Farming Happiness: Husband, Come and Plough the Fields

The people around were all the ladies and ladies of the merchants. Everyone admired the scholar, but after hearing what they said, they felt very uncomfortable.

And Wu Qi just touched their hearts.

Yes, businessmen are lowly, so what? Have you eaten your rice?

Every copper earned requires effort, work, and costs. Unlike a scholar, who can eat, drink, and know a few words will be respected by others.

Is it amazing that you can write storybooks? Even a low-level actor can write!

Everyone woke up from their dreams and looked down upon the scholar who wrote the storybook.

"May I ask Scholar Wu, has he ever been married?"

The lady didn't dare to ask. With a woman here, there wouldn't be so many taboos. The mother-in-law became more and more satisfied with her son-in-law, and many of the ladies who followed immediately fell in love with Wu Qi.

"Scholar Wu, my home is on South Street and I own a jewelry shop. It is a century-old brand in Kyoto."

A well-dressed lady hurried forward, stopped Wu Qi, and introduced herself to her family.

Her family not only owns a shop, but also has many properties. The family only has a beautiful only daughter and no sons.

The family needs someone to take care of it, so marrying her daughter is not an exaggeration.

Most of the young ladies who come here to see her have a crooked appearance, but her daughter, not to boast, can't find such a good-looking appearance.

Their appearance, family background, and money are all of the best. They are the parents. A hundred years later, the family will be the young couple.

If he fails to pass the Jinshi exam and can only work as a petty official in the Yamen, he might as well marry her daughter. If he wants to manage the business in the future, he can already do it.

"Never married."

Before Wu Qi could say anything, Wufu quickly added, "Hey, hey, it seems that he is attracted to me. He quickly threw himself into the arms of the jewelry store owner's daughter and don't harass her in the future."

"Really?"

The woman was ecstatic and pulled Wu Fu to ask questions, leaving Wu Qi with a face as pale as pig liver.

He regrets it now. Why did he say this when he had nothing to do? It feels like he shot himself in the foot.

"My husband's surname is Xu, you can just call me Mrs. Xu."

Mrs. Xu was very enthusiastic. Seeing this, the other ladies also squeezed into the front row.

Good things cannot be taken away by the Xu family. If the Xu family is rich, they are not bad either!

"Wu Shusheng, what kind of appearance do you like? He is tall, short, fat and thin. Do you have any preferences?"

"By the way, are you still planning to take the examination?"

"Where is your hometown?"

Everyone was talking and surrounded Wu Qi.

Seeing that Wu Qi was deflated, Wu Fu narrowed his eyes and invited his wife into the shop with a smile on his face.

At this moment, she really wanted to eat and drink well and celebrate!

The young lady of the Xu family was very fond of Wu Qi, and now she was called brother Wu Qi. It made people feel numb when they heard her.

Li Haitang shook his head and entered the shop. Mrs. Wang was placing a plate of spicy chicken on the dining table.

As soon as the spicy chicken was served, it was immediately robbed. Li Haitang was afraid that those people would bump into him, so he entered the private room.

After a while, Wufu came in holding a tray, which contained all kinds of food. There were several types of steamed buns and flatbreads, as well as a pizza.

Li Haitang had a dark look on her face. If Wufu came to the shop with such appetite, she would have better close the shop as soon as possible.

"lady."

Cuiniang now manages the shop. She has been studying expenditures and costs recently. She has some ideas and wants to talk to Li Haitang.

"Cuiniang, are you still used to it?"

Li Haitang took a bite of the pizza. It was dry but tasted pretty good. Without cheese, I always feel like something is missing. It seems I have to find a way to research cheese.

"Habit."

Cui Niang didn't say much, but she was still a little embarrassed. Madam once said that because she was divorced and had several daughters, she was always unsure of herself.

Recently in the shop, she has been much better, but before speaking, she habitually hesitates, fearing that she will say the wrong thing and make her madam unhappy.

Cui Niang thinks too much and can't let go.

"If you have something to say, just say it. It's okay if you say something wrong. There's no need to hide it."

Li Haitang shook his head. Cuiniang was used to being oppressed by her former husband's family, and her submissive temper would not change for a while.

She grabbed the handkerchief and took out a booklet from her pocket.

In the past few months, the store's cost expenditure has been higher than before.

After late autumn, as winter approaches, vegetables, etc. are obviously a bit more expensive than before, as well as chickens, ducks, and seafood. The labor costs of transporting them from the seaside have also increased a lot.

The shop cannot lower the quality of the dishes and has to bear the expenses. Therefore, the income is not as much as in the previous two months.

Winter is coming soon, and if this continues, income will continue to shrink. Li Haitang took a look at the booklet and found that the records were clear. She thought for a while and asked, "I remember that we rented an ice cellar for cold storage. We can put more seafood in at a time and put it in the ice cellar. We don't have to toss it several times. The cost is Isn’t it a lot less?

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One trip per day costs a lot in terms of manpower and material resources.

Moreover, when you bring it back and put it in the refrigerator to keep it fresh, it is actually almost the same as fresh. After all, there is no technology such as oxygenation, and the crab will be dead by the time it reaches the shop.

"Madam, the icehouse is also our largest expense."

Cuiniang pointed to the figures above. It cost the shop several hundred taels of silver to rent an icehouse every month, which was really a lot of money.

In winter, Kyoto rarely freezes, except for three to nine days. It is too difficult for them to store ice.

"Then how about we build our own ice cellar?"

The courtyard behind the shop is very large. There are two warehouses for storing vegetables, only one is missing is an icehouse.

If you can build an icehouse to keep seafood, chicken, duck, and meat fresh, it will solve a big problem. In this way, you don’t have to worry about transporting ingredients from a rented cold storage.

Saving costs and manpower, the more Li Haitang thought about it, the more feasible it became.

"But to make icehouses, only the masters in the palace have the skills, and we can't hire anyone!"

Kyoto needs a lot of ice in the summer, and ice sellers can make a fortune, but the government prohibits private ice-making business.

"We don't buy or sell, we use it ourselves."

Li Haitang is familiar with the laws of Daqi and knows that loopholes can be exploited in this area. She can use it herself and others can't say anything.

The method of making ice cubes is not complicated at all, but it requires one thing, saltpeter.

Saltpeter dissolves in water and absorbs a large amount of heat, causing the water temperature to drop to the freezing point and freeze.

As for saltpeter, it shouldn't be difficult to get it if you find a way.

"Cui Niang, it's you who reminded me!"

Li Haitang praised Cuiniang and persuaded her a little, saying that while she was busy with the business in the shop, she had to spend time with her daughter when she had time.

Cuiniang always wanted to prove herself. As a woman, she had to support four daughters and save dowries for her daughters. She was really desperate. Li Haitang dismissed Cuiniang and started thinking about making ice again, if this was in the North. When the mountains are covered with heavy snow in winter, they can be dug into rivers and transported to cellars for storage. It is so troublesome to use chemical means.