nycdaug Chapter 319: Ice Noodles
Chapter 319: Ice Noodles
As June approaches, the weather becomes hotter.
The number of customers coming to Zhiwei Malatang was decreasing, and other merchants were preparing to rejoice secretly.
Zhiwei Malatang immediately launched ice jelly, a snack to relieve summer heat. For only three cents, you can enjoy a cool, sweet, tender and refreshing delicacy.
Although the three-cent ice jelly is very cheap, most customers order the five-cent one.
The reason is that there are a lot of small ingredients in it, including raisins, crushed peanuts, crushed hawthorn slices and white sesame seeds, which gives it a very rich taste.
The second snack is cold noodles. You can have a bowl of it for eight cents, and pair it with a bowl of ice jelly for five cents. For a total of thirteen cents, you can enjoy this summer delicacy.
Other businesses have a love-hate relationship with the seller. Of course, they hate it, but they love it because it’s so hard not to love the food, and it’s cheap, especially the ice jelly which is so cool and refreshing.
And today is the opening day of Jiyuncheng Zhiwei Hotel.
Lin Dadan went to the hotel first, while Lin Jiaojiao slowly got into the carriage with Lin Yizhi and Jiang Huai. She opened the curtain and waved goodbye to the people standing at the door.
Lin Yiyan and Fu Qi did not go because it was difficult for them to travel as their children were older, and Lin's father did not go because he was worried about the two pregnant women at home. Even Zhou Xiaofeng and the others did not go.
The main reason is that I am too busy. I work overtime at night to hand-knead the ice powder seeds and take them to the store to sell the next morning. After finishing other things in the morning, I continue to hand-knead the ice powder seeds and take them to the store to sell at noon.
This month has been extremely busy. Although everyone is very tired, it all feels worth it when we receive our monthly salary at the beginning of the month.
Lian Yun got on the truck before dawn and went with them. He hadn't seen his son Zhang Yiran for almost half a year.
Now his daughter-in-law Zeng Yiyi is the shopkeeper of Zhiwei Restaurant in Jiyun City. Before that, she was the manager of Malatang in Baizi Town, while Zhang Yiran is busy in the kitchen.
Now that the new store is open, Lin Jiaojiao transferred Zeng Yiyi to Jiyun as the shopkeeper without saying a word. Although she is not as eloquent as Zhang Tong, she is honest and hardworking.
This kind of good thing naturally comes to our family.
This time when Jiaojiao went to Ji Yunlin, she did not bring Lan Jiu with her. Instead, she brought Lan Yi with her. The main reason was that the sun was too strong and it was difficult to sit in the front room in the sun, so she asked Lan Yi to wear a hat to block the sun.
Although Lan Yi had some doubts, as driving a carriage while wearing a hat would block his vision, he still did as he was told.
Lin Jiaojiao did not try to avoid suspicion, mainly because it was too sunny sitting outside and she was the only woman in the car. After lowering the curtains, she leaned back in the car and closed her eyes to rest.
Lin Yizhi was very excited. He would be able to see Zhang Yiran soon and he had a lot to say to him.
"Cousin, have you ever been to Jiyun?"
Jiang Huai slowly shook his head when he heard his question, "I've never been there, but I heard that Xuanyi Teahouse in Jiyun is quite famous."
There was less expectation in his eyes, "Drink tea, I can't taste tea either."
Jiang Huai smiled faintly and told him everything he knew.
"It's not just about drinking tea, it's mainly about listening to books. The books they talk about are all unique. I see that you and Xiaoqiu like listening to books, so you can go and listen."
He didn't think that the storyteller would be as interesting as what his wife said. He was about to shake his head to show that he didn't want to go, but he heard the person next to him say.
"That's great. I'll come to look after the restaurant after lunch, and you can take everyone to the teahouse to listen to books and have a good rest. You and Randi haven't been together for a long time, and Aunt Lin and the others have been busy for so long, it's time to relax."
