Chapter 38 Chapter 38 Hand-rubbed ice powder Yan Zhuo found...
The people Yan Zhuo brought stood at the doorway, each as tall and straight as a pine tree, like a mountain or a tower.
He doesn't look like a gangster, but more like... a soldier.
Although Cui Xin didn't dare to come to the store, ordinary people also didn't dare to enter the store because they were afraid of the door gods at the door.
Shopkeeper Yu could only smile bitterly, hoping that this situation would pass after a few days of endurance.
There were five or six people standing in the shadows of a small alley outside the pharmacy. One of them finally mustered up the courage and stammered:
"Mr. Cui...Mr. Cui, those people at the door don't look easy to deal with. Why don't we just forget it..."
Compared with ordinary people, they are quite tall, but what about those people at the door of the drug store?
If they were punched by those people, they might have to go back and lie down for ten days or half a month before they could recover.
"Forget it?" Cui Xin laughed in anger, kicking the person who spoke far away. "You made me lose face so much, how can I swallow this anger!"
He stared at the direction of the store fiercely. He had brought more people with him today, hoping to get back at the drugstore. However, he didn't expect that the drugstore had found a group of people from nowhere, and each of them looked difficult to deal with.
Another reason he wanted to get the prescription was to show his ability to his father. He wanted to prove his ability to his father, so he would not give up until he got the prescription!
Thinking of this, Cui Xin's eyes rolled around, as if he was calculating something.
When one plan failed, he came up with another: "If the open plan doesn't work, then we'll try the covert plan!"
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As more and more people ordered Qibao Meixu Pills, and with the high demand, Zhao Mingsheng gradually became unable to cope. In order to improve the situation of supply and demand, she discussed it with Manager Yu.
From now on, she will provide the medicinal materials, and the preparation of the pills will be done by apprentices recruited by Manager Yu.
After arranging these things, Zhao Mingsheng no longer had the task of preparing pills every day, and he had some free time.
Only then did I have time to go and take a look at the space, and as soon as I entered, I made an unexpected discovery.
The vegetables that were planted in the space before would have taken at least ten days or half a month to mature at a normal rate, but now they have all borne fruit.
This was beyond Zhao Mingsheng's expectations. It seemed that the land in this space also had the function of promoting the growth of vegetables, fruits and melons.
The tomato seedlings closest to her each had large, round fruits that hung heavily on the branches, bending them down.
Zhao Mingsheng picked one up and took a bite.
I was immediately conquered by the sweet and sour taste. The ripe tomatoes had sandy flesh in the middle. The juice overflowed with one bite, and the sweet feeling filled my taste buds.
Zhao Mingsheng's favorite cold dish in the summer is tomatoes mixed with sugar, but the tomatoes in his hand are already sweet even without sugar.
There were also ripe long eggplants with shiny black and purple skin on the side, each weighing two kilograms, so she picked them up as well.
When picking vegetables, there was another unexpected surprise.
She found a small patch of ripe ice seeds.
When I bought the seeds, I clearly only bought vegetable seeds, and I don’t know when ice seed seeds were mixed in.
The "Bai Cao Jing" (Cao Cao Jing) mentions ice seeds as a medicinal herb whose entire plant can be used. Its flowers and fruits have the effects of removing phlegm, calming heat, and relieving summer heat. The book also mentions that ice seeds contain a gelatinous substance that can be extracted into transparent, non-sticky pectin.
This pectin also has the effect of clearing away heat and relieving summer heat.
So Zhao Mingsheng specially collected all these ice seeds and planned to give them a try.
There were many other ripe vegetables in the field. She picked a few of each and quietly put them into the kitchen.
As July arrives, the weather becomes hotter.
The heat waves were accompanied by the chirping of cicadas, one wave after another, alternating one after another.
Cui Cen, napping in the shade of a tree, was once again awakened by the heat. He frowned slightly, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and sat up straight in his rocking chair.
The boy's jade-white face was flushed due to the summer heat, and his clothes were a little messy due to his nap. His collar was slightly open, revealing a small part of his collarbone.
Zhao Mingsheng had just woken up from a nap. When he went out, he saw Cui Cen was so hot that he was about to spit out his tongue, so he asked:
"Why don't you go back to your room and sleep."
"It's hotter in the room than outside. At least there's wind outside." Cui Cen collapsed back into the rocking chair and spoke weakly.
Zhao Mingsheng then remembered that when the pharmacy was originally built, the windows were deliberately opened a little smaller in consideration of drying the medicinal materials in the shade, and the air circulation was not very good, so it was more stuffy than other rooms.
This is really unfair to Cui Cen.
Especially at this moment, both had just woken up from their naps. Cui Cen, who was as hot as a dog, and Zhao Mingsheng, who was dressed in fresh clothes, formed a sharp contrast.
Zhao Mingsheng subconsciously touched the jade pendant on her chest. If it weren't for the jade pendant, she might also suffer from this hot summer.
She also gave the jade pendant to Meng to wear for a while, but it had no effect after Meng wore it, and it finally returned to her.
Not knowing whether it would be useful to Cui Cen, Zhao Mingsheng took off the jade pendant and handed it to him with the mentality of giving it a try.
Cui Cen took it without knowing why.
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"Hold the jade pendant, do you feel cooler?"
