After the villagers came back to their senses, they all looked at Shi Qingluo in disbelief.
"Why don't you sell the recipe?"
It can be used to make ice in the summer, so the recipe must be valuable.
Didn't you see that the Wu family wanted to buy it by force? Shi Qingluo smiled generously at everyone.
"This is the recipe my master gave me. I want to erect a memorial tablet for him and hope that more people can remember him, so I thought of making this recipe public to accumulate merit for him."
"If those who learn from him remember his kindness, they can go and burn a few sticks of incense every now and then."
Doing these things in the name of a dead Taoist priest will not make those in higher positions wary.
This statement left everyone with no reason to refute, but it also made everyone more convinced of Shi Qingluo's filial piety and generosity.
This is a very bold move. A prescription that can be sold for a lot of money is given away just like that.
"Can we learn it too?" someone asked excitedly.
Shi Qingluo nodded: "My husband will go to the county magistrate to discuss this matter. In order to prevent the Wu family from sabotaging it, we will see if we can apply to teach in the county government."
"As long as the county magistrate agrees, anyone who wants to learn can go to the county government office to find my husband and learn how to make ice."
In ancient times, men were required to perform these activities that required exposure to many people.
She then changed the subject and said, "Once you have learned how to make ice, I will also teach everyone in the village how to make food with ice. You can use the slack season to earn some pocket money."
This benefit is only available in Xiaxixi Village.
After all, she wasn't going to monopolize the saltpeter mine on the mountain.
In this way, the hearts of the people in the village will basically be on their side.
When the villagers heard this, they were excited and relieved.
"Da Lang's wife is really a good one."
"Da Lang, you are blessed to marry a wife like this."
He kept praising Shi Qingluo with nice words.
Xiao Hanzheng smiled and nodded in acknowledgement, "It is indeed my blessing to be able to marry a wife."
Then, under his arrangement, they went to the backyard to build a workshop, and everyone worked harder.
Of course, if you hire someone to repair your workshop, you have to pay them.
Back in the room in the front yard, Shi Qingluo tugged at his collar, walked to the ice basin, and picked up a fan to fan himself.
Xiao Hanzheng came over, holding the ice basin and moving some distance away from her.
He took the fan and fanned her, "You just came back, be careful not to catch a cold."
Shi Qingluo lazily leaned back on the recliner and let him fan her, "It's too hot."
She asked with a smile: "When are you going to the county town to see the county magistrate?"
This was the strategy she and her husband discussed last night.
Xiao Hanzheng chuckled and said, "Go there early tomorrow morning with the prescription and saltpeter."
"We must give Young Master Wu the opportunity and time to find external aid today."
It was the young wife's idea to go to the county town to teach the method of making ice.
He announced to the public that he could only teach in the county government office because he was afraid of persecution from the Wu family.
On the one hand, they were using the county government's name as a banner, and on the other hand, it was enough to cause the Wu family to be scolded by everyone in the county.
It doesn't involve everyone's interests. If the Wu family forces them to come up with the recipe, it would be too much for everyone to just say a few words behind their backs.
But if the Wu family wants to take everyone's interests for themselves, this will definitely arouse public anger.
The idea of a young daughter-in-law was particularly harmful to the Wu family, but he liked it very much.
He could also take this opportunity to make friends with Mo Qingling and offer the ice-making recipe to him through him.
Make an appointment with the emperor first.
"Based on my understanding of the prefect, he would probably ask someone to ask for the method of making ice directly on the grounds of righteousness, and then he would offer it."
So what they want to play is the time difference.
We can’t go to the county town to teach too early, otherwise the Wu family and the prefect will not plan to take action after they know about it.
It can't be too late, otherwise the prefect will send someone to ask for it, and they would be disrespectful to His Majesty if they don't give it.
The timing must be calculated well to take both the Wu family and the prefect into account.
"That's great. I'll leave it to you to figure out the timing." Shi Qingluo knew what he meant as soon as he heard it.
If the prefect sent someone to ask for the recipe, they would just be teaching the method of making ice in the county.
Should I continue teaching or stop?
So it was not them who were in an awkward situation, but definitely the prefect's people.
If word gets out about the relationship between the prefect and the Wu family, it means that the Wu family has used threats and bribes on them.
Anyone who is not stupid would guess that the prefect came to ask for the prescription in order to make a profit for himself.
This is equivalent to destroying everyone's interests. Even if someone has learned how to make ice but doesn't use it, they will not feel comfortable.
Why do you want to take what the old immortal disciple taught us for yourself? This belongs to everyone.
Therefore, the people will have a worse impression of the Wu family and the prefect.
Shi Qingluo discovered that her husband was quite bad, but she liked him.
Xiao Hanzheng fanned her, and there were several ice basins in the room. She gradually felt less hot and fell asleep leaning on the rocking chair.
Shi Qingluo recently specially asked a carpenter to make the rocking chair. It had a thick cushion and a cool mat on top, so it was soft but not hot.
Watching my young wife fall asleep, I found that her skin was not as sallow as when we first met, and it became much whiter, with a little more flesh on her face and body.
You can also slowly see that she has a good appearance.
Xiao Hanzheng held a high position in his previous life and had seen many beauties, but he felt that they all looked the same.
But now, looking at the thin and pale young wife, the more I look at her, the more beautiful and pleasing to the eye I find her.
He looked at her for a while and then laughed. Is this what they call beauty in the eyes of the beholder? He walked over, picked her up and put her on the bed.
He took a book and read it while fanning Shi Qingluo.
With the ice basin, this summer is much cooler than ever before.
That afternoon, the servant beside Young Master Wu rode a fast horse to the provincial capital.
In the evening, the servant rode back to the Wu family on horseback.
"Master, this is your letter."
Young Master Wu took the letter and read it, a look of sudden realization appeared on his face.
Yes, why didn’t he think of asking his uncle to send someone directly to ask for the ice-making recipe with a legitimate reason?
As long as they were told that the recipe was to be presented to the capital, Qingluo and Xiao Hanzheng would not dare to resist or disobey, otherwise it would be disrespectful.
He waved his hand and said, "You can go down. Report immediately when the distinguished guest from the capital arrives tomorrow."
Then he took the letter to find the head of the Wu family.
The two men agreed that once the prefect's men arrived tomorrow, they would not stay in the afternoon and would take their men to the village to ask Shi Qingluo for the prescription.
Otherwise, if there are any unexpected changes, it is better to get it as early as possible.
Because Shi Qingluo only talked about this matter in the village during the day, it had not yet spread to the county town.
The Wu family didn't even know that Shi Qingluo had already thrown a big pot on them that would be ridiculed by others.
So the father and son were still dreaming that they could get the prescription without spending a penny.
Shi Qingluo and his wife had already dug a trap for them.
(End of this chapter)
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