Exile at the beginning: I rule the world by drawing cards

Chapter 50 Business is booming
It's not a big deal that there are two more cold noodle shops in town. No matter how good the food is, it always has a freshness period.When the weather cools down, the cold noodles will slowly go off the market, and then it will be time to think of new ways of making a living.

Now this cold skin has received unanimous praise as soon as it comes out of the pot. Even Zhou Lingqi, who has never shown off his landscape, said it was good.

With so many people's approval, Qin Mengshang was full of confidence.Early the next morning, I went out with the reserved konjac shreds and cold skin.

Before going out this time, Zhou Lingqi warned her in a more unusual way: "Come back early after the goods are sold out, and don't stay in the city."

Qin Mengshang made a move and smelled something keenly: "Did something happen?"

Zhou Lingqi didn't want to say much and just asked her to take care of herself.

Qin Mengshang didn't know why, so he was more cautious.

I met a few gangsters when setting up stalls in the town these days, and they didn't say anything rude when they saw someone accompanying her.The Xunjiang area is a mixed bag of fish and dragons, and women, children and children often go missing. Although Sui'an Town has never heard of such things, it is always unsafe for a woman to walk alone outside.

However, she has a system in place and her personal safety is still guaranteed.

Lu Ximing put a bucket of cold skin in the car and said solemnly: "Don't worry, sister, I will protect you."

Qin Mengshang looked at the young man who was shoulder-to-shoulder with him, chuckled, and did not refuse.

As the oxcart drove out of Sanjiang Village, layers of misty mountains dispersed, from quiet to noisy, and finally stopped steadily at the city gate.

It was quite early today, and most of the vendors in the town were still packing their things and preparing to set up their stalls.As luck would have it, the couple selling cold noodles yesterday were right across the street.

Although they are not love rivals, they are a little jealous when they meet each other at this moment.

Qin Mengshang ignored it and quickly arranged the things.Those regular customers who were accustomed to her cold noodles didn't move when they saw the stall set up. They smiled and waited to see how the two companies were clamoring for business.

Qin Mengshang didn't panic, opened his mouth and started shouting.The words are still old, but the cold noodles have become cold noodles.

When the people who were watching heard the word "Liangpi", they all came forward out of curiosity to ask.

Qin Mengshang smiled: "The newly made food is the same price as the cold noodles. Those who like noodles can also mix and match."

There was a signboard for Xishi's Cold Noodles there before, but now there's a cold noodle dish that can be mixed and matched, and the vendors who didn't plan to eat it couldn't help but pay for a portion.

"This cold noodle is so cool to eat, it tastes better than cold noodles!"

"The food here tastes better! It's sour and spicy. It's so refreshing! Boss lady, give me another small bowl!"

The few men who had eaten the cold skin were still unsatisfied, causing the passing vendors to drool and come around one after another.

Today there are probably cargo ships docked at the river mouth, and there are many big men carrying cargo coming and going.They have great strength and great appetites.The large portion is not enough, so I need another bowl of small portion.For a while, Qin Mengshang was so busy that he could only hear the sound of copper plates smashing into the wooden trough.

The couple at the stall opposite saw the booming business there, feeling envious and jealous.I wanted to taste the cold skin, but I couldn't go there and buy it myself, so I went to the street corner and caught a little beggar and paid him two cents to buy a bowl of cold skin.

When Lu Ximing was collecting the money, he saw the little beggar running to the opposite side and frowned: "Sister, are they going to learn to sell cold skin again?"

"This is not easy to learn."

Cold noodles are ready-made noodles, but cold noodles have to be made by yourself from start to finish. It is difficult to make it without knowing the steps.

In two days, it will be the beginning of autumn. The summer heat is slowly dissipating, and the days of eating cold noodles are also over.Taking advantage of the end of summer, if you can sell more, it will be enough.The two buckets of cold noodles were all sold out within an hour.

Business was very good today. I earned one, two, two, and 57 copper coins this morning alone.

Qin Mengshang thought that Liangpi would be easy to sell, but he never thought it would be so easy to sell.If you earn more than one tael a day, you can earn 20 taels this month!Except for the flour, the cost of making cold skin is really low. No wonder the people who set up stalls in front of the school in their previous lives had cars and houses at home.

Business was getting better and better, and Qin Mengshang was very excited. He packed up his things and took Lu Ximing into the only pen and ink shop in the town.

Although there is no academy in Sui'an Town, there are many scholars.

When the siblings came in, the boss was sitting in a rocking chair and fanning a cattail leaf fan. When he saw the guests coming, he did not get up to greet them, but only asked them to be careful not to damage the items in the store.

Qin Mengshang looked around.Pens, inks, paper and inkstones are always the most expensive, and the cheapest brush in the store costs a hundred cents!No wonder children from poor families cannot afford to study. They cannot even afford stationery.

Seeing her standing in front of the bookshelf, Lu Ximing couldn't help but ask: "Sister, do you want to buy a book?"

"Let's take a look first."

She scanned the books on the shelf row after row, but there was no book about agriculture?I had to ask the boss.

The boss, who was half lying in the rocking chair, glanced here and said slowly: "The books in our store are all for students to take the imperial examinations to gain fame. Who in a serious bookstore would put books about farming? Besides, farming still needs Just read a book, it’s nondescript, so you don’t get laughed at!”

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Well, in ancient times, there was no Internet or libraries, so it was difficult to look up information.

Qin Mengshang gave up the idea of ​​looking for records about the prototype of terraced fields in books, and finally bought a blank book, a pen, and a piece of ink for half a tael of silver.

It hurts a little, but it’s really inconvenient to remember something without pen and ink.

Money can always be earned again, and you have to spend what you should spend, so I went to the grain store to buy another twenty kilograms of rice, and added some seasonings before leaving the city.

There is no need to purchase the river embankment in these two days, and Sun Dawang does not have to walk back and forth.He had nothing to do at the moment. He was squatting on the roadside listening to a group of men chattering. He didn't know what they were talking about. He was very fascinated. He didn't realize it until Lu Ximing ran over and called him.

"Sister-in-law, are you here?"

Qin Mengshang glanced behind him: "What are you talking about?"

"It's nothing," Sun Dawang scratched his cheek, stepped forward and got on the bullock cart, "It's just that a wealthy businessman was robbed by water bandits yesterday when he passed by the Xunjiang River. Half of his wealth fell into the water! I heard that there were several boxes of gold. Silver jewelry, there are fishermen fishing up gold from the river this morning! I mean, I want to go to the river mouth to try my luck, maybe I can fish out two silver ingots."

Yongzhou is a strange place. It is obviously a place of exile, but there are many wealthy businessmen and dignitaries coming and going.

The Xunjiang River runs through Yongzhou, Xunzhou and Wuzhou, leading to the middle of Sichuan and to the sea at the bottom.Crossing Yunzhi Mountain is the Yi tribe of Nanyue.Where the situation is more complex, it is often the best place to make money.

Since there were merchants coming and going, a group of water bandits were fed.If the government can't take care of this matter, then the money will be lost and it will be a blessing to be able to save one's life.

Although Qin Mengshang doesn't have much money in his hands, he has been having troubles recently, so he should cover up what he should.

(End of this chapter)