Chapter 74 Opening the Academy
The scorching sun made the window sills burst with heat.This day changed as it said, without any sign.

The cattail fan moved lightly, but all that came out was hot air.

"Not long ago, there was a violent storm, and the people were afraid of floods. Now that the sun is high, the crops may be dried up again." Song Ading leisurely pondered his abacus.

As soon as summer arrives, the restaurant is full of people and it is very hot.Most people choose delivery, but the young people who run errands can't stand the prolonged exposure to the sun.After delivering five or six orders, they were all exhausted, and each of them asked for leave to go home to escape the summer heat.

"The heat comes as soon as it is said, but it is unexpected." Xiao Ning put down the cattail fan in his hand, the fan became hotter and hotter, she might as well find a ventilated place to sit.

Seeing that the eldest lady was sweating, Song Ading quickly ordered the kitchen to make a bowl of chilled grape juice.

"There is some fresh ice in the ice cellar of the restaurant. It is made by condensing spring water from Tianshan Mountain. It is cool and refreshing, and it does not penetrate people." He asked someone to take a basin of ordinary ice water, and directly made it into an ice towel and put it on his neck.

Xiao Ning saw that the ice in the spring water in the bowl glowed darkly with blue light, it was really different from the ice cubes made from tap water.She picked a small piece and chewed it lightly. It was crisp and cool, and she shivered.

"How did the Tianshan ice spring come here? Our restaurant didn't have it before, right?" Xiao Ning ordered the restaurant to use well water from the mountain in the north, and it didn't cost much to send people to Tianshan.

"Of course there is no restaurant, it was sent to you by the Prince Regent. Miss, I haven't told you about it these days when you are busy organizing the bookstore." Song Ading turned the towel over and put it on his eyes up, to hide my panic.

Xiao Ning was startled, looking at the ice floe in the bowl, feeling a little apprehensive in his heart.

Naturally, it is a long way from here, and it would take at least ten days to pull it by horse-drawn carriage.If this spring water is to be kept intact, it must be contained in a good marble cabinet and sealed airtight.You have to be very careful during the itinerary, and if you bump into it a little bit, all previous efforts will be wasted.

Collecting Tianshan spring water and sending it to the capital cost a lot of manpower and material resources.

"Why did you take such a valuable thing casually!" Xiao Ning frowned, Shen Shaojie would definitely give a copy of such a good thing to the emperor and queen.If others knew that she enjoyed the same things as the royal family, they would not have offended a large group of people.

Song Ading lowered his head, and the towel fell from his eyes, revealing a pair of aggrieved eyes: "Miss, you are not kidding me, are you? I, a person with half a foot in the coffin, dare to refuse the gift from the regent? "

Xiao Ning choked his throat, but also couldn't speak, he glanced at his mouth.

She looked at the gradually melting ice floe, a flash of light flashed in her eyes, and the corner of her mouth slightly curled up: "It's not rude to come and go, since that's the case, then you have to send a big gift back."

Song Ading couldn't understand, and saw that the eldest lady wrote a lot of things with a pen, and ran to the kitchen with the paper on which the writing was written.

He hastily dropped the ice towel and followed, the young lady was born in the Shangshu Mansion since she was a child, and she never touches the spring water with her ten fingers, so she can't be allowed to mess around in the kitchen.Otherwise, he would be hurt, and he would have no face to go underground to see the old lady.

All the cooks in the kitchen went outside to cool off because of the hot weather. Anyway, there were not many customers in this summer, and the errand boys who delivered the food also went home.

"Boss! What are you doing!" Seeing Xiao Ning coming in, the cook jumped up as if they were being burned.

Xiao Ning shook his hands, without looking at them the same way: "Don't worry, I'll lend you the kitchen.

"She took all the materials in front of her according to what was written on the paper.

"Let's go aside, Missy has her own measure." Seeing the cook surrounded by a circle, Song Ading hurriedly chased the cook out like a fly.

