It's hard for my elder sister. I rely on the mountains to farm and pay off my debts.

When they arrived at the county town, the convoy stopped.

The weather was already hot, and there was barely a breeze when the carriage was moving, but when it stopped, Qian Zixu felt extremely hot.

He immediately jumped off the carriage and asked impatiently, "What's going on? Why aren't you leaving?"

The steward who was walking in front came to report, "Master, there is a queue in front to inspect the goods. Master, we still need to wait for half an incense stick of time."

Moreover, their team was escorting a lot of goods, so Qian Zixu and his team waited outside the city under the scorching sun.

Song Zhi noticed this group of carriages and horses when they came over.

When I saw people, I was forced to stop not far from their stall.

So she led her younger brother and sister-in-law and greeted them with familiarity, "I'm selling a cool drink, I'm selling a cool drink, a cool and sweet cool drink, two cents, only two cents a bowl."

"Two cents can keep you cool all summer long. Don't miss it if you're passing by!"

The two children had also seen Song Zhi shouting when she was selling goods, so they started to shout in the same way.

"Two cents for a bowl of apricot juice, sweet and sour apricot juice. Two cents won't buy you any loss, two cents won't buy you any deception. It's just two cents..."

The three people standing by were stunned.

It turns out that there are so many new words in hawking, they have never heard of them before.

Sure enough, the shouting here soon attracted the merchants queuing outside the city.

After traveling for a long time, we were about to enter the city, but were told that we had to wait in the scorching sun.

Qian Zixu was already in a very irritable mood. When he heard the shouting, he caught a glimpse of a small tea stall that could provide shade from the sun.

Without thinking, he led the servant to the tea stall.

Although Qian Zixu is the second generation of a wealthy family, he has to sleep in the open air along the way and doesn't really care about such a simple environment.

He sat down on the stool and said, "What kind of summer drink do you have here? Give me a bowl!"

At this moment, the folding fan in his hand was shaking violently, and it was obvious that he was not in a good mood at the moment.

The Xue mother-in-law and daughter-in-law had never seen such a scene before, and for a moment they even forgot to entertain the guests.

Song Zhi immediately winked at her sister-in-law, and the three of them worked together tacitly to make three bowls of tea and brought them over.

"Sir, this bowl is tangerine peel and apricot jam water, this bowl is mint apricot jam water, and this bowl is pure apricot jam water. Please enjoy it slowly!"

After hearing the name of the summer-cooling drink, Qian Zixu paused fanning himself. When he took a closer look, he saw that it was green and yellow, and looked quite good.

He subconsciously licked his dry lips, and first picked up a bowl of yellow apricot juice. It tasted sweet and had a strong apricot fragrance. After drinking a bowl, the arrogance in his heart was instantly extinguished.

Qian Zixu was extremely surprised. He never expected the northern land to be so desolate and barren.

Such delicious food can be found in a small and simple tea stall.

His mood couldn't help but improve, and the annoyance he had felt for being stopped outside the city also subsided a lot.

He picked up another bowl of apricot jam water with mint and took a sip. It was sweet with a hint of coolness, which was very refreshing.

So he curiously tasted the last bowl of tangerine peel and apricot sauce water. The aroma of the fruit was very strong and it had a unique flavor.

Qian Zixu, whose anger had subsided, nodded in satisfaction and immediately ordered his servant, "This drink is good. Mingyue will ask them to give everyone a bowl of apricot jam water to relieve their fatigue."

Mingyue then stepped forward and asked for twelve bowls.

The happy mother-in-law and daughter-in-law of the Xue family agreed happily.

Seeing that several people were busy, Qian Zixu withdrew his gaze and looked at Song Zhi who had just brought her a drink.

He asked curiously, "Do you put apricot jam in all three of your drinks?"

Seeing that he was interested, Song Zhi immediately brought out a jar of apricot jam and introduced it to him eloquently.

"This apricot jam can not only be drunk with water, but also spread on cakes and steamed buns. It tastes sour and sweet and is very appetizing."

Qian Zixu traveled in the open air. In order to reach Qishui County as quickly as possible, he did not stop during the day and only made a fire to cook at night.

He was so tired of eating dry food that his mouth was dry. Hearing Song Zhi say this, he couldn't help but curl his lips and said with disgust: "How can this taste good?" His tone was full of distrust.

Song Zhi said cheerfully, "Whether it tastes good or not, my opinion doesn't count. Why don't you buy a can of dry food and try it? Then you'll know for sure."

"Oh, by the way, we also have sweet fruit peels here. They are sour and sweet and very delicious. Would you like to try a plate, sir?"

Qian Zixu was so anxious to get into the city, not only because the journey was tiring, but also because he wanted to go into the city to fill his stomach which had been feeling aggrieved for many days.

Now I see this girl speaking so confidently.

He said greedily, "Then give me one."

Song Zhi quickly took a bowl, filled it with sweet fruit peel, and then placed a jar of apricot jam on the table. "Just so you know, this jar of apricot jam is thirty cents, and this portion of sweet fruit peel is ten cents."

Qian Zixu didn't care about this little bit of money at all. He waved his hand nonchalantly and told the servant, "Give them a string of coins. If the food today is as delicious as you get, this money will be your reward!"

After saying that, he picked up a piece of fruit leather, put it in his mouth and took a bite.

The sweet and sour taste made his mouth secrete saliva unconsciously. After eating a piece of fruit leather, Qian Zixu only felt more hungry!

It's just as this girl said, it makes people salivate.

Qian Zixu rubbed his rumbling stomach and couldn't help asking, "Do you have any other food at your stall?"

Song Zhi shook her head. "We mainly sell summer drinks here, not food."

Qian Zixu felt a little regretful. He caught a glimpse of the small ceramic jar on the table from the corner of his eye, so he subconsciously reached out to open the lid. What he saw was the apricot jam with a fruity aroma and bright yellow and orange.

Perhaps thinking of the sweet and sour taste of apricots, Qian Zixu swallowed subconsciously.

He simply waved his hand and asked the servant to bring a piece of naan.

Following Song Zhi's instructions, Qian Zixu took the naan, scooped out a large piece of apricot jam and spread it on it.

You know what, really, the naan with apricot jam doesn’t seem so bad after all.

Qian Zixu sat at the small stall, drinking a refreshing drink, and unknowingly ate most of the naan in his hand.

At this moment, the steward came to report, "Master, the goods have been inspected almost to the point where we can enter the city!"

So Qian Zixu clapped his hands, told Mingyue to buy two more cans of apricot jam to take back, and then left satisfied.

Mingyue was about to chase after her young master with Xingjiang in her arms, but was stopped by Xue, "Sir, I haven't paid you yet..."

"Master enjoyed his meal, so here's a reward for you..." After saying that, he chased after the young master without even looking back.

Xue looked at the coins on the table and said happily, "It's all thanks to you, Ah Zhi, that we can earn so much money. I have to give you half of it."

Song Zhi smiled and politely declined, "Grandma, there's no need to do this. We agreed before that all the money we earn is yours. Just give us the capital."

"That won't work..." Xue wanted to say something else, but was interrupted by a question before she could finish her words.

I saw a lot of customers queuing up coming forward one after another to buy drinks to cool down.

They had just seen it clearly from the side. The young man who looked rich liked this drink, so it must taste good.

With one person taking the lead in trying the new product, the small drink stall business quickly took off.