C330 Ice shop

When Xiao Wen brought Sun Shangxiang and Guan Yu out of the damned weapon shop, he noticed Shangguan Waner staring at a shop not far away.

"That's …" As Xiao Wen said this, she looked over to find that this shop was actually selling ice!

WC!

Has the production technique of this ice cube been spread to the Tang Kingdom? Even though he knew that in this world where there was no patent fee, the ice trade would definitely be imitated. However, he did not expect his speed to be so fast!

"NO!" There's also another possibility. When other people saw me selling ice in the summer, they discovered that selling ice would actually make such a huge profit, so they imitated me selling ice. However, they did not know that when saltpeter came into contact with water, it would undergo a chemical reaction and absorb a large amount of heat. After all, as long as we dig a large enough ice cellar and store enough ice in the winter, we can sell it in the summer. "

This was a very simple arithmetic problem. When a merchant hires hands to dig a cellar, he can store ice in it. As for how big this cellar was, he could store as much ice as he wanted.

And the profits are high. After all, when the merchants hired people to dig the cellar, the pay for each cubic meter of soil was not even worth mentioning compared to the size of the ice cubes.

More importantly, this cellar was not one-off. As long as it was winter, the merchants could store the worthless ice in the cellar during the winter.

As a result, as long as merchants keep their reserves of ice less than the amount consumed in the summer market, and ensure that no one competes with them every summer. Earning money was something certain.

"Wan-Er, what's wrong?" Do you want to eat it? " Xiao Wen walked to Wan'er's side and asked.

Although Xiao Wen had strict control over both Sun Shangxiang and Guan Yu, he had always been rich control over Shangguan Waner.

After all, although the historical Shangguan Waner liked to play with power, she still had the self-discipline of a politician.

With regards to Wan'er, Xiao Wen believed that even if she were to let this girl go, she would not lose her ability to restrain herself.

Wan-Er was someone who could give good things to good sisters after all.

However, Wan-Er shook her head and said, "It used to be a bakery run by an old lady. "Right now, I don't know why, but it's someone else …"

Her tone was filled with confusion and reminiscence, as if what she said about the old granny's pastry shop was a childhood memory that belonged to her.

When Xiao Wen heard this, he frowned. Wan'er had only left the Tang Kingdom for about three years. In three years time, this place had actually been replaced.

One had to know that the pace of commerce in ancient times was nothing compared to that of modern times. In modern times, if a shop does not run well, it could go from opening to closing in less than half a year.

However, in ancient times, running a shop wasn't too complicated. As long as they could open up a shop, they would be able to maintain it for at least ten to twenty years.

This was also the reason why there were so many century-old shops in the ancient era.

Looking at this shop, Xiao Wen knew that this was Wan Er's memories.

So he asked Wan'er, "Before you left, did you ever hear from your mother-in-law that there was something wrong with her body, or that there was something wrong with the shop?"

After all, this was an old man's shop. Xiao Wen felt that it was not strange for something to happen.

After all, in the ancient society, people's health care, health care, and nutrition intake were all inferior to modern people's. It was very likely that because of a small cold, a child would immediately die.

However, if a person passed the age of sixty, then he would live for an extra day, which was considered earning an extra day. After sixty, most people could die at any time.

Only those who started to nurture their lives at a young age could survive.

Unfortunately, when Wan'er heard Xiao Wen's question, she shook her head and said, "That was a few years ago. I can't really remember it …"

That's true! After all, Wan'Er was only a five or six-year-old Lolita at that time. It would be weird if she could remember the situation of this shop or could see it at the time.

If Wan'er really had that kind of ability, then she wouldn't be called Shangguan Waner, but instead called Di Wan'er.

Well, even though the effeminate Dean did sound rather sentimental.

I'm definitely not brainstorming the story of Lord Dillinger's arrest after he sneaked into the suspect's house to search for evidence.

After looking at it for a while, Xiao Wen felt that it wasn't really meaningful to stay here and observe for a long time, so he decided to directly go up and ask.

After all, Xiao Wen had the ability to change his expression, he wasn't afraid that the other party would lie to him.

So he brought Wan-Er and the other kids and walked up to them.

Just as he was about to go to the shop, the shop owner said to Wan'er in surprise, "Isn't this Miss Shangguan?" When did you get back? What about your father? "

Xiao Wen looked at the owner of the shop carefully. The owner was a young man in his twenties. He seemed to have a scholarly air to him. He should have been in the academy for two years. However, generally speaking, scholars do not choose to do business.

After all, as long as the law was not broken in many dynasties, the direct relatives of merchants were not allowed to participate in the Imperial examinations.

The fact that he was unable to take the examinations meant that he was unable to become an official … Of course, there were also exceptions to the era of the collapse of the rule of law or under the pressure of imperial power.

For example, in the history of Empress Wu's father, he used the identity of a merchant to become an official.

Xiao Wen felt a trace of goodwill towards Wan'er from this young man. Although he was surprised about Wan-Er's sudden appearance, he didn't have any bad intentions.

Wan-Er looked at him with confusion. However, she still acted like a lady from a noble family. She only asked softly, "May I ask who you are …"

"Oh!" The young man seemed to have felt his rudeness and started to introduce himself.

He faced Wan'er, bowed and cupped his hands in greeting, and said after the proper etiquette, "Miss Shangguan may not have seen me before. After all, I used to study at home. Occasionally, he would help my mother manage her business. After my mother passed away, I took care of the shop myself. But I know Miss Shangguan, you used to come here often. However, later on … Sigh! Things are really different! "

Seeing the change in the other party's facial muscles, Xiao Wen realized that the other party's words revealed various emotions such as reminiscence, sadness, and so on. However, the other party's emotions all belonged to the logical category and there was no element of malice or deception.

In other words, the owner of this shop was actually the son of the original owner.

This caused Xiao Wen to sigh at the ancient people's obsession with bearing. The young man was only in his twenties. According to Wan-Er, his mother should be in her sixties.

That was to say, this kid's mother gave birth to him when he was in his thirties or forties.

Although in the twenty-first century, the risk of having children at this age is not too great. Often only after the age of forty-five can a woman be considered to be an older woman.

However, in ancient times, it was very dangerous to have children after the age of 30.

It was also for this reason that people often began to reproduce at the age of thirteen or fourteen. If it was too late, it would be difficult to produce a child until the age of thirty — the rate of death of an ancient child was very high due to health care and nutritional requirements.

Wan-Er showed a hint of regret on her face when she heard the man's words. However, she did not say much. After all, her grandfather had died in a political battle.

She only answered the young man's question just now, telling him that Shangguan Tingzhi was still in the Han State and that she came back with her teacher, the burly man's ambassador, Xiao Wen.

Hearing that Xiao Wen was the big size man's diplomatic envoy, the young man revealed a surprised expression.

He bowed deeply towards Xiao Wen, and said: "So it's Sir Envoy, disrespectful! "My apologies!"

At this time, Xiao Wen suddenly asked: "You should have read before right? What? "He's actually willing to do business here and not take part in the Imperial examinations?"

After all, the ancient people read books, although some of them were obsessed with learning. But part of it was purely for fame and fortune. If one was not able to take the Imperial examinations while reading, there would be very few students who were truly dedicated to pursuing the Dao.