Although he felt strange, Cui Cen still obediently held the jade pendant tightly in his hand.
The temperature of the jade pendant was transmitted little by little through the touch of the palm.
But it was not a cool temperature, but the temperature of the woman's body, ironing his palm little by little.
The jade pendant he had just taken off still carried the girl's body temperature. When he felt it carefully, besides the body temperature, there was also a faint fragrance lingering at the tip of his nose.
For a moment, Cui Cen finally understood the meaning of a word, which is - soft jade and warm fragrance.
The boy's face gradually turned redder, and seemed to be even redder than before.
Seeing that the young man was still silent, Zhao Mingsheng couldn't help but urge him, "Is it useful?"
Hearing the girl's voice, Cui Cen seemed to wake up from a dream. He hurriedly stuffed the jade pendant back into Zhao Mingsheng's arms and said, "This is obviously warm jade, how can it be cool?"
Zhao Mingsheng had no choice but to hang the jade pendant up again. It seemed that only he could feel the coolness of the jade pendant, and it was useless for others to touch it.
Besides jade pendants, are there any other ways to cool down?
Thinking of this, Zhao Mingsheng turned and went into the kitchen.
After lunch, she followed the instructions in the book, wrapping the ice powder seeds in gauze and soaking them in water for a while.
After soaking, put it in cold boiled water and rub it. Stop when small bubbles appear and it feels a little sticky.
Finally, slowly pour the clarified lime water into the viscous ice powder liquid, and then wait for an hour for it to solidify on its own.
Ice jelly itself has no taste, so you need to prepare a bowl of syrup separately.
It is usually made with brown sugar, but Zhao Mingsheng also added a lot of other ingredients. She also bought some osmanthus from the spice store last time, and she added that in as well.
After Zhao Mingsheng left, Cui Cen lay back down in the rocking chair. As the chair rocked, his thoughts drifted away.
What was he doing this time last year?
Last year seemed to be even hotter than this year, so the emperor organized a trip to Yanshan to escape the summer heat, and he was one of the entourage.
Now that I think about it, even though the climate there is cool, people follow me around when I go out, and I just eat, drink and have fun every day, it's not as comfortable and free as here.
During the time he stayed at the Zhao family, he was indescribably happy. If possible, he really wanted to stay here for the rest of his life.
Cui Cen got up after the feeling of heat subsided a little.
Pack up and get ready to go to school soon.
Just as I finished cleaning up, I saw Zhao Mingsheng coming out with two bowls.
"Come here and eat this before going to school." Zhao Mingsheng waved at him.
When he heard there was something delicious to eat, Cui Cen rushed over immediately.
When he was three steps away, Cui Cen braked suddenly and stopped.
Because he found that the big bowl in Zhao Mingsheng's hand contained... a bowl of water?
Cui Cen: ...
I felt that my young mind was deceived.
Seeing Cui Cen standing there in a daze, hesitant to move forward, Zhao Mingsheng urged him:
"Come and finish eating and get ready for class. The kids are waiting for you."
Cui Cen had no choice but to move over slowly, comforting himself that it would be good to have a bowl of cold boiled water to drink.
From a distance it looks like a bowl of water, but when you get closer you can see that there are some almost transparent block-like objects stacked in the bowl, and it is not empty.
"What's this?"
He couldn't help but ask out of curiosity.
Zhao Mingsheng replied: "This is ice jelly."
She had just eaten a small bowl in the kitchen and thought that the dish was quite successful and tasted pretty good.
Zhao Mingsheng poured the soup in another small bowl onto the transparent ice jelly, and then handed Cui Cen a small spoon.
"Try it?"
The ice jelly topped with soup gave off a sweet aroma, which made Cui Cen swallow his saliva.
Although he still had some doubts about this bowl of transparent dessert, he had 100% trust in Zhao Mingsheng's cooking skills. He had lived here for so long and there was no meal she cooked that was not delicious.
He made up his mind and scooped a full spoonful into his mouth.
There are some ice chips sprinkled on the surface of the ice jelly. It feels cool when you put it in your mouth. The crystal clear ice jelly slides down your stomach before you can chew it.
The sweetness of the syrup is just right, and there is a fragrance of osmanthus when chewing.
The finishing touch is the crispy peanuts. The fried peanuts are more crispy and refreshing, adding a flavor to the ice jelly.
"tasty!"
After downing a bowl of cool, sweet hand-rubbed ice jelly, Cui Cen instantly felt refreshed. The summer heat gradually dissipated.
After finishing a large bowl, he still felt unsatisfied. Cui Cen held up the empty bowl and looked at Zhao Mingsheng pitifully.
This trick always worked in the past, but it didn't work on Zhao Mingsheng today. After all, it was a cold thing, so she couldn't eat too much at once. So she firmly refused:
"You can't eat now. Go to school and teach the children." After refusing, he comforted her, "I have prepared a lot. You can eat it when you come back in the evening."
After hearing this, Cui Cen went out happily.
Zhao Mingsheng prepared two more bowls and waited for Meng and the others to eat after they woke up.
The couple also praised the ice jelly after eating it.
After eating the ice jelly, Zhao's father called Zhao Mingsheng to the medicine room and took out a porcelain bottle mysteriously.
"Girl, look. This is the treasure that your father has carefully refined recently!"
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