Aunt Song got straight to the point.
"Yes, has the old lady been found?"
When the weather gets hot, ice cubes are very useful. They can preserve food and prevent it from spoiling, and they can also be used to make frozen desserts to cool you down.
In ancient times, without electricity, ice could not be produced in the summer. So, people would cut ice from the river in the winter, transport it to cellars for storage, and sell it the following summer.
"We found it, but the price is..."
Su Yun'er was prepared for the fact that ice-breaking in winter would require a lot of manpower, and that ice would be transported out in summer with the ice cellars open, resulting in losses along the way, so the price would definitely not be cheap.
"How much?"
"Priced the same as gold."
Aunt Song's four words completely dispelled Su Yun'er's idea of buying ice.
It seems I still have to pin my hopes on my own little gaming space.
"Then forget it, I'd rather die from the heat." Su Yun'er stuck out her tongue.
"Pah, pah, pah, you're talking nonsense again."
As the two were talking, the children, having finished their assigned homework and morning lessons, rushed out of the study one by one, cheering.
Zixing had heard Aunt Song's voice long ago and rushed over immediately, throwing himself into Aunt Song's arms.
"This child, he's not behaving like a human being at all. Your husband will laugh at you if he sees him like this," Aunt Song scolded, helping Zixing straight and smoothing his clothes.
"It's okay. Zixing is very well-behaved and attentive in class. He can relax a bit after class."
"Mom, I'm hungry!" Little Tree lay down by the well and gulped down a bellyful of cold water with a ladle.
"Alright, Aunt Song and Zixing, why don't you stay for lunch too? I'll make some cold noodles for lunch today."
Upon hearing this, Zixing jumped for joy!
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