Chapter 286 Unbelievable! Second Uncle beat me to it!
Not only did the Prince of Jin know, he was also plotting something big.
After delivering a generous gift to the Yuan family, Yun Zhao mysteriously took her mother's hand and went out.
"What's wrong?"
Xu Qingyi asked with a smile.
"Mother, look what this is!"
Yun Zhao opened an ice chest, and a cool breeze wafted out, which felt very comfortable.
"Ice? Where did this come from?"
Xu Qingyi was taken aback.
The others then realized that what Lu Xun and the others had been carrying down was actually ice!
"This is just the beginning; I had Zhenyuan Escort Agency ship a batch of goods!"
The Hu family's ice storage room has so many ice storage facilities, it's a pity we can't just move there!
Yun Zhao shook his head, feigning regret.
Yunxuan smiled and patted her head, "This is already very good."
Seeing everyone so happy, Xu Yiyan quickly came up with a good idea.
Xu Zhenbang had been observing his son's actions. Seeing his son's hesitant expression, he asked directly, "Does Ayan have something on his mind?"
Xu Yiyan was startled when he was suddenly called out by name.
"I was thinking, could we modify the cellar to store ice?"
These houses were probably built by some wealthy family in the past.
The scenery was fantastic, and they even dug a waterproof cellar under the house.
Because of its proximity to the stream, the cellar was very dry and cool.
Upon hearing this, Lu Xinnian nodded immediately.
"Yes, yes, I think this is a great idea!"
There were many of them, but they had nowhere to store the ice.
I've heard that summers are very long in Lingnan. We can't keep bringing ice from Fengyun City all the time, can we?
"However, regarding the materials..."
Xu Yiyan was somewhat embarrassed.
The ice cellar was expensive to build, and now only their second brother can make money.
Or, he could go to town and find some carpentry work.
But how long would it take to save enough silver?
"I can do that..."
"no!"
Yun Zhao interrupted Lu Xinnian directly.
"Sister Lu, that silver was left to you by your father."
No worries about the ice cellar, I have money! I'm rich now!
She patted her chest, which made everyone laugh.
"Did Li Dali give you a share of the profits?"
Xu Yinan pinched his niece's cheek and smiled.
He finally finished reading the accounts of the Li family gambling house these past few days, and the profits were much higher than those in the Southwest!
Their little niece is now quite wealthy!
"No, it's the storeroom of Hu Family Fortress. It has lots of good stuff. You can ask Sister Yue if you don't believe me!"
All eyes turned to Zhuge Yue.
"The warehouse in Hujiabao was indeed filled with gold and silver jewelry."
Zhuge Yue told everyone what he had seen.
The fact that such a large icehouse could be dug in Hujiabao and stored so much ice is truly an extreme luxury.
This is Lingnan!
A place where the heat can be unbearable even in early summer.
Having received Zhuge Yue's assurance, Xu Yiyan immediately became interested.
"Okay, let me fix it! First, make sure the tunnel and the ice storage are separate, so the tunnel doesn't fall down!"
Yun Zhao was somewhat surprised when he mentioned the tunnel.
"Third Uncle, has the tunnel been dug?"
"Yes, Huahua came through the tunnel tonight."
Yunxuan explained.
They had long planned to dig a tunnel to connect the underground areas of these households.
If you encounter danger, you can also escape through the tunnel.
They never expected that the house they had just dug up on the other side of the wild beasts would come in handy so soon.
After all that commotion, no one can sleep tonight, so we might as well get to work together.
A few days passed peacefully.
At midday, the sun was high in the sky, and the cicadas' chirping kept everyone awake.
Yun Zhao rolled over and got up.
She brought back a limited amount of ice, only taking it out at noon and at night when she couldn't sleep.
It's so hot now that she wants to get something new from her online space.
She rocked her baby brother in the cradle and mumbled, "Little brother, are you hot? Kids are all probably afraid of the heat, right? I'm pretty afraid of the heat."
Xu Qingyi asked Zhi Qiu to make some cooling soup. When she brought the soup in, she saw her daughter looking bored.
