Chapter 5 My family's tea is different

The next morning, Zhou Yu turned over in a daze, stretched out his hand and threw himself into the air, only to see that Feng Yue beside him was gone.

"Xiao Yu, aren't we going to go into the city today? Get up quickly, Uncle Zhang and Aunt Zhang should be in a hurry! While speaking, Feng Yue came in from outside with a basin of water and forcibly dragged Zhou Yu up to wash.

When Zhou Yu rinsed his mouth with wicker dipped in salt, his eyes were still a little open. There was no toothpaste or toothbrush in Wenguo, and people used wicker sticks dipped in refined salt to brush their teeth.

After brushing his teeth and washing his face, Zhou Yu was finally fully awake.

Feng Yue helped Zhou Yu sort out his clothes again, and after the two said goodbye to Feng Liang, they left for Luozhou City.

Lao Zhang and Aunt Zhang were waiting at the head of the village early, and when they saw Zhou Yu and the others coming, they immediately greeted them warmly. Zhou Yu looked at Uncle Zhang, who was a little yellow and thin, and always felt that he was a little out of place with the bloated Aunt Zhang......

The four of them rushed to Luozhou City together, Lao Zhang also used the car to pull some materials and tea shed utensils, and when the tea shed was set up, he had to put the tables and stools ready for business.

When the group arrived outside the West City Gate, there were already three tea sheds here, and there were many pedestrians entering and exiting from the West Gate of Luoyang City every day.

Zhou Yu took a closer look, chose the address, and specially instructed the construction of the tea shed, and let Lao Zhang start work. He took Feng Yue into the city to take a stroll around the city, see the dowry or something, and buy some things to use to open a tea shed, such as tea.

took Feng Yue around, Zhou Yu asked her what she wanted, and she bought it for her, Feng Yue only said that she wanted a quilt, a wedding dress and a few catties of white noodles, provided that she would buy it for her when Zhou Yu's tea shed earned money. Zhou Yu couldn't help but feel a little distressed, this frugal girl didn't even say anything about meat......

After Feng Yue had chosen his things, Zhou Yu began to purchase the necessities for opening a tea shed. First, I went to the tea shop to buy a few catties of cheap tea, and the tea houses on the roadside are basically using this variety. Then he went to the pharmacy and bought a few catties of saltpeter, which made Feng Yue a little confused.

"Xiao Yu, we are opening a tea shed, not a medicine shop, what are you buying so much saltpeter for?" Su Xue asked puzzled.

"Hehe, you just look at it, our family's business is all on these saltpeters!" Zhou Yu deliberately sold a pass.

Feng Yuehu looked at him suspiciously, but seeing that he looked like he was in his chest, he didn't ask too much.

After buying things, Zhou Yu remembered that Feng Yue and himself hadn't had breakfast yet, so he took Feng Yue to the noodle restaurant to eat a bowl of green onion fragrant noodles. There are no beef noodles or jajangmyeon noodles in Wenguo, and most noodle restaurants only sell somen noodles. Even so, Feng Yue, who rarely eats white noodles, still eats with relish.

Thinking that Uncle Zhang and Aunt Zhang were still busy and couldn't go back to eat at noon, Zhou Yu bought another drawer of meat buns as everyone's lunch.

After going around and returning to the West City Gate, the tea shed was almost built, and Lao Zhang was making the final improvements.

According to Zhou Yu's request, in addition to the place where the guests sit and the fire platform for boiling water, a simple wooden house with shade should be made. Although Lao Zhang didn't know what the use of Zhou Yu asking for a small house like the stove king, he paid the money and did the work well. In addition to the wages for building a tent and helping Zhou Yu greet guests, Lao Zhang and his wife can also get 20% of the tea sales money, so Lao Zhang works very hard.

Seeing that Zhou Yu actually bought meat buns again, and said that it was for them to be lunched, Lao Zhang and his wife were excited, and they were more energetic in their work.

Zhou Yu came to the cabin and brought three washed buckets. He filled two of the buckets with clean water, then put saltpeter in them, and in a few moments, the water in the buckets formed ice crystals at a rate visible to the naked eye. Seeing this, Feng Yue's eyes widened like copper bells, and her mouth was so shocked that she couldn't close it.

"Xiao Yu, this ...... How can this water freeze? Will you be able to spell it? Feng Yue was a little suspicious of her eyes, in the middle of summer in June, even the well water was exposed to a slight temperature, and Zhou Yu could make a bucket of water freeze instantly, it was incredible!

