Chapter 335: Empty litchi

Chapter 335

The five siblings walked out of the Jiuzhen Store in various postures, crossed the street, and reached the alley corner of Liao's shop... They were selling lychees in front of them, and a line of dozens of people had already formed because of the good price.

"It's okay, it's not as hot as candied chestnuts," Zheng Ruqian shook his fan, "There are queues of over a hundred people at the door of the Jiuzhen Store."

The rest of them laughed without saying anything.

Only Jiang Sheng ruthlessly poked through him, "Candied chestnuts are thirty cents a pound, this is ten taels a pound, can you compare it?"

Zheng Ruqian stroked his nose and pointed to the end of the line, "That one, we all came here anyway, who's going to line up?"

Everyone was silent.

"Why don't big brother go?" His eyes rolled, "Big brother usually studies at the Imperial College, not many people recognize him, Jiang Sheng and I often go in and out of the Jiuzhen Store, it’s not good to be found out."

The siblings who had just leaked each other's secrets immediately nodded their heads uniformly.

Xu Mo's mouth corner slightly upturned, and he lightly uttered a single syllable, "Hmm?"

The siblings who had just nodded their heads began to shake their heads again. Zheng Ruqian was both timid and cunning, "Big brother may not be quite suitable, why not let little four do it, he is a doctor, no one would dare offend a doctor."

Wen Zhiyun, who was pushed out of the scene, was confused and at a loss. He looked at one and then the other, his eyes pleading for help falling on his little fifth brother.

"Cough cough." Chang Yan cleared his throat and had not yet spoken.

Zheng Ruqian made a decisive decision, "Then let's leave it to little five, a great task has been imposed on...only you can take on this responsibility!"

It was clearly because they were against the Liao family, if they rashly went to buy lychees, they would most likely be blasted out on the spot.

The five siblings were at the extreme tug of war, pushing back and forth.

A typical case of having some affection, but not much.

Chang Yan endured his laugh and pointed to the little servant at the front of the queue, "That person seems a little familiar."

Zheng Ruqian, Jiang Sheng and Wen Zhiyun were all confused, only Xu Mo nodded slightly, "It's Zhao Yuan's book boy."

Behind were the little servants of the Qi family, and the little servants of the Yao family, even the guards who often followed behind Minister Dou were in the queue.

It seemed that ten taels of silver was indeed a temptation.

Zheng Ruqian took out a thousand-tael silver ticket from his arms decisively and heroically, "Big brother, I’m counting on you!"

Except for the Yao family, the others were all Xu Mo’s connections.

So next...

The power of the autumn tiger was more fierce than the summer, with the blazing sun making people feel unbearable. Apart from those who had to rush around, most people hid at home to avoid the heat.

Drinking a bowl of iced milk, sipping two mouthfuls of cold fruit juice, or pouring some green bean soup if there’s no money, it was still comfortable.

In the second yard...

Jiang Sheng shrank in the shade, holding the puff pastry made by the master chef himself, using the small wooden spoon carved by her fifth brother, scooping up the soft and rich creamy ice cream, the moment it entered her mouth, all the heat waves stayed away.

It was just a pity that the puff pastry was too soft to withstand eating, after three to five bites she could see the bottom of the bowl.

She dragged her feet to the kitchen, before she could open her mouth, she got a refusal from Aunt Zhang, "It's not good for girls to eat too much ice, you can't eat any more."

After speaking, she took away the empty bowl and small wooden spoon.

Jiang Sheng's face was full of melancholy. Her big eyes circled around, recalling the lychee ice in the cellar.

As half the boss of the Jiuzhen Store, the first taste wouldn’t be an overstep, right?

"Don't set your mind on the lychee ice," Aunt Zhang could guess her little abacus even with her back turned, "Aside from worrying that eating it will upset your stomach, Ruqian is also constantly preparing to hawk it."

Now, just waiting for Liao’s last batch of lychees to arrive.

At the same time, look for someone who can help purchase large quantities.

The Yao, Qi, Dou and Zhao families had already come forward. In order not to arouse Liao’s suspicion, it would be best to find a new prominent family.

Trustworthy connections were not so easy to find.

Jiang Sheng was worried in her heart. After entrusting Aunt Zhang, she stepped out into the heat wave and headed to the Jiuzhen Store to take a look.

She had just climbed into the carriage when the master chef walked towards her holding a fish, "Young miss, we’re having fish for lunch, red braised fish."

“Great, Master Chef!” Jiang Sheng lifted the curtain and responded crisply, “I’ll be back soon for lunch.”

The heat wave was so fierce that in the blink of an eye, her hair would have been scorched.

She hurriedly shrank her head back in and left the master chef to bang on the door.

The carriage rumbled and roared forwards, soon reaching its destination.

She'd thought that the Jiuzhen Store would be dozing off lazily, even deserted in this sun, but unexpectedly the entrance was very lively with people coming and going.

Jiang Sheng lifted the curtain to see basin after basin of lychees being carried in.

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