roccoschili Chapter 226 Jiang Suining's Ice Shop Opens
Chapter 226 Jiang Suining's Ice Shop Opens
On the day when the Changning Marquis' Mansion had collected enough money, Jiang Suining also successfully obtained the deeds to the two shops.
However, she did not take over openly, and the matter could not be known to the Changning Marquisate for the time being.
Soon, as summer deepened, the temperature became hotter day by day.
After the beginning of the dog days, everyone feels that this summer is obviously hotter than last year.
Ordinary people couldn't help but sigh in their hearts as they watched the temperature rise day by day.
It seems that this year will be another hot summer. Although such a temperature is nothing for the dignitaries, it will make life difficult for ordinary people like them.
After all, the price of ice is rising day by day, and they can't afford it.
When some people are sad, others are happy.
In the Changning Marquis's mansion, Han Nian'an smiled as she listened to the servants reporting the rising price of ice. "My husband, mother, I was right, wasn't I? With so much ice in hand this year, I'm sure I can make a fortune."
Qin glanced at Han Nian'an. Although she felt unhappy seeing Han Nian'an's smug look, she had to admit that according to the current situation, it was indeed possible to make money.
As for Zhou Yihong, although he still had some grudges about being cheated, his attitude began to soften after seeing that Han Nian'an was right.
"Mother, now that the price of ice has gone up, why don't you start selling ice and make back the money sooner?" Zhou Yihong said to Qin.
Now the government is cutting back on spending drastically, and his monthly salary has also been cut off. If this continues, he won't be able to bear it.
Qin thought for a moment, "According to the current ice price, if we sell it now, we can only make a little over 10% of the cost of buying ice. If we add the loss of ice, we won't make any money at all."
"It can't be sold. It's just the beginning now, how can we sell it?" Han Nian'an said without thinking.
"Are you sure the price can go up further?" Qin asked.
"Sure!" Han Nian'an nodded.
The trend is very good now. Besides, since Jiang Suining wanted to stock up on ice before, if the price of ice is just like it is now, there is no need for her to waste time making this little money.
Seeing Han Nian'an's determined look, Qin quickly gave up the idea of taking action now.
In a blink of an eye, the first dog days of summer are coming to an end, and the summer temperatures seem to have officially begun.
Although the heat was not as unbearable as in the previous summer and autumn, people's faces were sunburned when they walked on the streets, and the heat was still unbearable in their rooms when they went home to sleep at night.
Adults may be able to endure it, but for children, especially young children, such a summer is really miserable.
Just when some families were deciding to grit their teeth and buy a little ice for the sake of their children, they were told that the price of ice had risen again.
"This is simply leaving us no way to survive!"
After leaving the ice bureau, the man saved up some money from his teeth, but found that he still could not afford to buy ice. His face turned red from the sun and he looked dejected.
The auntie passing by sighed and advised: "Brother, this ice is not something that ordinary people like us can afford. Just bear with it, it will be fine after the summer."
"I want to endure it, but my children at home can't stand it. They are sick from the heat and don't even eat much."
"Oh, let's make some mung bean soup for the kids to cool down." The aunt said helplessly, "When will this kind of life end?"
The two did not continue talking and walked away. The tall and straight man seemed to be bent over by the weight of life.
Just when people were suffering from not being able to afford ice, the price of ice rose again.
Although the Changning Marquis' Mansion still felt that the price was not satisfactory enough, it had already decided that as long as the current price of ice increased by another 10%, they would start selling ice.
However, before the next round of ice price increase came, Jiang Suining opened his private ice shop.
After getting the news, everyone originally thought that Jiang Suining was going to take advantage of this opportunity to make a fortune, but when the price was announced, they were dumbfounded.
Ice prices are less than half of what they were at the start of this year.
After a brief moment of shock and astonishment, the people became excited and rushed into Jiang Suining's ice shop to buy ice.
When ice was really bought at such a low price, the entire imperial city was almost boiling with excitement.
Many people lined up early, fearing that the ice would be sold out if they went too late. Faced with this situation, Jiang Suining threw out another piece of news: the ice in the shop is unlimited and is guaranteed to be available no matter when you go to buy it.
Ning Mo Zhai's cool-down area is open again. Even if you can't afford ice, you can still go there to cool off and take a rest.
Once Jiang Suining opened this shop, the price of ice in the imperial city naturally stopped going up.
Although ice is not a fruit, it also has to be in season.
If summer passes and nothing is sold, all will be wasted.
The people at the ice shop waited and watched for a long time, hoping that Jiang Suining's ice would be sold out. However, after waiting for a long time, the ice in Jiang Suining's shop was really in stock just as she promised.
Although the Ice Bureau was anxious, there was no law prohibiting private individuals from selling ice, and they had no way to stop it. Gradually, they finally began to think about lowering the price.
Qin and Han Nian'an were even more anxious than Bing Ju.
After all, they spent a huge amount of money to buy that batch of ice, and even sold several shops. However, as they were waiting for the price to go up, none of the stockpiled ice has been sold yet.
In the Marquis' Mansion, Qin was furious.
Han Nian'an stood there with a pale face, feeling extremely uneasy.
"Mother, I don't know how it turned out like this." Han Nian'an said nervously. Where did Jiang Suining get so much ice, and she sold it so cheaply. Is she crazy?
"Don't tell me what you mean. You are the one who made the Bing incident happen. The entire Marquis's fortune has been invested in this. If you really lose everything, you know the consequences!"
Han Nian'an shuddered all over. Although she was unwilling, she felt that it was not all her fault. After all, Qin had agreed when she proposed it before. But when she met Qin's eyes, she didn't dare to say it. She could only say carefully: "Summer is not over yet, maybe there will be a turnaround."
"A turning point? The only turning point now is probably to find out where Jiang Suining got so much ice from." Qin looked at Han Nian'an coldly, "You go find Jiang Suining and make sure you find out this!"