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Seeing that Manager Han was interested, Liu Siyu hurriedly tried to sell the product.

"Yes, the rice balls made with sweet rice wine have a unique flavor. Would you like to try this rice wine, Manager Han?"

Shopkeeper Han narrowed his eyes slightly.

"Can you make fermented rice balls?"

Liu Siyu nodded. Although she had never made it, she had eaten a lot of it in her previous life.

The so-called meatballs are small glutinous rice balls, but they are solid and have nothing inside.

Cook it with rice wine and add a little sugar. It tastes really sweet.

When Manager Han saw Liu Siyu nod, he was particularly happy.

"Can you make me a bowl to try?"

Liu Siyu was stunned for a moment. She came here to sell rice wine, not to be a cook.

I muttered to myself, this old man is really rude, he orders everyone around whenever he sees him.

But there was still a faint smile on his face.

"Manager Han, I only have rice wine but no meatballs. I can't make you rice wine meatballs on the spot."

Shopkeeper Han chuckled.

"Don't misunderstand me, my friend. I tried a dessert called Fermented Rice Balls in Cangzhou years ago. It was really unique in taste."

"Today, I suddenly heard you mention the fermented rice balls. I was very curious, so I asked one more question."

It turned out to be the case.

Liu Siyu smiled and said, "That's easy. The rice wine is used to make the rice balls, and the small balls are just ordinary small glutinous rice balls. If you want to eat them, just ask the kitchen to cook a bowl for you."

Shopkeeper Han shook his head.

"Those are not ordinary little balls. They are so colorful and beautiful floating in the bowl. Just one look at them makes people want to try them."

Colorful?

Liu Siyu thought about it in her mind. Modern Chibi Maru can be any color you want, not just colorful ones. However, they all have edible pigments added to them.

I'm afraid you can't find this thing here.

Can't help but be a little curious.

"What colors are they?"

Shopkeeper Han recalled it carefully.

"There are dark red, lotus root color, light yellow, oh, and dark green."

Shopkeeper Han said this with a look of anticipation.

While listening, Liu Siyu thought in her mind that these things could actually be made with fruit and vegetable juice instead of water and mixed with glutinous rice flour, so that the products would have natural color.

My heart was filled with joy.

"Does Shopkeeper Han intend to sell fermented rice balls in Qingfeng Tower?"

Shopkeeper Han heard the hidden meaning in Liu Siyu's words.

When he first heard about rice wine meatballs, he wanted to use the rice wine as an excuse to find out the secret of the meatballs.

Since the little girl already had a plan, he would not interfere.

"You want to provide meatballs to Qingfeng Tower?"

Liu Siyu nodded.

"But I can't make colorful ones now. You can try selling my sweet rice wine first. If the sales are good, I will add fermented rice balls in two months. I guarantee that Qingfenglou will become the most unique one in this town."

Shopkeeper Han laughed out loud.

Although he felt that Liu Siyu was a little cunning, as long as she could bring something new to Qingfeng Tower, he didn't mind the little girl making some money.

"Okay, I'll try selling the rice wine as you requested, but you have to tell the kitchen about the other methods of making sweet rice wine."

Liu Siyu muttered in her heart, old fox...

Liu Siyu was extremely happy as she had negotiated a new deal.

Glutinous rice is not produced locally, and the price of rice shipped from the south is relatively high, at least 20 wen per catty, and the koji costs about 5 wen, so the cost is 25 wen.

One pound of glutinous rice can produce about three pounds of sweet rice wine, which is sold to Qingfeng Tower at 20 cents per pound.

In total, I can make about 35 cents per kilogram of glutinous rice. This business is much more profitable than making fermented bean curd.

Liu Sihan only saw that it was successful after trying it once, and thought it was as simple as making fermented bean curd.

Thinking that one pound could be sold for 20 cents, his mouth almost stretched to the back of his head with joy.

"Sister, are we going to get rich soon?"

