355 Smartest in the Family
However, before Jiang Yue could say anything, Liu Guixia smiled and said, “Let it grow longer. I’ve seen that half an acre of fruit, and I think it isn’t quite ripe yet. It’s green now, but maybe it’ll be like a peach, green at first, but red later? Anyway, no matter if it can turn red or not, it still needs time to grow. In the future, we can let the chicken peck at it first. If the chicken is fine, it should not be poisonous. We can eat it ourselves. We shouldn’t simply eat wild things anyway.”
“That’s right, ” Yu Hongyan immediately agreed. “Didn’t someone eat wild fruits once and get poisoned?”
Xue Sifu wasn’t in a hurry to send his cow to the cowshed. Instead, he locked the door from the inside and urged Xue Yan and Jiang Yue to go to the cooking shed. Liu Guixia, Li Hehua, and Yu Hongyan were all under the shed.
“Yifu, stop grinding. Come over and listen to this. I have something to tell you.” Xue Sifu said. “Oh right, where’s Wufu? Why isn’t he at home making rice noodles for you?”
“There’s still rice noodles in stock. We didn’t need his help here, so we asked him to help out with the workshop.” Liu Guixia said with a smile. Then, she subconsciously lowered her voice, “What’s the matter?” Her son was acting sketchy and seemed to be afraid of being heard.
Seeing that Xue Yifu had also come over, Xue Sifu explained in an even lower voice about the possibility of making ice from saltpeter.
“Really?!” Liu Guixia and the others’ eyes lit up. Their voices were as soft as the sound of air, but they couldn’t hide their excitement.
“It’s true. Xue Yan has a photographic memory. Since he has read about it in a book, it must be true. Actually…” Even Xue Sifu laughed.
“If you have something to say, say it!” Liu Guixia was anxious and wanted to know what it was.
“It costs four silver for the saltpeter. I’ve already talked to Doctor Shen and will give him the money tomorrow.” Xue Sifu said this in one breath, then pushed his two precious children in front of Liu Guixia and the others. He added in a particularly loud voice, “Just so you know, Xue Yan and Jiang Yue are also supportive of this!”
Jiang Yue and Xue Yan staggered forward. They finally understood why Sifu had brought them into the shed with him. Forget it, he even put his hand on their shoulders. So that was what happened.
Jiang Yue and Xue Yan looked at each other. Sifu was obviously afraid of being scolded.
Therefore, at the next moment, Jiang Yue and Xue Yan both said, “Yes, we support it. This will probably become a more profitable business than the noodles in the heat.”
Originally, when they heard that it would cost 400 silver, Liu Guixia and the others’ hearts thumped fiercely.
This wasn’t going to be a small business that would only cost a few silvers. This was a big business!
But they didn’t have the guts to do this kind of business.
Liu Guixia wanted to reprimand Xue Sifu. He hadn’t even earned a few silver and he was already thinking of spending so much money. Did he really think that money was fished out of the water?
However, now that Xue Yan and Jiang Yue were supporting him, Liu Guixia gave it a second thought, “You’re the three smartest people in the family. If you all have the same opinion, then I have no objections.”
Xue Yifu, Li Hehua, and Yu Hongyan also chimed in, “We have no objections either.”
Jiang Yue and Xue Yan were both touched by the sentiment, even Xue Sifu.
Xue Sifu originally thought that even if he pushed out Jiang Yue and Xue Yan, he would still be criticized, just less. He didn’t expect his mother to suddenly say this.