Chapter 32 Doubts
The three members of the Zhang family waited for a long time in the Tzu Chi Hall, watching the people in line happily buy their tea drinks with the notes in their hands.Some people even drank it on the spot when they bought it, and sighed in satisfaction after taking a sip, as if a dry plant is as happy as the rain after a long drought.

Ruyi couldn't help swallowing, pulled Luzhu and whispered, "Sister Luzhu, do you think this herbal tea is really so delicious?"

"I haven't drank it either. Why don't we have a luxury at the end of the month when we receive the monthly money?" Luzhu felt her mouth sour, and couldn't help swallowing the secreted saliva along with the rhythm of those people drinking tea.

Ruyi pinched her left and right index fingers with her right hand, pursed her lips and considered for a while, and decided that she would not be greedy anymore. She still wanted to save money for a dowry, and when she had saved enough money, she would ask her wife to find a suitable person for her. Get married, and then the family will continue to live an ordinary and stable life in the Zhang Mansion.

When the crowd dispersed at the gate of the Tzu Chi Hall, the [-] cups of [-]-cent herbal tea that was open for sale had been sold out, and the sun was hanging in the sky releasing the heat of noon, only then did the three members of the Zhang family see the tea they ordered appeared.

Xiao Niao and Xiao Zhao pushed the trolley to deliver the tea ordered by the guests to the front hall.

The small cart is specially made, and four wooden wheels are installed under the half-meter-square wooden board. The wooden wheels are tightly wrapped by elastic pigskin, which effectively reduces the vibration of the small cart when it is moving forward.The handlebars are installed at the rear end of the cart, only reaching the waist height of two peas, which is convenient for them to hold and push.

The two cooperated tacitly, and the trolley arrived at the designated cabinet for dispensing tea, Xiaoyou was responsible for pulling the handle to fix the trolley from moving, and Xiao Zhao was responsible for arranging the bamboo cups in a row, so that Xiaoruo could dispense tea later drink.

The cups are also custom-made, and the words Tzu Chi Tang are hot-stamped on the sides of the bamboo cups.At first, Xiaoruo wanted to use clay cups, but pottery cups were expensive to make and took a long time to make, so she thought of the bamboo forests that can be seen everywhere nearby.

Bamboo cups are easy to make. You only need to divide the bamboo according to the bamboo nodes, polish the edge of the cup, and then use it after drying and drying. Using bamboo cups can also bring a unique bamboo fragrance to herbal tea.The most important thing is that the cost is cheap. The division and polishing are all done by Xiaoxun in the backyard. She then controls the temperature to dry the water. The only thing that costs money in the whole process is to buy bamboo.

According to the register, Xiaoruo packs the tea ordered by the customer in cups. If you need to take it out, you put the bamboo cups in the woven straw bag. If you need to deliver the goods to your door, you call the porter and explain the delivery address and quantity. After paying the porter's wages, it can be sent away.

"Five cups of hot tea, five cups of six white tea, the tea you want is ready, take it and walk slowly." Xiao Ruo handed the packed ten cups of herbal tea to Zhang's nanny.

The bag woven with straw rope is attached to the bamboo cup, so you can easily pick it up by holding the handle of the bag. The mouth of the bamboo cup is covered with straw paper, and the edge is tied tightly with cotton thread, so you don’t have to worry about the tea pouring out when you carry the bag.

Nanny Zhang looked into the cup through the thin and visible straw paper lid, she could vaguely see a few transparent ice cubes floating on the tea, and when she shook the cup gently, she could also hear the ding-dong sound of the ice cubes colliding with each other.

"Okay, okay! This is tea money." She took out half a tael of silver from her waist pocket, ten cups of five hundred cash exactly half a tael.

After paying the money, Zhang's nanny hurried back to Zhang's mansion with Luzhu Ruyi, and had to deliver it to his wife before the ice melted. She returned in such a hurry that she didn't even hear Xiaoruo shouting "Thank you" from behind. Patrons will come again next time.”

The insulation effect of the bamboo cup covered with straw paper is quite good. When Mrs. Zhang got the Liubai tea, the ice cubes did not melt much.She held the wall of the cup with her well-maintained hands, and she could feel the coolness from the cup in her palm.Picking up the cup and taking a sip, the cool and slightly sweet feeling spread down the tongue and throat, soothing the viscera that had been whipped by the scorching heat. The whole body seemed to be gently put into the rippling stream, and was washed by the coolness from head to toe.

Mrs. Zhang drank a cup of Liubai tea in a few sips, let out a comfortable breath, and the depression that had been pent up in her chest for many days was swept away. The tea in the bamboo cup was drunk, and the ice cubes had not yet melted.She picked a piece of crushed ice into her mouth with a long-tailed silver spoon, and chewed slowly, the ice cube creaked between her teeth, like a sugar cube being chewed into pieces.

