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Chapter 316 Wang Erniu buys lottery tickets
In the past, it was already very late after Su Chen's live broadcast ended.

People from all dynasties and generations will slowly disperse, and everyone will go to bed as soon as possible to ensure that they have sufficient energy for the next day.

But now, the people in Chang'an City of the Tang Dynasty do not feel sleepy at all. On the contrary, they are full of energy.

There is no other reason than that the imperial court will issue a Grand Lotto ticket tomorrow morning.

And it’s the kind where you buy it on the same day and draw the prize on the same day.

When the anchor introduced the Grand Lotto lottery, the people in Chang'an City were filled with envy and wished that the imperial court could launch the Grand Lotto lottery as soon as possible.

Now that their wish has come true, and it's tomorrow, how can they not be overjoyed?
At this moment, every household in Chang'an City is intensely discussing what number to choose tomorrow, with no intention of sleeping.

After all, if you are lucky, you can become rich overnight. If you have any thoughts about sleeping, you will not be able to sleep at all.

In Qingyi Lane in the south of Chang'an City, there are three families living in a courtyard in a remote corner.

These three families make a living by working in Chang'an City, including Wang Erniu and his family.

Wang Erniu and his wife gave birth to two children, a boy and a girl. Together with their parents, they rented two rooms and lived in the yard.

Under the moonlit night, Wang Erniu's family gathered together and talked.

When the court informed that the Grand Lotto lottery would be issued tomorrow, Wang Erniu realized that the opportunity to change his destiny had come.

After all, the first prize is 10,000 taels of silver, which will make anyone excited, and he, an ordinary civilian, is no exception.

Before the lottery came out, his wish was very simple, that is, he could settle down in Chang'an City and have enough food for his family.

As for being rich and powerful, he had never thought about it, and he knew that it was impossible for an ordinary person like him to change his destiny.

He can clearly see his future, and the best outcome is for his family to spend the rest of their lives in peace.

But now with the lottery, he saw an opportunity to change his life.

Ten thousand taels of silver is enough for a family to live a prosperous life and escape from the current poverty predicament.

Although he also knows that the hope of winning the lottery is slim, no matter how small the hope is, it is still an opportunity.

If he wants to change his destiny and become a landlord, the lottery becomes his only chance, so he must seize this opportunity firmly.

Wang Erniu looked at the faces of his family members firmly, and his expression gradually became serious.

Wang Erniu: Dad, mother, wife, it depends on tomorrow whether our family can turn around.

My parents and wife also nodded heavily, looking forward to being lucky enough to win the first prize tomorrow.

Wang Erniu: There are six members of our family, and each of us chooses a lottery ticket, which will give us a greater chance.

Winning the lottery depends entirely on luck, so the more people there are, the greater the hope.

He himself was unlucky and didn't win the lottery. Maybe someone else in his family was lucky enough to win.

Besides, a lottery ticket costs only two cents, and a family only costs twelve cents.

Seeing that everyone had no objections, Wang Erniu came to the ancestral tablet.

After burning a stick of incense, he then knelt down three times and kowtowed nine times to salute, while murmuring something in his mouth.

All the family members present could clearly hear that he was begging his ancestors and gods to bless him and win the big prize!

After Wang Erniu completed all the rituals, he began to think about what kind of lucky numbers to choose to win the lottery.

In fact, he didn't have a clue. After a while, he thought of a number that he thought could win.

He just hoped that the prayer he just prayed would be useful and that the number he chose would be the winning number.

After writing down the lucky numbers in his heart, he asked his parents, wife, son and daughter to each choose a set of lucky numbers according to the ceremony he just performed.

A quarter of an hour later, with his help, each family member chose a set of lucky numbers.

Wang Erniu: There are six sets of lucky numbers in total. Whether you can win depends on tomorrow. I hope my ancestors can bless me and win the first prize.

After memorizing the six lucky numbers, the family went to bed with great anticipation.

I have to get up early to buy lottery tickets tomorrow. I must have a good rest to have enough energy tomorrow morning.

It's not just Wang Erniu's family, but all the people in Chang'an City.

Everyone is fully prepared and waiting for the sun to rise tomorrow morning.

Early the next morning, at dawn, the entire city of Chang'an woke up from its sleep.

