But Dong Rong heard this, but she was in the middle of it, and she hurriedly said, "What my mother said is that I and Zhuzi are afraid that we will have to live in the courtyard of the owner this summer, and we can't always do our filial piety in front of my father and mother." In this way, I give my mother 300 wen a month to subsidize the family, how about it? ”

"No, three hundred wen..." Mrs. Cao also planned to ask for a few hundred more, but she didn't want the old man Cao to see the stupid son's face from the corner of his eyes, so he immediately pulled the old woman and scolded, "Shut up, if you make trouble again, you won't get a penny." ”

Cao Pozi shrank her neck in fright and closed her mouth firmly, but her two eyes were dripping, thinking that she must find an opportunity to pick out more silver coins in the future.

Dong Rong only paid a box of ice cubes in exchange for the next two months of freedom, and was overjoyed, and after pulling the stupid pillar back to the wing, she happily hummed a song like a little bee to pick up her luggage.

Silly Zhu Xu was a little tired, lying on the end of the kang with his eyes closed and not making a sound, but in fact, he was thinking in his heart how much the southern cities would profit in this summer if this transaction was run well.

Dong Rong hid the money bag, turned his head and saw the stupid pillar like this, and thought he was asleep. So he stepped forward lightly and covered him with a quilt, and finally smoothed the black hair on his forehead, and then quietly went out to prepare dinner.

The orange-red rays of sunset shine through the cracks in the window and sprinkled onto the silly pillar's face, making the smile on the corners of his lips softer and warmer...

As the old saying goes, it's better to get rich as soon as possible, and everyone understands this. Early in the morning of the second day, as soon as the Cao family set up the table for dinner, Sister-in-law Liu and others came to the door one after another, and more than a dozen people, large and small, crowded the Cao family's hall. Dong Rong saw that Mrs. Cao's face was as black as the bottom of a pot, so she hurriedly told everyone that there were still iron boxes and other things to buy, and asked them to go directly to the small courtyard outside the city to work tomorrow.

Everyone also had some eyes, and they left one after another with two polite sentences. Dong Rong ate in a hurry, and then took the stupid pillar and rolled up the cover and walked out of the village, for fear that if she ran slower, she would be troubled by Cao Pozi.

Although the small courtyard outside the city has been idle by the main house for many years, it is rare that the old man who cares for the door is a diligent person, and there is not a single weed growing in the gap between the stone bricks of the front and back courtyards, that is, there is not much dust accumulated on the window edges of each house. Dong Rong was free for two months, and she was very happy in her heart, and walked around the yard several times with a smile before going out to buy things.

Copper boxes naturally have to order a few more, honey, sesame seeds should also be added, as well as wooden spoons, pottery bowls and other things, saltpeter powder is more and more good, so all kinds of people buy, from the Niu family "borrowed" the capital and yesterday's income is almost spent.

Dong Rong clutched the only remaining 200 yuan, her face was distressed, and she kept comforting herself and said that she was reluctant to let the child trap the wolf, and she would definitely earn it back a thousand times in the future.

Silly Zhu walked aside with a big bag and a small bag, and when he saw her like this, a touch of banter flashed in his eyes, and he stretched out his hand to point to the steaming steamed bun stall, and shouted, "I'm hungry, I want to eat steamed buns!" ”

Sure enough, Dong Rong's face immediately became bitter again. She hesitated again and again and bought ten steamed buns and two white steamed buns, and finally hurriedly pulled the stupid pillar and fled back to the small courtyard. If she continued to shop, she was afraid that the remaining more than 100 wen would be spent.

Busy time always flies, and when Dong Rong and Silly Zhu return to the small courtyard to settle down with their belongings, the sky has darkened, and the hustle and bustle outside the city has gradually dispersed, leaving only the faint sound of dogs barking.

Dong Rong wiped the stone table in the courtyard clean, then took out the four remaining buns at noon and handed them to Silly Zhu'er, while she broke the cold steamed buns and enjoyed the rare leisure time while eating slowly, by the way, she imagined a good life in the future.

Silly Zhu glanced at the somewhat dry steamed buns in her hand, and finally lowered her head and took a big bite on the bun, and her eyes were half-hung to block a pool of warmth. Today's buns are much more delicious than in the past...

Early in the morning of the second day, the blacksmith shop, which had received 20% of the expedited silver, sent six copper boxes as promised, Dong Rong was busy scrubbing the boxes with the stupid pillar, and as soon as the ice cubes were made, Sister-in-law Liu and others had already arrived.

Six young couples plus six small carts, the small courtyard is full. The ice bowl is very simple, a few little daughters-in-law only tried it once and got started, and even one of the people shouted to be the autumn sister-in-law, and also ingeniously drew a flower on the ice chips with honey.

Dong Rong praised her vigorously a few words, and promised to sell more ice bowls and increase her salary, so happy that everyone was smiling, and they were waiting for a big job.

After such a busy day, the sun happened to climb into the air, and everyone hurriedly pushed the boxes out of the yard and rushed to the previously agreed territory. Soon, the entire bustling place in Qingxian County sounded with the same cry of selling, "Ice bowl, sweet and cool ice bowl!" ”

The high temperature of the temple fair seemed to be a harbinger of this summer's extreme heat, and the sun has not been lazy ever since. The women of every household changed into thin shirts, the men also kept paper fans in their hands, and the children wore shorts and belly pockets and gathered under a certain tree, intently bullying those who also ran out early and screamed.

However, even so, the heat still tortured people with nowhere to hide, and every day before the head was raised, it was difficult to find people on the street. On the contrary, the restaurants and teahouses are full of guests, everyone, you and I will talk about strange things, drink a cup of herbal tea to moisten your throat, and barely feel better, but your heart is still irritable.

So, when Sister-in-law Liu and others pushed the ice car onto the street, before they could shout a few times, the front of the car was full of people. This one asks for one bowl, that one asks for two, and the ice cubes are sold out almost immediately. Some people are impatient to wait for others to pour out empty bowls, so they just take the dishes from the teahouse and use them.

The shopkeeper of the teahouse was a little unhappy before, but then his eyes rolled and he smiled and stepped forward to inquire about the origin of the ice cubes. Sister-in-law Liu and the others didn't dare to respond without permission, and when they went back to get the ice, they told Dong Rong to listen.

Dong Rong was overjoyed, hurriedly instructed everyone again, and started a wholesale business again. A box of ice cubes costs 500 yuan, which doesn't take up any manpower and material resources but can get the same profit as retail, which is really a good deal.