Chapter 41 Officials lure children
"Young...Master."
Upon seeing all the spoiled rich kids, he addressed them as "Brother Wei Shuyu." The young man bowed respectfully, trembling with fear.
What are you guys doing?
There was a large pile of scattered ice shards at the entrance, and Wei Shuyu frowned deeply.
"Big brother, we're selling ice cream! We've already sold four strings!" Choi Shin-ki immediately showed off, waving the money around.
It doesn't matter how much money you have.
The main reason is that they earned this money through their own abilities.
“Not bad.” Wei Shuyu nodded, then pointed at the young man: “And what about him?”
"He's so awful..."
Choi Shin-ki recounted the story of the young man selling free orange juice.
Upon hearing this, Wei Shuyu looked at the young man and asked, "What's your name?"
"Little...little Luo egg."
Which egg?
"The egg of an egg."
"It sounds nice. There weren't many people in the Tang Dynasty who could eat eggs every day."
"Thank you for your kind words, young master."
"Would you like to eat eggs with every meal?"
Luo Dan's eyes lit up.
He's a smart man; he knew his chance had come.
"I am willing to serve you, sir."
Luo Dan knelt down without hesitation.
“He’s a clever man!” Wei Shuyu nodded. “I’ll give you seven days to sell ice throughout Chang’an.”
"You can do it. From now on, you'll be in charge of this ice pavilion."
"I can't do it... Go back to where you came from!"
Luo Dan trembled all over.
Should we entrust the management of the Ice Pavilion to him?
He saw the price of ice, and it was terrifying.
If he were in charge, wouldn't he be counting money until his hands cramped?
"I will gladly give my life, even unto death!"
Luo Dan slammed his forehead heavily on the ground to show his loyalty.
"Brother, how could you hand over the business to an outsider?" Choi Shin-ki said anxiously.
This was something they did together as a group of friends.
What kind of business is it to let an outsider interfere?
*Smack*
Wei Shuyu raised his hand and smacked him on the head.
"How dare you say that?"
Wei Shuyu scolded him with exasperation, "We're here to make money, and you haven't sold a single piece of ice in so long, while others have sold so much in just a few words..."
“But we don’t necessarily have to use him.” Choi Shin-ki covered his head. “My family has many businesses and quite a few managers.”
Luo Dan's heart skipped a beat.
Then he looked longingly at Wei Shuyu.
"Can your family use it?"
Wei Shuyu poked Cui Shenji's head with his finger: "This is our own business. If your father gets involved, Fang Yi'ai's father and other people's fathers will also get involved. What will be left for us then?"
"What does that mean?" Choi Shin-ki still didn't understand.
"..."
As expected, Choi Shin-ki's intelligence is questionable.
He turned to Fang Yi'ai and said, "You explain it to him."
"Okay."
It took Fang Yi'ai a long time before Choi Shin-ki finally understood.
He is himself, and the Cui family is the Cui family.
If the Cui family gets involved, other families, envious of the profits from the ice, will also jump in to get a share.
Once there's competition, the price won't go up!
But if these friends are united, they won't say anything even if their families find out.
Large families value their reputation; who would stoop to competing with their own child for business?
Once the family tacitly approves, this power becomes immense.
With their backgrounds and privileged backgrounds, they could run rampant throughout Chang'an.
"Young Master Wei, is this matter settled then?"
While Fang Yi'ai was explaining, Wei Shuyu was also busy entertaining the group of restaurant owners and merchants.
"Alright, starting tomorrow, I will send someone to deliver ice to you all every day?"
Wei Shuyu spoke with a smile.
It seems like doing business isn't that difficult.
In just half a day, he secured deals with many restaurants and teahouses in Chang'an.
Brothels are also a priority; I need to make time to visit one tomorrow.
Just as they were smilingly seeing off the shopkeepers, several carriages suddenly appeared in the distance...
"Oh no, my dad's here."
"Holy crap, my dad's here too."
"We're doomed, let's get out of here."
The children were so frightened that they fled in panic.
"You unfilial son, where do you think you're going?"
"It's one thing to be unruly normally, but to dare to skip school?"
"Stop right there! If you run again, I'll skin you alive!"
One by one, men dressed in official robes jumped off the carriage and began the chase.
They were about to return home after finishing their shift when they were told by people from the Imperial Academy that their child had skipped school.
This really angered them.
In this era when all other pursuits are considered inferior, only studying is considered superior.
The truancy is extremely serious!
Snap snap snap...
The group was caught and immediately given a beating.
In full view of everyone, your pants are pulled down, and you get a severe spanking.
In an instant, wails filled the air and cries of anguish never ceased.
"You are Wei Shuyu?"
After beating his son, several officials stepped forward together.
"Yes." Wei Shuyu bowed and said, "Shuyu greets all my uncles."
"Stop with the formalities. I know you are Lord Wei's eldest son, but I hope you will do your duty and not lead our son astray," the official reprimanded sternly.
"Uncles, you've misunderstood. We've come here to put a major invention into practice," Wei Shuyu said with a smile.
"What major invention?"
Wei Shuyu pointed to the unmelted ice on the ground: "Ice!"
Um?
Only then did the officials notice a lump of ice on the ground.
He quickly squatted down and touched it with his hand.
Is it really ice?
The group exchanged glances.
"You're saying this is something you figured out through your research?"
"That's right."
"Can you make ice?"
"Yes."
Several officials asked questions one after another, and Wei Shuyu patiently explained with a smile.
The group began to feel uneasy.
Ice in June is more valuable than gold.
If they can really make ice, this will be a continuous source of wealth!
"Have you sold the ice?" an official asked.
"Of course it's sold! Look, this is our money."
Choi Shin-ki answered quickly, then started showing off the four strings of cash.
"You only sold four strings of cash all day?"
The group immediately became unsettled.
What a waste...
If they were to sell these, they could sell at least several hundred strings of cash a day!
No, we must take control of this thing.
“My dear nephew, it’s good that you want to make money, but studying is the most important thing.”
"You can only sell four strings of cash a day. I'll give you ten strings a day in exchange for your ice-making recipe."
The official, with a warm smile, began to entice Wei Shuyu.
Kids are easy to win over; just say a few nice words and give them some benefits.
Sure enough, many netizens showed expressions of excitement.
There were more than a dozen of them, and they only had a few or a few dozen coins of pocket money each day.
If you spread that out, you'd earn several hundred coins a day.
And honey, they love that sweet stuff the most.
"Brother, this deal is a good one."
"Exactly, exactly. You get paid every day without doing anything."
"Brother, why don't we give them the recipe?"
The other kids started teasing them.
"Shut up!"
Just then, Choi Shin-ki shouted, "What the eldest brother does is none of your business!"
Several officials glared at him angrily.
You idiot Cui, how dare you block our path to wealth?
But soon, they put on a kind smile.
Because Choi Shin-ki spoke again...
"Brother, hurry up and say yes! It's free money!"
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