She went back to her room in a huff, saying that being a teacher is not easy. Look at how frustrating it is to have a group of students who can't understand anything.
The four little ones looked at Qian Erbao in bewilderment. Qian Erbao scratched his head and grinned foolishly, "Alright, you four go play."
Four little ones going out to play? That's impossible.
They hadn't even tasted the incredibly delicious popsicles their third uncle (father) had been talking about yet. The popsicles were right there in the cellar, so they were waiting by the cellar. What if they went out to play and their third uncle (father) ate the popsicles?
Qian Sanbao... Is that the kind of person you think I am?
No matter what others said, the four little ones resolutely stayed put, squatting there and staring longingly.
Qian Xiao had no idea that her four younger brothers could do this. She went back to her room, lay down on the kang (a heated brick bed), and fell asleep. In this weather, even if you don't do any work, you feel exhausted when you go out.
When she opened her eyes, she stared blankly at the ceiling: "Double Egg, can you scan the cellar?"
"Sure, why?"
If the creators of the Twin Eggs heard their newly created smart little system speaking with a strong Northeastern accent, I wonder what they would think.
"Can you check if that popsicle is frozen solid?"
"When did you make these popsicles? I didn't know!"
"You went out this afternoon?" This guy is busier than me every day.
"Okay, I've gone out to work. The popsicle is already set. You should be able to eat it after you've had dinner."
"Host, are you really not planning to become a researcher? I've seen it, if you can become a top-notch researcher, your life for the rest of your life will definitely be comfortable."
"Don't you know how capable your host is? I'm not some kind of exceptionally intelligent person. Wait, why do you always want me to be a scientist?" Could it be because the system's previous owner was a scientist?
"I was just trying to get you a good job, but if you don't like it, then forget it."
It was only because it saw that Sun Kaicheng had already participated in the research that it became envious and jealous of the researchers' good benefits. It thought that its own host could also have such a good job, since it would have its help. Unfortunately, its own host had no interest in this.
Qian Xiao...a strange and unusual system.
If Qian Xiao knew what Shuangdan was thinking, she would definitely criticize her. Does she not want to be a scientist? No, she simply doesn't have the ability. You can only eat what you are capable of. You are just a primary school student trying to squeeze into the circle of college students. Isn't that just asking for trouble?
She can manage to make small, intricate things with a little effort, but she absolutely cannot create inventions out of thin air.
After dinner, while it was still light, Qian Xiao directed his third uncle to go to the cellar and bring up the small basin from the wooden bucket. The two eggs had already been scanned, and even the water in the small basin was frozen solid. Since the whole family was there, each person could take a piece to cool down.
Qian Sanbao came out carrying a small basin, his face full of surprise: "It really froze into ice, that's amazing!"
The basin that Qian Sanbao was holding was still steaming, and it looked very cool. The water in the small basin was already frozen solid, and the six small bamboo tubes inside were also frozen solid.
Qian Xiao grasped the stick protruding from the bamboo tube, gently turned it, and pulled it out. The round popsicle appeared before everyone's eyes, with wisps of white mist rising, making it look particularly appetizing.
Qian Xiao handed the popsicle to Wu Dan, then took the popsicles out of the bucket and distributed them to the four children. With two popsicles left, Qian Xiao decided to give one to each of the men and one to each woman to see what they tasted like.
"Third Uncle, bring me a kitchen knife. Let's break it into small ice cubes so everyone can have a piece to try."
"Hey, wait a minute, I'm coming right away." Qian Sanbao really admired his eldest niece. Look, his eldest niece said she could make popsicles and she actually did.
At this moment, the cleaver was incredibly heavy, and with just a few light blows, a cylindrical popsicle was broken into several pieces. Qian Xiao picked up a piece and put it into her grandmother's mouth.
The old lady squinted her eyes, feeling the coolness, and said, "Sweet, refreshing, quick, you all should try some." This was the old lady's first time eating popsicles, not counting icicles in winter, of course.
The family members were all very informal, each picking up a piece and putting it in their mouths, their eyes squinting with enjoyment as if they were eating some kind of magical fruit. The younger ones couldn't even bite into the ice, so they just slurped it up in their mouths.
"Big sister, is this a popsicle?"
"Yes, is it delicious?"
"It's delicious, big sister! Can we have one more tomorrow?"
"Yes, of course you can. I'll make some for you in a bit. I had Grandma melt some White Rabbit milk candy in water, and she'll make you milk-flavored popsicles tomorrow."
White Rabbit milk candy, they can only eat one a week. Just thinking about that rich milky flavor, it would definitely taste even better as an ice pop.
So many people envy them for having such a kind older sister who can buy them such delicious candy. Every time they eat it, they wish they could go out and eat it in front of everyone.
"You can also boil some red beans and mung beans with sugar to make red bean and mung bean popsicles," Qian Xiao said, swallowing hard. She thought of the various kinds of ice cream and milk tea with different toppings that exist today. She really wanted to drink them!
The four children also swallowed hard. The popsicles made from sugar water were already so delicious. If they were made from something else, they would be even more delicious.
"Big sister, are you serious? These can really be made into popsicles?"
"Of course, I think I can definitely make even better popsicles." Although there are no artificial flavorings, in this hot weather, anything with an icy taste will be enhanced.
Auntie chuckled and agreed, "Okay, I'll cook you mung bean and red bean soup first thing tomorrow morning, and add lots of sugar." As long as the children are happy, what's a little sugar?
Grandma Qian nodded, "Okay, you can eat as much sugar as you want." Her eldest granddaughter had just given her two sugar coupons, and she would buy more sugar from the commune and hide it away.
Those sugar coupons were found by Qian Xiao among the coupons he got from the Wang family. If it weren't for those two sugar coupons, his grandmother would probably be heartbroken about wasting all that sugar.
It wasn't that her grandmother was stingy, it's just that candy was really hard to buy at that time, and sometimes even with a ticket, you couldn't necessarily buy it.
The four little ones jumped up with joy: "Oh, that's great!"
Seeing her four younger brothers happy made Qian Xiao happy too. But then she thought of her own younger brother and wondered if her mother would be willing to buy him popsicles. Her mother was just as frugal as her grandmother.
"Big sister, is it okay to eat the ice in that basin?" After all this time, half of the ice in that basin has melted.
"Go get some water, mix it in and you can drink it like ice water. It'll cool you down and quench your thirst."
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