Begging You to Break Off This Engagement!

For several days, Xi Yanqing and Luo Fei were both embarrassed to go to Luo's house again.It would be fine if his peers found out that he was "flashy", but it was really embarrassing to be heard by the elders.It happened to be going to Shi Shi's place in a few days, and the saltpeter was also brought over, so the young couple took the time to continue making ice cream at home.

During the day, Xi Yanqing was busy outside, while Luo Fei was designing ice cream at home.He has a big belly and it is inconvenient to practice, so he usually thinks first.For example, the ice cream of Laba porridge, what ingredients are put in it, how much, which ones are boiled first, and which ones are boiled later.There are also red bean paste and jujube paste. Do you want to mix it with egg milk?If there is a ratio, what is the ratio and what will be done.Everything he could think of, he wrote them down first, and then prepared the materials he could prepare, and discussed with Xi Yanqing after Xi Yanqing came back.

It was mostly night when Xi Yanqing came back, and the warmer the sky, the more things to do.But it makes sense to get busy at this time.

The young couple finished their meal and cleaned the bowl.Xi Yanqing took the ingredients for making ice cream and divided the work with Luo Fei.He beat the egg liquid first, then took out the red dates soaked in Luo Fei during the day and boiled them, made them into date paste, mixed them with the prepared egg milk liquid in different proportions, and put them into molds.

This is milk date paste ice cream.It can also be made into jujube paste. For those with milk skin, half of the egg milk should be poured into the mold first. When it is almost frozen, put some jujube paste that is pressed into flakes into a thin layer of frozen On the custard, pour the custard liquid to completely cover the jujube paste.

It's a bit of a pitfall to say the least.Although Shi Shi sent a lot of saltpeter, Xi Yanqing didn't have a decent container at the moment, so making ice cream was much more troublesome than winter.

In the winter, you can take the wooden mold outside to freeze, and you don’t have to worry about getting wet when you put it anywhere, but now it’s different to use saltpeter.Ice frozen with saltpeter water cannot be eaten directly, so it must be frozen in a separate layer when making ice cream.Xi Yanqing always puts the ice cream into the mold, then puts the mold into a small jar, then puts the jar into a basin filled with saltpeter and water, or simply freezes the ice and puts the ice cream mold with the ingredients Serve on ice.

The efficiency is so slow that it makes people crazy!

"When I come back tomorrow, I will buy some copper basins. In addition, I have to suggest to Brother Shi to get some copper or porcelain molds. Wooden ones can be used in the ice cellar, but I want to use them in our current environment. It's too difficult to let it freeze." Xi Yanqing was impatient to wait until later.It's okay for him to say that Luo Fei was already sleepy, "Daughter-in-law, go to bed first, I'll put my things away and go to sleep. I guess it will be good if I wake up half-frozen tomorrow morning."

"Well, the main thing is to have an ice cellar." Luo Fei was so sleepy that he couldn't open his eyelids, "Isn't there an ice cellar in our new house?"

"Yes. We will also store ice this year, so that you and your children can have a better summer."

"Yeah." Luo Fei lay on the table without moving.

Xi Yanqing saw that it was lying on the table and fell asleep, and carefully carried it into the room.Then he cleaned the pots and pans that were used to hold the materials before going into the house and going to sleep.

After he made up his mind, he asked Shi Shi to help him make some relatively simple copper molds without patterns. After all, most metals transfer heat much faster than wood!Anyway, the important thing is to make a good taste first.As for the design, as long as there is an idea, Shi Shi can realize it.

The next day was not good, it started to rain.This is good for the newly grown seedlings, but it is inconvenient for Xi Yanqing to go to the town.

Originally, Luo Fei was secretly thinking about whether Xi Yanqing could take him with him, but now he didn't have to think about it at all.He stood at the door with a look of reluctance and grabbed Xi Yanqing's sleeve: "Why don't you go out today, brother Qing? What if you catch a cold?" He had lingering fears in his heart, "It should be sunny tomorrow, you'd better go tomorrow."

"We'll see the situation in a while. If the rain stops in the morning, then I'll go. If it doesn't stop, then I'll go tomorrow." Xi Yanqing thought about it for so long, and it's not too late.Besides, the ice cream can be frozen better overnight.

