Wang's little lady

Chapter 6 Hope it won’t overturn
The next day.

The Xie family got up early. At the dinner table, several people looked at Xie Hongdou hesitantly, wanting to ask but fearing to put pressure on her.

Xie Hongdou noticed that her mother and grandma were acting strangely, and she wanted to laugh a little, but it was hard for them to endure it.

"Grandma, do you know the medical clinic in our town? What is the quality of the doctors there?"

After hearing her granddaughter's first words, Grandma Xie asked the doctor, thinking that her health was not fully recovered yet, and she was a little worried:
"Hongdou, what's wrong with your body? Grandma will take you to see a doctor?"

Mrs. Zhang and Brother Tuan looked at her with concern when they heard this.

Hongdou felt warm, knowing that everyone had misunderstood, so he continued to explain:

"No, grandma, I want to go to the drug store to buy some sulfate. If we succeed, we should be able to make a fortune while the weather is hot."

"What? Isn't Xiaoshi a medicine? How can I still make money?"

Grandma Xie asked with a puzzled look on her face, Zhang and Brother Tuan also looked at her with doubts on their faces.

"When I went out with my father earlier, I accidentally saw an old picture book. It showed that sludge can be used to make ice. I remember the recipe. Let's buy it and try it."

Xie Hongdou said fluently, fearing that her family would ask and reveal the secret, so she explained that it was something her father had seen when he took her out to play a few years ago.

Grandma Xie couldn't help but feel sad when she mentioned her dead son, so she didn't ask any more questions, and Mrs. Zhang didn't talk much either.

She and the head of the family have only had one daughter for many years, and Hongdou's father dotes on her very much, and often takes her out for walks.

"Okay, I'll go with you to buy the milk. How much do you want to buy?"

Xie Hongdou thought for a while, and the ice and water needed to be made in a one-to-one ratio. She was not going to sell the ice directly. Fang Zi could not maintain the current conditions of the Xie family.

She planned to sell iced drinks, which would quench thirst without being irritating and easy to make.

"Grandma, let's buy six kilograms."

If you make it in the same proportion, it's actually not much. To be on the safe side, you can't go to the drug store every day to buy oxalate.

"Hongdou, this is too much. The price is not low."

Grandma Xie is a little worried about money. Two kilograms of stone consumption is worth one stone of rice, so she has to spend her family's money carefully.

"Grandma, I feel sorry for money too, but we must find ways to make money now. The worst thing is to just sit back and have nothing."

"I chose this mainly because it's hot now. How can other ordinary families afford ice? If we make it, we can make a quick buck."

Xie Hongdou understood the other party's worries. After all, they didn't have much money. They had never seen this method before and had not seen the effect. It was difficult for them to believe it.

Grandma Xie was a little tangled. Her granddaughter was doing it for the good of the family. She knew it and didn't want to hinder her, but she was the elder and had to be responsible for the family's livelihood.

"Mother-in-law, why don't you just listen to Hongdou? In the worst case, I'll help people wash clothes and find work. I won't let the family go hungry."

Mrs. Zhang stood by and helped talk.

Although she doesn't understand the outside world, she knows that ice is a good thing that rich people like in summer.

As long as we can make ice, we can definitely sell it.

"Grandma, I will also help with the work. I will eat less in the future." Brother Tuan pulled Xie Grandma's sleeve and prayed.

"Okay, buy it. Why does it seem like I'm the bad guy now, and you guys are family."

Mrs. Xie pretended to be jealous, which made the others laugh.

"Thank you grandma, I will definitely be able to make it. When I earn money, I can buy new clothes for you and your mother, and send your brother to school. Our family will get better and better."

Xie Hongdou smiled and promised Grandma Xie, and her determination greatly boosted Grandma Xie's confidence.

After the meal, Xie Hongdou asked Mrs. Zhang and Brother Tuan to roast the perilla leaves at home and prepare them before going out with Mrs. Xie.

This was Xie Hongdou's first time visiting an ancient street, and she didn't know if it was very different from the historical information she learned in books in her previous life.

