Ye Feng shook his head and said: "Thank you for your kindness, but all this is because of the leadership of the county magistrate, so the county will drop talents, the grass people just happened to invent this, it is not a merit, not to mention, there is an adult as a guarantee, this student, the grass people will naturally go to the exam next year, and they will never be ashamed of the adults." ”

The latter sentence was added by Ye Feng himself, what he meant by this was that he had the ability to be able to get a show, and he didn't have to rely on others or use those dirty means.

In fact, this Xu Zhixian just said it casually, he couldn't afford to take such a big risk for Ye Feng, not to mention that the examiner of this academy exam was not him.

The reason why he said this just now was that he wanted to try this Ye Feng's character, but he didn't expect this young man to be so upright, not bad, but the future life is terrifying.

"Okay, you can think like this, the official is very pleased, since this is the case, then put this threshing bucket here for me, I will gather the craftsmen of the county town to make such a threshing bucket tomorrow, and you will go back to the town and the village to promote it." Xu Zhixian said.

"Yes." The three of them bowed again, and then, after a few more pleasantries, the three of them left the place.

"You kid, you're so stupid, you're too sincere." Out of this county magistrate's mansion, Ye Xiutong said to this Ye Feng.

The two of them are now lucky enough to get ten taels of silver, but this Ye Feng didn't get anything.

Ye Feng didn't answer, but this mayor Zhang said: "Actually, it's not, I think this kid is very smart, sometimes there is no dispute is also a kind of contention, today he seems to have gained nothing, but in fact, he has entered the blue eyes of the county magistrate, this is a good thing, and this little brother Ye was admitted to the child at a young age, are you still afraid that you will not be able to pass the exam?" ”

"That's right." Ye Xiutong also nodded when he heard Mayor Zhang say this.

Seeing Ye Feng and the three of them coming in, Liu Man'er hurriedly greeted her, and she didn't ask much about this matter, but silently drove the horse to prepare to go back.

Just raised the horsewhip, I saw a carriage coming this way, Liu Man'er had to stop to avoid it, but she saw that the sedan curtain was opened, and a handsome man walked down.

This person is the young master of the Yan family, when he saw Liu Man'er driving the car, he was slightly surprised in his eyes, but he didn't say much, just nodded slightly with Liu Man'er, and then entered the mansion of the county magistrate.

This young master of the Yan family is a frequent visitor to the magistrate, as a big family in the county, their Yan family is deeply rooted again, even the magistrate, and they have to sell their Yan family a few thin noodles, these people naturally dare not offend.

Things that shouldn't be asked by herself, Liu Man'er has never asked much, she just bowed slightly and returned the salute, and when the Yan family's coachman pulled the carriage away, she waved her horsewhip and left the place.

Ten taels of silver is not a big deal for Mayor Zhang, but for the chief Ye Xiutong, it is a lot of money, he got so much silver for no reason, while Ye Feng and Liu Man'er didn't get anything, and he was a little reluctant to go, so he proposed to invite Mayor Zhang to dinner, and Ye Feng and Liu Man'er naturally went together.

Speaking of which, Liu Man'er has been in the county seat for so long, and this big restaurant is so close to her shop, but it is the first time for her to really sit in this restaurant and eat properly.

The food in this restaurant was really good, and after eating and drinking, Ye Xiutong talked to Mayor Zhang about things under the same excuse, and hooked up with each other to say that there was something important, and let Liu Man'er and the three of them leave first.

Ye Ziyu also wanted to follow, but was stunned by Ye Xiutong's glare, so he was scared back, and Ye Xiutong also threatened: "After you kid goes back, you are not allowed to talk nonsense with your mother." ”

"Okay, Dad." Although Ye Ziyu agreed, he was a little dissatisfied, Ye Xiutong gave him a tael of silver, and Ye Ziyu smiled happily, "Thank you, Dad." ”

Ye Xiutong wanted to give Liu Man'er two taels of silver again, but Liu Man'er refused, and pushed for a while, seeing that Liu Man'er really didn't want it, Ye Xiutong could only give up and leave with the mayor.

Ye Ziyu drove the ox cart to go around the county for some reason, and also left, and Liu Man'er took Ye Feng and the two back first.

On the way, Liu Man'er asked about what happened in the county governor's mansion, Ye Feng answered them one by one, Liu Man'er nodded when she heard it, and said, "Feng'er, you did the right thing." ”

"Thank you, sister-in-law, for the compliment." Ye Feng's heart was still very happy to be praised by Liu Man'er, and he was worried that Liu Man'er would be dissatisfied because he turned away an opportunity to become a showman, but he didn't expect his sister-in-law to support him like this.

How can such a major event as this scientific examination be changed casually, Liu Man'er doesn't believe this, not to mention, what's more, she has confidence in Ye Feng, "Feng'er, you will definitely be able to get admitted to the top with your own strength." ”

"Hmm" Ye Feng nodded heavily, and was recognized by Liu Man'er, even happier than the chief had just taken him to a big meal.