"Yeah." Luo Fei shouted out, "Black Dou Huang Dou Hua Dou! Come in!" It was raining, and these little guys were having fun in the yard.

"Woof!" Huang Dou yelled twice, and was the first to run to Luo Fei and squat down.Hua Dou also came over quickly, but Hei Dou, who usually reacted the fastest, didn't come over and stood at the gate the whole time.

"Heidou, what are you looking at there?" Heidou stood at the gate, looking towards the east of the village, walking back and forth from time to time, "Wow, woof!" It suddenly barked several times towards the village.

"Let me go and see, is there someone here?" Xi Yanqing asked Luo Fei to wait for him in the room, and ran a few steps to the gate.He followed Heidou's eyes and saw that there was indeed a carriage driving towards them.The carriage was moving quite slowly.No wonder Heidou stared at him for a long time.

Could it be Shi Shi and Li Siyuan?

Because the carriage was not the one Xi Yanqing had seen in Shifu, Xi Yanqing could not be sure who came.But if Li Siyuan wasn't in the carriage, it would have been too slow.

Someone in the carriage poked his head out and waved towards Xi Yanqing: "Uncle Xi!"

But who is it if it's not Xiao Changle? !

"Chang Le!" Xi Yanqing shouted with a smile, and when people approached, he asked, "Brother Shi, Brother Li, why are you here?"

"Chang Le asked me when you will plant watermelons this year. I said casually that it would be soon. He couldn't wait any longer and insisted on coming over to see it. It happened to be raining today, so I had some free time, so I took him out for a walk. Shi Shi said, "I didn't even get to say hello to you in advance, brother Xi, don't be disgusted."

"Well, we don't know how happy you are to come. Come in." Xi Yanqing opened the door and let the horse in. "Daughter-in-law, Brother Shi and Brother Li are here!"

"I heard it! I'm preparing tea!" Luo Fei was looking for tea.

"Did we raise this dog after we went back? We didn't see it that time." Li Siyuan said, "It's so clever." Although he was always on guard against them, he probably saw that they were friends of the owner's family. So it didn't even call.

"Just now when Luo Fei saw it was raining, he let them enter the house. The yellow ones and flowery ones all entered the house, so he just kept watching the black station door. I thought it was looking at something before, but it turned out that it had met a distinguished guest. "Xi Yanqing said with a smile.

"I think he is more curious about the black wind in my house." Shi Shi found that the little black dog had been looking at the monster in his house.

"It's also possible. It's the first time it saw a horse a few days ago." After all, they didn't have any horses in the whole village. "The last time I saw a horse was because Brother Shi's man from your house took the horse when he came to deliver the saltpeter."

"Hei Dou, come here, don't look any further, in case Heifeng thinks you're going to fight with it, hahaha." Luo Fei brewed some tea, "Brother Shi, Brother Li, welcome!" Luo Fei said gently touching Touched Xiao Changle who trotted up to him.

"Uncle Luo Fei, I miss you so much, why don't you visit me anymore?" Xiao Changle said, "Did you forget me?"

"Oh, I want to go too. Uncle misses you too, but it's too much effort to go out now." Luo Fei sat down, "It's a good thing you're here, otherwise you've grown so fast, Uncle would hardly recognize you." How long has it been since Chang Le has grown taller again, and speaks like a little adult.

"Daddy said that my uncle's family will also have a little brother." Xiao Changle looked at Luo Fei's stomach curiously, "Is this the little brother?"

"En." Luo Fei had just finished answering, when a big lump bulged on his stomach.This season wears less, which is quite obvious.

"Wow! He can move!" Xiao Changle was stunned, "Daddy! Little brother can move!"

"Of course it will move." Li Siyuan didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "I can still come out and play with you in the future."

"That's great." Xiao Chang Le clapped his two little hands together, "Uh..." He suddenly froze, the little bun's face was tangled up and looked up, "Daddy..."

"Pfft! Hahahahahahahaha..." Li Siyuan actually smiled unkindly, "It's okay, it's okay, it's the swallow who pulled you on your head."