But no matter what, it didn't stop her from looking at both sides of the street at this time.

It's hot now, and the business in the shop is not very good. After all, no one likes to wander outside sweating.The noodle stalls on the roadside were even more deserted.

In the past, when the weather was hot, she preferred to eat something appetizing or cool, or she could try selling cold noodles.

"Hongdou, it's getting hot. It's just ahead. Just bear with it."

Seeing her granddaughter looking around, Grandma Xie thought she was too hot and didn't want to move.

Xie Hongdou didn't want the elderly to worry, so he walked two steps faster and stopped falling behind.

In the drug store, there is an old doctor who performs consultations, and there is also a drug boy who is responsible for filling out medicines.

Mother-in-law Xie was not in a hurry to buy anything, but took her granddaughter over to let the doctor check her pulse. She was afraid that her granddaughter would not be fully recovered and leave the root cause of the disease.

After Hongdou came in, she stood beside her grandma obediently and did not speak casually. When she went out, her elders naturally made the decision.

But when my grandma came in, she let the doctor take a look at her condition. I was very touched. Xie's family was really kind to her.

They are now a family, and she will work hard to make their lives better.

"Doctor, are you okay with my granddaughter?" Grandma Xie looked at Doctor Sun's expressionless face and couldn't help but speak.

Dr. Sun was calm and continued to check Hongdou's pulse carefully. He looked at Hongdou's face and asked Hongdou if he was feeling unwell. Then he touched his beard and replied with a smile:
"Don't worry, old man, your granddaughter is already well and doesn't need to take any more medicine. Congratulations."

Dr. Sun was a little surprised. When he came to see her, the girl was indeed dying. He didn't expect that she would change so much after not seeing her for a few days. It was strange.

However, it is naturally a good thing that the patient is getting better, and there is no way he could bring bad luck by saying it.

"That's good. Thank you doctor for taking the trouble. Today we also want to buy some silicate stones, and we'll ask the medicine boy to help weigh them."

Mrs. Xie was completely relieved now. She was so happy that she didn't even feel bad about having to buy a lot of burning stones.

Although Dr. Sun was a little curious about what they were doing with so much sludge, it was not convenient for him to ask more.

I only told Granny Xie and Hongdou again and again that the medicine was three parts poisonous and they should not be used casually.

After getting the things, Hongdou asked about collecting the medicinal materials:

"Grandpa Sun, if we collect medicinal materials, will you accept it?"

"I'll accept it. But if you don't know how to concoct the medicinal materials, I will only accept the ones picked fresh that day, and the price will not be as high as the prepared ones."

Doctor Sun thought they were having a hard time and wanted to go into the mountains to collect herbs. He heard Hongdou call him grandpa, so he casually agreed.

Anyway, they have to go into the mountains from time to time to find some scarce herbs.

"Thank you, Grandpa Sun." After the two bought the things, they went straight home to prepare a batch to see the effect.

. . . . . .

In the Xie family's kitchen, Mrs. Zhang and her son were roasting perilla leaves. When the portions were almost ready, they saw Xie Hongdou and Mrs. Xie opening the door.

"Sister, have you bought anything?"

Brother Tuan was particularly curious about what his sister said about making ice. When he saw them coming back, he ran out of the kitchen to greet them excitedly.

"I've bought it. Let's start making it now. Can you help my sister get the two basins, one big and one small?"

Hongdou also wanted to see the results quickly, so she asked her younger brother to help with the work as soon as she came in.

The whole family was a little excited at the moment. Mrs. Xie went in with her grandson, took a bucket and brought out water, and prepared to move under the eaves, which was open and bright.

Xie Hongdou separated out a small part of the dissipated stone and prepared to test the effect first.

She first placed the smaller basin in the larger basin, poured water into the two basins, then put sludge into the water in the larger basin, covered the lid, and waited quietly.

"Let's wait half an hour and see. If it works out, then we can do business."

Xie Hongdou also looked expectantly at the water basin in front of him, hoping that the car would not overturn.

(End of this chapter)