"Miss, there is an ice basin in the carriage. It will be too hot if you go out." Xiaoli, the maid at the side, was also persuading her. She knew that the second young lady of her family was very doted on and always liked to join in the fun.

But in this weather, we really can't let the young ladies run around freely. If anything happens, they will be sold out by the lady.

"Okay, Uncle Fu, go and take a look. With so many people gathered together, there must be something fun!"

Uncle Fu was a little helpless, but he couldn't disobey the young lady's order. He parked the carriage, got out and walked towards Jiang Jiang's stall.

“What are you selling?”

Jiang Jiang raised her head and saw the middle-aged man in front of her with an arrogant look on his face. He was well-dressed, but he did not look noble. She guessed that he should be the housekeeper of a wealthy family.

This is business.

Jiang Jiang asked Huang Ying, who was cleaning the table, to temporarily replace him so that he could entertain this obviously unusual guest.

"Sir, our shop sells sugar water."

Hearing this, a look of disappointment appeared on Uncle Fu's face.

Sugar water, nothing special.

"However, what we sell is not ordinary sugar water." Jiang Jiang naturally knew what Uncle Fu was thinking, so he first suppressed it and then praised it.

"Oh? What's so unusual about it?" Sure enough, Uncle Fu became interested when he heard this.

If he really came across something rare and presented it to the second young lady, he would definitely get a lot of reward.

"We add ice cubes to this sugar water."

Upon hearing this, Uncle Fu lost his temper. Although ice was a rare item for ordinary people, it was not a rare item for the second young lady.

Even though the price of ice has increased by several percent, it has no effect on her daily consumption.

"Is it just ice? Nothing else?" Uncle Fu asked unwillingly.

"It's true." Jiang Jiang led the man to the ice cream bucket, opened the lid, and pointed at the milky white ice cream inside.

"This dessert is icy, sweet, and smooth. I can guarantee that it is something new that has never appeared in the area."

"But the price..."

"The price is not the problem. What matters is whether your thing pleases our young lady."

What I want is your words.

Jiang Jiang has been laying the groundwork for so long, isn't it just to rip off the big customers and promote the reputation of the ice cream?

She quickly got a spoon and a bowl, scooped two spoonfuls of ice cream into the bowl, and handed it to Uncle Fu.

"Try it. If it doesn't taste good, I won't charge you."

Uncle Fu took the bowl, picked up the spoon, and tried to take a bite.

It was just as Jiang Jiang said, after one bite, the heat disappeared and a cool and sweet feeling spread in his mouth. The silky and dense taste was different from any dessert he had eaten before.

The second young lady will definitely like it.

After just the first bite, Uncle Fu dared to make a judgment.

"How many more do you have here?"

Jiang Jiang pointed at the words on the board and said, "These two spoonfuls are for one portion. One portion is five coins. This bucket can hold two hundred portions."

It was just one or two taels of silver, Uncle Fu calculated it in his mind immediately.

He wondered how much it would cost, but one tael of silver was just the price of a box of snacks from Fangchunzhai.

Uncle Fu took out two taels of silver from his pocket and handed it to Jiang Jiang.

"Give me this bucket, and you don't need to give me the change for the extra money." Jiang Jiang took the silver with a smile on his face. Isn't this a big business?

However, in order to prevent any accidents, Jiang Jiang still gave instructions several times: "Ice cream melts easily, so put it in the ice cellar if you don't want to eat it. It won't go bad no matter how long it is stored. Don't eat too much at one time, otherwise you will get an upset stomach."

After hearing this, Uncle Fu nodded, and then hurried back with the wooden bucket full of ice cream.

Seeing that Jiang Jiang's ice cream was sold out in an instant, the other diners who originally thought it was too expensive became a little itchy and started asking about the ice cream one by one.

"It's true that it's out today. Come tomorrow. I guarantee that this ice cream is worth every penny."

Customers who failed to buy the item had no choice but to comfort themselves that they could still buy it tomorrow.

On the other side, Uncle Fu returned to the carriage excitedly carrying a wooden barrel.

"Uncle Fu, there's no need to run so fast. What are you holding in your hand?"

The second young lady just saw Uncle Fu eating something at the stall from afar, and asked curiously.

"Second Miss, this is a good thing." As he said that, Uncle Fu opened the bucket and scooped a portion of ice cream from the bowl on the carriage and handed it to her.

The second young lady only felt a burst of milky fragrance filling the entire carriage. She took the bowl, and the cool touch passed all the way from the bottom of the bowl to her hand.

"Then I'll try it, it seems pretty good."

The second young lady took a bite of the ice cream and her eyes immediately lit up.

It was her favorite flavor, and the milky ice cream captured her heart instantly.

"Second Miss, the store owner said this thing is cold and you can't eat too much at once. Take it home and put it in the ice cellar. Whenever you want to eat it, just take it out. All the ice cream on the stall is here."

Uncle Fu pointed at the wooden barrel and said, his expression was a bit nostalgic, and it was obvious that he was still thinking about the ice cream he had just tasted.

The second young lady gave Uncle Fu an appreciative look.

"Go back and ask my mother for fifty taels of silver as a reward for you. Now let's go home quickly, otherwise the ice cream will melt."

Thinking that such sweet ice cream might go bad, the second young lady didn't want to play outside anymore and immediately asked Uncle Fu to drive her home.

She wanted to let her parents have a taste of the ice cream.

The scorching heat dissipated a little as the sun set in the west. Smoke was already rising from many homes in the town. All the ice had been used up, so Jiang Jiang gave the remaining bowls of sugar water to a nearby stall owner, as a way of making good connections.

Jiang Jiang and his friends only sell sweet water, and because of this, nearby food stall owners have gained some business. They are grateful, but at the same time, they envy Jiang Jiang's business.

Some stalls selling food also sell herbal tea and sweetened water. These stall owners have their own plans in mind.

The price of ice is not low now. According to the selling price of Jiang Jiang and others, they are almost not making any profit. I don’t know how long the business can last. At best, they will lose everything!

People are not fools, they are good at calculating. Jiang Jiang's price is almost the same as the price of ice cubes, but with a bowl of sweet water included, they are generous enough to pay. If it is a few cents more expensive, they will weigh their wallets.

Jiang Jiang, who had no idea what everyone was thinking, went home with an empty barrel and three exhausted people, like a general returning victoriously from a battle.

"Starting tomorrow, we will come to the yard to boil sweet water, once in the morning and once at noon."

Huang Ying and Sun Qiaoqiao were fine, but Li Cuicui, who didn't work on weekdays, was so tired that she didn't even want to move a finger.

"Mom, can we ride Uncle Li Zhuang's ox cart back today?" Li Cuicui lay in the corner, looking hopeless.

Sun Qiaoqiao looked distressed as she felt sorry for the money. It was just a matter of walking a few steps, but it would cost several cents for several people to go back. But she couldn't control her sister-in-law, let alone Jiang Jiang.

"Okay, everyone has worked hard today, so let's all go back by ox cart. Bring a few children with you tomorrow to help out, and we'll divide the money before we go back."

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