The ice shop needs to be built for a long time, of course, the ice cellar inside the shop must be considered to maintain enough ice storage capacity, as for making ice with saltpeter by yourself, it can only be used as a countermeasure in extraordinary times, or in emergency rescue situations.

Chen Nianguan plans to use the saltpeter he bought from Li Fushang to cope with this year's summer. In plan-A, he has to store ice by himself at the beginning of winter, and the recyclable saltpeter can be stored as a last resort in plan-B..

Since it is a long-term consideration to get ice by yourself, naturally the closer the shop is to the river, the better, so that when the river freezes in winter, the ice cut from the shop can be transported back to the ice cellar for storage.

So when Chen Nianguan showed them shops, he chose the shops near the river in the Prefecture City.

This looks like three days.

Hearing that Chen Nianguan was going to open an ice shop, the people in the tooth shop were obviously very surprised.

After all, in summer, ice is hard to find, and it is an expensive item that only the rich and powerful can afford. In Prefecture City, there are only a few scattered shops that sell ice, except for the Ruyi ice shop that is specially provided by the government office.But most of them have stored ice early in the morning when it freezes in winter.

Now this lady from Funing County, the weather is getting hotter, her hands are empty, she just opened her mouth and said that she wants to find a shop that sells ice, isn't it a joke?

Where did her ice come from?The middleman looked at Chen Nianguan carefully checking the appearance of the store, half-believing.

There are not many shops near the river, let alone shops that want to have their own cellars, or shops that can dig ice cellars. After seeing the only two shops, Chen Nianguan expressed dissatisfaction, and the middle-aged people were also very helpless.

"Miss Chen, we only have these two stores near the river for the time being. Why don't you come back later?"

The dental shop did not have a suitable shop on hand, and Chen Nianguan was in a hurry, so she left this dental shop and found another dental shop. After asking, she found out that the ready-made shops fit her needs????? Begging, there is no one for the time being, and asked her if she would consider looking at other shops.

Chen Nianguan was in a hurry to open the ice shop. Although he agreed verbally and ran two places to look at the shop, it was not what he wanted. So after two days, there was no sign of the shop.After arriving at the Chenjia Pho Shop, I was a little frustrated.

"Don't worry, Wan Wan, I've been looking for the pho shop for more than half a month!"

The second aunt and Liu Chi in the store comforted her like this.

But, That was one situation, and this is quite another!

It doesn’t matter if the pho shop is slow to find a shop, it will continue to do it when it opens, but the ice shop can make a living, only May, June, July and August are when the demand is the strongest, and the business of the ice shop will gradually fade away at the end of Augustgo down.

It's already mid-May now, and she's going all out to hire more people to dig the ice cellar, and try to open it in half a month, and can make surprise sales for more than two months.

A piece of ice is considered cheap for one tael. As long as she sells a minimum of one hundred pieces of ice a day, she will have a daily income of one hundred taels.In just a few months, she will be able to realize her dream of being wealthy.

Such a stable business, missed this season, let her watch nearly 10,000 yuan of money disappear like this, it hurts so much.

Chen Nianguan was lying on the table crying, when the diners on the other side suddenly said: "Miss Chen is looking for a shop? Are you planning to open another pho shop?"

Chen Nianguan turned his head, saw a young man dressed as a scholar, he looked familiar, and then suddenly remembered, isn't this the case chief of Yulin County?

Jiang, Jiang Yu?

"Mr. Jiang!" Chen Nianguan sat up straight and smiled, "Mr. Jiang is also here to help us in our noodle shop today?"

Jiang Yu nodded.

Ever since Shen Fan brought him here and the branch, he would come here to eat rice noodles from time to time, or cut up ingredients to take home with rice.

"The new scallop sauce powder in the store is good." Jiang Yu said, watching the waiter clean up the bowls on his table, and brought a pot of new tea, "I don't know, this scallop sauce,Did Ms. Chen come up with it too? I wonder if I can help you with a can?"

"Young Master Jiang has vision." Chen Nianguan moved over and sat down with Jiang Yu, "I did make this scallop sauce, and it's still in the trial sale stage. If you really want to buy it, I'll make some later.It’s not impossible to send you a can.”

Jiang Yu smiled faintly.

"Is Mr. Jiang coming to Prefecture City for business? Or visiting relatives?" Chen Nianguan remembered that Jiang Yu and Shen Fan were students of the same academy, so he should stay in Yulin County K School at this time to prepare for the college exam next month..

