Chapter 177: Dividing the Money: Just today, she earned nearly four hundred coins...
Because there are not many ice cubes, ice is not added separately to the ice jelly. Ice is only added to the mountain spring water and sugar water used to cool the ice jelly, ensuring that the ice jelly is icy cold.
But even so, there are still a lot of people coming to buy ice jelly.
The fact that ice jelly was made with ice water alone was a huge hit, not to mention that the first few diners who tried it praised its deliciousness. Some, unable to keep up with their first bowl, ordered more. Word of mouth spread, and soon a long line formed outside the stall.
When Lin Zhaodi set up her stall, the sun had barely risen, so the weather wasn't hot yet. I can't imagine how many people would come to buy this ice jelly when the weather is at its hottest!
There were too many people and Lin Zhaodi couldn't handle it all by herself, so Old Man Liao, who had originally agreed to help look after a few things and didn't do any work, quickly came to lend a hand.
Even so, the two were a little flustered, and the situation did not stabilize until Zhou Ye arrived.
Lin Zhaodi served the ice jelly, Old Man Liao collected the money, and Zhou Ye helped serve the bowls and wipe the table. The three of them divided the work and cooperated in an orderly manner.
Seeing that the ice jelly was almost gone, Lin Zhaodi made a prompt decision and asked Zhou Ye to go back to Tianshui Village to bring back some more ice jelly. Upon hearing this, Old Man Liao offered to take Zhou Ye back.
He received all the money. He watched the copper coins in the jar increase, and he became excited.
Such a great opportunity to make money, it would be a shame not to take it, he felt for Lin Zhaodi! No matter how fast Zhou Ye walked, he couldn't compare to his ox cart, so of course he had to give her a ride.
Lin Shu blinked after hearing this. Ah, although she expected that ice jelly would be popular, the people were more enthusiastic than she thought.
However, the people here are very fond of food, and if they have some spare money, they are willing to use it to fill their stomachs. Her ice jelly costs twelve cents per bowl, which is not expensive. People living in the town can afford it, so it is reasonable that it sells so well.
"Aye, how much ice cubes are left?" Lin Shu asked.
Zhou Ye replied, "We didn't use much ice. When we left, there was still nearly half left. Aunt Lin buried it in rice husks and straw after she finished using it, so it's well preserved. The remaining ice should be able to last until noon without any problem."
Lin Shu nodded. "If you want to add ice, I can't make it right now. But if you just want to add ice powder, I can knead the juice and take it away, letting the ice powder settle on the road. It will just be difficult for Father Liao to drive steadily for the first half of the journey. Once the ice powder settles, it's okay to drive faster in the second half."
Upon hearing this, Old Man Liao hurriedly said that it was no problem, then went back to the ox cart and waited without entering the yard.
This is how people make money, he should consciously stay away from it.
Without Lin Shu's advice, Zhou Ye picked up his backpack and headed to the back mountain. After picking some angelica wood, he came back and made some juice. The whole process took only two quarters of an hour.
A large basin of rubbed ice jelly was moved onto the ox cart, covered with a wooden lid to prevent dust, and two stones were placed next to it to prevent the basin from shaking on the ox cart.
He had already brought back the cool mat, and the ice jelly was selling well, so he did not go with them this time. He just asked Old Man Liao to bring the things to Aunt Lin.
After Old Man Liao left, Lin Shu asked A Ye to describe the lively scene at the ice jelly stall again. She and He Guixiang listened with smiles on their faces.
After a while, Lin Shu returned to the main hall to continue teaching Lin Yushu. Seeing that he was concentrating on practicing calligraphy, she couldn't help but tease him, "There was a commotion in the courtyard just now. Aren't you curious about what happened?"
Lin Yushu said sternly, "A gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall, nor does he listen to words from the corner."
Lin Shu clicked her tongue and said, "With this mentality, you will succeed in everything you do." Then she shared her good news with him.
Lin Yushu congratulated her after hearing this, and then something occurred to him. "Sister Shu, I heard from my mother that you found her a good deal, a good one that requires no effort, only a few words. I want to thank you."