"Shit, shit?" Xiao Changle's expression was indescribable, she didn't know whether she felt disgusted or ashamed, she seemed to be about to cry.

"Swallows are auspicious birds. People say that only happy people will build their nests. It pulls on your head, and you will be lucky, so don't cry, Changle. Let's fetch water and wash it later. "Li Siyuan pinched the child's face, Xi Yanqing had already gone to fetch water.

This is a good thing in the farmhouse, there is endless hot water every day.

Li Siyuan helped Xiao Changle wash his hair, and chatted with Luo Fei while wiping it for him.Shi Shi and Xi Yanqing went into the hut to talk about ice cream.

Shi Shi took out a plain purse for Xi Yanqing, which was heavy.At first, Xi Yanqing thought it was some kind of material, but when he opened it, it turned out to be 100 taels of silver.

"Why so much?" Xi Yan clearly understood that Shi Shi was giving him a share of the income, but Shi Shi started making ice cream for less than two months, logically speaking, he shouldn't be able to share so much, right?After all, it's not the peak season yet, and he invested a lot in the early stage. He didn't expect to be able to split the money so soon.

"From the time I started making ice cream to yesterday's shipments, after excluding the costs and labor costs, I earned about 90 taels of silver." Shi Shi said, "You should get 18 taels based on what we set before. But I discussed it with you, Brother Li, you are going to build a house and get an ice cellar right now, so I will make up a whole number for you first, so that it will be more convenient for you to use."

"Will this... be too much?"

"Not many. Now that the weather is getting warmer, it will only increase in the future."

"Success, then it's my advance payment." Xi Yanqing smiled, "But Brother Shi, I really didn't expect to have so much at the beginning. I thought it would be pretty good to earn 20 taels a month. .” In less than two months, 90 taels!What kind of concept is this, and how much does it have to sell? !

"There are not many people in this town. Besides, how many people can afford it and eat it? But it's different in the county. There are many restaurants, storytellers, casinos, brothels, teahouses, etc. There is a lot of traffic, and the price is not the same in the county and in the town.” Shi Shi said, “When the weather gets warmer in the future, we will release some new flavors, and then the price will be set higher than now. .”

"Speaking of this, not long before you came here, I told Luo Fei to go to town when the rain stopped. I was going to find you today." All the pictures of small bowls drawn by Luo Fei were given to Shi Shi, "These are all new ideas recently, and this small bowl was drawn by Luo Fei. We think that we can put ice cream in this small bowl." It will be sold together with bowls. This kind is more expensive, and it is aimed at those high-ranking officials. But I don’t know if I can make such a small bowl.”

"The painting is not bad, I think I should get some colored ink for Luo Fei." Shi Shi put away the painting, "I told you, Brother Li, how to make the ice cream look more expensive when the ice cream remains the same. Be angry, you should think about it for me first."

"It's all Luo Fei's idea. He is good at embroidery and painting, and he has a lot of ideas." Xi Yanqing looked at Luo Fei.As the rain subsided, Luo Fei and Li Siyuan took Xiao Changle out, "By the way, Brother Shi, how do you know I'm going to build a new house?"

"I heard from shopkeeper Hong by chance. He told shopkeeper Wan Dayun about receiving sheep from you, and shopkeeper Hong asked him why he hasn't seen you for a while. Wan Dayun told shopkeeper Hong that you have been covered again. The new house is getting land again, so I am busy."

"It's a little bit. After I came back last year, I tried to grow rice with dry breeding and sparse planting. The harvest is better than directly planting in the field, and it saves rice seeds. After meeting my father-in-law and a friend, I thought it was good. This year I also want to try dry breeding and sparse planting. However, this method requires careful care of the rice seedlings in the early stage, and I travel back and forth in four places a day."

"Brother Qing, how is your chat going?" Luo Fei came in and said, "Brother Li and I plan to go to the new house together, and we'll be back in a while."

"How about we go together?" Xi Yanqing asked Shi Shi.

"Then we have to be together." This time, there are two big and three small children, can they rest assured?

