After signing the deed, Chenle couldn't wait to leave holding the thin prescription. Before leaving, he left a sentence, "Brother Ke, the waiter in the teahouse is at your disposal."
Ke Chu raised his eyebrows, "Then thank you, Brother Chen."
He asked the waiter to bring out all the tea bowls, and first poured the waiters a glass of grapefruit water with his own hands.
The waiters were originally angry that they had to work during lunch break, but after drinking the grapefruit water, they no longer felt any resentment at all.
Just for this glass of water, they are willing to skip lunch every day!
Ke Chu asked the waiter to set up a table at the door. When the waiter set up the table, he and Brother Mu had covered their faces with ropa.
There were very few people on the street, and there were not even a few vendors. The waiter said worriedly: "The things are good, but what can I do if there is no one?"
Ke Chu held up an umbrella to wipe Brother Mu's sweat. His voice was muffled through Luo Pa, "It's too hot outside, please go in."
Brother Mu looked away and pursed his lips in silent refusal.
Ke Chu was angry and helpless, "Your bad temper is getting better and better day by day. If you do this, won't you want to climb on my head to have fun in the future?"
Brother Mu muttered, "I'm afraid of heights, so I won't climb on top of you."
Ke Chu couldn't help laughing. When he saw someone coming not far away, he cleared his throat and shouted: "Send water for free!"
Passerby Liu Xi was attracted. He came over and asked, "You really don't need money?"
There was a kettle filled with grapefruit water and several empty teacups on the table. Ke Chu filled a glass of grapefruit water and said, "Please."
Liu Xi's lips were chapped and she was obviously thirsty. After hearing this, she grabbed the tea cup and poured it into her mouth.
Liu Xi was stunned as the cold water poured into her throat.
"What is this? Why is it colder than the winter stream? It tastes sweet and fragrant?"
He almost fainted from the heat just now, but after drinking this drink, his mind was clear.
He stared straight at the kettle and swallowed, "Can I, can I have another drink?"
Ke Chu smiled gently, "If you want to have a good drink, please come inside. A bowl of sweet grapefruit water costs twenty cents."
Liu Xi was anxious, "Didn't you say you don't need money?"
Brother Mu said warmly, "I'll forgive you objectively. It's only one cup that's free."
Liu Xi: "..."
Brother Mu's eyebrows were curved, "It's too hot. Sir, do you want to go inside to escape the heat?"
Liu Xi gritted his teeth and said, "Think!"
Profiteer! Routine! Who has played this before?
Brother Mu invited people in with a smile and personally served the first bowl of sweet grapefruit water sold today.
After Liu Xi paid the money, he poured water into his mouth in retaliation.
After one sip, the anger in his heart disappeared, and the heat all over his body disappeared. He couldn't hold it back and let out a sigh of contentment.
It feels so good. It feels so good.
The waiter came over and asked, "Sir, would you like some grapefruit candies? A plate costs five cents."
A plate of five cents only contains a few grapefruit candies, which is just right for one person.
"Do you have any more grapefruit candies?" Liu Xi said with surprise on her face, "Have a plate."
His classmates boasted that the grapefruit candy could only be found in heaven. He had wanted to try it for a long time, but he couldn't buy it. He didn't expect to have such an unexpected harvest today.
He drank grapefruit water and ate grapefruit candies leisurely, his eyes narrowed in comfort.
"No seats left?" An exclamation sounded in his ears, and Liu Xi realized that at some point, the empty hall was filled with people.
And those people were drinking the sweet grapefruit water with faces full of enjoyment.
He was a little ashamed.
He seems to have been sitting here for too long.
He wanted to get up and leave, but looking at the dazzling sunshine outside, he sat back silently.
If he had not enjoyed the coolness in the hot summer, he would have rushed into the scorching heat without hesitation.
However, he had experienced that cold and refreshing feeling, so how could he have the courage to leave?
He found the waiter and said, "Another bowl of grapefruit water, take it away."
It was expensive, but as long as he had a bowl of grapefruit water, he would dare to rush out of this teahouse!
The waiter wondered, "You can only drink grapefruit water here, you can't take it away."
In an instant, Liu Xi felt like the sky was about to fall.
At this moment, Brother Mu's voice came from outside, "Husband, it's gone, everything has been used up."
Hearing this, Ke Chu shouted, "The grapefruit water has been sold out."
The people outside collapsed and shouted, "It's gone? Why is it gone! You can just sell me another teacup!"
Liu Xi patted her chest happily.
Fortunately, he came early, so at least he could still drink a bowl.
He asked the waiter, "Will you still sell it tomorrow?"
The waiter smiled bitterly, "Boss Ke may not say so."
Liu Xi: "..."
He gritted his teeth and asked, "Why doesn't he make money if he has money? Why doesn't he sell such a good thing? He gave me a cup of grapefruit water to tempt me to spend money, but now he doesn't even let me spend the money."
He was heartbroken, "Profiteer! Profiteer!"
Waiter: "..." This guest seems to have some serious illness.
Without the grapefruit water, the guests left one after another.
Ke Chu cleaned up the teahouse and handed the teapot with grapefruit water to the waiter, "There is still some grapefruit water in it. Thank you for your hard work."
