Xia saw that her daughter ate sweetly, and she also ate it. I can't stop eating it, and after eating a bowl, I also praised, "It's sweet and smooth, and it also relieves the heat, good!" Then he asked, "How can Lili do this?" ”

The reasons have already been figured out.

Xia Li said thickly, "I found out that the blue lantern seeds would pulp, so I thought that since the cold powder can be solidified with lime water, maybe the pulp of the orchid lantern seeds can also be coagulated with lime water." Try it today, and it's really done. It's as transparent as ice, so I gave it a name, Ice Powder. He added, "Ice powder is delicious, it relieves the heat, can we use it to sell it for money?" ”

Xia said with a smile, "Such a good food can naturally be sold for money." Now the weather is getting hotter and hotter, and ice cubes to cool off are expensive, and only wealthy families can afford to eat them. Moreover, the elderly and children with weak stomachs do not dare to eat ice. Blue lantern seeds have anti-inflammatory and diuretic effects, and the ice powder it makes is much more beneficial to the body than eating ice cubes directly......"

Xia Li looked at Xia Clan with appreciation. She used to be a girl in a big family in the capital, and she was a talented lady. After returning to his hometown, he has been embroidering embroidery for the largest Chunniang embroidery workshop in the county, and compared with the women in the countryside, he is indeed well-informed.

Xia Li said, "This thing is not only good for people to eat, but also low cost, and blue lantern seeds are everywhere." In short, the benefits are numerous. ”

Xia nodded, pondered for a while, and then said, "If this thing is sold in the town, there are few people who buy it, and you won't make much money after a hard day." If you go to the county to sell, not to mention the way back and forth, there are many bad people there, and my daughter is so handsome, I'm afraid it will cause trouble...... It's really not good, let's do it at home, and let the Wang family boy go to the county seat to sell it. This matter has to be hidden from your grandmother, if she knows that our business cooperates with outsiders and does not cooperate with them, she will definitely make a big fuss...... Alas, it's not that I'm eating inside and out to outsiders, it's true, if your grandmother and second uncle knew that we had made more money, they would be in a hurry to stuff the three leopards in and give you a younger brother. ”

Maybe I feel that it's not good for my mother's family to say this, and my face is still red.

Xia Li thought deeper. This home is already coveted by many, including relatives. At present, she has not stepped on the hot land, and it is not suitable for doing business with great fanfare, so that others think that they have made a lot of money. Moreover, if they encounter a bad guy who asks for a prescription, they really dare not give it. There are many people who know this formula, and their mothers and women are weak and weak, and they can't compete with others at all.

Also, in ancient times, there were no disposable paper bowls and plastic bowls, and when selling ice powder, you had to bring tables and stools, which was troublesome.

She wants to sell her son, but people earn the money unknowingly, and then hide it deeply, and the money is not exposed.

Although this routine is too old-fashioned, it is liked by all women, which means that it is classic and practical.

Xia Li said, "Mother, I'm not going to sell ice powder by myself, don't talk about the hard work, the method of doing it after a long time will always be known." I want to go to a teahouse or a restaurant to see if I can sell the recipe. ”

Xia's eyes lit up, and he smiled, "This is indeed a good way, it doesn't show the dew, and it makes money." She thought for a while and said, "Yixiang Restaurant is the largest restaurant in the county, and the head office is in the provincial capital. Every time my mother goes to the embroidery workshop, she will pass by the restaurant, where the shopkeeper and Xiao Er are kind, and I have never seen the phenomenon of bullying...... Let's go there and sell it. ”

The two discussed again that Xia would go to the pharmacy in the county seat tomorrow to buy some orchid lantern seeds, and then buy some rose marinade, winter melon preserves, red beans, a little honey and other ingredients. Raisins and fruits are of course better, but they are too expensive, and Xia Li doesn't want to spend so much money on a sample.

Next, Xia Erhu came. Although there was still some ice powder left, Xia Li didn't dare to give it to him, for fear that he would show his mouth.

At the end of the next day, Xia had just bought something and came back from the county seat, and Mrs. Xia came.

Starting tomorrow, the Xia family's four acres of land will harvest winter wheat, Xia Zhu and Xia Tie have stopped business, and the whole family will harvest wheat together, and even Mrs. Xia will go to the wheat field to see the wheat. She came to grab labor, and wanted Xia's mother and daughter to cook and deliver meals to a large family.

Xia Shi promised very simply, he would help, but Xia Li couldn't go, on the grounds that her health was not good.

Mrs. Xia was so angry that she said, "She is not a young lady from a big family, where is she so squeamish." The two girls in my family can do everything before they are ten years old, and she is already twelve years old, so why can't she help her grandfather's family do something. ”

Seeing that Xia was very persistent, he said, "If you don't want to cook, go with the second tiger and the third leopard to pick up ears of wheat." ”

Xia said, "My family is not short of that little food. ”

Mrs. Xia raised her voice and said, "Your family is not lacking, and my family is lacking." ”

Xia said, "How many ears of wheat can you pick in two days?" I give money, fifty wen, is it enough? He added, "Although Lili's surname is Xia, she is not a girl from the Xia family." Li's father is a showman, and my father said that Wenquxing's daughter can't do rough work. ”

Mrs. Xia couldn't, and when she saw that she could get fifty dollars for nothing, she had to compromise. Angry, Chong Xia Li yelled, "You lazy girl, except for Da Xiong, no other man will treat you." ”

These words made Xia so angry that he cried, crying while thinking that he was sold at the age of ten, and how much silver he gave his mother's family when he came back, and she paid it back to her mother's family......

Mrs. Xia had a headache when she heard this, and left angrily.

Xia Li didn't expect Xia to protect himself like this, and he was reluctant to let her do any work. Although she didn't want to see Mrs. Xia, she also felt that the old lady was right, she was a country girl, and some work should still be done.

Xia Li put his arm around Xia's arm and persuaded, "Mother, don't cry, I'm grown up, and it's okay to do some things." ”

Xia wiped her tears and said, "As long as your grandmother catches you once, she will often let you do it in the future." Bad habits can't be formed, you look at Dani and Erni how pitiful they are......" may think that it is not good to say this to the old lady, and said, "My divorce is Xiucai's daughter, who is handsome, and those rough jobs can't be done." ”

The Xia family got up early and was greedy for darkness, and they harvested four acres of land in three days.

The next day, that is, April 19, Xia Shi and Xia Liang got up before dawn. They first boiled the red beans that had been soaked for a day and overnight, and then began to make ice powder.

Half an hour later, the red beans are boiled to the sand, scooped out in a bowl and put in the well water to cool down.

Ice powder is not much, only a small pot and a small bowl, and three wine cups. The ice powder in the small bowl is moderately tender, and the ice powder in the small bowl and wine cup is slightly older and slightly harder.

Everything was ready, and the mother and daughter had finished breakfast.

They went back to the house and searched for it. Xia Li dressed up in a small way, wearing a light concubine-colored slanted placket, a white middle coat and middle pants, and only a little balsam was wiped on his little face. Xia came over again and combed her in a double bun.

The girl in the mirror is carved in pink, her eyebrows are picturesque, and she is looking forward to it.

Xia Shi was both relieved and worried, and sighed, "My departure is so beautiful and sad." ”

Xia Li turned sideways and hugged her waist, smiled with his face next to her chest, "No matter how beautiful she looks, she is also my mother's daughter." Don't worry, I've grown up, and I'll think of ways to protect my mother and myself. ”