A year later.

It's the height of summer again.

The courtyard of the Green Pavilion has been expanded, two or three times larger than the original place, and winds along the edge of the lake in a long stretch.

It was not surrounded by a strict courtyard wall, but according to Su Youyi's idea, it was just surrounded by a low mud courtyard wall, and if adults wanted to enter and exit, they could step over it in one step.

But no one dared.

Since the midsummer of last year, the green pavilion began to expand, until this summer, the queen mother brought the concubines to escape the summer early, and there were four princes from the fourth to the seventh, and there were the eldest princesses outside.

Yuanzhi still couldn't come to escape the summer, because Su Youyi left the palace early, and he handed over the government affairs to Yuanzhi in advance, and he was even more conscientious and didn't dare to slack off.

Yuan Tao and Yuan Song wanted to follow them to the Imperial Garden to escape the summer, but they were detained by Yuan Zhi and couldn't leave.

The little ones are gone, but if even the two of them are gone, what's the fun of doing it as an emperor?

It's better to have an idle clan.

Su Youyi came to the Imperial Garden early to escape the summer, but she was not greedy for pleasure.

First, she justifiably handed over all the government affairs to Yuanzhi, after all, after this half a year, next year should be busy with Yuanzhi's big wedding and pro-government affairs, and it is always right to let him prepare in advance.

Second, in addition to the major events of Yuanzhi, there is also the marriage of the second prince Yuan Tao and the eldest princess will also be next year, after the wedding, Yuan Tao and Yuan Song, the two eldest princes, will go out of the palace to live.

Although these things are not as important as Yuan Tao's big wedding and pro-government affairs, out of a motherly heart, Su Youyi didn't take it lightly at all, and they were all ordering people to make Zhang Luo.

Especially Princess Celestia.

Her daughter is always a pamper, and no matter how noble she is, it is not as good as staying by her side all the time, so Su Youyi has the heart to let her come to the Royal Garden to relax, play more with her younger brothers, and cultivate her feelings.

In the future, when she gets married, if she has any grievances and troubles, there will be many people to support her.

……

"This year's lychees are even fresher than last year's."

Su Youyi is a native of Lingnan, and the lychee is not fresh, and she knows the taste very well.

She remembered that when she was a concubine, she also tasted lychees transported from Lingnan, and almost vomited when she ate it for the first time.

What is this?

It took so long from Lingnan to travel to the palace in the capital, and the appearance looked acceptable, but the taste was not fresh for a long time, and it could only deceive those in the palace who had never been to Lingnan.

People like her, who grew up eating lychees in Lingnan, will not be deceived.

This year, Yuyuan sent dozens of boxes of lychees, and I heard that they were all transported from Lingnan with the branches, and the people in the small kitchen picked them from the branches when they cleaned them up.

At this time, all the translucent crystals have been peeled off, and they are in the crystal jar with ice cubes, and it is really cold to eat one.

Su Youyi also appreciated the taste of Chunhua and others, and they were careful one by one, lest they spoil the tribute that had been transported thousands of miles into the palace.

"Queen Mother, since they came up with this method of transporting them with tree branches last year, the lychees have been much fresher than in previous years. However, I heard that the cost is also much higher, and the cost of such a lychee is close to one or two silver! ”

Chunjing shook her hand and almost dropped the lychee to the ground, so frightened that she stroked her chest again and again.

What, such a lychee costs a tael of silver?

That's too precious!

She was so scared that she almost didn't dare to eat it.

Su Youyi thought for a moment, and said lightly: "Last year was also this season, and the person who came up with this method to keep the lychees fresh was rewarded, and he naturally spared no effort. There are also many imperial merchants named in the household department, and the mourning family heard that the person is now not only responsible for buying fresh fruits from Lingnan, but also has many more errands. ”

Chunhua said with a smile: "That's the person who has been rewarded by the Queen Mother, not to mention the Queen Mother's fellow countryman." Speaking of which, the slave maid heard that there is a special tool for KitKat among the imperial merchants in the household department, and he is also from Lingnan, and the things he makes are very interesting. ”

"How funny?"

Chunhua thought for a moment, "Let's take this summer ice cube for example, there is a new gadget called Bingjian, which is a tribute from that person." It looks like it's just an ordinary boxy box, nothing unusual. However, putting the ice cubes in accordance with the lattice distribution is actually busier than putting it in an ordinary wooden box, and it will not seep out ice water. ”

"Nowadays, the small kitchen uses this ice book to store melons and fruits, not only melons and fruits are faster than before, but also more ice-saving, the Queen Mother said that it is interesting or not?"

Su Youyi nodded, "Sure enough, there is this thing, it's really interesting." Wouldn't it be easier if the ice cube could be put in a box and not melt at all, and it would be frozen all the time? ”

Everyone was surprised when they heard her thoughts, "How can it never melt?" If it doesn't melt, unless it's in the snow in the middle of winter. But at that time, there was no need to eat ice melons and fruits. ”

Su Youyi smiled and shook her head, "Maybe?" Since the person who made the ice can come up with a way to make the ice melt more slowly. Usually a box of ice cubes melts clean in one day, but he has a way to make the ice melt clean in two days. If it can be two days, why can't it be three days? ”

"If you can do it for three days, why can't you have four or five days?"

Her words suddenly made everyone stunned and remembered, as if they suddenly realized.

Yes, Su Youyi is right, if you can really make an artifact that can store the ice in the summer and never melt, then maybe ordinary people can also eat cold melons and fruits in the middle of summer.

They have this blessing too.

I don't know when such a day will come......

……

"Amitabha, the owner of the house next door is too good."

Sister-in-law Zheng came in from outside the door and said while closing the door, still holding the boss's wooden box in her hand.

Sister-in-law Wang couldn't help but wonder when she saw it, "What did the owner next door give us again?" ”

"Look, what about this rarity!"

Sister-in-law Zheng hurriedly called someone to come over to help Zhang Luo, and everyone came to the front yard when they heard the movement, and Sister-in-law Zheng put the wooden box on the table.

"Aunt Zhou next door gave it to me, saying that this thing is called Bingjian, and there are ice cubes in it to eat ice melons and fruits, and it will melt clean in two days."

"Can you save for two days? It's so unusual! ”

Everyone was curious, it was the first time they had heard of such a novelty.

An'er came out of Li Qianyue's house when she heard the movement, and she was not surprised at all when she heard that something was being sent from next door, and only asked where this Bingjian came from.

Sister-in-law Zheng said: "I went out to buy vegetables and came back, and I happened to see the courtyard door open next door. Aunt Zhou gave this to me, saying that their owner was an imperial merchant who paid tribute to the royal family, and this Bingjian was one of the tributes. Because there are still a lot of them at home, I gave us one. Isn't the little boy so hot these days that he has a bad appetite? ”