happy event

Chapter 19 Sooner or later, I will be poored by fools!
"No, three hundred Wen..." Mrs. Cao planned to ask for a few hundred more Wen, but she didn't want Old Man Cao to catch a glimpse of his silly son's bad face out of the corner of his eyes, so he immediately pulled the old woman and shouted, "Shut up, if you make trouble again, you will lose a penny." Can't get it."

Mrs. Cao shrank her neck in fright, and firmly shut her mouth, but her eyes were wandering, thinking that she must find a chance to get some more money back in the future.

Dong Rong only paid the profit of a box of ice cubes in exchange for the freedom of the next two months. She was overjoyed, and after pulling Silly Zhu back to the wing, she was as happy as a little bee humming and packing her luggage.

Silly Zhu was probably a little tired, he closed his eyes and lay at the end of the kang without making a sound, but actually he was thinking in his heart how much profit the cities in the south would make in this summer if the business was well managed.

Dong Rong hid the money bag, turned her head and saw Sha Zhu's expression, and thought he was asleep.So she lightly stepped forward to cover him with a quilt, and finally smoothed the shiny black hair on his forehead before going out to prepare dinner.

The orange sunset light shines through the window and onto Sha Zhu's face, making the smile on his lips softer and warmer...

As the old saying goes, you have to get rich early, and everyone understands this truth.Early in the morning of the second day, as soon as the Cao family had set the table for dinner, Mrs. Liu and others came to the door one after another. A dozen people, big and small, crowded the main room of the Cao family.Seeing that Mrs. Cao's face was as dark as the bottom of a pot, Dong Rong hurriedly told everyone that there were iron boxes and other things that needed to be bought, and they were invited to go to work in the small courtyard outside the city tomorrow.

Everyone also winked, and said goodbye after a few polite words.Dong Rong ate in a hurry, then rolled up the bed and left the village with Sha Zhu, fearing that if she ran slower, she would be made things difficult by Mrs. Cao.

Although the small courtyard outside the city has been left unused by the owner for many years, it is rare that the old man at the gate is a diligent person. There is not a single weed growing in the gaps between the stone bricks in the front and rear courtyards, and there is not much dust accumulated on the window edges of each house.Dong Rong got two months of freedom, and was very happy in her heart. She walked around the yard several times with a smile, and then went out to buy things.

Naturally, a few more copper boxes should be ordered, some honey and sesame seeds should be added, as well as wooden spoons, pottery bowls, etc. The more saltpeter powder, the better, so many of them are bought, and the capital "borrowed" from Niu's And what I got yesterday is almost spent.

Holding the only two hundred Wen coins left, Dong Rong was so distressed that she kept comforting herself that she was reluctant to let the child fall into the hands of wolves, and that she would definitely earn back thousands of times in the future.

Silly Zhu was walking aside with big bags and small bags. Seeing her like this, there was a playful look in his eyes. He pointed at the steaming steamed bun stall and shouted, "I'm hungry, I want to eat buns!"

Sure enough, Dong Rong's complexion immediately turned bitter again.After much hesitation, she still bought ten steamed buns and two white steamed buns, and finally dragged Sha Zhu back to the courtyard as if fleeing.If she went on shopping, she was afraid that the remaining 100 or so papers would be spent.

Busy time always flies by quickly, when Dong Rong and Sha Zhu returned to the small courtyard to settle things, the sky also darkened, and the hustle and bustle inside and outside the city gradually disappeared, leaving only the faint sound of barking dogs.

Dong Rong wiped the stone table in the yard clean, then took out the four steamed buns left over at noon and handed them to Sha Zhuer, while she broke off the cold steamed buns and ate slowly while enjoying the rare leisure time, thinking about it by the way Good day ahead.

Silly Zhu glanced at the some dry steamed buns in her hand, and finally lowered his head and bit into the steamed buns, his half-lidded eyes blocked the warmth.Today's buns are much more delicious than in the past...

In the early morning of the second day, the blacksmith shop that received [-]% of the urgent money delivered six copper boxes as promised. Dong Rong and Silly Zhu were busy cleaning the boxes. Already arrived.

Six young couples and six small carts filled the courtyard to the brim.The ice bowl is very simple to make, and several young daughters-in-law got started after only trying it once. There was even a lady called Qiu's sister-in-law who drew a flower on the ice chips with honey in an ingenious way.

Dong Rong praised her a few times, and promised to sell more ice bowls and raise her wages. Everyone was so happy that they all smiled, gearing up and waiting for a big fight.

After such busy work, the sun happened to climb into the mid-air, and everyone hurriedly pushed the box out of the yard, and each rushed to the previously negotiated site.Soon, the whole bustling and bustling place in Qing County was filled with the same voice of hawking, "Ice bowl, sweet and cool ice bowl!"

The high temperature on the day of the temple fair seemed to be a harbinger of the scorching heat of this summer. Since then, the sun has never been lazy.The women in every household changed into thin shirts, and the men never left their paper fans.

Even so, the scorching heat still left everyone with nowhere to hide, and before the sun rose above their heads every day, it was difficult to find anyone on the street.On the contrary, the restaurants and teahouses were full of guests, everyone told me anecdotes, drank a cup of herbal tea to soothe their throats, and barely felt better, but they were still restless.

So, when Sister-in-law Liu and others pushed the ice trolley onto the street, without even yelling a few times, there was a crowd of people in front of the trolley.One bowl for this one, two bowls for that one, the ice cubes were sold out almost immediately.Some people impatiently waited for others to pour out the empty bowls, so they just used the dishes from the teahouse.

The shopkeeper of the tea house was a little displeased at first, but after rolling his eyes, he smiled and stepped forward to ask the source of the ice cubes.Sister-in-law Liu and the others dared not answer without authorization, and told Dong Rong when they went back to fetch ice.

Dong Rong was overjoyed, and hurriedly instructed everyone a few more times, and took advantage of the trend to start a wholesale business again.A box of ice cubes is priced at [-] renminbi. It does not take up any manpower and material resources but can get the same profit as retailing. This is really a good deal.

(End of this chapter)