SWNOVELXO Chapter 130 Selling ice cubes
Since buying a house, Mao Xi has a lot less money in her pocket.
She spent all the money left over from buying the house to buy ingredients, hoping that the business in the shop would be better in the past few days, because the cash on hand was not enough to pay the final payment for the carpentry.
In the evening, Lou Lan'er saw Shu Xi's difficulty and said to her: "Ah Shu, you can pay me this month's money next month. If you still don't have enough money, why don't you borrow some from Brother Mu? He will definitely be willing. "
Mao Xi refused quickly: "Don't talk too much to Brother Mu, I don't want to borrow his money to live now, the store's inventory can still be used for two days.
Recently, Linglong Mountain has not made reservations for vegetarian cakes, and there is no large income.
If it doesn't work out, I will sell the ice recipe to the Ice Secretary tomorrow. Last year I saw him coming to the shop just to ask me for the recipe. "
"Have you decided? That is a magic weapon for us to sell ice water in summer and reduce costs!" Lou Lan'er disagreed. After all, there were so many diners coming to the shop to eat ice water last year, which made Liuxiang Snacks big. Made a fortune.
Mao Xi nodded: "Sister Lan'er, I have decided to go to the Bingzhengsi tomorrow."
"Ah Shao, I support whatever decision you make!"
The next day, she was worried that Secretary Bing would lower the price, so she invited Mu Zhiyuan to accompany her. After all, she was worried about his status as a prince, so Jia Yuanbing would not make things difficult for her.
When Jia Yuanbing saw Mao Xi and Mu Zhiyuan arriving at the Bingzhengsi, he stood up to welcome them: "Hello, Wang Jia! Miss Ah Shu, you and Prince Mu are coming to our Bingzhengsi today, which will make Pengpi shine!"
After Mao Xi exchanged greetings with Jia Yuanbing, he took out a piece of paper from his sleeve pocket, which contained the recipe for making ice from saltpeter.
She held up the ice-making formula and said to Jia Yuanbing: "Commissioner Jia, this is a recipe for making ice in summer. I wonder if your company is willing to buy it? In the future, ice can be made anytime and anywhere in the summer without having to worry about weather and transportation issues. "
Jia Yuanbing stared at the ice-making formula with great greed. He had a budget for ice harvesting within his authority, but the purchase cost of this formula still needed to be reported to the county magistrate.
"Ms. Ah Miao, can you wait until I report it to Zhouzhi County before giving you an exact price? You can have a cup of tea here first and I'll come back as soon as I can."
Jia Yuanbing left the Bingzhen Division and immediately set off for the magistrate's office.
Zhou Rusheng was surprised: "Seriously! You said someone has a secret recipe for making ice in summer!"
"Sir, it's true. I already visited Lihua Town last year. Madam Mianxi did use her own way to make ice and sell ice water in the town."
"Why didn't you buy it that day?" Zhou Rusheng complained.
"Mrs. Miao Xi made very little ice, and she didn't sell the recipe to anyone else. She didn't disturb the market, so I didn't ask for it. The main thing is that King Jia was also there at the time."
Zhou Rusheng stood up and lingered on the spot, saying: "King Jia is here, so we can't lower the price randomly. In this way, you can use 50% of this winter's ice digging budget to buy her prescription, and Let me go and see this magical recipe together."
In the Bureau of Bingzheng, Mao Xi and Mu Zhiyuan had already drank two cups of tea, but Jia Yuanbing had not returned yet.
Mao Xi stood up and looked into the courtyard. No one was seen yet. She asked Mu Zhiyuan, "Brother Mu, do you think they will buy my prescription? They shouldn't have it confiscated, right?" "
Mu Zhiyuan saw Ma Xi's face full of anxiety and pushed her back into the seat, saying: "That's not possible, and with me here, he doesn't dare to lower the bid! Ah Ma, tell me, are you short of money? Otherwise Why do you want to sell ice-making recipes?"
Mao Xi hesitated, she was embarrassed to ask Mu Zhiyuan to borrow money, and she was afraid that she would see that she was short of money.
At this time, Jia Yuanbing and Zhou Zhixian came to the Bingzhen Division together, with a boy beside him carrying a plate of gold ingots.
After Zhou Zhixian paid homage to King Jia, he promised Mao Xi that as long as the method of making ice was proven to be feasible, he and the Ice Chief Secretary would pay 10 gold to purchase it.
After seeing Jin Yuanbao, Mao Xi handed the prescription to Jia Yuanbing.
Jia Yuanbing opened the prescription and checked it with Zhou Zhixian.
"Wonderful! This saltpeter is a perfect way to make ice. I will order people to start making ice right now."
The boys followed Mao Xi's instructions and brought two buckets. The small bucket was filled with water, and the small bucket was put into the big bucket. Saltpeter was put into the big bucket and water was added in proportion.
When the saltpeter merges with water and absorbs a lot of heat from the surroundings, the water in the small bucket gradually turns into ice.
Jia Yuanbing and Zhou Rusheng took out a piece of ice from the bucket and felt the coldness in their hands.
"Ah ha ha ha... With this method of making ice, I will no longer have to worry about no ice in summer in Lingnan!" Zhou Rusheng raised the ice with both hands and laughed.
Jia Yuanbing held Shui Xi's shoulders and said excitedly: "Miss Ah Shu, do you know what it means to get this method of making ice in the south?"
Mao Xi was a little curious. Wasn't it just a method of making ice? Why was he so excited? Could it be that he gave it too late?
“I thought you were just making a small amount of ice, but today it has been proven that this method is not only effective, but can also make large quantities of ice in the south.
With this method of making ice, in the future our fruits, vegetables, and aquatic products from the south can be kept fresh and transported to the north. The cost of ice making will be reduced, and agricultural income will be greatly increased in the future. "
After Jia Yuanbing finished speaking, he quickly picked up the wooden tray and gave the gold ingot to Shu Xi.
When leaving the Ice Bureau, Mu Zhiyuan complained all the way: "That Zhouzhi County is still too stingy, so he gave you 20% of the ice harvesting budget. If you ask me, I should give you gold!"
Along the way, Mao Xi put her little hands in her cloth pocket from time to time, touching the gold ingot. She couldn't put it down and sighed in her heart: "Ah, gold ingot, I love you so much!"
After returning to Lihua Town with the ten pieces of gold, Shui Xi felt relieved.
After paying the final payment to the carpenter and buying some daily necessities, you can move!
Miao Xi returned to Liuxiang Snacks with a smile on her face. Everyone could tell that her trip should have been a success.
Lu Da stepped forward and asked curiously: "Ah Shu, how much money did Bing Zhengsi spend on your prescription?"
Mao Xi opened his palms proudly.
"Ten liang? This is too stingy!" Everyone said in unison.
Mao Xi called everyone to the rest room in the inner room and took out a gold ingot.
"Look, gold!"
While everyone was enjoying themselves, someone in the outer room was looking for Mao Xi.
"Ah Shu, are you there?" Zhemei came to Liuxiang Snacks.
Mao Xi quickly collected the gold and came to the outhouse.
"Ah Shao, are you busy? I have something to ask you."
Mao Xi invites Zhemei to the coffee room.
"Sister Zhemei, what's bothering you? Are you here because of Mr. Sima Yuan?"
Zhemei took a sip of tea. When she heard Sima Yuan's name, her face darkened slightly.
"Ms. Ah Shu, I have heard what Sima Yuan said. He said that his family thinks I am a low-born and a good man. I used to be a prostitute. They won't let me marry him as his wife, so I can only be a concubine."