He saved money in ancient times to marry

Bai Li carried the Alpine Rhododendron back home. Alpine Rhododendron likes loose, slightly acidic and nutrient-rich soil. The deep mountain soil is rich in humus, which is a natural source of nutrients. Bai Li dug a large cloth bag and went back.

This soil cannot be used directly. Although it can be used directly, it can be raised, but it is always not as beautiful as carefully raised.

Bai Li spread the soil in the yard to expose it to the sun for a whole afternoon, then picked and picked, threw away all the messy things, leaving only the fertile and clean soil, and then dug some loose river sand from the river to mix with the mountain soil. I carefully planted the alpine Rhododendron into a flower pot and watered it thoroughly at one time.

The mountain soil itself is weakly acidic, otherwise it would be better to add a little vinegar and water.

This Alpine Rhododendron is not beautiful, with a well-developed root system and disheveled branches, it smells like it has been devastated by vicissitudes of life, and it is the end of autumn, so it is even more weathered, so Bai Qing has no idea what his younger brother picked up and brought back.

Bai Li carefully scrubbed and trimmed the Alpine Rhododendron. It was very precious. He said: "Sister, don't look at this flower as inconspicuous now. When I finish trimming it, it will bloom next year and it will amaze you. Then we will Sell ​​it for a lot of money."

Bai Qing: "What are its flowers like?"

Bai Li wasn't sure what color of flowers this alpine rhododendron could produce, but a poem suddenly flashed across his mind: A garden of bright red and drunk Potuo, the ground is clustered with Xiluo.

What is written is the scene of rhododendrons blooming all over the mountain.

In Bai Li's opinion, azaleas are not so beautiful, but they look much more noble when paired with a poem. An inspiration flashed in his heart, and he said with a smile, "Thank you, sister."

Then he ran away.

Bai Qing: "?"

My younger brother knows that life is a good thing, but why does it feel a little abnormal?

Cheng Jiu's fourth uncle brought some good quality dates by cargo ship. During this time, Cheng Jiu's father was selling dates everywhere, and Cheng Jiu sent some to Bai Li. Both brothers love to eat.

The quantity of jujubes is large, and Cheng Jiu's father sells them in the county town, so he asked his son to drive the car to the prefecture to sell them. Cheng Jiu naturally wanted to call Bai Li together, and Bai Li thought for a while and asked, "Brother Jiu, how much do you pay for a catty of jujubes?" ?”

Cheng Jiu said: "The county town is worth three Wen a catty, and the people in Chengzhou are rich. Including the shipping fee, we will sell it for seven Wen a catty."

Bai Li: "It's more than doubled?"

Cheng Jiu smiled: "Our Chengzhou Mansion is one of the most affluent places, and it is connected to the Grand Canal. There are many merchant ships there, and the people there are also very rich. Doubling it is nothing. You know, people in Fucheng But it’s all for money.”

Chengzhou Mansion is an important hub of the Grand Canal. Most of the merchant ships come and go, and there are many merchants. It is indeed very rich. Bai Li thought about it and estimated that it would be similar to the situation of the ancient Gusu generation. It is indeed a good place to do business.

So he said: "Then sell me some dates, and I will get some things to sell tomorrow."

Cheng Jiu: "What good things are you going to sell again?"

Bai Li didn't hide it from him: "Jujube Cake."

"Yo, sweets, rare and rare, you really know everything!" Cheng Jiu gritted his white teeth and said, "Okay, I'll give you a brother's price, two and a half pennies!"

Bai Libai glanced at him and said, "It's not easy to get change for two and a half coins, let's make up the whole thing for you, two coins!"

Cheng Jiu: "Why are you so stingy!"

"That's it, five catties first!"

"..."

Cheng Jiu was speechless and laughed. This young man looks like a cool breeze. How can he be so stingy? He has to negotiate a price for everything.

But Bai Li wouldn't lose anyone else.

Cheng Jiu went home immediately and weighed five catties of dates to send to Bai Li. Bai Li counted the ten copper coins three times before handing them to Cheng Jiu with gritted teeth.

Cheng Jiu deliberately rattled the money, almost killing Bai Li from anger.

Bai Qing saw it from a distance in the room, she pursed her lips and smiled, washed the dates and ground them finely with small stones.

