Even Gan Mingyi, who often works at the docks, says so now, so it seems that she must have made the right choice in choosing this location.
Grandma Gan was afraid of the cold, so she only ate half of it before reluctantly putting it down. As she listened to the conversation, a question suddenly popped into her mind: "Where did the ice come from in the middle of summer?"
Upon hearing this, everyone looked at Gan Li. Gan Li was prepared for this: "I have my own brilliant plan... In short, I have a secret recipe."
Secret recipe? Upon hearing these two words, the Gan family immediately thought of Baifulai's secret recipe... and wisely refrained from asking any further questions.
Regardless of what the secret recipe actually is, as long as it makes money, that's all that matters.
After eating the popsicles, the Gan family, who had initially given up hope, were suddenly filled with confidence, and even offered to help.
After all, they had just seen it here. Although this thing was simple, it was really complicated to make. If it was just Ah Li and Tian Tian who were to make it, wouldn't they be exhausted?
"Little sister, if there's anything you need us to do, just let us know, and we'll be your helpers!" Gan Mingyi said, patting his chest.
With help available, Gan Li naturally wouldn't refuse; she needed manpower just in case.
So she gave the Gan family their first task—to gather firewood.
Making popsicles requires boiling red and green beans, which requires a lot of firewood. Originally, Ganli was thinking of taking advantage of the fact that the molds hadn't been made yet and having some free time, to go up the mountain with Gantian to pick them.
But how much could she and Gan Tian possibly collect together? Now that the Gan family has delivered themselves to their doorstep, they might as well take advantage of it.
Old Man Gan knew this was a serious matter and was not going to let his guard down. When he got home, he told the others about it, and the next morning, he took his whole family up the mountain to collect firewood.
Over the next two days, everyone was busy with their own things. The Gan family went up the mountain to collect firewood, and Gan Li was also preparing to set up her stall.
The tools and saltpeter she ordered arrived quickly. She was fine with the saltpeter, but she carefully inspected the popsicle molds, worried that the carpenter might sabotage them because of their argument that day.
Fortunately, although the carpenter wasn't very good, he made quite a few things. She spent half a day washing and drying the five sets of molds, which were ready to be used that evening.
The day before setting up her stall, Gan Tian was in the kitchen tending the stove, cooking bean soup. She cooked two large pots of red beans and mung beans.
Ganli was worried that the weather was too hot, so while Gantian was asleep, she put the two buckets of bean soup into her space. The next morning, she took them out again before Gantian woke up.
She filled all five wooden basins with water, then added saltpeter and stirred. Finally, she put the perforated lids on the basins. After she placed all the bamboo tubes in place, Gan Tian woke up. Old Man Gan and Old Woman Gan also came to help with their two sons.
Following Ganli's instructions, they poured the cooked mung bean soup and red bean soup into bamboo tubes. The group worked quickly and finished filling them in no time.
By the time they finished, it was already broad daylight. Gan Tian was a little worried: "It's already this late, and it will still take us an hour to get to town. Won't that be too late? Besides, these popsicles haven't even solidified yet."
“No way!” Ganli said, “We’re selling popsicles, and they sell better the hotter it gets. Going there at midday when it’s hottest is perfect. Besides, these bamboo tubes aren’t very big, so they freeze much faster than a big basin of water. We’ll be there just in time!”
Hearing her say that, everyone felt relieved and ate breakfast in peace. Gan Qishan then picked them up at the agreed time.
After loading all the wooden basins onto the cart, Gan Li and Gan Tian got on, and the Gan brothers also joined them. The oxcart then slowly headed towards the town.
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