"Golden Pearl Snow Tower, cold food?"
The group exchanged glances and couldn't help but frown.
It's not that I dislike this dish, I just don't like cold food.
Looking at the menu, Grandpa Zeng asked, "It says here that the main ingredient is Golden Pearl Strawberry. What is that?"
"This is the new fruit that our employer delivered today."
"Fruit?" The group looked at each other, completely unfamiliar with the name, but it piqued their interest.
How many are in one serving?
"One serving contains six snow towers."
Six people is just right, "Then let's have one serving."
Seeing that there were no other new dishes, everyone closed the menu and told them their favorite dishes that they never got tired of.
Before they could even take a couple of sips of tea, the dishes were already being served.
They all frowned when they saw that the first dish served was cold food.
"Why are you serving cold food first?"
The waiter hurriedly explained, "Although this dish is served cold, it hasn't been chilled; the temperature is just right and won't affect your enjoyment of it afterwards."
Master Zhao picked up the plate to examine it. There were six red things that looked like small round towers, decorated with small golden olive-shaped dots. They looked quite pleasing to the eye.
Especially when you get close, you can clearly smell a special and pleasant fruity aroma that makes your mouth water.
He picked up one, took a bite of the pointed tip, and his brow instantly relaxed as he nodded to the onlookers.
The fruit has a more unique and sweet aroma than it smells, but it's not cloying; instead, it's very refreshing.
Hollow out a little in the middle and fill it with something like cheese. The combination of soft, crisp, and smooth textures not only won't upset your stomach, but will actually whet your appetite.
At this moment, at the Yunjian vegetable shop, customers who had come early to buy vegetables were also curiously looking at the basket of bright red fruit that had appeared on the shelf.
Although I don't know what kind of fruit it is, the aroma is really enticing.
However, the price always seems to dampen people's enthusiasm.
Each strawberry is uniform in size, about the size of a ping-pong ball, and costs 5 coins—this is just the initial trial price.
Five coins can buy a large meat bun, a pound of ordinary cabbage, or half a pound of bran flour. Who would be willing to spend money on such a small fruit?
Mr. Chen seemed to want to speak but hesitated, yet still wanted to.
I suggested she take the fruit to Lufeng Street, where there are many influential people, and perhaps she could sell it there.
The food on West Street was alright.
At least one boiled egg can be eaten by the whole family and can solve one or two meals.
But fruit is something that can be done without.
Even if it's delicious, few people here would spend their spare money to buy it.
There are fruits that you can buy two of and eat in one bite to get a taste.
It's better to eat a bowl of noodles; at least that will fill you up.
Yun Zhiyi simply has a fishing mentality.
Anyway, she could eat all of this basket herself as snacks, so she just displayed it to keep it interesting.
Unsurprisingly, almost everyone who bought vegetables only glanced at the fruit out of curiosity, asked the price, and then left with their vegetables.
No one complained about the fruit being expensive.
Compared to vegetables, fruits are much scarcer in the market.
Ordinary people eat wild fruits that they pick from the surrounding mountains and forests.
Even the fruit transported by merchants from afar can only supply middle-class and above families.
After all, the transportation costs alone are not low, so the price of the delivered fruit will naturally not be low either.
Yunjian Vegetable Shop is famous for its high-quality and expensive vegetables, not to mention the quality of its fruits.
It looks like a piece of red agate; judging by its quality alone, wealthy people would probably be willing to buy it for fifty coins.
Someone said what Boss Chen wanted to say, suggesting that she sell them in the VIP area, as they probably wouldn't sell them here.
Yun Zhiyi just smiled and said, "It's alright, it's just a little bit. If we can't sell it, I'll just eat it myself."
She didn't seem to be short of money, so the others stopped talking about it.
The old woman walked along carrying her basket, and the tall, thin young man behind her stepped forward, his eyes falling on the basket of fruit.
"Shopkeeper, is this fruit really edible? Can I try some?"
It was clear that the other party genuinely just wanted to know, and wasn't trying to take advantage of the situation.
Seeing the curious people around her, Yun Zhiyi simply took out a small porcelain plate, picked up a small fruit knife, and deftly cut a few strawberries into small cubes, stuck them on a bamboo skewer, and let those who were interested try them.
The young man forked a small piece and ate it; his eyes lit up slightly after he finished.
"Shopkeeper, where did this fruit come from? Is it safe? What's it called?"
"It's called Golden Pearl Strawberry. It's a specially cultivated new variety, non-toxic, so you can eat it without worry."
The young man hesitated for a moment, then asked, "How many of these fruits can I buy?"
"Limit of ten per person."
"Give me ten first, then give me one for each dish."
Yun Zhiyi nodded, took out a piece of oil paper, quickly folded it into a small paper basket, and put ten strawberries inside.
After he put all the vegetables into the basket, I handed him the wastebasket.
The young man picked up the basket, turned around, and jogged away briskly, returning shortly to a large house on Lufeng Street.
"Steward Yang, the groceries have arrived today. Please take a look. Also, the shopkeeper has some fruit today. It smells quite nice. I wonder if the young master will like it? I bought some as well."
Uncle Yang got up and looked at the vegetables in the basket. His eyes were immediately drawn to the bright red fruit.
"What kind of fruit is this? It smells quite nice."
"The shopkeeper said it's a newly cultivated variety called Golden Pearl Strawberry."
"Golden Pearl Strawberry?" Uncle Yang picked up a strawberry and examined it closely, his brow furrowing slightly.
He had never seen this kind of fruit before, even when he was in the palace.
However, the smell does indeed look quite tempting.
He took out a silver needle to test it first, and then asked the servant to find some live animals.
The chicken, duck, and rabbit each ate one, and after an hour, there was still no problem.
Yang Bocai ate one himself.
The fruit tastes sweet and sour, very delicious. Eating it in the summer instantly refreshes you, a flavor you've never tasted before.
After a while, he still felt no discomfort, so he put the remaining five pieces in a small jade bowl and took it to his young master to eat.
The young boy was sitting upright at the table reading, completely absorbed in his reading.
Perhaps because I was finally able to eat yesterday, my spirits were a little better, and my lips weren't as pale as usual.
However, a deep sense of fatigue and weariness still lingered in his eyes.
Uncle Yang came in carrying a small bowl.
Seeing that the exquisite tea and snacks on the table had not been touched at all, she sighed silently, walked over lightly, and placed the jade bowl beside him.
"Young master, today when I went to the vegetable shop, I found a new fruit that tastes quite good. Would you like to try some?"
As the weather gets hotter and the fruit ripens over time, its aroma naturally becomes stronger.
The young boy couldn't help but glance sideways at the sweet aroma lingering around his nose.
Seeing the exquisite fruit that resembled agate, he couldn't help but ask in confusion, "Uncle Yang, what kind of fruit is this?"
"It's a newly grown fruit called Golden Pearl Strawberry. Please try a bite."
Uncle Yang used a silver skewer to pick up a strawberry and held it to its lips.
The young boy usually feels unwell when eating hot food, let alone raw or cold food.
The fruit was so tempting that it made his mouth water.
He opened his mouth and gently bit off a little bit of the strawberry tip.
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