"I'm studying at Wushan Academy now," Jiang Yu explained.

"Oh!" Chen Nianguan nodded. After the government examination, Wushan Academy held a poetry meeting, which seems to have recruited the chief case of Yulin County.

"I heard that Ms. Chen is looking for a shop?"

"That's right, unfortunately I didn't find a suitable one."

"How is it suitable? What kind of shop does Miss Chen want to open for business?" Jiang Yu was curious.

"Hmm! I want to open an ice shop and sell ice."

Jiang Yu opened his eyes slightly.

"Selling ice?"

Chen Nianguan nodded. Although everyone who heard that she was going to sell ice was in disbelief, when she really opened the shop, everyone would naturally know that she was not joking.

And Jiang Yu observed Chen Nianguan, and made sure she wasn't joking. After thinking for a while, he said, "It's hard for Ms. Chen to find a suitable shop. Could it be that she wants a shop near the river?"

Chen Nianguan nodded vigorously, "Young Master Jiang, you are so smart, you can guess right at once."

Jiang Yu couldn't help laughing, shook his head, looked at Chen Nianguan and said, "Since that's the case, I do know that there is a shop that may meet your requirements, Miss Chen."

"Really?" Chen Nianguan was happy.

Immediately, Jiang Yu made an appointment with Chen Nianguan, wrote down an address for her, and asked her to go there tomorrow to see if it was suitable.

It was rare for Jiang to introduce the shop at the head of the case. Whether it was suitable or not, Chen Nianguan was going to make a trip, so the next day, he brought Xiao You and Liu Yang to the shop introduced by Jiang Yu excitedly.

The store is two lanes away from the river, with a storefront in front and a living yard in the back. The best thing is that the backyard has its own cellar.

Chen Nianguan was overjoyed when he saw it.

"Master Jiang, so you have such a good shop on hand?"

The shop is on a street called Five Willow Lane. There are ordinary shops on the left and right, most of which sell food.

Looking at the layout of the shop, it seems that it was originally a winery - selling wine in the front and making wine in the backyard. Later, there is a cellar in the yard for wine storage.

One hundred meters in front of the store is the street by the river. The street is bustling with market wells, full of businesses, and a complete range of businesses. There is also a ferry nearby, which means that there will be a lot of people coming and going.

The backyard of the shop is connected to the street leading to the Dongcheng residential area. The street is wide enough to accommodate two carriages. The Five Willow Lane where it is located is the watershed between the commercial street and the residential area.

The shop is also big enough, with a two-bay front, twice the size of a pho shop, with a one-and-a-half meter overhanging eaves.

Because it is for commercial use, a small well was drilled in the courtyard. The west wing is a wing room with two storage rooms. The cellar is dug in the storage room in the middle.In addition, there are two main rooms and two side rooms, which are completely in the pattern of entering a large courtyard.

Chen Nianguan liked it so much when he saw it, and asked Jiang Yu: "Mr. Jiang, this shop has a good layout and a good location. Why don't you make a living?"

Such a good store is running well, so it's not going to make a lot of money?

Jiang Yu looked a little embarrassed.

He couldn't say that his grandpa was addicted to alcohol all his life, so he opened this wine shop specially, but he lost his life because of excessive drinking.The wine shop, the business of the wine shop was not affected, and gradually the wine shop became deserted.

Now it is still relying on the surplus of the previously brewed stock. When it is sold out, the winery plans to do something else to make a living, or rent it out.

"Rent it!" Chen Nianguan looked left and right, thinking that the wine shop is so big that it seems a waste to just use it as an ice shop.

Because of the dominance of inherent thinking, Chen Nianguan has always adhered to the concept of maximizing benefits.

It’s like opening a rice noodle shop, selling siu mei in a community apart, bundling sales, and making double profits.

As soon as this shop appeared in front of him, Chen Nianguan came up with an idea: Anyway, there is ice, relying on such a large ice cellar, and not doing anything to make a living from ice, it seems that it is a bit of a disadvantage?

What's more, the front and back yards of the winery, the street of the store, and the front and back of the business, the right time and place!

"Master Jiang, if I want to buy this store, what do you think?"

This kind of bamboo shoots, of course, should be taken as soon as possible!

"You want to buy it!" Jiang Yu was in a dilemma.