"If I knew how to spell, I would conjure up countless pieces of silver for our family!" Zhou Yu said with a smile: "The water energy that can freeze on this hot day is all the effect of saltpeter, I don't dare to be greedy!" ”

Saltpeter ice making, this is a technology that was mastered in the late Tang Dynasty in Zhou Yu's previous life. The history of this world is a little different, the Spring and Autumn Warring States, the Qin and Han dynasties, and even the Sui Dynasty are all the same as what Zhou Yu knew in his previous life, but the Tang Dynasty went wrong. Zhou Yu's impression of Gaozu Taizong and the scene of the Tang Dynasty did not appear, but only survived for more than a hundred years before perishing, which led to the Liang Kingdom in the west, the Wei State in the north, the Qianguo State in the south and the Wen Kingdom in the Central Plains.

"You mean saltpeter freezes water?" Fengyue was surprised.

"Shh Zhou Yu hurriedly motioned to Feng Yue and whispered, this was his cash cow, he didn't want to make this secret public until he made enough profits.

"Xiao Yu, I've inquired about it, the tea in the other tea sheds is sold for three dollars a bowl, should we also buy three yuan?" Aunt Zhang walked over and asked.

"No, let's sell two kinds of tea, one for four cents a bowl, and one for five cents a bowl." Zhou Yu said.

"What? Xiao Yu, we sell it so expensive, how can people come? "The third aunt can't understand Zhou Yu's pricing.

"What if our tea is served on the rocks?" Zhou Yu asked with a smile.

"Ouch, Xiao Yu, we're not a big family, where did the ice come from? Besides, how expensive is this ice, even if there is really ice, it will only be sold for a few pennies", then it is not a loss? Aunt Zhang didn't agree with Zhou Yu's statement at all, in Wenguo, if you want to take ice in summer, you can only take it from the ice cellar. Only large families can afford to build ice cellars, so in the summer, ice is as expensive as gold.

"I'm not a big family here, but I have this ice!" Zhou Yu took out the two frozen buckets for Aunt Zhang to see.

"My God, where did this ice come from?" Aunt Zhang's expression was like seeing a ghost in broad daylight, and even Lao Zhang was attracted to her.

"What do you say...... Where did this ice come from?! Lao Zhang was also taken aback.

"It doesn't matter where the ice comes from, I'll just ask, is it okay for our tea to sell for five cents a bowl?" Zhou Yu asked, carrying an ice bucket.

"Okay! Absolutely! Don't talk about five cents, it's six cents, seven cents...... No, no, no, ten will do! Aunt Zhang said excitedly.

Zhou Yu thought for a while and said: "Then there are still two kinds, one bowl of four wen and one bowl of six wen, there is less ice in four and more ice in six wen!" ”

"Xiao Yu, this ice is very precious, we only sell it for a few pennies, can we do it?" Lao Zhang asked hesitantly.

"Uncle Zhang, what is precious about this ice, just sell it as I say, and then release it, today and tomorrow are our opening events, so this iced tea is sold so cheaply!" Zhou Yu said.

"What do you mean by a 'big opening bonus'?" Lao Zhang asked puzzled.

“…… That is to say, our tea shed has just opened, thanks to everyone's support, so it is sold so cheaply. Zhou Yu explained.

"Xiao Yu, won't we really lose money if we sell like this?" Aunt Zhang is still not at ease.

"Aunt Zhang, how can I do a loss-making business? If you put your heart in your belly, we will definitely earn money! Zhou Yu comforted her.

Hearing Zhou Yu say this, Aunt Zhang calmed down and boiled water to prepare to make tea. Zhou Yu's tea shed sells iced tea, which must be brewed with boiling water first, and then poured into a bowl after the tea has cooled, and ice cubes or smoothies are added.

Several people were busy for a while, and before they knew it, it was noon, and Zhou Yu beckoned everyone to eat first. Eating meat buns for two days in a row used to be a dream life for several people, especially Lao Zhang and his wife, who still carried pillars. As the saying goes, half of the eldest eats Lao Tzu to death, and a lot of the grain of Lao Zhang's family is consumed on the pillar. After a few people finished eating the tea, there were still two meat buns left, and Zhou Yu still asked Lao Zhang to take it home to the pillar.

Lao Zhang thanked Zhou Yu again.

After eating and drinking, several people began to work. Lao Zhang and his wife were responsible for pouring tea and greeting guests, Zhou Yu was responsible for settling accounts, and Feng Yue was responsible for breaking the ice into small pieces. Originally, Zhou Yu wanted Feng Yue to settle the accounts, and it was cooler to sit still, but unfortunately Feng Yue was not good at arithmetic, so she could only arrange her to cool down by the ice bucket.

