Early the next morning,

Li Changan carried a bamboo basket on his back, and a sheepskin water bag was placed in it.

The first business, although it was only ten catties, Li Changan still valued it very much, and at the same time filled a gourd-like wine, ready to go to various wine shops and restaurants to sell it again.

Maybe there is a sudden lack of alcohol, but maybe there is no one.

"Sister-in-law, don't forget to ask your sisters to come over before going to the evening market in the afternoon."

"And frosting, hawthorn fruit, sesame seeds, and bamboo skewers."

Li Changan drank Liu Zhiyin's decoction of the medicine, and did not forget to instruct before leaving.

Liu Zhiyin was about to continue cooking wine, "Erlang, what are you going to do when you buy those things?" ”

Li Changan didn't say directly, "You have to earn three hundred taels of silver a month, and it's basically impossible to sell wine just like this." ”

"Got it, it's mysterious."

Zhang Ji Liquor Shop, among the 43 liquor stores in Linxian County, has a medium to low business.

Boss Zhang's name is Zhang Fugui, five big and three thick, and he still has a beard, he looks like a reckless man, but he is very disciplined and never deducts wine money.

Li Changan came to Zhang Ji Liquor Store and happened to meet Wang Ergou unloading wine.

"What's wrong with you, sick man?" Wang Ergou carried the wine jar and sneered, "The wine from Zhang Ji Wine Shop has already been bought from me." ”

"If you want to sell it, go somewhere else."

"Or it's not impossible to sell loose liquor, haha......"

"Wang Ergou, hurry up and move the wine." At this time, the guy from Zhang Ji Liquor Store ran out and urged, "Li Changan, put your wine in another jar, don't get confused." ”

Wang Ergou's eyes widened, "This ......"

"Have you taken this boy's wine?"

"Yes, I received less yesterday, so I asked for ten catties more." The man said, leading the two of them inside.

"Well, let this kid take advantage." Wang Ergou said, "Next time you tell me, won't I send it over again?" ”

"Let's talk about it next time, hurry up, there are many things to do today, and I have to entertain a group of guests in the evening." The guy urged.

Li Changan poured the wine into the wine jar, took two hundred wine money, thanked the man and left.

Soon, Wang Ergou chased after him, "Sick tuberculosis, next time you won't be so lucky, I won't give you this chance again." ”

"Next time, I'll prepare more than ten or twenty catties of wine, so that you won't be able to sell a catty."

Wang Ergou was proud, he used to seize the business of the Li family's liquor shop, and in the end, Liu Zhiyin couldn't even sell ten catties of wine for two or three days.

Li Changan tugged at the corners of his mouth, turned his head and walked into a small restaurant on the street, without saying a word to Wang Ergou from beginning to end.

Wang Ergou was stunned, glanced at the street patrol officials not far away, and originally wanted to provoke Li Changan, it was best to let him make a move, so that Li Changan could be sent to prison for a day or two.

Unexpectedly, Li Changan, who was about to do something if he didn't agree with him before, didn't say a word at all.

Soon, Wang Ergou sneered disdainfully, he couldn't sell wine in the wine market, how many catties could he sell by sales?

This kind of waste sick ghost, just wait for him to fall ill again.

Li Changan walked into the small restaurant, "Boss, do you still need wine here?" You can try before you buy. ”

"Excuse me, next time if you need it, you can always find me, I'm from the Li Family Wine Workshop."

One family can't do it, Li Changan went to the next door again,

"Boss, I'm the ...... of the Li Family Distillery"

……

After a morning in Sanyangmen, Li Changan was tired, and a feeling of weakness appeared in his body, obviously it was the end of October, but he still sweated.

Finally, I talked about two families, one five pounds, and sent them over in the afternoon.

said that he wanted to see the situation, but he didn't dare to ask for more.

Back home,

Liu Zhiyin hurriedly greeted him, his eyes were full of worry, "Look at you, obviously your body hasn't recovered yet, why don't you ......?"

"It's okay, sister-in-law." Li Changan's face turned a little pale, "Help me make a bowl of sugar water." ”

Liu Zhiyin hurriedly helped Li Changan to sit down, hurriedly ran into the kitchen, and soon carried a bowl of warm sugar water.

After a moment of relief, Li Changan breathed a sigh of relief, "Sister-in-law, have you bought everything?" ”

Liu Zhiyin wiped Li Changan's sweat distressedly, "I bought it, and I also notified the person." ”

"Sister-in-law, don't worry, I'll be better if I walk more." Li Changan smiled, "I'll make food for my sister-in-law." ”

"These hawthorn fruits are very cheap, when I was looking for Xiaolan, I bought three catties, only five cents, and she gave me one catty." Liu Zhiyin helped Li Chang'an,

"It's just that the icing is a little more expensive, thirteen yuan a catty, but with bamboo sticks, it's only twenty yuan."

"Erlang, what are you going to do with them?"

"That's a lot of money." Li Changan carried the hawthorn fruit and poured it into the water to wash it.

