Liu Zhiheng ate without lifting his head or opening his eyes, ignoring his father's scolding.

Grandpa Liu was so angry that he ignored him and started to enjoy his noodles slowly.

After eating a bowl, Liu Zhiheng still felt unsatisfied and said, "Madam, let the cook at home go to Suijintan and learn how to make this cold noodle dish from the princess. That way, we can eat it whenever we want in the future, which would be great."

Madam Liu glared at him, wiped her mouth with a handkerchief, and scolded him playfully.

"The princess has wonderful ideas, and the food she makes tastes great. Especially this refreshing noodle dish, I guess it should be sold at Xiankelai."

"How shameless you are to send someone to Suijintan to learn this? You really don't consider yourself an outsider. Just bear with it a little longer. In a few days, you can go to Xiankelai anytime you want to eat it."

After saying that, she pushed her remaining half bowl over.

Liu Zhiheng didn't mind at all, and chuckled as he finished it all.

Just as Mrs. Liu had predicted, Jia Huan knew after only a few bites that the cold noodles were definitely worthy of being the new star on the menu in the backyard of the cyclamen restaurant.

He immediately asked about it, and the servant in the house readily explained everything clearly.

"The princess said that if the second young master likes the food, she will send Shuiyun over tomorrow. This cold noodle dish is simple and easy to learn; you can learn it in no time."

Jia Huan was pleased to hear this and rewarded the servant with a handful of copper coins, instructing him to go back and tell him that Shui Yun would come to be his teacher tomorrow.

The chefs in the restaurant all have signed a life-long contract, so they aren't afraid of leaking the recipes after learning them.

If all goes well, it should be launched smoothly by lunchtime tomorrow.

It is foreseeable that business will be booming for some time to come.

The servant, having received a reward, did not rush to leave. Instead, he diligently helped with small tasks.

Jia Huan asked curiously, "Aren't you in a hurry to go back to Broken Gold Beach?"

The servant chuckled and replied, "The brother who came with me has taken a carriage to Luo'an. He'll come back to pick me up, and then we'll go back to Suijintan together."

Jia Huan thought of her father and Cat Brother at the academy, and she missed them. She thought she would take some time to visit them in a few days, so she continued to be busy.

Since the start of the dog days of summer, the weather has been getting hotter and hotter.

In the academy, it was really hard for both students and teachers to dress neatly and sit in the study to read.

After three or four elderly teachers and five or six students suffered from heatstroke, Dean Zhou decided to change the work schedule.

The morning classes begin at dawn and end at 9:00 AM.

Classes in the afternoon begin at dusk and end at midnight.

In this way, the hottest part of the day is avoided.

Students can either take a nap to recharge or choose a shady spot or a thatched pavilion at the foot of the mountain to read, which is much more comfortable.

Cat Brother, Zhimin, Xiujie, Guo Wenhao, and a few others naturally gathered in the Li family's courtyard.

Since there were no outsiders around, and the only maid was still in the cafeteria's tea room, they felt at ease.

He simply stopped wearing clothes, went shirtless, put on a pair of shorts, and started having a blast.

Two trees grew in the southeast corner, and the area under the trees, right next to the door of the side room, was the most shady.

The group simply laid out mats there, spread them out in a starfish shape, and chatted about everything under the sun.

So when someone suddenly knocked on the door, they were all startled and hurriedly put on their coats to open the door.

Fortunately, it was Li Laosan outside the door.

He carried two large food boxes and called to the boys.

"Come help me, I'm exhausted! Your sister brought you some delicious food!"

These words were more effective than an imperial edict; the boys rushed forward with shouts and snatched the food box away in an instant.

Li Laosan wasn't in a hurry. He washed his hands, took off his coat, and turned around to see the boys staring at their bowls of noodles, unsure of what to do. He laughed.

"This is cold noodles made by your sister. Come on, let me teach you how to eat it."

Cat Brother touched the jar that was emitting cold air, his eyes shining.

"Third Uncle, my nephew is starving! Please help!"

Zhimin and Xiujie also came forward with smiles, while Guo Wenhao quietly helped hand over the bowls and plates.

Li Laosan quickly prepared a bowl for each of the boys, and only served himself last.

Soon, the men and women had eaten their fill of the cold food and were overjoyed.

Li Laosan exhaled a breath of cool air and laughed, "Fu Niu'er said that if I'm willing, I can sell cold noodles in the cafeteria."

"But the canteen is short-staffed and can't even keep up with the cooking, so they really can't spare the time."

"Would you like to take on this business? I'll lend you two private rooms."

"Really?" the boys exclaimed in unison. "Haha, we'll take it, of course we'll take it!"

Cat Brother doesn't have much exam pressure. He has two older brothers who are officials, so having him or not making much difference to them is not important.

Zhimin and Xiujie followed their grandfather's advice and kept a low profile, given the unfavorable situation this year.

Guo Wenhao was freer, without the constraints of his elders and relatives. He listened to Mr. Wen, slowly accumulating knowledge and waiting for the opportunity to soar to great heights.

All things considered, they took advantage of this year's sweltering heat to do some small business, earn some pocket money, and also pass the time...

As the orange-red sunset bathed the Broken Gold Beach, Jiayin not only received a valuable gift from the palace, a box of gauze curtains and various fans from the Liu family, but also welcomed back her second uncle, Mr. Wen, and Cat Brother.

Needless to say, everyone unanimously requested cold noodles for dinner.

In this kind of weather, cool, sweet and sour noodles are refreshing and filling; who wouldn't like them?

The next day, Mr. Wen and Li Lao Er went on their business trip.

Shuiyun went to Xiankelai to become a master, and Maoge'er also took the prescription and the starting silver that his sister gave him, and happily returned to Luoan Town.

Back at the palace, Shuiyun directly fetched cold noodles from Xiankelai and delivered them there.

Jiayin and Shuiling spent the whole day working in the herb fields and pharmaceutical workshops.

The top-grade wound medicine from Broken Gold Beach is famous throughout Tianwu for its excellent efficacy.

But not only were there no pharmacies, but even the palace didn't have any; they were all supplied to the Northern Expeditionary Army.

Occasionally, some of these items circulated outside the family, but these were usually given by the Li family to friendly families like the Jia and Xing families, and then they were resold.

The quantity is extremely small, almost negligible.

It's not that Jiayin has money lying around and doesn't want to earn it back.

These highly effective healing medicines are truly rare. The herb field is just a facade; the real medicinal materials all come from the space.

Space is a small world of its own, and has always been mysterious.

In recent years, because of saving countless lives, the energy in the space seems to have accumulated to a certain level.

Jiayin had a premonition that when this northern expedition was a complete victory, the space would undergo earth-shattering changes!

Not to mention Jiayin's busy schedule, nor the fact that both Xiankelai and Luoan Academy launched cold noodles, which were met with great enthusiasm throughout the city.

It is said that, amidst the anticipation of the young ladies from various families, the list of those to be admitted to the palace was finally released.

Although it was expected, the young ladies of humble status who were not selected were still heartbroken.

The Crown Princess was the daughter of the Minister of Personnel, while the two concubines came from noble families, one of whom was the illegitimate daughter of the Marquis of Dingbei.

The other four beauties were also daughters of important officials.

Even with six concubines, the power behind them should not be underestimated.

The crown prince said he had no wife, and that was it.

One account says that thirteen were brought into the palace in a single day...

To avoid any unforeseen complications, the imperial decree was issued and all thirteen girls entered the palace the very next day.

The previously empty palace was quickly divided up and became lively.

Single update today, stomachache, so I'm taking a break. Double update tomorrow.