Chapter 116: Learning to Make Salt

Murong Li nodded. He understood and then remembered those three words - dishwashing liquid, which is used for washing hands and dishes.

It's really amazing that this oily substance can be used to wash dishes.

I will learn the writing system there with Yue'er next time. When cleaning up those things, Murong Li saw a lot of books, but he didn't care because he didn't recognize the words. Now it's different. After seeing the things in Yue'er's world, he is eager to understand.

The best way to understand is to read books.

He was very curious about the vehicles that flew in the sky, ran on the ground, and swam in the water. Just hearing about them made people curious and yearning for them.

Murong Li couldn't help but wonder, if Xifeng Kingdom could develop to that level, how prosperous would Xifeng Kingdom be at that time?

But when he thought about Su Yue telling him why the earth would have the end of the world when she was free, Murong Li gave up the idea of ​​making Xifeng Kingdom stronger.

The reason for the end of the world is that people have over-exploited resources, polluted the air, polluted water sources... leading to ecological imbalance, increasingly severe weather, and finally the end of the world.

In fact, it doesn’t matter if society develops slowly. As long as it does not damage the ecological environment, over-exploit resources, and allows people to live and work in peace and contentment, that is enough.

He doesn't want this planet to become the next Earth.

If this planet cannot avoid the end of the world in the end, he will not take the lead and become the first person to destroy the ecological environment.

Su Yue sat in the house for a while, then came out to the riverside to digest her food. Seeing the seafood in the river, she smiled with satisfaction. From now on, she could have seafood for every meal freely.

The main reason is that she likes seafood too much.

After walking around for a while, thinking about her salt-making business, she went to her parents' study, where there were many books, to see if there were any books about salt-making.

I think so. My father is a collector. He likes to collect all kinds of books, from astronomy and geography to miscellaneous notes. As long as it is not in the study, he will buy it.

Actually, there is a computer in the study, but there is no internet, otherwise I could search on Baidu.

Su Yue entered the study and scanned the room with her mental power. She found a lot of dust accumulated in the study. She cleaned it up before starting to search.

After searching for a long time, she finally found a book about salt making. She sat in the study and read it with relish.

When Murong Li came, he saw her reading seriously, so focused and so quiet that he was mesmerized by her even while leaning against the door frame.

Suddenly there is a feeling that the years are peaceful.

Murong Li couldn't bear to disturb Su Yue, so he quietly retreated and sorted out the things they had collected in the space.

Following Su Yue, he, the prince who was once high and mighty and lazy and didn't know anything about crops, has become an experienced farmer.

Thinking back on the days of exile, they were the most enriching experiences he had had in the past twenty years and would be unforgettable for the rest of his life.

He was very glad that he made the decision at that time, otherwise he would have missed the opportunity to get to know Su Yue. With her ability, she could easily dump him.

Murong Li smiled and skillfully cleaned out the mushrooms and put them away.

In the study, Su Yue memorized the salt-making process and prepared to experiment with it in the space. As for the tools, they could all be found in the space, and if they couldn't be found, they could be modified.

To make salt, you need seawater. Su Yue flashed out and came to the beach. It was almost afternoon and the tide was beginning to rise.

Su Yue moved out ten large water tanks from the space, filled them with sea water and moved them back in.

The salt-making process was quite long and complicated. Su Yue was not in a hurry and called Murong Li. The two of them filtered the seawater first. The seawater was a little turbid at high tide and there were some marine life garbage in the seawater.

These must be filtered out.

The filtered seawater was placed in a pot ready for cooking, but before cooking, the two harvested the crops in the space and sowed them before preparing to cook salt.

There is no big stove in the space, so two people can just build one, as long as it can fit a big iron pot.

Su Yue had been much more comfortable with the big iron pot before, so she didn't have to worry about firewood, as there was plenty of it.

Everything is ready.

Su Yue lit the fire, and Murong Li built the second stove, the third stove... until the tenth stove was built.

Murong Li built the fort in the front, and Su Yue set up the pot and lit the fire in the back.

As the ten large iron pots were bubbling and the water in the pots was getting less and less, both of them were looking forward to what the salt would look like after the water was boiled away.

Finally, after half a day, the ten large iron pots were empty, and Su Yue quickly turned off the fire.

"It's done, it's done, Murongli, look quickly."

Su Yue was so happy that she kept spinning around in her arms around Murong Li. Murong Li hugged her back with a smile on his face. He was even happier than Su Yue.

There was a thick layer of beige crystals at the bottom of the pot. Su Yue took a shovel and carefully scooped up a piece of salt and placed it in the basin. The two of them looked at the salt with their eyes shining.

Wuhu Trading Company sells salt, but the quantity is relatively small.

Now that he had this salt, his Wuhu Trading Company could expand to the four countries.

"There are still some impurities and some sand at the bottom of the pot. It needs to be filtered several times." The two looked at it for a long time, Su Yue said, and Murong Li dipped a little to taste it.

"Well, but this salt tastes better than the ones on the market. It doesn't have a bitter taste. If we filter it a few more times, we should be able to solve the sand problem." Murong Li said.

"Don't worry about that. The mountain people have their own clever ideas. The sand is not a problem." Su Yue said with a smile. The color problem also needs to be solved. She will definitely be able to make snow-white snowflake salt.

Su Yue tinkered with it for a whole day, and finally, the snow-white snowflake salt was made.

The sea salt cooked in ten large pots can yield three pounds, which is a good harvest. This is the second water pot for cooking. If it is a specially made large pot, the yield will be more.

"How is it? Let's see." Su Yue held the salt and showed it to Murong Li. Murong Li looked at the snow-white salt block in the bowl. Unexpectedly, after Yue'er fiddled with it for a long time, the yellow salt turned into snow-white salt, just like snowflakes.

This kind of salt looks good, and if it is priced the same as the current market price, people can tell at a glance what kind of salt to buy. The key is that this salt has no bitter taste.

"Yu'er is so amazing." Murong Li praised Su Yue without hesitation.

"Hehe... I think I'm pretty good too." Su Yue boasted shamelessly. In addition to being an expert in fighting and killing, she could also do these things.

"Should we continue cooking or go back first?" Murong Li had been out for a few days and thought it would be better to go back first.

After returning, he would find a way to drill through the Yunwu Mountain. It was impossible for only he and Su Yue to boil salt here.

Moreover, it would take time to carve through the Cloudy Mountain, and it had to be done in secrecy so as not to be discovered.

It's troublesome, but it's a long-term solution.

He observed the terrain on the beach and found that this place happened to be a bend, so the sea water tide could not reach here. There were also many reefs, so it would be perfect to use local materials to make salt.

The amount of rainfall in the northwest county is also less than that in the south, which can save a lot of unnecessary trouble.

(End of this chapter)