He originally thought that Chen Nianguan just wanted to rent a shop with a cellar as an ice shop, but he didn't expect that this little lady would just buy it.

Although he knew that the business of the Chen family rice noodle shop was very good, he heard from Shen Fan that his cousin’s family made their fortune from rice noodles, but he could easily spend thousands of taels of silver to buy shops in Prefecture City.up?

He didn't quite believe it.

"Yes, the ice shop is no different than other shops, so I naturally want to buy my own shop to renovate." Chen Nianguan nodded, "I don't know how much money this shop is willing to sell?"

"This shop is actually not mine, but my father's. He only wanted to rent it out. If Miss Chen wants to buy it, I can go back and tell my father. Let's see what he says."

Chen Nianguan nodded.

If you can buy it, that's the best, but if you can't buy it, first rent and sell the ice for this year, and then find a shop in this place that can be bought.

Jiang Yu mentioned to Jiang's father that someone wanted to buy his own winery and shop. Jiang's father didn't like this winery that thought he had killed his biological father, so he waved his hand in disgust, "The winery's shop, originallyIt is intended to be rowed under your name, whether you plan to rent it out or sell it, it’s up to you.”

With his father's words, Jiang Yu decided to sell the shop. Of course, the sale was not without conditions.

Since the girl from the Chen family is able to make the Chen family rice noodle shop so impressive, she probably has some ability. Besides, she swore that she can open an ice shop and there will be no shortage of ice, which is really great.

Originally, the distillery was just a business to curry favor with grandpa, but it was not good at management. Jiang Yu turned over the ledger and found that there were many losses and few profits.If there is one less prospect, it is better to have one more prospect.

Dad often told himself that in the future he will be the backbone of the Jiang Mansion, and he will be involved in the Jiang Mansion's big stakes in the future, so it is not impossible for him to borrow this shop and try to operate it, so that Dad can take a look at himselfHow can you be patient.

Plus, selling ice is big business.

After thinking about it for a while, Jiang Yu had a plan on how to talk to Chen Nianguan tomorrow.

In the Chen family noodle shop, Aunt Chen couldn't help being delighted when she heard that Jiang Yu had recommended the shop to Chen Nianguan.

"Hey, Wan Wan, are you going to do business with the Jiang family?"

"Where is doing business with Jiang's family!" Chen Nianguan waved his hand, she just wanted to buy a shop with Jiang Yu, how could she do business with Jiang's family?

"I just want to rent Jiang's shop."

"Hey, that's right. The Jiang family has a big business, so I'm afraid they don't think much of our livelihood." Aunt Chen knew that she had misunderstood, so she hurriedly explained.

"The Jiang family has a big business?" Chen Nianguan's ears pricked up.

All she knew was that Jiang Yu was Shen Fan's senior brother, and that Jiang Yu was the head of the trial in Yulin County, and now he was studying in Wushan ????? Academy, but she had never heard of the Jiang family in Prefecture City.

"Wan Wan, you have already rented a shop with others, and you don't know the Jiang family?" The little uncle was also surprised.

Chen Nianguan shook, a gossiping heart prompted her to turn to the sister-in-law and the couple: "My cousin knows Mr. Jiang very well? Does he know what's going on with Jiang's family? He told you?"

"Even if Fan'er doesn't say anything, let's just go outside and ask around, and we'll know which Jiang family is."

The Jiang family was the natal family of the virtuous concubine in the capital of the court, and the second wife of the Jiang family was Mrs. Jiang, the minister of the household department of the court.

Jiang Yu's father was Concubine Xian's elder brother and Jiang Shilang's uncle.

The Jiang family's ancestral home was originally in Yulin County, but over the years, as the clan's children have entered into official positions one after another, they have spread all over the country after their fortune.The Jiang family is the only famous family, even in Prefecture City, they dare not be underestimated.

"Oh oh oh!"

Chen Nianguan was surprised. Sure enough, Shushu Lang has a wide range of friends, and the unexpected network resources are surprising.

Wait, isn't she looking for big trees to enjoy the shade?

The big tree in Cui's mansion is out of reach, isn't the big tree in Jiang's house within reach?

Chen Nianguan had several thoughts in his mind.

If he can cooperate with Jiang Yu, even if he can't buy Jiang's shop, it is not impossible to continue renting his shop.

So when Jiang Yu came to inform the news the next day, Chen Nianguan smiled and pushed two cans of scallop sauce to Jiang Yu: "Young Master Jiang, hey, this is my promise."Two cans of scallop sauce for you."

