Chapter 16 Selling ice powder
Qin Zhi was puzzled, aren't you wanted nationwide? Why are you still worrying about Yuanzhou?
Zhan Xiao actually didn’t want to talk about court affairs with the girl in front of him, after all, she was too young.
"One of my father's old subordinates happened to find evidence of my frame-up by chance and has presented it to the emperor. The emperor also announced to the world the injustice of my Zhan family army. The emperor ordered me to return to Yuanzhou as soon as possible. Now the treasury is empty, many places are suffering from drought, and the people are living in poverty. It just so happens that the spies have discovered that the Japanese pirates are ready to move again, so we must assemble and set off tomorrow morning."
"Okay, you prepare people to carry the goods. I only have one request. Don't expose my whereabouts after you leave." Qin Zhi had just come to this world and just wanted to be a peaceful peasant girl.
Zhan Xiao nodded in agreement.
Early the next morning, Zhan Liu hurriedly reported to Zhan Xiao that a large amount of food was found outside the cave.
Zhan Xiao led everyone and rushed out in a hurry.
Wow, there were carts of food as far as the eye could see. The cart was bought by Qin Zhi, a common steel plate cart used to transport goods in his previous life, sturdy and durable, and could be easily pushed forward by one person without the need for oxen or horses.
Yuanzhou and Qingzhou are adjacent to each other, and it only takes three days to drive there. This car is fully capable of reaching Yuanzhou.
Each car was filled with goods, with rice being the bulk of the cargo, and there were also some noodles and various condiments loaded into several cars. In addition, air-dried beef jerky, bacon, and sausages were all directly vacuumed in the space and could be kept for a longer time.
Qin Zhi was worried that it would be inconvenient to open fire during the march and battle, so he prepared the individual self-heating food and high-energy compressed biscuits that were commonly available in the troops in his previous life.
There was a drought in Yuanzhou and water was in short supply, so Qin Zhi also prepared dozens of trucks of mineral water for them.
She also told Mr. Sun in advance to prepare ten truckloads of medicine, with instructions for use clearly stated.
All the cars were covered with a thick layer of tarpaulin.
These seven-foot-tall men's eyes welled up when they saw the trucks full of life-saving supplies.
Zhan Liu went to the deep mountains and summoned eight thousand elite soldiers hiding there.
Zhan Xiao ordered everyone to push a cart and set off.
An hour later, all the cars disappeared.
At the foot of the mountain, Qin Zhi was sleeping soundly. He had been collecting food in the space last night and finally prepared the food before they set out.
Qin Zhi woke up the next morning and had the thin porridge that Shen had warmed in the pot for breakfast.
After dinner, Qin Zhi went to the cave. The cave was clean and there was no sign of anyone living there.
The bastard even took away the hospital bed. He was going to sell it on Xianyu to earn some points. In order to help Zhan Xiao prepare food, he spent all the points in the space.
Qin Zhi took a walk in the mountains and then went home.
The courtyard wall of the new house has been built, and the village head has led them to dig the foundation of the new house.
The sun was blazing, and Qin Zhi was sweating profusely after standing for a while. She remembered that she had bought saltpeter and white jelly two days ago, so she planned to make some ice jelly for everyone to cool down.
Qin Zhi first made ice with saltpeter, then poured the white jelly into boiling water to melt it, and then put it on ice cubes to chill it. He then boiled red sugar syrup, and after the ice jelly was frozen, he poured the red sugar syrup on it.
Qin Zhen had been watching from the side. The crystal clear food made her salivate. She fell in love with it the moment she took the first bite.
Qin Zhen and Shen ate a big bowl each. To have such a bowl of icy dessert in such a hot summer day was like being a god.
The Qin Zhi sisters came to the house carrying a big bucket of ice jelly and invited everyone to come over to cool off.
Everyone ate the ice jelly and marveled at it.
"Erya, this ice jelly is so delicious. I suffer from summer heat every year, but I didn't expect that after eating this ice jelly, I would feel so much lighter. You are such a smart child. You can come up with such a delicious and fresh food?" said Uncle Zhang from the same village.
