Jia Silian could see it now. The parents were noisy, but they would not treat Jia Youchuan's son badly. No matter how hard it was, it would only hurt their sisters. They would never hurt Jia Youchuan. So if I and my two younger sisters want to get a lot of good stuff when they get married in the future, they have to rely on themselves!

Jia Silian quietly told her two sisters her thoughts.

"Now you have seen in this family that if you get married in the future, the dowry will not be too much. If you want to marry into your husband's family without being looked down upon, you have to prepare the dowry yourself!"

Wulian nodded repeatedly,

"Fourth sister is right, we still have to rely on ourselves..."

Liulian laughed at her,

"Fifth sister, if you didn't say you weren't going to get married in the future, why would you give me a dowry?"

Wulian responded,

"You still need money even if you don't get married. Look at Jia Laoqi. Will he take care of us?"

Speaking of Jia Laoqi, the sisters all tacitly pouted. After getting married, they would go back to their parents' home to visit their parents. It would be a blessing to have a meal for them. How could they expect their husband's family to bully them in the future? He would Do you support your sisters?

"Fifth sister is right..."

He glanced at Silian again,

"Fourth sister is right, we still rely on ourselves..."

Wulian frowned again,

"But mother keeps a close eye on us every day. Even if the ice drink is made, we can't sell it outside!"

This Si Lian had already expected it.

"This thing is easy to handle. Now that the business is slow, we can't use so many people at the stall. The sun is strong in the afternoon, so my mother won't keep watch all the time. By then, we will free up two people to sell outside, and we will be back before the sun goes down. …”

As for the ice and a bunch of stuff I bought, I put them at Third Sister’s place and asked Third Sister to take part in it. As long as the sisters didn’t tell anyone, my mother would definitely not know!

After thinking about it for a while, Si Lian told her two younger sisters,

"This matter must be hidden not only from mother, but also from father..."

"Do you want to hide it even from dad?"

Liulian asked, the two sisters were silent for a while, Wulian responded,

"If you don't want the money we earn to end up in Jia Laoqi's pocket, you must listen to Fourth Sister..."

Liulian understood immediately and nodded heavily.

"Okay, even dad hid it!"

The so-called ice drink is a summer favorite of dignitaries and peddlers, with complex flavors and endless varieties, such as sweet bean soup, coconut wine, bean water, deer pear pulp, braised plum water, and ginger. Honey water, papaya juice, tea, agarwood water, lychee ointment, bitter water, kumquat balls, snow bubble peel drink, plum blossom wine, Wuling Dashun powder, perilla drink, etc. There is also a man who likes to drink it, with the smell of alcohol. Pear juice, coconut wine, plum blossom wine, or papaya juice, soap water, gan sugar, mung bean water, shrinking spleen drink, braised plum water, Jiangcha water, Wuling powder, Dashun powder, lychee paste, Drinks with different flavors such as white fire, lactose snow, etc.

Wealthy families would even hire chefs to make custard made from cow and goat milk. The texture is smooth and delicate, mellow and dense. It tastes even better when eaten chilled. It is also sold in big restaurants in the capital, but a small cup costs a cup. Two taels of silver are really not something a poor family can afford.

The Jia sisters don't know how to make those expensive ice drinks, but they can still make ordinary mung bean water, rose water, osmanthus water, etc. The sisters secretly tried it a few times at home while Mr. Xiang was looking at the stall. , if there is no ice, put the prepared water into an earthen jar, hang it into the well water and chill it. It will still taste cool and delicious.

Jia Silian secretly went out to look for Sanlian again. When it came to selling iced drinks, Sanlian really made the decision.

"There is a well at the back of our shop, which can store ice cubes, and we can also set up a stall on the street in front to sell things. It's just my mother's place. Do you really want to do it behind her back?"

If Xiang knew about it, I'm afraid he wouldn't spare his sisters lightly!

Si Lian smiled bitterly and said,

"Third sister, you also knew how much your dowry was when you got married. You didn't know it since you didn't go home for a while. Now my father and mother have fallen out. Although my father gets his salary every month to support the family,

But he was very stubborn and refused to give me even half a penny more... At my mother's place, she gets up early every day and sets up a stall with us. She remembers every penny clearly. When she gets home, she

They collected them all and didn’t even show them to us..."

All the work in this family belongs to the three sisters, and there is not a single coin. The father and mother each hold the money in their hands and refuse to take it out. Seeing Jia Laoqi getting older day by day,

"Jia Laoqi is much younger than Liulian!"

When Jia Lao gets married in seven days, his parents' money will only be taken care of by him, and there won't be much left for the three sisters. When the previous sisters got married, the dowry was very small, and they will probably have even less when it is their turn.

, they always have to plan for themselves. This does not delay the family business, and they do not serve anyone less. They are worthy of the family.

After hearing this, Sanlian also sighed for her sisters.

"That's all, I'll go and talk to my mother-in-law about this and let her just say it's our family's business..."

The two elders of the Wang family were very kind to her, and she learned to take over the business in the shop. This was because she planned to rely on her daughter-in-law to support her in her old age. Apart from marrying a fool, everything else about Sanlian's marriage was good!

