Transmigrated into the fat wife of the future prime minister

Chapter 113 Liangxia
After the arrangement was made, Xu Qingmeng had much less free time and no longer needed to go to the shop every day from morning to night.

However, to be fair, June in Quan County is really hot. Having experienced modern air conditioning, chilled fruit, and chilled drinks, and now being pregnant, and having to endure this ancient time where all we can do is wave a palm leaf fan, it's really hard to bear.

Xu Qingmeng hasn't had a good appetite these past few days. She finds even the vegetarian buns she eats in the morning greasy, so she just drinks some bland rice porridge, or occasionally eats a cucumber or a tomato.

However, Madam He couldn't persuade Xu Qingmeng otherwise. Gu Yunyi had to watch over her every time before she would reluctantly eat a little bit. Otherwise, given Gu Yunyi's attitude, he wouldn't let her leave the table unless she was eating.

That day, Gu Yunyi watched Xu Qingmeng eat breakfast before leaving the house. Xu Qingmeng also went to the pastry shop for a stroll in the morning and came back.

Just then, the breakfast stall had sold out, and Mrs. He casually remarked, "It's even hotter than before. Quite a few people came for breakfast today, asking if the stall could add some cooling soup."

Even if Madam He hadn't mentioned it, Xu Qingmeng had been thinking about this matter recently. However, her body was getting heavier and heavier, and although she didn't have any other symptoms, she was becoming increasingly sleepy. She had also been busy at the pastry shop the other day, so she had become lazy.

Xu Qingmeng didn't take it to heart. Now that a customer had brought it up, they couldn't delay any longer. There was no major problem with the pastry shop; all the drinks could be made cold.

"Mom, do you know what liangxia (a type of cold noodle) is?" she asked.

There's also ice jelly, which is a very common summer essential for cooling off. However, I don't think I've seen it here. The porridge in the morning can also be replaced with mung bean porridge or red bean porridge. Cook it early in the morning, put it in ice water to chill, and it's very refreshing.

Mrs. He was very puzzled: "What is that? What is it made of? Is it filled with river shrimp?"

Xu Qingmeng shook her head: "No, Liangxia is made by making rice paste, cooking it, and then using a sieve to strain it into a basin of cold water to form a shape similar to small shrimp. It has a smooth, refreshing, soft, and sweet taste, and it is also a sweet soup, which is very suitable to eat at this time."

Curious, He Shi noticed that Yun Sheng, upon hearing it was a sweet soup, leaned closer to Xu Qingmeng and even unconsciously licked her lips: "Sister-in-law, when are we going to make it? Can we make it now?"

Mrs. He flicked the little girl's head and said, "All you ever do is eat. You just drank a cup of plum juice."

Yun Sheng raised her head defiantly and said, "Mother, how can they be the same? That's water, what my sister-in-law is talking about is food."

"You!" Mrs. He simply couldn't do anything with her.

"It can't be done now. We need to soak some rice first, and then grind it into rice milk."

After Xu Qingmeng soaked the rice for half an hour, she ate lunch. Then, He Shi took a bucket and the soaked rice to grind rice into rice paste. Yun Sheng followed behind He Shi like a little shadow, and didn't forget to pull Yun Mo along.

Yun Sheng followed behind. When someone asked, her little mouth was like a machine gun, and she kept saying that it was her sister-in-law who wanted to make her a cool sweet soup.

And so, before the cold shrimp dish was even finished, all the neighbors living nearby knew that Xu Qingmeng was going to make a new dish again.

Before, when the Gu family's eatery sold breakfast, set meals at noon, and braised dishes in the afternoon, people would often get together and marvel at how good the Gu family's new daughter-in-law's cooking skills were.

But so much time has passed, and everyone around has gotten used to it, so it doesn't really bother them anymore. However, since Jinxiuxuan opened, the neighbors and regular customers have all come to know that the pastries made by the Gu family's wife are just as delicious.
Of course, there's also the chili oil, mushroom meat sauce, and garlic sauce that Shen's Grocery Store often runs out of stock of, all of which were made by Xu Qingmeng. That's incredible!

Upon hearing that Xu Qingmeng was going to make some new food, those who were cooling off and chatting outside all gathered around, asking He Shi what new treat she was going to make.

Madam He was also helpless. She glanced at Yun Sheng and had no choice but to patiently explain to others that it was just because of the hot weather that she had come up with a sweet soup to cool off. She was just trying it out now. If it was successful, the Gu family restaurant would start serving it in the mornings for the next few days.

He repeated himself back and forth like this many times before the people who had gathered around gradually dispersed.

When Madam He returned home with the bucket, she raised her hand, wiped the sweat from her forehead, and looked at Xu Qingmeng, saying, "You've finally made it out into the world. Now all the women around here are asking about you all the time."

Xu Qingmeng looked puzzled. She didn't like going out much to begin with, and because she was pregnant, she was even more sleepy and rarely went out. She would occasionally go to Jinxiuxuan for a while and then come back, so she didn't know about the gossip outside.

"Asked me what?"

Mrs. He said with a smile, "Ask if you have any sisters or girlfriends of similar age in your family. There are a group of families with sons who are not married, and they all want to find someone as capable as you."

Upon hearing this, Xu Qingmeng smiled helplessly.

Aunt Li chimed in, "There's a lot more you don't know. On my way back yesterday, I heard something else. There's an old lady in the sixth alley, who's quite wealthy. A matchmaker introduced her grandson to a girl. The matchmaker immediately asked her if she was a good cook and if she could make steamed buns. The girl was completely dumbfounded."

“This isn’t just one; many people in the surrounding area ask the same question,” Tang’s wife chimed in.

Xu Qingmeng was also dumbfounded after hearing this.

The He family and others burst into laughter at Xu Qingmeng's expression.

Sister-in-law Tang added, "That's for sure. These days, anyone looking for a wife is looking to follow Mengniang's example."

"Yes, whether or not one can make a fortune through cooking is a small matter. Just look at how Yunyi passed the imperial examinations twice in a row not long after marrying into the family. People say Mengniang is destined to bring good fortune to her husband and family," Aunt Li said.

Xu Qingmeng was extremely embarrassed, her face turning red, but He Shi, Tang Saozi, and Li Shuzi were getting happier and happier as they talked.

Xu Qingmeng could only helplessly stay aside, remaining silent and pretending not to hear.

The method for making this cold rice noodle soup is not complicated; it's quite simple. After cooking rice into a paste, pour cold water into it using a strainer, and it's done. Then, you can serve it with brown sugar water.

"Putting everything else aside, these really do look like shrimp." Mrs. He stirred them with a spoon, and they were all slippery, as if they were little shrimp swimming in the water.

(End of this chapter)