Chapter 73 About Ice Powder
Zeng Xiaoyan and Xu Zhichun looked at each other and smiled.
Zeng Xiaoyan was very proud, this ice jelly was their business!
But she just didn't say it.
The transparent frozen ice jelly is crushed in a beautiful porcelain bowl, and you can add your favorite chopped nuts or diced fresh fruits, or some candied fruits, and then pour brown sugar water on it. It is icy, sweet, smooth and tender, and tastes better than any pastry.
The famous ice jelly is extremely popular in Qingshan City. There is no wealthy family that does not love it. They send people to Bishui Teahouse to buy it to take home almost every day.
People whose family conditions are not so good may eat it every now and then to satisfy their cravings, while some have only heard of it but never tasted it, and some have only tasted it once or twice and can't forget it. In short, there is no one who doesn't like it.
When I heard that there was ice jelly to eat now, I knew that Zeng’s ice jelly was of course extraordinary. In addition to being poured with brown sugar water, it also added a lot of chopped walnuts, chopped almonds, pine nuts, candied fruits, etc. It was extremely delicious.
Everyone praised it after getting it.
"I didn't expect the Zeng family also prepared ice jelly. It's really good. I eat it every day at home."
"This ice jelly is so delicious that you never get tired of it. Everyone in my family loves it!"
"Is this the ice jelly? I can't bear to eat it just by looking at it, let alone eating it."
"Yes, it is the first time I have seen it, but I have heard it many times."
"Delicious, this ice jelly is really delicious."
"Yes, only the Zeng family can have such good things. We are lucky to have a good meal today."
“Right, right.”
Zeng Mingzhu's expression relaxed, and she also took a bowl of ice jelly and slowly tasted it.
This ice jelly is really good. It is cool, soft and smooth. The flavor depends on what is added to it. It depends on your preference.
When she came back this time, she fell in love with it as soon as she tasted it.
It’s a pity that this is something that is only available at the Lotus Restaurant and the Bishui Teahouse. The Qin family will definitely not sell the recipe, and it will not be easy to taste it in the future.
Aunt Liang was no longer in the flower hall. She had gone to sit down and talk with a few people of her age in another place, where ice jelly was also being delivered.
Zeng Xiaoyan was not in a hurry to leave. She sat down with Xu Zhichun and each ordered a bowl of ice jelly.
It's true, when they were craving for ice jelly at Xu Zhichun's house, they would just add some brown sugar water, at most some roasted and crushed peanuts and sesame seeds, and two mint leaves. They had never tasted ice jelly with so many ingredients.
If you don't taste it, you won't taste it.
Although Aunt Lou San lived in Loujia Village on the outskirts of the county town, she rarely went to the county town - she felt embarrassed to go there. Her Lou family also had a shop in the city and sold some groceries.
Unexpectedly, her youngest son Lou Er became addicted to gambling. She took her daughter-in-law Zeng Xiaojuan to Zeng's house for help, but was scolded by Mrs. Zeng, who said that Lou Er was a bad boy and refused to help. When he left, he only got two bags of snacks.
As a last resort, the Lou family had to sell the shop and moved back to their village in the countryside in disgrace.
From then on, Aunt Lou San was ashamed to go to the city, fearing that others would laugh at her.
She had never tasted ice jelly before, and now she saw this crystal clear bowl of something, with so much fragrant fruit chopped and soaked in brown sugar water, it was so tempting. She couldn't wait to take a bite, and her eyes immediately lit up.
When she heard others praising her, she also immediately started to praise her with a smile on her face.
After taking a look at Zeng Xiaoyan, he began to feel the urge to curry favor with her and stir up trouble again.
"Have you ever tried this ice jelly before, Miss San?"
Zeng Xiaoyan smiled and said, "I've tried it."
Third Aunt Lou didn't believe it at all and said sarcastically, "If I remember correctly, didn't the Third Miss marry into a remote village called Liangjia Village? Could it be that they also sell ice jelly in that village?"
Xu Zhichun smiled and said, "Auntie, you never thought that maybe we can also make ice jelly?"
Aunt Lou burst into laughter. "Is this Xiaoyan's husband's sister-in-law? This joke is quite funny."
The other guests couldn't help laughing when they heard this.
I thought that Miss Zeng's husband's sister-in-law was joking, but not everything can be used as a joke. This kind of joke is not funny at all, and she is not afraid of being laughed at.
Although Zeng Xiaoyan didn't know why Sister Zhichun said that, she just went along with it and said, "Yes, aunt-in-law, don't look down on us. Maybe we can do it!"
"Oh my," Aunt Lou laughed, "If you could make this, our family could buy the Bishui Tea House, hahaha!"
Zeng Mingzhu also sneered and mocked Zeng Xiaoyan: "That's enough, don't make people laugh at you. You are in the Zeng family now, so you have to consider the Zeng family's reputation."
Didn't she know what kind of person this concubine sister was? If she could make ice jelly, would she still be able to eat noodles for a few cents a bowl on the street? How dare she give the ice jelly to the Lotus Restaurant instead of her own Sifang Restaurant?
Zeng Xiaoyan actually didn't argue with Zeng Mingzhu this time. She smiled and said, "Sister, you're right. Since you don't like to hear this and don't believe me, I won't say anything."
Zeng Mingzhu felt that this sounded a bit strange for no reason, but she didn't think much about it. She snorted coldly and ignored her.
After eating ice jelly, Zeng Xiaoyan took Xu Zhichun out for a walk.
There are many guests today, and there are also many guests and children in the garden. They gather in groups of three or four, chatting and laughing, or the children are screaming, playing and chasing each other.
After all, the county town is a small place, and the separation between men and women is not so strict. Today, during the birthday banquet, there were also male guests walking around in the Zeng family's backyard garden, but everyone was a little careful to avoid them and not go to places where female relatives gathered.
The same goes for the female guests; they would not deliberately go to the male guests.
On the way, Zeng Xiaoyan met the children from her stepmother's family playing and chasing each other, and she moved aside in disgust.
These kids obviously knew her, but none of them paid any attention to her. They just chased and beat her and ran away.
Zeng Xiaoyan told Xu Zhichun the identities of the children and said with a mocking smile, "My stepmother really cares about her family. Fresh peaches are hard to come by at this time of year. It's hard for others to taste one, so only the children of the Fang family can each have one."
This season is only one or two months away from the full bloom of peach blossoms. The peaches harvested this year are still furry little peaches. The fresh edible peaches are all winter peaches, which are difficult to grow. It is even more difficult to keep the peaches on the tree until this season to eat fresh ones.
The Zeng family would reserve some fruit in the orchard every year, but of course there would be no share for Zeng Xiaoyan.
Xu Zhichun smiled in surprise and said, "I didn't expect there would be fresh peaches at this time of year!"
She thought to herself, isn't this another opportunity to bring something good to the market? With so many people and so many eyes, it's the perfect time to fish in troubled waters.
"Third sister! Third sister!"
A young daughter-in-law ran over in surprise and joy, and looked at Zeng Xiaoyan happily.
"Second sister!"
Zeng Xiaoyan was also very surprised to see this concubine sister.
(End of this chapter)
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