Chapter 335 Losing Money
You can cook porridge or make pancakes to eat, in any case it will definitely not be a waste.

It takes several days to make sweet potato starch, and this time is just enough for Zhaojiazhuang to prepare the tools for making sweet potato vermicelli that Xia Mingyue mentioned.

It was agreed that Xia Mingyue would come to Zhaojiazhuang again in a few days to teach the next step of making vermicelli. Zhao Lizheng began to urge the people working in the vermicelli workshop to hurry up and make enough sweet potato starch.

Everyone immediately got busy.

The vermicelli workshop had just started, and Li Zheng Zhao attached great importance to the people working in the workshop. They were all carefully selected from Zhaojiazhuang. They were hardworking, efficient, and smart.

Regardless of gender, age or status, these people are all working very hard at this time, just trying to do the job in their hands as well as possible.

But some people have raised doubts.

Although this ancestral hall is old, it is also a place to worship ancestors. The tablets placed there are all those who have made outstanding contributions to Zhaojiazhuang. It can be said to be the most important and sacred place in the entire village. It should be kept clean and solemn on weekdays.

Nowadays, the backyard of the ancestral hall is not only bustling with people, but also filled with all kinds of dried sweet potatoes and wooden basins. People come in and out every day, and it is very messy.

And this is just the beginning.

When the vermicelli workshop is really established, the stove needs to be lit, the vermicelli needs to be cooked, dried, and sold...

By then, I’m afraid that this ancestral hall will be forgotten as an ancestral hall.

Wouldn't this be disrespectful to the ancestral hall and ancestors?
Faced with such doubts, Li Zheng Zhao immediately puffed his beard and glared, "Are our ancestors such stingy and pedantic ancestors?"

"I can guarantee that our ancestors of Zhaojiazhuang dreamed of making Zhaojiazhuang rich and having a good life so that they could support a few promising people in the future."

"To be honest, the fact that we were able to save Madam Xia and that she was able to come to our Zhao Family Village again was probably due to the sparks flying from the soles of our ancestors' feet."

"Maybe he's begging everyone to help us get through all the connections so that we can start our vermicelli workshop!"

"The ancestors are busy working hard down there, and we are just dragging them down. I'm afraid they won't be at peace down there, and if they jump out of their coffins in the middle of the night, they'll grab your ears and scold you!"

"When we make money and our lives get better, we can repair the ancestral hall, light more ever-burning lamps for our ancestors, burn more paper money, and make their lives better. Isn't that better?"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone immediately agreed.

Yes, since he is the ancestor of Zhaojiazhuang, who doesn’t want his descendants to live a good life and have a bright future?

If it is true that their ancestors are waiting for them down there, and they lose their temper now, it would be extremely unfilial. When they get old and go to the underworld, they will be cursed to death by their ancestors.

After figuring this out, the people in Zhaojiazhuang no longer had any objection to setting up a vermicelli workshop in the backyard of the ancestral hall. Instead, they became more motivated to do their work.

Their ancestors have worked so hard to help them. If they, the younger generations, don’t work harder, they will truly bring shame to their ancestors!

Zhao Lizheng saw all the efforts of everyone, which made him extremely pleased. He was only thinking about where to build the workshop next.

The backyard of the ancestral hall is just a transition, and it will eventually have to be formalized to appear professional.

In addition, an ancestral hall is an ancestral hall after all. Although he said that, in the end, it must provide a quiet environment for the ancestors.

Therefore, a professional and spacious workshop is particularly important for Zhaojiazhuang.

Zhao Lizheng thought that these things needed to be planned as soon as possible, so on the second day he asked Zhao Sanlin to measure the land and prepare for clearing and weeding in preparation for future use.

Zhao Sanlin was stunned when he heard this, "Ah?" "Ah what?" Zhao Lizheng glanced at him, "Did I not make my words clear just now?"

"No." Zhao Sanlin shook his head and frowned again, "Isn't it too early to do these things so early?"

To put it bluntly, it is still hard to say whether this workshop can make money.

"Do you doubt my vision or Madam Xia's plan?" Zhao Lizheng asked with a sneer.

Zhao Sanlin, "..."

nothing.

He doesn't dare.

"Since you don't have any, hurry up and get to work." Zhao Lizheng snorted coldly and walked into the main room with his hands behind his back.

Zhao Sanlin touched his nose.

It seems like his father dislikes him.

But he was just a little worried. After all, one had to think positively but also prepare for the worst, so that things could go smoothly.

He was just a little more conservative...
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Since June, the weather has been getting hotter day by day.

In the hot summer, people will inevitably want to stay cool. Not only do they try every possible way to cool down every day, but they also choose foods that can relieve heat, such as watermelon.

At this time, Xia Mingyue also launched unique cooling and heat-relieving items for Buyun Tower.

The once popular ice jelly, paired with some fresh watermelon cubes, peach cubes and other seasonal fruits, began to be sold in Buyunlou.

In addition to ice jelly, a new food has been added: cold shrimp.

Finely ground rice paste and clarified lime water are stirred and boiled together until the paste turns transparent and becomes completely solidified. Use a colander to pour the paste into a basin of cold water into small pieces the size of shrimps. After they are formed, mix them evenly with cooled brown sugar water and you can eat them directly.

The cold shrimp has a cool, chewy and smooth taste. It can relieve heat and give a sense of fullness. It is very suitable for people who have a poor appetite due to the heat.

Among these foods, the most popular one is the milk taro balls.

Use taro puree, purple sweet potato puree, and pumpkin puree and add enough tapioca flour to knead into dough. Roll it into long strips and cut it into small pieces. Cook it in a pot, then remove it from the pot, rinse it with cold water, pour fresh milk and sugar on it, and then you can start eating.

The taro balls are chewy and refreshing, the milk is mellow and delicate, the taste is full of fragrance and the aftertaste is sweet. It can be said to be a favorite of people of all ages and is loved by everyone.

Shopkeeper Ge even found an ice cellar and paid a high price to have ice delivered to Buyun Tower every day so that he could use it to make cold drinks to cool off in the summer.

With the addition of ice cubes, the texture and taste of ice jelly, cold shrimp and milk taro balls are taken to the next level and are more popular with customers.

But after selling these cold drinks for a few days, the accountant found the shopkeeper Ge and said, "Shopkeeper, I have calculated again and again. Selling ice jelly, cold shrimp, and milk taro balls every day is not profitable. On the contrary, I have even lost a little money."

"I have carefully checked the account books. Everything else is fine, except for the high price of ice cubes used to make these foods. And the price is not expensive, so I lost money."

Because I had a bit of heat stroke yesterday and was on the road today, the update is a bit late~