"Uncle Zhang, this is what I learned from Xianshu before. Uncle Zhang, go to the drugstore and buy some saltpeter. It's cheap, only three cents for a bunch. Put a few grains of saltpeter in water, and let the water freeze after a while. It's just right to put it in the house as an ice basin in this season. If you cook too much food, it won't spoil easily if you put it in the ice basin. Forget it, don't buy it. I still have a lot. I'll pack some for everyone later, and we can all go back and try it."
"Erya, that's great. Let's all go back and try it out to see what it feels like to have an ice basin in the house like the rich people in the city." An uncle said happily.
On her way back, Qin Zhi picked some banana leaves, wrapped saltpeter in banana leaves and sent them to them. Everyone was very grateful to her.
After returning home, Qin Zhi discussed with Shen about setting up a stall to make ice jelly in the town tomorrow. Shen and Qin Zhen clamored to go together.
Shen and Qin Zhen have hardly been to town for many years, so it would be nice to take them out for a walk.
The next day, as soon as the rooster crowed, Shen set out with two buckets of ice jelly.
Along the way, Qin Zhi discussed with Shen and decided to set up the stall in front of the county school.
By the time we arrived at the county school gate, it was already bright. Students were coming and going in an endless stream. The weather was very hot and humid, and the students were fanning themselves with fans.
"Don't miss it if you pass by. It's hot in summer. Come and have a bowl of cool and refreshing jelly," Qin Zhi saw a fat survivor with sweat all over his face, fanning himself with his right hand. He hurriedly shouted to him.
"Ice jelly, what is that?" the little fat man stopped and asked.
Qin Zhi quickly served a bowl of ice jelly, poured brown sugar syrup on it, sprinkled some raisins and chopped hawthorn on it, and handed it to the little fat boy.
"This is ice jelly. You are our first customer today, so I'll give you this bowl to try. If you think it tastes good, you are welcome to come back next time."
The little fat boy took a bite and his eyes lit up. It was icy and cool, so comfortable.
"Well, it's delicious. It's cool, sweet, tender, smooth and refreshing, and it can help you to quench your thirst and relieve summer heat. Give me another bowl." The little fat man said as he handed the bowl to Qin Zhi, who took it and filled it up with a big bowl.
"This ice jelly is five cents a bowl," Qin Zhi said to the fat boy with a smile.
The little fat boy quickly handed Qin Zhi five cents and continued eating.
"I'll have a bowl too,"
"Give me a bowl too."
The students behind saw this new food and wanted to try it too.
Qin Zhen and Shen also came to help put the ice jelly into bowls. After a while, both buckets of ice jelly were empty.
Shen picked up the empty bucket and took her two daughters to go for a walk on the street.
Qin Zhi found a grocery store on the street and spent two cents to leave the empty bucket in the store.
This was the first time Qin Zhen had come to town since she was a child, and she found everything new and interesting. She couldn't even walk in front of the stall selling hairbands. It was the first time she had seen those colorful hairbands, and they were really beautiful.
Shen and Qin Zhen picked out two pairs of hair ties together, one for each of their daughters. Qin Zhen was very happy holding the new hair ties.
After being busy all morning and not having eaten yet, Qin Zhi took them to the wonton stall and each of them had a bowl of wonton.
Shen looked at the patched clothes of the two children, gritted her teeth and took them to a cloth shop. Shen picked out a piece of pink fine cotton cloth to make summer dresses for the children. At the insistence of the children, Shen also cut a piece of blue coarse cloth for herself.
After shopping, the mother and her two daughters took the bucket they had left there and went home.
After arriving home, Shen poured all the money she had earned that day onto the table and counted it over and over again. Together with the money she had spent on buying things today, there were a total of three hundred coins. After deducting the cost, she estimated that she would make a profit of two hundred and sixty coins.
This was far beyond Shen's expectations. It seemed that this small business was worth doing.