The brother and sister soon arrived in Shawan County.
Lin Jinyue had been to Shawan County many times. The brother and sister split up into two groups to look for saltpeter and agreed to meet in half an hour.
Lin Jinyue went to the pharmacy with ease, bought a small amount of saltpeter, and then waited for her brother at the city gate.
Seeing that Lin Xueqing had not come back yet, Lin Jinyue squatted in the corner and tried to see if she could make ice.
She put saltpeter into a porcelain bowl and added a small amount of water. Soon, the water in the bowl turned into ice.
This Bing was indeed doing her job, but when she turned around, she saw Gu Shao staring at her with shining eyes.
To be precise, he was staring at the ice in her hand.
So, for half an hour, Gu Shao kept asking her how ice was made and whether it could be made in large quantities.
Lin Jinyue really didn't want to pay attention to him.
This is my way to make money!
Unexpectedly, Gu Shao went to buy some food and came over to get close to her, asking her: "No, if you don't want to tell me, then don't tell me. I heard that you made the crossbow arrows?"
Lin Jinyue nodded.
Gu Shao kept asking her how to make a crossbow, whether there was any way to increase the range and attack power, and how to make such a clumsy thing so small and yet have greater lethality than ordinary crossbows.
Then he asked her if she was willing to let her father and brother join the army so that he could recommend them to be promoted to generals of the fourth rank.
Lin Jinyue's head hurt because of his noise and she didn't want to say a word to him.
Unexpectedly, the little general who was so aloof a few days ago would suddenly become so noisy. Lin Jinyue's mind was racing, trying to think of ways to fool him.
Lin Jinyue had no idea how much shock Gu Shao had received from the things she had created.
Gu Shao was also helpless.
The little girl has eaten and put away her toys, so why does she turn away and talk about other things when the time comes?
My younger sisters are not that difficult to deal with.
Gu Shao knew that she would never say what she didn't want to say, so he stopped asking.
Seeing that he was a little disappointed, Lin Jinyue thought that since he had received so many things from others, he had to give something back, so she asked, "How about I tell you something else?"
Gu Shao's eyes lit up and he asked, "What?"
Lin Jinyue pondered hard. There were too many things in her mind. Any one of them would shock all the ancient people.
She was thinking how she could come up with something that wasn't so horrifying and could sell someone a favor.
After a while, Lin Jinyue asked, "Can you make salt?"
Gu Shao shook his head. "No, I don't know any salt merchants, so how can you make salt? Selling private salt is..."
Lin Jinyue nodded perfunctorily: "Yeah, I know, they will chop off their heads, but we won't sell them, just to save some money on buying salt. Salt is a useful thing, it can be used to pickle meat, fish, and vegetables, and the food can be preserved for a longer time."
Gu Shao became interested and asked directly without beating around the bush: "What do you want in order for you to give me this method?"
Lin Jinyue: "Let me think...why don't you ask General Hou Gu to do me a favor, but we have to make three rules."
Gu Shaole was happy. If you wanted him to help, you had to set three rules?
This little girl is quite brave.
Gu Shao: "Tell me."
Lin Jinyue then made three rules:
"First, you can't tell anyone else that she taught you this. Second, don't ask me how those things are made unless I'm willing to trade with you. Third, you can't tell anyone else the secrets of our village."
Gu Shao also understood that Lin Jinyue didn't talk much just now because she thought he was too noisy.
He thought that this little girl was quite cunning.
Gu Shao then asked: "When is the next time you are willing?"
Next time she is willing, she will definitely look for him when there is a problem in the village that cannot be solved.
Lin Jinyue thought for a moment and said, "I can't say for sure. Let's see how the situation develops. Why don't we just..."
Lin Jinyue paused and almost sent a WeChat message to contact her when needed. It has been almost two months and she still hasn't adapted to the ancient life.
Gu Shao left his address and just said that I could come to him when I was willing.
Lin Jinyue didn't want to get too deeply involved with him, but for the time being she really couldn't find anyone to rely on.
These few days, she invited people from Yunhe Village to come and help build the house. After they got to know each other well, someone told her to be more careful of Chen Dawei and his son, because they were capable of doing anything sinister.
Lin Jinyue was ready to use Gu Shao to deal with this person.
As for salt, Da Gan cannot sell private salt. Lin Jinyue has many ways to make money, so there is no need to take risks.
Zheng Tuo's method is also a one-time deal, unlike selling medicine which is a long-term business and will not involve too much in the future.
Lin Jinyue was just about to write down the method of making fine salt, but unexpectedly, Gu Shao brought her a brush and rice paper, which made her feel troubled.
She can't write calligraphy, let alone traditional Chinese.
Gu Shao burst out laughing, "You tell me, and I'll write it."
It was the first time that Lin Jinyue was misunderstood as illiterate, and she felt a little unhappy.
Seeing her brother coming back, she called Lin Xueqing: "Brother, please help me write down the method of making fine salt."
Lin Jinyue didn’t want to talk to Gu Shao for the time being.
Lin Xueqing nodded, went to a small stall nearby, and started writing with the charcoal pencil she brought with her.
Gu Shao was surprised: "Why don't you use a brush to write?"
Lin Xueqing: “No.”
He doesn't use a brush because he doesn't want to use it? It's because he can't use it.
Yuan 㹏 could actually write calligraphy, but his handwriting looked like a dog's crawling and was completely unreadable. As a farmer's son, he couldn't afford paper and pen, let alone practice. In his previous life, he had no interest in these things.
Neither the brother nor the sister said anything, Gu Shao just found it interesting.
He intended to unite with this group of people, even though he was rejected many times. The methods that Lin Jinyue and her family came up with were fatally attractive to him.
Gu Shao said, "I got a top-quality wolf-hair brush a few days ago. How about I give it to you when I visit you in a few days?"
Lin Jinyue was shocked: "You still want to come to my house?"
Wouldn't that mean her inability to write calligraphy would be exposed?
Although Lin Jinyue is regarded as a blessing by the whole village, and although the villagers privately regard her as their leader, she will also be caught and forced to start her education from scratch in elementary school.
Lin Jinyue doesn't want that.
Isn’t it just that you can’t write?
Seeing that she had some free time, she asked everyone in the village to start learning simplified Chinese.
Gu Shao saw the obvious resistance on her face and hurriedly explained: "No, I don't mean anything else, it's just..."
Lin Xueqing exposed Lin Jinyue without hesitation: "General Gu can come, and he can also bring those soldiers to play, but remember to keep it a secret for my sister, she can't write."
Lin Jinyue glared at her brother. Why was he deliberately trying to sabotage her?
However, from these words she could already understand the resentment her brother had for practicing calligraphy these days.
Gu Shao laughed, "Tuo, I won't tell you."
This has been settled. Gu Shao should go to Yunhe Village.
Lin Jinyue thought that when Gu Shao left, she would put away all those messy things to prevent him from asking more questions.
Lin Xueqing quickly wrote down the recipe for making fine salt, handed it to Gu Shao, and prepared to leave with her sister.
It was already late at this time. If we didn't go back now, it would be dark.
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