"It's a deal! Don't go back on it!" Chenle smiled cheerfully, "I'll take you to see the store now."
He previously proposed to cooperate with Ke Chu to sell grapefruit water, but Ke Chu did not agree.
He knew that the reason why Ke Chu changed his story this time was because he had not received a penny from Ke Chu in the past few days when Ke Chu was selling grapefruit water in the teahouse.
He was happy that he could cooperate with Ke Chu, and even more happy that he had seen the right person.
Ke Chu and Mu Geer are both people who repay their kindness and are worthy of close friendship.
Chen Le left as soon as he said so. Mu Geer and Ke Chu put the ox cart outside the teahouse and asked the waiter to help look after it, and then followed Chen Le to see the shops.
On the way, Brother Mu asked Ke Chu in a low voice, "Husband, have you brought any money? I didn't."
Ke Chu took Brother Mu's hand and put it on his bulging chest, "Mr. Min is causing trouble today. I don't trust the money at home."
Not just money, he took out everything of value in the house.
Brother Mu breathed a sigh of relief.
What he was afraid of was not having the money to pay for the store he chose.
Chenle had many large shops but few small shops. Finally, they looked around and chose a medium-sized shop.
The shop is about two meters wide and four meters deep. It is empty inside. I heard that the previous tenant was very stingy and almost took away the door panel when he left.
Ke Chu asked Chen Le, "How much is the price?"
Chenle's mouth curved into an evil smile, and he stretched out a hand.
This familiar posture made Ke Chu and Mu Geer silent.
"Fifty taels is too low." Ke Chu knew in his heart that house prices in the county were not low, and a small shop like this would cost at least sixty taels of silver. "Let's talk about a normal price."
Chenle shook his head and said, "Fifty jars of grapefruit jam."
Ke Chu's lips twitched, and he had to admire Chen Le's shrewdness.
Fifty jars of grapefruit jam cost less than ten taels of silver for him; for Yu Chenle, he earned more than fifty taels.
This is a win-win deal, and Ke Chu has no reason not to agree.
He said: "I'll sign the deed tomorrow."
Chenle nodded, "Okay."
He paused and then reminded: "There are other people selling grapefruit candies in the county, but the taste is not as good as ours."
Ke Chu and Brother Mu looked at each other, their eyes flashing slightly.
Chenle asked them, "Do you still sell grapefruit candies?"
Ke Chu shook his head, "No, what about you?"
"Of course I sell, but I don't just sell in Juyou County." Chenle had a long-term vision from the beginning.
In the future, someone may sell grapefruit candies to other places like him, but he has already taken the lead. When people see grapefruit candies, the first thing they think of is Chen's grapefruit candies.
To put it bluntly, even if grapefruit candies are not so easy to sell, he still has grapefruit gummies made from grapefruit pulp.
Thinking of this, the corners of his mouth widened, "Although the grapefruit candy tastes good, the grapefruit gummy tastes even more amazing. I'm curious. How did you figure it out? You can actually make the candy soft and elastic. Follow me. It’s unlike any candy I’ve ever seen before.”
He hasn't sold it yet, but he can foresee how well the grapefruit gummy candies will sell.
Ke Chu just laughed, "That recipe can do more than just make grapefruit gummy candies."
Chenle's eyes widened, "You mean other fruits too?"
Without waiting for Ke Chu to respond, he exclaimed, "Wonderful! How wonderful!"
"Take your time." Ke Chu said meaningfully: "If you jump too high all of a sudden, more people will pay attention to you."
Chen Le is just making a small fuss now. If he makes too much trouble at once, he will inevitably be targeted by some people with ill intentions.
Chen Le calmed down instantly, "Brother Ke, thank you for reminding me."
Back at the teahouse, Ke Chu always felt that he had forgotten something, and his stomach growled in protest. After hearing this, Brother Mu pulled him to eat Yangchun noodles.
Brother Mu couldn't finish the bowl, so he wiped his mouth and pushed the rest in front of Ke Chu, saying seriously: "Husband, you can't waste food."
Ke Chu looked at the two bowls of unfinished noodles in front of him and felt that his stomach was already full.
After eating the noodles, they hurried back to the village covered in stars and moonlight.
After returning the ox cart to Li Zheng, Mu Geer and Ke Chu slowly walked back to Ke's house.
"Husband, after we separate, let's buy a bullock cart."
An ox in its prime cost twelve taels of silver, and a cart with iron wheels cost one tael of silver.
In other words, an ox cart costs at least thirteen taels of silver. The price is not cheap, but if they want to open a store in the county, they must buy an ox cart.
