I opened a mother and baby supermarket in ancient times to raise cubs

When the sun was rising, there was a sudden burst of firecrackers sounding one after another from the originally quiet Min'anqiao North Street, crackling and beaming with joy.

All the guys around heard the sound and looked around, all of them curious.

Chen Qi, a staff member of Mihang, tiptoed to look at the firecrackers that were exploding in the sky, and said with a smile to the staff of the opposite shop, "Ah, the shop of the preserved fruit shop has sold the shop after all? The shop's location is farther away than ours. , There are really silly old hats to buy."

The noodle shop clerk waved the fly swatter in his hand, and said in boredom, "Who knows what that person thinks? I see them getting ready these days, pulling tables and chairs over and over again to tidy things up, ah, what a pity, it doesn't matter what they are wearing. Like a person with a family background, I am afraid that he will lose all his money!"

Chen Qi laughed loudly, "You can do it, you observe carefully, I thought you were dozing off every day!"

Another staff member of Mihang said, "Anyway, the shopkeeper is not here, let's go and have a look. The new store should give something to the customers. Anyway, how about we don't buy it to take advantage of it?"

A few idle clerks on the opposite side agreed, and Chen Qi looked at the clerk facing him again, "Wang Liu, are you going?"

"It's boring, don't go!" Wang Liu waved his hand, and continued to squat at the door lazily waving the fly swatter.

Chen Qi smiled and said, "Okay, let us bring you something to taste!"

When the four of them arrived in front of the shop, they saw the words "Mountain Cotton Drink" written on the plaque, and there were several mountain cotton flowers engraved beside it.

One person was a little disappointed, and muttered in a low voice, "I thought it was a pastry shop and a candied fruit shop, but it turned out to be selling tea, tsk, it's boring!"

The one who proposed to come first saw that those people wanted to leave, so he hurriedly stopped him, "Hey, hey, come and have a look."

Aunt Li was the first to discover these people. Ever since the firecrackers were set off, as soon as the red silk plaque was lifted, she kept her eyes fixed on the door, for fear of missing a guest. The truth?

Hurry up and say hello, "Young man, come and have a look, our Shanmian drink is newly opened today, buy one get one free for all drinks!" Of course, Qiao Mian taught all of these words.

Several people looked at each other, buy one get one free?What's the meaning?Buy one and give one back?And such a good thing?

They were still in a daze when they were pushed and flicked into the store by Mrs. Li, who had a strong hand, "Come in, come in, look, our drinks are all high-quality fruits, some of which you can't usually eat Peaches, grapes, and loquats are cheap and favorable, and there is no such store in the village!"

Chen Qi and the others thought it was just a bitter tea stand, and they were all surprised when they heard that there were fruits, but when they entered the shop, their jaws almost dropped.

This shop is not the usual quaint color tone of their street, but a large piece of light green wall covering is nailed on the four walls, and the wooden floor is more polished.

Rows of pictures of lush forests and bamboos and scrolls of calligraphy and paintings are hung on the walls, clear white gauze is floating on the windows, and a branch of a peach tree that is about to bloom is pinned to the window frames.

As soon as you come in, it's like entering a bamboo forest with a cool breeze.

There is a long dark green curtain hanging behind the counter, which should lead to the back kitchen. On the left side of it are two sets of green cloth round tables with a blue porcelain vase on it. The wind swayed slightly. On the right side there were two long tables with two windows. One was horizontally against the wall and the other was vertically against the window. The four or five stools standing under the table were also very strange. There are a total of eight footsteps, like two stools stacked together, so that the whole room looks taller and wider, which is completely different from the small and narrow fruit shop in the past!

What's more interesting is that there is still a watercolor picture hanging on the wall next to the counter. Behind the rows of small black paw prints are all kinds of drinks and food. The colors are bright, lifelike, and vivid. The price is marked at the end .

Aunt Li winked at Tang Qing who looked surprised, and Tang Qing hurriedly handed her the wooden menu prepared on the side.

Aunt Li invited the stunned people to sit at the round table, and pointed out the wooden menu to them, "Come and see what you want to drink."

The few people who originally planned to take advantage of this shop were a little embarrassed and curious after seeing this shop, but the decoration and items of this shop are so strange and beautiful, they can only hear it from the mouths of customers That kind of elegant place that only literati can go to.

Chen Qi pointed to the sign, "This Tao Zhi Yaoyao, is there really a peach?"

Aunt Li smiled and said, "Of course there is, our shop is a real business! Whatever it says on it is what it is!"

Another person said, "Then this Qingyan loquat really has loquats? Loquats are more expensive than peaches! There are also grape jelly and milk!"

Aunt Li smiled and said, "Yes, there are, there are all! If you don't believe me, you can buy it and try it. After you taste it, you will know that it is not a loss at all!"

Chen Qi was a little moved. The last time he ate peaches was two years ago when the shopkeeper rewarded him with half a peach for his quick work, but he took a deep breath when he saw the price. This, this cup costs ten cents!

Aunt Li saw the hesitation of several people, and continued, "Don't look at the ten cents for a cup, but buying a cup is equivalent to eating half a peach and drinking half a cup of milk. If you don't talk about peaches, just say that milk is a delicate thing. Rich people may not be able to drink it every day! And today when the store opens, buy one and get one free, the four of you can buy a cold drink for five yuan per person, which is a great benefit!"