Wang Erniu and his family were woken up by neighbors in the yard, otherwise they would not have known how long they would have slept.

After Wang Erniu and his family got up, they found that the other two neighbors in the yard had already gone out.

At this time, the family was anxious, so they quickly packed up and went out.

If you arrive late, it will be a big deal if your lottery tickets are snatched away by others.

As soon as Wang Erniu led his family out of Qingyi Alley, they saw that the streets and alleys in front of them were full of people, and the noise was endless.

All the people are running in the same direction, which is the Datang Library.

According to the notice from the court last night, the place where lottery tickets will be sold today is in the square in front of the Datang Library.

Seeing the endless flow of people in front of him, Wang Erniu was so anxious that he immediately led his family to the Datang Library in a hurry.

As the sun slowly rose, more and more people came from all directions, heading in the same direction.

Along the way, the whole city of Chang'an was filled with noise, and all the people were discussing the lottery.

"My wife gave me a dream last night and told me the winning numbers. The first prize must be mine."

"It doesn't matter what you're like. I worship the Jade Emperor, so the ten thousand taels of silver must be mine."

"You are all unreliable. I asked the master to calculate it and the winning number has been calculated."

"I plan to buy a thousand lottery tickets, but I don't believe that I won't win the first prize."

"I don't have that much ambition. I would be satisfied if I could win a second prize."

"So many people buy lottery tickets, and they don't know who will win the first prize."

"It's not that easy to win the lottery. I don't expect it anymore. Just buy a bet and participate."

"I hope God can bless me to win the jackpot. Whether I can turn over depends on this opportunity."

"Winning the lottery also depends on luck. My luck has always been very good, and the first prize is already waving to me."

Soon, a large group of people rushed to the Datang Library.

At this time in the past, the Datang Library Square was also crowded with people, but everyone queued up to read and study.

But today is completely different. Everyone is buying lottery tickets to make a fortune.

With the previous experience of queuing, everyone was familiar with the long queue, waiting for the arrival of the court ministers.

I don’t know how long it took, but the entire square was already filled with people and bustling with activity.

Looking around, there are probably hundreds of thousands of ordinary people, almost all the ordinary people in Chang'an City are here.

Wang Erniu looked around and was shocked. This was the first time he saw so many people gathered together.

Suddenly, the noise at the scene became a little louder.

Wang Erniu looked around in surprise and saw a large group of officials approaching in the distance.

Everyone had been waiting for a long time, and everyone was very excited when they saw someone coming from the court. As everyone knows, they can buy lottery tickets soon, and they are one step closer to getting rich overnight.

Because Li Shimin attached great importance to it and wanted to know the actual effect of the lottery, many important officials from the court came.

Wei Zheng and other ministers were also startled when they saw the huge crowd of people.

They knew how attractive the lottery was to the common people, but they did not expect that the appeal would be so great that it might attract more than half of the common people in Chang'an City.

Wei Zheng: Just looking at this scene, I know in my heart that the sports lottery will definitely bring a lot of wealth to the court.

Before, he was a little worried about living up to His Majesty's expectations, but now it seems that he is worried too much.

With people so enthusiastic about lottery tickets, Datang's sports lottery business is bound to be a great success.

You know, this is just a city of Chang'an, but it has such an amazing effect.

If the lottery were implemented nationwide, it would be exciting to think about the grand event.

After a moment of emotion, he asked other ministers present to start setting up the scene.

Considering the huge number of people buying lottery tickets, he had twenty tables moved in as ticket sales points and lined up at the front of the queue.

Then the on-site officers and soldiers were responsible for maintaining order and guiding the people present to each ticketing point.

According to his estimation, there were so many people queuing up that it would not be possible to finish the work in a short time.

But he is not worried at all, the lottery will definitely be drawn today.

After watching the movie in the afternoon, the lottery should be drawn live.

After everything is ready, the on-site lottery ticket buying and selling officially begins.

Seeing that it was finally possible to buy lottery tickets, the long queues became restless.

Wang Erniu stared at the ticket office at the front of the queue from a distance, his breathing gradually became rapid, and his eyes stared intently.

At this time, in his eyes, it seemed that it was not a ticket sales point, but a place where fate could be changed against the will of heaven.

Once his luck goes against his will and he wins the first prize, his life will usher in a different world.