"The guest officer who walked by, come and try our family's iced tea, tea with ice, open a big reward, only sell a bowl for four cents!" Halfway through noon, the number of people entering and leaving the city gradually increased, and Lao Zhang also began to shout.

The appeal of the iced tea was extraordinary, and after a while, three guests came to inquire. ,

"Dude, is your tea really iced?"

"This tea with ice only sells for four cents?"

"Liar, this summer, it's not a rich family, how can there be ice?"

Facing the guests' questions, Aunt Zhang smiled and said: "You sit inside, if the ice of my tea is fake, you can tear down my tea shed!" ”

The three decided to give it a try, and each asked for a bowl of iced tea.

After a while, three bowls of iced tea were served.

"There really is ice, my God!"

"Boss, why does your ice only sell for a few pennies?"

"yes, you're not afraid to lose all your pants?"

Facing the doubts of the three people, Zhou Yu still responded with a smile: "Just drink a few of you, I won't lose money in this transaction!" ”

"Iced tea for four pennies doesn't lose money? Did your family's money fall from the sky? A guest asked.

"I also want money to fall from the sky, but God he refuses!" Zhou Yu said a little self-deprecatingly: "We still have a bowl of tea for six yuan, and the ice is added more, if you don't drink the ice tea for four yuan, you can try this one for six yuan!" ”

"And the Liuwen? Hurry up and have a bowl! I haven't drunk enough of these four texts! ”

"That's it, bring me a bowl of Liuwen too!"

"And me, I'm going to ...... too"

In this way, the three of them ordered three more bowls of six-dollar iced tea, and only after drinking it did they leave satisfied.

As more and more people discovered the existence of iced tea, Zhou Yu's tea shed was quickly occupied, and even he could only stand and keep accounts. Fortunately, he has the "engine" plug-in in his head, and he can calculate the result in an instant as much as he spends and sells, and it is the same when he sits and stands.

Compared with Zhou Yu's tea shed "overcrowded", several other tea sheds seem very deserted, and they don't know why Zhou Yu's iced tea can be sold so cheaply, but people dare to sell it like this, what can they do? It's not like you can only watch the customers rush to Zhou Yu's tea shed......

In just an hour and a half, the four buckets of ice that Zhou Yu had made were all sold out. Looking at Lao Zhang and his wife, who had been busy for so long, Zhou Yu felt that he could call it a day today, after all, he had already earned more than 400 yuan. So Zhou Yu asked Lao Zhang to tell the guests that the ice was sold out today, and those who still wanted to drink iced tea could only come tomorrow.

Hearing the boss say that the ice was gone, the guests who were waiting suddenly felt regretful, especially those who set off from Luozhou City to catch a long journey, and they didn't know when they would come back next time......

Zhou Yu and his entourage packed up their things and set off back to Xiaolong Village.

When they arrived at the entrance of the village, Zhou Yu settled the wages for Lao Zhang and his wife.

"Uncle Zhang, your salary for building a tea shed is fifty wen, and there are still thirty wen for you; Today, we sold a total of 430 Wen. According to what we said, you will divide it into two, a total of eighty-six texts. There are a lot of guests today, you and Aunt Zhang have also worked hard, I will make up a whole and give you 90 Wen, plus the previous 30 Wen, a total of 120 Wen, you order! Zhou Yu handed over a bag full of copper coins.

"No need to order, no need to order! How heavy is this copper coin, my Lao Zhang knows best, this money bag is indispensable when you take it in your hand! Lao Zhang looked at the bag full of copper coins, and his eyes lit up. One hundred and twenty Wen, before their family didn't know how long it would take to earn so much money, was it three months, or five months? And now it only took one day, and the one hundred and twenty dollars were in hand, just like a dream!

"Then you put the money away, and we'll go home, and we'll go back tomorrow after lunch at home, so let's leave at noon." You don't have to wait for me, just go to the tea shed. After explaining the matter, Zhou Yu took Feng Yue and said goodbye to the two.

"Okay, you and Satsuki walk slowly!" Facing the God of Wealth, Aunt Zhang is also polite.

When Mr. and Mrs. Zhang returned home, the pillar was already waiting for them. Before Zhou Yu set off, he told Feng Liang to take the pillar to his home for dinner at noon, and Lao Zhang and his wife could go home at night.

"Dad, mother, I'm hungry! When are we going to eat? The pillar asked, rubbing his belly and tilting his head.

"Pillar, Dad brought you meat buns again, come on!" Lao Zhang said.

"Daddy's the best!" The pillar rejoiced.

I ate dough at Feng's house at noon, and meat buns to eat in the evening, and today's happiness value of the pillar has been full......