In the next two days, Li Changan delivered wine every morning as usual, cooked wine and sugar at home during the rest of the time, and went to the wine market in the evening.
It's a pity that there are only three more small restaurants.
About one hundred kilograms of wine can be sold every day. Although it is much more than before, it is still far from enough compared with the three hundred taels that need to be collected.
On the third day,
Liu Zhiyin came back after buying icing sugar and hawthorn fruit.
"Erlang, there are more and more people selling candied haws outside, and they are all selling them in the streets."
"This is a good thing." Li Changan said with a smile.
Liu Zhiyin lifted the hair hanging down by her ears, "But these are obviously you..."
"Sister-in-law, it's okay. The more popular the candied haws, the happier I will be." Li Changan stuffed two pieces of wood into the boiler and drained the ashes.
"You are so mysterious. Is there something you can't tell your sister-in-law?" Liu Zhiyin said angrily.
"Don't you want to give your sister-in-law a surprise?" Li Changan said with a smile.
“Are the hawthorn fruits on the market more expensive now?”
"Isn't that right? The price of hawthorn fruit has increased to three cents per pound." Liu Zhiyin said,
"But Xiaolan also said that other stores' candied hawsers don't taste as good as ours, so we sell more."
"But other people's sales are not bad."
Li Changan nodded, "It's not difficult to make candied haws. These ingredients are the most common, so it's normal."
"But sister-in-law, have you ever settled an account?"
"What account?" Liu Zhiyin asked in surprise.
"A pound of hawthorn fruit contains about forty fruits, that is, five bunches of candied haws, which can be sold for 25 cents. How much can the cost be controlled? Will people continue to sell candied haws?"
Li Changan's question directly stopped Liu Zhiyin.
Liu Zhiyin has never thought about this problem.
The reason is very simple. When everyone's costs are spread out, it's very cheap.
A pound of candied haws made from hawthorn fruit can earn you at least twenty cash.
This is an amazing profit.
And with so many people selling it, there is still good sales.
That’s why the candied haws business is getting more and more prosperous.
It's a pity that behind this boom, there is no originator of Candied Haws.
As the first to eat crabs, the Li family has only sold more than 300 skewers of candied haws in the past few days.
After all the calculations were made, one or two taels of silver were earned.
"Put another way, if the cost is controlled at what level, will my sister-in-law continue to do the candied haws business?" Li Changan continued to ask.
"Ten coins? No, no, fifteen coins... maybe." Liu Zhiyin finally gave the most extreme number he could think of.
The smile on Li Changan's face became even brighter, "So, sister-in-law, just wait and count the money."
There are only two main ingredients for candied haws.
Hawthorn fruit and icing sugar.
Frosting is controlled by the government, but another ingredient...
At least all the hawthorn fruits in Linxian County are covered by your brother-in-law.
"By the way, there is a poetry meeting at Wangxing Tower tonight. Erlang, please go and join it." Liu Zhiyin said while cleaning the hawthorn fruits.
"What poetry meeting?"
"It was organized by the county school. I heard that students from other places came here, and the scale was quite large." Liu Zhiyin explained.
"If you perform well and are appreciated by Mr. Xuezheng, you will probably be admitted to the county school."
Liu Zhiyin leaned over and said expectantly, "Erlang, you can go too. This opportunity is rare."
"I've heard about the Poetry Club, but I'm not interested in it." Li Changan lit another pot and prepared to boil sugar.
"Why are you not interested? You have always wanted to participate in the Poetry Society before, saying that there are many well-educated people in it..." Liu Zhiyin blinked,
"Also, those poems are very powerful. Maybe one of them can be spread and gain fame."
Li Changan's head was full of black lines, and his sister-in-law's eyes and demeanor looked as if she was trying to encourage him to commit a crime.
"There must be a lot of people attending the poetry meeting, so what will happen if they go?"
"After I rescue my little sister, I will concentrate on studying for the county examination in March next year."
Liu Zhiyin stopped talking, her gentle and watery eyes were filled with disappointment, and even a little bit of grievance.
With this look, Li Changan's heart softened no matter how hard he was.
"Okay, why don't I go?" Li Changan sighed softly.
The disappointment on Liu Zhiyin's face instantly turned into a smile, "That's right. You have been determined to take the exam since childhood, and our family will depend on you in the future."
"I will take my sister-in-law with me then."
"How can that be done?" Liu Zhiyin's beautiful eyes widened.
"What's wrong? It's normal for this kind of poem to include female relatives..."
"Can……"
Liu Zhiyin was in a dilemma.
If you say you don't want to participate in the poetry festival, you must be lying. After all, many people want to participate in the poetry festival but they can't get in.
But with my status, how can I go? Will it embarrass Erlang?
"Sister-in-law, let's go take a look together. If it doesn't work, we can come back. We won't lose a piece of meat." Li Changan comforted,
"Besides, it's my sister-in-law who insists on me participating in this poetry meeting. How can you back down?"
"Then... that's okay." Liu Zhiyin said with little confidence.
…
It's getting late,
Li Changan reluctantly went to Wangxing Tower at Liu Zhiyin's urging.
No matter what poetry meeting, in his opinion, it is just a group of people who like to show off get together to see who is the most awesome.
Apart from comparing who is the most pretentious, there is no other use.
Of course, some indescribable things may happen during the show-off process.
But Li Changan had no interest in this.
If you have this time, you might as well go to the wine market and maybe find another buyer.
What's more, with a beautiful woman by his side, Li Changan would not look far away if he wanted to see her.
But his sister-in-law was determined to ask Li Changan to attend the poetry meeting, and Li Changan could not refuse.
Wangxing Tower is located in Nanfang. It is the tallest building in Linxian County and is also a favorite gathering place for literati.
Poetry clubs of all sizes in Linxian County climbed high and looked far away, drank wine and wrote poems here. Occasionally, a few excellent works would be circulated and gain fame.
Tonight's Wangxing Tower is busier than Sanyangmen.
Lanterns were hung all over the streets, and people from all over Linxian County gathered in the direction of Wangxing Tower.
The poetry meeting is an opportunity to become famous, and in addition, the poetry meeting is hosted by Mr. Xuezheng from the county school.
It has also attracted a large number of students who want to stand out and show off their talents.
Even ordinary people want to see the style of literati.
Li Changan and Liu Zhiyin followed the flow of people and slowly approached Wangxing Tower.
The closer you get to Wangxing Tower, the more crowded it becomes.
"Ah." Liu Zhiyin was accidentally hit and staggered.
Li Changan subconsciously put his arm around Liu Zhiyin's shoulders.
The next moment, both of them were stunned.
Li Changan felt his heart beat violently several times.
Liu Zhiyin's pretty face turned red and she remained motionless. The hand that touched her shoulder seemed to be carrying a stream of heat running through her body.
The air seemed to become boiling hot.
Li Changan quickly let go and said at a loss, "Sister-in-law, why don't we go back? There are too many people here."
Liu Zhiyin bit her lip, lowered her head, and continued walking forward.
People were coming and going around him, but Li Changan could only feel the breathing of the people around him, as if no matter how noisy the world was, there were only two people left.
Neither of them spoke, and a different atmosphere circulated in the air.
"If you want to enter Wangxing Tower to participate in the poetry meeting, you must have an invitation. Those who don't have an invitation are asked not to squeeze in."
"Enter the building with the invitation."
At the gate of Wangxing Tower, there are students from the county school maintaining order.
"You can break through the east gate without an invitation, but those who successfully break through can also enter!"