As soon as he entered the door, it was raining, Li Qing hurriedly closed the courtyard door and ran into the lobby, but saw that the curtain rain was eating, "Is the son full?" Eat some more with us! Xiaoyu picked up an empty bowl and was about to give Li Qingsheng rice.

"No, you don't! I've already eaten it" Li Qing took the hot tea from the curtain's hand, poured a big sip before exhaling: "I want to tell you something." ”

Li Qing told the second daughter what he had just talked about with Yang Zhao, and finally said: "If you want to make a lot of money, you must open a store, and you must sell high-end ice products, otherwise our ice water stall can only be a small fight, take advantage of the little capital in hand, this thing can be done, the sooner the better, I will tell you the recipe later, tomorrow you prepare it at home, and I will go out to shop and buy necessary goods." ”

It is not difficult to make ice cream, the raw materials are ice powder, sugar, cream, milk and some juice to adjust the color, stir it evenly with a container, explain the recipe and production steps one by one, Li Qing went out early in the morning to find a store, he has 20 taels of silver given by Xian Yu Zhongtong, plus the money earned these days, deducting the expenses, there are more than 30 yuan, which is equivalent to 30,000 or 40,000 yuan now, there was no brand franchise fee in ancient times, and there was no need for entertainment such as industrial and commercial registration, tax registration, fire inspection, etc., let alone buy any machine, It's enough to open a small shop.

He first found the most prosperous area of Fuqian Street, that is, the area of the big restaurant in Langzhong Drunken Township, and when he ate in the restaurant that night, he found that there was a shop on the opposite side of the transfer, which turned out to be a teahouse, the store was very large, and could accommodate 200 people to listen to books and drink tea at the same time, and the owner of the store mainly went to Chengdu to develop, so the low-price transfer, he looked at Li Qing, and stretched out five fingers, turned back and forth, a hundred times, no counteroffer, together with the remaining one-year lease, seven or eight guys, a storyteller, or tables, stools, bowls and pots, all the items are readily available, that is to say, As long as Li Qing wants to open a teahouse and bid for a hundred yuan, he can immediately sit in the position of the shopkeeper who still has residual warmth, and continue to dial the account that is only half counted.

It's a pity that Li Qing wants to open an ice shop, he doesn't need so many guys and tables and chairs, Mr. Storyteller can help him shout on the street, but more importantly, he doesn't have so much money, so he has to just find a few more, or the location is not suitable, or the price is too high, or he refuses to rent for a short time, looking for it, Li Qing's eyes are gradually locked on the body of the drunken township restaurant in Langzhong, its façade is huge, strangled at the intersection of the two main streets in Langzhou, the flow of people is dense, it is said that this store also has an official background, Ordinary ruffians and hooligans don't dare to come to provoke and make trouble, if they can rent a corner of it, it is good to enjoy the shade under this big tree, can he do his own business with peace of mind, make up his mind, Li Qing mustered up the courage to step into this big restaurant for the second time, the last time Xiao Er still remembered his wronged head, so he smiled and said: "It's not dinner time yet, but the guest wants to drink tea?" ”

"No! I'm here to talk to your shopkeeper about a deal. Li Qing said slowly, and his words really had a bit of a great demeanor.

Xiao Eryi thought secretly: "This person has a generous shot, maybe he really has some confidence, but he can't be offended." Busy smiled and said, "So, Childe, please come with me." "The shopkeeper's room is at the end of the west side of the second floor, covered by a clump of green bamboo, if it weren't for Xiao Er to lead the way, Li Qing would definitely not be able to find it.

"Childe, I'll report first." He took Li Qing's greeting post in, and after a while, Xiao Er came out, his face was red, his eyes were a little excited, he must have been praised, he hurriedly pulled Li Qing and said in a low voice: "The proprietor of my house happens to be there, he is not an ordinary person, the shopkeeper is gone, but the proprietor of my house said that it is okay to meet, and the guest must be careful when he speaks, I can only remind him of this, you can do it yourself!" After speaking, he didn't listen to Li Qing's thanks, and walked away.

Push open the door, the room is not big, divided into two rooms inside and outside, the layout is very elegant, the corner of the house is placed in a pot of bamboo, grow thick green and lush, make the whole room full of vitality, directly opposite is a shopkeeper table, its owner is standing with his hands down, the proprietor is half lying in the rattan chair, is caressing the long beard of the three lines, squinting at Li Qing's worship post, Li Qing entered the door, just glanced at him, this person's hair has been half white, but the face is still white like a crown of jade, there is no trace of wrinkles, the eyes contain a smile, but reveal nine points of majesty, so that people can't help but have the urge to bow, He sat up and looked at Li Qing carefully, and when he saw that he was so young, that smile was exchanged for three points of surprise.

"You may be seated!"

The shopkeeper hurriedly pulled over a chair and invited Li Qing to sit down, and the proprietor pointed to the post in his hand and smiled: "This post is fresh in ink, but you wrote it yourself?" ”

Li Qing didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly bowed and said: "It was just written by the junior in the morning, and the writing was not good, which made the seniors laugh." ”

"What's good? What's bad? The proprietor smiled faintly and said, "If such words are not good, then the words I write will not be children's graffiti." He gently rested the prayer note on the table and said with a smile: "Listen to Xiao Er, do you want to make a deal with me?" You name it! Hearing that Li Qing was just a businessman, he sighed slightly in his heart, he was a beautiful woman, so why should he be a thief.

