth of the afternoon sun could not compare to the enthusiasm of these people.
The 'big shots' from Chang 'an and Pyong Kang Square would occasionally watch from afar.
The 'big shots' from Nanqu, who were most proficient in Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism, could speak of profound philosophies at any time. However, they had not been to temples and monasteries for a long time.
They would buy many of the scriptures translated by Li Yi and read them.
Today, a group of people from Si Gong Square came here to exchange ideas and discuss with each other.
In fact, Si Gong Square's business was not good because of the local and foreign rich people who came here.
Xinyan raised her binoculars to look at other people's layout. Beside her stood Lu Wan and Xiaoyun from Chang 'an's Heavenly Earth.
Lu Wan and Xiaoyun went to Luoyang's Heavenly Earth to work. Chang 'an was handed over to them to train a few people.
The entire team from Heavenly Earth moved to Luoyang. Those who had Chang 'an's Heavenly Earth membership card could still use it.
The business in Luoyang's Heavenly Earth was good. There were many people, and if they could not get a seat, they would order takeout.
Chang 'an's business was weak. Her Majesty was not here, and neither was Li Yi. Why spend so much money at Heavenly Earth?
There was no problem with the service. The people who took over were already familiar with it.
It was similar to Li Yi's situation. When others opened hotpot, the business was very good.
They allowed others to buy their shop. Others estimated and did not need to ask. They just parked their cars outside and watched.
Every day, when it was not meal time, there would be customers eating. There was a lot of customer traffic. It was really profitable. If they bought it, they would get back their capital within a year. It was a 100% return on investment.
Hence, they bought it. It was okay for the first two months. After that, the number of customers decreased day by day.
The previous people opened shops in other places, and the business was still very good.
The people who bought the shop did not understand. What was lacking?
It was very simple. They lacked people.
The previous shop's service staff was of high quality. They were observant and did not let any customer feel uncomfortable.
When the customer's children were eating, they were very happy. Whenever they wanted to eat something, they would come here. There were people to play with them!
The waiters hired by the new boss were completely useless. When the customers asked for ice cubes and put it in the beer, they told the customers that there was no ice cubes and that there was cold beer.
With just one answer, the customer was unhappy. Do you think I can't drink beer, so I melt it with ice and drink it as wine?
Even if that's the case, you won't let me feel it.
She's not coming after this meal? There's no ice!
Why was there such a huge gap between the service staff? Their salaries were different. There was a difference of more than two times, and they had insurance and housing funds.
The quality of the waiters in Heavenly World was high, so high that they knew several foreign languages. They also discussed poems and essays with the scholars.
For someone like Shopkeeper Yu who didn't have any literary talent, he was able to turn him into a scholar through conversation.
Yu Huaide drank happily and began to compose a poem.
He started first. There was a manager from the Tang dynasty, Lu Wan or Xiaoyun, who was keeping an eye on him because of his identity, a waitress who served the dishes, and a waiter who served the dishes.
Suddenly, Yu Huaide was in the mood for poetry. "Earn a cow in an hour."
The lobby manager, Lu Wan, had to connect it properly: Ceng Geng, Sun and Moon Treading the Nine Provinces.
The waitress who was serving the dishes blinked her big eyes. The title of the champion would be passed down for a thousand years.
The waiter who was standing outside and couldn't enter said, "The incense will not be extinguished for ten thousand years."
Someone would help to spread the word that the poem was written by Yu Huaide, a scholar.
Yu Huaide promised to come back for dinner in two days with a large group of people. He could even book the whole place, provided that Heavenly World allowed others to book the whole place.
The lobby manager, Lu Wan, stood beside Xinyan and also took a telescope to look, "It must have cost a lot to set up such a big scene, right?"
"The money earned by one's own ability can be spent however you want."
Xinyan put in a good word for the monks and Taoists. How could she not allow others to use the money earned by others with hard work?
