"Crackling, crackling..."
Red dots like stars burst open, like red beans in hot oil, dancing with joyful steps.
People on both sides of the street covered their ears and dodged, while some bolder ones stood particularly close, wanting to see clearly what those crackling things were.
Amidst the lively sound of firecrackers, Lu Heng and Wu Chenzi sat in a corner of the shop, sipping tea. The tea leaves were also taken out by Lu Heng from his space. Although there was tea in this era, the crude roasted leaves could not compare to modern industrial products.
"Hehehe, young friend Lu, you really have quite a few rare items here. I also took a rough look at those crackling things outside just now. They seem to have some similarities to our firecrackers, but our firecrackers are packed in bamboo tubes, and one explosion is just one sound. They are not as crisp and continuous as your firecrackers."
"Hehehe, well, the paper here is so precious, I guess you would also be willing to use paper to make firecrackers. If it can be improved, I think you can achieve that effect too."
"Well, speaking of which, this tea of yours is also good. It has a good taste, much better than the tea I drank in the imperial palace."
Wu Chenzi looked at the small green tender buds in his teacup and couldn't help but sigh again.
"I don't know where to buy this kind of tea. I'd like to buy some to take back and drink. After drinking this tea at your place today, I guess I'll have to throw away all the tea I've collected for many years. What I drank before was simply various kinds of medicinal herbs."
Lu Heng's mouth twitched. It seemed he had taken out too many things today. Many developments here were still somewhat backward.
"I still have some stock here, you can take it back to drink. But this thing needs to be stored in a storage space for normal preservation, so that it can ensure that these things do not affect the taste."
After speaking, Lu Heng took out three boxes of the same kind of tea from his space, each box weighing only two taels. However, Lu Heng had replaced the outer packaging of those boxes in his space, directly using three plain paper boxes without any characters.
Seeing this, Wu Chenzi immediately beamed with joy and quickly put the boxes Lu Heng gave him into his storage space.
"Hahaha, young friend Lu is still so generous."
Lu Heng smiled, then looked at Lu Da Niu, who was currently entertaining customers at the door.
For the past two days, Lu Da Niu had been helping with the opening of the shop. Although he didn't understand many things, Lu Heng had been guiding him all along, and Lu Da Niu had learned a lot about interacting with others.
Lu Heng's intention was that people should not just study foolishly, but also interact more with outsiders. This way, with more people encountered, they would be more adept at handling matters independently in the future.
However, after the new store officially established its reputation and began normal operations, Lu Da Niu would still have to return to the Danyang Sect to study with everyone.
The sound of firecrackers outside gradually stopped. Lu Da Niu and several disciples from the Danyang Sect took down the signboard outside the shop.
Wan Yuan Department Store
"What does this Wan Yuan Department Store mean? What kind of business is it?"
"I don't know, but the commotion that the Danyang Sect caused in Pingliang City before was not small. I heard they have something called crystals there, and people who didn't have the qualifications to cultivate, after taking it, suddenly gained the qualifications to cultivate."
"Damn, there's such a thing?"
"I don't know, but everyone is spreading it like that. And look at their robes, those are all unique styles of the Danyang Sect."
"Let's go in and see what they are selling? I can't cultivate either, and I work hard every day for others, only to get enough to eat. I can't even afford to marry a wife..."
"......"
Seeing someone come in, Lu Heng walked out from the corner where he was drinking tea and moved behind the counter to stand.
"Boss, what kind of business is your Wan Yuan Department Store?"
"Yes, it looks so empty, with only a few things displayed on the shelf behind?"
The people who entered the shop looked around the entire store, but still couldn't figure out what kind of business was being done here.
The shop was surrounded by a counter, with not much space for customers in front. The medicine cabinet behind the counter was also retained, just placed in a more secluded position.
In the most conspicuous place, Lu Heng had several shelves built. Lu Heng personally glued several glass display cases on those shelves, each containing samples of the items to be sold.
Lu Heng made these glass display cases to prevent people from using storage accessories to forcibly take his things.
After all, people with storage accessories, as long as they maintained a certain distance from certain items, could easily incorporate those items into their storage accessories.
Lu Heng had also experimented repeatedly. Placing items in glass display cases could effectively prevent others from easily taking them.
The counter that Lu Heng built was also set according to this distance. Fortunately, there was a distance limit for putting items into the space, otherwise Lu Heng would not dare to sell these things here.
Lu Heng pointed to the several boxes behind him. Currently, each of those boxes contained only one Level 4 ordinary crystal.
"Currently, this shop only sells one type of product – crystals, which can give people without cultivation qualifications the qualifications."
"There really is such a thing, but how do we know if your thing is real?"
"Yes, you say it can, so it can? How do we know if it has the effect you say without trying it?"
"What if, I say it does?" At this moment, Wu Chenzi also walked over. These people probably had the idea of taking advantage.
"Hmph, I am an alchemist of the Danyang Sect. If you don't know, you can go and inquire about my reputation first." Wu Chenzi slapped the counter and said to the crowd outside the counter.
Lu Heng's expression did not change. He looked at those people and said, "Let me remind you first, I am not entirely sure if this crystal can really change your inability to cultivate. Those who are willing to try can exchange it with Level 4 magic crystals, one for one."
"Boss, are you running a black shop? You want us to exchange Level 4 magic crystals for something you're not sure about?"
"Yes, even if it's possible, it's not worth the price. Level 4 magic crystals, do you think Level 4 magic crystals are that easy to get?"
"Not to mention that Level 4 magical beasts are already difficult to kill, and not every magical beast has magic crystals."
"Yes, how can ordinary families like us get Level 4 magic crystals? Our families don't have cultivators, so how can we hunt magical beasts? You are not doing business at all."
"......"