Li Siyuan heard from Luo Fei that the fruit seedlings had all been moved to the new house, and that they had been sorted this year, and the number was larger than last year, so he was curious and wanted to take a look.Although there are also fruit trees in the town, but where there are many, there are only three or two.He had seen some orchards when he went to the south before, but in the north, there were few fruits that could be eaten here, and even fewer fruits could be grown in large quantities, so he hadn't seen a serious orchard yet.According to what Luo Fei said, Xi Yanqing wanted to build an orchard.

Because of the rain at the new house, the workers just had a rest today, so only Luo Yong and Jing Rong were there when Xi Yan was cleared.Jing Rong is waiting for the rain to stop to take the sheep out.

Xi Yanqing lent Shi Shi and his wife to Jing Rong and Luo Yong: "These two are my saviors, Shi Shi and Li Siyuan." Xi Yanqing pointed to Luo Yong and Jing Rong: "Before I was When I was in the army, both of them were under the same general as me. This is Jing Rong, and this is Luo Yong. Both of them are younger than me."

Jing Rong cupped his fists to Shi Shi and Li Siyuan: "Brother Shi, Brother Li, thank you for saving my brother's life."

Luo Yong also said: "Yes, saving him is like saving ourselves. If there is anything you two can use us for in the future, just let us know."

"You two brothers are too polite." Shi Shi said, "It's a fate to know each other, Shi is also honored to know you two."

"Hey, you're welcome, let's go and have a look in the back garden." Xi Yanqing said and walked towards the gate of the vegetable garden.

"Father! Father, look quickly! There are so many sheep!" Xiao Changle had never seen so many animals before, and he was going crazy with joy, chasing after the sheep's buttocks.

"Don't startle the flock!" Li Siyuan was convinced, it's not Shi Changle, it's Shi Changcrazy!

"Don't worry, Brother Li. My sheep are used to going outside every day. I'm not that timid. As long as the child is happy." The ewes with cubs were all separated by Jing Rong, so most of the sheep outside Ram, don't toss, "Be careful not to get too close to the big ram."

"Brother Jingrong laughed at you." Li Siyuan said and grabbed Ye Cheng's son, "You're running away, you're blushing."

"Father, why do they like to eat grass?"

"Then why do you like ice cream?"

"Because the ice cream is delicious."

"Then they also think the grass is delicious. It's delicious and filling, so they like to eat it." Li Siyuan took Xiao Changle and walked slowly with the sheep with Luo Fei.

Xi Yanqing saw that it was all right, the rain stopped and the ground was not watered or slippery, so she went to the back vegetable garden with Shi Shi and the others.

Now there are grape seedlings, raspberry seedlings, and blueberry seedlings planted in the vegetable garden, and the old thorny shoots have also been moved by Xi Yanqing, and they are just emerging with green tips.

Xi Yanqing said that he wanted to get more raw materials for ice cream, and Shi Shi also thought it was feasible after reading it.

Since Shi Shi started to make ice cream, those ice creams with dried fruit are no longer available, because Xi Yanqing’s stock is also used up, and Shi Shi has not found a source of reasonable price, so now the milk ice cream and egg ice cream are the main products. host.But obviously, this is all temporary.

"Grapes, blueberries, and raspberries. Although these fruits are small and not eye-catching, they are dark in color and beautiful. They are all berries with a lot of juice. They are very beautiful whether they are made into popsicles or ice cream." Xi Yanqing said, "Unfortunately, the time is too short. Although I intend to breed them as much as possible, it is only two years after all. I am afraid that the results will not be too much. This year, the only ones that can be used in large quantities are nightshade and watermelon. These two kinds of Luo Fei left a lot of seeds last year, and they will be planted in large quantities this year."

"It's good to have a plan. Take your time." Shi Shi said, "It's still the same sentence, just ask if you need anything."

"There really are." Xi Yanqing told Shi Shi about the copper basin and the copper mold, and asked Shi Shi some questions about fruit trees.

Shi Shi has been to many places, Xi Yanqing was wondering if he could get some other fruit seedlings, such as oranges, crabapples, and strawberries.If he can get it, he can try breeding it.

