After I became a general, I went back to my hometown to farm

Chapter 122 Opening a Cold Drink Shop

◎Gu Xin was selected as a scholar. ◎

After signing several big orders in a row, more than half of the watermelons in the field were sold, and the family reaped a lot of money.

Gu Zeyu was thinking about doing other things, such as the cold drink shop that he had always wanted to open.

I have a little saltpeter at home, so I made some ice and tried it out, and I made ice fruit tea and smoothies.

Brother Cheng thinks that the fruit tea is okay, but the smoothie is too difficult to make, and needs to be crushed into pieces. Although it is delicious, it feels refreshing to take a bite when it is hot.

But it is expected to be very popular.

Make some popsicles and sell them together.

Enrich the product.

Suo Xing and his wife are going to try it out. The fruit at home is about to ripen, and it will be suitable for making fruit tea at that time.

This time I bought a bigger store, which is very close to the street selling watermelons.

Gu Zeyu is going to divide it into two parts, one half is for making iced drinks, and the other half is for selling some fruits. There are not many fruits in his own house, only three acres of fruit trees are finished products, and the remaining seven acres are for planting fruit seedlings, so this year Basically no fruit.

After all the calculations, it's just the three acres of fruit.

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After preparing for a period of time, at the end of August, the cold drink shop really opened.

Gu Zeyu made two preparations, bought ice and secretly used saltpeter to make ice himself.

The ice you buy is sometimes not clean and not suitable for eating, so this ice is only used for freezing to keep drinks cold.

Ice made with saltpeter is for eating.

However, he only used the principle that saltpeter meets water to emit heat. He used several large and small pots, and the ice he made only used the part that was not stained with saltpeter, which was clean ice.

On the day of the opening, Uncle Gu's family and Father Cheng came to help, set up the table, greet the guests, and help make cold drinks. Brother Yu is very interested in this, and he is very happy to help Brother Cheng cut it. Watermelon, cut peaches.

Gu Zeyu entrusted the village head and a few respected old people to take care of the watermelon at home. Now everyone basically comes back to pick watermelon every day, so remember the number of people and wait until the evening to distribute the wages.Now it has become a paycheck every three days.

Gu Zeyu's main task is to smash the ice as small as possible so that it can fit into the bowl.

Most of the men did physical work.

The eldest aunt was in charge of collecting the money, and Aunt Liu was in charge of clearing the table.

Where have the people in the town seen this battle?

On the clean wood-grained table, there are crushed ice with peach pulp, pear pulp, and watermelon pulp in bowls, which looks cool for a while.

It is even more amazing when you eat it in your mouth, even the pulp of the fruit is refreshing and cool.

People can't help but sigh the generosity of the store.

Then there are fruit teas and fruit juices, all of which are cold drinks, which are delicious to drink.

There is a faint fruity aroma, but it is not as dull as the one I tried at home, and it tastes sweet.

Gu Zeyu is now a well-known figure in the town. Since he became famous after selling watermelons, everyone knows that he has earned a lot of money, met many businessmen, and has a wide network of contacts.

Watermelons are still very popular, and hundreds of people still go to that store every day.

So he opened a store again this time, and when the ribbon was cut, the nearby bosses came to congratulate him, talking about some scenes, Gu Zeyu's attitude was neither humble nor overbearing.

He has been running too much in the fields recently, his skin is tanned, and he is very conspicuous in the crowd. It's fierce.

If Brother Cheng stood beside him at this time, the contrast would be obvious.

Brother Cheng has a skin that cannot be tanned, so his skin is still very fair now. When people see him, they say that the young man has a tender face, but he looks much better than Boss Gu. I don’t know how this little brother was cheated by Boss Gu. here.

Now Brother Cheng followed Gu Zeyu to see a lot of the market, his temperament has become a lot calmer, and he is more than enough to deal with people. After hearing this ridicule, he immediately put down his things in his hand, glared at the person and said: "What do you mean by cheating? I am I like him who volunteers to follow his husband."

Seeing that the man was amazed that Gu Fulang, who had been looking at softness all the time, still had such a fierce side, Brother Cheng muttered, "Besides, he wasn't so dark before, he's handsome."

Seeing this scene, Gu Zeyu's heart warmed up, and he came over and echoed, "My husband and I got married because of our mutual affection, so don't say this in front of my husband from now on, we don't like to hear it. "

The man cast a resentful glance at the couple who were guarding their shortcomings, bowed his head and didn't dare to speak, he finished the iced drink in his hand, and hurried out of the shop.

So far, the love story between the two has spread far and wide, and everyone knows that Boss Gu loves his little husband the most.

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The cold drink shop was a big success, selling hundreds of cold drinks and some snacks.

Looking at the heavy cash box at the end, everyone was quite surprised. They didn't expect a small cold drink shop to make so much money.

Gu Zeyu chuckled, hiding his achievements and fame. Don't you see how popular modern milk tea shops and cold drink shops are, they are almost crowded.

After about three days of busy work, the heat came down a bit.

Gu Zeyu asked his relatives to go back and do their own work, and they couldn't put all their energy on this store.

The shop he opened, he can come here with his own hands.

So in the end, I hired a small worker, a small man, thin and small, but with bright eyes, very energetic, named An Zimu.

His family is really very difficult. There are sick family members and an elder brother who is still studying at home. Neither can give up. Both of them need money, so he came out to earn money at a young age.

