Chapter 248 I Won’t Let My Brother Down
After returning to the cabin, Xia Xing'er remembered that she seemed to have given Xuanyuan Yi a marrow cleansing pill before.
Forget it, just give it to him. It won’t be a problem if I eat one more of this stuff.
After two days of research, Xia Xing'er finally made an ice pond.
She dug a cave directly under the Xia family courtyard.
It is worth mentioning that this cave was not created by Xia Xing'er.
Xia Xing'er got angry when she thought of this. Jiujiu knew clearly that there was a cave underneath, but he didn't tell her.
If she hadn't released her spiritual sense and searched the entire Xia family courtyard for a suitable place in order to create an ice pond, she wouldn't have found it.
Almost missed out on a huge fortune.
There were more than 500 boxes that were one meter high and one and a half meters wide.
There are gold ingots, silver ingots and various precious utensils inside.
It is hard to tell which dynasty it is from, but it is definitely not from the Xuanyuan Dynasty or the previous dynasty.
But now that she has found it, it is hers.
After Xia Xing'er moved all the boxes into the space, she set it up as an ice pond.
Because it is an underground cave, the light is very dim and the whole cave is very cool.
There are two extreme weather conditions below and above the cave.
If the top of the cave is a stove with a blazing fire, then the inside of the cave is an ice cellar.
The temperature inside the cave is very low, so not only can you get ice, you can also store things here.
The cave is right below the three cabins, which is very convenient.
Xia Xing'er was very satisfied with her research. She decided to build such an ice pond in her own space so that she could get ice cubes anytime and anywhere.
But the origin of this ice cube...how should I explain it to everyone?
Xia Xing'er looked at the cold ice pond and thought that there was a lot of saltpeter in this cave, so she buried some more saltpeter around the ice pond.
At that time, the solider the ice here is, the more she can attribute all this to natural formation and a gift from God!
Thinking this way, Xia Xing'er did just that.
It was a very simple thing for her to bury saltpeter around it without destroying its original environment because she had the space.
After she had decorated the place, she told everyone about the ice she had found there.
The sun was already high in the sky, and even though it wasn't noon yet, the weather was still very hot. If I moved a little, I would be covered in sweat.
Xia Xing'er told everyone the news, and as you can imagine, the entire Xia family compound was in an uproar.
Everyone in the Xia family dropped what they were holding and ran to the place Xia Xing'er mentioned to see the ice pond she mentioned.
"Hiss, if I had known there was such a large ice pond under this yard, I would have come here to sleep a long time ago."
"It's so damn comfortable here, even gods wouldn't be this comfortable!"
"Ice, it's really ice!"
"I've traveled extensively over the years and have seen a lot, but I've never seen an ice pond this big!"
"Who says it isn't? This is the first time I've seen such thick ice in the summer since I was a child."
Everyone was amazed!
You know, summer ice is more valuable than gold, and ordinary people can't even touch it!
Even if wealthy families needed ice, they would collect it in winter and store it for use in summer.
In this process, whether it is making ice, harvesting ice, transporting ice or storing ice, no matter which step it is, it will consume huge manpower and financial resources.
So, even wealthy and respectable masters can save their money.
The same was true for the emperor. He could not even see his unfavored concubines.
But what did they see? There was such a big pool of ice here, and even more ice would condense.
They didn't dare to imagine how much silver they could get if they sold the ice, not gold.
Xia Qingyu walked up to Xia Xing'er and said, "Little sister, let's take this ice out and sell it!"
Xia Qingyu was a businessman before his house was raided. Although he presented himself as a playboy in public, he actually owned many shops.
It can be said that he inherited his grandfather's talent for business.
His first thought when he saw the ice was to exchange it all for silver.
Xia Xing'er shook her head at him and said, "Third brother, let's use this ice ourselves first. If there's any left, we'll consider selling it."
Chen Dabai and Aunt Chen also came with them, and they were also jealous of the ice.
But they also knew that these were discovered by the Xia family and were also in the Xia family courtyard, so they belonged to the Xia family.
Xia Xing'er said to Chen Dabai, "Uncle Chen, with this ice, you can get all those people to come back and continue building the house."
Chen Dabai was stunned for a moment. What did Miss Xia mean?
Is that what he meant?
He asked in disbelief, "Miss Xia, do you mean that we working here can also use this ice?"
Xia Xing'er nodded at him and said, "Now that you are building a house for our family, of course you are considered one of our own."
Chen Dabai's eyes were a little hot, and he asked again: "Miss Xia, this ice...can we really use this ice?"
They were all people who had worked their way up from the bottom of society. When it came to a rare item like ice, they really couldn't believe that they would be able to use such a precious thing in their lifetime.
The Xia family is so good to them!
How could the dog emperor confiscate the property of such good people and exile them? He is so blind.
With such an emperor, the Xuanyuan Dynasty will be doomed sooner or later!
"Miss Xia, if you're short of money, just sell all this ice. We're all tough guys, and we can handle the heat. We've gotten through it this way in previous years!"
In the past, when they worked in the town and the county, no matter how hot or cold the weather was, no family was like the Xia family, who were afraid that they would get heatstroke and let them rest.
Now I realize that people are willing to use such a precious thing as ice on them.
"Besides, you guys are in need of money right now, so we can do without the ice!"
They said this not only for the Xia family, but also for themselves. Only when the Xia family had money could they have a guarantee of their wages.
What if the Xia family spends all their money on building such a big house and has no money to pay their workers?
If the Xia family lives a good life, they will hire them to work in the future, so they don’t have to go to the town to serve those difficult masters.
Whether out of affection or considerations of interest, he hopes the Xia family will be well.
Xia Xing'er smiled and said, "Since you are working for us, you naturally deserve the best. We in the Xia family never treat anyone unfairly. There are many ways to make money for those who work for us or who sincerely follow us. I will not let my brothers down!"
She said these words in the hope that the brothers led by Chen Dabai would follow her.
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