Travel to ancient times and become rich women with your bestie

Although they knew that these women were eager to know how to make money in the ice jelly business because the village was too poor, Zheng Yuan and Duan Minmin still felt a little unhappy about their relentless pursuit.

Just because he was an orphan and his mother was widowed, it didn't matter if he was a little tough at ordinary times, and he didn't have anything that others could covet. But once he made money and offended others, the jealous people in the village would constantly trip him up. You know, red eye disease is very scary.

Zheng Yuan softened his tone, "How can we make any money? We are also working for that noble. You also know that ice is a rare commodity. One piece costs one tael of silver. Add the brown sugar, and the cost is not small. We work hard all day and only earn a little money."

"Look, after selling them today and buying these raw materials, I only made a few dozen copper coins. These cloths were given to us by that nobleman just now after he gave us the money. He gave them to us as a reward because he saw how tattered our clothes were." As he spoke, Zheng Yuan opened the lid of the bucket that contained the ice jelly seeds and brown sugar.

Looking at such a big bag of brown sugar, the women were silent. That's right, not to mention the ice, brown sugar is also a big expense. It's okay if it's sold out, but if it's not sold out, it will all be a waste.

"Mother Dashu, does that noble man still have this ice? We want to do this business. Can we get some ice from him?"

There are still some people who refuse to give up. No, I have to think of a way to completely dispel their thoughts.

"Yes, but you know that ice is precious. A piece of this, about ten kilograms, costs one ounce of silver. The nobleman said that in addition to the one ounce of silver for the ice, we have to pay him one cent for every bowl we sell. In addition, to prevent us from selling the ice without paying him, we have to pledge our land deeds to him. We can return them when we stop doing business. If the money we pay him is not what he wants, we can use the land deeds as collateral."

Wow! You still have to pledge the land deed! Everyone took a deep breath after hearing this.

You have to know that this land deed is the life of the family. The family's food, clothing and daily expenses depend on this piece of land. It is their root. These two old women are really brave. They dare to use the land deed as collateral. But think about it, considering the growth of rice in their fields, they can't harvest much grain throughout the year. Besides, there are no parents-in-law or men above them, so no one can control them. It's better to take a gamble by mortgaging it.

But the others didn't dare to do so. If they couldn't make any money by mortgaging the land deed, and also used it as collateral, they would be divorced and sent back to their parents' home.

After hearing her say this, all other thoughts faded away. It was never their turn to earn the money.

"Then what's in your bucket?" Liu Cuilan still felt that they had made money.

Duan Minmin was not afraid, since it was covered with pig bristles and straw, so she lifted the lid and said, "Look, I have cold legs. I bought some meat today and asked the pork seller to give me some pig bristles to see if it can cure my legs."

Bought meat again? Liu Cuilan's thoughts, which had been dormant, became active again.

They didn't ask to search the remaining barrels. After all, no matter how curious they were, they still had to maintain some dignity. Besides, they were a little scared since two grown men were watching them right next to them.

Along the way, several women kept asking about the ice jelly business, and Zheng Yuan and Duan Minmin kept repeating the same old questions. In short, it was OK to sell it, but to get ice, one needed to mortgage the land deed.

Most of the people on this bus are gossipy women in the village. They are pointed at them to spread these words so that groups of people will not have to pretend to pass by their doors in the future.

Several people returned home tiredly carrying buckets. Sanni was already cooking. There was no white rice left at home, so they cooked millet porridge today. The cabbage and radish that were picked yesterday had also been washed and put aside.

Zheng Yuan asked everyone to bring everything in the bucket to the kitchen and put them in place, and the cloth was placed in her room.

Duan Minmin came in and took out the pig bristles. They had finally gotten the bristles, so they had to make the toothbrushes quickly.

I bought so much meat that I can eat enough today.

Zheng Yuan took out three pounds of pork belly and handed it to Tao'er, asking her to cut it into pieces. There was sugar and meat, which was the most convenient way to make braised pork. Unfortunately, there were no potatoes at this time. Put some potatoes in and stew them together, and the taste would be amazing.

I can’t think about it. Zheng Yuan’s saliva is about to drop just thinking about it.

Save some fresh meat for tomorrow's meal, and make it into meat soaked in oil when boiling oil. Although ice can be made at this time, it is still too troublesome to make a natural refrigerator, so it is more convenient to make meat soaked in oil.

The porridge was boiling in the pot, and there was nothing else to do for the moment, so Zheng Yuan went to the main room to look around and found a large jar. He added water and shook it, but there was no leakage.

Perfect, perfect for meat soaked in oil.

After calling Dashu and Erhe and asking them to wash the jar clean, drain the water and set it aside, Zheng Yuan returned to the kitchen.

Soon, waves of sweet and greasy meaty aroma wafted from the kitchen, and the children's mouths watered at the smell.

Liu Cuilan from next door had just returned home, starving after not having eaten for a day, and was eating the wild vegetable porridge that her daughter-in-law had left on the stove in the morning. Suddenly, a strong aroma of meat rushed into her nose, and the wild vegetable porridge in her hand became hard to swallow in an instant.

The little grandson who was playing in the yard smelled the meat and was almost crying. He dropped his toys and ran to the kitchen to find Liu Cuilan.

"Grandma, I want to eat meat! I want to eat meat!"

"Go away, I don't have any meat for you to eat!"

"Didn't you go to the market today? Why didn't you buy anything? I want to eat meat! I want to eat meat!" Maomao usually gets what the adults want at home, but when he can't get what they want, he sits on the ground and starts rolling around.

I had been following them all day and had gained nothing. I was tired and hungry, and I was feeling annoyed. Now my grandchildren were crying in front of me again, and Liu Cuilan was furious.

He didn't care that he loved his little grandson the most. He put down the bowl and took Maomao to the yard. He picked up a cane and started beating him: "Eat meat! What kind of meat? We don't have the money for that!"

Maomao was crying for meat in the first place, but now he didn't get any meat and was beaten, so he started crying really hard.

Zheng Yuan heard the noise, shoveled up the meat, and asked Taoer to stir-fry the remaining vegetables while she went out to see what was going on.

As soon as I walked out of the kitchen, I saw my best friend Amin stretching her neck to look next door. No gossip could escape their ears.

Seeing Zheng Yuan and the others looking over here, Liu Cuilan got even more excited. She beat them and scolded them: "Eat meat! I told you to eat meat! Do you think our family can also do that ice jelly business? Who would be willing to tell you about that ice jelly business..."

Hey! So it was because of them that Maomao got beaten up. I was just short of telling them directly that I was telling them this. But who are Zheng Yuan and Duan Minmin? Do they want to blackmail them morally? No way!

What is morality? There is no such thing!

Seeing that they didn't react, Liu Cuilan cried and howled even harder and beat the child even harder. Maomao felt even more wronged when he saw that his grandmother was serious. He just wanted to eat some meat, but his grandmother, who loved him the most, beat him so hard. He cried so hard that his face was covered with tears and snot, looking pitiful.

But Zheng Yuan and Duan Minmin didn't have the time to intervene. They had told you this on purpose, so why would they rush into it? Besides, Liu Cuilan was willing to beat her own grandson, so how could they feel sorry for someone else's child when they were not related to her.

It is more cost-effective to just watch the fun.