Qibao said: "How can that be done? One size fits all, and it will be deducted from the pill money."
Shopkeeper Hong smiled and said: "Well then, since you girl has said so, I'll just take it." He thought that it was up to him whether to deduct or not anyway, and besides, the master had specially instructed himself to take care of this girl, so even if he didn't collect the money, the master wouldn't be angry.
Qibao said: "Then we won't disturb Grandpa Hong. We still have some things to deal with at the barbecue restaurant, so we'll leave first."
Shopkeeper Hong nodded and sent the three of them out the door again. He didn't turn back to the medicine shop until the carriage had gone far.
As soon as Qibao entered the barbecue restaurant, because it was not yet meal time and the stove was not lit yet, the temperature was almost the same as the temperature outside.
When Shopkeeper Zhang saw his master coming, his heart was delighted, thinking could it be that the master had come up with a solution so quickly? So he immediately greeted them.
After everyone sat down, the old man couldn't help but ask: "Qibao, why did you buy so much saltpeter at once? Can this thing solve the problem of the barbecue restaurant?"
Qibao smiled and said: "Grandpa, you are right, it is indeed possible."
Upon hearing this, Xu Dabo found it unbelievable and said: "What does this have to do with medicinal materials? I really can't figure it out."
The old man said: "If you could figure it out, with this kind of brain, our family would already have enough food and clothing, why would you have to worry about Qibao?"
Uncle Xu touched his head nonchalantly and said nothing.
Qibao said: "Shopkeeper Zhang, go fetch a basin of water, it'll be useful to me."
"Yes, I'll go right away."
After a while, shopkeeper Zhang brought a basin of water and placed it on the table.
Qibao took some saltpeter and put it into the water. When all the saltpeter was dissolved in the water, the water in the basin began to slowly change.
Xu Dabo exclaimed: "This water is freezing and bubbling with cold air!"
The old man was also a little surprised. He stretched out a finger and poked it, and found that it was indeed ice. He felt a little unbelievable and said: "This really is the most amazing thing I've ever seen, and since you can make ice in the summer, I've had an eye-opening experience today."
Qibao said: "Putting this saltpeter into water can absorb a lot of heat from the water, causing the water to turn into ice."
Shopkeeper Zhang was very excited. With this method of making ice, he was worried about not having any business.
So he flatterer said: "Master is really amazing. I have never seen any young lady as knowledgeable as you, master. I really admire you."
Qibao was speechless. Everyone knew the principle of saltpeter in the previous life, but every house had a refrigerator and no saltpeter was needed. However, in this ancient time, no one probably knew that saltpeter could make ice.
Qibao said: "I bought a lot of saltpeter. From now on, I will put a few more basins of ice in the hall at noon every day, so it won't be so hot."
"Yes, the little one understands how to do it." Shopkeeper Zhang said happily. As long as the business in the store is good, his salary will also go up.
Qibao thought that summer barbecue and cold drinks go best together, this ice problem is solved, and the family also grows fruits, when the time comes, she'll make a counter next to the front desk that is specially used for making juice, which can add more income.
Qibao planned to go back and think about it carefully, discuss it with her family first, and listen to their opinions.
The problem of the barbecue store is considered to be solved. Before leaving, she told shopkeeper Zhang that when the saltpeter was used up, he would go to Leshan Pharmacy to get it. If anyone asked about it, find an excuse to excuse them.
Qibao thought that her family's business was getting bigger and bigger, and her family needed to do everything by themselves, so it was time to buy some servants.
Qibao expressed her thoughts. The old man and the others had long thought about such a day and agreed. After all, the family was different from before. You should enjoy a certain kind of life at a certain height.
The three of them came to the place that specializes in selling people. When Ren Yazi saw someone coming, he knew that there was business coming, and he immediately came forward with a smile on his face and said: "You three are here to buy people, right? I have children, young men, and women. Do you want me to call them out and let you pick and choose?"
The old man said: "Okay, I'll buy anything that fits."
The smile on the man's Yazi face became even brighter and he said: "Okay, I'll have everyone call over here." After speaking, he ordered the young man on the side to bring everyone over.
After a while, the young man came over with a group of men, women and children. It seemed that they had been taught. Everyone lined up in a few lines and stood there with their heads lowered. They were also wearing pudding clothes.
Ren Yazi smiled again and stepped forward and said: "The slaves I have here are all carefully trained. There are no ones who don't understand the rules. You can choose with confidence."
Qibao didn't take his words to heart. She looked at this group of people as if they were items in a shopping mall for people to choose from. Of course Qibao would not pity them like the Virgin Mary. Everyone's life is different. Some people are born to be superior, while some people are born to be as humble as ants. This is the law of this world.
Qibao did pick a few people who looked quite honest, she was going to pick a maid for her grandmother, mother and her two aunts. She was also going to pick a servant to follow her father and herself, as well as a few of her brothers, and then a few rough servants would be fine.
Among the people chosen by Qibao, a woman suddenly knelt down and said: "Please, Master, I have a two-year-old daughter. Please let me take my daughter with me. My daughter is still young. She cannot live without a mother!"
Before Qibao could speak, the man Yazi said: "What's wrong? What's going on? You're lucky that the distinguished guest chose you. Your daughter is only two years old, what can she do? Just keep her here and sell her when she grows up."
When the woman heard this, she cried even harder, kowtowed to Qibao and the others, and said: "Please, please buy my daughter too. This is the only relative I have, woowoo."
Qibao asked: "Your daughter is only two years old, where is your husband?"
The woman twitched and said: "This slave has lost her parents since she was a child. She was a child bride bought by her husband's family. She has been living a life of being beaten and scolded. When she reached an age, she married their son. But after I gave birth to my daughter, my parents-in-law treated me even more harshly. They disliked me for giving birth to a girl. I have been enduring it for the sake of my daughter. However, my husband hooked up with a widow six months ago and made her pregnant. My mother-in-law disliked us mother and daughter even more. She firmly believed that the widow must have a son in her belly. In order to give the widow and the grandson in her belly a proper status, they cruelly sold me. Fortunately, they disliked my daughter and sold her too. Otherwise, I don't know what kind of life my daughter will live in the future. "
After hearing this, the old man said angrily: "There are people like this who are worse than animals. What's wrong with having a daughter? My family is short of a daughter. Don't worry, we bought both you and your daughter!"
When the woman heard this, she was stunned for a long time, kowtowed happily, and said: "Thank you, master. Thank you, master. I will definitely work hard in the future and live up to the great kindness that master has shown to us mother and daughter."
Qibao said: "You should get up first. Where is your daughter? Bring your daughter with you."