Asked about his age, he was only 14 years old, Gu Zeyu almost didn't hire him, was this hiring child labor, or brother Cheng told him to come because he saw his sincerity.

Brother Cheng regards him as a younger brother, so he is not allowed to do too much work in the store.

Let An Zimu be in charge of cleaning the dishes and the table, plus cleaning the dishes and cups afterwards.

Like the fresh peaches and pears on the shelves, they are sold together at the place where the money is collected, Brother Cheng is busy.

It is necessary to collect money and sell fruit.

Seeing this, Gu Zeyu cracked the ice in advance, some were very broken, some were thumb-sized ice cubes, and then he was responsible for delivering the drinks himself, and he also helped Brother Cheng make the drinks, pass a cup, and cut a piece of fruit.

This level is actually not tiring at all, it is just a little bit more running.

Because there is only so much ice, so after the ice prepared every day is sold out, I call it a day and go home.

An Zimu was left to tidy up the shop and close the door.

Sometimes it's only mid-afternoon when I go home, and when I have a lot of free time, Gu Zeyu will take Brother Cheng to stroll around the town and buy some delicious food to go home.

The meat is also weighed every two days to go home. The amount of buying may not be much, but the number of times of buying is more, so choose fresh meat to buy.

It would be delicious to make some bolognese.

Summer is suitable for eating cold noodles.

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At the beginning of September, the results of the county examination were announced, and Gu Xin was admitted as a scholar. Although the ranking was not very high, No. 6, it was enough for Gu Xin.

With the status of a scholar, he can see officials without kneeling, and the land under his name does not need to pay land taxes.

Uncle Gu was very happy. When the people from the county came to announce the good news, he generously rewarded them with money and warmly invited them to sit at home for a while.

Gu Xin is only 17 years old now, and at this age, he was admitted as a scholar, which can be called a young talent.

You must know that the old scholar in the village was admitted at the age of 30.

So for a while, Gu Xin was very popular in the village.

Gu Zeyu's cousin has become Gu Xin's bonus item. It is said that poor scholars are rich people. Although Gu Xin's family conditions are not very good, they can be regarded as middle-level. In addition, his cousin has great abilities. Several shops have been opened, and the watermelons in the field have been sold for a lot of money. If he hadn't married early, he would not be a proper rich man.

It just didn't move Gu Zeyu's corner.

It's okay to be his relative, but sometimes you can drink some broth.

Brother Cheng's father was helped to open a shop in the town.

Not to mention anything else, this Gu Zeyu currently has two stores in the town, no matter what, he must let his uncle's family help manage one, and even if it is not good, he can open one for Uncle Gu.

After all, they are related by blood.

There are many people who want to say goodbye to Gu Xin, and the threshold of the family is about to be broken.

This Gu Xiucai is not only young and promising, but also handsome himself. Wearing a scholar's robe, he looks gentle, bookish, and has a white face. He is a proper and handsome scholar.

However, those who wanted to marry each other were rejected by Gu Xin one by one, and he left a sentence, not to be admitted to Juren, and not to consider starting a family.

Let’s talk about dear ones. Some people say that Gu Xin has lofty aspirations, while others say it’s a fool’s dream.

Gu Xin ignored it, and went back to study indifferently.

He will stay at home for a while, and will soon go to the county academy to study.

Those who go there to study are all scholars.

In the end, the matchmakers had no choice but to find another way. The younger brother of the Gu family had already passed his 16th birthday, so he could get married.

His younger brother, Gu Yu, is also a pretty boy with a good appearance. Since he grew up, many people from the nearby villages have come to kiss him, but his parents have said that they want to stay for a while before remarrying, and they refuse all of them. blind date.

Now that Gu Yu has reached his age, if he is not in a hurry to get married, then it's okay to get married first.

But who doesn't know, a few days ago when Uncle Gu's house harvested wheat, a man went to work for him.

Whoever you want to say is a shock.

It turned out to be Li Sijia, Li Orion!

Although this Li Orion is not very popular in the village, the big guys still give him some face when they see him. After all, the old Orion is a native of the Gu family village.

Li Liehu also grew up in Gujia Village.

Also, being able to exchange food with Li Sijia for some pheasants and hares was a bit of an advantage. After all, they were all from the village, and Li Sijia was not good at words, so he took the wild animal at a lower price than the market price.

Although Li Sijia was a very good hunter, and his family often had meat to eat and a lot of fur, but his family had no land and could not grow food, which was a big disadvantage.

Hunting is dangerous and a profession that cannot be done in old age.

It is a test of one's ability.

When the news of proposing to Gu Yu got out, Li Sijia became anxious and angry, and he didn't dare to ask Brother Yu face to face.

So I had to go to Gu Zeyu's house to inquire about it.

But Gu Zeyu was busy brushing the jujube.

Listening to him carefully ask if someone has promised Brother Yu.

Gu Zeyu hummed lightly, then looked up at him.

what happened?

Li Sijia stopped writing, "I also want to propose marriage, do you think this is the right time?"

Gu Zeyu thought to himself, this guy is quite vigorous, and then said: "You can do it if you want? Who is stopping you? Didn't you get through the inside a few days ago? My aunt really likes you."

Li Sijia rubbed her callused palms, and said firmly: "That's fine, I'll go back and get ready, and I'll go tomorrow."

The author says:

The next chapter should be about the engagement of Li Sijia and Brother Yu, and then finally the content of the copywriting.