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Life in Chang'an Chapter 57 Opening a Cold Drink Shop (Second Update)

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    "Wen'er, let someone bring you another ice cream." Li Min thought of a way to help Qinghe and the others earn pocket money, but he didn't say it directly. Instead, he ordered Wen'er.

    "Brother Six, we've all begged you, are you still in the mood to eat ice cream?" Li Zhi held Li Min's thigh and raised his head and said, with a very dissatisfied face, but the boy then shouted to Wen'er who had not gone far.  Said, "I want a double portion!"

    "Me~Me too!" When the two little girls who were pretending to be pitiful heard that they wanted to eat ice cream, they couldn't help it anymore and shouted loudly.

    "Okay, let's all get up!" Li Min shook his shoulders and found that Qinghe and Gao Yang were hugging each other really tightly. He had no choice but to say, "You are such an old man, and you are still playing rogue with Sixth Brother? Isn't it just to make some money?"  Pocket money? I have an idea!"

    "Really~!" Gao Yang and Qinghe immediately jumped up happily upon hearing this. They were convinced of the talent of their sixth brother. Otherwise, how could they make things like Wu Wang Zui and cement?

    ¡°Brother Six, please tell me, how do you make money?¡± Li Zhi also stood up excitedly and asked with great anticipation.

    "Do you still remember the little trick I taught you before lunch today?" Li Min asked as he sat down, picked up the fruit and took a bite.

    "Remember, isn't that the one who uses saltpeter to make ice" Qinghe answered with a puzzled look on his face at first, but in the middle of the sentence, his face suddenly lit up and he shouted excitedly: "Ah! I understand, Brother Six, you  Do you want us to sell ice?¡±

    Hearing Qinghe¡¯s words, Li Zhi and Gao Yang also understood.  In this hot weather, ice used to cool down has always been a very precious thing. Even their father Li Shimin used ice to reward ministers.  Although they are princes and princesses, their daily use of ice is limited, and the quantity is not large. Generally, they only use it for food and to cool down when the weather is particularly hot. Once it is used up, it will be gone.  If saltpeter is used to make ice for sale at this time, it will definitely attract countless people to rush for it. After all, except for a few wealthy nobles, few families can dig a huge ice cellar to store ice.

    But after Li Zhi was happy for a while, he immediately thought of a question, so he asked: "Brother Six, your method is good, but this saltpeter ice is not edible, otherwise you will definitely get diarrhea like me.  of?"

    "Idiot, you wouldn't let someone design a mezzanine container. Put saltpeter and water in the mezzanine for cooling, put some clean water inside, and then just use the ice inside." Li Min slapped Li Zhi on the head and scolded him.  He said that when he first met Li Zhi, Li Min was still thinking about trying to please this brother who might sit on the throne in the future. However, after getting along with him for this period of time, he now only regards Li Zhi as his younger brother and should fight.  Hit and scold when necessary. This is the way brothers should get along.

    "Yeah, why didn't I expect that Sixth Brother is smarter!" Although he was hit on the head, Li Zhi still had a smile on his face.  Compared with other brothers, Li Zhi still likes to be with Li Min, because he is very relaxed in front of him, and there is no need to worry about etiquette. Everyone forgets their identity as princes while playing around, just like brothers and sisters in ordinary families.

    "In addition, this saltpeter ice making method has another advantage, that is, after the saltpeter is used, it can be used repeatedly after drying in the sun, so the cost is extremely low. When the price is set at a price that most people can accept, it will definitely make everyone  People are flocking to it like birds." Li Min has already thought of the cold drink shops of later generations. If one could appear in the Tang Dynasty, the business would definitely be booming.

    At this time, Wen'er had already brought the ice cream. According to Li Zhi's request, the three of them had double portions.  With the food in front of them, Li Zhi and the others no longer care about anything else, they just grab it and eat it. Sizi is not here anyway, so there is no need to worry about her making trouble.

    After taking a few bites, Li Min stopped and said, "My plan is to ask you to invest in opening a cold drink shop. It doesn't matter if you don't have the money. Brother Liu, I can lend you some first. The items I sell are ice cream like this."  The cold drinks can come in a variety of styles, and I believe that once launched, they will definitely attract many people to try them.¡±

    "Brother Six, let's not talk about the money issue for now, but if we open a shop, don't we have anyone?" Li Zhi suddenly thought of a key issue. The people around them are all people in the palace. They cannot leave the palace casually, let alone  Help them manage the store?

    "Pheasant slave, why are you so stupid? Brother Six came up with the solution. Will he let it go?" Qinghe said with contempt.

    "Haha, if you can trust Brother Six, then you just need to pay, and I will help you with the rest. Then you can just wait and count the money." When Li Min said this, his eyes secretly looked at  Looking at Wang Xijun standing next to him, he was having a headache about how to deal with the maid who came to his door. Now he could just let her manage the ice drink shop, which would kill two birds with one stone.

    "Wang Xijun was a little disappointed, she also sawI wanted to tell my father about the huge profits in making ice from saltpeter today, and then promote it in my Dengxian Tower, but I didn¡¯t expect that these princes and princesses would take the lead. If they did this, even if they knew about saltpeter  I don't dare to use the method of making ice in a restaurant. After all, the other party is a noble prince and princess. Who dares to steal business from them so blindly?

    Hearing Li Min's promise, Li Zhi, Qinghe, and Gao Yang almost jumped up with excitement. Now they no longer have to worry about not having enough pocket money, and they don't have to make a fool of themselves when rewarding the palace people. Just reward them with a little money.  I feel distressed for a long time.

