Chapter 150: Betting on Salt
Looking at the bigwigs in the salt industry, McDull looked at Zhou Shaoyu suspiciously.
McDull: I never invited anyone!
Zhou Shaoyu: It’s my treat!
Xu Wenrong immediately smiled in appreciation. Zhou Shaoyu was a real thief. With so many seniors in the salt industry here, Princess Xiyue would never regret losing. If my sister wanted to join the salt industry, today would be a great opportunity to make a name for herself.
Chairman Qiu of the Salt Industry is already over 70 years old, but he still has a majestic aura. There are two princes here, but Chairman Qiu is the old head of the Salt Industry. When he comes, even the princes have to respect him.
Please take a seat.
Chairman Qiu said happily: "Although today's competition is only between two young people, Princess Xiyue and Young Master Xie, it has important significance for our salt industry."
Everyone around him agreed with what he said.
Zhou Shaoyu was too lazy to talk nonsense, so he told the bet between the two of them again, and said to President Qiu, President Ji, and the city lord: "Seniors, please be witnesses, and now we will proceed with the bet ceremony."
The content of the bet was written on silk in triplicate, signed by both parties, and witnessed by Chairman Qiu and others. Each party held one copy, and one copy was left in the Salt Industry Gang.
Zhou Shaoyu said to President Qiu: "Mr. Xie has staked his entire life on this. Princess Xiyue should also take out the deed and documents of the Linjiang Salt Well and place them on the judges' table first."
The more he said this, the more Princess Xiyue was sure that Xie Yanyan could not win. She signaled to Prince Mai: "Give them the documents."
Prince Mai looked at Zhou Shaoyu, asked the guards around him to take the land deed and mining documents and handed them to Chairman Qiu and the others, with a hint of disdain on his face.
[Zhou Jingchen is a damn thief. I don’t know where he found such a fool.]
[Winning or losing doesn’t affect him anyway]
[After Doudou defeats Young Master Xie, don’t send him to Qingfengju. I will take him back to play with him first…]
Xie Yanyan gave him a cold look: Ha! Do you fucking believe that there is a big rock in the sky that is already waiting impatiently?
The Prince of Nanzhong greeted Zhou Shaoyu and said with a smile, "Father, I haven't seen you for a long time, and I miss you very much."
Zhou Shaoyu quickly glanced at Xie Yanyan, but the man had no expression on his face and didn't even look at him.
So he made a prompt decision and didn't hear what the Prince of Nanzhong said!!
Chairman Qiu was very quick. After seeing that the bet was signed, he said, "Let's get started!"
After making the bet, Xie Yanyan exchanged a set of equipment for purifying salt from Xiaomei, and also used the coarse salt and refined salt bought by Zhou Tu and others to conduct several experiments in the space.
Originally, it was thought that the salt-making was to be performed in public, but unexpectedly, McDull was afraid that Xie Yanyan or outsiders might steal her skills, so she set up a curtain at the competition venue in advance and had all the tools.
Seeing that McDull had already prepared confidentiality measures, Xie Yanyan just let it go.
Someone sent two bags of crude salt that had been initially refined, one bag to each team in the competition.
The supervisor of the salt mine whispered to Qinglian: "The salt from Princess Xiyue is of higher purity."
Xie Yanyan looked at the bag of coarse salt given to him. It was really coarse salt, clearly just a lump of roughly processed ore.
Moreover, when Xie Anfeng was helping her light the fire, the piled firewood was damp and difficult to ignite.
A quarter of an hour later, both sides said they were ready.
President Qiu announced: The competition begins!
Xie Yanyan planned to cheat from the very beginning. Even though she came from the 22nd century, she was only good at agriculture and didn't know how to make salt.
She doesn't want to be a prostitute, she must win.
She asked Xu Wenrong and Xie Anfeng to pull the "coarse salt" outside the curtain and smash it with a big hammer in front of everyone.
