Chapter 57: Opening a Cold Drink Shop (Part 2)
"Wen'er, let someone bring another ice cream." Li Su thought of a way to help Qinghe and them earn pocket money, but he didn't say it directly, but instead instructed Wen'er.
"Sixth brother, we all begged you like this, are you still in the mood to eat ice cream?" Li Zhi hugged Li Su's thigh and looked up and said, his face was very dissatisfied, but the kid immediately shouted to Wen'er, who had not gone far, "I want to have double!" ”
"I~ Me too!" When the two little girls who were pretending to be poor heard that they were going to eat ice cream, they immediately couldn't help it, and they shouted loudly.
"Alright, let's all get up!" Li Su shook his shoulders, and found that Qinghe and Gao Yang were really hugging each other, so he had no choice but to say again, "It's such a big person, and you are still playing scoundrels with the sixth brother?" Isn't it just to earn some pocket money, Chapter 57 to open a cold drink shop (second update) I have thought of a way! ”
"Really~!" Gao Yang and Qinghe immediately jumped up happily when they heard this, they were convinced of their sixth brother's talent, otherwise how could they make something like Five Kings drunk and cement?
"Sixth brother, tell me quickly, what method do you use to make money?" Li Zhi also stood up excitedly and asked expectantly.
"Remember that little trick I taught you before lunch today?" Li Su sat down, picked up the fruit, took a bite and asked.
"Remember, isn't it the ...... who made ice from saltpeter" Qinghe replied with a puzzled look on his face at first, but halfway through speaking, his face suddenly became happy, and he exclaimed excitedly: "Ah! I see, Sixth Brother, do you want us to sell ice? ”
Hearing Qinghe's words, Li Zhi and Gao Yang also understood. In this hot weather, ice used to cool off has always been a very precious thing, and even their father Li Shimin used ice to reward ministers. Although they are princes and princesses, there is a limit to the amount of ice they can use on weekdays, and the amount is not much, and generally they are only used for food and cooling down when the weather is particularly hot, and there is no more when they run out. If you use saltpeter to make ice for sale at this time, it will definitely attract countless people to open a cold drink shop in Chapter 57 (the second update), after all, except for a few wealthy nobles, few people can dig a huge ice cellar to hide ice.
However, Li Zhi was happy for a while, and immediately thought of a question, so he asked: "Sixth brother, your method is good, but this saltpeter ice is inedible, otherwise just like me, I will definitely have diarrhea?" ”
"Stupid, you don't want people to design a container with saltpeter and water in the mezzanine to cool it, put some clean water in it, and then just use the ice inside." Li Su patted Li Zhi on the head and reprimanded, when he first met Li Zhi, Li Su still had thoughts, wanting to please this brother who might sit on the throne in the future, but after this period of getting along, he now only regards Li Zhi as his younger brother, and he will be beaten and scolded when he should be beaten, this is the way to get along between brothers.
"That's right, why didn't I expect it, it's still the sixth brother who is smart!" Although he was hit on the head, Li Zhi still had a grinning expression on his face. Compared with other brothers, Li Zhi still likes to be with Li Su, because he is very relaxed in front of him, he doesn't have to care about any etiquette and demeanor, everyone fights and forgets his identity as a prince, like brothers and sisters of ordinary people.
"In addition, this saltpeter ice has another advantage, that is, after the saltpeter is used, it can be used repeatedly after drying, so the cost is extremely low. Li Su has already thought of the cold drink shop in the future, if there is one in Datang, it is estimated that the business will be absolutely hot.
At this time, Wen'er had already brought ice cream, and according to Li Zhi's request, the three of them were all double. The food is in front, Li Zhi and they can't take care of anything else, they just eat it when they catch it, anyway, the son is not there, don't worry about her making trouble.
Li Su stopped after eating a few bites and said: "My plan is to let you pay to open a cold drink shop, if you don't have money, it doesn't matter, Sixth Brother, I can lend you some here first, and the thing sold is a cold drink similar to this kind of ice cream, which can be in a variety of styles, I believe that once it is launched, it will definitely attract many people to taste." ”
"Sixth brother, I'll not talk about money first, but if we open a store, we don't have anyone?" Li Zhi suddenly thought of a key question, the people around them were all people in the palace, and they couldn't go out of the palace casually, let alone help them manage the store?
"Pheasant, why are you so stupid? The solution was come up with by the sixth brother, will he leave it alone? Qinghe said with a look of disdain.
"Hehe, if you believe in the sixth brother, then you just have to pay the money, and I will help you do the rest, and then you just wait to count the money." When Li Su said this, his eyes secretly glanced at Wang Xijun who was standing next to him, he was having a headache How to deal with this maid who came to the door, and now she can just let her manage the ice drink shop, which can be regarded as killing two birds with one stone.
And Wang Xijun is a little disappointed, she also saw the strong profits contained in saltpeter ice, I wanted to tell my father when I went back today, and then promote it in my own Dengxian Building, but I didn't expect to let these princes and princesses take the lead, they did this, even if they knew the method of saltpeter ice, they didn't dare to use it in the restaurant, after all, the other party is a noble prince and princess, who dares to rob them of business with them so blindly?
