Lin Jinyue was genuinely worried that Xie Hong, with his petty nature, would come knocking on her door.

However, Xie Hong could not directly send troops to attack them.

Gu Shao is still here.

Gu Shao was a very upright man and would never allow soldiers to oppress the people.

Seeing that the atmosphere wasn't very good, Lin Jinyue smiled and said, "Today we're having a new promotion: buy an iced drink and get a free takoyaki. Spend over 300 coins and get a free iced drink."

Such promotional methods didn't exist in ancient times.

Many people came out of curiosity and weren't particularly interested in the iced drinks.

You know, this sweet soup doesn't cost much outside, so why does it cost twenty coins a cup here?

And then there's this shaved ice, I don't even know what it is, but it costs thirty coins.

Most people are still somewhat reluctant to part with it.

Moreover, when I bought it, someone told me that I shouldn't eat it cold in the morning, and I should also try not to eat it with spicy food, otherwise I would catch a cold.

This immediately made many people who were not financially well-off back down.

However, I heard that if you buy an iced drink, you get a free takoyaki (octopus ball), and if you buy 300 yuan worth of goods, you get a free iced drink. So, families who came together couldn't resist buying more.

As for the fertilizer Xie Hong mentioned earlier, everyone had completely forgotten about it.

*

That evening, while Lin Jinyue was diligently farming in her spatial dimension, she realized that her father was still very worried about what had happened at the shop that day.

She heard from the system that her father was very worried, so she secretly went over to listen.

She overheard her father asking her brother, "Xueqing, you were in the army for so long, could you see if you could get some simple firearms or explosives? I'm really worried about you."

"Tell me, what method is there for our village of a few dozen people to defeat an army of thousands?"

Lin Xueqing pondered for a moment, actually considering these possibilities.

After a long pause, he said, "I think it's probably easier to dream."

Coupled with his serious expression, Lin Jinyue burst out laughing. How could her brother be so funny?

Lin Jinyue was also a little worried. She thought, maybe she could find a way to make a deal with Gu Shao and get him to find a way to bring Xie Hong back to the capital.

It's not that we haven't thought about making simple gunpowder.

She could do it, but what Lin Jinyue feared was that after she did it and drove Xie Hong away, Prince Jing, Prince Ning, and the people in the capital would find out that she was such a menace.

Are they planning to team up and take her down first before considering dividing the spoils?

Lin Jinyue doesn't have much money to invest in the military right now, so she should focus on figuring out how to peacefully deal with Xie Hong first.

However, she still reassured her father and brother: "Don't worry, it's okay. Xie Hong can only do some sneaky little tricks. Gu Shao is keeping him in check, so he doesn't dare to do anything reckless."

However, she was still worried that Xie Hong would cause trouble, and she wondered if she should hand over the steelmaking technology to Gu Shao.

No, that's too risky.

I'll think about it later.

However, to her surprise, Gu Shao brought mutton and pork again early the next morning.

They said they wanted to eat barbecue.

However, once Gu Shao arrived, Old Master Tan retreated back to his room, and Lin Jinyue no longer had to be forced by him to practice calligraphy.

It seems she still needs to ask Old Tan and Gu Shao what their relationship is.

Otherwise, I'll always feel uneasy.

Gu Shao smiled and said to Lin Jinyue, "I transferred Xie Hong away to be stationed in Yunsong County."

Yunsong County is quite far from here.

Lin Jinyue said to him, "Thank you, General Gu."

Gu Shao waved his hand: "It's nothing. I owed you a favor last time, but Xie Hong beat me to it. I'll make up for it this time."

Lin Jinyue smiled, her eyes crinkling.

She was genuinely happy, as she no longer needed to devise another way to make a deal with Gu Shao.

After all, the things she brought out were too many and too novel, which was bound to attract attention.

Moreover, Gu Shao is a pretty good person; he never comes empty-handed.

*

These past few days, Lin Jinyue hasn't had much to do, but the shop has been incredibly busy.

For some reason, even though it's already autumn, Lingnan is still incredibly hot, with the temperature reaching 30 degrees Celsius.

Actually, wearing short sleeves is fine.

But since this is ancient times, we have to wear long sleeves.

Lin Jinyue was unbearably hot, so she lay on the balcony to cool off. Her father even secretly brought her an iced coconut, avoiding Jiang Yun.

Jiang Yun was worried that eating too much ice would be bad for her health, so she usually wouldn't let her eat too many cold foods.

But the weather is just so hot.

Lin Jinyue was even thinking, why not just make short-sleeved shirts...

The weather has been unbearably hot these past few days, and her iced drink shop is doing better and better.

Lin Jinyue, having a rare moment of free time, went to the shop.

The people working in the shop were so busy they were practically running out of steam.

She thought iced drinks weren't very profitable.

Lin Jinyue also encountered Dongyang at the shop.

Dongyang asked curiously, "How do you make this shaved ice?"

Lin Jinyue smiled; she wouldn't tell.

Dongyang didn't mind and said, "The mango shaved ice tastes really good, but why is your store limiting the supply? The young master said that the mango shaved ice tastes the best, it's smooth and creamy, with an endless aftertaste, and it's sweet and sour, which is really good."

Lin Jinyue said with a smile, "There's nothing we can do about it. We can only make so many iced drinks each day, and we only have one shop. We're just too busy."

Dongyang was puzzled: "Why don't you build more shops?"

Lin Jinyue then said, "It's only because it's hot these days that it's hard to buy. It might be different in a few days."

Shawan County is not small; if we open another shop next time, we can also make iced drinks.

For things like firewood that aren't worth much, just hire someone to chop them up.

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