He thought so too. He might feel that the book he was talking about was not as exciting as his wife's, but of course his brothers and sisters had never heard of it before and would definitely find it interesting. He smiled and nodded in agreement.
"Okay, I should have fried some popcorn earlier so I could eat it and listen to the music at the same time."
"We still have potato chips, so let's go to the store and buy a few bags and some desserts."
After all, it is a franchised dessert shop and we can’t just take it directly like we do in our own store.
Lin Yizhi looked heartbroken: "We still have to buy our own things. It would have been better if we opened our own store in the first place."
"You can't say that. Without the money for joining, our farm wouldn't have been able to grow so quickly. Everything has its pros and cons. Just relax and don't think too much."
Jiang Huai repeated in his mind that everything has its pros and cons. He raised his eyes to look at Lin Jiaojiao who was analyzing things with Lin Yizhi with her face turned sideways.
I didn't expect her to be so insightful.
It's easy for people to tell what kind of woman she is at first glance, but sometimes she's hard to figure out and makes people feel that she's very mysterious.
It makes people want to continue exploring.
I want to lift the veil of mystery from her.
He was watching intently, so when she turned her head and accidentally met his eyes, his heart trembled violently. He suppressed his panic and tried to avoid her gaze, smiling.
Lin Jiaojiao didn't expect to meet Jiang Huai's eyes. She felt a little embarrassed, so she smiled and nodded awkwardly, then shifted her gaze, but the person opposite her smiled gently.
This beauty attack made her feel her heart beating faster and she felt dizzy.
Even though they have been together for such a long time, she still has no resistance to his appearance.
How can a man be so handsome?
This weird and ambiguous atmosphere was soon broken by a cough.
Lin Yizhi looked at the two of them speechlessly. I wish he were still here!
How could this cousin Jiang Huai be so dishonest as to use his looks to seduce his wife? Couldn't he use his strength to attract his wife's favor like him?
He felt a little annoyed. He knew that this day would come sooner or later and he couldn't stop it. He only hoped that this day would come slower.
Jiang Huai cast an apologetic look at Lin Yizhi, then opened the car window curtain to let the wind blow away the ambiguous atmosphere.
Lin Jiaojiao felt a little annoyed with herself, so she quickly went to Lin Yizhi and coaxed him in a low voice, not caring that Zhu Xue was secretly watching them eating the melon.
How come he didn't know that his young master and Miss Lin were progressing so fast?
...
When they arrived at the entrance of Zhiwei Hotel in Jiyun City, Lin Jiaojiao got off the carriage first and helped Lin Yizhi down.
As for Jiang Huai behind him, he has Zhu Xue's support, so she has to avoid suspicion now!
Jiang Huai, wearing a black veiled hat, got off the carriage with the help of Zhu Xue. Looking at the people chatting happily at the gate in front of him, he slowly walked over.
Zhang Yiran was busy in the kitchen in the backyard when he heard his wife calling him and saying that the boss and Xiaozhi were here. He immediately put down the work in his hands and ran out. When he saw Lin Yizhi next to Lin Jiaojiao, he happily went forward and held his hand.
"Xiaozhi, you're finally here. I was worried that you were too busy to come like my brother."
"No way, my second brother is really busy and can't leave, and Xiaoyu needs someone to look after her at school."
"Hey, everyone is busy. What's this?"
He looked at the man in the veil standing behind Lin Yizhi in confusion. He searched his mind but couldn't find any unmarried man in the Lin family. Could he be a relative from his father's side?
But it was quickly rejected. Not only had they lost contact with him long ago, but the clothes the man wore were enough to support them for several years.
Lin Yizhi turned his head to glance at Jiang Huai behind him. He was not really angry at all, and introduced both parties to each other with a smile.
"This is Fu Qi's cousin Jiang Huai, and this is my second uncle's son Zhang Yiran."