Hearing Li Su's assurance, Li Zhi, Qinghe, and Gao Yang almost jumped up with excitement, now they finally don't have to worry about the lack of pocket money, and they don't have to slap their swollen faces to be fat when rewarding the palace people, and they will feel distressed for a long time when rewarding some money.
Next, the heads of the three little guys got together and discussed the question of how much each person could make, don't look at the fact that they have been crying poor in front of Li Su just now, but as a prince and princess, there is still some private money, and in the end, the three of them took out a total of fifty yuan, the amount is indeed less, rent a small store, and then buy some store opening equipment, raw materials, etc., in addition to hiring some people, this money is estimated to be a little short, even if Li Su helps them make up for it, the scale of the final store will not be too large.
After listening to Li Su's analysis, Qinghe, an ambitious little girl, was not satisfied with opening a small storefront, she persuaded Li Zhi and Gao Yang, and asked them to agree to recruit more people to join the shares, anyway, there are so many brothers and sisters in the palace, and the situation is the same as them.
Li Su was also greatly admired for Qinghe's generous idea, but he didn't expect this girl to have a talent for business.
The matter of opening a cold drink shop was decided in this way, and then Li Su accompanied them to play cards, and he knew how to play cards not only to fight the landlord, but also to kill time anyway, so he taught Li Zhi all the ways to play that he could think of, and let them play happily.
Maybe it's because of the weather, the son woke up after sleeping for about an hour, and it was already three or four o'clock in the afternoon, Li Yu said in the morning that he would prepare a rich dinner for the son, and now the time is not early, after all, they still have to go back to the palace, so I asked them what they want to eat?
"Sixth brother, we don't know much about the situation in your house, so let's just watch and prepare, and finally make a few new and delicious dishes, just like those new dishes at the Five Kings Banquet!" Li Zhi thought about it, and finally proposed with a smile, he liked the new dishes at the Five Kings Banquet very much, and Li Yu also passed the recipe of the dishes to the palace, but after eating for so many days, no matter how novel the dishes were, they were not novel, so Li Zhi, who liked the new and hated the old, would make such a request.
"What the pheasant slave said is right, I think so too, sixth brother, you must not let us down." Gao Yang is also naughty and responsive. The son was very well-behaved, but he said in a milky voice: "The son listens to the sixth brother, and I like to eat no matter what the sixth brother does." As a result, Li Su's heart of pity was great, and he vowed to satisfy his son.
"You two are really greedy, those dishes can be made if you want to, I think a few dishes at noon are good, sixth brother, don't be too difficult." After all, Qinghe is still older and knows more things than them, and she has also learned cooking from her mother in the palace, so she knows that cooking is not as simple as most people think.
"Hehe, Qinghe is still sensible!" Li Su put down his son, patted Qinghe's shoulder and smiled, but then said to Li Zhi and Gao Yang, "It's not impossible for you to eat novel dishes, but I'm going to go to the kitchen to see what ingredients are available, and then ask the chef in the house to cook some new dishes for you to eat." ”
"Huh~, Sixth Brother? You even know how to cook? Qinghe asked with some surprise. Although Li Su made steamed eggs for his son at the Five Kings Banquet last time, it was very simple and nothing at all. Although the dishes on the banquet of the five kings were also invented under the guidance of Li Su, very few people know about it, and most people only think that the cooks of the Liang Wangfu are clever, and no one would have thought that those dishes were invented by the dignified Liang Wang, so Qinghe asked this question.
"Hehe, I don't know how to cook, but I teach others how to cook." Li Su said with a smile, in his previous life, he only liked to taste food, but he didn't know how to cook it at all, and he only knew the general method of each dish in his mind, if there was no good chef to help him, he would definitely not be able to make those delicious dishes.
"Alright, you guys play with your son here for a while, and I'll go to the kitchen." Li Su touched his son's little face, looked up and said to Qinghe.
"Sixth brother, how boring it is for us to stay here, why don't we all accompany you, and let us open our eyes and see how the food in King Liang's Mansion is made?" Qinghe said excitedly, she is a drunkard, she doesn't mean to drink, and plans to take this opportunity to learn two tricks, after all, for girls in the Tang Dynasty, cooking is also one of the subjects that must be learned, even if it is a princess.
"I agree, let's go together!" Gao Yang's interest in this girl is also very high, not to mention the son, children like to join in the fun the most, only Li Zhi is deeply poisoned by something like 'gentleman's distant blister', and he seemed a little hesitant for a while, but in the end, he couldn't stand the threats of the two sisters and the pleading of the son, and nodded in agreement.
Since they want to go, Li Su won't stop them, anyway, there is nothing that can't see people. So he led the four little ones through several courtyards, and finally came to the courtyard where the royal kitchen was. The kitchen of King Liang's Mansion is divided into two parts, the smaller one on the right is the high-end kitchen, which is dedicated to cooking for Li Su, the King of Liang and some important stewards of the mansion, and the large kitchen on the left is where the servants eat.
Li Su took them directly into the small kitchen on the right, but what he didn't expect was that as soon as he entered the courtyard, he saw that the kitchen manager Lao Wu was sharpening knives with helpers, and it was not a kitchen knife for the kitchen, but a kind of ox-eared sharp knife, which made Li Su feel shocked, could it be that these cooks were going to rebel?!!!