"What are you doing? If you're not going to take a nap, come and have some refreshing soup."
"Mother, it's too hot, I can't drink any!"
Yun Zhao looked listless and felt like he had no energy.
I took my pulse and realized that I hadn't completely recovered from the cold I had caught earlier.
In addition, the summer heat of Lingnan has entered my body, causing me to feel somewhat unwell.
At five years old, Yun Zhao's body was too weak, so she waved to her mother.
"Mother, come here, let Zhaozhao take your pulse too!"
"What's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"
Xu Qingyi stepped forward with concern and touched her daughter's forehead.
There's no fever!
"Mother, let me write down a prescription, let's all drink some!"
The miasma in Lingnan is really too heavy; we still need to be careful!
We must not let our guard down in this area!
"Okay, I'll have Zhichun prepare the medicinal herbs."
Xu Qingyi pinched her daughter's little face, then sat with her and her son for a while.
There was a commotion outside the door, and she instinctively shielded her daughter and son.
"What's wrong?"
Zhixia pushed the door open and came in.
"Miss, the Zhenyuan Escort Agency has arrived."
"Oh no! My ice!"
Something that will save us has arrived!
Yun Zhao ran out happily and ran into Xu Yinan, who was carrying a hoe.
"Second Uncle? What brings you here?"
She was somewhat surprised. Had her second uncle gone to work in the fields?
"I went to help out; that way, I can better interact with the villagers!"
Xu Yinan grinned and smeared mud on his niece's nose.
"Hehe, little clown cat!"
Yun Zhao: ...
Oh, it's still her playful, spoiled uncle.
"Haha, I heard that Zhenyuan Escort Agency sent ice over, so I came to check on the ice!"
After saying that, he walked to the water vat next to him.
"Come here, Zhaozhao, wash your hands for your second uncle. Your uncle will take you to see something interesting!"
Could it be that my second uncle has come up with something fun again?
Thinking of this, Yun Zhao became interested and quickly followed Xu Yinan.
After the uncle and nephew washed up, Zhenyuan Escort Agency had already unloaded several large carts of ice.
The cellar was modified, but it wasn't good enough to be an ice cellar, so they just moved the boxes in with it.
Xu Yinan opened one of the boxes to check its cleanliness.
"I've been watching it every day for the past few days and discovered the ice blocks belonging to the Hu family."
It seems they used clean water! In the Yuzhou area, there's a local delicacy called "Sushan" (酥山).
It's made by shaving ice that's frozen from mountain spring water, then adding dried fruit, jam, and the like.
It's especially refreshing in the summer! I once ate it at the Dongyun Marquis's residence, and it was incredibly delicious!
The crispy mountain that Xu Yinan mentioned, Yun Zhao had eaten a few times in his previous life.
At that time, Tingyuge opened a shop in the capital that specialized in selling crispy cakes.
Because ice is expensive in summer, and the ice used for Sushan (a type of dessert) must be made with clean water, the price is even higher.
This crispy mountain thus became a delicacy that nobles in the capital competed to outdo each other.
It is said that when Tingyuge rose to prominence in Lingnan, one of the profitable shops was one that specialized in selling crispy cakes.
Why would the Yuan family send so much ice to Lingnan? Could it be just for the sake of making Sushan (a type of ice dessert)?
Yun Zhao's heart skipped a beat, and she subconsciously looked at Wei Jingchen.
Did he consider this when he first arrived in Lingnan, but was hindered by sea transport and the fact that clean ice was too expensive?
"Zhaozhao, what do you think? This ice block now belongs to the Hu family."
We essentially sell at a high price with low costs, and once we've made our first fortune...
We'll then have more capital to buy ice, the Hu family's batch of ice.
It can help us quickly make a name for ourselves; we can say it's low-risk and low-cost!
Xu Yinan became more and more excited as he spoke, as if he could already see a future of sudden wealth.
Yun Zhao nodded, somewhat amused and exasperated.
The business that Tingyu Pavilion was the first to make money in its previous life was beaten to the punch by its second uncle, who was obsessed with eating, drinking and having fun!
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