The powerful princess arrives with a space warehouse

Chapter 1030 What the hell is this?

The food shop "Zhenwei Pavilion" has the feel of a modern food store. It was almost noon, and the shop was crowded with people, mostly young ladies and gentlemen of officials, as well as merchants from other places, who were selecting some goods.

But what caught the most attention was the fruit preserve counter, where several blond men stood around the tasting trays.

They kept picking up various kinds of dried fruit and putting them in their mouths to taste, and every now and then they would ask Henry, who was next to them, to ask the shopkeeper for details.

The person who answered them was a pretty young woman in her early twenties, whose delicate features were accentuated by her light green quilt. As the manager of this "Zhenwei Pavilion," Lu Jinxiu always had a smile on her face, explaining things to them one by one, and patiently continuing to introduce the restaurant to them while waiting for Henry to translate.

Lu Jinxiu, the young shopkeeper, was the only daughter of the old owner of Ouyang Yunxiang's food shop. She had been working in the shop with her father since she was a child. She was proficient in accounting, bookkeeping, purchasing and pricing. Her eyes were so bright that they seemed to speak. She was a clever girl praised by all the neighbors.

Ouyang Yunxiang expanded the food shop and renamed it "Zhenwei Pavilion," then put her in charge of the shop, mainly at Ouyang Yunyao's suggestion.

Since the shop mainly sells snacks, and is frequented by women, Ouyang Yunyao suggested to her second brother that it would be best to have a woman manage the food shop. A female manager is better at understanding customers' needs and is more attentive, which would appeal to girls.

Ouyang Yunxiang was a business prodigy; he grasped things instantly. He not only adopted his sister's suggestion but also appointed Lu Jinxiu as the manager.

Not only that, but four out of the dozen or so employees in his shop were women. Even more remarkable was that everyone from Lu Jinxiu to each employee had been personally trained by Ouyang Yunyao, giving the entire shop a unique and vibrant atmosphere.

"Cousin, you have to try this!" Brian held up a bright yellow dried fruit, his voice full of surprise. "It tastes better than any of the candied fruit we have back home, sweet but not cloying!"

Joliv did as he was told, picking up a small piece of fruit and putting it in his mouth. The fruit was soft yet chewy, and he couldn't help but raise an eyebrow: "What kind of fruit is this made of? I've never seen it where I'm from. It really tastes delicious."

“Your Highness! Look!” Charles, standing to the side, pointed to the neatly arranged dried fruit in a large wooden box and exclaimed, “There are more than ten kinds of dried fruit here, while we only have five or six varieties back home, and the taste and preparation are far inferior to these.” He paused and then added, “Your Highness, Brian, please taste them. These dried fruits are just the right firmness, with a pure and clean taste, both sweet and refreshing—they are simply wonderful!”

The other two attendants also went all out, tasting each variety one by one, occasionally letting out exclamations of surprise.

"delicious!"

Seeing this, the young ladies and gentlemen from the Western Chu Kingdom who were shopping in the shop covered their mouths and secretly laughed, whispering among themselves, "These foreigners have probably never eaten such good dried fruit before."

Another young lady proudly exclaimed, "Yes! Such fine dried fruit is only available here!"

These blond men were engrossed in tasting their food and had no idea that others were laughing at them. Even if they knew that others were talking about them, they wouldn't know that they were laughing at them because they couldn't understand the language of the Western Chu Kingdom at all.

Although Henry could understand a little, the people were speaking in hushed tones, so he couldn't possibly hear clearly. Besides, he wasn't paying attention to what they were saying at the moment, because he was busy tasting the food and also had to translate for Jolief and the others from time to time.

At this moment, after tasting the yellow flesh, Jolie pointed to the flesh on the plate and asked Henry, "Henry, look at the words on this sign, what does it mean?"

Henry quickly went to the price tag for the fruit slices, glanced at it, and then translated, "Your Highness, these are called mango slices."

After he finished speaking, he began to wonder, "Mango? What is a mango? Is it a fruit from this continent?"

He quickly turned to the shopkeeper, Lu Jinxiu, and asked her with a puzzled look, "Shopkeeper Lu... these mango slices, are they made from fruit?"

“Yes! This is made from dried mangoes! Mangoes are a fruit! Don’t you have any where you live?” Lu Jinxiu explained gently.

“No, no, we’ve never seen him!” Henry waved his hand.

Lu Jinxiu thought for a moment and said to Henry, "If you leave a few days later, you will be able to taste fresh mangoes. In about ten days, mangoes will be on the market."

"There will be fresh ones in about ten days? That would be wonderful!" Henry said excitedly.

Henry quickly translated it to Joliffe and the others in a rapid-fire manner, and their eyes lit up as they listened. "Then we'll wait here for ten days."

As they were talking, Charles was suddenly drawn to several brightly colored bags next to the dried fruit; they were small, square-packaged food items. He picked up one bag and called to Henry, "Henry, come and see what this is?"

Henry took the package of food, examined it carefully, and after a while, read out, "Instant noodles."

"Instant noodles? What the heck is this? Come on, how do you eat this stuff?"

Henry was also very confused. He continued to look at the instructions, becoming more and more confused. "The instant noodles mentioned here seem to be the same as our noodles."

“Instant noodles are noodles? How can they be sold here? And they’re even hidden in here,” Charles muttered.

Henry looked at it for a while and suddenly exclaimed excitedly, "These noodles are strange. It says on the label that they are cooked. You just need to soak them in boiling water to soften them before you can eat them."

Upon hearing Henry's words, Brian, who was standing opposite Henry, quickly said, "Henry, you should ask the shopkeeper if it's okay to eat it after soaking it in boiling water."

Henry, holding a packet of instant noodles, asked Lu Jinxiu eagerly.

After listening, Lu Jinxiu smiled and explained in detail, "These noodles are called instant noodles. They are cooked. When you get home, you just need to soak them in boiling water to soften them and add the seasonings, and you can eat them."

After saying that, Lu Jinxiu said to one of the shop assistants beside her, "Xiangzi, open a package and let them see it."

"Okay!" Xiangzi quickly opened a package and showed it to them.

Seeing the surprised looks on their faces, Lu Jinxiu continued, "If you don't have hot water on the road, you can eat this directly. If you find it tasteless, you can sprinkle this packet of dry seasoning on top before eating."

Xiangzi obediently placed the opened instant noodles on a clean plate next to him, crushed them, sprinkled the dry seasoning on top, and then put a little in his mouth.

After hearing Lu Jinxiu's words, Henry excitedly translated the shopkeeper's words to the others.

No sooner had Henry finished speaking than the blond men, imitating Xiangzi, picked up a bit from the plate and chewed it.