An hour later, there was an additional table at the entrance of the shaved ice shop.
The person who previously stood behind the bar counter was called Shi Xigu. This name sounded cultured, but he was still a burly man. He was from the same family as Caretaker Shi.
At this moment, he was cutting fruits at the entrance of the shop and scraping the ice. First, he scraped the ice off layer by layer. Then, he placed the fruit pulp inside and poured some fruit juice over it. Just like that, a bowl of fresh shaved ice was made.
Meanwhile, Shi Qingshan displayed his talent with his loud voice and shouted, "Shaved ice! Fruit shaved ice! Cool down and quench thirst! Come and try shaved ice on such a hot day!"
Once he shouted, half the street could hear him.
Ren Baqian held the freshly made shaved ice and slurped it, putting spoonfuls of it into his mouth. Eating shaved ice on such a hot day was indeed comfortable.
After a while, Caretaker Shi also held the freshly made shaved ice and sat beside Ren Baqian.
A few pedestrians who were sweating profusely came over and stretched their heads over the table. "What's this?"
"Fruit shaved ice. This is ice that can only be found in the north. Eating it on such a hot day will immediately relieve the heat and cool down from head to toe," Shi Qingshan said.
Those few people were tempted when they saw Ren Baqian and Caretaker Shi holding the orange shaved ice drizzled with fruit juice. They asked, "How much is it?"
"Five coins. If it doesn't taste good, you can smash my stall." Shi Qingshan gestured with his palm.
"Give me one," a burly man immediately shouted.
"Alright, watermelon, orange, or green lotus. Which flavor do you want?" Shi Xigu asked while scraping the ice.
"Watermelon!" The burly man looked at the watermelon shaved ice in Ren Baqian's hands.
After a while, the shaved ice with fruit pulp drizzled with fruit juice was placed in his hands. The burly man sized it up. Are those fine pieces of shaved ice ice? After putting a spoonful of it into his mouth, the burly man's eyes widened. "So cold!"
"Not bad, not bad. Good stuff." The burly man took the lead and waved the spoon in his hands so fast that it almost left afterimages.
Seeing him like this, the others also became interested.
"Give me one."
"Give me one with orange."
…
Not long after, there were seven or eight people around, all waiting for the shaved ice.
This thing was made quickly, but it took a bit of effort to scrape the ice down. After a while, everyone had one.
As for the burly man, he was already eating his second one with a satisfied look on his face.
"Oh — there's poison!" The burly man suddenly clutched his chest, and his expression changed.
Hearing that it was poisoned, the others almost threw their bowls away.
"Toxic your sister." Ren Baqian couldn't help but say, "Your stomach must have been irritated by eating so much cold food in such a short period of time."
Everyone looked at the bowl in their hands, looked at Ren Baqian, and then looked at the burly man. There was complete silence.
The burly man had a constipated expression on his face. His open vest revealed his pectoralis major, which was trembling. After a while, he recovered and looked at the bowl in his hand. "That scared me. I thought I was poisoned."
Then, she looked at him in surprise and asked, "How did you know?"
"Isn't this common knowledge in the north?" Ren Baqian rolled his eyes.
Anyway, this was common knowledge on Earth. Eating a big mouthful of ice cream could easily irritate your stomach and cause stomach pain. Moreover, you were waving your spoon like a phantom, and you ate two bowls in a row. It would be strange if your stomach didn't hurt. Do you really think you're made of iron?
Seeing that the burly man was fine, everyone was relieved. Someone asked Shi Qingshan and simply went into the house to eat.
The big man looked at the bowl in his hand. "Shopkeeper, can I take it away?"
"Bring your own bowl," Shi Qingshan said.
Only then did the burly man put down his bowl and squeeze out of the crowd.
Ren Baqian and Caretaker Shi watched from the side for a while. There were more and more people buying shaved ice. There were also some people sitting in the shop. Ren Baqian and Caretaker Shi finally felt at ease. They rejected Caretaker Shi's idea of going to another shop to take a look and strolled back.
This way, as long as the reputation of the shaved ice shop spread, there wouldn't be any problems.
With Dayao's scorching hot weather, Ren Baqian wouldn't believe that the shaved ice shop wasn't profitable.
"Qi Zixuan, I heard that you are the number one expert in Dayao and one of the top ten experts in the world. I, Long Wanli of Hanbei, am here to seek your guidance!"
Suddenly, a thunderous voice resounded through the air, causing the entire Jingyang Road to fall silent.
"Qi Zixuan, I heard that you are the number one expert in Dayao and one of the top ten experts in the world. Hanbei Long Wanli is here to seek guidance …"
After three consecutive voices, the entire Jingyang Avenue became noisy. Countless people came out of the shops on both sides of the street and looked in the direction of the voice.
When Ren Baqian heard this voice, he immediately became interested. "Is this a challenge? Listening to this voice, it's ten streets ahead of Caretaker Shi and his son. He's definitely an expert. "
"Let's go and see where it is." Ren Baqian was excited. After being here for so many days, this was the first time he encountered such a situation.
Even though there were daily fights in the city, where fists met flesh, and people were frequently kicked out, it wasn't as interesting as a duel between experts.
"It's the imperial city!" Caretaker Shi quickened his pace.
Not only the two of them, but many other people also squeezed forward and directly brought the two of them into the crowd.
"Eh?" Ren Baqian, who was squeezing through the crowd, was slightly stunned when he heard Caretaker Shi. "Who's Qi Zixuan?"
"It's Her Majesty," Caretaker Shi said faintly.
"…"
Only now did Ren Baqian know the name of the empress.
Even though he heard that the empress was the number one expert in Dayao, he didn't know how to react just now.
After all, the empress didn't look old, and there were many civil and military officials in the imperial court. There were also experts who popped out of nowhere.
Ren Baqian had always thought that the so-called number one expert in Dayao was an exaggeration.
Looking at the current situation, that person was really the number one expert?
Originally, Ren Baqian thought that he was here to challenge a general. He didn't expect it to be the empress. Ren Baqian couldn't help but say that this person came to the capital to challenge the empress.
"This person won't be shot to death by thousands of arrows, right?" Ren Baqian asked subconsciously.
"That depends on Her Majesty's mood," Caretaker Shi said uncertainly.
"Will Her Majesty really fight?" Ren Baqian asked curiously. Wouldn't it be a little too degrading for the empress to personally fight and kill others? Furthermore, if there were any mishaps, it would be a big problem.
As the saying goes, a gentleman doesn't stand under a collapsing wall. Even though there was no such saying in Dayao, the empress in the throne room wouldn't fight and kill others, right?
"That depends on Her Majesty's mood," Caretaker Shi repeated.
"Have you seen Her Majesty fight before?" Ren Baqian heard that the empress seemed to have fought more than once.
"Of course, I have. Last year, there were more than ten people who wanted to challenge Her Majesty. This year, there's only one. "
"Have they been beaten into submission?" Ren Baqian asked. Just now, that person said that the empress was one of the top ten experts in the world? It sounded impressive.
"They have all been beaten to death!" Caretaker Shi sneered.
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