Mikuni convenience store

Under the temptation of ice cream, Liao Hua and his men quickly produced dozens of small iron cylinders that Yan Kai wanted.

Yan Kai melted a large basin of sugar water, poured it in, and then inserted the small wooden sticks he had sharpened in advance into it.

After it freezes, take out a small iron cylinder.

He knocked gently on the outer wall, then pulled the wooden stick, and a piece of white sugar ice cream came out.

Yan Kai tasted it and looked up with some nostalgia.

When I was a child and was adopted by my master in this convenience store, he made this kind of ice cream for myself in the summer.

"Wow... It's so delicious, so cold, so refreshing!" Liao Hua and Gan Ning were chewing on the food with a crunching sound.

"Put the frozen ones in this wooden box, one per compartment, then close the box and wrap it with a few layers of animal skins that Xingba brought. This way, they shouldn't melt when we get to Xiangyang."

"Okay, okay, I'll do it!" Liao Hua said with a chuckle.

"Eat less than two, or you might get diarrhea."

"Don't worry!" Liao Hua patted his belly: "I'm made of iron."

By around 9 or 10 in the morning, one hundred and forty large and two small popsicles in four boxes were ready.

"Let's go to Xiangyang and try."

Liao Hua harnessed a flatbed carriage and sat in the front to drive.

Zhuge Liang and Zhuge Tian sat in the back of the car.

Gan Ning took a few more people with him and headed towards Xiangyang.

"It's rare to see your brother dressed like this."

Usually in Wolong Village, Zhuge Tian wears clothes brought from the end of the world.

It would be too conspicuous to go to Xiangyang City like that today, so I changed into a set of Three Kingdoms costumes.

After chatting for a while, they arrived at Xiangyang City.

In ancient times, cities actually had wealthy areas, and most wealthy families lived in one area of ​​the city.

After stopping the car, Zhuge Tian said to Zhuge Liang:

"Kong Ming, take two small boxes and give them to the two sisters."

Zhuge Liang was stunned. He didn't expect that the two small boxes of popsicles were prepared for his two sisters.

"Thank you, brother. Why don't you come with me? I've mentioned you to my sisters several times, and they all want to meet you."

Zhuge Tian looked at the remaining popsicles. Liao Hua patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, Hanxing. Have you forgotten what I was pretending to be? This is my original profession!"

Then he lowered his voice and asked, "These two hundred coins a pop, isn't that a bit too expensive? A dou of fine wine is only fifty coins."

A dou of wine in the Eastern Han Dynasty was about two liters today.

In Liao Hua's opinion, although the popsicle is delicious, it costs two hundred coins each. Wouldn't it mean that he has spent a whole coin in the past two days?

"Hmm...I was inconsiderate." Zhuge Tian looked at the wealthy families nearby and said, "Let's sell each one for 500 coins first."

"Five... five hundred?"

"Just sell it as I say." Zhuge Tian patted his shoulder.

"Okay, at this price, don't blame me if you can't sell it."

Zhuge Tian smiled, shook his head and said nothing.

Zhuge Liang and I went to Pang Degong's house first.

"Kong Ming is here!" Zhuge Liang's second sister personally welcomed the two of them in.

"Second sister, this is my cousin Han Xing."

"Hello, second sister!" Zhuge Tian also called her second sister. Zhuge Liang's two sisters were indeed older than him.

"Okay, okay!" The second sister pulled the two of them into the house.

"At that time, Kong Ming said he was going to Wolong Village. My elder sister and I were still a little worried. It would be great if you could take care of him."

"This is an ice cream for my second sister. We made it ourselves. Please try it." Zhuge Liang was only a sixteen-year-old boy at that time. He took out a popsicle from the box he brought with him as if presenting a treasure.

"Woo, so icy and sweet, Kong Ming is so thoughtful."

As a few people were chatting, they heard a burst of hearty laughter.

"Hahaha, I heard Kong Ming is here."

An elegant old man walked in. It was Pang Degong.

Following behind was a young man who looked quite honest and dull.

"Greetings, Mr. Pang." Zhuge Liang quickly stood up and saluted.

"Hello, Brother Shiyuan!"

Zhuge Tian also saluted and looked at the honest and dull young man called Shi Yuan.

This person should be Pang Degong’s nephew, Pang Tong Pang Shiyuan.

Zhuge Liang introduced everyone to each other, and then was dragged away by Pang Degong to take a test on their knowledge.

Zhuge Tian took an ice cream and handed it to Pang Tong.

Pang Tong was slightly stunned, then took it over: "Thank you, Brother Hanxing."

The two of them sat in the front hall and ate ice cream together.

"Brother Shi Yuan, what do you think of the current situation in the world?"

"Ah?" Pang Tong didn't expect Zhuge Tian to suddenly ask him this.

You have to know that he is only eighteen years old now, not well-known, and has been learning from his uncle Pang Degong.

Everyone's impression of him is just that he is Pang Degong's nephew.

But after a slight hesitation, he spoke neither humbly nor arrogantly.

"During the first month of the year, Cao Mengde attacked Wancheng. He won first, then lost. He must have been unwilling to accept this. Deng Ji, a general under Liu Biao, was stationed in Huyang. Deng Ji was ambitious but incompetent. If Cao's army had attacked Huyang first and then Wuyin, I'm afraid Wancheng would have been lost."

"You will be waiting in Deng County by then, so be careful."

"And Yuan Shu, who presumptuously proclaimed himself emperor, was defeated consecutively by Cao Mengde and Lü Fengxian. I'm afraid his fate is over."

"However, Lü Bu is a stubborn and self-righteous man. I'm afraid he's no match for Cao Mengde. If Cao Mengde wants to fight Yuan Benchu, he'll probably have to eliminate Lü Fengxian in Xuzhou first."

"Yuan Benchu ​​controls Ji, Qing, You, and Bing provinces. From now on, the north will depend on who wins between Yuan Benchu ​​and Cao Mengde. Whoever wins will dominate the entire north."

Zhuge Tian was secretly shocked when he heard this. Pang Tong actually analyzed the general situation of the world so clearly.

I asked curiously, "What about Liu Bei and Liu Xuande?"

"Lord Xuande?" Pang Tong hesitated for a moment before speaking. "Lord Xuande is a disciple of Lu Zhonglang. Although he possesses great talent, he has nowhere to stand. I cannot see clearly."

At this point he came to his senses and said with a smile, "These are just my random thoughts and nonsense. Don't blame me, Brother Hanxing."

"It's okay, it's okay, I just asked randomly, hahaha!" Zhuge Tian shook the ice cream in his hand: "How is it? Is this delicious?"

"Well, I was feeling a bit depressed in this hot summer, but after eating this, I feel much more refreshed."

"As long as Brother Shiyuan likes it, we will send some to your house every time we come to the city."

Pang Tong just smiled and nodded without saying anything.

Then the two of them sat in the yard, eating ice cream, listening to the cicadas chirping and watching the clouds rolling in the sky.

"Hahaha, not bad, not bad. Kong Ming has made great progress in his studies recently. Many of his brilliant ideas are beyond my imagination."

It was unknown how long it took, but Pang Degong finally brought Kong Ming out.

"Mr. Pang is too kind. This is inseparable from the guidance of my clan brothers."

"Your cousin seems to be a gifted man." Pang Degong smiled and approached Zhuge Tian. "How about staying here for dinner today?"

Zhuge Tian scratched his head and said, "I haven't visited my elder sister yet. How about visiting her another day?"

Pang Degong was not at all annoyed when he was politely rejected, and just said that it was what he should do.