Chapter 17

Lin Yan is extremely busy today.

Word of mouth for his hot and sour sauce has already spread, and people all over Xishou Street have bought it, and they are still repurchasing it.

People from several other streets also came here admiringly. Those with a large family bought five or six spoonfuls, and those with a small family bought two or three spoonfuls. Lin Yan's spoon is big, and two or three spoonfuls are enough to eat.

Boss Ma from the melon and fruit shop next door came out to look at it several times, and finally waited for Lin Yan's side to be less crowded, so he hurried over.

"Brother Yan, I brought you the lemon you asked for."

Lin Yan took it with a smile, "It's only a few steps away, why did Uncle Ma deliver it himself?"

Boss Ma chuckled, Lin Yan understood that he was looking for something.

"What's wrong?"

Boss Ma didn't hold back, and directly mentioned the matter that Carpenter Tang entrusted him to talk about.

"...Brother Yan, I won't lie to you. Carpenter Tang's craftsmanship is well-known throughout our town. If you give him the ice map, he won't do anything bad for you."

Lin Yan froze for a moment. To be honest, he really didn't think about it so much. Since he was able to take out the ice map generously, it meant that he wasn't going to hide it.

In fact, it is also possible for Carpenter Tang to sell directly. After all, there is no concept of copyright in this era.

He can propose a split account, which shows that his character is trustworthy.

Lin Yan smiled, "I agree. Carpenter Tang will split the bill, and I will be the second. After all, I only gave a picture, and Carpenter Tang will do the work."

Boss Ma slapped his thigh and said happily, "Brother Yan is indeed a straightforward person, I saw you right."

Tang Carpenter's account split was 82. Before Boss Ma came, he had prepared a lot of excuses in his heart, fearing that Lin Yan would think too little, but in the end Lin Yan was so forthright.

"Old Tang said that he will make your little cart for you for free, so just tell him what you want to call in the future, don't be polite to him."

"Row."

Lin Yan thought about what Zhang Moyuan said in the morning, so he kept his mind on it. His dilapidated house really needs to be demolished and rebuilt. When the time comes, he can ask Carpenter Tang for furniture.

When Carpenter Tang heard that Lin Yan agreed, he immediately put down the work at hand, and hurriedly drove Lin Yan's ice mirror out.

And even delivered it in person.

"Brother Yan, take a look. I'll take it back if I'm not satisfied."

Craftsmen are very popular in this era. Carpenter Tang has been doing crafts for so many years, so there are not many opportunities to catch up with him.

The ice mirror in front of him is much better than Lin Yan expected. It has a boxy shape and is covered with two side-by-side wooden boards, making it easy to push and pull.

A hollow base is also made below, which is convenient and beautiful.

It seems that Boss Ma is not bragging, Carpenter Tang is really good at craftsmanship.

"Well done, I'm quite satisfied."

Carpenter Tang smiled honestly, "Your small cart is more complicated, and it will be delivered to you in two days."

Lin Yan nodded, "Uncle Tang, please."

"What's the matter, just tell me what you want to do in the future."

Lin Yan smiled, "No problem."

After Carpenter Tang left, Aunt Lin and Sister-in-Law Lin came up to look around Bingjian curiously.

"Yan'er, is this the ice box you mentioned?"

"Yes, we can put ice in it later."

Mrs. Lin frowned, "How much money would it cost to fill this big box of ice?"

When Father Lin heard this, he also became worried.

Although Lin Yan made a lot of money in the past few days, the price of ice is too expensive, so a small box costs one tael of silver.

"It's okay, just wait until I find something."

"What is it?"

saltpeter.

Ancient ice-making artifact.

In fact, Lin Yan has been inquiring about it all the time. He asked about it when he went to the pharmacy to buy spices. Unfortunately, although saltpeter can be used as medicine, the amount of use is very small, and it is completely unrealistic to use it to make ice.

Fortunately, this matter is not urgent, Lin Yan plans to start the barbecue first.

After closing the stall, Lin Yan went to buy all the ingredients needed to make the sauce.

Then he followed Boss Ma's recommendation and went to a workshop in the northernmost part of the town called Jiangjiayao.

