Xie Ling paused and turned her head to look. Everyone was gathered around the iron pot where the taro balls were being cooked, looking at them curiously and exclaiming from time to time.
"Oh my god, it even floats up. It looks so delicious."
"There are so many colors. Xie Ling is really a genius."
"Hey hey hey! You kid, how can you be so rude!"
Qianniang suddenly yelled at her child Mingchen.
Mingchen was holding two taro balls in his hand, still chewing them. After being scolded, his face turned red with shame and he quickly apologized, "I'm sorry, mother. I, I couldn't help but eat one because it looked so delicious. I'm sorry..."
Qianniang held up the spatula, her chest heaving with anger, "I'm going to beat you to death! You have no manners at all!"
Mingchen still had two taro balls in his hand, not knowing whether to eat them or not. His eyes were filled with tears, and he pouted his lips, stubbornly refusing to let the tears fall.
Someone nearby advised: "It's okay for a child, it's normal to be a little greedy."
Qianniang glared at Mingchen fiercely again, "Humph, I haven't seen any children taking food out of the pot."
Ming Chen sniffed hard and choked up, "Yeah, that's me. I'm the most unruly person in the world. You and Uncle Ji Ke should give birth to another obedient one! I'm not important anyway!"
After saying that, he turned and ran away.
Qianniang's face instantly turned red, and she almost dropped the spatula to the ground. She stammered and said, "This... this kid, he speaks without restraint, don't listen to his nonsense. Major General Ji Ke is young and promising, how can I get involved with him? Don't tarnish his reputation."
These days, everyone has seen Ji Ke's attitude of trying to show his affection, and everyone in the alley knows that Ji Ke is interested in Qianniang.
Although Qianniang has a somewhat aggressive personality, she is straightforward, hardworking and enthusiastic. She is the first one to help when someone has a problem. Every household has a good opinion of her.
It is not easy for her to raise a child alone, and she has a decent style, so no one would gossip about her.
At this time, everyone refuted Qianniang's words.
"Qian Niang, what you said is wrong. How can you not be worthy of Ji Ke? You are young and beautiful, and you can handle both housework and housework. Everyone likes you."
"Yes, yes, he is just a warrior. I don't think he is worthy of you."
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Qianniang smiled bitterly, "Don't tease me, I know what's going on. My child is sensitive. I have been getting close to Ji Ke these days. Maybe he misunderstood something. I'll go see what's going on with him."
Having said that, she quickly took off her apron and looked in the direction where Mingchen left, looking very anxious.
Xie Ling grabbed Mingchen by the collar and said in a cold voice, "Apologize to your mother."
Mingchen shrank his neck, obviously a little afraid of Xie Ling, and quickly lowered his head and whispered, "Mom, I'm sorry, I shouldn't have said that about you and Uncle Ji Ke."
Xie Ling let go of her hand, half-knelt in front of Mingchen, her eyes became gentle, "Your mother's life is not easy, you are a child, don't talk nonsense about adult matters, look at your mother, she was so anxious that tears came out when she saw you running away, doesn't this mean she doesn't love you?"
Mingchen twisted his fingers and glanced at Qianniang not far away. Seeing Qianniang looking at him anxiously, tears suddenly welled up in his eyes and he burst into tears.
Xie Ling quickly hugged him in her arms and patted his back, "Be good, don't cry, don't cry."
Qianniang ran over, clasped her hands tightly together, her face full of nervousness, and whispered: "Xie Ling, thank you, this child has caused you trouble."
"We are a family living under the same roof. There is no need to thank or not thank anyone."
As he spoke, he leaned close to Qianniang's ear and whispered, "This child is quite sensitive. You should pay attention to him. He is a child. Maybe he will think a lot about your actions."
Qianniang originally wanted to scold Mingchen, but she softened her heart after hearing this and nodded, "I saved it."
Xie Ling said as she walked over and quickly made a bowl of fruit taro balls with the ingredients everyone had prepared. She added a few ice cubes from the space and handed it to Mingchen who was still crying. She smiled and said, "You look so ugly when you cry. Take it to a cool place and eat it."
Mingchen's tears were still hanging on his cheeks. Hearing this, he grinned and revealed a bright smile, his eyes full of surprise and disbelief, "Thank you, Sister Xie Ling!"
Qianniang also followed.
It is one thing for a child to be sensitive, but it is another thing for him to take things from the bowl without saying anything. Qianniang still needs to educate him.
The episode came to an end, and everyone continued to work on making cold drinks.
After an hour, all the ingredients were prepared and placed in brand new wooden barrels.
Brown sugar jelly, fruit taro balls, pearl milk tea, lemonade, and two buckets of green and refreshing mung bean soup.
The sunlight shines on the surface, creating layers of ripples that make people drool.
Xie Ling brought out two large ice jars from the house, filled with neatly arranged square ice cubes.
Ice jar is a tool used in ancient times to store ice cubes. It is a square box made of copper, insulated with lead and tin inside, so ice cubes melt slowly.
When everyone saw the ice cubes emitting a hint of coldness, they exclaimed again.
"Why is there ice on such a hot day?"
Xie Ling explained, "There is a cellar in the county magistrate's mansion. There are some ice cubes stored in it. I guess they were stored by the people who lived here last winter. You can go and look for the cellar in your home. Maybe there are some there too."
What Xie Ling said was not a lie.
There was indeed ice in the cellar at home, but the ice was in large chunks and a little yellow in color, which was far inferior to the ice that Xie Ling froze in the freezer.
"Don't stand there, let's eat and cool down before we go."
Xie Ling took out bowls and distributed them to everyone one by one.
"How can this be good? Gu Wei asked us to make this for the workers."
"Yes, let's wait until the workers have finished eating, and if there's any left, we can just eat some."
No one dared to eat anything carelessly.
Xie Ling raised her eyebrows: "Let everyone eat! Don't worry, if they are not full, how can we send it to them?"
After these words were spoken, Yu Niang, Song and the others hesitantly took out their favorite cold drinks.
“Delicious! So delicious!”
"It's even better than the summer desserts I had in the palace!"
The pearl milk tea is sweet, the fruit taro balls are soft and glutinous, the brown sugar ice jelly is refreshing, and the lemonade is sweet and sour. Just one sip will make you feel refreshed.
Xie Ling curled her lips.
She wanted to open a dessert shop chain like the modern ones. Making the food taste good was the first step, and she could plan the rest slowly.
After eating, the group got on a carriage to the military camp.
At this time, Gu Wei was also rushing to the military camp to see how the construction was progressing.
At this time, he didn't know that his wife had prepared so many cold drinks without his knowledge, and he didn't expect that the soldiers would cry bitterly because of these cold drinks and regard him as their second parent...
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