happy event

Chapter 16 In the scorching heat, shaved ice sells well

It turned out that Sha Zhu had moved the entire iron box over and was striding up the mountain with it on his shoulders.Dong Rong was stunned, and hurried up to help hold the bottom of the box, and asked worriedly, "Pillar, can you carry it by yourself? Don't fall."

Zhu Zi responded with a muffled sound, but walked faster and faster.

Most of the people who came to worship Buddha today were young women and housewives who seldom had the opportunity to go out to breathe. Although there were men to protect them, the ones who served them were maids and women.So looking at the stone steps from a distance, there are flowers, flowers, willows and greenery, and the sound of warblers and swallows is constant.

And if there are more women, there will naturally be young men who want to see the beauty of each family under the name of worshiping Buddha.These people are used to being pampered and pampered, but suddenly their feet suffer so much, their speed will naturally not be much faster than that of a snail.

Silly Zhu is strong and strong, supported by Dong Rong's dream of getting rich, she naturally surpassed everyone and climbed to the resting platform between the fifth and sixth stairs.

Dong Rong chose the flattest place on the outside to install the box, and took a yellow-orange copper drill to chisel the ice into brick-sized pieces, and then arranged honey jars, sesame jars, two stacks of clean porcelain bowls, and wooden spoons.

Silly Zhu ran to the spring not far from the mountain to wash his face, and brought back a bucket of water to wash the bowls and spoons.

As soon as the two of them got ready, a few young masters climbed up first. Their neat clothes and hats were already crooked. If they didn't have to worry about face, they wished they could stick out their tongues as long as a dog. It's good to dissipate heat.

One of the sons couldn't bear to be tired. He stretched out his hand to loosen his neckline while turning his head to look at the sun above his head and cursed, "It's only been a few days in April, why is the sun so poisonous? It's really the dog days, why don't you?" Don't dry people up."

The "difficult brother" squatting beside him panting was about to answer the conversation, but he didn't want to suddenly feel a cool breeze blowing across his face.He looked around in amazement, only then did he see a young daughter-in-law standing a few steps away, holding a cattail fan and slamming it into the box in front of her.And I don't know what was in that box, but white steam was faintly emitting in the sunlight.

The young man couldn't bear his curiosity and asked loudly, "Hey, little sister-in-law, what's in that box of yours, why is it so cool?"

Seeing that her little trick worked, Dong Rong was very proud, and replied with a smile, "This young master has really good eyesight, and the little lady's box contains clean and bright ice cubes. If you are thirsty, you may as well come here Eat a bowl of crushed ice flowers, with honey and sesame seeds added, it’s cool and sweet. A bowl costs only six cents.”

The young master felt his throat was dry and itchy, but he couldn't bear it when he heard this. He stepped forward and shouted, "There is an ice bowl to eat? Get me a bowl quickly. If you really want to relieve the heat, it will be indispensable." Your bounty."

"Hey, okay, young master, please wait a moment." Dong Rong responded crisply, raised her hand and raised a wooden hammer wrapped in white muslin cloth, smashed half of an ice brick with a few clangs, and collected a bowl full of ice chips .Then scooped honey and sprinkled it with sesame seeds, and finally inserted a new wooden spoon with yellow orange and handed it to the young man with both hands.

The young master's companions also gathered around at this time, seeing the ice cubes in the box were crystal clear, with a hint of cold air, and the ice bowl in the ice bowl was finely chopped, honey orange, and sesame seeds, and everyone swallowed their saliva. When the companions opened their mouths to taste it, they clamored for a bowl too.

Dong Rong's subordinates kept busy, and soon everyone was holding ice bowls and chewing. From time to time, some people were shivering from the cold, but they kept praising, "It's really cool and sweet, it's so thirst-quenching."

The young servants who followed behind the sons and brothers also smiled and asked the master for instructions when they heard this, and wanted to try something new at their own expense.These sons and sisters are usually very good-looking people, and no one wants to leave a stingy reputation in front of friends because of a few pennies, so Dong Rong sold more than ten bowls in a blink of an eye.

Soon, the second wave of climbing pilgrims gradually caught up. After resting for a while, the young masters ate happily again. Yin yelled at his entourage to continue to struggle upwards.

Dong Rong tossed about the money in the bag, so happy that the corners of her mouth almost reached her ears.She brushed the spoon quickly and started to yell again, "Sweet and cool ice bowl! Ladies and gentlemen, rest your feet, eat an ice bowl, it will relieve heat and heat!"

The people who were climbing hard were already exhausted from walking, so they probably stopped to rest for a while after hearing this.The old wives brought by the rich families were busy installing stools and oil umbrellas for the master, while the little maids ran to Dong Rong to have a look, and after going back to tell the master, they came forward to buy a few bowls.Of course, those pottery bowls used by the princes and brothers will not be used by the delicate female relatives. The maids are all holding tea bowls and porcelain cups brought by their families.

Dong Rong realized that she saved the effort of washing the dishes and was even more happy, so she added some honey to the ice bowl, but she did not expect to get two unexpected rewards.

In this way, before the sun climbed to the middle of the sky, all the ice cubes in the iron box were sold out.Dong Rong happily picked up the bowls, spoons, barrels, jars, etc., and asked Zhu Zi to watch the stall carefully, and then climbed to the top of the mountain alone, intending to pray for the second sister Cao's peace talisman.

Second Sister Cao is gentle in temperament and poor in health, so she seldom shows up on weekdays.Dong Rong married Cao's family for a few days, and only saw the little girl once on the wedding night.Twelve or thirteen years old is the age that loves to laugh and play, but this child can only lie on the bed, doing needlework every day to pass the time, Dong Rong always feels sorry for him when he thinks about it.Therefore, even if she didn't want to please Mrs. Cao today, she also planned to sincerely beg the Buddha.

There are five courtyards in the Great Bodhi Temple, and there are three Buddha statues in each courtyard. Dong Rong prayed devoutly in front of each Buddha statue, and finally donated [-] cash for sesame oil. text wooden sign.She put it away carefully, and when she was about to turn around and go down the mountain, she didn't want to hear someone calling her suddenly.

(End of this chapter)