As the weather gradually gets hotter, Xichun and her friends' business has been affected. Many people are naturally a bit irritable under the scorching sun, let alone having to eat a bubbling hot pot.

So when they arrived at the stall today, they saw a lot of skewers on display. The skewers were all put into a big pot with lots of red oil inside, and it smelled very fragrant. They had never seen anything like it before, so some people asked about it.

"This is called cold pot skewers. Before, we cooked them fresh and ate them immediately, but ours are already prepared. You can just choose what you want and eat it right away," Xi Chun explained to the passing customers about her new dish.

"Oh, are all these things cooked? And what is this? It looks like noodles. And what is this transparent thing?" Someone else asked curiously about the items placed next to them.

"This is a cold dish. It's already cooked and served with our seasonings. It's guaranteed to be refreshing even on a hot summer day. And this is called 'liangfen' (cold jelly). It's also just seasoned. They all taste good. Would you like to try some?"

"Okay, let's try it. We'll have a bowl of cold noodles, a bowl of cold mung bean jelly, and some cold pot skewers. Let me pick a few and see how they taste."

"Alright, it's ready for you right away." Xichun and Aunt Zhang were in charge of adding the seasonings, while Taozi handed plates to the guests. After choosing their food, they could sit at the table next to them and eat.

Xi Chun's soup base is made with broth, so the ingredients soaked in it are full of the flavor of the broth, leaving a lingering fragrance on the lips and teeth. Moreover, the cold dishes can help people cool down in the hot summer. This time, even though some customers who couldn't eat much due to the summer heat ordered quite a lot.

"It really is delicious, Miss Chen. Your cooking is really good. With this, I'll be able to enjoy it all summer long." As the customer was leaving, he gave Xichun a thumbs up.

"Thank you for the compliment. Your regular visits are the greatest recognition for us."

Because of the cold pot skewers incident, many people returned to Xichun's stall. As for the cold noodles, no one could figure out the recipe for them for a while, but as for the cold noodles, as long as you are diligent and a woman with some talent in cooking watches a few times, she can guess how to make them.

So not long after, many stalls selling cold noodles and cold pot skewers appeared on the street. However, they were stingy with the ingredients in their soup base, and the taste was not as good as Xichun's, so their business was not so good.

Manager Zhu came again. He had heard about Xi Chun's jelly and wanted to buy some from his family. The jelly looked crystal clear, and everyone who had eaten it said it melted in their mouths and didn't require much chewing. So Manager Zhu felt that his restaurant should have this dish.

Xi Chun didn't refuse. It would be bad if she were targeted in the city, so Manager Zhu took eight taels of silver and bought the recipe for jelly.

Many observant people have also noticed that Zhu's Restaurant has started selling liangfen (cold mung bean jelly), and after making many inquiries, they learned that the recipe was bought from Xichun.

As a result, many restaurants, wanting to have what others had, also went to Xichun and bought the recipe.

Xi Chun never expected that the jelly would be so popular, attracting many merchants to buy it. However, sharing is worse than enjoying alone. She currently has no powerful backers, so it's best not to offend anyone if possible. Making money together is the only way to achieve a win-win situation.

When Fu Changfeng heard that Xichun's stall had come up with a new treat, he took his servant and went to buy one. After trying it once, he became a regular customer.

"I was worried at first, but now that business is improving, I feel relieved." Aunt Zhang and her colleagues packed up and went home. With someone to share the work at the stall, they felt much more relaxed.

Moreover, since Aunt He came along, Aunt Zhang can now take leave to go home even if there are family matters to attend to.

"That's right. Everyone in the village says that Xichun is a girl who takes after someone else. She's quick-witted, runs a good business, and is willing to help the villagers make money. It's no wonder her business is doing well."

Since Aunt He came, Aunt Zhang has had someone to chat with every day, so she is not so lonely. The two of them live in the same room and are both from the village, so they get along well.

“I’ve noticed that several shops around here have started selling cold noodles. We should make a lot more of these, because business doesn’t seem as good as before,” Taozi said from the side.

"Hmm, we can make less of this cold noodles. There are cold noodle vendors everywhere now, and making noodles is a waste of time. If we prepare less, we can give some business to others. Otherwise, if we steal all the business from others, we'll attract jealousy."

Xichun agreed with Taozi's suggestion. She originally made these cold noodles not to make money, but to develop more products. Besides, they were simple and easy to learn, and others could learn them too.

A couple of days ago, when they went out, they saw that the An family next door was also making cold noodles. When An Wuji saw her, he was a little embarrassed, feeling that he had stolen his idea. However, Xi Chun did not care and even gave him some pointers on how to add more seasonings to make the noodles taste better. She also gave him some more suggestions, noting that their cold noodles were all in one lump.

An Wuji was surprised by Xichun's generosity and thanked her repeatedly. The cold noodles made using Xichun's method were indeed more popular, which gave An Wuji the idea to take things a step further.

They were washing vegetables inside when there was a knock on the door. It didn't seem like the time when the village chief and Uncle Zhang would be coming, so Xichun and Taozi went over and saw the An siblings through the crack in the door, both of them carrying something.

Xichun and Taozi then opened the door, and An Wuji smiled when he saw them.

"This is some food we made ourselves. We received some guidance from Miss Chen the day before yesterday, and now our cold noodle business has improved, so we wanted to come and express our gratitude." An Wuji knew that most of them were women, so he explained his purpose directly.

"Why are you being so polite? We're all neighbors. Come, come, come in and have a seat." Xichun asked Taozi to bring out a few stools and then made some tea. The group sat there chatting.

"I have another request for you, Miss Chen," An Wuji said, revealing his other purpose for coming.

"Oh, what's your request?" Xi Chun asked, seeing that he had finally explained his purpose, without saying whether she would consider it.

"I see that your jelly business is very good, and sometimes you are even too busy to handle it. In addition, I need to buy a son, and I don't have that much money right now. So I wanted to ask Miss Chen if you would be willing to sell a whole jelly, and then I would resell it."

An Wuji felt he was being a bit offensive when he said this, but his family was currently making money from this stall, and he had struggled for a few days before finally having the nerve to ask.