The wicked sister-in-law is in charge; meals include fish and shrimp.

Chapter 53 Incredible Ice Making

"You must be Zijing's sister?" She darted out from behind Su Xian and stood in front of Wen Luozhi, her eyes fixed on Wen Luozhi's small face.

Hmm! Her eyebrows and eyes are somewhat similar to Zijing's, and her upturned nose and cherry lips make her look delicate and cute, which she likes very much.

Wen Luozhi felt somewhat confused, but still politely replied, "Yes."

At this moment, Su Xian caught up and said to her with a slight apology, "I'm sorry, girl, my granddaughter is a bit too fierce." Then he handed over the things he had brought.

After exchanging pleasantries, Yan Che, carrying some gifts, stepped forward and said, "Little sister, this is just a small token of our family's appreciation."

When he went back yesterday, his parents enjoyed the food very much. After talking about it, they found out that their son had been eating and drinking for free at that place for a long time.

Wen Zijin and the other person knew that since the two children got to know each other, Yan Che had become much more serious than before and had even started to study hard.

They've asked around and found out that Wen Zijin's family isn't well-off; it's really ridiculous that their son is still going there to freeload...

Despite Yan Che's lengthy explanation, the couple still gave him a good talking-to, tapping his head. They went out early in the morning to buy things and then waited for him to finish school at noon to deliver them to him.

Wen Luozhi smiled wryly as she took the items one by one and said to him, "This is for your meals when you come to my house from now on."

This guy brought so much stuff; it's definitely more than just a few meals' worth of money.

Xie He was also quite surprised. These things looked extremely good; the child's parents were truly thoughtful.

"Sister! I've really caused your family a lot of trouble."

Yan Che's mother stepped forward and thanked him, saying, "Back at the academy, Zijing supervised his studies. I never expected my good-for-nothing son to come to our house for a free meal."

As she spoke, she glared at her son, but Yan Che turned his head away, pretending not to see the room where he had gone to eat with Su Xian and the others.

"We've really caused our eldest sister a lot of trouble," Yan's father said from the side.

Seeing their politeness, Xie He felt a little embarrassed and invited the couple into the house. "Yan Che is a polite and sensible child. It's just a meal, what's the trouble?"

The room was already half full of people. When the couple went in and saw the bowls of ice, they looked at each other and saw shock and confusion in each other's eyes.

Father Yan thought about how his family could only go through great lengths to get a small basin of ice to place in the main hall to help them cool off in the summer.

Even a small pot costs several taels of silver, so how much silver must all those large pots in the house cost?

Leaving aside the issue of money, the distribution channels alone are a major problem.

Because he traveled all over the country and had a wide network of connections, he was able to get some ice for his own use.

How did they get so much ice? He wants some too!

He'll definitely go ask them when they're not busy anymore!

Wen Luozhi helped collect the money outside. After seeing off a group of guests, Su Erniang and Li Dacai arrived.

She led the two into the house, and Su Erniang sat down and comfortably closed her eyes.

Li Da noticed the several bowls of ice in the corner, and after his initial shock, he quietly sat down next to Su Erniang.

Wen Zijin, the host, greeted everyone in the house. After everyone got to know each other, he went to the front to help. Su Ranzhi lifted her skirt and followed behind him.

"Miss Su, it's too hot outside, you'd better not come out."

Wen Zijin had a bit of a headache; Su Ranzhi always liked to follow him around whenever she saw him.

He was well aware of those rumors, which were really bad for a young woman like her.

"You go your way, I'll go mine."

Su Ran ignored him and continued to follow behind him.

If Wen Zijin walks fast, she walks fast; if Wen Zijin slows down, she walks slowly; if Wen Zijin stops, she stops too.

Wen Luozhi collected the money for the meal and turned around to see this scene. She smiled with a hint of schadenfreude.

But she still went over and pushed him into the courtyard, saying, "Fifth Brother, go and take Miss Su inside for dinner."

"We've almost finished working here. Are you bringing the guests out to help with the work?"

Wen Zijin had no choice but to turn back and go back inside when he saw that Su Ranzhi's forehead was already covered in sweat.

Because of the tents set up today, there are many more people than yesterday.

Xie He was pushed into the house by Wen Luozhi to eat with Wen Zijin and the others, while the rest of the people were already in the front yard.

Fortunately, we had a few more people and prepared more supplies today, so we were still able to manage.

The students at the academy ate to their hearts' content, and on their way back to the academy, they discussed what dishes they would have for lunch the next day.

Several students living in the academy learned that the shop would open later in the afternoon, so they made an appointment to come together to buy dinner and take it back to eat.

The workers took turns eating, and Wen Luozhi finally had a chance to shovel a few mouthfuls of rice.

Only Yan's father and mother remained in the room. Wen Luozhi looked up at them, then put down her chopsticks and wiped her mouth.

"Mr. Yan, is there something you want to say?" she asked.

From the moment he entered the room until now, he has been looking at me with a hesitant expression, as if he wanted to say something but couldn't.

Perhaps he saw that she was about to eat, so he didn't dare to say anything?

Yan Feng awkwardly touched his nose, then pointed to the ice basin behind her and asked in a low voice, "Girl, where did you get this ice from?"

"Oh, so that's what Boss Yan wanted to say? We made this ourselves!"

Wen Luozhi blinked innocently, but her heart was already bursting with joy.

She was still thinking about how to start this ice business last night, and someone already asked about it today! Looks like it's a bit of a joke!

Hehe, it's like someone just handed you a pillow when you're feeling sleepy!

"What?! You made it yourself?!" Yan Feng's eyes widened, as did his mother standing beside him.

"Girl, don't tease me. This... how could I possibly make this myself? It's too..."

That's unbelievable!

Wen Luozhi raised an eyebrow, thinking that it was better to let him see for himself than to say anything more. After all, seeing it with his own eyes was more real than what she said.

She stood up, straightened her skirt, and said to him, "If Boss Yan doesn't believe me, just follow me." Then she got up and walked out.

Yan Feng quickly finished his lemonade in a few gulps and left the house to follow him.

Upon arriving at the ice-making room, Wen Luozhi placed a basin of clean water on the table.

Then, under the curious yet serious gaze of Yanfeng, she poured a packet of saltpeter, which had been ground into fine powder, into the water. She then began to stir continuously to ensure that the saltpeter powder and water were fully mixed.

Because there were other people around, Wen Luozhi couldn't take out the thermometer and could only use her hand to feel the temperature inside the basin from the outside.

When the basin was a little cold, the water inside had already started to freeze. Yan Feng stood to the side, staring wide-eyed, not daring to breathe.

What did he just see?! This girl actually seems to be able to make ice!

He didn't say anything and continued watching Wen Luozhi's actions.

The water was slowly freezing, but Wen Luozhi kept stirring with chopsticks until the ice crystals in the basin slowly turned into shaved ice.

After covering the basin with a thin cloth, she clapped her hands and told Yanfeng, "The shaved ice in the basin will freeze on its own in a little while."

She could only explain it to him in plain language; otherwise, he probably wouldn't understand if she talked about temperature or cooling.

Kotomine nodded blankly, his lips slightly parted as if he were muttering to himself, "This...is this all it takes?"