The Daily Life of the Daughter of a Minor Official

Chapter 59 Popsicle

"Oh." The bookkeeper said with a mixture of laughter and sadness, "Let's put it into words first. I asked someone to find out. There are at least ten barbecue stalls in the night market, and there are two or three around our stall."

 “I have expected it a long time ago, and it will only be more and not less in the future.”

 “We can’t make more money!”

 “Did you make less money?”

Shutong thought for a while, "It seems not."

"Then it's over." Su Ruojin asked, "What about the second one?"

Shutong grinned and said, "Today, Brother Hua came to see me and said that the Qi family's shop has been unblocked. He asked an old man to help us get it."

 “How much silver do you need?”

Shutong pursed his lips, "Just a burned-out yard costs three hundred taels!"

If Su Ruojin was still distressed and distressed two months ago, three hundred taels would be too expensive, but now we know that shops in the capital are hard to find, so this is already considered cheap.

"Don't interfere, let the person named Hua handle it for us, three hundred is three hundred."

Su Ruojin always felt that Hua Ping was an errand boy or a steward of some big family. It was a good time to see his strength and see whether Mrs. Xu and Bi Xun were worse, or whether the one with the surname Hua was more powerful.

 Shu Tong looked at Su Ruojin.

  She came back to her senses and said, "What's wrong, uncle!"

“The man named Hua wants money from me now.”

Without saying a word, Su Ruojin went to the bedroom to get three hundred and fifty taels of handouts. When he came out, he handed them to Shu Tong, "You give it to him now."

Shu Tong did not dare to take it, "What if... what if he is a liar?"

 “Then let him lie to you!”

Shutong was so frightened when he heard the young master's loud words that he jumped far away and did not dare to pick up the three hundred and fifty taels, "I don't dare!"

Su Ruojin almost rolled his eyes, "Uncle Shutong, uncle Shutong, you are the housekeeper of Dr. Su's family after all. You are so scared that you can't even pay three hundred taels. What if my father gets promoted and becomes a big official in the future?"

"I...I..." Shutong was really afraid of being poor. His family just had money, but he was afraid of being cheated and his family would have no money again.

Su Ruojin stuffed it into his hand, "Don't worry, I'm the one who saw Huaping. Even if he was cheated, it was because of my mistake. It has nothing to do with you, an errand boy."

 “If you...don’t wait until the Lord comes back...”

“If someone asks you to come back and pick her up now, you can send her out now. Wait until tomorrow. Maybe this shabby yard will belong to someone else.”

Shu Tong was confused and confused, but was finally pushed out by Su Ruojin.

Cheng Yingzhen had been sitting at the door. She saw her daughter and Shutong taking the three hundred and fifty taels. She waited until Shutong was locked out of the door and her daughter returned to the corridor. She didn't ask anything, just smiled.

Su Ruojin moved a small stool and sat next to her mother, "Mom, don't laugh, maybe you are really cheated."

 “It’s the money you earn anyway.” Cheng Yingzhen was still smiling.

Su Ruojin hugged her and said, "Mom, you are so kind."

Cheng Yingzhen sighed, "It's not that my mother is good, it's that she didn't understand before and she doesn't understand now. Since she doesn't understand anything, why bother saying useless words to increase your pressure!"

She didn't believe that her daughter didn't feel sorry for the three hundred and fifty taels of silver, but even though she felt distressed, she still took it because she was the master. If she was as afraid of this and that as Shu Tong, then the Su family would not be living like it is now. I can't get the three hundred and fifty taels of silver.

"Mother... mother..." Su Ruojin hugged her mother tighter, "No matter what you say, nothing can be better than your words." In modern times, because her parents divorced early, Su Ruojin did not get the love of her parents, and correspondingly There are no parents holding her back, but many of her colleagues and subordinates around her are internally consumed by their parents' "sincere words", "big principles of life", and "can't help with big things, but have to point out small things".