"Yes! Earn money by one's own ability! "Xiaoyun echoed and then couldn't help laughing.
The others behind also laughed, and some shook their heads. It was too bad to say that the Buddhist temple was a place stinking of money.
The originally otherworldly crowd was trampled underfoot by the word "earn money". It was also right to be down-to-earth and down-to-earth.
"If this word gets out, I'm afraid some people will be unhappy." A 'big shot' from Si Gong Fang said with a smile.
"Where would they come from? Everyone is studying, farming, building roads, and working. "Another person from Si Gong Fang added.
"Now it's popular to worship temples, Mountain God Temple, Dragon King Temple, and so on. Most of the people in Henan Province worship Locust Temple, hoping to send more locusts to raise chickens and pigs."
"There are more people planting vegetables in greenhouses this year. Luo River is easy to water in winter, and there's also Wen Tang River."
"There are also more people. I wonder if the price of greenhouses will be lower or higher than in previous years."
"Lower. The greenhouses of the capital government will be transported by train. If the weather in Luoyang is not cold, it will be difficult to form thick ice. The capital government will need to send big ice cubes."
"I heard that the people of the capital government from various provinces have partnered with big businessmen to raise pigs. Will the pigs be transported before the New Year?"
"I know about pine nuts. The Non-commissioned Officer in the north went to the pine forest to pick them. The price is not bad, we can eat them."
A group of women looked at the monks and Taoists who were pretending to be mysterious and making arrangements, discussing the people's livelihood.
In the Li Family Zhuangzi, Li Yi, who was resting for a while, was dealing with the basic problems of people, eating.
After he finished preparing a pile of seafood, he sat at the table and did not feel like eating anymore.
"Xiao Yi, have you thought of an idea?" Bi Goo saw Li Yi in a daze. He was holding a dog claw conch in his hand and was momentarily unable to eat it.
"No, I'm tired. I'm resting. Let's drink!"
Li Yi shook his head. He did not think much of the methods of the monks and Taoists.
It was just a magic trick. He reckoned that the other party would not prepare a close-range magic trick. They wanted to play a large-scale magic trick like flying in the sky.
As Li Yi spoke, he drank a mouthful of cold beer and burped. He felt much better, "Everyone, eat it while it's hot. The taste will be slightly worse when it's cold."
Bi Goo sized up Li Yi and nodded. He dipped his beer in the oil and ate it.
The others began eating at almost the same time. It was fine as long as Li Yi was fine.
To them, if Li Yi returned to Zhuangzi, there was nothing to be afraid of even if the sky collapsed.
"I believe in Brother Yi. Brother Yi's cooking is so delicious. Monks and Taoists can't compare, let alone in other aspects."
Li Longji used cooking as a comparison to prove that the people of Buddhism were too bad.
His face was smiling, but he had already made up his mind. If Brother Yi did not do well in any aspect, he would arrest all the monks and Taoists in the competition.
The reason was ready-made. The other party was playing tricks and he went to watch. He would say that the other party used sorcery to harm him and he was scared. Would that count?
If he arrested them, then so be it. Who would dare to say anything?
Would the people of the Tang dynasty care? Announce in the newspaper that good seeds were about to be planted in various parts of the Tang dynasty. The people would only think about when it was their turn.
Would the local officials have something to say? Announce in the newspaper that they were prepared to increase their salaries next year.
Would the aristocratic families take this opportunity to stir up trouble? Would the investors in Haizhou dare to do so? Their investment would be wasted!
The rest would depend on whether his knife was sharp or not.
"Third Brother knows me best. Third Brother, after drinking, eating seafood noodles with garlic tastes better."
As Li Yi spoke, he stretched out his chopsticks toward Li Longji's plate. When the chopsticks were above the plate, a clove of garlic appeared out of thin air and fell into the plate.
"Good, good, good! Garlic is good. "Li Longji was slightly stunned and then nodded.
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