When she got home, Liu Man'er told Fang Clan about it in detail, of course, she hid some of it, Fang Clan heard that Liu Man'er and the two didn't get any benefits, and she was still a little disappointed, but she turned her face and smiled again, "It's okay, children, it's good to be able to benefit the villagers, the villagers will remember you." ”

Liu Man'er also nodded, although she didn't get any benefits, but she got peace of mind, at least she didn't come here for nothing, so she managed to get this threshing bucket out and help the villagers.

In the following days, Liu Man'er still ran to her shop, because the weather was too hot, so she had secretly made ice, but it had not been put into use yet, and only occasionally secretly hid it at her counter to cool herself.

Or come home at night and secretly ice a watermelon or two to eat.

In this way, the days passed quickly, and the big families in the county finally opened the ice cellar one after another, and after their ice cellar was opened, Liu Man'er's ice drink business was moved to the façade.

During this time, she has been preparing, what popsicles, ice cream, ice juices, fruit salads, etc., she has already experimented with, and she has already made bowls to hold these things.

Some adult wrist-thick bamboo poles, cut them into two sections, wash them, use the mold to make popsicles, and it is also very convenient to hold ice juice.

A kind of bamboo pole with the thickness of an adult's arm, after being chopped, just used to hold ice cream, or fruit salad, the remaining hollow bamboo knots, just used to make small pieces of wood inserted into popsicles, and some leftovers, cut them into different lengths, just placed on the bookshelf as decorations.

Liu Man'er thought that if they were to eat here, they would use cups or bowls, and if they were to be taken away, it would be just right to use bamboo knots, and make a small lid for them with round pieces of wood, and simply nail them with nails, so that they could be rotated and not melted so early.

At first, everyone didn't know what Liu Man'er was mysterious, but it wasn't until she put out these cold drinks that everyone understood.

However, this method of making ice is Liu Man'er's secret for the time being, she is doing it on the attic, the attic was originally set up as a private seat, but in the end, it became her secret base.

After making the ice, Liu Man'er would hang it from the upper floor with a rope, and the end was so mysterious that everyone else saw that she could make ice in June, and almost thought she was a goddess.

However, Liu Man'er had already prepared a statement, she said that this was her family's unique secret, which was passed down from her ancestors, and she never let everyone see how she made ice.

Everyone can only see pots of fruit salad being served, or buckets of ice cubes being hung down, as well as all kinds of freshly squeezed juices, all kinds of popsicles placed on the counter, as well as ice mung bean porridge, red bean porridge, etc., all kinds of iced food, although expensive, but in this hot day, it is really attractive.

What's more, Liu Man'er sells these things this time, she is also the same as opening an ice cellar, there is a time limit, it will be sold at ten o'clock in the morning and five o'clock in the afternoon, until it is sold out, every time at this time, there is a long queue at the door, most of them are taken away, and they want to eat in this store, but there are too many people to sit down.

What everyone likes the most is this ice cream, which is filled with crushed peanuts and raisins, fragrant and sweet to eat in the mouth and cold, it is really delicious, although the price is very expensive, but many rich people don't care at all, and always call their maids and servants to come and line up to buy.

This ice cream is very difficult to make, the eggs are yellowed and stirred vigorously until they turn white, and then they are beaten into a paste, then some goat's milk cooked with almonds is added, stir evenly, almost after that, it is good to use ice ice, and when selling, add this peanut rice and raisins on it.

Stirring is a hard work, although Liu Man'er asked her subordinates to help stir, but she is really tired, she can't do much, and there is no electric mixer here, not to mention, scarcity is expensive.

Of course, Liu Man'er still plans to have time to find out and invent one to step on with her feet, it is too tiring to stir like this, and with the opening of her reputation, it is already in short supply.

This ice business makes more money, takes less time, it is indeed the only way to make money, and every time by the way, you can also sell some braised and roast duck and fried chicken, etc., and now Liu Man'er has also begun to marinate peanuts, no need to dry, newly baked peanuts, better than spiced peanuts, attracted many people.

There are also a lot of people who are red-eyed, but the county lord's family has also come here to buy it in person, and it looks like he has a lot of connections with the shopkeeper of this family, and there is a Yan family cover, who dares to mess around?

There were a few people who were not afraid of death who wanted to make trouble for money, and they were smashed by Liu Man'er with a knife that cut lo-mei, and they were also frightened.

However, there will always be one or two people who don't know what to do.

On this day, there was another person who was not afraid of death to make trouble, just when Liu Man'er was cutting the lo-mei, one palm stretched out, Liu Man'er looked up, and saw a fierce man he didn't know, so he asked: "Dude, what do you want to do?" ”

"Why, you've been doing business on this street for a long time, haven't you? I heard that you have a strong background and never pay protection money? This person said in a very unkind tone, and there were several people behind him who were also looking at Liu Man'er with fierce eyes.

When the maid Feihua and Cao'er saw it, they were worried, and hurriedly went to the backyard to call Liu Yunsheng and the two aunts who invited them to help.

Noticing the movements of these two girls, the big man didn't care, and continued to provoke Liu Man'er: "Shopkeeper, how is it?" It's time to pay the protection fee, right? ”