Back In Time For Imperial Examination Chapter 99

Cui Liangdong had already sent someone to inform the old lady outside the courtyard that the Magistrate of Daxing County was coming. At this time, the door was pushed open and an old woman came out, bowed to Magistrate Jiang, and invited them in.

After he entered, he discovered that the paper pavilion had doors on all four sides. Only the front and back doors were opened for normal entry and exit, and the left and right doors were tightly closed to prevent the wind from entering the corridor. Although the main entrance to the hall was blocked by the paper pavilion, it did not feel stuffy inside. The doors to the back hall and the left and right sides were all open, and the wind was slowly drawn in from outside. The stove was burning with the sweet fragrance of apricot flowers, but it was not as cool as other places with ice.

The old lady was still changing her clothes inside, so Cui Liangdong asked him to sit down in the hall first. Soon, the nanny brought iced milk tea and snacks for him and the clerks to taste - they were all extra made in the morning. Ryan Cui did not take much with him when he left, so the leftovers were just right for entertaining the guests.

County Magistrate Jiang was from the south of the Yangtze River and was not used to eating dairy products, always complaining that they had a fishy smell. But when he drank milk tea, he felt that it was fragrant and smooth, with a mellow tea flavor and a slightly bitter sweet fragrance, which was different from the way ordinary people made and brewed tea. He also used crushed ice to cool his heart, and couldn't help asking: "I have never tasted this tea in your county. It must be a secret recipe passed down from your family?"

Cui Liangdong smiled and said, "There is no secret recipe. Please forgive me, my parents. My son ordered some cow and goat milk from a Hui people to nourish the family. He thought it was not tasty when it was just plain, so he asked someone to add tea leaves to it. But things with milk in them spoil easily, so they asked me to keep it refrigerated."