Rebirth of the poor elder sister-in-law

Chapter 121 Selling Ice Drinks

Ye Feng shook his head and said: "Thank you, magistrate, for your kindness, but all of this is because of the magistrate's good leadership, so talents are sent from all over the county. Caomin just happened to invent this, so it's not a big credit, not to mention, someone My lord is your guarantor, this freshman, Caomin will naturally go to take the exam next year, and I will never embarrass your lord."

The latter sentence was added by Ye Feng himself. What he said was that he has the ability to be a scholar, and he doesn't need to rely on others or use those dirty methods.

In fact, Xu Zhixian was just talking casually, he didn't want to take such a big risk for Ye Feng, not to mention, he wasn't the examiner of this hospital examination.

The reason why he said this just now was to try Ye Feng's character, but he didn't expect this young man to be so upright.

"Okay, I'm very pleased that you can think like this. If that's the case, then let me put this threshing bucket here. I will call the craftsmen in the county to make such a threshing bucket tomorrow. When you go back, go to the town and the village. Promotion in China." Xu Zhixian said.

"Yes." The three bowed again, and after a few more pleasantries, the three left the place.

"You child, you are so stupid and sincere." Ye Xiutong said to Ye Feng after leaving the county magistrate's mansion.

The two of them still got ten taels of silver each, but Ye Feng got nothing.

Ye Feng didn't answer, but the mayor Zhang said: "Actually, it's not true. I think this kid is very smart. Sometimes without a dispute is a kind of contention. Today he seems to have gained nothing, but in fact, he has nothing." It’s a good thing that you got favored by the county magistrate, and this brother Ye was admitted to Tongsheng at a young age, isn’t he afraid that he won’t be admitted as a scholar?”

"That's true." Ye Xiutong nodded when he heard Mayor Zhang say that.

Seeing the three of Ye Feng coming in, Liu Man'er hurriedly went up to meet them. She didn't ask any more questions about this matter, but just silently drove the horse to go back.

Just as she raised her whip, she saw a carriage coming towards her. Liu Man'er had to stop to avoid it, but she saw that the car curtain was pulled open, and a handsome man came down.

This person was the young master of the Yan family, seeing Liu Man'er driving the car, he had a slight surprise in his eyes, but he didn't say much, just nodded slightly with Liu Man'er, and then entered the mansion of the county magistrate.

This young master of the Yan family is a frequent visitor of the magistrate. As a big family in the county, their Yan family is deeply entrenched again.

Liu Man'er never asked questions that she shouldn't ask herself, she just bowed slightly in return, and when the coachman of the Yan family pulled the carriage away, she waved her whip and left the place.

Ten taels of silver is not a big deal to Mayor Zhang, but it is a lot of money to Mayor Ye Xiutong. He got so much money for no reason, while Ye Feng and Liu Man'er have nothing. When I got it, I felt a little sorry, so I proposed to invite Mayor Zhang to dinner, and Ye Feng and Liu Man'er naturally went together.

Speaking of which, Liu Man'er has been in the county for so long, and this big restaurant is so close to her shop, but this is the first time for her to actually sit in this restaurant and have a serious meal.

The food in this restaurant was really good. After eating and drinking enough, Ye Xiutong used the excuse to talk to Mayor Zhang about something, and put their arms around each other's shoulders, saying that there was something important to do, and asked Liu Man'er and the others to leave first.

Ye Ziyu also wanted to follow, but was frightened back by Ye Xiutong's stare, and Ye Xiutong threatened: "After you go back, boy, don't talk nonsense with your mother."

"Okay, Dad." Although Ye Ziyu agreed, but he was a little dissatisfied, so Ye Xiutong gave him a tael of silver, and Ye Ziyu smiled happily, "Thank you, Dad."

Ye Xiutong wanted to give Liu Man'er two taels of silver again, but Liu Man'er refused. After pushing and shoving for a while, seeing that Liu Man'er really didn't want it, Ye Xiutong had no choice but to give up and left with the mayor.

Ye Ziyu drove the bullock cart for an excuse to go around the county town, and left too. Liu Man'er took Ye Feng and the two back first.

On the way, Liu Man'er asked about what happened in the county magistrate's mansion, and Ye Feng answered them one by one. Liu Man'er nodded and said, "Feng'er, you did the right thing."

"Thank you sister-in-law for your compliment." Ye Feng was very happy to be praised by Liu Man'er. He was also worried that Liu Man'er would be dissatisfied because he rejected an opportunity to become a scholar. He never expected his sister-in-law to support him like this.

How can such a major event as the scientific examination be changed casually? Liu Man'er doesn't believe it, not to mention, what's more, she has confidence in Ye Feng, "Feng'er, you will definitely be able to pass the exam with your own strength."

"Yeah." Ye Feng nodded heavily, getting Liu Man'er's approval, he was even happier than the head of the village just took him to a big meal.

