The weather is so hot and annoying, even electric fans are useless, let alone air conditioners.

  Zhou Xiaoyun felt a bit better after taking a big gulp of iced tea. Originally, in the summer, whoever's house you went to would just scoop out some cold water for you to drink, and no one thought about drinking iced tea. However, her younger brother Xiao Bao would easily get diarrhea from drinking cold water, so Zhou Xiaoyun boiled some hot water, let it cool down, and then gave it to Xiao Bao when he was thirsty.

  The cup for boiling water was a white, large ceramic cup with a handle. At that time, there were no glass cups or stainless steel cups, and every household used this kind of cup to drink water. Two large ceramic cups could fill up an entire thermos flask.

  Xiao Bao had fewer stomach problems since he started drinking cold tea this summer, and Zhao Yuzhen happily attributed the credit to Zhou Xiaoyun. Later, the whole family began to drink cold tea.

  This doesn't include Da Bao, once he gets excited, he just gulps down water like a well, no matter what you say, it can't be changed. Zhou Xiaoyun thought helplessly that since childhood, Da Bao has been a stubborn kid, so she didn't force him.

  Dabao arrived in the summer, every day he would take off his clothes and run around wearing only a pair of shorts. Sometimes, he would sneak out of the house without telling anyone and go to the pond to take a bath. One time, Zhao Yuzhen caught him and gave him a good scolding, so he behaved for a few days. But after a few days passed, he couldn't resist the temptation of his friends and ran outside again.

  Zhao Yuzhen couldn't manage him anymore, so she let him be. Zhou Xiaoyun would sometimes think that Dabao's personality was like a runaway horse, and with his parents' indulgence, it was no wonder he became more and more overbearing as he grew older.

  However, it's been too hot these days, even Da Bao doesn't want to go out, saying the sun can scorch people onto the ground. Zhou Xiaoyun couldn't stop laughing at his brilliant metaphor.

  "Eh---who wants an ice pop?"

  From far away, they heard the peddler's cry. Dabao's eyes lit up instantly: "Mom, mom, the ice cream vendor is here, I want to eat ice cream."

  Zhao Yuzhen was startled by his loud voice and blamed Dabao: "What are you doing with such a big noise, Er Ya just fell asleep, don't wake her up."

  Dabao stuck it in and shook Zhao Yu's hem of her clothes desperately: "Ma——" That one voice was dragged very long.

  "The ice cream vendor is here, buy one for me to eat."

  Zhao Yuzhen was somewhat displeased and did not agree.

  Dabao listened to the hawking sound getting closer and closer, becoming more and more anxious: "Mom... buy one, just one."

  "I want one too." Xiaobao didn't like what Dabao said, he also wanted to eat.

  Zhou Xiaoyun also wanted to eat, but she didn't make a sound. She knew that her family was not well-off and wouldn't easily buy snacks for the kids.

  Zhao Yuzhen couldn't bear with Da Bao and Xiao Bao: "Alright, alright, I'll buy them. Go call the ice cream vendor over."

  Dabao came in high spirits, took Xiaobao out and shouted loudly: "Hey, ice cream vendor, come quickly, we want to buy ice cream."

  A big old bicycle rode over, the ice cream vendor was a man in his forties. His rear seat had a large wooden box tied to it, wrapped with a layer of quilt.

  His face was covered in sweat and his voice was hoarse: "What ice stick do you want?"

  Zhao Yuzhen walked over, holding a five-jiao ticket in her hand: "Take three red bean ice sticks."

  Dabao loves to eat popsicles that cost two jiao each. "I want to eat a popsicle."

  As a result, she was glared at by her mother and didn't dare to make a sound. She stared blankly as the vendor quickly took out three red bean ice bars from his wooden box.

  "Come on, Da Ya, have one too." After taking the two jiao that Xiao Fan had found, Zhao Yuzhen divided the popsicles among Da Bao and Xiao Bao, and handed the remaining one to Zhou Xiaoyun.

  Zhou Xiaoyun originally thought there was no share for herself, but now it's an unexpected surprise, and she quickly accepted it.

  The red bean ice stick is bright red, square in shape, with a slightly rounded front and some red beans mixed in. It can't be bitten into, so it can only be licked mouthful by mouthful, and after it's melted a bit, take another bite to taste the cold sweetness of the red beans. One jiao per stick is truly good value for money, which is also Zhou Xiaoyun's favorite ice stick.

  At this time, ice cream vendors were all riding bicycles with boxes tied up and walking through the streets, selling and shouting along the way.

  "Eh——who wants an ice pop?——" The hawker's cries often make children's hearts beat with excitement. Eating an ice pop on such a hot summer day is a wonderful thing!

  All the children who heard this voice wanted to eat, and those who were generous bought it for their children. Those who were reluctant would inevitably scold or even spank the disobedient children.

  Later supermarkets sell many brands of ice cream, with various flavors and shapes, dazzling and diverse varieties.

  At that time, there were only three kinds of popsicles sold in the countryside, all rectangular in shape.

  The most common is a five-cent popsicle stick, usually pale red or yellow in color, with a very sticky sweetness.

  Some are red bean paste, one jiao per stick, and a small half of red bean is exceptionally delicious.

  The most expensive is puffed snow cream, I don't know how it got such a name.

  Two cents for a stick, usually reluctant to spend money on it. It's really sweet and fragrant, with a big head and a hint of buttery flavor, similar to the taste of modern ice cream. Most popular among children.

  If a child has such an inflated ice cream in his hand, he must be reluctant to finish it at once and wants to take it around the partner's face before eating.