Bai Li spent a lot of money to buy this small stone mill, because Bai Qing doesn't like going to mills very much, she is born beautiful, and there are many people in the mill, there are always people who like to stare at her, which makes her uncomfortable.

Bai Li bought this small stone mill, and Bai Qing didn't go out often, she only made bean products at home and sold them in the shed at the door.

Jujube cake is not difficult to make, but to make it delicious, you need to add a lot of ingredients. Bai Li went to the pastry shop in the county town to calculate the cost, and he was very happy.

The raw materials of jujube cake are not expensive. Except for brown sugar and eggs, the rest are not expensive. The county is relatively rich in materials. Even if the harvest is not good in many places this year, enough flour can still be bought.

The ratio of red dates to flour is almost one to one, brown sugar is just for coloring, and Bai Li only cares about the money for selling eggs, one penny for one egg, it is very expensive!I figured that I must save money to buy two chickens and feed them back.

In this way, if all of them are made into jujube cakes, it will weigh more than ten catties. Bai Li calculated the cost:

5 catties of dates = 10 Wen

5 catties of flour = 21 Wen (it was supposed to be 25 Wen, but he abruptly gave him [-] Wen)

2 catties of brown sugar = 10 Wen

30 eggs = 30 text

The rest of the yeast and water are free, so the cost is 71 renminbi, and less than 20 catties of jujube cakes can be made, and each piece of cake can be sold for 15 renminbi in shops in the county town. The above, but they are small stalls, so Bai Li still sells at 25 Wen, which is nearly 15 Wen, and the travel expenses are free of charge for Cheng Jiu's carriage, making a net profit of more than 300 Wen.

Bai Li opened his mouth wide, and immediately felt that this jujube cake business could last for a long time!

However, this is the estimated maximum income, and some losses will be counted in the middle.

When the jujube cake was ready, Bai Li cut two small slices first, and he and Bai Qing each had a slice. Bai Qing was reluctant to eat it after hearing him settle the score. She wanted to sell it for money and gave it to her younger brother. I couldn't help the greed, and ate the small piece of jujube cake in small bites.

Bai Qing was elated: "This jujube cake is so sweet and fragrant. No wonder Dad used to say that rich people would buy cakes to eat during Chinese New Year. This cake is really delicious!"

Bai Li was stunned for a moment, and suddenly realized that this was the first time his elder sister had eaten sweets in such a big age.Bai Qing is 17 years old.Such a big girl was so happy for a bite of jujube cake. Bai Li's nose was sore, and he said, "Sister, when I sell the money, I will buy you cakes from the city."

He really wants to explain that he will buy it for you tomorrow, but he knows very well that the hundred yuan he earns is not enough to buy good snacks from Chengzhou Mansion, even the jujube cake in front of him can't make Bai Qing eat enough, he can only feel bitter , He gritted his teeth and vowed that he must make a lot of money.

Cheng Jiu was waiting at the door early the next morning. Bai Li packed up his things, cut a small piece of jujube cake for Bai Qing, and asked Bai Qing to send it to his neighbor, Mrs. Pei. She was a lonely old man with no children. The old lady is kind, and Bai Qing often goes to talk with her.

As soon as I got on the bus, I stretched out my hand and said, "Come on, the car money."

Bai Li put a piece of jujube cake in his palm: "Including the return trip, these are all in total."

Cheng Jiu was stunned for a moment, and thought that it was impossible for the boy from the Bai family to be so generous, but he had never seen sweets before, and he couldn't think of a reason at the moment, so he happily swallowed the jujube cake, and instantly became Bai Qing is the second, so cute and silly.

Seeing him eating jujube cake, Bai Li smiled slightly, stretched his hand to the compartment behind him, took out a handful of jujubes and threw it into his mouth leisurely, Cheng Jiu stared at him, and shouted, "I knew you were a bad boy!" Very, quickly put my dates back!"

Bai Li threw a jujube into his mouth, and said slowly: "You just ate a tael of jujube cake from me, and a tael of jujube cake costs a penny and a half. At the cost price, I will pay you half a catty more jujubes, and I will eat half a catty of you. Treat it as travel expenses!"

Cheng Jiu wailed, "I'll pay [-] Wen for a round trip to Fucheng!"

Bai Li snorted loudly, and Cheng Jiu was so angry that he wanted to deal with him. The two of them made a fuss all the way to Fucheng, but they didn't realize that the journey was boring.

