My husband is pure and has few desires, but I gave birth to three children in a row

Their South Vietnam is located in a remote area. Although they admire the capital, they also know that due to the long distance, the popular things in the capital will no longer be fashionable by the time they reach South Vietnam.

Now that the county lady has brought it here personally, and she herself said that it is something that is quite popular among the women in the capital, it must be a good thing.

I didn't expect that they could catch up with the fashion.

Everyone immediately looked at Lu Zhenzhen expectantly.

Soon, someone with smooth and eloquent manner began to flatter Lu Zhenzhen again.

The general meaning is that they are lucky, their ancestors have accumulated good karma, and it is thanks to Lu Zhenzhen that they can broaden their horizons.

The words were so corny that even Lu Zhenzhen got goosebumps after hearing them.

She couldn't help but reflect on herself, wondering if the emperor and the imperial concubine would have had the same reaction as she did when she flattered them.

But soon, Lu Zhenzhen convinced herself, was that considered flattery?

That's called expressing my most sincere gratitude, and what I said was all from the heart, okay?

Even if it was flattery, it was obvious that these people were not putting any emotion into their flattery, which only made people feel embarrassed.

And if you flatter someone yourself, you are doing it with all your heart!

That's a completely different realm! Is that just ordinary flattery? That's the flattery in Wang Wei's poems!

After gaining confidence, Lu Zhenzhen breathed a sigh of relief.

The maids and old women below had already brought up Lu Zhenzhen's toy, which was said to be quite popular among the women in the capital. It was naturally mahjong, which was suitable for both young and old.

The table was set, and Lu Zhenzhen invited the county lieutenant, the two ladies of the chief clerk's family, and Lin Dejiang's original wife, Cai, to accompany them to demonstrate to everyone.

There is a strong business culture in Nanyue, and the wives of the county lieutenant and the chief clerk are also quite proficient in arithmetic, not to mention Cai.

After just explaining the rules once and demonstrating them, the three of them immediately understood how to play.

We played a round first, and after winning a few hands, everyone's interest immediately became high.

The people watching nearby couldn't help but feel jealous and itchy.

So three more tables were opened, and the sound of mahjong being rubbed immediately rang out in the West Flower Hall.

Lu Zhenzhen was having such a great time playing mahjong.

In the first two rounds, the other three people at the table were not very familiar with the rules and made a few random clicks.

After becoming familiar with the rules and figuring out the pattern, Lu Zhenzhen soon felt that with this card, she could play whatever the previous player wanted.

After happily winning twice, Lu Zhenzhen, who was not stupid, understood immediately.

I took a closer look, and after I won the game, I saw the cards that the other three players had pushed down, and I almost laughed out of anger.

In terms of feelings, he would either break up the pair and give it to her, or break up the pair even after winning by himself. He mainly played as a companion and was determined not to win, and only cared about feeding cards to Lu Zhenzhen.

This allowed Lu Zhenzhen to immediately enjoy the same treatment that the other women in the mansion received when they played cards with the old lady Bai from the Marquis's mansion.

That really meant a lot of thought to feed cards to Bai, and he had to do it without anyone noticing.

Lu Zhenzhen really couldn't adapt to this change of status.

But on second thought, this is normal. After all, I am now the most powerful woman in Nanyue County. How can these people offend me? Don't they have to please me?

Thinking of this, Lu Zhenzhen felt relieved.

So they cooperated with the three of them and won happily.

The three people who fed the cards also lost happily.

Relaxing her mind, Lu Zhenzhen played cards and chatted with a few people at the same time.

The topic turned to the weather in South Vietnam.

The county lieutenant's wife was multitasking, concentrating on counting cards. After feeding Lu Zhenzhen a card, she said casually, "I heard that the weather in the capital is not so bad, not as hot as here. And I heard that they can stock up on ice in the winter."

Lu Zhenzhen nodded. "Not everyone in the capital can afford to stockpile ice, but most noble and wealthy families will stockpile some. Ordinary officials and officials will buy some to take home in the summer. The price is much cheaper than in South Vietnam."

Talking about this, everyone had something to talk about, and after playing a few rounds of cards, people were not so nervous anymore.

They all started gossiping: "That's right, there's no snow in South Vietnam in winter, so where does the ice come from? I heard that the ice we use is taken from the river in the north and shipped here. The labor and shipping costs are really expensive."

Everyone seemed to have gotten used to it and didn't complain much.

I don't know who it was, but someone suddenly said, "It's quite cool in this room. The county lady must have used a lot of ice to entertain us today, right?"

After saying this, everyone involuntarily looked around the room, only to discover that in the corner of the room, there were several large ice basins with several small icebergs inside, emitting cool air.

There were also several old women and maids holding fans, standing behind the iceberg, fanning towards the middle of the room to bring coolness.

The people who were close to the iceberg couldn't help but take a few more glances. The iceberg was crystal clear, without any impurities.

Such high-quality ice is actually used to cool down? This county lady is indeed wealthy and has seen the world!

Lu Zhenzhen smiled: "Speaking of ice, today is a summer banquet, so we have to live up to the name. I asked someone to make a few snacks and desserts to cool down the heat, just in time for everyone to try."

Clapping their hands, the maids came in in a row, each holding a tray.

There are several small bowls and plates of different styles on top, filled with various desserts.

There were some things that these women were familiar with, and some that they had never seen before.

Haitang stepped forward and introduced them to everyone one by one, including crispy mountain, cherry with cheese, honey smoothie, lactose real snow, ice and snow cold yuanzi, medicinal papaya and ice and snow cold water lychee paste.

There are so many different colors and they make your mouth water just by looking at them.

In addition to these ice desserts, there are also drinks at room temperature.

There are apricot drink, fragrant rush drink, bamboo leaf drink, agarwood water, perilla drink, mint drink, Erchen drink and so on, which people can use at will.

Everyone lost their cards and gathered around to see what was happening.

I couldn't help but marvel in my heart. She is indeed a noble lady from the capital. She can come up with so many variations of a summer dessert to cool down the heat. It shows her background.

I hesitated and picked something, and naturally a maid served it to me, accompanied by a silver spoon.

One sip, it's so sweet and refreshing that it makes you feel refreshed.

For a moment, there was a constant stream of praise, with people praising the banquet and saying that it was worthy of being a summer banquet and lived up to its reputation.

Someone noticed that the ice inside was unusual, and couldn't help but ask, "Excuse me, County Lady, is the ice used here different? Does it taste more delicate and sweet?"

Nanny Ye stepped forward. "This ice is made from a secret palace recipe brought from the capital by my county mistress. It's naturally incomparable to the ice you get from takeout. This ice is also known as White Jade Crystal. It's like flawless white jade, has a wonderful taste, and is a great way to beat the heat."

Lu Zhenzhen listened to Nanny Ye's introduction with a smile on her face, and her toes had already dug out a small courtyard in her shoes.

Bai Yujing, what a pretentious name! Even if Madam Ye dared to say it, she wouldn’t dare to listen.