"Thirty-odd taels of silver sounds like a lot, but if you want to open a restaurant, this amount of silver is far from enough," Old Man Gan sighed.
Putting everything else aside, if you want to open a restaurant, you have to rent a shop, and even after you rent it, you can't use it right away; you still have to decorate it.
Once all that's done, we still need to buy tables, chairs, raw materials, workers... In short, all of this adds up to quite a sum.
This is why everyone knows that doing business can make money, but not many people do it. The capital required is too high, and most families simply cannot afford it. The capital alone is the biggest challenge.
He wanted to persuade his daughter to pay back the money later, but then he thought that even so, the ninety-odd taels of silver would not be enough to open a restaurant.
Remembering her previous experience setting up a stall, Grandma Gan hesitated before advising, "How about we start with setting up a stall first?"
Gan Li shook her head: "Setting up a stall requires little capital, but it's also troublesome. I've already decided that if we're going to do it, we'll go for something big! As for the money, you don't need to worry about it; someone will naturally deliver it to us when the time comes."
Someone is offering to send money over?
The Gan family members looked at each other, all thinking that Gan Li was talking nonsense. No one was stupid, so why would they send you money for no reason?
"Of course it wasn't without reason... Chen Danian suffered a setback today. If he gives up now, that's fine, but if he refuses..."
Gan Li sneered, "Then we can just squeeze some money out of him."
"Chen Danian?" Gan Mingyi scoffed. "It's not that I look down on him, but where would he get so much money?"
“He doesn’t have it, but the Zhao family behind him does.”
Don't think Gan Li doesn't know that Chen Danian's request for the prescription today is most likely related to Master Zhao of Wanshunlou.
The man surnamed Zhao claimed to value reputation, but Chen Danian had just divorced her, and Mr. Zhao was already eager to take her in as his son-in-law. He was probably just a fame-seeker, and the previous secret recipe incident was also inextricably linked to him.
Once is never enough; there will be a second time. This time, Chen Danian came to ask for the prescription, and it's highly likely that Chen Danian was involved in the scheme. If he's willing to stop now, that's fine. But if he's not, then we'll settle all scores, old and new!
As she spoke, she addressed the two Gan brothers:
"I'm going to the county to present the prescription. Although I'll be back in two or three days at most, the business at the dock can't stop, so I'll leave it to you. Before the ice-making method is widely adopted, let's earn as much as we can."
Also, the milk from Baifulai will be delivered starting tomorrow. I'll take care of it; Second Brother, you just need to deliver it once a day in the morning.
Even by oxcart, it would take half a day to travel from the town to the county. With business to attend to, it would take at least two days to get back.
Ganli thought about it for a moment, and before leaving tomorrow, she poured out enough milk from the supermarket for Baifulai to last two days, delivered one batch tomorrow, and kept the rest chilled for a day so it wouldn't spoil.
Before the Gan brothers could react, Old Man Gan was somewhat worried:
"Are you planning to go to the county alone? Although life has been more peaceful in recent years, I'm still a little worried about you, a woman, going to the county alone."
Upon hearing this, the Gan brothers became worried. They both tried to leave the matter to the other and go to the county with Gan Li to protect their sister.
After arguing back and forth, they all came to the same conclusion: they couldn't let Ganli travel far away alone; they were really worried about her.
Ganli had overlooked this issue. In her time, it wasn't unusual for her to go out. However, it was true that they were in ancient times. Although it was a prosperous era, what if things went wrong?
A wise person doesn't stand under a crumbling wall, so she decided to bring a 'bodyguard'.
After thinking it over, she chose her second brother, Gan Mingyi—he had worked in the fields for many years and was very strong. With his sturdy build, few people dared to mess with him.
Although Gan Mingli was somewhat disappointed, he thought that he had spent many years in the kitchen, and although he was strong, he was also overweight. He realized that he was not as good as his younger brother in protecting his sister when they were out in the world.
However, since Gan Mingyi went to the county, things at home had to be rearranged. Gan Mingli continued to set up a stall at the dock to sell popsicles, while the task of delivering milk was taken over by Old Man Gan. Of course, since he was old, Gan Quan was also taken over.
No one objected to this arrangement.
Gan Mingli, however, remembered something else: "Little sister, but now that you're gone, what are we going to do with these popsicles?"
Although he already knew that the ice was made from saltpeter, his younger sister had been handling the process these past few days, so he knew nothing about it.
Since Ganli wanted him to continue running the stall, she didn't intend to hide it anymore, since she was going to hand over the ice-making method anyway.
However, because of her own plans, she didn't intend to reveal the method to the public right now. Instead, she called Gan Mingli aside and taught him the method of making ice.
He then instructed, "Brother, this method cannot be publicized for now. I still want to use this method to earn some money to open a restaurant."
Upon hearing this, Gan Mingli nodded hurriedly: "Don't worry, even if my parents ask, I won't tell them!"
The elderly couple from the Gan family: "..."
Gan Mingyi, on the other hand, didn't care at all—anyway, he was going to the county with his sister anyway, hehe.
“Even between brothers, accounts should be kept clear. I won’t let everyone work for nothing. These days, no matter how much money you’ve earned, it all goes home,” Gan Li said.
Zhao was initially a little uncomfortable that her son and husband were being bossed around, but upon hearing this, she immediately became happy and even volunteered:
"Sister-in-law, I'm just sitting at home doing nothing anyway, so why don't I go help out at the stall? Don't worry about me!"
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