Doctor of the Great Song Dynasty: In the beginning, Li Qingzhao and Li Qingzhao made a private decis

Chapter 379 Ice cream, the magic weapon to relieve summer heat

"Miss, the iced watermelon is here!"

In Fan Mansion, Lian'er held up the iced watermelon with excitement and placed it in front of Li Qingzhao. Now that Fan Mansion was no longer short of ice, naturally all kinds of iced food began to appear.

Li Qingzhao picked up a piece and took a sip. It was immediately sweet and delicious, and the summer heat was greatly relieved.

"Husband, I want to eat smoothie!"

After Li Qingzhao finished eating the watermelon, he still felt unfinished.

"No! The water produced in the ice making workshop is well water. Although it has been filtered, it is not absolutely clean. It is like drinking cold water and may cause diarrhea." Fan Zheng shook his head immediately.

As a doctor, he naturally knew that the well water was cold in nature. Although it was drinkable, Li Qingzhao was still pregnant, so he was naturally extra cautious and could not drink cold water easily.

"No! I don't want you?"

Li Qingzhao was immediately discouraged. As a pregnant woman, although she was usually knowledgeable and polite, her mood fluctuated greatly during pregnancy.

"Uncle, the smoothies on the street use well water, which is not suitable for pregnant women. Then why don't I use cold boiled water to make ice with saltpeter, and then make smoothies? Wouldn't it be safer?" Lian'er thought.

As Li Qingzhao's maid, she had learned some knowledge at Fan Mansion, so she naturally had a good understanding of high-temperature disinfection methods.

Fan Zheng glanced at Lian'er unexpectedly and said: "What Lian'er said is indeed a method, but just eating ice is too boring. I want to make more delicious and safe ice drinks for my wife."

"Seriously?" Li Qingzhao looked at Fan Zheng dubiously. Fan Zheng could write eternal masterpieces and cure eternal terminal diseases. However, if Fan Zheng could make ice drinks, this made her quite doubtful.

Fan Zheng said dotingly: "When did I ever lie to you? Besides, making ice in summer was my invention. What does it mean to make some ice drinks?"

Li Qingzhao was greatly moved. She couldn't help but believe in Fan Zheng's magic all the time.

Fan Zheng immediately ordered Lian'er: "Go get some eggs and milk sugar."

Although milk is a scarce thing, now that Li Qingzhao is pregnant, there is no shortage of these things in Fan's house. Soon, Lian'er brought these things one by one.

"Husband, what is this?" Li Qingzhao asked puzzledly. Ordinary iced drinks are just some ice cubes, or some fruits are added as a luxury product, but Fan Zheng actually uses milk and eggs. How to eat them in ice.

Fan Zheng said proudly: "Madam, don't worry, what I made for you is ice cream, I guarantee it will be something you will never forget."

Under Fan Zheng's command, Lian'er left the eggs yellow, added sugar, and then milk. After stirring thoroughly, she simmered over low heat until it became slightly sticky.

"Remember that eggs and milk cannot be eaten raw, otherwise you will easily get sick!" Fan Zheng reminded again and again.

"Don't worry, uncle, Lian'er has remembered it!" Lian'er nodded heartily.

"Put these into the mold later, freeze them for two hours according to the ice making method, and this is ice cream." Fan Zheng said loudly.

Lian'er nodded and immediately went to the ice cellar to freeze it using the ice making method.

"My husband seems to be interested in teaching Lian'er how to make ice cream. Could it be that my husband has changed his mind and wants to take her as his wife."

After Lian'er left, Li Qingzhao took a liking to her, and she quickly noticed Fan Zheng's abnormality.

Lian'er was her maid. According to the original plan, she was to accompany her in marriage and serve as a maidservant to Fan Zheng. Now she is pregnant and will not be able to serve Fan Zheng for a while. When using Lian'er.

Thinking of this, Li Qingzhao felt very uncomfortable. Although this situation was the most common situation in the Song Dynasty, and she and Lian'er were also sisters, when Li Qingzhao thought of this, he felt very irritable and even the ice basin radiated Even the cold air cannot calm his mind.

"What are you thinking? My husband is lucky enough to marry you. Apart from you, there will never be another woman!" Fan Zheng nodded Li Qingzhao's nose and said jokingly,

He and Li Qingzhao have been married for many years, so he naturally knows Li Qingzhao's little thoughts.

"Then why are you so abnormal to Lian'er?"

Fan Zheng explained: "Lian'er has been in my Fan Mansion for several years. She can't continue to be a maid in Fan Mansion. It's time to find a way out for her. I'm going to let Lian'er leave the house and let her get married on her own. But Lian'er A child has no father or mother, so you and I are Lian'er's natal family, so naturally we have to prepare a dowry for him."

