Chapter 423 424 Warmth, Coldness

Li Yu glanced at Zhou Jia and smiled proudly, "What do you think, can this lucrative business be done?"

"Yes," Zhou Jia pinched some powder and whispered, "Is this leftover for use in Yunzhou?"

Li Yu nodded, "I heard from Jixiang that Chu Sihai returned to Kyoto yesterday. Let's go find him and tell him not to set the price too high, but to spread it everywhere and make small profits but quick turnover."

Zhou Jia thought for a moment and understood what Li Yu meant, "Small profits but quick turnover, that's right! There are so many people in Kyoto. If a basin of ice only sells for ten or a few cents, everyone wouldn't mind buying it back to cool off and make something." Eat with an ice bowl.”

Li Yu thought of the various ice drinks in his previous life, took a sip of saliva, and nodded with a smile: "Yeah! Make a watermelon ice bowl and a fruit ice bowl, but you have to filter the nitrate first before the ice can be practical. Then shave the ice. Finely mince it and sprinkle it on the cut fruits, or use fruit pulp or milk, it may taste even better."

"Hmm! Look how greedy you are," Zhou Jia saw Li Yu slobbering and hugged her towards the bed, "You can't eat too much cold food. It's too late today. Let's eat a little later tomorrow." .”

Li Yu looked back at him with a smile, "Okay! It's up to you. We'll eat in the car tomorrow."

Zhou Jia kissed her on the lips and said softly: "Lie down and let me see if your feet are swollen?"

Li Yu nodded, "It's a little swollen."

Zhou Jia took a look at Li Yu's feet and found that they were slightly swollen.

"I'll knead it for you. Remember to ask Xinghua to knead it for you on Zhuangzi, so as to avoid the discomfort of swollen feet." Zhou Jia instructed, kneading her legs gently.

Li Yu looked at him with a smile, "Well! You should sleep too! Working in the yamen is also very tiring."

"You're not tired, let's talk for a while."

Li Yu smiled and nodded, "Oh! I'm getting more and more greedy now, and I've come up with a lot of ways to eat the ice..."

The couple cared about each other. Zhou Jia told Li Yu some interesting things about the yamen. When he saw her snoring slightly, he lay down next to her and fell asleep.

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In the small courtyard next to the Tongzhou Guild Hall, Laidi looked at Li Fengqi who had gone home to eat and wash up and then fell asleep. She wanted to tell him that she might be pregnant. She called several times but did not hear any reply. She was full of grievances. He pinched Li Fengqi angrily, and when he saw him grunting twice, he turned over and fell asleep again.

Laidi looked at Li Fengqi who was sleeping soundly, and thought to herself, is it really so tiring to just teach two children to read? I didn't even have the energy to say a word, so I turned around in front of the oil lamp in a depressed mood, stroking my belly and thinking that I would have to see a doctor tomorrow.

Early the next morning, Laidi stopped Li Fengqi who was about to go out, "Fengqi, I'm a little uncomfortable. I want to see a doctor. Can you accompany me?"

"Why did you, a woman, ask me to go to see a doctor? Ask your mother-in-law to accompany you." Li Fengqi turned to look at Laidi, left a word, and left without looking back.

Laidi watched Li Fengqi leave without looking back. She was so angry that the handkerchief in her hand was still on the ground with a 'pop' sound. She went into the room and lay down on the bed full of grievances.

Somehow I remembered Zhaodi and her sister's sweet look when her brother-in-law hurriedly asked her to see her when she said she wasn't feeling well, and tears came to her eyes. As soon as Zhou Jia and his family were preparing to go out, Jixiang came to report that shopkeeper Chu Da had come to visit them.

Zhou Jia asked Jixiang to bring him in, and soon he saw Chu Sihai coming in with a long entourage carrying a bamboo basket.

Zhou Jia smiled and cupped his hands and said: "Big shopkeeper, I was still thinking of looking for you, but here you are."

Chu Sihai returned the favor and joked: "Master Zhou, you must have missed me, right?"

Zhou Jia smiled and said, "I miss you. I have good things in mind for you."

Chu Sihai pointed to the bamboo basket put down by Changsui, and said with a smile: "I just came out of the palace, and Your Majesty sent me to bring you some lychees as an imperial offering, so I just brought what I prepared for you."

Zhou Jia bowed her head happily and saluted, "Thank you for your gift, Your Majesty!"

Chu Sihai looked at Zhou Jia's happy look, smiled bitterly, and sighed: "Oh! This thing is not easy to transport. A lot of ice was used on the road, and a lot of money was spent to buy ice. I still can't make the trip, and it's broken. Quite a few.”

Zhou Jia walked to Chu Sihai and said with a smile: "I said I had something good for you, and that's what I was talking about."

Chu Sihai looked at Zhou Jia curiously, "Are you talking about lychee?"

Seeing that Chu Sihai didn't think about the ice at all, Zhou Jia smiled at him and said, "You have no imagination. Come with me and I'll show you something good."

Seeing the proud smile on Zhou Jia's face, Chu Sihai thought to himself: After traveling all over the country for so many years, there is nothing he hasn't seen yet, but with Mrs. Li here, he might really see something strange.

Chu Sihai thought so, nodded and said: "Okay, I will see Mr. Zhou's surprise today."

Zhou Jia took him to the study, went to fetch half a basin of water, and mixed it with saltpeter. Looking at Chu Sihai, his eyes almost popped out, and asked with a proud smile: "Big shopkeeper, look at this thing." Is it a rare and profitable item?"

"Yes, yes, yes!" Chu Sihai said over and over again, circling around the ice basin excitedly, trying his hand to cool it down, and then saluted Zhou Jiachang, "Oh! Mr. Zhou, you have helped me a lot, you I also know that His Majesty’s thoughts on the north are a costly job.

Your Majesty doesn't want to increase taxes on the people. I almost want to go bald. Even when I'm sleeping, I'm thinking of new ways to make money. You really saved my bald hair! "

Zhou Jia smiled and helped Chu Sihai up, "Master, we should be lucky to meet a majesty who is diligent and caring for the people. Just wait! We can see the day when Dayong prospers!"

"Master Zhou is right. I want to take care of your majesty's money bag so that he has no worries. Master Zhou, have you helped me a lot?"

Zhou Jia smiled and said: "In addition to selling ice to cool down, this thing can also be sold as snacks. However, before you eat anything in your mouth, you must filter the saltpeter first. There are other ways to do it. There are so many rich young masters in Kyoto. My dear ladies, when the time comes, money will flow into your pockets."

"Tell me, what kind of novel ways to eat it?" Chu Sihai looked at Zhou Jia with shining eyes.

Zhou Jia told Chu Sihai the ice bowls, ice drinks, ice cheese and other ways to eat that Li Yu mentioned, and said with a smile: "My wife has been fond of eating them since she was pregnant. She came up with these in her spare time." , let the chef think of how to do it specifically."

"Okay." Chu Sihai responded. After taking a pen to record it carefully, he saluted Zhou Jia and said, "Master Zhou, thank you very much. I will go to the palace to report to Your Majesty and give you the penis."

Zhou Jia smiled and waved his hand, "You don't have to give me too much, just give it to my family according to the strands of rice seeds. This thing is simple and easy to make. You know how to keep it secret without me telling you."

Zhou Jia remembered what Li Yu said about small profits but quick turnover, "Also, don't set the price too high. Only when everyone can afford it can you make more profits."