The moment the cabinet door opened, a cool air hit, and Jiang Xiaoyu suddenly got goosebumps.

She felt as if she had gone from summer to winter, and she longed to find a padded jacket to put on her.

Looking at the white mist pouring out of the cabinet, Jiang Xiaoyu was stunned.

"Yan'er, this ...... Is this an ice cellar? As soon as she asked this sentence, she shook her head again, looking incredulous, "No...... Impossible, the ice cellars are all in the deep, deep underground, and you can't see any light at all, how can you put them in a cabinet? ”

"Sister Xiaoyu, you're right, according to what you say, this is indeed an ice cellar." Jiang Xiaoyu actually knew about the ice cellar, but Xia Yan didn't expect it.

She heard Mu Fan say that there are only some wealthy families in China, and the royal relatives have the ability to build ice cellars.

Because the manpower and material resources required to build an ice cellar are huge, not all of these families who have the ability to build an ice cellar have it, and some even share an ice cellar.

You must know that most of these wealthy families are at odds with each other, and they can put down their mustard and share an ice cellar, which also shows the preciousness of the ice cellar from the side.

Therefore, in China, ordinary people have no chance to see what the ice cellar looks like, and even ice can only be seen in winter.

But this is someone else's past, Xia Yan didn't want to ask, so he smiled: "But this is not a real ice cellar, if you have to give it a name, I will call it a freezer." ”

"Ice ...... Cabinets, cabinets for ice. Jiang Xiaoyu muttered to himself, "It's also appropriate." ”

"But Yan'er, what are you doing in the shop with a freezer?" Jiang Xiaoyu suddenly exclaimed, "You want to sell ice cubes?" ”

"What's wrong?" Xia Yan didn't understand what was so shocking about selling ice cubes, and asked suspiciously.

"Do you know how precious and rare ice cubes are, and you actually open a random shop to sell ice cubes?" Jiang Xiaoyu felt that Xia Yan was really crazy, this was a baby bump that only royal relatives and wealthy families were worthy of, how could it be easily shown?

"Is it that rare?" Xia Yan blinked, she only knew that the ice cellar was not easy to build, but she didn't know how the ice in this world was made.

"It's not a rare thing." Looking at Xia Yan's puzzled expression that didn't know anything, Jiang Xiaoyu sighed and calmed himself down, "If you want to make ice, you can't only use the ice cellar, the ice cellar is only used to store ice, and this ice still has to be made from the outside." ”

Jiang Xiaoyu paused for a moment and continued: "Taking advantage of the coldest three or nine days, people have to go to the lake to cut ice cubes when the ice is at its thickest, and then transport it to the ice cellar piece by piece, and then stack it up one by one, and then cover it with a layer of straw felt after the ice cellar is full, and then cover it with a thick layer of loess on top of the grass felt, and finally the entrance must be sealed with soil, and it can only be opened again in summer. ”

"That's not that rare, the ice is ready-made."

"You've only heard the surface, how much do you know about the hardship?" Jiang Xiaoyu glanced at Xia Yan, "Ordinary rivers can't produce much thick ice at all, in our country, only the ice of Daming Lake can survive the spring and successfully survive the summer, so the people who have ice cellars get ice from there." How many people will be injured and how many people will freeze to death when they go to the river to dig ice in 39 days? How much manpower and material resources will it take to transport this ice from Daming Lake to various places? If nothing else, it will cost a lot to transport it to the capital. There is a Luozhou between the capital and Daming Lake, and after the ice is dug up, it must be wrapped layer by layer, for fear of attracting a trace of heat, and people and animals cannot get too close, so they can only be pulled by that special carriage. And because of the special terrain of Luozhou, it is not too cold in winter. Every time you pass by there while transporting ice, if you stay for more than three days, the ice will start to melt. In order to speed up the passage through Los Angeles, people had to leave without sleep, and the horse alone would have to run to death. ”

Jiang Xiaoyu finished his words in one go, looked at Xia Yan and asked, "Do you still think this matter is easy now?" ”

Hearing Jiang Xiaoyu's description, Xia Yan knew that for him, it was just an ice cube that he could get by sleeping, and it was so precious to the Chinese people.

But ice cubes are precious, and it's a good thing for her.

Because she has decided that the first thing this pastry shop will be the most popular in the summer - shaved ice.