The door of Ke's courtyard was open. From a distance of about ten meters, Ke Chu saw that the courtyard was in a mess, and there seemed to be a bunch of extra things.
His heart sank, and he walked forward quickly. Under the moonlight, they saw the true appearance of the pile of things on the ground, and their expressions changed instantly.
"Our clothes!" Brother Mu picked up the clothes scattered on the ground. When he saw the black footprints on Ke Chu's white inner clothes, the tip of his nose felt sore and he looked at Ke Chu helplessly.
Ke Chu looked at the locked thatched hut, bent down and pulled Brother Mu up from the ground.
He looked at the closed door of the wing, "Do you want to come out on your own, or should I kick the door and force you out?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the door of the wing opened.
Min and Ke Da walked out with ugly expressions, and Ke Tuo followed them shrinkingly.
Min frowned and said, "We want to use the thatched house, so we can only give it to you."
Brother Mu asked: "Then where shall we live?"
Mrs. Min pointed to the shed where firewood was piled in the yard, and Ke Da said solemnly, "You pay three hundred coins a month, and you only deserve to live here."
Ke Chu stared at them with cold eyes, which made them all break into cold sweats, and then he said as if he was compromising: "Don't you want grapefruit sugar cubes? Okay, I'll give them."
Min and others were overjoyed.
Ke Tuo said hurriedly, "I'll get paper and pen."
Ke Tuo went to the academy to study for several years when he was a child. He was the only person in the Ke family who could write.
"There's no rush." Ke Chu held Brother Mu's hand tightly, "You know what the conditions are for me to give out the prescription."
Mrs. Min smiled so hard that she couldn't even see her eyebrows. "Mom knows what you are thinking, isn't it just to separate the family? After all, my mother loves you so much that I can't really refuse you."
Ke Chu ignored her hypocritical words and looked directly at Ke Da.
Although Ke Da had a sullen face, the corners of his mouth could not help but curl up. Anyone with a discerning eye could see that he was extremely happy now, "I'm going to find Li Zheng now."
Min grabbed Ke Da and said, "After writing the prescription, go and call Li Zheng."
What if Ke Chu regrets it after the separation?
"If you don't show up, I won't give you the prescription." Ke Chu was also afraid that Min would go back on his word.
Min hesitated, and Ke Da shook off Min's hand, "I am his father. Even if he has the courage, he can't lie to me!"
Ke Da left in a hurry, and Ke Tuo came out with a pen and paper, "Brother, you say it, and I'll write it."
"No need to write." Ke Chu lowered his eyes and looked at the clothes scattered in the yard, "When the family is divided, I will personally teach you how to make grapefruit candy."
Min looked at him doubtfully, "Is this true?"
Ke Chu only said, "No matter how bad you are, you are still my mother."
Min is still worried, but she has no other choice now.
After all, they are the ones who are eager to get the recipe for grapefruit candy.
Ke Da pulled Li Zheng over. Li Zheng saw the messy yard with no way to get down, and his eyes were complicated.
Ke Chu was born in the Ke family, so he was really unlucky for eight lifetimes.
Min couldn't wait to say, "Li Zheng, please excuse me, we really have to separate our families this time. Just like last time, the grapefruit grove will be given to Ke Chu."
The price of grapefruit groves is low. Although they want to sell grapefruit candies in the future, if they don't give them a grapefruit grove, they will have to give Ke Chu at least one acre of land.
After all, they were dividing their families, not severing their relationship. If they didn't give anything to Ke Chu, it would inevitably make people uncomfortable.
An acre of land is much more expensive than a grapefruit forest. After much deliberation, they finally decided to give the grapefruit forest to Ke Chu.
Ke Da added, "After the family separation, Ke Chu needs to give us one tael of silver a month in alimony."
Ke Chu said loudly, "Three hundred coins, if there are more, this family will not be divided."
Ke was extremely angry and pointed at Ke Chu and scolded him, "You're sending a beggar away for three hundred coins!"
Ke Chu looked at him with dark eyes, "Do you only want these three hundred coins?"
Ke Da choked, and Ke Tuo said excitedly: "Uncle Li, the condition for dividing the family is that my brother will teach us how to make grapefruit candy. You must write it clearly in the deed."
Only then did Li Zheng know why Ke Da suddenly agreed to the separation. He asked Ke Da, "Do you agree to the alimony of three hundred yuan a month?"
To be fair, an alimony of three hundred yuan a month is not a small amount in Xiaoyou Village.
