“The free trial is limited to ten servings, first come, first served!”
Ten bowls of ice powder are placed in a row on the table. The pink porcelain flowers and light yellow ice powder are crystal clear in the sun.
A man who couldn't stand the heat for a long time picked up the bowl and drank it. He was immediately shocked.
"Damn it, what the hell is this? It tastes like ice cubes, but it's sweeter than ice cubes!" The man wiped his mouth and said, "Give me a bowl!"
Cheng Wanwan said with a smile: "This is ice powder, three pennies a bowl."
When he heard that he wanted three cents, the man hesitated, and then he thought that in some inns a bowl of boiled water cost one cent. This thing must have brown sugar in it, and it was cold. It tasted very good, and it didn't cost more than three cents. Too expensive.
The man took out three sweaty coins from his pocket and threw them on the table: "Hurry up and get me a bowl. It's so hot in this damn weather."
Cheng Wanwan took the copper plate without any disdain and shouted: "Sanniu, give me a bowl of ice powder!"
Zhao Sanniu quickly washed the tasting bowl, then took out a bowl of cold ice powder and handed it to the man.
The man didn't even use a spoon, he just poured it down from the bowl and said happily: "This thing is better than eating ice cubes to relieve the heat. If it were cheaper, I would really like to have another bowl."
This man looked like he still had something to say, which attracted the attention of other men, and soon the stall was surrounded by people.
Cheng Wanwan collected the money, ordered Zhao Sanniu to put on the ice powder, and then said to the boss and the second: "Just follow the procedure just now. Do you two remember it?"
Zhao Dashan nodded: "Mom, I know everything."
Zhao Ergou picked up a bucket of ice powder and said impatiently: "Mom, let's go first."
The two brothers rushed to the West Pier over there, fearing that they would be late and delay their business.
Zhao Sidan was obediently helping to add brown sugar or hawthorn to the ice powder, and he was a little confused.
Zhao Sanniu kept filling the ice powder, and his hands felt like they were no longer his own, until a boat stopped on the river.
Now that the drought has been long, the river is sinking, and the number of ships coming to Hekou Town is gradually decreasing. As soon as a ship stops, all the men rush over at once.
There was only a thin layer of ice powder left in the bucket. In just half an hour, more than a hundred bowls were sold, earning more than three hundred coins.
"Put your things away, let's go find Dashan Ergou."
Cheng Wanwan dismantled the temporary table and planned to take it to the entrance of Nanfu Academy later and set it up for further use.
Zhao Sanniu asked in confusion: "There were a lot of people who wanted to buy ice powder just now. They should be here after they finish moving the goods. Why are you leaving so early?"
Cheng Wanwan said while collecting the things: "This is called hunger marketing. When something is always in supply, they don't think it's a big deal, but when it may be out of stock at any time, next time we come, these people will use their best Rush over as fast as possible, and we can finish the work in the shortest time.”
Zhao Sanniu seemed to understand, but went to put away the tableware silently.
Zhao Sidan blinked and said, "Mom, someone just bought seven bowls of ice powder in one go. How did you know so quickly that it cost twenty-one cents?"
He was still counting on his fingers. His fingers were not enough, so he was silently looking for help from his toes. His mother had already put the twenty-one cents into her pocket without saying a word.
Cheng Wanwan found that this boy was very good at observation and could even notice such details when he was in a hurry. She smiled and said: "This is arithmetic. My grandmother used to run a small business and learned how to do arithmetic quickly. Mom I also learned a little bit, do you want to learn?"
Zhao Sidan nodded vigorously: "I want to learn!"
Cheng Wanwan looked at Zhao Sanniu who was busy working: "You should also learn from me."
Zhao Sanniu: "..."
He didn't want to learn arithmetic at all, it sounded like he was having a big headache.
The mother and son walked to the West Pier. It was smaller than the East Pier, but there were also many people.
As soon as a ship left, a group of men surrounded the stall. Zhao Dashan and Zhao Ergou were so busy that their feet did not touch the ground.
Zhao Sanniu said quickly: "I'm going to help the eldest brother and the second brother!"
Cheng Wanwan stopped him: "Let's see how they do business first."
Zhao Ergou was responsible for receiving customers and collecting money, while Zhao Dashan was responsible for filling the ice powder and clearing the tableware. The two of them cooperated quite well.
A strong man led a group of brothers over: "Bring me nine bowls of ice powder!"
Zhao Ergou was stuck at once. Previously, the maximum one person could ask for was three bowls. Three bowls was nine cents. He was already familiar with it. Now there were nine bowls of ice powder. How should this be calculated? The guests were waiting to give. Money, Zhao Dashan was waiting for the ice powder. Several pairs of eyes were staring at him. He was so anxious that he opened his mouth and said: "Twenty-three cash in total, brother, nine bowls of ice powder!"
"okay!"
Zhao Dashan has already started working.
A man behind laughed and said, "Young man, how did you calculate this? Nine bowls of ice powder is twenty-seven. Why did you calculate four cents less?"
The man who ordered nine bowls of ice powder snorted: "He said it was twenty-three, so it's twenty-three cents. I'll put it here!"
He threw twenty-three copper coins down with a splash.
Zhao Ergou had a look of annoyance on his face. He had miscalculated and made four cents less. How could he be so stupid!
He stared blankly at the copper plates on the table, and for a moment he didn't know whether he should get the four cents back. If not, it didn't matter. The worst he could do was not sell them...
While he was fighting between heaven and man, a clear voice sounded in his ears.
Cheng Wanwan walked over with a warm smile: "This kid of mine has never read a book and can't do arithmetic. He made everyone laugh. He made a mistake in his calculations, so he should be responsible for it. No matter what, I can't make you pay for it. . Dashan, why are you still standing there? Hurry up and get nine bowls of ice powder."
Zhao Dashan immediately got busy, and Zhao Ergou went to help with a face full of shame.
"This aunt is an open-minded person."
"Are you still worried about not being able to do business with this attitude?"
"..."
The various praises on the side attracted a group of people to buy ice powder, and the bucket of ice powder was quickly sold out.
Zhao Ergou's face was full of anxiety: "Mom, I'm missing four cents, so I'll be punished by not eating."
"You are my biological son, how can I make you hungry?" Cheng Wanwan laughed, "Leave it to Dashan or Sanniu to settle the accounts. I estimate that you can save forty cents. You have done a good job. , don’t blame yourself, think about what you will eat later, meat buns or noodles, or wontons?”
Zhao Ergou was so guilty that he didn't even bother to eat, and asked: "Mom, do you really not blame me?"
"If you have learned arithmetic and still calculate like this, you will definitely be punished, but you have never been exposed to it, so it is normal for you to make mistakes." Cheng Wanwan comforted, "Don't worry, mother will teach you, don't think about it Let’s pack up and go to Nanfu Academy. After everything is sold out, we’ll go eat. We made a lot of money today, so you can eat whatever you want!”
The atmosphere finally became lively.
Zhao Dashan carried the last bucket of ice powder, Zhao Ergou carried the wooden board, Zhao Sanniu carried the bucket and tableware, and Zhao Sidan held a pack of snacks... This was the reward Cheng Wanwan promised him yesterday.
The mother and son soon arrived at Nanfu Academy.
This was the time when the morning study session was over and the students came out to have fun.
