Opening a Tavern in the Tang Dynasty

Li Tai was chubby and very cute, with sparkling eyes, looking around curiously: "I wonder if the emperor is here?"

Princess Changle Li Lizhi was like an exquisite little porcelain doll, snuggling up to the Queen obediently, her delicate face smiling sweetly: "Mother, I feel this tavern is very cool."

The Queen was slightly surprised. She did feel that it was exceptionally cool here, so she smiled and nodded in response, "It is quite cool. Well, let's go to the backyard and see what makes this tavern so cool."

So, the queen took Li Chengqian, Li Tai and Princess Changle Li Lizhi and walked towards the backyard.

As soon as Li Chengqian saw Li Shimin, he ran over excitedly and shouted, "Father, father, I see you!"

Li Shimin smiled and touched his head, then looked at Empress Changsun and asked, "Why did you bring the prince and princess with you?"

Empress Changsun smiled gently and said, "It's so hot in the palace, I wanted to come out and get some fresh air."

Li Shimin nodded and said, "That's good. Yuyu's family is preparing to make ice now. If this method of making ice works, we will be able to endure the hot summer days in the future."

When the princes and princesses heard the word "ice making", their eyes lit up and they gathered around with curiosity on their faces.

Xiaoyu clapped her hands: "Okay"

Li Shimin was puzzled: "Is this an ice cube?"

Yuyu quickly bowed and said, "Your Majesty, we have to wait a little longer for the ice to form."

Li Hao nodded. "Yes, yes, yes. Seeing how hot the weather is, I thought the Emperor and the princes and princesses might enjoy drinking that green plum soup to cool off."

Xiaoyu got up and said, "There's a green plum tree on the hill behind the tavern, so I thought I'd pick some to make some green plum soup for the Emperor and the other highnesses."

Yuyu smiled and replied, "Your Majesty, these green plums grow on the small hill in the backyard, but few people know about them. They can be used to make green plum soup or green plum wine, both of which are very delicious."

Li Shimin became interested and nodded, saying, "Okay, if that's the case, then let's go and take a look."

So everyone walked towards the hill in the backyard.

As soon as we got there, we saw green plums all over the mountains, each one plump and round, hanging on the branches.

The princes and princesses jumped and danced with excitement, and immediately followed Yu Yu's family among the green plum trees, picking the plums happily.

Little hands were busy picking green plums one by one, and the laughter and cheers echoed in the hills: "Green plums, we picked them!"

The queen exclaimed: "Ah, what kind of stone hit me?"

Yuyu came over and helped the queen up: "This is a watermelon, a fruit."

The emperor also came over and asked: "What is a watermelon? I didn't notice it on the ground just now."

Xiaoyu quickly put down the green plum fruit and ran over: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, this watermelon is a great way to beat the summer heat. It's round, with a emerald green skin, and when you cut it open, you'll see red flesh inside. It's so juicy, sweet, and thirst-quenching."

Li Hao nodded and picked a big watermelon: "It's so comfortable to eat a few pieces of watermelon in this hot weather."

Xiaoyu hurriedly picked up the watermelon and said, "I really surprised you.

The little princess hurried over with her tiny steps, tugged at the queen's skirt and asked, "Mother, what's wrong?"

The queen smiled and patted the little princess's head, saying, "It's okay. Mother just tripped over something. It's a watermelon, a kind of fruit."

When the prince heard this, his eyes lit up immediately and he shouted excitedly, "What watermelon? It looks so big! Let's pick it and eat it. It must be delicious!"

"Okay, okay, this big watermelon does look tempting." The emperor also smiled and nodded in response.

So, Yu Yu's family and the emperor's family worked together, happily picked green plums and watermelons, and returned to the tavern in front.

Along the way, the princes and princesses chattered about watermelon.

"The ice is ready." Yu Yu's family hurriedly moved the ice.

"This ice cube looks pleasing to the eye!" Li Hao said with a smile.

Xiaoyu brought over a watermelon and said, "Hurry up and put the watermelon on the ice to chill it. And the sour plum soup needs to be chilled too."

Yuyu nodded: "When the emperor and the princes and princesses taste it later, it will be so refreshing and will cool you down and quench your thirst!"

The emperor strolled to the herbal tea stand not far from the tavern. Seeing Gao Shilian, he said, "Gao Shilian, there's no need to set up this herbal tea stand here anymore."

Gao Shilian looked puzzled. "Your Majesty, why is this happening? This herbal tea stall was originally set up to cool down the people and quench their thirst. Now that the heat has not subsided, why is it no longer needed?"

The emperor smiled slightly and pointed in the direction of Zuixianlou. "I have already arranged to move this herbal tea stand to Zuixianlou. The Yuyu family at Zuixianlou came up with a way to make ice."

"Now that we can make ice, we can provide iced tea to the people at Zuixianlou. It will surely help everyone cool down more comfortably than here."

Gao Shilian was immediately delighted when he heard this. "Your Majesty is wise, this is excellent. I'll go talk to the people at the herbal tea stall and have them pack up as soon as possible and move to Zuixianlou."

The emperor returned to Zuixianlou and said: "Put the ice in these herbal teas."

"Okay, Your Majesty!" Xiaoyu carefully moved buckets of herbal tea to where the ice cubes were placed.

Yuyu also came and said: "Don't spill the herbal tea. Put it next to the ice cubes. After a while, the herbal tea will be completely frozen and taste so cool and delicious."

Li Hao nodded: "It will definitely help the people cool down and quench their thirst in this hot weather. It will be very refreshing."

The people from the herbal tea stalls came to Zuixianlou in a pile.

"Free iced tea at Zuixianlou?"

"Yes, yes, the emperor just said that"

"Yes, you see the emperor is here."

"Yes, it is true that Zuixianlou is providing free iced tea."

Gao Shilian said, "The Emperor just gave this order himself. It's so hot, and the people are suffering from the heat. Now that we have a way to make ice, we can let everyone taste some cool herbal tea to cool off."

Yuyu's family came over with herbal tea: "Okay, okay, the herbal tea is here, line up, one bowl per person"

When the people heard this, they quickly lined up: "There are so many people!"

When bowls of iced tea are handed to you, the cool air penetrates the walls of the bowl and penetrates your heart.

"Wow, it's really cold, so good!"

"It's so refreshing to be able to drink iced tea on such a hot day. Thank you so much, Your Majesty!"

The emperor turned around and said, "Queen, let's go to the private room on the second floor with the prince and princess. The watermelon and green plum soup should be ready by now."

The Queen smiled and nodded. "Very well, Your Majesty. After all this hard work, it's time to take a break. I'm sure the watermelon and green plum soup are perfectly chilled by now. I'm looking forward to it. Let's go up to the private room on the second floor."