"Crackle crackle … crackle crackle …"
Two strings of firecrackers that were a few meters long exploded at the entrance. Sparks flew everywhere and red flowers covered the ground. This huge commotion attracted the attention of the passersby on the streets.
Xia Pingan, who was wearing a green robe, stood at the entrance. Under the gazes of the surrounding people, he cupped his hands and bowed with a smile.
When the firecrackers finished exploding, the surrounding people gathered around. Xia Pingan took out a few copper coins. According to the customs of Shangjing City, he sprinkled them among the red paper scraps on the ground at the entrance, causing many children on the street to come over and snatch them. They were very happy. Then, Xia Pingan pulled down the red rope beside him and opened the signboard.
On the black signboard, there were three large golden words "Zhougong Building" that shone under the sunlight. It was rather imposing.
Following the unveiling of the signboard, the couplets on both sides of the door were also unveiled. On the left and right of the door, there were ten words. Connected together, they read: "Dreams come at night, spirits predict good and bad." The Huang Liang Shaman Gorge's affairs could not end without this.
"Ah, so it's a dream soothsayer..." When the surrounding people saw the couplets, they instantly understood.
"Hahaha, this dream soothsayer is really daring. This place is not far from Master Shuiyue's Carefree Building. He actually dares to open another shop on the Tianyuan Bridge. Isn't he afraid of not having business..."
"I heard that this house has changed owners a few days ago. He's rich, what can you do about it?"
The surrounding people discussed animatedly.
"Boss, how much is it for a dream soothsayer?" Among the surrounding people, someone asked loudly.
Xia Pingan didn't say anything. He just coughed twice and gave a look behind him. That Caocao girl, who had been waiting excitedly for a long time, immediately took out a sign and placed it at the door. The sign also had eight words on it, "A dream is worth a hundred gold, no bargaining."
The surrounding people were instantly in an uproar. Everyone was dumbfounded!
"Is he crazy? A hundred gold coins for a dream soothsayer. Master Shuiyue only charges 30 gold coins for a dream soothsayer. This person thinks he's better than Master Shuiyue?"
"There's no dream soothsayer in the Upper Capital who charges such a high price!"
"Could this person be a swindler?"
Xia Pingan cupped his hands towards the outside. Without further explanation, he brought Caocao back inside.
The interior of the Duke of Zhou Building had been remodeled from a storefront. At the entrance was a marble porch and greenery. After going around the porch, one would arrive at the outer hall. There were tables in the outer hall, as well as a place for people to drink tea, chat, and read. After passing through the outer hall, one would arrive at the inner hall. The inner hall was in the courtyard, and the decorations were hidden and secluded. There were many bamboos planted in the surroundings, and it was very stylish.
Today was the 28th of May. It had been almost two weeks since the battle at Beihai Harbor of the Blood Demon Sect. In these two weeks, the courtyard that Xia Pingan bought at Tianyuan Bridge had been refurbished and renovated. After adding some furniture, it looked brand new and was officially open for business.
A few days ago, the renovation of the courtyard needed someone to watch over it. Xia Pingan felt that it was too time-consuming to keep an eye on it, and it would delay his cultivation of fusing with the Realm Pearl. In addition, he had gained another "domineering female tenant" in Changle Alley. Xia Pingan followed the principle of making the best use of everything and handed some work to Caocao, letting her keep an eye on the renovation of the courtyard for him.
He didn't expect Caocao to be so interested in this work. When she heard that Xia Pingan had arranged work for her, she was very excited and accepted it without hesitation. She started to seriously work for Xia Pingan.
Caocao looked carefree and inexperienced, but since there was someone secretly watching over her and protecting her, Xia Pingan didn't have to worry about her safety.
In this way, after two weeks, Miss Caocao had unknowingly mixed together with Xia Pingan and became Xia Pingan's assistant.
Today was the opening of Duke Zhou's Building, and Caocao looked even more excited than Xia Pingan. She got up before the sun rose and put on makeup. Today, she wore a green dress and looked like a lotus flower in the pond. She stood tall and looked especially lively.
"Don't you think that 100 gold coins per use is too expensive? What if no one comes?" When the two of them came to the inner hall, Caocao said to Xia Pingan with a worried tone, "In Shang Jing City, many people can't even earn 100 gold coins a year, right?"
