Xiaoyao Xiaojunhou

Chapter 674 Salt
It turns out that even if a little sediment is mixed in, it will be fine!
Once she figured this out, Kou Wanwan suddenly realized that what she and Dong Shuzhen said and done just now was indeed very funny.

It's no wonder that Zhu Xiuyuan couldn't help laughing.

However, she was actually fine, mainly because of Dong Shuzhen... Kou Wanwan turned her head suddenly, looking at Dong Shuzhen vaguely, and the corners of her mouth gradually raised.

On the other side, Dong Shuzhen has not reacted yet due to her large mood swings.

She just stared blankly at Zhu Xiuyuan who was laughing, not knowing why.

"Madam, it's okay, it's okay. Even if there is a trace of sediment mixed in, it's no problem. I'll just filter it twice more later. It's no big deal!"

Zhu Xiuyuan suppressed a smile, his face was like a blooming flower, and gently patted Dong Shuzhen's shoulder to express comfort.

"Really...really?" Dong Shuzhen seemed a little unbelievable, "But my husband just said, try not to..."

"Silly lady, what I said to my husband is to try not to do it, not necessarily, it's just a little more complicated, it's not a big deal... Okay, stop crying, look at you, your face is all wet with tears, you don't look good. Got it!"

Zhu Xiuyuan stared at her "little cat" face and almost laughed again, but luckily he held it back.

After hearing this, Dong Shuzhen burst into tears and laughed. She waved her sleeves to wipe away her tears and said with a smile: "I was really scared to death just now. I thought I had ruined my husband's big event..."

"It's okay, it's all over, don't think too much..."

Zhu Xiuyuan comforted her, took the copper basin from her hand, placed it on the stone pier, then held her hands, and wiped her tears in a very affectionate manner.

Next to him, when Kou Wanwan saw this, the curve of the corners of her mouth suddenly stiffened.

If she had known that she would get special care from the young master like this, she should have burst into tears!

Kou Wanwan was a woman after all, and she suddenly felt jealous. She couldn't help but glance at Dong Shuzhen, with the intention of laughing at her for making such a fuss.

As a woman, Dong Shuzhen is naturally sensitive, and she immediately caught Kou Wanwan's mocking gaze.

"Kou Wanwan, how dare you laugh at me, you...you are not big or small, please be careful of my family's service...you are still looking, still looking..." Dong Shuzhen almost jumped.

Thinking about it now, she just now really... looks like a "sand sculpture".

Her husband can laugh at her, but Kou Wanwan cannot.

As soon as the words "Serve the family" came out, Kou Wanwan felt as if she had been burned by a cigarette. She turned away in a panic, not daring to look at Dong Shuzhen.

And Zhu Xiuyuan heard the words "family law service", his heart was moved, and he hurriedly asked: "What family law service?"

"Uh...uh..."

Dong Shuzhen immediately covered her mouth.

Her big eyes flashed, black jewel-like eyeballs rolling around.

And tiptoeing, he walked up to Kou Wanwan, grabbed the earthen jar, and said with a smile: "I'll get it, you rest for a while."

Kou Wanwan thanked her, and then walked to the other side with Dong Shuzhen to filter the salt water in the earthen jar.

The two women had a tacit understanding, leaving Zhu Xiuyuan behind...

After the brine is filtered, it’s time to “distill” it.

The distilled liquid is then cooked to evaporate the water, and what is left is snow-white salt!
A simple distiller had been made in advance. The two women were busy filtering the brine and started distilling it.

"This step is called 'distillation', just like how fine wine was distilled in the mansion before. The principle is the same." Zhu Xiuyuan explained to the two women.

"Distillation, I know, I know!"

Dong Shuzhen jumped out hurriedly, stared at Kou Wanwan proudly, and then began to talk about her past experience of distilling fine wine in the mansion.

Just now, she was ridiculed by Kou Wanwan, which always made her unhappy.

So, she used distillation to regain some ground and suppress Kou Wanwan's arrogance.But in fact, Kou Wanwan has long known that there is such a thing as distillation.

When she was in the capital, she could get reports on Zhu Xiuyuan's whereabouts every day. Naturally, she also knew about the distillation of fine wine.

However, Kou Wanwan always had a smile on her face and an expression of curiosity. She listened carefully and pretended that she didn't understand anything...

As for what she was thinking, it is unknown.

As the sun sets in the west, the sky becomes dark, and the gorgeous clouds on the horizon have disappeared.

But distillation is only half-way through.

So, many torches were lit on the flat ground in front of the cave, illuminating the area as brightly as day.

The three of them just stood there, chatting and telling stories while waiting for the distillation to be completed.

Soon, it became completely dark.

Tonight's sky is pitch black without stars or moon.

If there weren't many torches in front of the cave, it would be impossible to see even one's fingers.

"It seems to be getting colder. Isn't there going to be thunder and rain again tonight?"

Suddenly a gust of mountain wind blew, slightly cool, taking away the heat, and the torch began to sway.

"Even if it's going to rain, it won't happen so soon. Well, the distillation is complete, let's start cooking it immediately. We'll have an early meal later, so we can go back to the cave to rest early."

Zhu Xiuyuan got up, stared at the still and said.

"Ok!"

The two women nodded and climbed up.

Then the three of them started working together, pouring the distilled salt water into the copper pot, placing it on the earth stove, and started boiling it over high fire.

The water mist evaporated, and soon, a large number of crystals appeared on the bottom of the pot, which were snow-white and looked like fine sand.

Zhu Xiuyuan kept stirring while controlling the fire to prevent the only copper pot from burning out.

"Wow, the salt is coming out, it's coming out, look, the salt is coming out! There's so much salt!"

Dong Shuzhen was nearby, dancing with joy. She pointed at the snow-white salt in the pot and kept jumping up and down, as happy as a bird.

Kou Wanwan was on the other side, staring at the copper pot. Her whole body was tense, her eyes were wide open, her heart was excited and her heartbeat was speeding up.

Now is the final moment. Success or failure will be announced at this moment.

Judging from the current status, it seems to have been successful.

With her sharp eyes, she had already discovered that those snow-white crystals were actually salt!

“This salt is so snow-white, but in terms of color, it’s comparable to the best rock salt and snowflake salt!”

Kou Wanwan suppressed the excitement in her heart, her eyes never left the copper pot, and her voice had an undetectable tremor.

"That's natural. The salt made by my husband is the best in the world. Rock salt and snowflake salt can't even be compared to death!"

Dong Shuzhen looked proud. She had never doubted that Zhu Xiuyuan might fail.

Under the enthusiastic anticipation of the three, soon, the water in the copper pot evaporated completely, leaving only a layer of white salt.

(End of this chapter)