It is said that the Jiangjia kiln has been in operation for more than 30 years. Boss Jiang’s grandfather started firing the kiln at that time, so the craftsmanship must be very good.

Lin Yan had enough money, so he planned to build a large barbecue pit as planned.

Boss Jiang looked about forty years old, with a dark complexion, and showed his big white teeth with a smile, which was very festive.

Lin Yan took out the prepared drawing from his sleeve and handed it to him, explaining: "This is a stove for baking things, put some charcoal under it, and leave a vent at the bottom..."

Boss Jiang listened carefully, this stove looked weird, but after hearing Lin Yan's explanation, his eyes lit up.

"This thing is good, and it can be taken away, why didn't I think of it."

"Can you do it?"

"Yes! Originally, I do it in batches here, and you only make one that should be in the back row, but it looks interesting to me, so I might add some time to make it for you at night."

This was a pleasant surprise. Boss Ma had said that Jiangjiayao's business was booming before coming here. Lin Yan thought he would have to wait ten days and a half months, but he didn't expect that he would be willing to work overtime for him.

Good luck.

Boss Jiang asked some more details, and after the two finalized, Lin Yan paid the deposit in advance and left.

"The white rice at home is finished, let's go to the rice shop and buy some back."

Usually, this is the time when Apa Lin has the most headaches. There is no field in their area, so if they want to eat white rice, they can only go to the rice shop to buy it.

The land in this area belongs to Jiaozhou, and Jiaozhou is very remote. It takes more than half a month to travel to Yinzhou, which is the closest to him, and it takes nearly two months to go back and forth.

So one can imagine how expensive the rice here is.

In previous years, the Lin family bought rice once and wished to eat it for three months, almost counting the grains and putting them in the pot.

Every time it was time to buy rice, Father Lin and Sister Lin would have sad faces.

Although the family is a lot richer now, but the price of rice is there after all, it is only a little easier.

Lin Yan began to wonder, what is the price of rice?

After entering the rice shop, Father Lin walked to the corner of the store familiarly, and said to the shopkeeper, "Give me three catties."

Lin Yan: "..."

Is three catties of rice too little?

As a result, the shopkeeper said, "Why don't you buy a catty and a half this time, but three catties cost fifty-four Wen."

Lin Yan: "..."

He hurried over to take a look, and found that it was still the worst rice, and it was not the new rice of this year.

In modern times, he wouldn't even glance at it.

Father Lin turned his back, and together with Mrs. Lin, he took out the copper coins from his purse. Lin Yan hurriedly stopped them, "Wait a minute."

The shopkeeper glanced at Lin Yan, his eyes brightened obviously.

Was amazed.

"From the Lin family, is this your brother?"

Father Lin nodded.

"Your brother is really good-looking, so how about it, for your brother's sake, I don't want the four cents, and I will charge you fifty cents."

Father Lin and Sister Lin were immediately happy, and they had a lot of money.

Lin Yan didn't really want the worst rice, so he looked around and chose a good grade of rice to buy five catties.

All of a sudden it cost one hundred and twenty Wen.

It's more expensive than sugar.

Lin Yan opened his eyes.

After coming out of the rice shop, Father Lin regretted a bit, "It's one hundred and twenty cash, why don't we go back and exchange for the fifty cash."

Lin Yan stopped him, "Father, I bought everything, let's taste how expensive it is."

Although Apa Lin agreed, it was obvious from his expression that he was still very sad.

Mrs. Lin is not going anywhere.

Lin Yan sighed. In the past, he only knew that the life of the people in the coastal areas was difficult, but he never thought that it would be so difficult.

No matter how poor other areas are, at least some food can be grown in the land, but Jiahe Village has nothing here, and they have to buy everything.

Although relying on the sea to eat the sea, the villagers have limited fishing skills, and the large fishing boats are in the hands of the government, so life will be miserable.

The Yanxin Village next door is similar to Jiahe Village, but they have a salt-making workshop run by the government, so the life of the people is better than that of Jiahe Village.

Lin Yan had an idea in his mind, and planned to discuss it with Zhang Moyuan first when he went back.

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