Rebirth and farming: the prosperous days of the eldest sister of Nongmen

Chapter 79 Saltpeter Ice Making
Shen She didn't expect that Ye Xing would have such an unexpected harvest by asking a young gentleman to teach her to read and write. What surprised him even more was that Xunyang also had such a visionary businessman.It has been two years since the imperial court set up an official school in Lingnan University, and it will take a while to spread to Xunyang Mansion. In this way, Yan Yan decided to leave for Lingnan almost as soon as he heard about it. It can be said He is a very courageous businessman.

"A businessman has to be sensitive. Once he finds an opportunity, he must seize it immediately. Otherwise, how can the first person eat meat, and the rest can only drink soup?" Although Shen She has never seen or heard of it Yan Cong, but just hearing what Shen Xi said about him, he felt that Yan Cong was not easy.Shen She is not a pedantic person, he will not look down on him just because the other party is a businessman, he also agrees with the saying that 360 lines, the line is the number one scholar, so he is very supportive of Ye Xing's opening a shop.

"People with rich experience like Yan Cong are the best at this kind of thing. Miss Ye still needs to learn this. Her current dim sum is fresh, so there is no such trouble for the time being. After a long time, her pressure will be It's going to be bigger, so she's right to keep finding new directions now."

Shen She held a mango mochi with bursting pulp and said, seeing that Shen Xi nodded and said nothing else, he knew that Ye Xing didn't send him a letter or asked Shen Xi to take a message this time, but simply sent snacks.Shen She suppressed the disappointment in his heart and sent Shen Xi away, sighed and continued to read.

Here, Ye Xing finally waited for Yan Cong to come to her after waiting for a few days, but Yan Cong's expression was very anxious, as soon as he saw Ye Xing, he pulled her aside and asked in a low voice.

"Where did you hear about making ice with saltpeter? Do you know that it almost killed me!"

"What's the matter? Didn't I just say that saltpeter can make ice?" Ye Xing looked at Yan Cong in confusion, wondering why saltpeter making ice would kill him.

When Yan Cong heard that Ye Xing dared to raise saltpeter loudly, he quickly looked around and then said with a "shh": "My aunt, how dare you speak so loudly about saltpeter! You know I went out to ask others When there was no saltpeter, if that person didn’t know me very well, he would have gone to the government to denounce me. It’s also my fault that I haven’t read much, otherwise I would definitely feel something wrong if you said it!”

"Ah, I, I remembered!" Ye Xing finally remembered what Yan Cong said, and she finally realized the seriousness of the matter and whispered, "Saltpeter can also be used to make gunpowder. I gave it to you when I was reading." Forget this sentence. I'm sorry, it's my fault."

Seeing Ye Xing's sincere expression of bowing her head and constantly admitting her mistakes, Yan Cong couldn't bear to criticize her any more, so she comforted her: "You didn't do it on purpose, but you just tried to find a way to talk too quickly, cough cough, it's over there. But , without that, we might not be able to transport the fruit from Lingnan. Even if it is shipped, it will be too bad, and the cost of the remaining ones is too high. I am afraid that few people can afford it for making dim sum."

Yan Cong knew that Ye Xing would definitely not have to work so hard to transport the fruits from Lingnan just to make snacks for the rich.But if most ordinary people can afford it, the cost must be taken into account, Yan Cong can only think of one way now.

"Now there is only one way, that is, I will go to buy more fruit seedlings this time, but it will take two or three years to start to bear fruit." Yan Cong didn't say the following words, but he knew that Ye Xing must have a clear idea, two or three years The result will be fast, but it may take longer. After so many years, I don't know if Ye Xing's small shop will be able to wait.

Ye Xing didn't expect that the Dade Dynasty had such strict control over saltpeter, to the point where they were not even allowed to ask. No wonder even a businessman like Yan Cong, who traveled far and wide, didn't know that it could make ice.It's not that Yan Xing's method has never been thought of by Ye Xing, but waiting for a few years is really too long, and the climate in Xunyang is not as uniform as that in Lingnan, so the fruit grown may not be as delicious as the place where it originated in Lingnan.

But Ye Xing has stored two rooms of ice, but if it is used for this, I am afraid that half of it will be used up after arriving in Lingnan, and it is still a question of whether the rest can last until I come back.The most troublesome thing is that her ice is only enough for one use. After that, if there is no more ice available, her plan to make ice products will be completely ruined.

After thinking about it, Ye Xingsi still had to work hard on saltpeter. A flash of inspiration flashed in her mind, her eyes lit up and she said, "I know where to get saltpeter!"

"Oh, I told her that it was used to make gunpowder. How dare you go to find it and you won't be caught as a rebel." Yan Cong found that Ye Xing was really stubborn. His idea was on Nitre, and he was even thinking about whether to continue to cooperate with her, so that he would not be implicated at that time.

"Saltpeter is not only used as gunpowder, it can also be used to make ice, so it must have other uses. For example..." Ye Xing beckoned Yan Jing to listen closer, "For example, it is used in alchemy in Taoist temples. Nitre."

Yan Cong was taken aback. He looked at Ye Xing suspiciously and asked, "You, how did you know that saltpeter is used in alchemy in Taoist temples? Do you still mention this in the book? No, if the book says what is used in alchemy, then those How can the old man cheat money?"

"Ah, I overheard this when I went to Baiyun Temple with my family to pray for blessings last New Year. The little Taoist priest thought that there was no one around, so he spoke a little louder." Ye Xing said awkwardly, and could only immediately Just make up a reason to fool the past.She sighed for herself in her heart, as if she had been lying continuously since she traveled through time, clearly she also wanted to be a frank and simple person.

"But the Taoist priests have them, how can we get them? Usually those old Taoists would have to buy a few taels or even dozens of taels for a single elixir. If the two of us went to the Taoist temple and said directly that we wanted to buy saltpeter, I'm afraid it would be impossible." Yan Cong began to hear Ye Xing say that Guan sometimes was very happy, but he was a little discouraged when he thought of the Taoist priests who used to sell pills for sky-high prices on the street.If it was a matter of business, he could still find someone to help him, but he counted the people he knew, and found no one who could talk to the Taoist priest.

Ye Xing also finds it difficult, but there are still a lot of winter mangoes that she bought before, enough to last for a while, and she will make some other snacks if time runs out.But if the fruit trade route from Lingnan to Xunyang can be opened, then she won't have to worry about running out of raw materials for a long time to come.So Ye Xing comforted Yan Jing and said: "Boss Yan, there is no need to rush this matter. Let's figure out a way, even if we can buy a little bit from the Taoist priests. Unlike other things, saltpeter is gone when it is used. It can be recycled."

(End of this chapter)