Border Cook

Chapter 89 God of Wealth

"They wanted to save face in front of their master, so they were willing to spend money. These ice jelly were bought from Madam Xia, so they should give them some money."

He Shunzi told Xia Mingyue all his guesses and even persuaded her to accept the money.

Xia Mingyue heard it clearly and roughly guessed some of the twists and turns in the wealthy family's courtyard.

She is a small business owner and sells food to customers who come to buy food.

As for whether the people who came to buy food were giving it to others or to please their master, these were neither her business nor her concern.

Don't delve into those little tricky thoughts to avoid unnecessary trouble.

Xia Mingyue was not interested in what was happening in the wealthy compound, but she was relieved that He Shunzi told her the truth and told her at the first opportunity that the recipe was not available.

He Shunzi is smart and quick-witted, enjoys doing business, is good at doing business, and also has his own principles.

Xia Mingyue pursed her lips and smiled, "In that case, let's do as Brother He said."

He Shunzi continued to help find false nightshade seeds and gave them some money. He Shunzi would come to get the daily ice jelly when he woke up in the morning.

The silver that De Xinyuan gave was not a small amount, three hundred coins a day, and He Shunzi gave two hundred coins a day, for five days at once.

One tael of silver was in hand instantly, and Xia Mingyue buried it together with other silver and money in the kang hole.

Then he started to knead the ice powder.

Here, He Shunzi, covered in starlight, went to Dexin Garden to report the result of the incident to Luo and Wang.

Luo and Wang were a little disappointed that they didn't get the ice jelly recipe, but they were slightly relieved when they heard that He Shunzi could deliver ice jelly every day.

Anyway, as long as the old lady can eat this sweet and delicious ice jelly every day, the rest doesn't matter.

The two of them gave He Shunzi some instructions and asked him to make sure the ice jelly could be delivered on time every day.

He Shunzi readily agreed, but added, "To be honest with Madam Luo and Madam Wang, although the ingredients for making ice jelly are not rare, they are not easy to pick, and it is also quite laborious to make ice jelly. The lady originally made it to satisfy her own craving and had no intention of selling it. Now it was only after my persuasion and promise of a lot of money that this matter was accomplished. It was not easy at all."

At this point, I have to talk about the hard work.

Otherwise, I don’t know what you’ll need next time, and I can’t use this face every time.

"You have really worked hard, little brother." Mrs. Luo was an insightful person. "In the future, the two of us will also speak more about your good points to Manager Fu. Besides..."

Luo took out the small amount of money that the old lady gave her during the day and stuffed it into He Shunzi's pocket. "Take this. It's a reward for your hard work these past few days."

"Ms. Luo, you are too polite. It's all my duty." He Shunzi politely declined.

But the hand she stretched out was pushed back by Luo, "Take it if I tell you to. Otherwise, you will be giving no respect to me and Madam Wang. Besides, since this is a matter we dealt with the young man in private, there is no need to say too much to avoid trouble."

At this point, He Shunzi's initial guess was confirmed, and he just smiled and agreed, "Don't worry, ladies. I don't like to talk too much, and I am also a clear-headed person. I will definitely not cause trouble for you ladies."

Luo and Wang were also aware of He Shunzi's usual behavior. Seeing that he agreed readily, they smiled even more. They praised He Shunzi again, packed a few pieces of freshly steamed rice cakes from the kitchen in the evening for He Shunzi, and quietly sent him out.

As he munched on the fragrant steamed rice cake and carried a heavy load of copper coins, the sound of He Shunzi cracking his whip became louder than before.

It wasn't in vain that I made so many trips today.

He received so much reward money, and when he went to Madam Xia to get the ice powder tomorrow, he would also bring more things to Madam Xia. Firstly, it was to thank Madam Xia for helping him so much. Today and in the future, he could earn a lot of money, all thanks to Madam Xia, so he had to thank her.

Secondly, He Shunzi always felt that he would have to trouble Madam Xia with many things in the future, and those who benefited from Madam Xia had to maintain a good relationship with her.

Maybe, Madam Xia is his destined benefactor and the God of Wealth.

It must be treated well!

Xia Mingyue didn't know what was going on at He Shunzi and Dexinyuan. She just kneaded the ice jelly and refrigerated it to set.

In the past, refrigerators were all dropped into the well, relying on the water vapor and low temperature of the groundwater. But today, with the ice cubes sent by Wu Xiong, Xia Mingyue made full use of it and stuffed the earthen jar into the bucket of ice cubes.

Tonight, with ice in the house to cool down, Xia Mingyue had a very comfortable sleep for the first time in this hot summer.

So much so that when Xia Mingyue woke up the next morning, she felt refreshed and comfortable.

Seeing that Jiang Zhuguo was also in a better mood than before, Xia Mingyue asked with a smile, "Did you sleep well last night?"

"It's really comfortable. Putting ice cubes on the kang makes it feel like autumn." Jiang Zhuguo nodded repeatedly, "No wonder those rich families like to use ice in summer."

Who doesn’t like this kind of enjoyment?

"Then I will work hard to make money so that we can use ice cubes every summer." Xia Mingyue said with a smile.

In other words, will Sister Xia still be thinking about her when she makes money and enjoys herself in the future?

In fact, it wasn't just in the past, but right before her eyes, when Sister Xia got some ice, didn't she give her a lot of it?
Follow Sister Xia and you’ll have meat to eat and ice to use!

The future is limitless!
Jiang Zhuguo nodded excitedly, "Yeah!"

While the two were talking, He Shunzi arrived to get the ice jelly that was agreed upon last night, and also brought some other things - a live chicken and a live duck.

"We raise them at home. They are just the right size. In summer, people have a poor appetite and are prone to losing weight. Madam Xia can use them to nourish her body."

Before leaving, He Shunzi placed the live chickens and ducks in the yard, and without waiting for Xia Mingyue's response, he drove away in the ox cart.

Before Xia Mingyue could even utter "wait a minute", she heard the mooing of cows reaching the entrance of the alley.

Well, it looks like I have to accept it.

However, there is no duck pen or chicken coop at home, so how to store the live chickens and ducks is a problem.

Moreover, the radishes, mustard greens and cabbages planted in the yard were just sprouting green shoots, and were most likely to be nibbled by chickens and ducks...

Just when Xia Mingyue was feeling a little worried, she suddenly discovered that the two creatures were staying in the corner, standing quietly, not daring to move even a step.

Looking again, Wu Jin was standing beside them with a serious face, staring at the two of them eagerly.

"Now Sister Xia doesn't have to worry." Jiang Zhuguo smiled.

　Wu Jin: I am personally accompanying you two. Are you touched?

　　Chickens and ducks: Dare not move, dare not move...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)