Eat in Song Dynasty

Chapter 307 Inquiry
"It's really delicious." In Wenjingyuan, Lu Xingwan looked surprised.

Wen Shu nodded blankly, "That's right, doesn't the eldest girl think so?"

"Yes, of course, I just want to confirm with you." Lu Xingwan said awkwardly.

She didn't want to admit such a shameful thing.

"How does the egg taste?" Wen Shu asked.

This Lu Xingwan pursed his lips: "Not bad."

Wen Shu didn't doubt it, but didn't continue to ask.She hadn't eaten swan eggs before, but she heard from Xiaoxing that eating them would strengthen her body and enhance her memory. She thought Miss Lu was delicate and frail and loved to read, so she gave her some.

But this thing will not be effective in a while, so it is not easy for her to ask if there is any change.

However, she didn't ask, but Miss Lu was very curious about this egg, and asked what it was?After a while, I asked where did it come from?
Although swan eggs are rare, they are something that exists in reality. Wen Shu felt that the question was not a big one, so he answered it truthfully.As for the origin, it can only be made up.

"It was given by others. I heard that eating it is good for the body, so I brought it to the eldest girl."

Unexpectedly, after hearing this, Miss Lu almost jumped up: "Swan egg, why didn't you say it earlier?"

Wen Shu looked blank, "Is there any difference?" And I thought you knew.

"Of course, if I knew it was a swan's egg, I wouldn't be willing to eat it." Lu Xingwan paused and said, "Swan's egg! If it hatches, it would be great to keep and play. It looks good and can fly .”

You have a magical bird, I am not greedy, but raising a swan should not be too much.

No, I have to send someone to my elder brother to have a look later, if I haven't cooked the dishes yet, I have to come back.

Wen Shu: "."

Sure enough, people are different.

Her first thought when she saw an egg was to eat it, but the first thought of a big girl was to hatch it and raise it for play.
It's true.
But when it comes to hatching eggs, Wen Shu said that there are only a few swan eggs, but she has phoenix eggs. If she wants to hatch, she must also hatch phoenix eggs.

It's just that Hongying might not agree.

There is a saying that "one mountain cannot accommodate two tigers", with Hongying's domineering temperament, I am afraid that the phoenix bird will be pecked to death before it grows up.

Forget it, what should I say, she still has more affection with Hong Ying, and the unborn phoenix egg should just be an egg quietly.

"I thought the eldest girl knew about it, so how about it, if there is a chance to meet a swan egg again in the future, I will definitely keep it for the eldest lady."

The phoenix egg is too different, she dare not give it away easily, and there is only one, and the specific function is not known, so she should keep it for research.

"I just said it casually, don't worry too much, it's best if you have a destiny, and don't force it if you don't." Lu Xingwan didn't want others to waste a lot of time because of a word of his own.

She likes to be what she likes, but she doesn't like to cause trouble for others because of her own preferences.

Wen Shu nodded, expressing his understanding, and chatted with her about tomorrow's treat, then took his leave and left.

After leaving the Hou's mansion, it was already more than half of the application time.

Both sides of Zhuque Street are full of small stalls selling fragrant drinks, such as "snow soaked shrink skin drink, ice and snow cold balls, snow soaked plum wine, raw pickled papaya paste, deer pear pulp, coconut wine, perilla drink", etc. There are various types of cold water.

The hot and dry weather makes passers-by stop and stop for a while.

Wen Shu just ate a lot of iced food in the Hou Mansion, except for the jasmine tea just entered the door, he also ate a lot of iced fruit and cold water in the eldest girl's Wenjingyuan, and he is not hungry right now.

However, the booming business on the street reminded her that there should be enough ice cubes in the tea shop.

There are ice shops everywhere in Tokyo. Buying ice is not difficult. The hard part is where to store the ice after buying it.If it is simply stored in the back kitchen or back room of the tea shop, it will definitely be cleaned up in less than an hour.