As the team slowly advanced, Wang Erniu became increasingly nervous.

After an unknown amount of time, Wang Erniu and his family finally arrived at the ticket office.

Wang Erniu: Sir, each of our six members in our family buys a lottery ticket, which costs twelve copper coins.

Before the officer could speak, Wang Erniu took out twelve copper coins from his pocket and placed them on the table.

The official looked at Wang Erniu's family, then at the copper coins on the table, and nodded with satisfaction.

Official: Since we are all one family, the six lottery tickets are all in your name.

Wang Erniu glanced at the booklet in the officer's hand and saw the densely packed names and numbers recorded on it, and he understood everything at once.

Since this was the first trial of the Grand Lotto lottery, real-name ticket purchases were adopted.

Who bought the lottery ticket and what numbers were bought are recorded in detail in the book.

Then the ticket buyer is given a small piece of paper as a voucher, with the ticket buyer's name and a selected set of numbers on it, and a stamp with the words "Sports Lottery" is stamped on it.

After the winning numbers come out, the winner comes over with the lottery ticket to compare.

As long as the information recorded in the book is the same and there is no problem with the lottery ticket, you can claim the prize.

Wang Erniu reported the six sets of lucky numbers to the official, who then filled in the lottery information and booklet and handed the six lottery tickets to Wang Erniu.

Official: The lottery will be drawn this afternoon. You can take a look at the winning results then.

Wang Erniu tightly grasped the six lottery tickets in his hand and nodded sharply in response to the official request.

Wang Erniu: Dad, Mom, let’s go home.

The lottery tickets have been bought, and Wang Erniu can't wait to take his family home.

At this moment, Wang Erniu was both expecting and nervous. Whether his fate could change depends on today.

Not only Wang Erniu, but all the people here who bought lottery tickets also had this mentality.

Anyone who buys lottery tickets is doing so for the chance of winning the jackpot.

The people who were still queuing up saw many people holding lottery tickets in their hands, and they were all very anxious, wishing they could get in line quickly.

It was as if if they were late, the grand prize would be bought by someone else.

As for those who have already bought lottery tickets, they are looking forward to the afternoon draw. They can't wait.

Li Shimin: Seeing that so many people are keen on lottery, I feel relieved. We no longer have to worry about funds for promoting sports across the country.

A man in disguise stood by the road not far away. This man was none other than the current emperor Li Shimin who was paying a private visit incognito.

He attaches great importance to the lottery issued today, so he came here to see the situation.

Although he had predicted that there would be a lot of people buying lottery tickets, he was still shocked when he saw the grand scene in front of him.

It seems that he seriously underestimated the enthusiasm of ordinary people to buy lottery tickets.

But think about it, the first prize is 10,000 taels of silver. No ordinary person can resist the temptation of this bonus.

He just took a quick look and found that many people bought a lot of lottery tickets.

The income from selling lottery tickets alone is probably a large number.

And more importantly, this is just a place in Chang'an City.

If the lottery were promoted to all parts of the country, it would bring a lot of wealth to the court every year.

As for the prize money given to the winner, it is just a drop in the bucket.

And he saw very clearly that it was very difficult to win the prize, especially the first prize.

The probability of correctly selecting 35+12 from 5+2 is almost impossible.

So he was very doubtful. Even though there were so many people buying lottery tickets in front of him, there was probably no one who would win the first prize.

Only if enough people buy lottery tickets can a lucky person win the first prize.

I'm afraid it's impossible for these people in the entire Chang'an City, but in the entire Tang Dynasty, there are probably people who will win the first prize.

But no matter what, there is no shortage of funds for the development of sports.

Judging from the booming sales of lottery tickets, there is more than enough money to promote sports across the country.

There is no need to rush to promote sports across the country. The top priority now is to prepare for the sports games.

A lot of ball sports equipment was purchased last night, but what is missing now is sports venues.

There is no good sports venue, let alone a sports meeting, and there is no place for daily training.

He looked around and found that there was a large open space not far from the Datang Library, which was suitable for building a gymnasium.

He wanted to build a fully functional stadium that would include a variety of ball sports venues.

In this way, the people of Chang'an City will have a good place to exercise in the future.

After careful consideration, he felt more and more that this was a good idea.

(End of this chapter)