Caocao didn't seem to have any concept of gold coins before, but after spending time with Xia Pingan, she seemed to slowly understand the value of a gold coin.
100 gold coins per dream, was it expensive? It was indeed expensive for ordinary people, but for rich people, it was worth it as long as they could really predict good or bad luck.
Even Master Shuiyue, who was a three-legged cat, was doing very well in Shang Jing City. On the surface, it only cost 30 gold coins per time to interpret a dream, but in reality, the cost of those who looked for Master Shuiyue to interpret their dreams was far more than 30 gold coins.
She was the disciple of Duke Zhou, a great master of ancient Chinese dream interpretation culture. If someone like her was placed in ancient times, she would definitely be more than qualified to be a dream diviner in the palace. 100 gold coins for you to interpret a dream, you should be secretly happy if you were lucky!
Moreover, this 100 gold coins per time was the best advertisement. There would definitely be people who couldn't help but want to try.
Duke Zhou's Building of Duke Zhou's dream interpretation was an absolutely high-end route, one that was even more high-end than Master Shuiyue's. Xia Pingan's goal was to become the number one dream interpretation person in Shang Jing City and even the Shang Dynasty. 100 gold coins was just the beginning. When he had a complete reputation, 1000 gold coins per time wouldn't be a big problem.
Of course, there was no need to say these words to Caocao.
"If you think it's expensive, then don't ask for your commission. I can even give customers a discount of 1 gold coin. Actually, if it's 99 gold coins, there might be more people coming …" Xia Pingan was like a black-hearted boss as he said directly to Caocao.
"You dare!" Caocao put her hands on her hips and stared at Xia Pingan fiercely. "You previously said that I would receive customers for you here and give me 1 gold coin per customer. Are you trying to go back on your word? This is my job. Work is to earn money. Don't think I don't understand!"
Hehe, you know too well!
"Miss Caocao, watch your attitude. You are now a waiter of Duke Zhou's Building, and I am the shopkeeper. How can a waiter speak to a shopkeeper like this?" Xia Pingan said.
Caocao's attitude immediately eased up, but she still pouted. "I don't care. In short, I can't pay you less than a copper coin. If you dare to deduct my salary, be careful that I won't let you off!"
"Okay, I won't pay you less than a copper coin. Let me ask you again. Do you know what you have to do?"
"Humph, of course I know. Isn't it just asking customers to wait in the outer hall and chatting with them for a while? When I enter the inner hall, if I see the Black Dragon barking, I will know that you are in seclusion in the basement. If you don't want to be disturbed, I will pull the rope bell to remind you. Then, I will come out and ask the customers outside to wait for a while to pass the time. If the Black Dragon doesn't bark, I will bring the customers in for you to interpret their dreams. If there are too many customers, I will give them number plates and ask them to line up.
"Not bad, you're not stupid!"
Speaking of number plates, Caocao seemed to have thought of something as she asked in confusion, "By the way, why do you only prepare three number plates? Why don't you prepare more? What if there are too many customers?"
"The rarer something is, the more precious it is. The rarer it is, the more precious it is. If you want to make money, you have to study the psychology of your customers. For those who are willing to spend 100 gold coins to decipher a dream, you have to make them feel proud and stand out from the masses. If you're like Master Shuiyue, you'll be at a disadvantage. From now on, I will only decipher the dreams of three people a day. From now on, you can give those three plates to whoever you want. Look, it won't be long before a lot of people will want to fawn on you. One plate that allows me to decipher dreams can be sold for hundreds of gold coins outside …"
Caocao looked at Xia Pingan with a suspicious look. "You... really know how to interpret dreams. Why do I feel that you are here to cheat money?"
Xia Pingan glared at Caocao. "Alright, remember to bring people to the inner hall in the courtyard when they come. I will leave this place to you!"
After speaking, Xia Pingan left Caocao there and left the outer hall alone, returning to the courtyard.
The inner hall was rather quiet. The Black Dragon was guarding here. Xia Pingan knew that no one would come for a while, so he simply entered the basement and started fusing the realm beads.
These days, Xia Pingan did not idle around. He continuously bought and fused realm beads that had not been fused in the night market of the Tianyuan Bridge.
At this moment, the divine power in Xia Pingan's Secret Mandala was already at 2,117 points. In a few more days, Xia Pingan would be able to steadily advance to the Three Sun Realm.
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