When Li Yan rushed to the shop, she happened to meet the Qin family who came to deliver ice cubes.
In order to prevent the ice from being consumed too quickly in a high temperature environment, the outer layer of the large tank containing ice is wrapped with a thick mattress.
The function of this thick mattress is not only to isolate the high temperature from the outside, but also to gather cool air to prevent the ice from melting easily.
"Our young master said that if the lady doesn't have enough ice, she just needs to go next door and ask in advance!" The waiter who brought the ice said respectfully to Li Yan.
Li Yan nodded, and asked if Qin Yue was in the inn at the moment. After getting an affirmative answer, she politely escorted him out the door.
After everyone left, Li Jianmin looked at the large vat of ice and was very shocked. Although ice was not uncommon, it was the first time he saw such a large vat of ice in this season.
Li Yan asked her cousin to bring four clay pots, crushed the ice with tools, then took some crushed ice and put it into the clay pots, and then added the cooked milk tea.
Li Yan placed the iced milk tea on the tray: "Brother, I'll go next door first. If anyone comes to buy an iced drink, just do it like this!"
Li Jianmin nodded to indicate that he had taken note of it.
When Li Yan entered the inn, the innkeeper Qin immediately came to greet her: "Miss, are you looking for the young master?"
After receiving Li Yan's affirmative answer, Shopkeeper Qin tactfully took the tray from Li Yan's hand and said, "Give me this. Please follow me, young lady!"
Shopkeeper Qin gave the waiter beside him a look. Without saying anything, the waiter got the hint and quickly went to the backyard to look for someone.
Shopkeeper Qin took Li Yan to the room where Qin Yue usually stayed.
Li Yan followed Shopkeeper Qin into the room, but did not see Qin Yue.
Putting down the tray in his hand, Shopkeeper Qin said with a smile: "Wait a moment, young lady. The young master is in the backyard and will be here soon!"
"I won't wait any longer. This is a new product that I just launched in my shop today. Please give your young master a try." She came here for nothing, but she had promised yesterday to give him a portion of the new food to try.
Upon seeing this, Shopkeeper Qin hurriedly persuaded the man to stop, and then asked Li Yan about this new food, appearing very interested.
Shopkeeper Qin was not pretending, he was really interested. He knew very well how many customers came to the market for the two shops of this girl.
At this time, Qin Yue was in the cellar in the backyard. This cellar was originally used to store grain, but now it was directly used by Qin Yue to make ice.
He needs to make these people master the ice-making skills as soon as possible so that he can make a fortune while the weather is getting hotter.
When the waiter ran to the entrance of the cellar, he was stopped by the guard Ying Yi. The meaning was very straightforward: he was not allowed to enter.
This secret method of making ice must not be known to too many people to prevent the news from leaking out.
The waiter hurriedly stopped and recounted what had just happened.
When Ying Yi heard that Miss Li was coming, he nodded directly to Ying Si beside him. The young man felt a black screen before his eyes, and Ying Si disappeared without a trace.
Qin Yue, who heard the news, quickly came up and strode towards his accustomed room.
Seeing Qin Yue coming in a hurry, Li Yan probably knew what this person was busy with.
"Thank you for the ice. This is what I made today. Try it."
Qin Yue reached out and took the earthenware jar from the tray. It felt slightly cool to the touch. As a stream of sweet and cool liquid passed through his throat, the heat in his body seemed to dissipate a lot.
Qin Yue's eyes flashed with brilliance, and he immediately thought of bringing such food to the more prosperous south.
Firstly, it can quickly spread the word that you have ice, but secondly, it is not a way to make money.
With this idea in mind, Qin Yue directly told Li Yan about his intention to cooperate.
"I'm not competing with you. I'm only selling drinks like this in Kyoto, Jiangnan, and other places. Is a 20:80 split okay with you?"
In fact, this kind of milk tea does not require much technical content. If you have really tasted the good stuff, you can figure it out by studying it carefully. What is rare is the ice in this drink in such hot weather.
So after Qin Yue made the suggestion, Li Yan didn't have any objections. After all, it didn't cost her much, but she benefited from it, so she was the one who got the upper hand.
Li Yan nodded and said, "You can send someone to the shop to observe tomorrow morning. I will tell my cousin when I get back!"
Li Yan was in a good mood at this time. She didn't expect that she could get a double profit just by sending a meal.
After delivering the food, Li Yan was worried that her new cousin and his family would be too busy today. Li Yan did not stay for long and then said goodbye and left.
As Li Yan expected, when she returned to the shop, there was a circle of people outside the snack shop buying iced drinks.
"Shopkeeper, shopkeeper, give me a bowl of mint water. It's so hot this time!" The peddler was carrying the goods and must have walked for a long time. You could tell from the fact that his coat was sticking to his back.
Because the shop was not spacious, Li Yan later ordered an oilcloth stall. At mealtimes, she set up a small stall on the right side of the shop and placed two long tables.
Now that the weather is getting hotter, many guests prefer to sit outside. Li Jianming swiftly brought over a bowl of mint water.
Ice cubes are added to the already cooled mint water. Drinking a bowl of it when the heat is unbearable can wash away the heat in your body.
The middle-aged man gulped down the liquid and soon finished it.
After drinking a bowl of ice drink, the hot-tempered man sighed comfortably and came back to life!
Among the people gathered outside the shop, there were not only adults, but also parents from the city who came with their children to buy things.
Li Yan didn't expect that the news of this ice drink would spread to the city so quickly.
When it was the child's turn, the middle-aged woman took out the big bowl at home and said, "Please help fill it here!"
The woman learned from her neighbor that if she brought her own utensils to serve the food, she could save a penny, so she found the biggest bowl at home, thinking to herself that she couldn't afford to lose money!
Xiaocao moved quickly and skillfully, holding a container similar to a wine dispenser, and in no time she scooped out a cup of milk tea.
The woman paid three cents, took the cold bowl, and took her child to go back.
But the child couldn't wait to go back and drink more, so he shook his mother's hand, and his meaning was very clear.
The woman was worried that the child might spill the ice drink in her hand, so she stopped and lovingly let her little son take a sip.
The little guy took a bite and was still not satisfied, but his mother took the bowl away.
The woman took her son's hand again and urged him, "Hurry up and go. If you don't go back now, the ice will melt!"
When the child heard this, he quickened his pace!
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