The huge kitchen became incomparably spacious. After Xiao Ning came here, it was the first time he showed his skills in the kitchen.

Song Ading was dumbfounded by what Xiao Ning did next.

Half an hour later, a glass cup with a pattern of colorful phoenix and double cranes was covered with gleaming ice slag, accompanied by cool things such as watermelon and red beans, as well as natural flavorings such as honey.

"Put it on and send it to the Prince Regent's Mansion." Xiao Ning urged repeatedly.

Song Ading was called back to his senses. He took a square wooden box, put a few pieces of white dry ice in it, and put the glass cup in the middle, making it firmly stuck.

"Okay, old Song! I can't see that you still have the ability to play tricks!" Xiao Ning's eyes lit up, and he couldn't help giving him a thumbs up.

Frosty things couldn't stand the heat, so Song Ading piled ice cubes around to keep it cool, and made a booth by the way.

"Miss is awesome." Song Ading smiled slightly, "I have been a waiter for so many years, and this is not for nothing. There are still a few delivery boys, I will give them right now."

He covered the box, carried it firmly and went away.

Inside the Prince Regent's Mansion, Shen Shaojie was sweating profusely, seeping into his gold-rimmed blouse.His palms were already drenched with sweat, slipping while writing, and the handkerchief was already half wet.

"My lord, have a sip of herbal tea." The servant serving beside him said in a low voice.

Shen Shaojie couldn't take his eyes off, picked up a pen and wrote: "I can't relieve the heat even if I drink it."

"Then the prince might as well go to Qingfenggang, there is wind on all sides, much cooler than in the mansion." The book servant looked worried, watching a drop of sweat slip from the prince's forehead.

Shen Shaojie's eyes tightened, he shook his head and said: "If you go to Qingfenggang, you won't be able to come back for a day. If the courtiers have something to report, wouldn't it be a mistake if the king isn't here?"

The book servant bowed his head and said nothing.

"Reporting to the lord, the Song family restaurant has something for the lord." The guard outside the door announced with clasped fists.

Shen Shaojie paused at the tip of his pen.

"What kind of restaurant is it? Didn't you see that the prince is busy!" The book servant shouted in a low voice, telling the prince to rest early after finishing his work, and let the courtiers have something to do, why would the merchants outside dare to flatter him.

Shen Shaojie glanced back at the book servant with sullen eyes.

The book servant bowed his head and took a step back, he didn't know what he said wrong.In the past, except for the courtiers, the prince never saw anyone.

"Come in." Shen Shaojie put down the pen, picked up the handkerchief on the table and wiped his sweat.

The wooden box was presented, and after opening, there was a burst of cool air.

The white smoke is lingering, and there is a hint of coolness in the air.

"What is this?" The book servant stared, he had never seen this thing before.

Shen Shaojie took a closer look and saw red beans and mung beans spread on it, guessing that it might be something to eat.But these finely shattered ice slags look a bit like shattered nails.

"Miss Xiao Er specially ordered this to be sent to the prince, saying that it is to thank the prince for the gift of ice." The delivery boy who brought the things said with a bow.

The first time they met, she was carried on the shoulders of a gangster, and he was trying to avoid the crazy woman.

Woman, I saved you!Gift of ice?Shen Shaojie smiled lightly, and picked up the spoon beside him.

"Wait a minute, my lord!" The book servant hurriedly said, frowning, "The origin of this thing is unknown, let the taste officials taste it first."

Shen Shaojie frowned lightly, scooped up a piece of ice and put it into his mouth.

In an instant, his eyebrows lit up.

The book servant's heart was already in his throat, and his face was stiff.

"It's cool and refreshing, and has an indescribable taste." Shen Shaojie took another sip and put it into his mouth, savoring it carefully.

After a while, he raised his eyes and said in a deep voice: "Go to Song's restaurant, just say that this thing will be made again, and order people to send it to the palace as soon as possible to the emperor."

The ice cubes in the wooden box have only partially melted, which is enough according to the time.

(End of this chapter)

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