    Next, the heads of the three little guys came together to discuss how many contributions each person could contribute. Even though they had been crying about poverty in front of Li Min just now, as princes and princesses, they still had some private money. The last three  The total amount of people's money was 50 yuan, which was indeed a little less. They rented a small store, bought some shop equipment, raw materials, etc., and hired some people. This amount of money is probably still a little short, even if it is the Li Min Gang.  They make up for it, and the final store will not be too big.

    After listening to Li Min's analysis, Qinghe, an ambitious little girl, was not satisfied with opening a small store. She persuaded Li Zhi and Gao Yang to let them agree to recruit more people to become shareholders. Anyway, there were so many brothers and sisters in the palace.  It's the same with them. When they come to the palace to talk about it, they won't be afraid that they won't rush to buy shares.

    Li Min was also very impressed by Qinghe's generous idea. He didn't expect that this girl actually had a talent for business. If she did it this way, she might really become famous.

    The matter of opening a cold drink shop was settled in this way. Next, Li Min played cards with them for a while. He knew more card games than Landlords. It was just a way to kill time anyway, so he played all the card games he could think of.  They all taught it to Li Zhi and they had a great time playing.

    Maybe it was due to the weather. Sizi woke up after about an hour of sleep. It was already three or four o'clock in the afternoon. Li Min said in the morning that he would prepare a rich dinner for Sizi and the others, and there was no time now.  It was early. After all, they had to go back to the palace, so I asked them what they wanted to eat.

    "Brother Six, we don't know much about the situation in your house, so we might as well let you watch the preparations. In the end, we can make a few novel and delicious dishes, just like the new dishes at the Five Kings Banquet.  Same!" Li Zhi thought for a while and finally suggested with a smile. He liked to eat the new dishes at the Five Kings Banquet. Li Min also spread the cooking methods to the palace, but after eating them for so many days,  No matter how novel the dishes are, they are no longer novel, so Li Zhi, who likes the new and hates the old, made such a request.

    "Pheasant slave is right, I think so too, Brother Six, please don't let us down." Gao Yang also responded mischievously.  Sizi was very well-behaved, but he said in a coquettish voice: "Sizi listens to Sixth Brother. No matter what Sixth Brother does, I like to eat it." As a result, Li Min became very affectionate and vowed to make Sizi  Satisfied with the food.

    "You two are really greedy. You can make those dishes no matter what you want. I think the dishes for lunch are good. Brother Liu, don't be too difficult." After all, Qinghe is older and knows things better.  There are more than them, and she also learned cooking from her mother in the palace, so she knows that cooking is not as simple as most people think.

    "Haha, Qinghe is still sensible!" Li Min put down his Sizi, patted Qinghe on the shoulder and said with a smile, but then turned to Li Zhi and Gao Yang and said, "It's not impossible for you to eat novel dishes, but I want to  Go to the kitchen to see what ingredients are available, and then ask the chef in the house to make new dishes for you to eat."

    "Huh~, Sixth Brother? You can actually cook?" Qinghe asked in surprise.  Although Li Min made steamed eggs for Si Zi at the last Five Kings Banquet, the method was very simple and was nothing.  Although the dishes at the Five Kings' Banquet were all invented under the guidance of Li Min, very few people knew about it. Most people only thought that the cooks in Prince Liang's Mansion were brilliant. No one would have thought that those dishes were invented by the majestic Prince Liang, so Qinghe  That's why I asked.

    "Haha, I don't know how to cook, but I can instruct others to cook." Li Min said with a smile. In his previous life, he only liked to taste delicious food, but he couldn't cook it at all. He only knew the general method of each dish in his mind. If  Without the help of a good chef, he would never be able to make those delicious dishes.

    "Okay, you guys play with Si Zi here for a while, I'm going to the kitchen." Li Min touched Si Zi's face, raised his head and said to Qinghe and the others.

    "Brother Six, it's so boring for us to stay here. Why don't we all go with you and let us open our eyes and see how the delicacies of Prince Liang's Mansion are made?" Qinghe said with excitement, she  The drunkard is not interested in drinking, so he plans to take this opportunity to learn a few tricks. After all, cooking is one of the must-learn subjects for girls in the Tang Dynasty, even princesses are no exception.

    "I agree too, let's go together!" Gao YangThe girls were also in high spirits, not to mention Sizi. Children liked to join in the fun the most. Only Li Zhi was poisoned by the "gentleman far away from the kitchen". He seemed a little hesitant for a while, but in the end he couldn't stand the two of them.  Sister's threat and Sizi's plea also nodded in agreement.

    Since they want to go, Li Min won't stop them. Anyway, there is nothing invisible.  So he took the four little guys through several courtyards and finally came to the courtyard where the palace kitchen was located.  The kitchen of Prince Liang's Mansion is divided into two parts. The smaller one on the right is a high-end kitchen, which is specially used to cook meals for Li Min, Prince Liang, and some important stewards in the mansion. The large kitchen on the left is where the servants eat.

    Li Min took them directly into the small kitchen on the right, but what he didn't expect was that as soon as he entered the yard, he saw the kitchen steward Lao Wu and his gang sharpening knives, and the ones they were sharpening were not for kitchen use.  The kitchen knife was a sharp-edged knife, which shocked Li Ming. Could it be that these cooks were going to rebel?

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