It's so hot that it's irritating, and there's no electric fan, let alone an air conditioner.

Zhou Xiaoyun drank a big sip of herbal tea to feel better. Originally, in the summer, everyone scooped cold water and drank it, and no one thought of drinking cold tea. However, his younger brother Xiaobao is prone to diarrhea as soon as he drinks cold water, Zhou Xiaoyun boiled some hot water and let him drink it when Xiaobao is thirsty.

The cup of boiling water was a large porcelain cup with a handle, and there were no glasses and stainless steel cups at that time, and every family used such a cup to drink water, and two large porcelain cups could fill a hot water bottle.

Xiaobao has rarely had diarrhea since drinking cold tea this summer, and Zhao Yuzhen happily credited Zhou Xiaoyun with credit. Later, the whole family began to drink cold tea.

This does not include Dabao, as soon as Dabao is hot, it is a big mouth of well water, and it can't be changed. Zhou Xiaoyun thought helplessly that he was like an iron egg since he was a child, so he didn't force him.

In the summer, Dabao runs around in pants every day when he is naked, and sometimes sneaks out to bathe in the pond without hiding from his family. Once I was caught by Zhao Yuzhen and beaten up, I was honest for a few days, and after a few days, I couldn't resist the lure of a few partners and ran out.

Zhao Yuzhen really couldn't control him, so she just went with him. Zhou Xiaoyun sometimes thinks that Dabao's personality is like a wild horse, coupled with the indulgence of his parents, it is no wonder that his growth will become even worse.

However, it has been so hot these days that even Dabao is reluctant to go out, saying that the sun is sticking to the ground. Zhou Xiaoyun couldn't stop laughing at his wonderful metaphor.

"Eh—who's going to eat the popsicle—"

Hearing the hawker's shouting in the distance, Dabao's eyes suddenly lit up: "Mom, Mom, the popsicle seller is here, I want to eat popsicles." ”

Zhao Yuzhen was startled by his slam and blamed Dabao: "Why are you so loud, Erya just fell asleep, don't wake her up." ”

Dabao stuck to the hem of Zhao Yuzhen's clothes and shook it desperately: "Mom-" That mom dragged on for a long time,

"The popsicle seller is here, buy one for me."

Zhao Yuzhen was a little unhappy and didn't agree.

Dabao became more and more anxious as he heard the shouting getting closer and closer: "Mom-buy one, just one." ”

"I want one too." Xiaobao was not happy to listen to what Dabao said, and he wanted to eat it too.

Zhou Xiaoyun also wanted to eat it, but she didn't say anything. She knew that her family was not well-off, so she easily did not buy snacks for her children.

Zhao Yuzhen couldn't grind Dabao and Xiaobao: "Okay, okay, buy them all, go and call the popsicle seller." ”

Dabao came to the spirit, took Xiaobao out and shouted at the top of his voice: "Hey, the popsicle seller is coming, we want to buy popsicles." ”

A big old bicycle rode over, and the popsicle seller was a man in his forties. A large wooden box was tied to the back seat of his car, and a quilt was wrapped around it.

His face was covered with sweat, and his voice was already hoarse: "What popsicle do you want?" ”

Zhao Yuzhen walked over and pinched a five-dime ticket in his hand: "Take three red bean popsicles." ”

Dabao's favorite thing to eat is puffed ice cream for two dimes a piece, "I want to eat puffed ice cream." ”

As a result, the mother didn't dare to squeak after a slap in the eyes, staring at the vendor to open the wooden box and quickly take out three red bean popsicles.

"Big girl, you can eat one too." Taking the two dimes found by the vendor, Zhao Yuzhen gave the popsicle to Dabao Xiaobao, and the remaining one to Zhou Xiaoyun.

Zhou Xiaoyun originally thought that he didn't have his own share, but now it was an unexpected surprise, so he hurriedly took it.

The red bean popsicle is red and square, with only a slightly rounded front and some red beans mixed in it. If you can't bite it, you can only lick and eat it one bite at a time, and when it melts a little, you can bite into it, and you can eat the cold and sweet red beans. A dime is really good and cheap, and this is also Zhou Xiaoyun's favorite popsicle.

At this time, the popsicles were sold on bicycles and with boxes tied to the streets and alleys, selling all the way and shouting all the way.

"Eh—who's going to eat the popsicle—" The shout often drew the child's heart. What a beautiful thing it is to eat a popsicle on such a hot summer!

None of the children who heard this voice did not want to eat, and they generously bought it for the children to eat, and those who were reluctant to inevitably reprimand or even beat the disobedient and troublesome children.

Later, supermarkets sold many brands of ice cream, with a wide variety of flavors and shapes.

But at that time, there were only three kinds of popsicles sold in the township, all of which were rectangular.

The most common is a five-point water popsicle, which is generally pale red or yellow and has a greasy sweetness.

Some of the better ones are red beans, a dime a piece, and the small half of the red beans are exceptionally delicious.

The most expensive is puffed ice cream, which somehow came up with such a name.

Two dimes a piece, and I am reluctant to buy it to eat. It's really sweet and fragrant, it's big, and it has a creamy aroma, similar to the taste of modern ice cream. Most popular and sought after by children.

If a child has such a puffed ice cream in his hand, he must be reluctant to eat it all at once, and he must take it to his partner and go around in a circle.