Xu Genshan drove the mule cart all the way to the front of his small restaurant, unloaded everything, and then led the cart to the backyard.

Liu Fang took out a stool from inside, intending to help Lu Sheng prop up his bamboo basket. When she came out, she saw Lu Sheng carrying the basket and walking towards the farthest corner.

This child.

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“Lu Sheng, come here. Nobody can see you from there.” As she spoke, she stepped forward and picked up the basket. Afraid that Lu Sheng might have any concerns, she explained, “Your basket is small, it won’t block the shop entrance. Even if you don’t set it up here, someone else will. Don’t worry.”

It's just a bamboo basket, how much space can it take up?

"Thank you, Auntie." Besides expressing his gratitude, Lu Sheng didn't know what else to say.

After settling her in, Liu Fang went inside to get busy, while Fu Man'er brought out two small stools, and the two little girls sat behind the bamboo basket to keep watch.

Now that the weather is getting hotter, I don't dare to make too much braised food anymore, because I'm worried that it won't taste good if it's left out for too long.

Fu Man'er had previously mentioned cold noodles and milk tea to Liu Fang. They had been making both at home for several days and only decided to sell them after receiving unanimous praise.

Cold noodles are something most people can accept, but milk tea sounds rather strange, so Liu Fang didn't prepare much of it.

The goats at home can produce a bucket of milk every day, and the adults and children are tired of drinking it. Now, only Fu Man'er drinks a bowl every day, and then we give some to Lu Sheng and Wang Erni to drink. The rest is wasted.

The tea leaves were roasted by myself, and the milk tea also contained glutinous rice balls cooked in glutinous rice flour.

The idea came from Fu Man'er, but it was Liu Fang who did the making. These glutinous rice balls needed to be chewy and springy, and it took a lot of effort to make them successful.

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"Genshan, put the things in the well water to cool down first."

According to Fu Man'er, these things should all have some ice added so that they can feel refreshing when eaten in winter.

But now the sun is scorching, and ice is so precious. Fortunately, it's placed in the well and taken out when there are more people around at noon, which is also quite refreshing.

"Mom, could you make us a bowl of cold noodles and a bowl of milk tea with glutinous rice balls later? We'll eat outside," Fu Man'er said as she ran in around noon.

"You're all eating cold food? How about Mom cooks you some dumplings?" Besides braised noodles, Liu Fang's dumplings are also very popular.

Her fillings are delicious, and the dumplings are available in limited quantities each day. Some people even make reservations for the next day when they come to eat them the day before.

"It's hot at noon, I want to eat cold noodles. Sister Lusheng hasn't tried our milk tea dumplings yet." Fu Man'er leaned against Liu Fang's thigh and acted coquettishly.

"Okay, let's come inside to eat. There aren't many people here right now." There are only three tables occupied inside, and there are plenty of empty seats.

Fu Man'er shook her head, "Let's eat outside. The sun is out, so it'll be perfect to eat something cold."

I don't know where she learned this twisted logic, but Liu Fang didn't refuse her. She quickly made the cold noodles and milk tea dumplings and served them out.

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“Man’er…” Lu Sheng had just finished selling wild vegetables, and as soon as he finished, two bowls of food were placed on the stool. She shouldn’t have agreed to come here to sell wild vegetables because she was soft-hearted, and now she’s troubling others again.

"Sister Lusheng, I'd like to ask you for a favor." Fu Man'er winked at her, her face full of mischievousness.

A little while later, two little girls were seen squatting in front of the bench, eating something with great relish. Some of the other children, who were also quite hungry, stopped and stared at them.

Lu Sheng was a little uncomfortable at first, but Fu Man'er didn't care at all and kept putting spoonfuls into her mouth.

The milk tea and glutinous rice balls were originally meant for Lu Sheng, and she was to eat the cold noodles herself. However, she was clumsy with chopsticks and could only eat the glutinous rice balls.

"Sister, what are you eating?" an adult couldn't help but ask, their own child was so greedy that they couldn't be dragged away.

Fu Man'er then raised her head. Oh, what a handsome child! The adults around her thought in unison.

"Sister, this is milk tea glutinous rice balls, it's so sweet." Fu Man'er said, stirring the rice in the bowl with a spoon. "It's made with goat milk and glutinous rice."

