Perhaps the transaction office also thought there were too many people here who couldn't read a single word. Two days had passed without anyone asking about the shops, and now someone had picked up a megaphone and was pointing at the wooden board, reading out the offer.
The merchants and sellers nearby whispered among themselves as they listened.
The four Zhou brothers and the two brothers from the Lan family were discussing it too. They all said they couldn't afford it. They had just built new houses-where would they find any spare money?
Zhou Da and the others had only pooled their money to buy a boat at the end of last year.
Besides, they all felt the city was too far from their village. They weren't interested in the slightest and only intended to watch.
But their lack of interest didn't mean everyone else felt the same. Ye Yaodong could do the math, and so could others. Anyone clever could see the market's prospects from its current foot traffic.
Everyone began asking how it would work.
Ye Yaodong listened carefully too.
This new market would definitely be publicly managed, and there would be contracts and procedures to follow, so he shouldn't get swindled. Besides, plenty of the people present were tempted.
The early bird caught the worm; the latecomer lost out.
But they were still in line, with too many people around. This wasn't a good place to borrow money.
Only after everyone had sold their goods and walked out excitedly together did he pull them over to an empty corner where no one was around. He said seriously, "That offer to buy shops just now-did any of you have any thoughts about it?"
They were all a little puzzled. "What thoughts would we have? We can listen, but