Jiang Yu glanced at the two cans of scallop sauce and smiled, "Miss Chen, don't be so polite."

"If you want it, you have to trouble Mr. Jiang about the store!" Chen Nianguan also smiled, and put on a face, "I don't know, Mr. Jiang's father, what does Mr. Jiang think about me buying a store?"

Jiang Yu coughed dryly, "It's not impossible for Miss Chen to buy it."

"Really?" Chen Nianguan was delighted.

"Miss Chen also knows that the store layout is good, the size is big, and the location is good."

"I know, I know, but I don't know how much Mr. Jiang is asking for?"

"Four thousand five hundred taels of silver!"

When Chen Nianguan heard this, his eyes widened and he gasped.

Four thousand five hundred taels, right?Are shops in Prefecture City so expensive?

Jiang Yu looked at Chen Nianguan's shocked expression, and pursed his lips lightly, "Does Miss Chen still want to buy it?"

I think, of course do, but four thousand five hundred taels?She only has three thousand taels on hand, where can she find another thousand five hundred taels?

Even if four thousand five hundred taels were collected, where would the money for opening a shop and decorating the facade come from?

It's not possible to ask A Niang or cousins to borrow money, right?

But even after searching their cash, it might not be enough for 1,500 taels!

So, can only rent?

Chen Nianguan had a bitter face before he asked how much the monthly rent was, but Jiang Yu said again: "However, this price does not mean that it cannot be lowered."

It's not a fixed price, but can you negotiate the price?

Chen Nianguan was stunned for a moment, he didn't expect this royal relative to be so reasonable, and asked tentatively, "Then, how much can it be reduced?"

"May I take the liberty to ask, Miss Chen, what is the price you can accept?"

Chen Nianguan calculated the expenses he would have to stay to open a shop and rebuild, and said bravely, "Twenty-five hundred taels?"

Jiang Yu twitched his chin, as if thinking deeply: "I remember, Ms. Chen said that you bought this shop to be an ice shop?"

"Yes, but maybe it's not just selling ice." Chen Nianguan nodded.

"Then, if Ms. Chen sells ice, I, Jiang, have a share. This shop doesn't mean that it can't be sold to you for two thousand five hundred taels." Jiang Yu looked at Chen Nianguan.

In fact, the price of 4,500 taels of the store was deliberately raised by him, in order to raise the conditions for participating in the ice shop's business at this time.

How did Jiang Yu know that this move was in Chen Nianguan's arms.

Chen Nianguan was overjoyed in his heart, but his face remained calm and he shook his head again and again: "I don't like other people meddling in my own business, or else, Mr. Jiang sold this shop to me at a price of two thousand five hundred taels.All the ice cubes are packed by my Chen family's ice shop?"

"Since Miss Chen is unwilling, then..."

"Yes, yes." Chen Nianguan accepted it as soon as he saw it, and asked with a look of reluctance, "Since Mr. Jiang wants to make a living in this ice shop with me, I don't know. Mr. Jiang thinks that with the discount of the store, this ice shop will be more expensive."How much of the shop's profits should you share?"

"Miss Chen thinks, if I invest two thousand taels of silver in your ice shop, what percentage should I take?"

"10%?"

Jiang Yu shook his head slightly.

"Then, Mr. Jiang, how much did you say?"

Jiang Yu hesitated for a while, thinking in his heart that he was afraid that the share would be too much, and the deal would fail, "At least, 20%."

Chen Nianguan pretended to be stunned, then nodded reluctantly: "Okay, 20% is 20%, but I have something to say first."

"Miss Chen, but it's okay to say."

"After I bought this shop, I will not only do ice shop business, but my transaction with Mr. Jiang is limited to the business of the ice shop. Mr. Jiang's 20% dividend will only be taken from the profit of the ice shop."

"Yes." Jiang Yu nodded in agreement, but was also taken aback.

With just this shop, can Miss Chen make a living other than ice shop?

"Also, since Mr. Jiang and I jointly own the ice shop, can you ask Mr. Jiang to help with the reconstruction of the ice cellar?"

"No problem, I can call a steward for you temporarily, and you can directly order the steward if you need anything."

"The last condition," Chen Nianguan said with a smile, "after the ice cellar is completed, Mr. Jiang has no right to intervene in all matters in the store. Our ice shop will directly send the monthly dividends to Mr. Jiang in time!"