Li Qing suddenly remembered what Mr. Yan said to himself that day: "Words are a hammer, if you write a good word, no matter what you do in the future, you will benefit a lot." This is true, if it weren't for his own good handwriting, where would the proprietor be willing to see himself, he sighed in his heart, and said slowly: "That's the case, I want to open a hut that sells ice products, so I will rent a corner of your store and open a shop, I don't know if my predecessors are willing?" ”

The shopkeeper standing next to him saw that the so-called transaction was such a trivial matter, he snorted coldly, his face changed slightly, and he was about to refuse, but the proprietor waved his hand and stopped him.

"I don't know how much capital the son has, and he wants to do business with me."

"I only have a total of 30 yuan, rent a corner of your store for three months, sell ice products, I think this capital should be enough."

The proprietor laughed, laughing so hard that Li Qing's face was red, and he stopped laughing: "When I talk about business with people, I first have to ask the other party's capital, so far, the lowest is also 3,000 guan, but the son said that it is only 30,000 guan, which is really interesting." ”

Li Qing was full of shame and indignation in his heart, Huo Di stood up and arched his hand and said, "So, disturb it!" ”

"Childe, don't worry, and listen to me." Before Li Qing could go out, the proprietor stopped him again.

"Although the ignorant are fearless, but you can come to the door is commendable, just rush this word and your courage, I promise to do this business with you, as for the rent, ten times a month, pay a month's deposit, I will give you the façade of Fuqian Street."

"But the proprietor!" The shopkeeper said in a hurry: "The year before last, the tea shop was a rent of 400 yuan a year, this, this ......"

"Humph!" The proprietor got up and sneered: "Is this your decision, or me?" ”

The shopkeeper suddenly remembered his identity, was so frightened that he didn't dare to say another word, the proprietor walked slowly, patted Li Qing's shoulder and smiled: "If you don't accumulate small streams, you can't reach the rivers and seas; Don't accumulate steps, no thousands of miles, thirty runs are less, but it may not be impossible to do big things, occasionally play, it is also interesting, three months later, I will see, what you can do. With that, the proprietor laughed, pushed the door and walked away.

The proprietor said it easily, but Li Qing was so shocked that his heart was broken, twenty times! He's going to pull out twenty at once, oh my God! So what will he eat later? What to drink? There was a roar in his mind, and after a while, he gradually returned to normal, professionally calculated, removing twenty times, there are still twelve times, and then simply decorating the store, buying some raw materials, barely enough, the key is to make the new product a hit, and I don't know how they did, if they fail, then they will be miserable, but the technical content of ice cream is not high, and it is also a new thing to play with it casually.

"What's the matter, Shopkeeper Li changed his mind?" The shopkeeper of the drunken township building forced this little hairy head who let him be trained with a fire gaze, and the capital of thirty guan wanted to be displayed, I really don't know how thick the sky is, and I don't know what the proprietor thinks, he actually let him become, it is best for him to change his mind, thinking of this, the shopkeeper sneered: "If the shopkeeper Li wants to sign the contract, he will take out twenty cents first, and he will not be able to do it without a penny, this is the proprietor's explanation, you have to think about it, whether to sign or not to sign in the end!" ”

"Sign!" Li Qingyi gritted his teeth, took out the ingot of silver borrowed by Xian Yu Zhongtong from his arms, and patted it in front of the shopkeeper.

When Li Qing came out of the drunken township restaurant, he only had twelve yuan left in hand, according to the signed contract, the drunken township restaurant helped him separate a three-zhang wide counter, but the additional conditions were also harsh, he was not allowed to paste his own signboard, so as not to destroy the overall effect of the restaurant, and did not allow people to live inside, so he had to rent a house for Yang Zhao, Li Qing shook his head and smiled bitterly, but the so-called high investment and high income, the geographical location of this drunken township restaurant is extremely superior, almost all pedestrians walk this side, and it is diagonally opposite, the teahouse that I saw in the morning, But it is a snub in front of the door, and there are two heavens in the same area, which is in response to the saying 'the sun rises in the east and rains in the west'.

Renting a house for Yang Zhao is much more casual, only walked around, and then rented two rooms nearby for one hundred and fifty wen a month, at this moment, Li Qingcai deeply realized how cheap the rent of his small courtyard is, and he should really buy it, next, he asked a blacksmith to make a set of ovens for making cones according to his own requirements, and found a carpenter to set up a single room in the store as a studio, and then went to the shop to buy some second-hand counters, so that the façade thing can be fully implemented.

Busy until the red glow in the west sky, Li Qingcai dragged his extremely tired body back home, the second daughter had been waiting for him for a long time, and when she saw him come back, she hurriedly pulled him to the warehouse, and took out a porcelain jar from the ice box and said with a smile: "Childe is satisfied?" This was made by Xiaoyu. ”

Li Qing's spirits were greatly lifted, he took the porcelain jar and took a closer look, and saw that the ice mud inside was as delicate as clotted fat, dipped in a piece and put it in his mouth, the ice was sweet and smooth, and it melted in his mouth, which was a little more delicious than the Häagen-Dazs of the later generations, Li Qing was overjoyed, looked at Xiaoyu left and right, and looked at her face shyly, and then praised: "Sure enough, Bing Xue is smart, I didn't expect Xiaoyu to have this talent." ”

Seeing Li Qing's praise, Curtain Er couldn't help but smile and said: "We did it for a day, failed four times, and used up the materials that have always been money to make this can, I discussed with Xiaoyu and wanted to name it slush, is it good to look at it?" ”

"Slush!" Originally, Li Qing wanted to use the name ice cream, but it was also a foreign word, since he made it first, why did he still use a foreign name, so he smiled and said: "The name slush is good, this is what you made, of course, the name should be given by you, from now on, the name of this ice product will be called slush, start now!" ”