"It's not easy." Xia Yan nodded, "But the preciousness of ice can increase the reputation of the shop and attract more customers." ”

"Yan'er, you didn't understand what I meant." Jiang Xiaoyu looked at the freezer and shook his head, "Although your freezer is quite big, it can only put down half a piece of ice at most." It's dog days, and the ice will melt out in a short time, so how long can you sell this bit of ice, and how many people can buy it? Don't increase the fame of this shop at that time, but cause public anger and affect the business of those three shops. Also, how much silver are you going to sell for such precious ice? If it is sold cheaply, then you will suffer a loss, but if it is sold expensive, how many people in this Qin County can buy it? ”

"No, it won't." Xia Yan smiled, "My ice will never run out, unless you ...... Over my dead body. As for the price, I haven't decided yet, but it certainly won't be expensive, at least everyone can afford it. ”

"Bah, bah, bah, what nonsense, what is not dead." Jiang Xiaoyu glared at Xia Yan, and then asked suspiciously, "Why can't you run out?" Do you have an ice cellar where you got this ice? ”

According to Xia Yan's style, there is indeed such a possibility, so Jiang Xiaoyu boldly guessed.

But the ice in the ice cellar is also limited, and there will always be a day when it will run out, but Xia Yan said that her ice will never run out, which makes Jiang Xiaoyu a little confused.

"Where can I build that thing?" Xia Yan smiled, "If I had so much silver, I would have saved it a long time ago, what would I do with it?" ”

"Little money fans." Jiang Xiaoyu had already heard of Xia Yan's habit of saving money, and he didn't think it was strange, "Then you ice ......"

Xia Yan looked in the direction of the freezer and said with a smile: "The ice came from the freezer." ”

"Freezer?" Jiang Xiaoyu put his gaze back on the freezer and looked at it carefully.

But no matter how she looked at it, this cabinet was just a storage tool, and she really couldn't figure out how the ice got out of it.

Xia Yan seemed to see the doubts in Jiang Xiaoyu's heart, and explained: "My freezer makes ice, but it's not so troublesome, I just need to connect some water and put it inside, and after a few hours, it will turn the water into ice by itself." So as long as there is water, I have ice. ”

"What did you say?" Jiang Xiaoyu thought he was hallucinating, and pointed to the freezer in disbelief, "It's ...... It...... Does it make ice on its own? Could it be that it's a youkai? ”

There is indeed this possibility, Jiang Xiaoyu thought to himself.

Doesn't Xia Yan still have a group of ghost friends who can help her grind her face, then this freezer may be her new monster friends.

Thinking about it like this, Jiang Xiaoyu felt that he had figured it out.

"Yan'er, you are really likable." Jiang Xiaoyu's eyes showed a hint of appreciation, "Not only can you make friends with ghosts, but even monsters like you so much." ”

Where did the youkai come from?

Xia Yan looked at Jiang Xiaoyu with an inexplicable look, did this beautiful sister misunderstand something?

What does ice making have to do with youkai?

The freezer drains the heat from the inside, and the water naturally turns into ice?

But if she was told this principle, Xia Yan was afraid that she would make up something in her brain, so she felt that it would be okay to let her misunderstand it like this, and she didn't bother to explain it again.

After making all the preparations, Xia Yan's new shop "Sweet Island" opened.

"Shopkeeper Xia, what are you selling here?" A round figure walked in, looked around the shop, and asked.

After several years of operation, Xia Yan has long gained a firm foothold in Qin County, and she is not the girl who dared to be underestimated at the beginning.

Because of the opening of three hot shops in a row, coupled with the resurgence of this uninhabited street, people no longer dare to treat her as an ordinary little girl, but ignore her age and call her Shopkeeper Xia.

"Auntie, what a coincidence, you are my first guest again." Looking at the familiar round aunt, Xia Yan couldn't help but smile.

"This shows that we are destined." Aunt Round also smiled.

Although she has an ordinary family background and can't eat flour all day long, she will buy some food every month to satisfy her cravings, and she can be regarded as an old patron of food for heaven.

"My new store has just opened, and you are the first customer, since we are so fateful, when it will be sold later, I will give you a free one."

"That's a good feeling." Aunt Round glanced at Xia Yan appreciatively, "The little girl is still so good at doing things." ”

"You're welcome."

Waiting next to the boredom, Aunt Round couldn't help her curiosity and asked, "What are you selling in this shop, can't you give me a breath first?" ”

"That's not going to work." Xia Yan smiled mysteriously, "I'll sell you a pass first, and you'll know when the things are ready." However, I can assure you in advance that you will not be disappointed. ”

At this moment, Xiaohu came out of the back kitchen, looked at Xia Yan excitedly and surprised, and said, "Okay, okay, big sister, the thing is ready." ”

Xia Yan looked at the residual red on Xiaohu's mouth, and said with a smile: "Xiaohu, did you steal it?" ”

"I ...... I...... Big sister, I'm ...... I didn't mean to. Xiaohu was nervous, for fear that Xia Yan would complain that he was stealing food, "It's just that it's too hot, so ...... So I couldn't help but ...... I ate a few bites. Big sister, you ...... Don't be angry. ”

"I'm not angry." Xia Yan smiled, "You don't have the strength to work when you're full." ”

As she spoke, she pointed to the door of the shop and said with a smile: "Go, shout." ”