That evening, after all the firelight had been extinguished, Lin Jinyue couldn't wait to take her family to the space.

Everyone has their own task. For example, Lin Shucheng is responsible for making juice, which is done entirely manually, without even the opportunity to automate the process.

Lin Xueqing, on the other hand, was busy digging a lake for her sister's potato project.

Lin Jinyue and Jiang Yun began making ice.

Ice made directly from saltpeter is not drinkable.

Lin Jinyue then used a large bucket to make ice underneath, and placed a small iron basin filled with drinking water on the surface of the water.

In fact, Lin Jinyue had only read about making ice with saltpeter in books. Moreover, when she researched related information in her previous life, many people had tried to make ice with saltpeter but failed. Furthermore, some documents said that in ancient times, saltpeter was not used to make ice, but rather to make ice water.

Lin Jinyue hadn't had time to test them all in her previous life, and she was feeling quite apprehensive.

But soon, she watched as the water in the iron bowl gradually froze into ice, though only half of it had solidified, making very little use of it.

But soon, Lin Jinyue discovered that as long as the lid was put on, the inside of the iron basin would completely freeze into ice.

As for used saltpeter, simply boil it over a high flame, like boiling salt, to evaporate all the water and obtain saltpeter.

Lin Jinyue: "Since it's feasible, I'll have someone go and buy a large quantity tomorrow. Saltpeter isn't cheap, so let's buy twenty taels first."

It seems this iced drink can't be sold too cheaply.

Lin Jinyue made two bowls of ice.

Just then, Lin Shucheng's mango juice was ready.

Lin Jinyue added ice to the mango juice, took a big sip, and had to admit, the sweet and sour drink with a few pieces of ice was absolutely delicious.

Lin Jinyue then tried crushing the ice with a rolling pin and drizzling it with mango juice.

A cool breeze rushed straight to the top of my head.

The temperature on the farm isn't high yet, so it's not too noticeable, but when the midday sun is strong, having a bowl of ice cream is just incredibly refreshing.

Jiang Yun drank with relish, and after learning that saltpeter could be reused, she downed another large glass: "Then won't we be able to drink different kinds of chilled juice every day from now on?"

This weather is awful, it's so hot!

At the time, they were only thinking about settling down in Lingnan as soon as possible. They knew that this area was quite hot, but they never expected it to be so hot. People in the neighborhood were wearing long sleeves and covering themselves up completely.

Isn't this just asking for trouble?

Thankfully, my daughter was clever and managed to get the ice out.

One bite and it's so refreshingly cool, it's truly delightful.

The people of Lingnan were miserable; the weather was hot, and they had to wear layers upon layers of thick clothes.

Light gauze and silk were too expensive for ordinary people; a single bolt cost tens of taels of silver.

Moreover, in this weather, they feel like they could run around naked; even light gauze and silk are too hot for them.

If you had a bowl of ice water at this moment, one sip would be incredibly refreshing.

Lin Jinyue: "Brother, arrange ice cream and shaved ice. Then we can attract those rich people, make more money, and buy their food."

Lin Jinyue then said, "I need to improve this method of making ice. It's too troublesome to make, and it's easy for it to melt on the way. It would be best to rent a shop in the city to sell it."

Lin Shucheng said, "Okay, I'll have them speed things up later. This house should be finished as soon as possible."

*

Another half month passed, and in total it took more than twenty days, the house was almost finished.

It would have been completely impossible to make it with just a few dozen people in the village. Let alone twenty days, it would have been difficult to finish it even in more than a month.

After all, the actual workforce, including Lu Guangyao and his group, numbered only about forty people.

Lin Jinyue hired twenty strong laborers from outside, paying them fifty coins a day plus meals. As a result, the progress doubled.

Lin Jinyue's family is very honest and kind. They provide good food, with fine rice and meat dishes from time to time, enough to fill you up. Although it can't compare to the fragrant and delicious dishes that Lin Shucheng makes for Lu Guangyao and the others, this treatment is the best in the neighborhood.

Lin Shucheng was a good person; he didn't let them work too long each day, fearing they would overwork themselves.

The villagers were all simple and honest, and they all worked hard. Even though Chen Dawei held small meetings with the villagers every day to ask them to isolate the Lin family village group, the group still worked hard and were reluctant to go home when they lit bonfires at night.

Sure enough, in just fifteen days, Lin Jinyue spent only fifteen taels of silver to build the bamboo house ahead of schedule.

Surprisingly, the bamboo house was much sturdier than they had imagined.

After everyone finished work, Lin Shucheng prepared a feast for these dozens of people as a thank you. It wasn't the seafood commonly found by the sea, but chicken, duck, and pork.

Braised pork belly, braised pork, roast duck, spicy diced chicken...

That evening, the enticing aroma could be smelled in every corner of Yunhe Village.

The villagers actually started saying that the refugees who had fled the famine were honest and kind, and that they could exchange rice and flour for vegetables later, unlike the grain buyers who would try to drive down the price.

Some people even went to Chen Dawei to persuade him:

"Village chief, I think those people over there are quite nice, and the land they're occupying isn't all from our village. Why don't we sell it?"

“Yes, village chief, I think those people are quite capable. If we befriend them, it will be very beneficial for us in the future. Why should we fall out with them?”

"That little girl can also make ice. I heard it's refreshingly cool when you drink it, but it's very troublesome to make. It requires a lot of manpower and a lot of firewood. We can make some money by selling firewood."

Chen Dawei was even more displeased by these words.

He planned to take action tonight, burning down the bamboo house and those people's novel ideas. If he could seize them, he could make a fortune.

And those girls of theirs, they're so pretty. If they could be presented to the nobles... he'd get even more benefits in the future.

That evening, Chen Dawei, along with his son Chen Fuxi and several nephews, a group of about ten people, rushed towards their bamboo house.

Chen Dawei: "These people are so fussy, lighting a bonfire late at night."

Just as I was thinking of moving forward, I saw that the group of people were still living in the thatched huts, while the bamboo huts were completely deserted and pitch black.

Unexpectedly, as they walked, they were preparing to set the bamboo house on fire.

Unexpectedly, an arrow shot towards Chen Dawei, just an inch away from piercing his foot.

Liu Dazhuang coldly shouted, "What are you doing here?"

Chen Dawei slumped to the ground, staring at the arrow in front of him, which had plunged straight into the ground.

Chen Fuxi yelled at the man, "Do you know that my niece is General Ningyuan's person? How dare you treat my father like this? I'll go find my niece's husband tomorrow and teach you a lesson!"

With a "whoosh," another arrow struck, piercing straight in front of Chen Fuxi.

Liu Dazhuang stood on the rooftop, pointing a crossbow at the men: "Get out of here, or next time it'll be heads!"

Chen Fuxi: "You dare!"

After he finished speaking, he heard a commotion behind him. Those useless cousins ​​and nephews had all run away!