Although she has a storage basket that comes with the system, the time is constant, but the problem is that she can't stay in the tea shop all the time, so if she is not there, it will be difficult to get ice.

And there is no clear source, she always moves out a piece of ice inexplicably, which is too suspicious.

So if she wants to buy ice, she must first solve the problem of storing ice cubes. After thinking about it, the best way at present is to dig a cellar for storing ice.

The manpower for digging the cellar is also easy to find. The morning markets on both sides of the Bian River have a lot of manpower waiting for customers every day.To dig a small cellar, you only need to spend a lot of money and hire seven or eight people, and it can be done in about a day.

However, she has a lot of things to do in the past two days, and the tea shop has given Mrs. Zhao a vacation again, so she can't take care of her, so she can only wait until after the festival.

While thinking about the menu for tomorrow's banquet, he walked north along Zhuque Street, passing several ice shops on the way, Wen Shu took a short meal, and went in after a while.

Although I don't want to buy ice for the time being, it's okay to inquire about the price first, as the saying goes: you won't lose money if you shop around.

Wen Shujin's first shop was called Guangji Bingpu. The shop was not big, but it was luxuriously furnished.As soon as a person enters, he feels a cool air rushing towards his face, as if walking from June to winter moon.

There are several copper ice cups in the southeast corner of the shop. The lids are open. Once you walk in, you can see a square ice cube in the innermost box. The ice is pure and free of impurities.

Four kinds of fresh fruits were placed on the outer layer, and a trace of cool air rose from the middle, reflecting the surrounding melons and fruits that were also extraordinarily bright.

Just as Wen Shu walked up to the ice mirror, a young servant stepped forward and introduced: "Young lady wants to buy ice. This is the top-quality "Jingbing ice" in our store. It is taken from Jingyu Lake at the foot of Xuanqingguan Mountain. The water quality is clear. It is an excellent material for smoothies and cold water. Look, is there no sand at all?"

Seeing Wen Shu nodding, the boy said again: "Last year, the water level of Jingyu Lake has dropped a lot, and the ice has also decreased a lot. Only we Guangji have this kind of stubble ice."

The boy boasted that the piece of ice existed in the sky but nothing on the ground, as if if she was one step behind, the ice would be gone.

Wen Shu silently listened to his praise, and then asked calmly: "I don't know how much the ice is worth?"

As soon as the servant regained his energy, he said loudly, "Two hundred yuan a piece."

"Is it this big?" Wen Shu pointed to the ice cubes in the ice mirror and asked.

The boy nodded repeatedly.

Wen Shu frowned secretly.

The ice cubes in the ice mirror are only the size of a sea bowl. If they are broken up to make smoothies, they can’t make ten bowls by visual inspection, and only about seven or eight bowls can be made.

Two hundred yuan a piece is not cheap.

The average price of smoothies on the market is about 25 to [-] yuan per bowl. If calculated according to this ice price, the cost of ice alone will reach [-] yuan per bowl.

Add some fresh fruits for seasoning, the total cost should be about [-] yuan, so there is no profit in this calculation.

Of course, it would be different if it was sold to a regular store like Fanlou.I heard that Fanlou's most expensive smoothie, "Snowland Demon Peach", sells for [-] yuan a bowl.

However, this is also due to her great reputation. If the same thing is put in her small tea shop, even if it tastes the same, no one will buy it.

As for the thirsty water for eyesight and thirsty water for wisdom, Wen Shu has not considered adding ice cubes to it for the time being. After all, those two things have substantial effects on the human body.

In order to maintain its unique efficacy, she dare not add anything to it at will, especially cold things like ice.

Although taking a mouthful of thirsty water with ice in summer can make people feel comfortable and lose all dryness and heat, improper consumption may also cause violent diarrhea (vomiting and diarrhea), especially for some weak people, it is particularly unfriendly.

Thinking of this, she turned her gaze to Bing Jian next to her.

(End of this chapter)