Chapter 433 Strange
"Your Highness taught us how to farm. We didn't have enough food in the past. Many people fled and left the village. Only the elderly, children, and those who could not walk were left."
"But since His Highness came, we have vegetables, and the grain production in the fields has increased."
Gao Shan said excitedly that he could have escaped at first, but his grandfather was old. If it weren't for his grandfather, he would have died long ago. If his grandfather didn't leave, he wouldn't leave either.
I originally thought that they all died here. Since the prince came more than two years ago, Jiutouzhai stopped looting and they lived a peaceful life.
Especially after the discovery of the Saltpeter Mountain, as long as the young people were willing to work hard, they could make money!
Gao Shan's words were filled with gratitude towards His Highness the Third Prince. He added, "By the way, His Highness was injured before and spent half a month recovering from the injury. He remained silent despite such a serious injury. I really admire His Highness."
Although he was of noble status and was a high-ranking prince, he did not have a bad temper when he was injured. Most of the time he was very gentle. Even when he was injured, he did not make trouble for others because of his status.
When Gao Shan worked as a farmhand, he would beat the servants half to death or even to death for the slightest injury.
"A gentleman is unperturbed by praise or criticism." Xiao Jiuyue thought, this is probably the best description.
If it were any other prince, his mother had died early, his father would not even remember that he had a son, and he had grown up in the cold palace. I'm afraid he would not be able to withstand the rumors. If it were any other prince with a weaker mental endurance, he would have committed suicide long ago and would not be able to survive.
But what about Jun Lie?
Xiao Jiuyue recalled the first time she met him. He was riding on a big maroon horse, looking dignified and elegant. When he was scolding the yamen runner, he had a noble air about him, as if he had the right to scold that person.
Also, by the pond, he shielded her from the arrows without hesitation, and at the iron mine in Shibazhai, even when Jun Lie was ill, he was reluctant to hurt her...
"Miss, you are really cultured." Gao Shan didn't understand these things, but he just praised her anyway.
"The eldest lady is not an ordinary person. She must be well-educated."
Xu Yang was also praising her from the side, and he and Gao Shan almost praised Xiao Jiuyue to the sky.
Xiao Jiuyue didn't say anything and walked all the way to the Saltpeter Mountain. Soon, he met someone he knew.
"Blood Blade?" Xiao Jiuyue was stunned when he saw him.
"Miss." Xue Ren bowed and saluted Xiao Jiuyue. "Miss, now that the matter at the salt well has been dealt with, I will come over to transport the saltpeter."
"Oh." Xiao Jiuyue understood now. Wasn't the saltpeter used to power Blood Blade's bird guns transported from here? She asked, "Blood Blade, can this saltpeter be used to make ice?"
"Can it also make ice?" Xue Ren asked in surprise after hearing this. They knew that saltpeter could be made into bird guns, and they learned it from Yong Zhao!
As for ice, it is all ice cubes formed during the winter. They are all stored in ice cellars and will be used next year. Although a lot of it will melt, some of it can still be preserved.
Therefore, ice can only be used by the powerful and wealthy, and ordinary people cannot afford it.
"Of course." Xiao Jiuyue immediately asked Xue Ren for saltpeter and started making ice directly. The principle of making ice with saltpeter is actually very simple. It is the strong endothermic reaction that occurs when saltpeter is dissolved in water.
Xiao Jiuyue found two containers, one large and one small. The large basin outside would be fine, but the small basin inside needed to be good at conducting heat. She asked, "Do you have an iron basin? Or a ceramic basin would also be fine."
"There is a ceramic basin." Xue Ren said, and immediately went to get it. He saw Xiao Jiuyue fill the inner and outer basins with water. Xiao Jiuyue took the saltpeter and poured it into the outer basin.
"Miss, can ice be made like this?" Xue Ren was shocked.
Hua Qing said, "Miss, with the ice, we won't be afraid of the heat in the summer anymore?" Hua Qing looked at the saltpeter with envy. She was most afraid of heat. When summer came, she felt uncomfortable all over.
"I think it will definitely work." Donggui had doubted the cotton armor before, but later, he found out that this cotton armor was a treasure among treasures. Now watching Xiao Jiuyue making ice, Donggui felt that it would definitely work.
Jin Wu also echoed, "Believe in the young lady." Anyway, whatever the young lady does is normal.
"Yes." Xiao Jiuyue explained, "When the saltpeter melts, it absorbs a lot of heat. The water in the middle basin will become colder and colder, and eventually turn into ice. However..."
Xiao Jiuyue changed the subject and reminded, "When making ice, be sure to stay away from fire. There can't be even a little bit of fire. Otherwise, it will be very dangerous!"
Xue Ren and his companions stepped back silently, staring at the water in the small basin. It seemed that there was no movement.
Time passed little by little, and Xiao Jiuyue was no longer anxious. She asked, "Xue Ren, what else do you do in this Saltpeter Mountain besides making bird guns?"
"Besides the bird gun, is there anything else you can do?" Xue Ren looked up in confusion.
"Gunpowder!" Xiao Jiuyue turned around and looked at Xue Ren. "For example, explosive packs or something like that. You're not going to use it to make bird guns, are you?"
When Xue Ren heard this, he didn't bother to ask more questions and just said, "Miss, what you mean is that you can also make gunpowder? What is a bomb?" The name sounds very powerful.
Xiao Jiuyue explained, and Xue Ren immediately asked, "Miss, how do we do this?"
"This..." Xiao Jiuyue was stumped. She asked, "Who made the bird gun?"
"It's Sun Jin." Xue Ren led Xiao Jiuyue inside without saying a word. Xiao Jiuyue turned around and reminded, "Jin Wu, watch over this basin of water. Don't touch it. Stay away from the fire."
"Don't worry, Miss." Jin Wu responded, patting his chest.
"Miss, I'll stay here too." Hua Qing thought, this is all the Third Prince's territory, and he wasn't worried about anything happening to the young lady, so he stayed and squatted by the water: "Jin Wu, when do you think it will freeze?"
"I don't know." Jin Wu shook his head and stood guard beside the pots like a tree, preventing others from getting close at any time, and not allowing others to get close and use fire.
"Can't you say a few more words?" Hua Qing glanced at him and said, "Jin Wu, if you're like this, I'm afraid you won't be able to find a wife."
Jin Wu stared at Hua Qing for a while, and finally looked away.
"How about it? Do you want me to tell you when you will get married?" Waiting for the ice to freeze was too difficult, so Hua Qing took out her茭貝 and began to prepare for fortune-telling.
Hua Qing muttered to herself, then looked at Jin Wu in confusion and asked, "Why can't you figure it out?"
"There must be something wrong." Hua Qing continued to calculate, but could not figure out anything. She said puzzledly: "That's not right. I calculated for Jin Wen before, and I could figure it out!"
Hua Qing stared at Jin Wu and said, "Jin Wu, you won't be able to get married in your entire life, will you?" Even if that was the case, it could be calculated.
"Give me your hand." Hua Qing grabbed Jin Wu's hand and began to read his palm. Jin Wu cleared his throat and said, "Hua Qing, is it someone close to you that you can't tell by reading? For example, Yang Ling?"
"Yeah." Hua Qing replied casually, staring at his palm again and again, muttering, "Strange."
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