Li Xianyun, along with Zhuo Ma and others, cut the desserts into small pieces and placed them on plates for customers to sample.
A variety of ice porridge flavors were also served in very small bowls for tasting.
First, the customers had to get a taste of sweetness before they would consider buying from the shop.
By the hour of si, the number of pedestrians on the street steadily increased.
Li Xianyun then went with Bater to the bakery across the street to eat because of her status, she couldn't expose herself too much.
The four settled down, and just as they ordered food, the performers Nata had hired arrived.
Sounds of gongs and drums soon began to resonate in front of the Ice Porridge Shop.
Their performance content was different from that of Houtang, which was all about dragon dances or lion dances.
They presented traditional Khitan dances, wrestling, and archery.