"This child, she's really good with words." The woman who was called "sister" couldn't stop smiling. She was a mother herself. "Where did you buy it? Sister, go buy a bowl too."

"Look, this is it, my mother made it." Fu Man'er pointed to their shop behind her.

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"And what kind of noodles is that other little girl eating? There's no soup, yet the noodles aren't clumped together?" an uncle asked.

Lu Sheng stopped eating her noodles as soon as someone spoke. She looked at Fu Man'er, who simply smiled at her.

Lu Sheng said in a serious tone, "This is cold noodles, chewy and refreshing, unlike regular soup noodles."

Her voice was different from Fu Man'er's soft and sweet one; it carried a faint sense of detachment, making it seem as if she wasn't talking about noodles, but rather about something precious.

"I see there are peanuts and cucumber strips inside, little sister, is this cold?" someone else asked.

"Mm." Lu Sheng nodded. "It's hot, so cold noodles are the perfect choice." This was the first time she had ever eaten noodles in her life, and she never knew noodles could taste so good.

Fu Man'er had already stood up and was calling out, "Dear customers, please come in! We have milk tea, glutinous rice balls, and cold noodles!"

"On such a hot day, let's go inside and have a bowl of milk tea to cool off."

"Cold noodles, cold noodles, chewy and refreshing cold noodles."

Although the little girl was small, her voice was very clear and crisp. Liu Fang and Xu Genshan heard her shout, but they could only crane their necks to look outside and didn't have time to come out.

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Because of her shout, a lot of people came in from outside, and the two of them busied themselves, mixing cold noodles and serving milk tea.

"Man'er, you're so smart." When no one was at the door, Lu Sheng said to Fu Man'er.

“Sister, you’re smart too.” She simply put the bowl on the stool and started eating, and Lu Sheng understood what she meant.

These are things that no one else has ever seen or tasted, so naturally they don't know what they taste like. The two of them are eating here, firstly to attract others, especially children, who are easily attracted.

Many of the people who just went in brought their children to drink milk tea. Some adults saw that there was cold noodles and also got a serving. They'll know what it tastes like once they try it themselves.

Secondly, Fu Man'er understood that Lu Sheng wouldn't easily eat her family's food. In the past, when they sent her goat milk, steamed buns, or similar items, she would always try to return something to him.

Despite the Xu family's repeated refusals, Fu Man'er still insisted on giving it to them. She thought that if she asked Sister Lu Sheng for help, she wouldn't think about returning the items.

It seems that Lu Sheng really didn't have that idea. Seeing that there were many people in the store, she took the initiative to go in and help.

Liu Fang couldn't refuse, so she asked Lu Sheng to help her pick up the dishes. But Lu Sheng wanted to help with more than just that; she also helped carry the noodles that Liu Fang had made.

Fortunately, they were serving cold noodles; Xu Genshan was serving the noodles with soup.

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"Boss, where's my braised noodles? Why aren't they here yet?" She had just put the noodles on the table for the customer when she heard someone call out from the table behind her. It was a couple who had just come in and sat down not long ago.

"I'll bring it to you right away." Liu Fang had already packed the noodles, but she was still mixing the cold noodles for the guests. Xu Genshan went to the backyard to get the cold noodles.

Lu Sheng walked over and said, "Auntie, I'll take it over." Although there was soup in the bowl, Lu Sheng carried it steadily, and the soup didn't even wobble when he put it on the table.

"Making me wait so long, and they say it's the best braised noodles, I bet they're just bragging." The man impatiently pulled the bowl over, causing the soup to spill onto the table.

"Get out of the way, kid, don't get in my way." He picked up a pair of chopsticks and gave Lu Sheng a disdainful look.

Lu Sheng didn't say anything and silently stepped back. Her intuition told her that this kind of person was the most troublesome.

Sure enough, the man kept eating and complaining, making quite a racket, which drew the attention of many people. Xu Genshan put down his work and came over to talk to him.

Before he even got close, the man suddenly dropped his chopsticks, clutched his stomach, and cried out, "Ouch, ouch, my stomach hurts so much!"

The woman sitting opposite him immediately ran to his side, "Brother, Brother, what's wrong?"

Dalang clutched his stomach with one hand and pointed at the noodles with the other, saying, "Chunniang, there's something wrong with the noodles, my stomach hurts so much."

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The woman called Chunniang shouted at Liu Fang, "There's something wrong with your noodles, they made people sick."