"It should be so."

Although Jiang Yu was very curious about how Chen Nianguan could get the ice, but he was not a businessman after all, and he was not interested in merchants, so he didn't need to worry about it, and it would be best if he could get silver taels on a regular basis every month.

Chen Nianguan and Jiang Yu further discussed the details of the contract and quickly reached a consensus.

After all, apart from accepting 2,500 taels to sell the shop, Jiang Yu has no other conditions to get 20% of the profit of the ice shop on a regular basis.

So, Jiang Yu called a manager Wang to deal with the business contract, and Chen Nianguan, holding the three thousand taels he had saved with great difficulty, closed his eyes, endured the heartache and handed over the two thousand five hundred taels to the manager Wang.In his hand, he exchanged a paper contract with Jiang Yu, comforting himself that he will get the shop title and house deed later, and officially own his own shop in Prefecture City.

Jiang Yu smiled.

In the past, this shop could not make a profit even if it was left open, but now it does not pay a penny, and besides getting 2,500 taels of silver, it can also get 20% of the bonus from Ms. Chen's ice shop, which can be called pay a small price for big rewards in returnAs a model, I really deserve to be educated, and I am smarter than ordinary people.

So he proudly left with the ice shop partnership contract he signed with Chen Nianguan.

Chen Nianguan on the other end grabbed Jiang Yu and signed the contract with his own name and affixed his personal seal and laughed.

Big tree, there is nowhere to be found when you walk through iron shoes, and it takes no effort to get it.

Her ice shop business partner is the Jiang family, the Jiang family!

There is the Jiang family of the imperial concubine in the palace, and the Jiang family of the servant of the household department in the court. This big tree is really thick!

It was the first time in his life that he hugged such a thick golden thigh, and Chen Nianguan couldn't close his mouth with a smile.

If someone dares to trouble her in this Prefecture City in the future, moving out of Jiang's house will be justified!

Jiang Yu must have never expected that he originally wanted to take the opportunity to raise the price to take advantage of Chen Nianguan's partnership in the ice shop business, but in the end, Chen Nianguan took advantage of it.

Little Uncle and Aunt Chen didn't expect Chen Nianguan to really make a living with Jiang Yu in the blink of an eye, and even got the contract back. They were surprised.

This niece of my family is really capable, what kind of business can she do so that the son of the Jiang family is willing to condescend to cooperate with her?

I heard that niece wanted to make a living selling ice, but like most people, didn't quite believe it.

"Wan Wan, are you serious?" the little uncle said, looking at the brighter and hotter weather outside.

Now that the day is getting hotter, Liu Feng has to go to the biggest Ruyi Ice Shop in the city every day to buy a cart full of ice.Originally, the price of the ice cubes was still one tael of silver, but now as the weather got hotter, it cost two taels of silver.

I heard that at the hottest time, the ice cubes in the ice shop will be increased to three taels of silver.

In their catering industry, the demand for ice cubes is extremely high in these summer months, and the money spent is also a lot of money.

If the niece really has the ability to spread the ice, then this expense in the store can be saved.

"Of course it's true." Chen Nianguan nodded.

Originally, the original intention of opening an ice shop in Prefecture City was to open this pho shop, but now that she has such a good shop in her hands, she naturally changed her mind and started a profitable business.

At this moment, she had already sent Liu Yang back to Funing County, and invited Wang De, He Carpenter, and Liu Yun to Prefecture City.

Wang De, He Carpenter and others were invited to renovate the store, and as for Liu Yun, it was because she could cooperate with Liu Yun in her new money-making business.

Chen Nianguan didn't want to talk to his little uncle, so he went back to Liuhua Lane, took out charcoal pencils and rough-edged paper, and drew the design drawings after the renovation according to the layout of the shop.

Selling ice is a seasonal business, which means that in a year, after the hot months, the shop will be vacant, so it would be too wasteful if the two large bays of Da La La were used as an ice shop.

Ordinary ice shops rely solely on selling ice for a few months in hot weather, and they can also close down to eat delicious food. It is a kind of business that does not open for a year and eats for three years after opening.

But Chen Nianguan is a hard-working person, and she was flustered when she was asked to do nothing in the shop that had been vacant for several months.