"This is Fucheng." Cheng Jiu stopped the carriage at the gate of the city, and was questioned by the guards. He had been here many times, and every time he came, he would still be impressed by the size and prosperity of Fucheng.

Rao Bai Li, who had seen the metropolis, couldn't help but stop what he was doing, holding a jujube and staring at the bustling metropolis in a daze of praise.

This is the real city.

Bai Li said: "One day I will live here, open a shop here, earn a lot of money, and let my sister wear gold and silver to eat and drink spicy food."

With sharp eyes and quick hands, Cheng Jiu snatched a few dates from him while he was in a daze and threw them into the sack, saying, "The first three are all good, but drinking spicy food is a little bit not so good."

Bai Li rolled his eyes: "You know a hammer."

Cheng Jiu snorted, pointed to the front and said, "There is a commercial street ahead, and many people set up stalls there, so let's sell there."

Bai Li answered absent-mindedly, but his starry eyes looked around. Chengzhou prefecture is full of treasures, businessmen can be seen all over the streets, and many gorgeously dressed women can be seen smiling and smiling in twos and threes. It is obviously much more open than the county town Now, Bai Li knew why Cheng Jiu dared to double the price of dates.

These people look very rich!

Cheng Jiu drove the carriage to Shangmao Street. At this moment, Shangmao Street was bustling with each other.The two went to find the manager of the commercial street, and paid twenty yuan for the booth fee first. Bai Li grinned in pain.Cheng Jiu was also quite distressed, the money was spent without selling a single date.

He could only comfort him and said, "It's a small number. There are several commercial streets in it, all of which sell high-end goods. The booth fee is paid by the cashier, and those shops—"

Cheng Jiu pointed to all kinds of shops on the street and said, "People like us have to sell all their underpants if they want to buy what's inside."

Bai Li thought so deeply, but said: "No one wants to buy your underpants, is it disgusting?"

Cheng Jiu: "..."

The two didn't say much, the booth fee of [-] Wen was only enough for one day, and they had to sell as much as possible to earn back.

Bai Li originally planned for fifteen renminbi a catty of cakes, but now he rolled his eyes and mentioned 25 renminbi, and he shouted in a crisp voice: "Freshly baked jujube cakes, made of high-quality dates, purely handmade without additives. Don’t miss it when passing by!”

Such a beautiful young man called out, many people were willing to ask, Bai Li said it was 25 Wen a catty.

Some people thought it was too expensive, so an old woman asked, "Xiao Langjun, can your jujube cake be cheaper?"

Bai Li smiled like a spring breeze, pointed at Cheng Jiu and said, "Sister, I use his dates for this date cake, if you buy dates from his family, no matter how much, I will give you [-] cents. "

The aunt laughed and said, "This little man is talking nonsense, I could be your grandmother!"

Bai Li was surprised and said: "How come, you take good care of yourself. You must be a person who loves jujubes on weekdays, so you have such a good look." He took out a handful of jujubes from Cheng Jiu's sack and handed them over. : "Try it, our jujube is sweet, thick in color, thick in flesh and small in core, it is the most beautiful."

The aunt smiled and picked one up and tasted it. It was indeed a good date. She immediately ordered two catties of jujube cake and bought another two catties of dates.

Cheng Jiu was dumbfounded, he didn't expect Bai Li to want to give him a hand, he was so grateful, he yelled in a loud voice: "The best dates, sweet date cakes, everyone come and have a taste, don't you?" Delicious and free!"

One of the two could talk and the other could shout. Within half an hour, Bai Li's jujube cakes were sold out, and after a while, Cheng Jiu's jujube cakes were also sold out. Cheng Jiu beat his chest and said, "I knew I would sell more , twenty cents a day for the booth fee!"

Bai Li also felt very distressed.

The two said angrily: "I must eat a bowl of wontons from Fucheng to relieve my anger!"

After speaking, he hooked his shoulders and laughed, found a small wonton stall, ordered two bowls of hot wontons, sucked down his stomach, broke out in a hot sweat, and asked the boss for two free bowls of hot soup, drank it all unobstructed.

Cheng Jiu sighed: "Having such a bowl of wontons in this cold weather is so comfortable, it's even better than those talented young men!"

Bai Li smiled and said, "This is going to heaven? Tell you, you can't imagine the happiness of a scholar!"

Cheng Jiu snorted: "It's fine on weekdays, but these days they are definitely not as easy as us."