But now that she and Fan Zhengqing are stronger than Jin Jian, they can't tolerate other women at all. Naturally, Lian'er is no longer needed. It's time for Lian'er to start a family and get married.

"And this so-called ice cream is the dowry given to Lian'er by your husband?" Li Qingzhao said knowingly.

"That's right! Lian'er has no ability to make a living. With the recipe of making ice cream, it is enough to establish a foothold in Kaifeng City." Fan Zheng nodded.

Li Qingzhao nodded. The Song Dynasty was very protective of women's dowry. If Lian'er used this ice cream formula, it would be enough to live a prosperous life in the future.

"My husband, being able to marry you is my greatest blessing!" Li Qingzhao said emotionally.

"Then how does the lady repay her husband?" Fan Zheng said with a smile.

Li Qingzhao's face turned red with embarrassment, but he bravely embraced Fan Zheng's arms.
At that moment, the curtain fell again, and the cicadas outside the room kept chirping.

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Soon, two hours passed by in a hurry.

"Miss and uncle, the ice cream is ready!" Lian'er knocked on the door and said with a slightly red face.

"Send it in!"

After a long time, Fan Zheng said loudly.

Lian'er then opened the door, brought in the cool mold, and placed it in front of the young lady with slightly disheveled hair.

Fan Zheng opened the mold and saw that the creamy yellow ice cream had been completely formed.

"This is ice cream!" Li Qingzhao said lazily.

"Yes, with this product, I believe you will never want to eat so-called smoothies again."

At that moment, Fan Zheng picked up the spoon, divided the ice cream into three parts, and handed one portion to Li Qingzhao and Lian'er respectively.

Li Qingzhao couldn't wait to pick up the spoon, took a bite, and his eyes suddenly lit up.

"It's really delicious! Much better than smoothies?"

Lian'er praised him repeatedly and ate it with great pleasure.

Fan Zheng gestured slightly, and Li Qingzhao understood and said: "Do you think Lian'er can make money if this thing is sold in Kaifeng City?" "Of course, it is much more delicious than ice powder, and eating too much ice powder will cause stomach upset. But Lian'er has gone through a fire and has been sterilized by high temperature." Lian'er said without hesitation.

"How about leaving this business to you?" Fan Zheng asked.

"Give it to me?" Lian'er was stunned and looked at Fan Zheng in confusion.

"Don't dislike merchants. Now the imperial court is planning to establish merchants. The status of merchants will definitely increase greatly in the future, at least they will no longer be humble." Fan Zheng assured.

"But Lian'er doesn't want to leave Miss!"

Lian'er never thought that one day she would leave the young lady. This decision was too sudden for her.

"Lian'er, you have been with me for many years, and now it's time to get married. My husband wants to give you this ice cream recipe as a dowry." Li Qingzhao said sadly.

"I..." Lian'er suddenly burst into tears.

"Think about it. The Ministry of Commerce is about to be established, and ice-making workshops have just become popular. If you run ice cream, you will definitely make a lot of money. Besides, you also know the formula for making ice and ice cream." Fan Zheng reminded.

After Lian'er thought for a moment, she raised her head and said, "Thank you, uncle and young lady, but Lian'er doesn't want to leave Fan Mansion so soon. At least, Lian'er will have to wait until the young lady gives birth before she can prepare the ice cream shop."

Li Qingzhao couldn't help but sigh, she didn't know that Lian'er's move was for her health, and she was about to give birth, so it was really inconvenient to lack a close person by her side.

Lian'er said disapprovingly: "Then we'll sell it next year. Anyway, I have the ice cream formula in my hands."

Li Qingzhao advised: "If I want to give birth, I'm afraid it will be autumn. By then, I'm afraid no one will eat iced drinks anymore. It won't be too late for you to take care of me then."

Fan Zheng nodded and said: "The best business for ice cream is summer. If you miss this summer, you will have to wait an extra year and miss the opportunity. Now prepare for ice cream, open a shop and take care of your wife. Besides, you are old." Big, we can’t wait much longer.”

Lian'er suddenly hesitated.

"That's it!" Li Qingzhao said decisively.

"Thank you very much, young lady and uncle!" Lian'er was moved to tears.

Fan Zheng sighed slightly. The ice cream business was just a layer of window paper. Lian'er couldn't monopolize it. If he laid out the business in advance and took advantage of it, he would at least have enough food and clothing and find a good family.

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With the large supply of ice, it has brought a bit of coolness to the scorching heat in Kaifeng. The price of ice has dropped sharply, and the prices of ice powder and ice drinks have also dropped significantly, making it affordable for ordinary citizens in Kaifeng.

Although excessive consumption of ice products can cause diarrhea, it still cannot stop people's enthusiasm for ice drinks.

