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nChapter 18

n“Do you see it?” Chu Qingzhi patted the rock. “This is an ice rock. I found it in the forest. Anything within a meter of it will be frozen.”

nChu First swallowed his saliva and looked at the ice rock eagerly. “Fifth Sister, did you find it when you went into the forest to pick oranges last night?”

nChu Qingzhi said very naturally, “Yes, I almost tripped over it.”

nShe waved her hand. “Everyone, don’t worry about this. Hurry up and squeeze out the orange juice so that we can proceed to the next step.”

nAs she spoke, she walked towards the stone mill.

nShe picked up an orange, peeled it, and placed it on the stone mill. Then, she pushed the mill.

nWhen the heavy millstone crushed the orange, the juice in the orange was squeezed out. The juice flowed to the groove at the edge and gathered, flowing into the bucket through the gap in the groove.

nThe orange juice emitted a pleasant fragrance that spread in all directions, making people want to take a sip immediately.

nChu Rong went forward. “Qingzhi, let me push the mill.”

nChu Qingzhi stepped aside and said, “First Brother, Second Sister, Third Brother, Fourth Sister, peel the oranges.”

n“Eighth Sister, Ninth Brother, watch the bucket. When it’s full, change to another bucket.”

n“Sixth Sister, Seventh Brother, come with me to filter the fruit juice later. Mother and Grandma, pour the fruit juice into the mold. Grandpa, put a stick in the mold and put it beside the ice rock to freeze it.”

n“The ice will soon freeze the fruit juice. After freezing it, put the ice cream in the wooden box…”

nShe had already secretly cast a spell on the wooden box. When the ice cream was placed inside, it would not melt or get dirty.

nEveryone worked for more than four hours and made all the oranges into ice cream bars.

nChu Qingzhi gave one to everyone. “Everyone, try it.”

nEveryone held the ice cream bar as if they were holding a treasure. They carefully opened their mouths and took small bites, as if they were eating some delicacies.

nChu Qingzhi touched Chu Ninth’s head and asked with a smile, “Is it delicious?”

nChu Ninth said excitedly, “It’s delicious. Fifth Sister, you’re amazing. The ice cream bar is sweet, and my mouth is filled with the fragrance of oranges. It’s really delicious.”

nChu Qingzhi smiled and said, “Eat it. It’ll melt later.”

nChu Ninth looked ecstatic. “Yes.”

nAfter Chu Qingzhi finished eating the ice cream bar, she asked everyone, “Who wants to go with me to sell ice cream bars?”

nChu First immediately said, “I’ll go.”

nChu Third echoed, “I’ll go too.”

nChu Rong said worriedly, “Are the three of you enough? If not, I’ll go with you.”

nChu Qingzhi said, “Father, go and help us borrow the cart.”

nChu Rong nodded. “Alright, be right back.”

nChu Second walked up to Chu Qingzhi and lowered his head, looking embarrassed. “Fifth Sister, I want to go with you.”

nChu Qingzhi looked at Chu Second. This second sister was a little introverted. She was alright when facing her family, but outside, she was very shy. “Second Sister, why do you want to go?”

nChu Second said expectantly, “I want to see my family doing business too.”

nChu Qingzhi smiled and said, “Alright, Second Sister, you are in.”

nChu Rong borrowed the cart and carried the wooden boxes up. There were a total of four wooden boxes with about a thousand ice cream bars. He tied the wooden boxes to the cart with a rope and covered it with a black cloth before sending the four of them to the village entrance.

nThis abnormal behavior of the Chu family immediately attracted the attention of the villagers.

n“What did Chu First and the others send out? It looks like there are a lot of things.”

n“I don’t know. They didn’t go to the fields. They’ve been staying at home all day.”

n“Are they doing something illegal?”

nThe villagers discussed.

nZhao Xiuhua hated the Chu family. She glared at them. “Don’t let me catch you red-handed. Otherwise, I’ll make your Chu family suffer!”

nThe neighbor on the other side of the Chu family was Chu Tai’s second brother, Chu Qi. He also saw Chu Qingzhi and the others carrying things out and thought that it was something good, so he came to the Chu family, wanting to have a finger in the pie.

nChu Qi arrived at the entrance of the Chu family and asked with a smile, “Brother, what did Qingzhi and the others transport out just now?”

nChu Tai thought that since they were siblings, there was no need to hide it, so he said, “That’s ice cream bar. Qingzhi taught us how to make it.” He could not hide the pride in his voice.

nChu Qi was puzzled. “Ice cream bar? What ice cream bar?”

nChu Tai roughly explained, “It’s a kind of food. It’s ice made from fruit juice.”

nChu Qi was shocked. “Ice? Your family can make ice?”

nIce was a valuable thing in the summer. With ice, wouldn’t they make a lot of money?

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