"Who said talking isn't hard work? But Third Aunt is still telling you about things other than studying?" Lin Shu was a little surprised. She thought Third Aunt just wanted Lin Yushu to concentrate on reading the books of sages and ignore what was happening outside the window.
Lin Yushu said, "My mother can't wait to tell me how kind Sister Shu is to me every day, telling me never to forget her kindness when I become successful. I know it all without her telling me. Sister Shu, if it weren't for you, I would still be working in the fields."
"That's not right. Even though you're educated now, you still have to work in the fields. When you become an official, you must not forget your roots."
Lin Yushu scratched his head and said with a smile: "Sister Shu is right."
Sister Shu was certain that he would become an official in the future, but he was not even a student now.
In the yard, Zhou Ye rinsed the newly bought mat with water and hung it out to dry so that A Shu could use it in the evening.
Finally, he sat in a shady spot in the courtyard, using his knife to make bamboo pots with lids. When he had finished making three pots and had rested enough, he went to the fields to help Lin Dashan weed the seedlings.
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The ice jelly was sold out before noon. However, due to the hot weather, Lin Zhaodi and Old Man Liao did not return immediately. Instead, they avoided the hottest part of the day and returned to Tianshui Village in time for dinner.
Lin Zhaodi was grinning so hard that her face was about to break. She hurriedly unloaded the things on the ox cart into the yard, then ran straight to Lin Shu's house across the street with the money jar in her arms.
"Sister-in-law He! Ah Shu!"
He Guixiang had just cooked the rice porridge when she heard Lin Zhaodi calling from outside the yard. Her voice was full of excitement, and she knew that she was here to announce the good news.
Before noon, Lin Xiaopu took Wang Yingen and a few other kids out to play for a long time, and now he was detained in the main room by Lin Shu to do his homework.
Now her handwriting is very neat, with the left-falling strokes properly aligned and the right-falling strokes properly aligned.
When Lin Zhaodi came, she had just finished writing for the last time. After completing her homework, she hurriedly put away her pen, ink, paper and inkstone, leaving the desk empty.
Seeing that there were no outsiders in the house except He Guixiang's mother and three children, Lin Zhaodi didn't need to avoid anyone. She put the money jar on the table and asked a few people to count the money.
"Sister He, Ah Shu, Xiao Pu, guess how much I sold today?!"
After selling this batch of ice jelly, Lin Zhaodi's previous anxieties and worries disappeared, and she looked very proud.
Lin Xiaopu had been thinking about this for a long time and hurriedly urged, "Aunt Lin, please don't keep me in suspense. How much did you sell today? Sister said she would give me a share of the profits. There's also my money in this!"
Lin Zhaodi said with a chuckle, "I don't know how much it was. The situation at the time didn't allow me to keep a careful account. Brother Liao collected the money, so I just brought the money jar over here. Here, all the money I earned today is in there!"
"What are you waiting for? Pour it out and let's count together." Lin Shu rubbed her hands.
She liked the clattering sound of copper coins pouring out of the jar, which was more pleasant than the clinking sound of a few copper coins entering the jar.
As soon as she said that, Lin Zhaodi immediately poured in the money.
Unlike Ah Ye, she quickly turned the coin jar upside down before slowly lifting it up. This way, the copper coins poured out would form a neat little pile, not scattered everywhere.
Lin Xiaopu exclaimed, his eyes lighting up.
many!
Including Lin Xiaopu, the three adults and one child each put a small pile of money in front of themselves, and the four of them counted the money separately.
"I have three hundred and twenty-eight coins here," He Guixiang said first. She often counted money and was very fast at counting copper coins, so she was the first to finish.
Lin Zhaodi has 353 coins, Lin Xiaopu has 309, and Lin Shu has 320 coins.
In order to facilitate the final statistics, each person counted the money by dividing it into small piles of 100 copper coins at a time, and putting the scattered coins aside.
"Xiao Pu, come and figure it out." Lin Shu said, giving Lin Xiaopu an arithmetic problem on the spot.