After the two sisters agreed, the business started quietly. As expected by Si Lian, Xiang's fat body was exposed to the sun for a few days before she complained of dizziness and went back to lie down.

A few days ago, I went to a medical clinic on the street to grab two packs of medicine and took them back.

"The doctor said that I am suffering from heatstroke and cannot be exposed to the sun or work too hard!"

At dinner that night, Mrs. Xiang was rambling on at the table to her daughters. Jia Jincheng just buried his head in eating and said nothing. Wulian and Liulian didn't talk either. Jia Youchuan only looked for meat in the bowl and didn't hear anything.

Seeing this, Shi felt chills in her heart. Just when she was about to curse, Si Lian answered,

"It's quite uncomfortable to be out in the hot sun. Mom is not in good health, so I won't go out to the stall anymore. From now on, my two sisters and I will go there. Mom, you can cook and do the laundry at home!"

When Xiang saw her fourth daughter, who was always at odds with her, saying a rare word of respect to herself, she finally felt better. When she heard that she was asked to cook and wash clothes, she immediately became dissatisfied and glared, "

"Why did I give birth to you guys? I still have to do laundry and cook!"

After saying that, he glanced at Jia Jincheng, who had a cold expression. Seeing that he didn't even turn his eyes, he felt aggrieved again. After eating a few mouthfuls of food, he said he was dizzy and went back to his room to lie down!

Si Lian and the others finished their meal, put away the dishes, and filled the hot water in the stove. Wu Lian sat in the stove and lit a fire. At this time, the weather had begun to get hot. They sat in front of the stove to light the fire, and the flames were burning.

Sweat was dripping down his forehead, and his back was sticky. Xiang was calling for someone inside.

"Why isn't the water ready yet? Those cheap hooves are lazy again!"

Liulian brought a wooden bucket over to carry water and muttered,

"She knows the heat, don't we? Don't we also bask in such a big sun?"

Whenever a mother like Xiang is a little sick, she can torment her daughters as hard as she can, but she doesn't want to think about it. Like her, her daughters go out early and come back late, and are exposed to the sun just like her. When they come home, they have nothing to do with cooking or washing.

I didn't see her showing any pity or pity for her daughters.

Si Lian came over and pushed Wu Lian away,

"You guys carry the water over there, and I'll light the fire!"

In this kind of weather, it is hot, but not the hottest. You cannot just take a bath in the cold water in the well, you need to heat the water.

Wu Lian and Liu Lian brought the water over and served Xiang and Jia Jincheng. After Jia Youchuan had washed, it was their sisters' turn. Si Lian asked the two sisters to wash first, and then he finally entered the house after cleaning up.

The three sisters slept side by side, and the five lotuses asked the four lotuses,

"Fourth sister, my mother is not going out, can we make ice drinks tomorrow?"

Si Lian hummed,

"I'm going to talk to the shopkeeper tomorrow to see if I can buy some cheap ice..."

Large pieces of ice are used by rich people. They don't need the large pieces of ice to make ice drinks. Buying some broken or small pieces shouldn't use so many copper coins, right?

The next day, the three sisters went out to the stall. In the afternoon, taking advantage of the bright sun and Xiang's inability to go out, Jia Silian went to the ice shop. The business was in full swing at that time. The guys came in and out and were busy moving goods. The shopkeeper's

She was busy counting, but no one paid any attention to her.

Jia Silian thought for a while, then went around to the back and knocked on the back door of the shop.

"Who is it?"

Someone opened the door and poked his head out. It was an older woman. When she saw it was a little girl, she asked,

"Girl, what are you going to do?"

Si Lian responded,

"Mother-in-law, I want to buy ice..."

The woman said,

"You're on the wrong track. If you want to buy ice, go to the front and ask the shopkeeper. This is the backyard..."

After saying that, he was about to close the door. Jia Silian hurriedly took a step forward.

"Mother-in-law, I don't want to buy the big ones. I just want to ask... if there is any crushed ice..."

The mother-in-law thought for a while,

"Come in!"

Immediately he let her in, and the mother-in-law said to her,

"I'm just a woman who does laundry and cooking, but the person in charge of our backyard is there, go ask her..."

The steward of the backyard was a middle-aged woman. Hearing that Jia Silian wanted to buy crushed ice, she thought for a while and said,

"I can sell you some..."

Jia Silian was overjoyed,

"I wonder how many copper coins we need to calculate?"

The middle-aged woman thought for a while,

"I'll charge you five coppers per bucket!"

As he said that, he pointed to the wooden bucket placed in the corner. Jia Silian looked at it. It was the same size as the bucket used to carry water at home, but it was quite big. She nodded immediately.

"good……"

So he made an agreement with the woman and brought a bucket over to buy ice tomorrow. The next morning, before dawn, Jia Silian brought the bucket over. The woman didn't cheat her and poured a bucket full of crushed ice into it.

They were all broken in the ice cellar, and the handymen would go in to clean them all the time. If they were not cleaned in time, they would be trampled by the guys who were moving the goods. They went in to clean them, and the guys had nothing to worry about. They collected four lotus and five dollars.
Chapter completed!