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After dinner, the family sat in the house and chatted. Xie Songlin was busy in the kitchen cooking sour plum soup for tomorrow. When he came back today, he also bought two new wooden barrels. He planned to sell four barrels of sour plum soup tomorrow. He looked at the ice cubes in the refrigerator and found that there was more than enough.

By the way, he also discovered a new function of this space, which is freshness preservation. Ice cubes will not melt no matter where they are placed in the space. They will only start to melt when they are taken outside.

He first cooked a big pot, brought a few bowls into the house, and gave one bowl to each of the children. The sour, sweet and refreshing taste made Xie Lan and the others' eyes light up after drinking it.

"Dad, the sour plum soup you cooked is really delicious. Is there anything we can do to help with this business?" Xie Lan asked.

"Not yet. The ox cart we borrowed from the village chief can't accommodate many people after it's loaded with sour plum soup. When Dad expands his business in the future, maybe he will really need your help." While answering Xie Lan's question, he was thinking in his mind how to make sour plum soup as easy to sell as modern bottled drinks.

Just as he was thinking about it, Xie Songmu came in with two bamboo jars in his hands.

"Fourth brother, take a look. Is this what you need?" Xie Songmu looked at Xie Songlin expectantly, holding two kinds of bamboo tube cups he had carefully crafted.

One is slightly narrower, but the bamboo tube is relatively slender and divided into two parts. The lid matches the bottle body perfectly. The top of the bottle body is polished very smoothly and is a circle smaller than the lid. This design allows the lid to cover the bottle mouth firmly and will not fall off easily.

The other option is to use a bamboo tube with a larger diameter. It does not come with a lid, but the top is polished to be extremely smooth to avoid pricking your mouth when drinking water from this bamboo cup.

"Third brother has great skills. This is exactly what I need!" Xie Songlin praised sincerely. He didn't expect Xie Songmu's hands to be so delicate. The two bamboo containers seemed to be tailor-made for his sour plum soup business.

Large-diameter bamboo cups can be provided to guests who drink on the spot, and bamboo bottles with bottle caps can be filled with sour plum soup in advance, which is convenient for guests to take away. They only need to leave a deposit and return it next time. This not only meets the needs of guests, but also adds convenience to the business.

"As long as it's what you need." Xie Songmu scratched his head embarrassedly.

"Well, Third Brother, you'll start making them for me tomorrow. I need both, especially the bamboo bottles. Make a few extra for me, and I'll pay you three cents for each one. Once you've made a batch, come to me and settle the bill. The sooner the better."

"Dad, should we add an exclusive logo?" Xie Wanxing reminded him while sitting on the kang, holding his feet.

This brand effect really needs to be created early.

"Yeah, my daughter is the one who thought it through." Xie Songlin slapped his head. He hadn't thought of this before. "Then what should we use as a logo?"

"Don't think it's too difficult. I think we should just carve a star on it. It will also be easier for Third Brother to make it." Cheng Hui said.

"Okay, okay, I'll listen to my wife." Xie Songlin didn't have anything to draw with, so he went to the kitchen and got a burnt branch to use as a simple charcoal pencil. He drew a rough shape for Xie Songmu, a star symbol with a smiley face in emoticon. ^_^

"Star logo, iced drink. I think you should open a cold drink shop called Star Frappuccino in the future." Xie Wanxing was amused by himself as soon as he said this, and he was obviously thinking of a modern coffee brand.

Cheng Hui and Xie Songlin were also made to laugh by their daughter. There are so many catchy names of modern drinks that they can copy some of them in the future so they don’t have to scratch their heads to think of names.

Xie Songmu happily accepted the task and left. As he walked, he was thinking to himself that he must go cut some bamboo tomorrow to prepare for making a large number of bamboo bottles.

Just then, Xie Dachun also came over with his own teapot to fill up the sour plum soup. Xie Songlin enthusiastically invited him to drink a big bowl of sour plum soup and filled his teapot to the brim. He praised the soup again and readily agreed to rent the ox cart for a long time.

He patted his chest and assured Xie Songlin that he would give Lao Niu good food and drink and ensure that there would be no problems during the loan period.

Tonight was the most comfortable night Xie Songlin had slept since he came here, because he bought a small quilt for himself and Cheng Hui, and he could finally sleep with his stomach covered.

It's okay now that it's summer, everyone sleeps on the same kang, just a little further apart, but the children are not young anymore, and they can't keep sleeping in a shabby house. He still has to build a new house, at least one room for each child, especially Xie Wanxing. Once she has her own room, it will be more convenient for the family to go into the space to discuss things at night.

So we still have to make money, make visible money. Only with visible income can we improve our living conditions. At the very least, we have to build a new warm house before winter comes. A thatched house cannot survive the winter at all.

The next day, Xie Songlin and Cheng Hui got up early again. They quickly packed their things and prepared to start a busy new day. Xie Songbai was already waiting at the door with an ox cart. He asked Xie Lan to look after his brothers and sisters, and then the three of them drove the ox cart straight to the dock.

Today's business is better than yesterday. Xie Songlin didn't even have time to use the tasting method to attract customers like he did yesterday. As soon as he unloaded the things, he was surrounded by people.

Many people also brought their own teapots and kettles, clearly well prepared. Apparently, after yesterday's sale, this iced sour plum soup has become somewhat famous.

Xie Songlin once again gave out ten sample bowls and promised ten free samples every day, drawing cheers from the crowd. They continued to divide the work: Xie Songlin collected payment and served the soup, Xie Songbai filled the bowls, and Cheng Hui rinsed the bowls.

Although I brought four large buckets today, it’s still not enough to sell.

The porters working the docks yesterday discovered the many benefits of this iced sour plum soup after trying it out. The cool, refreshing taste quenched both the heat and thirst, and one sip washed away much of the fatigue from a morning's work. It was also incredibly appetizing, even making the whole-grain bread I brought home taste much sweeter.

Many residents of the town also came to buy it. In the hot summer, ordinary people did not have many effective ways to relieve the heat. They heard that the sour plum soup at the dock had ice cubes in it, but it only cost one cent a bowl, so if they bought two big bowls, the whole family could share them. Naturally, they came to buy it.

The four large buckets of sour plum soup sold out even faster than yesterday, yet the number of people who couldn't buy any was increasing. Emboldened by the enthusiasm of the crowd, Xie Songlin promised to bring two more buckets tomorrow.