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"Be careful!" Sun Chun used one hand to hold Jin Xi'er's arm, stabilizing her body.

"Thank you, Young Master Sun." Jin Xi'er opened his eyes wide, staring straight at Sun Chun, he said softly.

Xia Li saw that Jin Xi'er's eyes were filled with tears, the appearance of being injured and the scene of a hero saving the beauty. He felt a faint sense of awkwardness in his heart.

She smiled as she walked forward and took the initiative to hold Jin Xi'er's arm, cleverly pushing Sun Chun to the side, and asked in concern when she saw Jin Xi'er's expression darken.

"Does your foot still hurt?"

"It's nothing, I can endure it." Jin Xi'er pushed Xia Li away with her little face and smiled gratefully at Sun Chun.

"Young Master Sun, thank you for supporting me in time so I didn't fall."

"It's fine." Sun Chun sized up Jin Xi'er and said solemnly.

Jin Xi'er seemed to be rather excited, he glanced at the grapes on the stone table and jumped a few times, supporting himself with the stone table, he plucked a piece of skin, then with one foot, he jumped a few times, grabbed Sun Chun's wrist and gave him the grapes.

"Young Master Sun, eat it. Consider it Xi'er's thanks to you."

Sun Chun secretly looked at Xia Li's eyes that were spitting fire, he concealed the smile on his lips and rejected Jin Xi'er.

"It's better if you eat by yourself. My wife and I still have things to do, so I won't accompany you for now." Just as Sun Chun finished speaking, Xia Li walked over and supported Jin Xi'er back to the stone bench.

Jin Xi'er watched the two in front of him holding hands, talking and laughing as they left. Jealousy crawled up his heart like poisonous vines, intertwining into a dark shadow, only jealousy and resentment remained. How could a good man, and all his good clothes and accessories landed in her hands.

How could he possibly be like Xia Chunhua, who directly pushed her into a broken piece of porcelain, causing her to not even care about the cuts on her feet? All she could think about was how to get Xia Li's prescription!

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Xia Li and Sun Chun walked all the way to the small forest outside of the town and stopped in their tracks.

In the summer, there were many mosquitoes and bugs in the forest, causing people to feel upset from biting them. Sun Chun frowned in displeasure, and looked at the forest around him, a trace of helplessness flashed past his eyes.

Xia Li endured her laughter and took down a scented pouch from his waist and placed it on his body. "There are agate, patchouli, mosquito repellent, and insect repellent inside it. It can effectively repel mosquitoes."

"Good." The corner of Sun Chun's mouth slightly rose as he caressed the green scented sachet, unwilling to let go.

"What about you!?" He suddenly looked towards Xia Li.

"Oh, there's one more here!" Xia Li pointed to the scented sachet on his waist, as if thinking of the moment when his body touched Jin Xi'er's, and pulled down his little face.

"Next time, stay away from Jin Xi'er. Didn't you notice that the moment she saw you, she would immediately throw herself into your embrace?"

"Mm. Alright." Sun Chun pursed his lips into a smile, and replied with his head lowered.

"What are you laughing at? Don't you see that all the women in our family are very active? "

Xia Li felt a faint sense of crisis.

"It doesn't matter if this rich family marries a few more girls." Sun Chun raised his eyebrows, purposely teasing Xia Li.

Marry another woman and try. I'll kick you out of here. We have no future, nor any of us. You are you, and I am I. Xia Li stuck his waist in, his small face full of anger as he stared at Sun Chun.

It was rare for Sun Chun to see Xia Li being so jealous, and he immediately felt that she was even more adorable. He walked forward and scratched her nose, then pulled her into his embrace.

"I'm very lazy. I'm very lazy to deal with women, and I'm lazy to run away from them. But when I'm with you, you make me interested in understanding you. Against you alone, I've already used all of my strength."

"Is that so? "There's a lot of time, let's see how you behave." Xia Li's emotions were a little complicated, and because of Jin Xi'er's existence, he felt that his future days were even more chaotic.

The two of them strolled through the forest, watching the sunset as they chatted. Time flowed by, and before they knew it, it was time for dinner.

Within the courtyard, all four corners were lit up by red lanterns. The specks of light illuminated a corner of the garden, creating a unique scenery.

The moment Xia Li and Sun Chun returned to the Academy, Xia Chunhua enthusiastically greeted them as they sat down.

"Xia Li, Sun Chun, quickly taste the food my aunt made for you, this is to repay you for saving Xi'er, and also for the care your sister-in-law gave Xi'er. My attitude towards you earlier was not good, and I hope you all understand.

As Xia Chunhua said that, he covered his mouth with the handkerchief, his face filled with sorrow.

"Aunt, you're being too courteous. Let's eat first." Xia Li could not bear the woman's tears, and tried to persuade her.

When Xia Chunhua saw that Xia Li was willing to call her aunt, and that her attitude was good, tears instantly turned into smiles.

"Alright, let's eat."

