The steps to make ice jelly are actually not difficult. The main problem is the raw material for making ice jelly, which is probably not available in Beijing. Even if they were, they probably wouldn't recognize it.
So if Gu Mingqian wants to start a frozen dessert business, it's not enough for him to just learn the technique from Pei Yao; he also has to buy Thunder Fruit seeds from her.
Therefore, Pei Yao plans to sell the ice jelly recipe and the Thunder Fruit Seeds together, so that she can make a big profit.
After hearing Pei Yao's explanation, Gu Mingqian did not hesitate to ask for fifty taels of silver for the ice jelly recipe.
Gu Mingqian wasn't stupid. Even someone as knowledgeable as him had never seen or eaten this kind of ice jelly before.
Such a novel and delicious flavor, and the fact that ice jelly is suitable for all ages, means that its market is even wider than that of lychee wine.
He couldn't even imagine how popular the ice jelly would be if he brought it back to Kyoto.
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Pei Yao was engrossed in discussing business, while the people at her stall were frantic with worry over her disappearance.
"Xiao Chen, didn't your cousin tell you where she was going?" Chen Fang asked Pei Yichen with a serious expression, her eyes full of worry.
Pei Yichen saw that his mother was anxious, and he was even more anxious than his mother. However, his cousin did not say where she was going when she left. She only said that she would be back in a while and told them not to worry.
As a result, a long time passed and Pei Yao still hadn't returned, so how could they not be anxious?
Niu Qingshan had no choice but to first calm Chen Fang down.
"Auntie, don't be too anxious. I'll take Xiaochen to the dock area to see if Yaomei is nearby."
"Yes, Mother, Qingshan and I will go and look for it first."
After hearing this, Chen Fang also wanted to go and look for it, but the items on the stall always needed to be watched over.
She had no choice but to stay and guard the things.
Niu Qingshan and Pei Yichen searched the entire dock but couldn't find Pei Yao. In the end, they could only turn their attention to the Gu family's merchant ship.
Now there's only this one place I haven't searched yet.
"Brother Qingshan, could my cousin be there...?" Pei Yichen asked uncertainly.
Niu Qingshan looked at the merchant ship with the same expression.
After having this idea, Pei Yichen decided to ask the burly men next to the boat.
"Xiao Chen, wait here for me, I'll go ask first." Niu Qingshan stopped Pei Yichen, intending to go up and ask first.
He had witnessed the malice of these wealthy people; they might even resort to violence at any time if they were in a bad mood.
But Niu Qingshan hadn't even taken two steps when he saw Pei Yao get off the boat.
Niu Qingshan was about to call out to Pei Yao, but before he could finish speaking, he saw Lin Shaoqing and Gu Mingqian behind Pei Yao, and the three of them seemed to be having a pleasant conversation.
This scene left Niu Qingshan standing there awkwardly, a deep sense of inferiority welling up inside him; they seemed to be from different worlds.
He lifted his foot several times, but never took that step.
Thankfully she's alright...
Pei Yichen, however, saw his cousin from afar and immediately pulled Niu Qingshan over.
"Cousin, cousin..." Pei Yichen called out across the crowd.
Pei Yao turned around and saw Pei Yichen and the other person.
She told Gu Mingqian that she would bring the recipe for ice jelly again tomorrow, and then said goodbye to him and Lin Shaoqing.
He walked over to Pei Yichen and the other person.
"Cousin, Brother Qingshan, what brings you here? Did you sell out of ice jelly?" Pei Yao asked.
Pei Yichen nodded: "Sold out."
After thinking for a moment, Pei Yichen asked again, "Cousin, what were you doing on the boat just now?"
At this point, Pei Yao touched the purse at her waist and pulled Pei Yichen away, saying, "Let's talk about it when we get back."
Pei Yichen didn't ask any further questions after hearing her say that.
The purse in Pei Yao's purse contained the deposit for the lychee wine that Gu Mingqian had paid today.
Although it was just a deposit, Gu Mingqian ordered a large quantity of expensive lychee wine, so Pei Yao also received a deposit of one hundred taels. The rest would be settled in full when the Pei family delivered the goods.
Considering that it would be inconvenient for Pei Yao to carry the silver, Gu Mingqian specially exchanged it for two fifty-tael silver notes for her.
It wasn't that he was kind-hearted, but rather that he was worried Pei Yao would attract unwanted attention with so much silver. He didn't care about Pei Yao's safety, but he was afraid it would implicate him and prevent him from getting the goods...
With so many people around and so many eyes on the matter, Pei Yao couldn't go into details. After all, it's definitely not a good thing for someone to suddenly earn so much money without any ability to do so, and for others to know about it.
The principle that one should always be wary of others is applicable in any era.
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"Young Master, Miss Pei has already left the Eldest Young Master's place," A Yuan said awkwardly, looking at Gu Renhan's cold expression.
Gu Renhan didn't speak, but kept his head down and fed the sparrow in the cage in front of him.
The little sparrow seemed to have eaten its fill and didn't eat the food in his hand, instead pecking its own feathers at a distance.
Gu Renhan then offered his food to the sparrow, forcing it to eat.
After all, the cage is only so big, where can he hide?
The moment Chen Fang saw Pei Yao, the breath she had been holding in finally eased: "Yao girl, where have you been? Are you alright?"
Pei Yao nodded and smiled at her, "Auntie, I'm fine."
After chatting for a while, Lin Shaoqing caught up with them.
Pei Yao asked with some confusion, "Young Master Lin, what brings you here? Is there something else?"
"Miss Pei, do you have any lychee wine left over from today?"
Pei Yao really didn't know that Chen Fang and the others were cleaning up the stall today. She looked at Chen Fang.
“There are still ten more jars,” Chen Fang replied.
"Auntie, could you sell it to me?" Lin Shaoqing asked with delight.
Chen Fang replied with a smile, "Of course."
Chen Fang was no stranger to this young master Lin; he had often bought food from his stall before. She couldn't help but look at the young man with admiration; he was indeed a polite young man.
Lin Shaoqing gave Pei Yao ten taels of silver. Lin Shaoqing had a carriage, which was parked nearby. After paying the silver, Niu Qingshan and Da Shao helped carry it directly to the carriage that was not far away.
After finishing, Pei Yao bid farewell to Lin Shaoqing and led everyone to the grain shop to buy glutinous rice, and also to buy some large vats, since the Gu family needed five hundred vats of lychee wine, and the original tools at home were definitely not enough.
The grain shop owner immediately greeted the Pei family members upon their arrival, asking with a smile, "Miss, are you here to buy glutinous rice again?"
Pei Yao had come a few times and had become somewhat familiar with the shopkeeper. She replied with a smile, "Yes, I still want glutinous rice. Uncle Zhang, do you have 500 catties of glutinous rice in the shop right now?"
"Five hundred catties?" Manager Zhang's grain shop was a small shop, and it only had a few small orders on weekdays, so the shop did not have much grain stored in it.
He really didn't have 500 pounds at once.
“Yes, five hundred catties.” Pei Yao nodded.
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