Liu Siyu poured a bucket of cold water on him in time.

"Don't be complacent too soon. Making rice wine is very risky. It's not always successful. Can you calculate how much the glutinous rice costs per pound, and how much the yeast costs?"

"You have to pay for all this yourself. If you make any mistakes, Manager Han won't compensate you."

Liu Sihan became nervous again when he heard this.

"Didn't you succeed in one go last time?"

Liu Siyu tapped him on the forehead in annoyance.

"You think you will be so lucky every time. If you are not careful, it may become sour or astringent. If you fail, you can only throw it away, and the cost will be yours."

Liu Sihan suddenly became depressed.

"Then we might as well make fermented bean curd."

"How can you be so useless? As the saying goes, wealth and honor come from risk. There is no way to make a lot of money without taking risks."

Liu Sihan hesitated and said, "I'm just scared."

"What's there to be afraid of? I still have my sister."

"By the way, we will go to Liulin Village to visit the master later. You must behave well. Only if the master accepts you will you have the opportunity to study, understand?"

Liu Sihan nodded solemnly.

In fact, Liu Siyu had another plan for going to Liulin Village, which was to rent a house in Liulin Village.

First, it is convenient for Liu Sihan to go to school.

Second, although she had severed her relationship with Grandma Wolf, she found it hard to trust that family because of their shamelessness.

I was not at all confident in leaving all the matters concerning sweet rice wine and fermented bean curd to Wang alone.

After moving to Liulin Village, I felt a little more at ease with Sihan looking after me.

In addition, her home was too far from the town, so whether she was making fermented bean curd or sweet rice wine, the raw materials had to be carried back from the town.

After the products are finished, they have to be carried back to the town to be delivered to each household. It is not always convenient to go back and forth.

It would be different if we had a house in Liulin Town. It is close to the town and Sihan is studying there to provide cover.

With the things left there, she felt relieved to have Sihan taking care of her.

The two first bought more than ten kilograms of glutinous rice and prepared four kinds of snacks, and then hurried to Liulin Town.

After inquiring about the location of the school, Liu Siyu was still fantasizing in his mind that there would be at least a few large brick and tile houses and a large courtyard or something.

When I got there, I found that there were only three adobe houses and a yard with a low fence.

But it looks very clean.

There is a house next to the school, which is said to be the teacher's home.

As they walked to the door, they saw a boy dressed as a student playing with his sister.

Liu Siyu smiled sweetly and asked politely, "Excuse me, is this Master Wei's home?"

The boy looked to be about eleven or twelve years old. When he saw Liu Siyu and the others, he seemed to know why they were there.

He shouted to the inner room, "Dad, someone is here to visit."

Liu Siyu said a few polite words and prepared to follow the boy into the house, but the little girl next to her stared at Liu Sihan with curiosity.

"Brother, are you here to study too?"

Liu Sihan remembered her sister's instructions to behave well, and immediately said politely, "Yes."

The little girl lost interest immediately. "It's boring. You look like a wooden man."

Just when the two were feeling a little embarrassed, Master Wei's voice came from inside the room.

"If you want to study here, come back after the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. The tuition fee is three taels of silver per year, and you have to bring your own things."

There was silence for a long time after he finished speaking.

Liu Siyu looked confused, but the other party didn't want to receive them now, so she could only hand the things to the little boy and leave.

Liu Sihan, however, looked disappointed.

"Does the Master dislike me?"

Liu Siyu smiled and comforted.

"Masters are always like this. Don't think too much. Let's go ask Boss Li if there is anyone who can rent a house nearby?"

"Yeah," Liu Sihan could only believe what her sister said.

As soon as the two of them walked outside Mr. Li’s courtyard, they saw a circle of people gathered at the door, all with solemn expressions on their faces.

There was wailing in the courtyard.

But no one dared to step forward, as if they were very afraid of the people inside.

Liu Siyu's heart skipped a beat and she hurriedly took a few steps forward to push through the crowd.