Therefore, she had other plans for the two large rooms in the front, and for the ice store, she used the wing room at the exit of the cellar in the west wing, and demolished a side room next to the main room, and opened it up to become a store dedicated to selling ice.shop, and then build a facade together with the corner gate in the backyard.

That's right, the storefront of her ice shop is right behind the store. The two wing rooms in the west wing, the side room and a part of the courtyard have been rebuilt into one, which is already a huge storefront.

In this way, the ice shop can be closed for a few months every year, and when it is necessary to store ice in the dog days of winter, it can also be directly transported by a donkey cart to enter and exit from the backyard.

The street behind the shop is spacious enough to accommodate the width of two carriages, which is not only convenient for me to carry ice cubes at that time, but also convenient for customers who come to buy ice to come in and out with donkey carts and carriages.

More conveniently, she will build a wall to separate this side room from the west wing, and only open a small door, which is usually locked inside, which just happens to separate the ice shop from the living courtyard.

At that time, ice will be sold there, people will live here, and the two will not interfere. When the hot weather passes and the ice shop is closed, the business district here will be quiet, perfect!

Chen Nianguan almost praises himself for his wit.

From the main room, we went to a side room, and then there was a main room with two main rooms and a side room.

The main room on the side of the rebuilt ice store is naturally reserved for her to live in. As the host, she should have her own big wing room.

She plans to convert the main room next to it into a second main room. As for the other original room with a square layout, the large main room will be used as a staff dormitory. Instead, the innermost side room will be used as a main room for everyone to rest.You can discuss anything here.

Naturally, the dining hall in the east wing is required, and the two wing rooms are also reserved for the staff to live in.

Therefore, what needs to be changed is the main room and the side room. It does not involve major renovations, but furniture and beds need to be added.

As for the shop in front, the design drawing has also come out. Judging from the decoration and the layout of tables and stools, it is the same as that of the Chenjia Pho shop. They are all for eating and making a living, but there are two bays on the left and right, and the one on the right needs to be built more.A fixed screen was installed, and on the west side of the backyard on the left side, a row of lockers will be provided to the staff on the side of the wall, and the wall connected to the backyard will be opened to connect the rest of the west wing to the ice shop.The wing room.

Together with the space between the front yard and the wing room, the space that originally belonged to the back yard has been built into a reception counter of nearly ten square meters, similar to the place where Chenjia Pho restaurant places orders and picks up meals, with tall layers built against the walls on both sides.Cabinets are specially used to store bowls and porcelain dishes.

Next, the wing room adjacent to this is the back kitchen for food preparation.

The further design drawings of the back kitchen indicated that the side next to the wall is a large cabinet, and a row of drawers is separated at the bottom, which are specially used for storing ice. The side adjacent to the ice shop is also made into a square.The column, which is obviously also used to store ice, is a locker with refrigeration effect in terms of style and function.

Adjacent to the side of the cabinet, the partition wall of the ice shop, in addition to a small door leading to the ice shop, also made a large storage wooden box similar to a refrigerator, which is one meter high, and the lower layer is also used to store ice., place items on top.

As for the side near the courtyard, there is a small stone mill processing table, and two stoves are piled up on the other side near the door.

In the middle is a strip-shaped processing table, which just separates the storage area from the production area, forming two distinct spaces. The processing table itself is a cabinet, which can be used for two purposes, storing bowls or ingredients.

Chen Nianguan looked at the detailed drawings and expressed his satisfaction.

The next day, with the blueprints in hand, he took the four beasts and Xiao You to the shop for field inspections, and made inappropriate revisions on the design drawings. Finally, he focused on the biggest key point of the transformation,icehouse.

The original cellar was used to store wine, and the dug was not deep. It is still far from being converted into an ice cellar.

First of all, consider the amount of ice storage. The cellar must be dug and widened first. Secondly, ice storage should pay attention to heat preservation. Yes, it is to maintain the internal temperature of the ice cellar, and prevent the low temperature inside from contacting the normal temperature outside, which will cause heat dissipation and melting. This needs to be considered.Sealing performance.

Therefore, the original cellar entrance needs to be re-excavated and rebuilt, and a building shielding layer is also required.

In order to convert the cellar into an ice cellar, Chen Nianguan plans to dig down to a depth of less than five meters. Originally, there were only two cellars with the size of wing rooms, and it will be widened in the direction of the backyard. Almost the entire backyard below five meters will be dug through.Three meters of ice cellar.

