Courtyard House: He Yuzhu started in 1948

He Daqing advised, "Zhuzi, we are an honest and upright family, we can't become unscrupulous merchants."

He Yuzhu: You, a widower who ran away with a widow and left your own child to fend for himself, have the nerve to accuse me of having moral problems?

"This stuff is sold to the rich; it's called robbing the rich to help the poor."

He Yuzhu answered confidently, pointing at Tian Zao and Dayong, "If we don't make money, what will happen to these kids? Winter is coming, won't we need to buy them new clothes? Your money didn't just fall from the sky, did it?"

"..."

But this price is outrageous!

But He Yuzhu wanted to sell it to a rich man, which left He Daqing speechless.

It's true that it's easy to make money off the rich, but charging 25 cents for a slice of lemon is just outrageous!

He Daqing completely ignored the ice and water, saying they were worthless.

He Yuzhu gestured to He Daqing not to concern himself with these matters: "Dad, you're good at cooking, but I'm good at business in the summer!"

In order to make money from the rich, He Yuzhu put a lot of effort into making a donkey cart for Tian Zao. But unlike the original dilapidated one, this cart was covered with sheet metal, and then pink paint was applied to the sheet metal, with red smiley faces and flowers painted on it. A piece of tarpaulin was supported on the cart by bamboo poles, and it was also painted. The overall style was distinctive.

Not only did He Yuzhu provide a car, but he also bought matching clothes and aprons for Tian Zao and Li Xiulan, with words embroidered on them.

Tea and conversation bring joy!

It sounds incredibly beautiful.

That's right... it's sold to female students.

There were quite a few private girls' schools in Beiping, especially church-run schools, ranging from elementary to university. Tian Zao and Li Xiulan only needed to ride their bicycles to the school gate every noon, and it would be hard for their business not to be booming.

Compared to Li Xiulan, Chunxi was actually more suitable to help Tianzao, but He Yuzhu gave up the idea after thinking about it.

Forget it, women are prone to jealousy. I bet a lot of girls will be envious and jealous of Chunxi, which will affect sales.

Chunxi seems to possess a seductive charm. Dressed up as a beautiful woman, she might blend into the crowd, but when dressed in coarse cloth, she has a unique allure.

Li Xiulan never expected that she would have a job that was quite lucrative after only helping Tian Zao take care of He Yushui for two days. She didn't want to go at first, but after hearing Tian Zao mention the price and tasting the chilled lemonade, she decided to go with Tian Zao to buy cold drinks.

Even if you don't make money, it's worth it to drink two glasses of iced lemonade every day.

……

When Tian Zhuang learned of this, he was so angry that he gritted his teeth.

Sending my sister to sell cold drinks in the middle of the day? And having her go door-to-door... Do you know how chaotic Beiping was?

What if you earn so much money and people are jealous of you?

But Tian Zao insisted on going, and his words as the older brother didn't carry any weight. Helpless, Tian Zhuang could only try to find a way to stamp Tian Zao's car. Later, he felt that stamping only the car body wasn't enough, so he also stamped the tarpaulin and the front and rear covers of the car.

A rope had a circle tied to the bottom, inside which was another circle, and in the middle it looked like there was a sailboat shape...

Tian Zao was unaware of these things, and neither was He Yuzhu. They didn't take it seriously; the car was already covered in colorful drawings, so one more wouldn't make a difference.

The most important thing is to make money.

"Zao'er, Dalanzi, remember this: when we sell cold drinks, our main focus is on customer satisfaction and providing them with sufficient emotional value."

He Yuzhu taught the two of them some conversational skills from later generations. Li Xiulan was shy and embarrassed to say some things, while Tian Zao was a local who could chat with anyone she met. She was the one who provided the emotional value, and Li Xiulan only needed to make cold drinks to complete her job.

"Understand!"

Tian Zao said that she had been learning these words for several days and could recite them fluently.

First stop: Peiman Girls' School.

Tian Zao arrived at the school gate twenty minutes before school ended. After tidying up briefly, school let out, and Tian Zao's backwards donkey cart quickly attracted the students' attention.

A pleasant conversation over tea?

That's a nice name.

A place that sells cold drinks?

Want to give it a try?

The students were immediately curious and crowded around, but the high price deterred them.

Some children from wealthy families might take out a dollar and buy four glasses of iced lemonade to share with their friends.

"Thank you, sister."

Tian Zao's voice was sweet. After receiving the money, Li Xiulan began to work efficiently. She used a fork to cut a bunch of small ice chips off a large block of ice, then added lemon slices and a little white sugar. She then put it in a mortar and pestle to crush it. She poured the crushed mixture into a paper box, poured in chilled boiled water, and a glass of fresh lemonade was ready.

Ice is salt water, which can enhance the flavor. Add lemon and sugar, and you can drink a sip of chilled boiled water.

Wow~ Even my pores are radiating a cool sensation.

Delicious!

With a hint of sweetness and the tartness of lemon, it's a sweet and sour flavor...delicious.

Seeing that someone was trying it, other girls followed suit.

In the blink of an eye, more than ten cups of lemonade were sold.

Tian Zao's lips were stretched wide under her mask; she was overjoyed.

More than ten cups of lemonade not only recouped the initial investment but also generated a profit.

The remaining unsold items are pure profit.

Then the girls started to become interested in other cold drinks.

What is a succulent grape?

"It's a cold drink made from grapes. Sister, you can buy a cup and try it."

"Okay, I'll buy two... Sadako, how about I buy you a drink?"

Students gathered in small groups to buy cold drinks with their friends.

In less than an hour, the cold drinks were sold out. Li Xiulan wiped her sweat on the side, while Tian Zao apologized to the female students who hadn't been able to buy any cold drinks. Then he got on his bike and rode away with Li Xiulan.

Hahaha……

Cool!

You're making so much money your hands are cramping!

Back at No. 95 courtyard, Dayong and his friends had already sold all the chilled watermelons and returned.

Tianzao sold cold drinks, Dayong and others sold chilled watermelon, and other friends sold cold noodles and plum juice, basically they all went their separate ways...

Without a doubt, Tian Zao earned the most.

He was laughing so hard his teeth were showing.

When He Daqing saw that Tian Zao had earned more than ten silver dollars from a bucket of ice water, his face twitched uncontrollably. If he sold it for a month, how much would he earn?

Greedy money!

It's all ill-gotten gains!

He Daqing subtly told Tian Zao that she was making too much money by cheating others, but Tian Zao wouldn't listen.

How can I buy a gun if I don't earn that much money? How can I kill Han Qingkui to avenge my parents?

Thinking about the price of guns, Tian Zao was motivated to make money.

At worst, I'll avenge my parents and then never earn this kind of money again!

Seeing that he couldn't reason with him, He Daqing went back to his room to rest in despair.

His own foolish son has transformed into a heartless businessman. How will he face the ancestors of the He family after he passes away?