Otoharu

Chapter 50
Mrs. Jiang had made plans a long time ago, smiled, and replied: "I plan to set up a stall outside Baiweilou, and those who will eat there are those who have spare money at home. It’s nothing. The weather is hot right now, and when they see that we sell cheap ice cream here, they will naturally pay for a bowl, which is not as cheap as buying it at Baiweilou.”

Mrs. Li also thinks that this place that Mrs. Jiang said is the best, but she is still a little worried, "Then we are stealing the restaurant's business, right? The shopkeeper of the restaurant won't trouble us?"

Mrs. Jiang didn't care, and replied: "We are a small business, and we only sell ice cream. They are such a big restaurant, and they will care about this with us. They are in big business, so they don't take us seriously. .”

Mrs. Li thought about it for the same reason, so she had no worries, and decided: "Then do as you said, and I will send people to buy eggs and sugar in a while. Let's start making it today and sell it tomorrow." .”

Mrs. Jiang thought for a while, and then said: "If we really want to do this ice cream business, then the milk produced by our two sheep will not be enough. After a while, I will ask someone to bring a letter back to my mother's house, and ask my mother to take the other four sheep in the family. Send all the head sheep over, and when the weather turns cold and the business can no longer be done, then send the sheep over.”

"Yes, yes, you are still thoughtful." Mrs. Li nodded again and again, thinking that there would be a lot of silver in her pocket soon, her old face smiled like a chrysanthemum.

It was only in the afternoon that Li Meier found out that her mother had decided to start the ice cream business. She was very relieved and felt that her mother did not take her words seriously. enthusiastic.

"Mom, can I go to set up a stall with you tomorrow?" Li Meier looked at the truth and asked eagerly.

"No, you meddle in something like a child, this is an adult's business." Jiang Shi refused without thinking.

Li Meier was not convinced, and protested: "Mother, this is an idea I came up with, how can you not let me participate?"

"You are not as tall as a stall, and you just want to set up a stall. Don't say you can't help, and others have to be distracted to take care of you. Isn't it a waste of help for you?" Jiang looked at her daughter and said helplessly.

"I can take care of myself, I just want to go and see, I must not make trouble, mother, just let me go~~" Li Meier began to hug Jiang's arm and act like a baby, she really wanted to go.

Mrs. Jiang had no choice but to compromise because of her troubles, "Then I can only go and have a look, and I have to come back after a while, and I can't run around."

Li Meier immediately promised, "Mother, don't worry, I will definitely follow you closely and never run around!"

When Li Yan came back in the evening, Mrs. Jiang told him about setting up a stall to sell ice cream, but Li Yan somewhat disagreed.

"Yingying, you're still pregnant, and setting up a stall is such a tiring business, I think it's better to forget it, our family is not short of this little money."

Mrs. Jiang knew that Li Yan cared about her and didn't want her to be tired, so she comforted him softly: "Master, I'll go there with you tomorrow to have a look. After all, it's the first day. I'm afraid that something might go wrong. I will go every day, as long as Granny Lin and Chuan'er are here, and my mother will also watch over me, so I won't be tired."

Although Mrs. Jiang said this, Li Yan was still a little worried, and said with a sigh: "Why did I suddenly think of setting up a stall for business? Our family never did such things in the past."

Mrs. Jiang knew that Li Yan had a literati temper and looked down on merchants, so she still smiled and explained to him: "Master, although you are teaching ethnology now, I know you still have an ambition to take the imperial examination. In the future, you If you want to take the exam, money is of course indispensable. Although the family has some land, the annual rent is enough for the family. Although my mother has some savings, it is her old man's pension money. Be active, now we have the opportunity to earn some more money, so naturally we can't miss it."

"I have Shuxiu every month at the ethnology school. I have saved the money. It is enough for my exam. Yingying, you don't have to worry." Li Yan thought that Jiang did all this for himself, and his heart was full. It's warmth, he said while holding her hand.

Jiang smiled lightly, and said again: "Actually, I am not all for you, but also for our children. Mei Meier is a daughter, and if she wants to marry a good family in the future, a dowry must be indispensable. Although she is still young, but I always want to prepare for her earlier, and this one in my stomach, although I don’t know if it’s male or female, but I hope it will be able to live comfortably in the future.”

As Jiang Shi said, she gently stroked her lower abdomen with her hand, her face was full of gentleness, now she has been pregnant for almost four months, and her lower abdomen is already slightly swollen.

"Young lady is more thoughtful. It seems that I have to work harder to get the honor as soon as possible so that you and your children can live a good life." Li Yan hugged Mrs. Jiang in his arms and said with emotion in his tone.

The couple had a heart-to-heart talk, and it was inevitable that they would be tender again, which made Li Meier, who was not yet fully asleep, a little embarrassed. Although she was happy that her parents had a good relationship, she also began to secretly plan to live in a room alone, otherwise the old That's why she can't rest well.

On the afternoon of the second day, when the sun was not so strong, Mrs. Jiang called Mrs. Lin and Chuan'er to pack up their things and prepare to leave the stall.

There is a ready-made bullock cart at home, and all the stalls are placed on it, that is, long tables and benches, and a large wooden barrel filled with ice cubes. Inside the wooden barrel is a large bowl of ice cream that has been prepared. , and then cover it with a thick winter quilt, it won't melt for an hour or two.

When everything was almost ready, Jiang remembered that she had forgotten one of the most important things, what to use for ice cream.

"I'll go to the kitchen and get some small bowls and spoons. I'll use them for now, and I'll buy new ones tomorrow." Mrs. Lin suggested.

"No, the dishes in this kitchen are all for our own use. They are not suitable for guests to use, and there are not many of them, so they are definitely not enough." Jiang immediately shook her head and said.

"Then why don't I go buy it now? There should be still time." Mrs. Lin said again.

When Mrs. Li heard that she was going to buy new bowls and dishes, she said distressedly: "It's not even started to make money, but it will cost a lot of money. Those porcelain bowls are not cheap."

"Auntie, why don't you use lotus leaves to pack what you think, and add some flat wooden sticks, so that guests don't have to take it back after eating, which is also convenient for us." Jiang Shanqing suddenly suggested.

Jiang's eyes lit up when she heard the words, she clapped her hands and said, "That's a good idea. Using lotus leaves is elegant and not wasteful. I'll go to the lotus pond and pick some back."

(End of this chapter)