Zhou Shaoyu looked at the "coarse salt" which was obviously only calcined but not completely filtered with an evil look, and laughed.
Needless to say, Chairman Ji, Chairman Qiu, Gang Leader Song, the City Lord and the Prince of Nanzhong all frowned.
There were many knowledgeable people around, and they all started whispering.
When Xie Anfeng carried out the wet firewood, the Prince of Nanzhong said directly to the guards around him: "Change some good firewood for Master Xie."
He felt that his sister didn't need to worry about this, and even if she won, it would be an unfair victory!
Xie Yanyan directed Xie Anfeng and Xu Wenrong to use the stove provided by McDull to boil, add additives, and evaporate and purify.
She secretly conducted small experiments in the space using experimental equipment.
Grab a handful of coarse salt and purify it in a beaker or flask according to the steps.
Dissolve the crude salt and dissolve the soluble impurities (CaCl2, MgCl2, etc.) and insoluble impurities (such as mud, sand, etc.) contained in the crude salt.
Filter out the insoluble matter, add excess BaCl2 solution, NaOH solution, then add Na2CO3 solution, and filter again.
After filtering, add excess dilute hydrochloric acid, heat and evaporate to obtain crystals and refined salt.
She went through the entire process again and it went relatively smoothly. She had done this kind of experiment before in her middle school laboratory, but the chemical substances added were all exchanged from Xiaomei.
This is one of the reasons why she is so sure. No matter how talented McDull is, he can't find a better additive than the one Xiaomei gives.
Based on the purification of on-site salt using space experimental equipment, she obtained a set of precise data.
The evaporation time was very long, and to prevent everyone from getting bored while waiting, the opera troupe maintained by the Princess's Mansion sang continuously on the stage.
Listen to opera, enjoy refreshments, and wait for the results of the competition to be announced.
Xie Yanyan secretly scanned McDull's progress, which was about the same as his own.
When the refined salt crystallized on McDull's side, she stood in front of the purified salt by Xu Wenrong and Xie Anfeng.
In just one second, the 15 kilograms of imperfect refined salt purified on site were transferred to the space and replaced with the 20 kilograms of refined salt given by Xiaomei, and it was announced that "the purification of refined salt is completed."
Xie Anfeng and Xu Wenrong watched her add the ingredients with their own eyes and personally accompanied her in purifying the salt step by step. They were both extremely excited to see the extremely fine salt "with their own eyes".
Is this salt?
It is whiter than winter snow and finer and cleaner than the finest sand on the seashore.
The two of them took the lead and pinched a handful and put it in their mouths. Although it was very salty, they both felt it was extremely delicious.
There is no strange smell except salty.
The two of them did it themselves, and they were proud of it. There was no suspense anymore, Yan'er's pot of salt was unbeatable.
McDull walked out from behind the scenes with joy on her face. She succeeded, and this time she did it more delicately than before.
Xie Yanyan also came out from behind the scenes, her face still the same. Zhou Shaoyu and McDull were looking at her, trying to see something different from her face.
It’s nothing. She remained calm and unmoved, with no sign of joy or anger.
Xie Anfeng and Xu Wenrong had both calmed down and there was no expression on their faces.
Zhou Shaoyu's heart was beating hard, they are really a family!
Did this work or not?
[If I fail, I will expose that the salt McDull gave to Miss Xie was not salt ore, but sand and gravel. Anyway, everyone saw them pounding the salt ore.]
Xie Yanyan suddenly looked at him indifferently. Although there was no expression, Zhou Shaoyu understood: Don't worry!
His anxious heart was immediately calmed, and a playful smile appeared on his face.
The troupe stopped playing gongs and drums, and President Qiu said to President Ji, "Put out the purified salt."
Gang leader Song sent one person and Chairman Ji sent another person to carry out the salt poured into the winnowing baskets from both sides.
On the two tables in the middle, two baskets of salt caught everyone's eye.
Several people rushed towards the two baskets of salt at the same time.
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