NOVEL NEXT Chapter 232 Su Qiumei and the others want to sell ice
After Su Qiumei left, Shangguan Siyi called the secret guard to explain:
“Go and ask around, find more people who are good at breeding and growing vegetables.
Let's see if they can raise or grow chickens, ducks, or vegetables that are the same as those on Shangguan Yu's farm? "
the weather is getting hotter.
Not only does it benefit them to go to court, but the hot pot restaurant here has no customers.
Even the hot pot restaurant in Shangguan Yu had very few customers at all.
What is different from Su Qiumei’s hot pot restaurant is:
Many people come to their hotpot restaurant and want to buy the meat and vegetables back home.
"Could it be that our hot pot restaurant is going to switch to selling meat and vegetables?"
Customers who came into the store to inquire and wanted to buy meat and vegetables were dismissed by him.
Shangguan Yu sat on the bamboo chair, enjoying the cool breeze that Xiao Dezi fanned him.
Xiao Dezi was so happy that he almost cried because he could come out with his master today.
God knows, his master often leaves the palace without him, thinking that the master doesn't like him as his personal servant, and he is almost going to be replaced by the chief steward.
"Who would eat hot pot on a hot day? If I ask you to sit by the fire and eat it, you won't do it, right?"
Beside him, Gu Yunchi and Gu Yuncheng were playing chess.
When Gu Yunqi heard what Shangguan Yu said, she asked casually.
Chu Mingfan felt that he hadn't seen Li Ling for a long time, so he came to the hot pot restaurant to take a look.
He didn't see Li Ling, so he sat aside and watched the two Gu brothers play chess.
"The hotter the day gets, the more I miss that girl. It's very comfortable to stay next to that girl to cool off on a hot day."
I remember when we returned to the capital together, riding in a carriage with her on the way, I didn’t feel the heat at all:
"I don't know how long that girl has to lock herself in the house before she makes those pills?"
When Shangguan Yu said that it was cool to be around Li Ling, everyone subconsciously ignored it.
I thought he was just saying that he was in a good mood after seeing Li Ling, so he naturally felt cooler.
I didn't even think about it literally.
"How about we open a hot pot restaurant and eat hot pot when the weather is cold and eat when the weather is hot..."
Shangguan Ye really didn't know what to eat to cool down on a hot day?
After thinking for a while: "Shall we sell sour plum soup?"
"How much did you get for selling those cups of sour plum soup?" Shangguan Yu was a little disdainful.
"Master, the hot pot restaurant opposite has posted a notice saying that it will sell ice cubes starting tomorrow."
At this time, the manager of the hot pot restaurant came over to report.
“They don’t even have enough ice for their own use on a hot day, so they’re willing to sell it?”
"Did you say how much a piece of ice costs?"
Chu Mingfan thought about the identity of the eldest prince, maybe he really had a lot of ice.
"Five hundred cents a piece."
"Isn't it? In the past, the cheapest piece of ice sold for 700 Wen.
When it was hottest, it could even be sold for one tael of silver a piece. "
"Are they selling ice slag?"
"We'll find out tomorrow."
Even Chu Mingfan, who rarely goes out, plans to come out tomorrow to take a look.
If the ice cubes were cheap and good, he would really want to buy more.
“If it were really good ice, it would be sold so cheaply.
How about... we buy all those ice cubes and sell them at a higher price later? "
Several people were discussing, and Gu Yuncheng seemed to be talking to himself:
"I heard that the eldest prince's only female staff member was Ling'er... my sister's former sister-in-law.
A few days ago, I led people to purchase saltpeter in large quantities at various drug stores.
They had almost bought up all the saltpeter in the major drug stores in the capital. "
"I also heard that they also transported a lot from outside the city."
Shangguan Yu's people also reported this matter to him.
"I wonder, is this saltpeter related to selling ice?"
General's Mansion.
Li Ling finally came out of the nine-story tower in high spirits.
She was very happy, but she didn't know if it would go as smoothly the next time she advanced to foundation building?
After opening the door, Chunxiang who was guarding the door saw her.
During the days when she was locked in her room "making medicine", everyone who came to see her reported to her one by one.
"Master, Dandan wants to find Little Wolf, look for Little Wolf."
After confirming that Chunxiang was far away, Dandan, who was standing on Li Ling's shoulder, started to cry.
"Go!"
With Li Ling's consent, Dandan immediately flew away from her shoulders and happily went to find Little Wolf.
Grandma Xie is taking the fabrics Li Ling gave her to sew new clothes for her sons and grandchildren.
When he looked up, he saw Chunxiang walking in with a wilted look.
"What's wrong? I can't find any work at the lady's place anymore?"
"Well! Miss went out alone again, but she still didn't take me with her."
Chunxiang nodded, looking a little lonely.
"Mommy, I obviously saw the lady wearing different clothes every day, but I never saw the lady wash them.
However, every time I was in her room, I couldn't find the clothes she had changed into, even if I wanted to take them to wash for the lady.
The house is as clean as if no one has lived in it. I don’t know where to put it away even if I want to clean it up? "
She felt that she came to the General's Mansion to enjoy the blessings.
The main reason is that the young lady doesn't take her with her when she goes out, and she doesn't even look like a personal maid.
It made her feel like a useless person.
"I heard that Miss used to do all the work by herself in the countryside. I guess she is used to it, or maybe she feels sorry for us!
The lady is a lady, and we are servants. We will do whatever she says. "
Aren’t Grandma Xie so bored that she looks for these fabrics to sew clothes every day?
In the entire inner palace of the General's Mansion, she and Chunxiang were the only two servants who were female.
It's not easy for other people, the two women, to come and chat with them.
“You don’t even know what to do every day?”
She looked at the clothes that Nanny Xie was sewing, and she actually envied Nanny Xie.
The clothes she wore were custom-made in the house, and she had no family.
She really doesn’t know what to do with the fabrics that the lady usually rewards them with?
If she also has a family like her grandma, she can sew clothes for her family all day long like her grandma.
"How about? You learn to embroider something. I noticed that the lady has never used a handkerchief.
It would also be good to embroider a small purse or handkerchief for the lady in the future.
In the future, if you master your skills, you can help the lady embroider her wedding dress when she gets married. "
"Correct!"
Hearing what Nanny Xie said, Chunxiang felt that she was still useful.
She looked at Aunt Xie with bright eyes. She knew that Aunt Xie was good at embroidery:
"Mommy, can you teach me?"
"Of course I can. Who else will teach me if I don't teach you? We are the only two servants in this mansion who are female.
With her temperament, you can tell at a glance that she doesn't want to learn this.
When the young lady gets married in the future, she may not be able to use her eyes well when embroidering wedding dresses. "
Here, Li Ling just walked to the gate and saw the old housekeeper directing his men to hitch the carriage.
"Miss, are you going out? The carriage has just been hitched. Where are you going? I asked Zhang Han to drive for you."