"I'll try my best to get it for you." After talking, Shi Shi walked around the vegetable garden, came out and saw Chang Le was still chasing the sheep, so he asked Jing Rong if he had any milk sheep for sale.He wanted to keep a lamb for his son as a companion, so that the child would not be too lonely at home.

Jingrong really has it there.Although it was late, he tried his best to let every ewe have cubs.There are quite a few of them who are pregnant for two months.He picked one of the docile ones for Shi Shi and let them take it away.

Little Changle knew that he was going to have a sheep, so he hugged Shi Shi's thigh happily: "Thank you, father!"

Shi Shi's satisfied smile can be said to have affected the mood of everyone present, and everyone felt the warmth of human affection and family affection.

Little did he know that at this time, something not big, but not small, happened in the town.

Some people saw that ice cream was selling well, so they also wanted to get involved.When Xi Yanqing and Luo Fei were still working on it, some people started to study it.There are two families in Songlin Town, one surnamed Guo and one surnamed He.Neither of the two can master the essentials of making ice cream, so they still mostly make popsicles and milk sticks, and the sales are not too wide.Because Shi Shi didn't have any contacts, they sold them after they finished.

The He family sold it for a while until the weather warmed up. They had no choice but to stop selling it if it couldn't freeze.Originally, the Guo family also thought about it in the coming year, but they never expected that the weather was so warm that there would still be ice cream in the market.And as the weather gets warmer, the stuff sells better!What does this mean?Explain that they can still do it in warm weather, but they don't know how to do it.

The Guo family is somewhat related to the wealthy Luo family in the town. Although the Luo family does not have an ice cellar, the Zhou family does!The Luo family and the Zhou family have always been on good terms, and the two seem to have an engagement. Guo Peng wondered if he could ask the Zhou family through the Luo family if they could make ice cream in the ice cellar.

Besides, he really couldn't think of how people made ice cream in spring.

When everything is thawing, there is such an abnormal thing as ice cream!

"The ice cream you mentioned is the freezing point that sells very well in Fuyue Building, right?" Luo Tianqi, the young master of the Luo family, looked down at the picture scroll on the case, "It seems that a person surnamed Xi sent it to Fuyue at first. From Yuelou?"

"That's right, that's right, that's the thing. It's selling very well now, especially as the weather has gotten warmer recently, and more people are eating it. Isn't it crazy selling this summer?" Guo Peng thought about it. It's a big business opportunity, but seeing that the business of making money can't go on because of the weather change, he was so anxious that his mouth was full of bubbles, "Oh my big nephew, don't look at the paintings, think of a way, can we also Get an ice cellar or something? I sent someone to inquire, and now ice cream is sold in several towns, as well as Huayun County and Qingping County! It’s crazy!"

"But it's too late to build an ice cellar. People store ice in winter. What time is it now? What's the use of building an ice cellar now?" Luo Tianqi carefully put away the paintings and walked to the window, "To tell you the truth, uncle, I I really thought about it, but it just doesn’t work.”

"Can I ask the Zhou family to buy some ice?"

"If you want to keep the low temperature in the ice cellar for a long time, you need to store ice in it all the time. After several years of storage, the temperature inside can be constant. Do you really think that a few pieces of ice can solve the problem?"

"Then what should we do? Could it be that the Shi family swallowed this big cake by themselves?"

"According to me, if you are in a hurry here, it is better to work hard from that person surnamed Xi."

"I just want to find this man, but he is not coming now. I have people watching Fuyuelou, but I haven't seen this man. Do you know where this man lives?"

"I know, it's in Huaping Village." Luo Tianqi still remembers, when he was in Fuyue Building that day, that's what shopkeeper Hong said, right?In Huaping Village, the ice cream was given by that person.I remember that day his second brother also said that the other party looked poor, wondering if he would be able to resist the temptation of money.

"Ask Shi Shi how much to give him, if not, give him more. If he takes your money, don't come to me again. If he doesn't take it, then come to me again."

"why?"

"It's not worth handing over to someone who can win you with a little sweetness. On the contrary, I want to get to know each other." Luo Tianqi was inexplicably upset when he thought that shopkeeper Hong said that the person was Boss Shi's friend.