TPITWOHEF

Chapter 169

Nowadays, except for a small amount of tribute fruits in the palace, fresh fruits are hardly seen in other markets in the capital.

Therefore, in the newly opened milk tea shops, there are currently no fruit products available. They can only wait for shipments or the next season.

Even so, there are still many varieties of milk tea, listed on the wooden menu board hanging inside the shop.

"Red rice milk tea, five wen."

"Red rice and love pea milk tea, seven wen."

[Red rice, is that blood glutinous rice?]

Xiao Chuchu, being held by Xiao Yunzhou, was wide-eyed with curiosity.

[Love pea, that's red bean?]

Xiao Chuchu was amused, [The milk teas named by Elder Shen Mian all have a literary flair. One cup for the scholar and his lady~]

"Highland barley milk tea, five wen."

"Golden oat milk tea, five wen."

"Double Happiness milk tea (taro ball, choose one more ingredient), eight wen."

"Three Rams Bring Prosperity milk tea (taro ball, choose two more ingredients), ten wen."

"Family Reunion (choose five ingredients), fifteen wen."

[Wow, this is almost no different from modern milk tea shops.]

Held by Xiao Yunzhou, Xiao Chuchu soon saw many students staying in the capital, as well as servants and maids from wealthy merchants' and officials' families, queuing up to buy and try this novelty.

"This is quite interesting. Drinking tea with so many things added. Is this drinking porridge or eating tea?"

Onlookers and frugal commoners chatted among themselves.

"If the things added inside can fill you up, this price is reasonable. Didn't they say they added sheep milk and cow milk from Wu Yun Country? The tea on East Street costs two wen a bowl."

"If you go further out, tea shops outside the city charge one wen a bowl."

"For a meal, five wen isn't expensive, right? After all, it's imperial food."

Farmers who came for the market were still quite poor, calculating if they could afford to buy just one cup of the cheapest option, wondering if it would fill them up.

But the wealthy officials in line were lavish without concern for money, "Give me one Family Reunion."

"I'll take one of everything!"

These particularly extravagant customers usually queued at the front.

Soon, they set an example for the observing commoners.

The shop assistants quickly became busy.

A crisp bamboo tube, about the length of a small arm, was placed on the table. The assistant added half a cup of clear tea, then snow-white cow's milk, and a large spoon of red bean syrup.

In no time, it was delivered to the counter for the waiting servants outside.

This stirred up the watching commoners.

"Five wen for so many things?"

"Is it sweet? Did they add sugar?"

The servant who just bought it turned and answered, "They add sugar, and even asked if I'm afraid of it being too sweet."

"I'm buying it for the young master and miss, and I'm afraid it might be too sweet for them, so I didn't dare to ask for more sugar."

"The assistant said they gave me 50% sugar."