Several people looked at each other in blank dismay, all holding their purses silently.

Chen Qi knew that the rest of them were all iron roosters who could not pull their feathers, so he gritted his teeth, "Give me a cup of Tao Zhiyao!" He said, took out ten copper coins from his money bag and slapped them on the table.

Aunt Li took the money neatly and said, "Okay, please wait a moment!"

After Aunt Li left, the rest of them held Chen Qi's sleeves and said, "Hey, give me a taste later, okay?"

"Chen Qi, it's all rice, you can't finish it after buying two cups, can you give me some of the cup as a gift?"

Chen Qi was very distressed for spending such a large sum of money. Annoyed, he flicked his sleeves and said impatiently, "I want to drink and buy it myself. My cup is for Wang Liu!"

The man cut his voice, and muttered to himself, "Who knows if it's delicious or not, there's no one but us for such a long time, and it seems that it won't last long!"

But after a while, seeing Aunt Li came out with a tray and put the tray on the table, the people who were talking cold just now couldn't help but gasp in amazement.

The shape of the wooden cup is that lotus pods and lotus leaves are overlapped together, and there is a hollow lotus stem connected to the bottom of the cup. A cold drink full of pink and milk | white, with crystal jelly blocks floating in the middle and finely crushed peaches.

The juice in the lotus cup is powdery and white, like white clouds and morning glow all over the peach forest.

Aunt Li pushed the tray and said with a smile, "Come and taste it, you can drink it from the lotus stem with a cup, or you can eat it with a spoon."

"Chen Qi, Chen Qi, try it!"

"This, this cup is too delicate, it's really the first time I've seen it!"

Chen Qi couldn't wait to take a spoonful and put it into his mouth. The aroma of milk and sweet peach came out from the surface. He swallowed the sweet juice whole, and took another spoonful, and he ate the dense flesh and smooth and refreshing taste. The jelly is sweet and mellow, and the taste is soft and elastic.

After Chen Qi swallowed it, he said happily, "Here, what else is there besides peaches! I eat it very soft and chewy!"

Aunt Li smiled and said, "That's the unique jelly of our mountain cotton drink. You are the first customer in Shun'an Town to eat it!"

Several people looked puzzled, "Jelly?"

"Is it like the kind made from pigskin?"

"Is it delicious? Chen Qi, give me a taste!"

Chen Qi kept the two bowls of peach jelly under his arms like a calf, and said impatiently, "If you want to eat, buy it yourself, it's not that you don't have money!"

A few people were really greedy for this peach, and finally two people bought a copy of Tao Zhiyao together, and they ate deliciously, and the remaining guy who was also a rice shop had no one to partner with, and he was willing to pay ten cents , just looked at Chen Qi resentfully.

Chen Qi was annoyed by what he saw, and handed him the lotus cup, "only one sip is allowed!"

The man couldn't wait to feed a spoonful into his mouth, and Shu Da's eyes lit up immediately, "It's delicious!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard footsteps coming from the door. Several people looked around curiously, and were shocked again. The group of people turned out to be the government's arrester wearing short jackets and swords!

This was the first time Song Boze had seen Qiao Mian's fully renovated shop. He looked around with wide eyes, and nodded with a smile, "This is really strange!"

Detective Zhang behind him told the others in a low voice, "We'll get something to eat later, even if it's unpalatable, we should praise it for being delicious, pretend to be decent, who told us that the person sitting at the counter is our young master's sweetheart!"

The rest of the arresters responded with a smile.

Aunt Li turned around and saw all these people, and hurried to entertain a few people to sit on the high stools, "Sit down quickly, sit down quickly, what do you want to drink?"

Several policemen were very curious when they saw this stool, and they felt indescribably comfortable after sitting on it like a monkey. They felt that their temperament was not like that of a policeman who hates evil every day, but more like an elegant person.

Song Boze smiled and glanced at the person in the counter who was wearing a light green shirt and pursing his lips, and he also smiled foolishly, "Give me a copy of everything on the list!"

Aunt Li didn't show it on the face, but she was about to burst into laughter in her heart.

"Okay, okay! Honorable guest, wait a moment!"

When Aunt Li walked quickly to the backyard, she saw Sister Mei was peeling the peaches in circles, while Qiao Mian was cutting the flesh on the chopping board, and the peach peels were being boiled in the pot.

Seeing that the time is up, Qiao Mian put down the kitchen knife, scooped out a spoonful of jelly powder from the cloth pocket, poured it into the pot, and added another spoonful of icing sugar. Pour the boiled peach juice into the bottom of the long wooden cup one by one, and finally put the wooden cup into a large basin to cool in the well.

When Aunt Li saw that he was done, she said, "Young Master Song is here with some arrests. He said that everything on the list will be one!"

Qiao Mian shook her head and smiled, "Don't listen to him, how many people have they come?"

Aunt Li thought for a while and said, "Seven people."

Qiao Mian thought for a while and said, "It's good to serve them the few copies that have been prepared. There is no money, and we will pay for it."

Aunt Li also thought of the relationship between Qiao Mian and those arresters, and smiled and said hello.

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【1】Picture of Autumn Exercise Cup in Qing Dynasty