With such a large area, the first consideration is naturally the load-bearing issue, so as not to easily collapse during the construction process or after the construction is completed.

After measuring the actual layout with ink lines, Chen Nianguan first marked the orientation of each support point.

Just like the cellar in the small warehouse in Funing County, she plans to use bricks to build a few square columns as support points and ventilation holes.The thick cypress logs are used as additional load-bearing pillars, combined with the top beam frame made of cypress on the top of the ice cellar, to reduce the support burden of the masonry square columns.

In this way, after the shape of the entire cellar is fixed, excavation is carried out from the entrance, and frame beams and cypress wood are used to support each distance.For the entire ice cellar, just plaster the top to make it look beautiful.

Of course, while building the wall of the cellar with bricks and stones, it is also necessary to deal with the trough.

Considering that the ice cubes at the bottom will dissolve into water, it is necessary to set up water tanks in several ice storage places, and the water tanks will be connected to the well in the yard, so that the water from the bottom melting ice can be drained in time without flooding the ice cellarbottom layer.

Another thing to consider is the channel for moving ice.

Chen Nianguan transformed the side of the ice cellar into a flat slope road. At that time, Carpenter He will be asked to make two round-wheeled carts for transporting ice cubes. In this way, it will save labor when moving ice cubes., then build a section of landslides that go up gradually, so that the guys above can use the round wheels to directly pull the ice-filled cart up with a rope.

Chen Nianguan entrusted Guanshi Wang to help with the tools and construction workers, especially bricks, stones, and cypress wood, to build the ice cellar.

After seeing the picture of the rebuilt ice cellar and listening to Chen Nianguan's explanation, Guanshi Wang couldn't help admiring it.

Although he has never been in the ice shop business, and of course he doesn't know how to dig an ice cellar, he can hear Chen Nianguan speak clearly and honestly, and he deeply trusts him.

Of course, the aristocratic family's ability to handle affairs is also appropriate.

If there were only Chen Nianguan and Liu Yang working on this ice cellar, it would take too much energy and time, and even more money.

But Steward Wang, as one of the stewards of the Jiang Mansion, knew more about various industries in Prefecture City than they did, so he called a few servants and split up according to Chen Nianguan's instructions: to hire people to dig the cellar,Go to a mason to build an ice cellar, go to a brick kiln to order bricks and stones, go to a wood merchant to buy and sell cypress, etc., within two days, Chen Nianguan found everything he wanted.

Chen Nianguan looked at the huge pile of work for himself, and immediately divided into small teams to dig.

The four beasts of the Liu family also joined the ranks of digging the ice cellar. On the second day after they bought the shop, they first dug the cellar down to the entrance section according to Chen Nianguan's request.The next six people.

While the six people were digging, the masons found began to build the cellar wall according to the drawings and detailed instructions given by Chen Nianguan. The entrance needs to be piled up with two masonry square columns for load-bearing, with ventilation holes, and other supporting points for the buildingWell, I am not afraid that the roof of the cellar inside will collapse suddenly.

After the entrance to the cellar is dug, there will be more coolies who can dig in.

Steward Wang called Chen Nianguan more than 50 people to dig together, and two teams of 46 masons. With the cooperation of the two sides, the project progressed rapidly.

Chen Nianguan was finally relieved to see that the ice cellar was going well.

Just at this time, Wang De and He Carpenter also came with their respective assistants, so Chen Nianguan turned around and arranged for them their respective projects.

Carpenter He's main task is to renovate the front shop, make furniture for the main room and main room, and make the refrigerated lockers in the wing room next to the ice shop.

As for the bowls and bowls for eating, because the whole is exquisite and meticulous, it should look beautiful. Chen Nianguan gave the design drawings to Wang Guanshi this time, and asked him to find a carpenter's shop and porcelain shop in Prefecture City, and make special wooden and porcelain bowls.One hundred sets were made each, and there were also one hundred sets of porcelain bowls with porcelain lids, and fifty sets of small dishes. In addition, some large wooden barrels, small wooden barrels, and large wooden basins were also made for food.Small wooden basins, large porcelain bowls and small porcelain bowls, etc., are also covered.

The main work of Wang De is to improve the entrance of the ice cellar, make a sealed opening and a closed wall according to her design - of course, he will cooperate with Carpenter He to make a thick and insulated wooden door;The soil box for ice cubes, a kind of heat preservation container similar to a refrigerator, is used as a small ice storage, which is convenient for temporarily storing the ice cubes taken out, and making crushed ice that customers need;

The second is naturally to go to the kitchen in front of the store and build a stove next to the well.

