Datang: Li Er, are you teaching me how to do things?

Chapter 202 Grand Prize

Today is a special day. The Changan lottery will unlock the winning numbers at the gatehouse of Xishi today.

When the sky was slightly bright, some people went to the West Market.

When the sun came up, the West Market was already crowded with people, probably more than [-] people crowded in the West Market.

Everyone is waiting to unlock the winning numbers.

Jiang Yanqiang is also one of them. He is 28 years old and the father of four children.

The oldest of them is 12 years old, and the youngest is only two years old.

In addition to his wife and children, he also has a pair of parents. Although he has two brothers to help take care of his parents, he still feels very stressed because he works alone at home.

Jiang Yanqiang usually works as a porter in Chang'an, and he will pick up goods from Jiangnan and Western Regions as long as there is work.

Sometimes he would fight with other people in order to get a job.

He is strong and strong, and the money for such hard work is only a thousand dollars a month.

In fact, five hundred dollars a month is enough for their family.

But the eldest is already 12 years old, and will marry a wife in a few years, so there is neither the house nor the bride price.

There are also parents who are old and in poor health. If they get sick, the cost will be even greater.

So even if you live frugally, you will have some savings.

Jiang Yanqiang didn't dare to spend money recklessly. He didn't even dare to buy hot soup. He took a bamboo tube to drink well water all day long.

There were a lot of people moving with him, some of them were young people who were not yet married, they lived a very happy life with seven or eight hundred dollars a month.

Drinking a little wine all day long and playing poker games, I have to say, this life is enviable.

Jiang Yanqiang would sometimes play with them, but he set a quota for himself every month, that is, he would never lose more than five yuan, and if it exceeded five yuan, he would stop playing.

Because he knew that he was unlucky, and he didn't know much about gambling.

Playing with friends, but not wanting to appear too alienated.

A few days ago, someone in the imperial court posted a welfare lottery announcement. Jiang Yanqiang heard some scholars recite it, and he probably understood what it meant, but he didn't quite believe it.

In addition to collecting taxes, how could the imperial court issue bonuses?

Besides, even if His Majesty the Saint is really willing to send money, those officials are also greedy for ink, so how can it be the turn of ordinary people like them.

However, on the first day of the lottery sale, it is said that many people bought it, and it is very safe, and there are secret words that only you know.

Many people are ready to move when they hear it, after all, who doesn't want to get rich overnight.

Under the instigation of several good friends, Jiang Yanqiang came to the lottery shop together. Some of them sold for a hundred dollars, but Jiang Yanqiang didn't have that much money.

However, he felt that this method was quite suitable for him. He didn't know how to gamble, but it was always okay to guess his lucky number.

In the end he used his eldest son's birthday to buy a set of numbers.

A total of ten notes were bought.

That is ten pennies, which is already the most he has ever spent.

There is not much work for the porters now, because of the cold weather and the New Year's Eve, all businesses are preparing for finishing work.

So Jiang Yanqiang and the others are relatively free now, and he has no work today.

A few good friends met to go to Xishi to see the number announced.

Naturally, Jiang Yanqiang also went, and he brought his eldest son with him.

His eldest son, who is only 12 years old, has a thick head and a thick head, but he is already very strong.

Jiang Yanqiang liked him very much. Lao Jiang thought that if he won the lottery this time, he would immediately marry his eldest son a relative. Even if he couldn't get married immediately, he should settle the matter first.

He thinks that the little girl at the bun shop on the street is pretty good, she is black and fat, and can give birth to boys.

"It's started, father, look, His Royal Highness is coming up the gate."

Because of the long distance, Jiang Yanqiang actually couldn't see what the prince on the gate tower looked like, but everyone said so, so he naturally believed it.

He noticed that there was a big box on the gate tower at this time. This big box was a bit strange. It was not made of wood, but made of colored glass, so it could be vaguely seen that there were many red balls inside.

Next to the big box is a small box, also made of colored glaze, with some blue balls inside.

Jiang Yanqiang knew that the red ball had six numbers and the blue ball had one number.

"Father, Your Highness is about to hit the ball."

His son was very excited, and the little boy didn't know what winning the lottery meant, he just felt that there were so many people.

"Seven, seven, seven, seven, seven..."

There was a man in front of Jiang Yanqiang talking in a low voice.

He noticed that many people beside him were reciting numbers in a low voice, and Jiang Yanqiang couldn't help but say, "Eighteen."

"The first ball, eighteen."

On the gate tower, a tall and strong man shouted loudly.

At the same time, a large piece of paper was put down at the door, with the word "Eighteen" written on it.

The people in front all saw the situation of the prince's lottery drawing, and they also saw the characters of eighteen and two on the ball.

So no comments.

Someone exclaimed, "Mine is eighteen, mine is eighteen."

"Old Jiang, your first number seems to be eighteen, right?" A friend of Jiang Yanqiang laughed.

"Yes, mine is eighteen, just add two more numbers and get the fourth prize."

The special prize will be awarded [-] renminbi, the first prize will be awarded [-] renminbi, the second prize will be awarded [-] renminbi, the third prize will be awarded [-] renminbi, and the fourth prize will be awarded [-] renminbi.

The fourth prize only needs to guess three numbers, but the sequence cannot be wrong.

"The second ball, number 32."

The big man at the gate shouted again.

Someone shouted in surprise, "I've won, I've won, let's count two more."

Jiang Yanqiang paused for a moment, then came to his senses, raised his hand and saw that he bought No. 32.

Just like that, Prince Li Yun was drawing balls, and the people above the gate kept shouting the numbers they had drawn.

At the same time, there was also a large piece of paper hanging down, on which the numbers drawn were written.

And Jiang Yanqiang gradually stopped talking.

Because he found that he was all right, and six numbers had passed, and he was all right, which means that he was at least the first prize.

He gripped the lottery ticket so tightly that his fingers turned white.

The body trembled uncontrollably.

"Father, what's the matter with you?"

"Old Jiang, what's the matter with you?"

"I... I... I seem to have won the lottery. I got all six numbers right."

As soon as the voice fell, not only his friends, but everyone around looked over.

Because as more and more numbers are drawn, some people are happy, some people laugh, but most people are disappointed.

At this moment, Jiang Yanqiang could feel envious eyes all around him.

He looked at his son, happy in his heart, the gift money has been settled.

"Blue ball number, number seven."

On the other side of the gate tower, the big man shouted again.

Jiang Yanqiang looked down at the lottery ticket and was dumbfounded because he guessed right again.

He got the grand prize.

"Lao Jiang, is it number seven?"

"Yes, yes, yes, mine is number seven."

Jiang Yanqiang couldn't help crying as he spoke.

"Don't cry, calm down, calm down, remember the secret language, don't forget it."

"Remember, remember."

(End of this chapter)