 A person who can achieve success must have set his sights on the goal and move forward unswervingly; the prosperity of a family must be the result of concerted efforts without internal friction.

Cheng Yingzhen was hugged softly by her daughter, "I, before I got married, I thanked my aunt for teaching me how to be a good person. After I got married, I thanked your father. He often told me some truths in books, so I knew how to behave when I didn't understand anything. Just don’t talk.”

Su Ruojin flattered her one by one: "My mother is good, my aunt is good, and my father is even better."

Su Sanlang slipped out of the study and when he heard Su Ruojin calling daddy, he also shouted: "Sister is better."

“Su Ganzhi, are you hungry for some popsicles?”

“Hee hee.” Su Sanlang smiled and rushed towards Su Ruojin, tugging on her lapel. “Good sister, just give me one. Look, I’m so hot that I don’t even have the energy to read.”

 “Hmph! You’re still reading and making trouble in the study all day long.”

 “No, absolutely not!” Su Sanlang pestered Su Ruojin to surrender, so she had to go to the mini ice cellar to get popsicles for the brat.

It was not easy to get ice in summer in ancient times. Fortunately, this is the capital. Many high-ranking mansions have special large cellars. In summer, they will also be sold in shops, but it is expensive. Zheng Guogong’s Mansion has a large ice cellar, Su Ruojin Thanks to Mrs. Yang's favor, I also got a lot of ice and put it in a mini cellar, which was enough for the family to use for a while.

Popsicles are also called popsicles. They are an early artifact to relieve summer heat. They do not contain a lot of cream like ice cream and have a sweet and soft taste. They are very simple and are made by freezing water, sugar, juice, mung bean paste, milk, etc., usually For long strips, before freezing, put a thin stick in the middle and expose a section. After freezing, just hold the exposed section of the stick in your hand.

Since the popsicle is a piece of sweet ice, it has a crisp texture and is especially suitable for quenching heat and thirst in summer. Su Sanlang enjoyed the meal. Su Ruojin shook his head, took two more and gave them to Su Dalang and Xue Wulang in the study.

The two young men were tired from reading and writing. When they were thirsty and tired, Su Ruojin gave it to them without refusing and happily took it.

Xue Wulang also asked, "Ah Jin, are you selling this?"

Su Ruojin shook his head, "Ice is too expensive and too little." If it cannot scale, the price will not come down and it will be impossible to sell.

Xue Wulang was obviously a little disappointed. He looked at the ice cubes, thought about it, and packed his book bag. "Brother An, I'll come back tomorrow."

Su Dalang nodded.

Xue Wulang smiled at Su Ruojin and said, "Thank you, Ajin. I'll go back first."

Su Ruojin understood that the child had brought the popsicle back to share with his sister. He was really a good brother.

Cheng Yingzhen was weak, so Su Ruojin didn't give her popsicles, but made refreshing and pleasant cold noodles. The servant and the master each had a bowl, which was a snack around three o'clock in the afternoon, and they were satisfied.

 Mother Dong asked, “Can I sell it at the breakfast stall?”

“When we have a shop, we will sell it at noon.”

　　Speaking of the shop, Su Ruojin unconsciously looked towards the door of the courtyard. She didn't know whether Shu Tongshu had given the handover to Huaping. She hoped that she hadn't made a mistake and that Huaping must not be a liar!

Until it got dark, everyone except Dashi and Xianggui who left the night market stall came back, and Shutong also came back behind Su Yanli.

When Shu Tong came back, he stood beside Su Ruojin and said happily, "Second mother is done, little brother Hua asked us to bring our household registration to the Yamen to sign the contract and transfer the ownership tomorrow."

Su Ruojin sighed secretly, the bet was won!

Su Yanli had already listened to Shu Tong's talk on the way back. He reached out and stroked his daughter's plush head. Three hundred and fifty taels was not a small amount, but his daughter had the courage, so she got the job done.

“You have good vision.” He praised with a smile, “My Ah Jin is really capable.”

 (End of this chapter)