Lin Xiaopu first calculated the whole amount. Everyone had three hundred, which was 1,200 wen. He then added up the scattered amounts, using the two-digit addition method taught by his sister. Lin Xiaopu took out a pen and paper, started writing and drawing, and soon he had figured out the total. "Sister, the scattered amounts add up to exactly 120 wen. Add the whole 1,200 wen, and the total is 1,320 wen!"
When this number came out, everyone was shocked.
One thousand three hundred and twenty coins!
This is just one day's earnings. Oh my god, this is too much!
After the shock came ecstasy.
I didn’t expect selling ice jelly could make so much money, no wonder there are so many drink stalls on the streets!
Lin Shu said, "On the first day, we had this ice cube as a gimmick. No one had ever tasted it before, so everyone wanted to try it. It's normal to make a lot of money on the first day. The income from subsequent days should slowly decrease and eventually stabilize at a certain number."
She had just calculated that Aunt Lin had sold 110 bowls of ice jelly today, and all of these needed to be sold before the ice melted.
Her words didn't dampen Lin Zhaodi's excitement. Even if the price dropped further, how much could it possibly drop? Initially, she'd thought she'd be lucky if she could sell 30 or 40 bowls of ice jelly, but today, she'd only sold around 100 bowls! Even if the price dropped further, it wouldn't be less than 30 bowls!
Lin Shu began to divide the money, first giving Lin Xiaopu 10% of the money, "One hundred and thirty-two copper coins. Keep it well for yourself, this is your pocket money."
Lin Xiaopu took it happily and strung it together with a thin hemp rope.
Unbelievable, she actually has her own little stash of money! The money in the little stash will only increase in the future!
"Mother, you also have one, just like Xiao Pu, 10%."
He Guixiang was stunned at first, then burst into laughter, "Ah Shu, I have it too?"
"Of course, brothers should settle accounts clearly. If you put in labor, you will be paid. Not only A Niang and Xiao Pu, but A Ye also gets paid. Based on the labor he put in, I will give him 20%, and the remaining 30% is mine."
Upon hearing this, He Guixiang did not refuse and took her share of the money with a smile. She felt curious when holding the money.
She had no special skills, except that she spun hemp better than most people. However, for all her hard work, the hemp collectors at the end of last month only gave her seven coins per jin (approximately 50 jin) of hemp, and she earned less than 400 coins in total. And she spent countless hours and energy cutting, soaking, washing, spinning, and twisting those 50 jin (approximately 50 jin) of hemp.
This morning, she just helped Ah Shu scrub the juice, and Ah Shu gave her more than a hundred copper coins!
Comparing these two things, He Guixiang couldn't help but sigh: this business was far more profitable than honestly farming. No wonder so many small families in town were involved in business.
Finally, it was Lin Zhaodi's turn.
The 30% that Lin Shu had promised before came to 396 wen. Considering that Aunt Lin had bought a lot of things because of the ice jelly business, and the fruits and vegetables as additions were also prepared by Aunt Lin, Lin Shu allocated another 200 wen, and to make it an even number, added 4 wen, a total of 600 wen.
Lin Zhaodi naturally refused and refused decisively, "Ah Shu, these things I bought are for family use, so you really don't need to give me more. I bought the melons and peaches cheaply in Tianshui Village and the neighboring villages. It didn't cost me much."
Lin Shu smiled and said, "If it's for your own household, do you really need to buy four stools? You also need a lot of ceramic bowls and spoons, right? And the wooden barrel and the wooden basin, which ones are not bought separately?"
Lin Zhaodi still refused. Not only that, she even took half of the 396 coins and pushed it back. "Ah Shu, I bothered you and Sister He a few days ago and used up a lot of your firewood, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, and eggs. I haven't paid you for the wild duck I bought last time, and you've helped me so much. I owe you 200 coins, so I'll only take half of that today."
Lin Shu confiscated it. "In that case, the two will cancel each other out. I won't give you more, and you don't have to pay back the money on your account. Take what you deserve today."
After some hesitation, Lin Zhaodi agreed.
She knew Ah Shu's personality, so she stopped arguing as it was useless.
Lin Xiaopu helped to string together the 396 coins. Lin Zhaodi took her own string of coins and stared at the money, her mind wandering.
Just today, she earned nearly four hundred coins. Is she really dreaming?
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