Chapter 837: Manipulation Tricks
"I'll buy it for five cents, one scoop, two scoops...six scoops." Someone next to him gave the money.
"I'll give you ten bucks. Each spoonful is full." Another person gave money.
"Okay, look, it's full and the spoon is all in."
The pepper seller dug hard and found that the pepper on the spoon was sharp.
“It’s authentic and so cheap.”
“Why is this guy selling it so low?”
"Hurry home and get the money."
"What are you looking at?" came a woman's sweet voice.
Everyone around turned their heads. The beauty had a sweet voice and good looks.
"Mom, it looks like they are selling pepper. How do you sell your pepper?"
Xiaolan stood aside and looked at the seller with big eyes and asked.
The pepper seller looked up, his eyes lit up, and he looked surprised, beautiful.
"You two ladies, a full spoonful of pepper, only one dollar..." He introduced what he had just said.
As he spoke, he used a small spoon to scoop a little pepper onto the rough paper and stood up and handed it over.
Xiaolan sniffed it gently, endured the discomfort of sneezing, and returned it: "I have them all. First, take out ten spoons to see how much they weigh. Weigh the total weight. One spoonful is difficult to weigh."
"This little lady, there are still many people who want to buy. Look, if I give them all to you, what will others do?"
The pepper seller looked around at the people next to him with a troubled expression.
Everyone who knew Xiaolan didn’t say anything, while those who didn’t knew her whispered: “Let me buy some first!”
"It's okay, let others buy it first. After buying it all, I want all the rest."
Xiaolan was a little embarrassed. Seeing that there were still several bags, she agreed.
Li Longji couldn't figure it out for a moment. He returned to his team and winked at Guo Ziyi.
Guo Ziyi mounted the horse, flicked the reins, and the horse jumped out without making a sound.
Hearing the sound of horse hooves, others took a look and continued waiting to buy pepper.
Princess Yongmu blinked and pulled Xiaolan over.
"Father is well." Princess Yongmu whispered.
Xiaolan nodded and said nothing.
The other guards did not move, carrying out protection tasks.
"The price is too low, I asked Ziyi to call Li Yi over."
Li Longji suspected that there was something wrong with it. He could sell it at a high price, so why did he come here and sell it for a spoonful?
Princess Yongmu looked happy. No matter what the reason was, it would be nice to see Li Yi. You don't have to buy pepper, you have it at home.
Pack after pack of pepper was sold over there, and more people got the news and rushed to buy.
In less than a quarter of an hour, Guo Ziyi quickly returned to Zhuangzi and went to the outside of the courtyard. She got off her horse and shouted as she walked in: "Proprietor, something happened."
Li Yi put the pen on the pen holder and walked to the door: "What's the matter?"
"Someone sells pepper on the road outside Xiaolanzhuangzi. Such a big spoon, one spoon for one yuan, six spoons for five yuan, thirteen spoons for ten yuan."
Guo Ziyi used her index finger and thumb to indicate the size of the spoon.
"There are a lot of people buying, right? Let's go, change a horse." Li Yi entered the house, put on a military coat, and went out to look for the horse.
He went up and urged the horse to run to the west of the city. When he reached the place, the bag of pepper was sold out again.
The seller took another bag and said, "The pepper is sold cheaply..."
Li Yi dismounted, nodded to Li Longji and Princess Yongmu, and squeezed into the crowd.
The pepper seller shook the bag to let others see, but there was still the same stuff underneath.
Someone handed over the money and he scooped six spoons. The person took the wrapped pepper and left.
Li Yi squeezed out and patted the man on the shoulder: "I'll give you ten dollars. If you need it urgently, give it to me first."
"Here." The other party handed over the bag of pepper as quickly as possible.
Li Yi touched his body and found no money.
Xiaolan quickly took out a ten-dollar exchange coupon and handed it over.
Li Yi brought a small bag of pepper to Li Longji's side and opened it.
First, look at the color. The color of black pepper is darker, but not completely black.
"It's not pure. The color in the bag is different from this color. I felt something was wrong when I scooped it out just now."
Li Yi first talked about the color. Pure black pepper is not like this.
He dipped his finger into his mouth and spit it out: "It has a spicy taste, like... green onion seeds, and it feels a little different, it seems..."
Li Yi was recalling that he thought he had tasted it.
"Is it fake?" Li Longji didn't care whether Li Yi thought about it or not, he needed to know one thing, whether the pepper was real or fake.
"There is pepper. What you taste and what you see outside is authentic pepper. It is adulterated when sold." Li Yi did not say that it was all fake.
"How could it be adulterated?" Princess Yongmu was very curious and looked at it under her nose. No problem.
"It's quite simple. There is a big bag with rough edges in the bag, which contains this powder.
When he shook, he kept the big bag still, and the pepper around it rose and fell.
While you are waiting to dig it in, dig the bag open at once and pour it out. The top layer is pepper.
Everyone has already confirmed that it is real, so they won’t look at it so carefully. If you look at it normally, you won’t be able to tell.
How many people living in this place often eat pepper?
According to the proportion and price, he didn’t pay any compensation. The buyer didn’t suffer a loss, but it was mixed with something. This stuff looks like onion seeds and is not poisonous..."
Li Yi explained the methods and situation in a low voice. He would not kill anyone if he could eat them.
Whoever buys pepper does not know how to eat it, so just put it in a little at a time, even green onion seeds, which are mild in nature and spicy in nature.
There are still many nutritional elements, so it's okay if you don't eat too much.
"No wonder he didn't go to the city to sell it, because he was afraid that someone would find out that it was wrong to bully people here because they have no money." Xiaolan muttered.
"There are accomplices. Find someone familiar with the local situation to see how many unfamiliar faces there are. Some are responsible for protection, and some are responsible for being a babysitter."
Li Yi observed the crowd in front and said with a smile.
In fact, protection is not helping to fight, but helping to stop others so that this person can run away at the critical moment.
The Tang Dynasty is not his time. When selling fake pepper powder was discovered, a few people who were obviously accomplices glared at them, and others didn't want to cause trouble.
If the accomplices now dare to threaten people, they will be beaten to death by these neighbors. Why do they indulge you in this habit?
"Li Lang, what should we do now?" Princess Yongmu has never dealt with similar things.
"Report to the police. Selling fake goods, no matter what the reason, must be handled by the law. Send your people to surround the place and no one is allowed to leave."
Li Yi came alone, without manpower, and Li Longji's people were not Yulin Flying Cavalry.
Princess Yongmu nodded, feeling that she had participated in something interesting.
She shouted crisply: "Come here, surround the people selling fake pepper and the people watching around, and don't let anyone leave. Neighbors, come out quickly."
"Yes!" With a 'clang' sound, the guards drew their swords and surrounded the people who had not yet reacted in a few breaths.
"Little girl, I am a neighbor, and this, this, that..."
Some smart people heard Princess Yongmu's shout, then looked at the guards' actions and hurried to find their own people.
"Fake? How could it be fake?"
"Get out quickly, no matter how fake it is, do you want to stay?"
"Quick, recognize each other, don't let the bad guys run away."
All of a sudden, a group of people who knew each other vouched for each other and left the circle.
The remaining dozen people were dumbfounded.