When ice cream was no longer a luxury item, it suddenly lost the favor of Kaifeng's rich and powerful, so a more delicious and exquisite ice cream came into being, and instantly became the new favorite of Kaifeng's wealthy households.

"Sweet, milky, and cold!"

As soon as the ice cream was launched, it immediately became popular in Yujie, and Li Qingzhao, the most talented woman in the Song Dynasty, personally promoted it.

Seeing that the ice cream shop was making a lot of money, and the owner was just a little girl, many powerful people secretly wanted to take the ice cream formula as their own.

However, as soon as they made a move, the most talented woman in the Song Dynasty personally stood up for them. The identity of Li Qingzhao, the most talented woman in the Song Dynasty, was naturally not taboo to the powerful. However, her father-in-law Fan Chunli was the former magistrate of Kaifeng and the current prime minister. , his husband Fan Zheng was even more popular among the officials, which immediately made many people feel ashamed.

"The female shopkeeper of the ice cream shop is actually Li Qingzhao's personal maid?"

Some powerful people were puzzled as to why Li Qingzhao would help Shopkeeper Lian. After asking around for a while, they suddenly realized that they no longer had any thoughts of coveting him.

This news naturally reached the ears of the old and new parties. A new party official sneered: "Master Cai, when Fan Zheng proposed the establishment of a commercial capital, he wanted to investigate and deal with officials using servants to do business. But in the blink of an eye, Fan Zheng actually used the Li family's maid To do business and make money, isn't this self-contradictory? In my opinion, if we impeach Fan Zheng over this matter, he will definitely lose his face."

"Idiot!" Cai Jing was displeased and angry when he heard this! "

"My lord, I am lowering my rank..." The New Party official suddenly looked embarrassed, not knowing what his stupidity was.

Cai Jing snorted coldly: "The imperial court does not allow officials to do business because they do not allow officials to use their power to compete for profits with the people. The ice cream shop owned by the maid of the Li family has never existed since ancient times, so naturally there is no competition for profits with the people."

"In any case, Fan Zheng is contradicting himself by letting his servants do business." The New Party official said unconvinced.

"If it goes as expected, this woman must have left the Fan Mansion. Besides, the evil doctor Fan Zheng wants to make profits. He only needs to take the summer ice-making method as his own, and the imperial court will have nothing to say. Not to mention a small ice shop, now Fan Zheng has created summer ice making, which not only saves the powerful people in Kaifeng from suffering from the heat, but also brings huge benefits to the court. If Fan Zheng is impeached because of this matter, not only will he not be The slightest change in moral standards will make the officials hate us." Cai Jing sneered.

Although he couldn't stand Fan Zheng, he knew that Fan Zheng's move was completely impeccable. After all, Fan Zheng gave up the huge profits from making ice in the summer, not to mention letting the Li family's maid open an ice shop, which meant that he pocketed all the benefits of Freezing Point. Both the government and the opposition are blameless.

New Party officials couldn't help but be shocked!

The same thing happened in the old party. While they were enjoying the ice cubes made by Fan Zheng and his family members were tasting the sweet ice cream, they even thought of attacking Fan Zheng with this matter, but found that they would only bring humiliation to themselves.

The cool ice cubes and sweet ice cream only bring a little bit of coolness to the people of Kaifeng. For most people in Kaifeng, they still have to endure the scorching heat!
"The symptoms of heat stroke and heat stroke this year are at least [-]% less than last year, and the number of patients dying from heat stroke has been reduced by more than [-]%."

In the Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Yang Jie sighed.

Although the reminders and efforts of doctors have made the world aware of the seriousness of heat stroke, in this era of manual labor, almost all work requires manpower to complete. Although the phenomena of heat stroke and heat stroke have been greatly reduced, It still happens frequently.

"Do your best and obey fate! We are doctors, so we can only do our best!" Fan Zheng said helplessly as he looked at the sunny sky outside.

"I don't know how long this heat will last." Yang Jie sighed.

Suddenly a cool breeze blew by, and before they knew it, the sky above the two of them was covered by dark clouds.

"The wind has picked up, it's finally going to rain!" Fan Zheng said with joy on his face.

This intense heat has lasted for too long, and now it’s finally going to rain. If it doesn’t rain, I’m afraid there will be a drought around Kaifeng.

soon!Heavy rain poured down, and the entire city of Kaifeng was shrouded in heavy rain.

"It's raining!"

Countless people cheered, and some strong men rushed out of the house, letting the heavy rain soak their bodies to welcome the long-lost cool feeling.

The heavy rain continued for three days and three nights, but it still showed no sign of clearing up.

The entire people of Kaifeng turned from joy to worry, nothing else!Just because Kaifeng City is located in a plain and is the center of the world, but there is a fatal hidden danger, and that is the Yellow River!

(End of this chapter)