On the table, Xia Chunhua was continuously giving dishes and soup to Lee's, Xia Li, Sun Chun and Xia Qing. He had even said some things that everyone liked to hear, and it was quite interesting.

Xia Li quietly sized Xia Chunhua up. Compared to when she first arrived, she had changed into a plain silk dress, with a plain hairpin on her head and a transparent jade bracelet on her wrist. She looked ten years younger.

Jin Xi'er who was seated at the side had also changed into a plain dress, her long hair was filled with plain beads and flowers, a hairpin and a silk hairpin, her lips smeared with red rouge, making her look extremely beautiful.

In comparison to the Lee's who was sitting in the corner, although she had already lived a better life at home, her clothes were still simple and unadorned. She wore a grey satin dress, and her hair was tied up with a plain headscarf.

"Where did they get the money to buy clothes and jewelry?" Xia Li didn't need to guess to know where the money had come from.

Seeing Xia Chunhua's mother bring Xia Manjiang's corpse back with so much effort, Jin Xi'er suffered a lot, but she did not say anything.

It was June, and summer had arrived. As the cicadas chirped beside their ears, they walked for a short while, their clothes were drenched in sweat, and there were very few people on the streets. They hid at home to enjoy the cool air and avoid the heat, and there were fewer people who came to visit the hospital to treat the patients.

She was not willing to let her business continue on like this. When she thought of the modern summer, when she could eat refreshing cold drinks, heat up the refrigerator, air conditioning, and then look at herself, who was constantly waving her fan to avoid the heat, a thought came to her mind. If she were to open a cold drinks store, attract and keep customers here, then wouldn't her hospital business go down like this?

Xia Li went through the entire Red River Town and looked for four or five hawkers selling iced sour plum soup to discuss and cooperate with them. Xia Li was the investor and the owner.

Xia Li acted as the staff officer, adding some herbs that were beneficial to the human body into the drinks. Not only did it nourish the body, but it also drove the cold out, he also bought a group of fans and ice cubes. He spent 400 silver on a shop beside the hospital, and bought a batch of tables and chairs.

A month later, the Xia clan's ice shop opened with a wave of firecrackers. All of the people from the Red River Town were alarmed, and all of them ran over to join in the fun.

"The sweet bowl is a summer snack, cut up the new lotus buds into thin slices, and eat the cold summer snacks. With the pulp inside the melon, remove the seeds and combine them with the lotus roots, and then eat them with the ice. The" ice beauty "is to smash open the green walnut, peel off the inner layer of its tender skin, pour the grape juice on it, and eat it with the ice."

After repeatedly washing the black plum, hawthorn and licorice, soak them in water for half an hour, fish them out, put them in a pot, add enough water, start a big fire, turn the heat down for half an hour, add the sugar, continue to cook for 10 minutes, turn off the heat, filter the cooled plum juice, and drink the ice.

Xia Li seized the opportunity to invite the master who cooked the cold dishes, and developed a few appetizers. He sold ice drinks on the first floor, entertained customers who ate the cold dishes on the second floor, and kept a large number of returning customers with extremely booming business in the ice shop.

Those customers who hated buying painkillers on the third day also rushed to the ice shop to enjoy the cool, to buy drinks to pass the time. Xia Li's hospital had once again returned to the lively scene of a crowded crowd.

Lee's and Sun Chun both rushed over to help Xia Li with his business and entertain his customers. After Jin Xi'er's leg injuries were healed, he followed Xia Chunhua and worked in the shop as a helper for a few days.

In less than a month's time, the leader of the development of the ice drinks store excitedly reported to Xia Li.

"Boss, we'll earn a hundred silver taels in the first month!"

Inside the store

Xia Li took the account book handed over by the new year, and after looking at it carefully, he nodded his head in satisfaction: "This is the good start, continue to work hard. The four of you have contributed a lot in developing the drinks, each of you will get thirty silver as reward, and the master who makes the food will get the same reward as all of you."

"Thank you, boss!" As he spoke, he ran over to inform the others, and all of the people in the shop ran over to thank Xia Li, they all had red faces and were full of energy, and there were even a few who took the initiative to run over to Xia Li's shop to meet the employees in the main hall. Xia Li was currently lacking in manpower, so he readily agreed.

The family sat in the courtyard enjoying the cool, the weather was hot and people could not eat hot food. Ice and cold wine had become everyone's favorite, so Lee's came out from the kitchen and brought cups of ice water to each of their hands, then lectured and served some cold food in the courtyard.

Xia Chunhua tasted the food and frowned. He ran to the kitchen and pulled Lee's's hand as he asked.

Sister-in-law, this dish is not tasty, you can make a new one later. Also, I saw a new dress at the clothing store today and bought one for my daughter and me. It's pretty good, but I don't have any money.

Coincidentally, Xia Li had arrived at the door, and heard everything that Xia Chunhua said clearly. She didn't say a word, and stood outside the door, listening.

"How much silver do you need?" Lee's wiped her hands on the rough cloth dress used for cooking and asked with difficulty.