She relieved her depression, her mind cleared up, and she said to Luzhu, who had been standing by the side waiting to serve her after she came back, "Go and deliver three cups to each master." Send two cups of each of the six white teas to the young master's yard, and I will go to the master's side as you wish, to see if the master is in the mansion, and if he is, let him come to me."

The maids took their orders and went.Mrs. Zhang asked all the other attendants to step down, leaving only the nanny by her side.

"Nurse, tell me about the process of buying this tea."

The nurse of the Zhang family told the young lady in detail the process from asking the people in line to paying the money and returning to the house in detail, even the number of cups ordered by the Li family and the Ruan family on the reservation register.

"You mean that girl named Xiaoruo came up with the idea of ​​queuing up to get a number and ordering delivery?"

"According to those who bought the tea, it is true."

"Then this girl is really smart and clever. I thought she was not an ordinary person before..."

Mrs. Zhang lowered her head and picked another ice cube to chew. After thinking for a while, she asked, "Then have you seen the process of making the herbal tea? Or have you seen how the Tzu Chi Church makes these ice cubes?"

"They all made tea buckets and ice packs in the backyard, and let the two little dolls push them out with a cart. I stretched my neck to look for a long time, but I couldn't see where the ice came from." The nurse saw the ice in the young lady's hand After finishing the ice cubes in the bamboo cup, he opened a new cup of Liubai tea and handed it over.

"Miss, do you think they bought these ice cubes?"

"Impossible. Master, in order to get ice cubes this year, several big commercial houses have already said hello. If there are ice cubes to sell, they must be close to our house first. How can a small medical clinic go past our Zhang's house."

The two of them were discussing where the ice cubes of Tzu Chi Hall came from, and a well-dressed middle-aged man hurriedly walked in at the door. It was Zhang Fengling, the master of the Zhang family.

Zhang Fengling heard the maid said that his wife invited him over, and thought that his wife was suffering from Kuxia again, so he asked him to make trouble.Not daring to delay for a moment, he hurriedly got up and rushed to the courtyard where his wife was.

As soon as he entered the door, he saw his wife with a calm expression, holding a bamboo cup while drinking tea and talking to the nanny, and the brows that were always frowned in the past were relaxed, he was very surprised.

"Ma'am, I don't know why you called me here?"

Mrs. Zhang was not in a hurry to reply, she beckoned for Zhang Fengling to take a seat, and pushed the uncovered bamboo cup on the table towards him.

When Zhang Fengling's hand touched the bamboo cup, he felt a burst of coldness, and tiny water droplets had begun to condense outside the bamboo cup.He quickly opened the lid of the cup, and it was even colder, it turned out to be ice cubes.

"This? Where did this ice cube come from?" He picked up the bamboo cup and looked carefully, and saw the words Tzu Chi Hall burnt out on the side of the bamboo cup. "Tzu Chi Hall?"

Mrs. Zhang smiled and looked at her master with a surprised look on his face. On weekdays, Zhang Fengling spends most of his time looking at the account books of his family shop and dealing with commercial banks. Books, rarely go out for a stroll, it is not surprising that Tzu Chi Hall has ice.

"Master, this is the herbal tea that Miss sent me to buy. A twenty-cent cup contains crushed smoothie, and a fifty-cent cup contains ice cubes." The nanny replied.

Zhang Fengling found it incredible. He opened all the four unopened bamboo cups on the table, and sure enough there were ice cubes floating in each cup.

"There are ice cubes in this Tzu Chi Hall? Ma'am, I have really said hello to every business that has the North Commercial Line, and there is absolutely no chance of omission!" Zhang Fengling hurriedly assured his wife that he almost raised his hand to swear .

He was originally from an ordinary family, and it was already very difficult for his family to support his education expenses. Later, on the way to the third rural examination, he ran into Miss Zhang's family who was waiting for him. The two fell in love at first sight and promised each other for life.

After he got married, he also knew that he didn't have the talent to go to high school, so he simply relied on the support of Mrs. Zhang's natal family to start a business. He didn't expect that he didn't have talent in school, but doing business was favored by the God of Wealth, and he made a lot of money in a few years. With a lot of money, he became the number one wealthy household known far and wide.

Even though he became rich, he did not forget how he made his fortune. He was devoted to Mrs. Zhang and raised his eyebrows. Even though Mrs. Zhang was weak and only had one son, he never thought of taking a concubine to spread his fortune.

Mrs. Zhang had a bitter summer, and he was worried about it every year, and he didn't hesitate to spend a lot of money to buy ice cubes to cool her off.

(End of this chapter)

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