The tired and sweaty waiters had sore eyes with emotion, "Boss Ke, you are so kind!"
Such good grapefruit water could be sold for money, but he just left it for them to drink.
Back at Xiaoyou Village, Ke Chu and Mu Geer first returned the oxcart to Li Zheng, went up the mountain to hide the sugar, and then went home openly with the empty barrel.
When Mrs. Min got the news of their return, she stood guard at the door early. When she saw them, she came up and pulled the barrel.
Seeing that the barrel was empty, she was overjoyed, "All sold out? How much did it cost?"
She blocked the door and stretched out her hand, "Take out the money and show me."
Ke Chu took out the money bag from his arms and opened it to reveal the broken silver inside.
"So much." Mrs. Min's eyes were full of greed, "You didn't do anything yesterday. Your brother was beaten so hard by you that he can't get out of bed now. This money can just buy him some food to replenish his health. .”
She stretched out her hand and tried to grab the money bag, but just when her fingertips were about to touch the money bag, Ke Chu stopped holding the money bag.
Min's hand failed, and her expression immediately changed, "Ke Chu, what do you mean? You haven't separated from us yet, so you should give me the money."
"The law of Dachu State says that children who have grown up before the family is separated need to support their elders, and their alimony must not be less than 300 cash per month." Ke Chu took out 300 cash from his wallet and put it in Min's hand. He raised his voice and said, "Mom, this month's alimony has been given to you, and the remaining money belongs to me and Brother Mu."
Mrs. Min grabbed the three hundred copper coins, her hands trembling, "You! You! There are at least two taels of silver here. Just give me three hundred coins. Do you want to starve me and our whole family to death?" ?”
Ke Chu looked cold and lowered his voice: "When you wanted to sell Brother Mu, did you care about the life and death of Brother Mu and me?"
Min's face stiffened.
Ke Chu put the money bag into his pocket and led Mu brother around Min's door and walked into the door.
Jia, who was listening in the corner, sneered, "Isn't this just self-inflicted?"
Did she know that Ke Chu deliberately spoke so loudly just now just to tell the neighbors like them?
Neighbor Zuo said: "Min, this Ke Chu can earn two taels of silver once he goes out to the county. If he goes out a few more times, he will not earn dozens of taels a month."
She took a breath and said, "Oh my God, that's so much money. If Ke Chu earns it for a month, he can marry your Ke Tuo a wife from the county."
"That's right, maybe in a year, Ke Chu will be able to become the landowner of our Xiaoyou Village with this grapefruit candy." Jia said gloatingly, "What a pity, these have nothing to do with the Ke family."
"How come it doesn't matter!" Mrs. Min yelled in frustration, "I don't care about alimony or not. We haven't separated yet. All the money Ke Chu earns should be mine!"
She walked back angrily and slammed the courtyard door.
Seeing her ugly face, Ke Da asked in a deep voice, "They won't give you money?"
"Here you go!" Min took out three hundred coins from his pocket.
Ke Da's face softened, but he still snorted dissatisfiedly, "They have been out all day, and this is what they earn?"
Didn’t you say that grapefruit candy sells well?
"More than that, they said this is our alimony for this month. No matter how much money they earn within this month, they won't give it to us." Min said unwillingly: "They made at least two taels of silver this time! "
She watched the money slip away from her hands, feeling heartbroken and uncomfortable.
"Bang!" Ke slammed the table angrily, "Do they still take me, the head of the family, seriously?"
"Father, mother..." Ke Tuo's weak voice reached their ears.
Min rushed to the bed, "Son, are you awake?"
Ke Tuo woke up once at noon, but fell asleep again because he was too weak.
Ke Tuo grabbed Min's hand and breathlessly said word by word, "Mom, separate the family!"
Min said hurriedly, "No, son, they can make money selling grapefruit candies now!"
A sneer tugged at the corner of Ke Tuo's lips, "It's the grapefruit candy that makes money, not them. If we knew how to make grapefruit candy, why would we need them to do it?"
"What you said makes sense!" Ke Da walked to the bed, looked down at Ke Tuo, and asked, "Do you have a way to get the recipe for grapefruit candy?"
Ke Tuo said: "Don't they want to separate the family? We use the separation of the family to blackmail them into handing over the recipe for grapefruit candy."
Ke Da frowned, "How could they be willing?"
Ke Tuo looked at Mr. Min, "If they don't want to, mother, go and cause trouble for them. It will disturb them and make them restless. After a long time, they will naturally compromise."
Min looked confused, "What if we don't make any money selling grapefruit candies?"
Ke Tuo's chest heaved with excitement, "They are all selling grapefruit candies, why can they make money and we can't?"
Ke Da's frown relaxed and he looked at Min, "Come with me to the county tomorrow. Let's go and see for ourselves whether the grapefruit candy is really so easy to sell."
Min nodded, "Okay."
Hearing about it is better than seeing it with your own eyes.
Ke Tuo was dissatisfied, "What about me? Who will take care of me?"
Min was in a dilemma, and Ke Da said coldly: "It's not like your leg is really broken. It's just one day. How can you still starve to death in this house?"
Ke Tuo's face turned dark with frustration.
