The madam's mind raced.
Chunshuilou is not small, but because they are busy with their business, the only truly available space is the two side rooms in the backyard. It is indeed not enough if they were to make ice on a large scale.
But to acquire this house...
Everything was readily available, and the house was only a hundred or so steps away from Chunshui Tower. The madam gritted her teeth and made a ruthless decision!
Let's do it!
"Alright! Two thousand taels it is!"
Upon hearing this, Jing Zhe was overjoyed, but he remained calm on the surface and did not show much emotion.
"Since you're so agreeable, Madam, then this tremendous benefit is yours to enjoy!"
This is an absolutely incredible benefit!
Chen Mo, standing nearby, watched in astonishment as Jing Zhe asked for an extra thousand taels of silver. His mouth dropped open in disbelief.
Moreover, this was clearly a shop that was on the verge of closing down, yet it was sold for such a high price…
What a bargaining genius!
What would be the outcome if he were sent to negotiate with those troublesome foreign barbarians?
The painting is so beautiful, I can't even look at it!
"However, I'll give you this money in two installments!"
Why?
Jing Zhe frowned and said.
"Two thousand taels of silver is no small sum. As for the ice-making method, the young master only said he would give it to me, but who knows if it's true or not?"
The madam continued, "Therefore, I can only give you five hundred taels in advance as a deposit. I need to see and try making the ice tonight. If the ice is made by tomorrow morning, I will bring the rest of the silver. What do you think, young master?"
Jing Zhe nodded after listening.
This request... seems reasonable, but he is not satisfied with it.
But he said, “In that case, Madam, please pay the five hundred taels first, and I will transfer the land deed to you as well. There are still ice-making materials in the woodshed. Madam can send someone to guard this place. If the ice is made tomorrow morning, I will come back to settle the remaining payment with Madam.”
The madam nodded after listening, took out five hundred taels of silver notes and gave them to Jing Zhe, preparing to return to Chunshui Tower to call for help.
Jing Zhe followed her out, where Madam Xu, the "tool," had been waiting in the courtyard for quite some time.
Seeing Jing Zhe leave, she smiled and said, "May I ask what business you have with me, young master?"
Even now, she still doesn't know that Jing Zhe is the same young master A-Kun she was looking for. She only knows that she missed the opportunity to buy ice cream, and this time she came to see if she could do some business with Cool Summer.
"What does my lady think of this house?"
Madam Xu looked around; the house was dilapidated and nothing to see, but since someone had asked, she could only smile and say, "Not bad, not bad..."
"Hehe, I think it's pretty good too, so I sold the house and the ice-making method to Chunshui Tower together."
"..."
Surprise, shock, followed by resentment and anger, all surfaced on Madam Xu's face as she said to Jing Zhe, "Young Master, how can you sell this ice-making method so easily?"
After thinking about it for a moment, he realized it wasn't right and changed his words, saying, "Even if you were to sell, you couldn't sell it to Chunshui Tower, could you?"
"How dare you speak like that, Mr. Xu? What gives you the right to say we can't sell it to Chunshui Tower?"
"People sell popsicles made to cool you down in the summer for only 100 coins each, but your Chunshuilou dares to sell a bowl of ice wine for 500 coins—isn't that outrageous? If we sold the ice-making method to you, you heartless woman, a bowl of ice wine would probably sell for one tael of silver in the future!"
Madam Xu said with a cold smile.
"Don't talk nonsense!"
The madam glared at her fiercely: "The price of our ice wine at Chunshui Pavilion is based on evidence. Ice wine in Jingzhou costs five hundred coins a bowl. If they can sell it, why can't we?"
"Pah, you've got some nerve, daring to compare yourself to Jingzhou?"
Spitting out, Madam Xu said disdainfully.
"You shameless person!"
The madam was equally unwilling to back down.
"You're despicable!"
"You're shameless!"
"You were a slut when you were young, and now that you're old and past your prime, don't you know how to tone it down? You really think you're something special!"
"Ha, it's better than some people who want to be sexy and want to be promiscuous but no one wants them. That's really sad!"
"..."
The two shrewish women were hurling insults at each other, and Chen Mo, who had never seen anything like it before, stood there dumbfounded, blushing more and more as he listened.
Turning to look at Jing Zhe, I saw him listening intently, looking like he wanted to bring a stool and a watermelon.
Chen Mo nudged him, somewhat annoyed.
Jing Zhe turned his head and saw Chen Mo gesturing towards him. He immediately understood and quickly ended his gossip session.
"Ahem, ladies, please stop arguing!"
"snort!"
"snort!"
The two of them gave Jing Zhe some face, exchanged a cold snort, and turned their heads to the side.
"Madam Xu, if you would like to make ice wine in the future, you can buy ice from Chunshuilou!"
"Buy from her? I wouldn't dare!"
"Hmph, I won't sell!"
"Hmph, I'm not buying it!"
Madam Xu then looked at Jing Zhe, seemingly pleading, "Young master, please sell me this ice-making method!"
Scratching his head, Jing Zhe looked somewhat embarrassed: "The most important thing in doing business is integrity. Madam Xu is a step too late. I have already agreed to sell to Chunshuilou!"
"He only agreed; he didn't sign or put his fingerprint on it, did he?"
Jing Zhe shook his head, "No!"
"That's good! Sell it to us! I can pay as much silver as she can! And from now on, any visit to our Drunken Dream Pavilion by you, young master or your relatives and friends, will be free! You can choose any of the pretty girls in the pavilion!"
Jing Zhe: ⊙﹏⊙
Chen Mo: T^T
Fat ball: ^O^
Yes, the person who was most excited to hear this was undoubtedly Fatty. All his relatives and friends would be free, and he could pick and choose any girl he wanted. If he were to become a groom every night, who would need to find a wife?
Fatty became more and more excited as he thought about it, and whispered to Jing Zhe, "Young Chieftain, this... I think it's a good idea!"
Jing Zhe's gaze swept over his groin area, and he shook his head, saying, "I think it's possible, but I'm afraid you can't!"
"..."
Fatty's face instantly turned a deep purplish-red, while Jing Zhe remained calm and composed. Seeing this, everyone else couldn't help but burst into laughter.
"Sir, please don't be in such a hurry!"
Madam Xu stepped forward, "It's alright, we at Drunken Dream Pavilion have everything, but we don't lack medicine! When you're feeling unwell, just take a little bit, and I'll make you energetic and strong again in an instant!"
"..."
Fat Ball, panting heavily, finally managed to utter a single word after a long pause:
"roll!"
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