When she got home, Liu Man'er told Fang about this matter in detail, of course she kept it a bit hidden. Fang was still a little disappointed when she heard that Liu Man'er and her husband hadn't gotten any benefits, but she turned around and smiled again, "It's okay, my son. Guys, it seems that you can benefit the villagers, and the villagers will remember you."

Liu Man'er also nodded. Although she didn't get any benefits, she got peace of mind. At least she didn't do nothing when she came here. At least she got this threshing bucket out and helped the villagers.

In the following days, Liu Man'er still ran to her shop, because the weather was too hot, so she had secretly made ice, but it hadn't been put into use yet, and she just hid it secretly in her counter occasionally, so that she could Cool off.

Or go home at night and secretly ice a watermelon or two to eat.

In this way, the days passed quickly, and the big households in the county finally opened ice cellars one after another. After their ice cellars were opened, Liu Man'er's iced drinks business just came to the fore.

During this period of time, she has been preparing, such as popsicles, ice cream, ice juice, fruit salad, etc., she has already experimented, and she has already made bowls for these things.

Some bamboo poles as thick as an adult's wrist, cut them off, cut them into two sections one by one, washed them clean, the molds for making popsicles are just right, and it is very convenient to hold ice juice.

A bamboo pole as thick as an adult's arm. After being cut off, it is just used to hold ice cream or fruit salad. The remaining hollow bamboo joints are just used to make small wood chips inserted into popsicles. Cut in different lengths, it fits nicely as a decoration on a bookshelf.

Liu Man'er thought that if they were eating here, they would use cups or bowls; if they were taking away, it would be just right to use bamboo knots, and make a small cover for them with round wood chips on top, and easily nail them on , it can be rotated, and it will not melt so early.

At first, everyone didn't know what Liu Man'er was doing so mysteriously, but it wasn't until she set out these iced drinks that everyone understood.

However, the method of making ice is Liu Man'er's secret for the time being. She always makes it on the attic. Originally, the attic was used as a private seat, but in the end, it became her secret base.

After making the ice, Liu Man'er would hang it from the upstairs with a rope, and it was extremely mysterious. Everyone saw that Junetian could make ice, and almost thought she was a witch.

However, Liu Man'er had already prepared her speech. She said that this is her family's unique secret, which was passed down from her ancestors. It will not be passed on to the outside world, and she will never let everyone see how she makes ice.

Everyone can only see pots of fruit salad being brought down, or buckets of ice cubes being hung down, as well as various freshly squeezed juices, and various popsicles placed on the counter, There are also iced mung bean porridge, red bean porridge, etc. All kinds of iced food, although expensive, are really attractive on this hot day.

What's more, Liu Man'er is selling these things this time, just like opening an ice cellar, she has a time limit, and she will start selling these things at ten o'clock in the morning and five o'clock in the afternoon. There is a long queue, most of which are taken away. I want to eat in this store, but there are too many people to sit down.

What everyone likes the most is this ice cream, which contains crushed peanuts and raisins. It is delicious and sweet, and it is cold in the mouth. It is really delicious. Although the price is very expensive, many rich people don't care at all. Every time I call my own maids and servants to come and line up to buy.

This ice cream is very difficult to make. Stir vigorously until the eggs turn white and whip into a paste. Then add some goat milk boiled with almonds and mix well. When it's time, add the peanuts and raisins on top.

Stirring is a laborious task. Although Liu Man'er asks her maid to help stir, she is really tired and can't do much. There is no electric mixer here, not to mention that things are rare and expensive.

Of course, Liu Man'er still plans to have time to figure it out and invent a one that uses her feet to step on it. It's too tiring to stir like this. With the development of her word of mouth, the supply is already in short supply.

This ice selling business makes a lot of money and takes less time. It is indeed the only way to get money. It can often sell some braised meat, roast duck, fried chicken, etc., and now Liu Man'er has started to marinate peanuts without drying them. Freshly baked peanuts are more delicious than spiced peanuts, attracting many people.

There are also many people who are jealous, but the county magistrate's family has also come here to buy it in person, and it seems that they have a long-term relationship with the shopkeeper of this family, and they are under the cover of the Yan family, so who dares to mess around?

Even a few people who were not afraid of death wanted to make trouble for the sake of money, but they were frightened by Liu Man'er's fierce smashing with a lo-mei knife.

However, there will always be one or two people who don't know what to say.

One day, another person who was not afraid of death came to make trouble, and Liu Man'er was cutting lo mei, so she stretched out a palm. Liu Man'er looked up and saw a fierce and fierce man whom she didn't know, so she asked: "Brother, what are you doing?" What do you want?"

"Why, have you been doing business on this street for a long time? I heard that your background is very strong, and you have never paid protection fees?" The man said in a careless manner, with a very unkind tone, and there are still a few people behind him who are also eyeing Looking at Liu Man'er.

The maid Fei Hua and Cao'er saw it and were very worried, so she hurried to the backyard to call Liu Yunsheng and the two aunts who had invited to help.

Noticing the movement of these two girls, the big man didn't care, and continued to challenge Liu Man'er: "Shopkeeper, how is it? The protection fee should be paid, right?"

(End of this chapter)