In this way, the construction of the ice cellar is carried out underground, and the renovation of the storefront is carried out on the ground, two-way, without interference, and the renovation of the store is orderly.

Judging by the progress, the construction will definitely be completed in early June as I expected.

Chen Nianguan, who is the general commander of the construction, heaved a long sigh of relief looking forward to the big change of the store.

"Cousin, when you bought this shop, do you intend to build another pho shop?"

Liu Yun, who followed Carpenter He and Wang De to Prefecture City, came to Five Willow Lane to find his cousin immediately after being settled in Liuhua Lane.

She looked around the shop back and forth, very happy.

The location of this shop is as good as the Chenjia Pho shop on the commercial street. The area is larger than the shop on the other side. Did my cousin hear what I said and want to find myself to join in and open a new shop?up?

As soon as Liu Yang went back to Funing County and told her, she immediately handed over the buddy to Brother Zheng.

Brother Zheng was originally a cook. These days, he not only honed his cooking skills when he was out of the stall, but also learned the skills of roasting duck and jerky in sauce when he often helped out in the back kitchen. Let him take over as hisLocation, no problem at all.

So Liu Yun packed his bags and came to Prefecture City happily.

Chen Nianguan looked at Liu Yun, smiled and hugged his cousin's shoulders, "I won't open a rice noodle shop, Yun Yun, you see, it's so hot today, and there will be an ice cellar just after our shop is built.It's cold, it's icy cold, is there a better choice for such a good place?"

"Then, cousin, what kind of store do you want to open?" Liu Yun wondered.

"Then tell me, what restaurants are popular in the hot summer?"

"Selling drinks?" Liu Yun thought about what his favorite food would be sold in the county during the hot weather, and answered.

"Hey, how can you just sell drinks? Take a longer view."

Chen Nianguan waved his hand, seeing Liu Yun thought for a while, but couldn't answer, and finally revealed the riddle: "We sell sugar water."

Isn't that right, with the back of an ice shop that can provide unlimited ice cubes, selling sugar water is the best.

As the saying goes, sugar water cools the heart in summer and warms the stomach in winter.

This sugar shop can be open all year round, isn't it just right?

In Chen Nianguan's previous life, he used to drink a bowl of sugar water in summer. Of course, this sugar water is not the kind of sugar water that just melts sugar into sugar water, but the usual name for soup desserts!

Such as red bean paste and mung bean paste, sesame paste tortoise paste, poplar nectar and sago dew, double-skin milk with ginger and milk, etc., etc., can all be called sugar water!

What Chen Nianguan wants to do is this kind of sugar water dessert business!

Sugar was still expensive in this dynasty, just like ice. In summer, those who could afford it were the upper-middle-class people in society.

Therefore, the entire decoration of this store is quiet and elegant, in order to cater to the aesthetics of the upper-middle-class diners.

Even the bowls for the sugar water took a lot of effort from Chen Nianguan, the design is exquisite and novel, and according to the appearance of the sugar water, they are divided into wooden bowls and porcelain bowls, which must be presented perfectly when they are taken outThe perfect recipe for sugar water.

A good presentation will naturally stimulate the appetite of diners, and then cause diners to consume impulsively!

Chen Nianguan had already thought of the store name when he thought of opening a Tangshui store.

Nianyun Tangshui Shop.

I don't need Nianyun Dessert Shop because using sugar is common!

Our shop sells "sugar" water. When you see the word "sugar", you know that the food in the shop needs to use expensive ingredients like "sugar". Compared with the word "sweet" in desserts, it is much more intuitive.up.

Speaking it out, umh, we are going to Nianyun "sugar" water shop to drink sugar water, and we are going to Nianyun "sweet" shop to eat desserts, it feels different.

Tangshui shop, if you hear it is a place where even water is added with "sugar", it is more noble than others.

Dessert shop, if you say it is a place to eat "sweet" products, of course it is not so popular. Who knows what kind of "sweet" products you use to make "sweet" products?

The "sugar" water shop is different, because as soon as it is mentioned, others will know, ah, this person is going to a place with high consumption, drinking "sugar" water, rich people, rich people!

At that time, whenever I tell others to go to the "sugar" water shop, I will feel that I have a lot of face when I say it.

uh-huh!

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