Xiaowu immediately covered his head and said, "I'll eat it. If my sister says it's edible, then it must be edible!"
The old man first picked up a crayfish with his chopsticks, but after looking at it for a long time, he couldn't put his mouth on it.
Seeing this, Qibao said, "I'll teach you how to eat it. The shrimp has the most meat on the butt and it tastes the best. Break the tail in the middle and you can eat the white meat inside. The shrimp roe in the shrimp head tastes delicious too." Qibao stuffed the shrimp meat into his mouth, squinted his eyes, and immediately looked like he was enjoying it.
Seeing Qibao eating so happily, the others thought the food must taste good too, so they started peeling the shrimps like Qibao did.
When the first bite of shrimp meat came in, everyone's eyes lit up. Wang said as she ate, "It's delicious. The meat is tender, fragrant, and chewy, and not too dry."
Others also agreed with this view. Everyone's mouth felt spicy and numb after eating, but they were unwilling to put down their chopsticks.
Uncle Xu and his friends were drinking beer and eating crayfish meat, which was really enjoyable. It was Lin who peeled the crayfish for Xiaoliu because he couldn't peel it properly.
Seeing that his wife was busy and his son rarely got to eat, Xu Laosan peeled half a bowl of lobster meat and planned to let his wife eat it later.
Soon they had finished five or six cans of beer and only some soup was left in the large bowl of lobsters. Even Uncle Xu and the others said they hadn't eaten enough.
The others also liked to eat it. The old man said, "Since everyone likes it, we can go catch some more when we have time. There are plenty of lobsters in the river."
After dinner and washing up, Qibao lay on the bed thinking about something. In her previous life, she knew that there were many bases dedicated to breeding. She wondered if she could use lobsters to open up the sales market and make Xujia Village the country's first lobster breeding industry chain base!
However, she wants to get the whole village involved, and the details have to wait until she has thought them through before she can start implementing them.
As he was thinking, Qibao gradually fell asleep.
The next day, the people arranged by Manager Tong to transport the fruit wine also came, bringing a number of horse-drawn carriages. Everyone helped to move the fruit wine onto the carriages, and used thatch to separate them in the middle to prevent collisions and breakage.
After watching the carriage leave, the Xu family did not turn around for a long time. This was the joint effort of their family over a period of time. They didn't know what the result would be if they sent it to the capital this time.
Qibao also understood. Everyone who tried to take the first step felt a little uneasy. Moreover, this was the Xu family's first business in a wealthy place like the capital, which could be said to be a new milestone. So he said, "Everyone can see how good our fruit wine tastes. There's no need to worry about it. We can just focus on making the quality of our wine."
The old man nodded, and the family returned to the house.
Wang said, "You need to wear a coat in this weather, morning and night. When the sun comes out at noon, it's so hot that everyone will sweat."
Zhang said, "June is coming in a few days, and the weather is getting hotter. Food will spoil if left out for too long. I'll ask the head of the household to buy less meat next time we come back. If we don't finish it this time, it will go bad."
Qibao imagined the scene of summer in ancient times. Not only did he have a headache, but there was no refrigerator. He also had to wear long sleeves and long pants without worrying about getting prickly heat, unlike in modern times where he could just go out in a suspender skirt.
In this era, if a woman shows even a part of her calf, she will be accused of being unfaithful to her husband. I think it is really unfair to women.
Fortunately, Qibao has a space with constant temperature all year round, where people can go in and enjoy the air conditioning when it gets hot, but others have to endure the summer heat.
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A few days later, the owner of the barbecue restaurant, Zhang, came to the Xu family.
Qibao was a little surprised and asked, "Why did Manager Zhang come here suddenly? Did something happen at the barbecue restaurant?"
Shopkeeper Zhang immediately bent down and said, "There's nothing wrong with the barbecue restaurant, but business has obviously not been as good as before these days."
The old man hurriedly asked: "Why is this?"
Shopkeeper Zhang said, "The weather is getting hotter every day. I've asked the meat delivery man to bring fresh meat every day, fearing it will become stale if left out for too long. But because our barbecue restaurant uses stoves, it's warm in the winter, and customers are happy to come. But in the summer, it's hotter inside than outside. Even with all the windows open, it still feels very hot, and gradually, fewer customers come."
When the old man heard this, he became anxious and didn't know how to solve the problem for a moment.
Qibao wasn't flustered at all. He said, "I already know the problem you mentioned. I'll find a solution in the next two days. You can do whatever you need to do when you get back."
"Yes, master, I will go back first." Manager Zhang left quickly.
The old man asked, "Qibao, do you have any solution?"
Qibao said, "I do have a solution, but I have to go to the pharmacy in town tomorrow to see if I can solve this problem."
The old man was a bit confused. What did this medicine shop have to do with antipyretics? However, he didn't ask any more questions. Even if he asked, he wouldn't understand. So there was no need for his granddaughter to waste time explaining it to him. He would know it himself by tomorrow.
The other members of the Xu family were also worried when they heard the news, but after hearing what Qibao said, they felt relieved that there was a solution.
The next day, Qibao followed his uncle's carriage to the town, and the old man also went with him.
After sending their brothers to school, the three of them went straight to Leshan Pharmacy.
Shopkeeper Hong was a little surprised to see the three of them coming over. He asked, "Old man, how come you guys have time to come over? I heard your family has been very busy lately!"
Qibao was the first to speak: "Grandpa Hong, we came here today to ask if your pharmacy has saltpeter?"
Shopkeeper Hong asked, "Is anyone in your family sick? This saltpeter has laxative effects, clears heat and reduces swelling. Are you sure you want this herb?"
Qibao said, "Yes, no one in my family is sick. I bought this saltpeter because it has other uses. From what Grandpa Hong said, the pharmacy should have this stuff, right?"
Shopkeeper Hong said, "This is a very common herb. We certainly have it here." Qibao then said, "We need a large quantity. How much do you have, Grandpa Hong?"
Shopkeeper Hong asked in surprise, "We have as much as you want. I just don't know what you need so much saltpeter for, girl, if you're not going to treat illnesses."
Qibao said mysteriously, "I have my uses. Grandpa Hong, just sell it to me."
Shopkeeper Hong was at a loss for words, and he couldn't do anything about Qibao, so he said, "Since you won't tell me, girl, I won't ask. I'll give you all the saltpeter I have in my pharmacy."
Shopkeeper Tong asked his staff to pack up all the saltpeter in the store and give it to Qibao and the others. It weighed about 50 to 60 kilograms and was packed in a burlap bag.
Shopkeeper Hong asked, "Girl, is this enough? You asked for it so suddenly. This is all we have right now. I'll have some more delivered tomorrow."
Qibao said, "Thank you very much, Grandpa Hong. How much silver do these cost in total?"
Shopkeeper Hong smiled and said, "This saltpeter is not worth much, so consider it as a gift to you. Your pills have also made us a lot of money, and the price of saltpeter is incomparable."
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