I just wrote a love poem, how did that make me so powerful?

Zhou Kang said from the side.

"Young Master Chen, shall we go and take a look?"

Sun Decai also covered his face.

"Yes, yes, let's see the specifics before we take action."

The three of them wiped the shoe prints off each other and dusted themselves off.

Then go around to the side and hang it from a distance.

They dared not get any closer, lest they be beaten again.

.........

As the floats slowly drove down the long street.

Xiao Mingyuan leaned out of the second-floor window and looked down.

He saw the girls from Chunhong Courtyard standing on the flower carts, their light veils lifted by the wind, revealing their bras underneath.

Not to mention the men on the street, even the women were stunned.

The bolder ones were already tiptoeing forward, squeezing through while asking the people next to them for directions.

"Tell me where I can buy it, this is very important to me."

Xiao Mingyuan turned around and shouted into the house, "It's done!"

He pulled his head back after shouting, and the tension in his heart finally eased.

But the excitement on the streets had only just begun.

The float circled the long street before finally stopping in front of the Zhuangyuanlou (状元楼) building.

The bra appreciation event was held on the second floor of Zhuangyuanlou.

Apart from those invitations.

The original admission ticket price was one tael of silver.

Two hundred tickets were prepared. At first, everyone thought they wouldn't be able to sell them all.

Before the floats had even come to a complete stop, a flood of people had already surged into the entrance of the Zhuangyuanlou building.

The servant stood at the door, holding a thick stack of admission tickets.

I just shouted: "The admission tickets are here."

Five or six hands reached out in front of me.

People stacked their hands on top of each other, and papers flew out with a whoosh.

In the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, all the remaining tickets were sold out.

Those behind them who didn't get any were so anxious they were stamping their feet.

A plump woman squeezed to the front, banging on the table and shouting.

"How come it's gone? I just arrived."

Another young woman in a silk robe was also standing on tiptoe and calling out from behind.

"Put some more in, I've been waiting for a long time."

Su Man walked over, holding a stack of newly printed coupons in her hand.

"Thank you all for your support. We've just added one hundred more coupons. That's all we have left. The Zhuangyuanlou restaurant has limited space, and we won't have enough seats if we add any more."

No sooner had he finished speaking than all one hundred coupons were snatched up in less than the time it takes to drink half a cup of tea.

The people who came after them were unhappy because they didn't get to buy any, but there was nothing they could do about it.

The Zhuangyuanlou building is only so big; it really can't hold any more people.

People gathered at the entrance for a while, discussed it for a bit, and then gradually dispersed.

But before everyone had completely dispersed, a new situation arose.

A woman squeezed to the side of the crowd, holding an admission ticket in her hand. She looked around and shouted at the top of her lungs.

"Anyone want a ticket? I can resell this one."

Immediately, three or four people gathered around and started making bids.

"How much silver will you pay?"

The woman hesitated for a moment. "How about two ounces?"

Before he could finish speaking, a middle-aged woman dressed in silk reached out and snatched it away.

"Forget two ounces, just give me three ounces."

The people behind were still shouting, "Three taels! I'll bet three taels too!"

The woman holding the admission ticket was stunned for a moment, clearly not expecting it to be so popular.

But she hadn't had a chance to speak yet.

The middle-aged woman gave her the silver and turned to leave.

People around followed suit, and some started collecting coupons.

"Who's willing to pay me five taels for theirs?"

The surroundings fell silent for a moment.

A coupon bought for one or two taels of silver was resold and its value increased fivefold.

Someone hesitated for a moment, then immediately shouted, "Mine, five taels for sale!"

Once one happened, others followed in quick succession.

A few people in the crowd who had coupons started to have their own ideas.

For them, the temptation of turning one tael into five taels was quite strong.

Even more outrageous, some people shouted out six taels or eight taels.

By the end, the price had risen to ten taels of silver per coupon.

Some customers who originally bought tickets simply to support Zhuangyuanlou, upon hearing that the price was ten taels, resold them.

Ten taels of silver is not a small amount for an ordinary family. It's enough for a family of three to eat rice and noodles for more than half a year.

Chen Shijin stood in the teahouse across the street, watching the scene of people scrambling for admission tickets and reselling them at the entrance of Zhuangyuanlou.

His fists were clenched so tightly they cracked.

Although the shoe prints on his face had been wiped away, his face was still swollen.

His eyes, also swollen, were fixed on the female guests coming and going at the entrance of the Zhuangyuanlou Restaurant.

He gritted his teeth:

"Why? Why?! They can be this popular? I won't allow it!"

He turned around and kicked the wall next to him, which made him wince in pain and made him even angrier.

He yelled at Zhou Kang and Sun Decai standing to the side.

"What am I feeding you all for? Think of a solution, now!"

Zhou Kang shrank back after being yelled at, stroked his chin and thought for a long time, but still shook his head.

"To be honest, Mr. Chen, I don't have any particularly good ideas either."

He glanced at Sun Decai and lowered his voice.

"Don't you know a lot of people? All sorts of people. Wasn't that old woman who caused trouble at the Song family's house last time someone you hired?"

After listening, Sun Decai's eyes lit up and he nodded.

"If that's the case, I do have another way."

Enraged, Chen Shijin kicked him in the shin.

"Why didn't you say so sooner if you had a better idea?"

Sun Decai was kicked so hard he staggered forward a step but didn't dare to rub it, and quickly said...

"Let's spend some more money and find some shrewish women. The kind who throw tantrums and act like they don't care about money or their lives."

Let them cause a scene at the entrance of Zhuangyuanlou Restaurant. Those are all wealthy ladies and young women sitting there; who could stand that kind of scene? If they cause a ruckus, the tasting event can't proceed properly. The people inside will lose interest, and those outside will be blocking the way, so the deal will naturally fall through.

Chen Shijin squinted and thought for a moment.

"Su Man isn't stupid. If she starts investigating, can those shrewish women handle it?"

Sun Decai gave a cold laugh.

"Just give them more money, let them cause trouble and then go hide in another place for a year or two. They've been doing this kind of thing for years, they're all slippery, they won't be caught so easily. Even if Su Man wants to investigate, she won't be able to find us."

Chen Shijin was so angry that his eyes were bloodshot, and he didn't care about thinking too much. He swung his hand heavily.

"Go find them for me. Give each person ten taels of silver upfront, and another twenty taels after the deed is done. Make them run far away after they've made their mess!"

Sun Decai responded and went to find someone.

……

……

Half an hour later, order was restored somewhat at the entrance of Zhuangyuan Tower.

Suddenly, several shrewish women appeared at the alley entrance.

The one walking at the front was burly and wore an oil-stained floral dress. His hair was haphazardly tied up, and his face was covered in layers of fat.

She was surrounded by several equally fierce women, like a pack of hungry wolves. They charged menacingly toward the entrance of the Scholar's Pavilion.

Their steps were fast and forceful, and as they passed several street vendors, they directly squeezed their stalls.

The vendors, seeing their arrogant demeanor, dared not utter a sound.

The burly man at the door was about to stop them when the fat woman started shouting at the top of her lungs…