Liu Zhiyin also squatted aside, "Do you earn more than wine?" ”

"It's hard to say, if everything goes well, you may earn more than wine in the early stage." Li Changan said with a smile,

"Our wine has to slowly open up sales, but we don't have this thing in Linxian."

"What the hell is it?" Liu Zhiyin's tone unconsciously added a hint of coquettishness,

"You've been secretly asking me to buy these things, and you've told my sisters that you've kept them secret from me until now."

"It's a delicious snack called rock sugar gourd."

"Rock sugar gourd? How come I've never heard of it? ”

"I saw it in the book." Li Changan took the washed hawthorn fruit and soaked it in salt water.

After waiting for a quarter of an hour, he began to remove the seeds, cut them horizontally at the waist, and cut off the seeds in the middle, "My sister-in-law helped to string them with bamboo skewers." ”

"A bamboo skewer can be worn through eight hawthorn fruits."

"This is the rock sugar gourd?"

"I have to wrap it in icing ......"

"Frosting?"

"Yes, this is a secret recipe, and it is called rock sugar gourd after there is frosting." After Li Changan adapted to the seeding process, the speed became faster and faster.

"A string of rock sugar gourds can be sold for five cents."

"Wuwen!?" Liu Zhiyin looked at Li Changan in disbelief, "A pound of hawthorn fruit is less than two pennies, and a pound is at least thirty or forty." ”

"Can you sell it for twenty-five cents!?"

"If you cut the cost, you can make at least twenty dollars!"

Liu Zhiyin's brain was buzzing, looking at the hawthorn fruit in his hand, he couldn't believe that he could make so much money.

"We'll find out when we get to tonight's dinner market."

Li Changan nodded.

"Looking for Xiaolan, they are also for this?"

"Well, the more people there are, the better it will be."

Liu Zhiyin seems to understand whether he understands or not, but he still believes in Li Changan's every decision.

After wearing the hawthorn fruit, Li Changan began to boil the frosting.

This is the most important part of the rock sugar gourd, and it is also the key to determining whether it can be sold at a price.

"It's a pity, it's better if there is old rock sugar, but this frosting tastes okay."

Li Changan dipped some icing sugar and put it in his mouth.

Pour the icing sugar and water into the pot in a ratio of two to one, light a little white vinegar, bring to a boil over medium heat, melt the rock sugar and turn to low heat.

The vinegar is a crucial step to prevent the sugar solution from crystallizing.

After the foam became fine and the sugar solution was amber, Li Changan dipped a little sugar solution with chopsticks and put it in cold water.

The cooled sugar solution becomes brittle and hard.

This step is also the key to teaching whether rock sugar gourds are delicious or not.

If you don't have enough time to boil sugar, the sugar will stick to your teeth; If it takes too long, it will be bitter.

It may seem simple, but there are little tricks to every step.

Li Changan picked up a bunch of hawthorn berries, spun them around the surface of the sugar solution, sprinkled a pinch of sesame seeds, and inserted them into the haystack that was tied tightly in advance.

"That's ...... Is it a rock sugar gourd? Liu Zhiyin leaned over to look and asked with a wink.

Like a curious baby.

Li Changan couldn't help laughing, "Just wait for the frosting outside to become hard and crispy, and then sister-in-law will taste it first." ”

As if sensing the smile in Li Changan's tone, Liu Zhiyin glanced at Li Changan with disgust, and his pretty face was slightly red.

"If the rock sugar gourd is really so profitable, will anyone imitate it?" Liu Zhiyin asked,

"It doesn't seem like it's that hard to do."

Li Changan's hand movements did not stop, and continued to wrap the icing, "There will definitely be people who will sell it." ”

"But first of all, there are some tricks to boiling frosting, and the taste of ordinary people is not right, and they can't learn the essence in a short time."

"Secondly, even if they learn it, it's useless, I wish they could learn as quickly as possible."

"Huh?" Liu Zhiyin couldn't understand again.

How can there be any reason to give up the business to others?

After a cup of tea, Li Changan motioned for Liu Zhiyin to take a bite and try it.

Liu Zhiyin was suspicious, lightly opened his red lips, and gently took a small bite,

"Click."

The icing is crisp, sweet and sour.

Liu Zhiyin blinked in disbelief, and then looked at Li Changan.

"Is it delicious?"

Liu Zhiyin nodded hurriedly.

I didn't notice a piece of crushed sugar sticking to the tip of my nose.

Li Changan subconsciously stretched out his hand, took off the crushed sugar, and was slightly stunned, then coughed dryly, and concentrated on sugar-coating.

Liu Zhiyin's neck quickly floated a layer of pink, and then spread to his cheeks and earlobes.

The touch is delicate, smooth and tender like jade, Li Changan unconsciously rubbed his fingers.

This action was seen by Liu Zhiyin, and he stomped his feet in shame again.

Li Changan felt that his throat was a little itchy, and coughed again, seeing that Liu Zhiyin was becoming more and more ashamed, he hurriedly spoke, breaking the charming atmosphere at this time.

"Sister-in-law, do you believe it or not? As long as the sugar gourd sells well tonight, we can earn at least one hundred taels of silver in five days. ”