Chapter 49 You are sick, I have ice
When we reached the border of Xiangzhou County, it was already the 55th day of exile.
As the fifth month of the lunar calendar approaches, the daytime temperature is very high and everyone is feeling dizzy from the sun.
For the convicts on the road, not raining was a good thing, but for ordinary people it was a fatal natural disaster.
The entire Central Plains region was experiencing a continuous drought. Riverbeds dried up, the ground cracked, crops in the fields failed, and saplings on the roadside were all sun-dried to death, leaving no place to hide from the sun.
"I miss the winter snow so much. In winter in Kyoto, the snow is heavy and soft, and it makes a crunching sound when you step on it." Xie Lingyu said with longing, "The ice is very thick, and every year the Xi Palace organizes ice skating at Moon Lake, which is very lively."
"Every winter my family would store some ice in the cellar, but unfortunately we never got any of it." Xie Yong yawned listlessly.
It was so hot that he could have swallowed a whole jar of it if there had been ice.
Ice?
Xie Yanyan wanted to say that I did.
The space contains a large warehouse full of ice made by a supermarket ice machine.
But she didn't want to share for the time being, after all, one less piece would be one less piece.
She had read a lot of novels before, saying that in the ancient summer, one could become rich in a short time by making ice from saltpeter. She had even tried it herself.
Making ice with saltpeter is possible, but it is not that simple. Many conditions are required, such as a large amount of saltpeter. The temperature is too high during the day, and the coldness of the saltpeter is not enough to compete with the high temperature outside, so it cannot be done at all.
Fortunately, she has space, a cheating tool.
"Do you know where I can buy saltpeter?"
The Former Qin Dynasty should have saltpeter, right?
"Saltpeter? There's saltpeter in the pharmacy." Xie Ning heard his sister asking about saltpeter, so he said on the shaft, "There's plenty in the pharmacy."
"Go to the town ahead and buy me some saltpeter."
Xie Ning agreed, went to Zhaigou Village in front, said hello to Li Rong, and bought a bag of saltpeter in the town.
It looks quite white and pure.
Take a wooden barrel, put half a barrel of warm water in it, throw the saltpeter in, and cover it with a wooden lid.
While everyone was waiting, the water containing saltpeter was transferred into the space.
Take another large porcelain bowl, fill it with water and add saltpeter, put an iron cup of water in the water, and cover it upside down with a porcelain plate.
Also stealing space.
The brothers had no idea what she wanted to do, so they continued on their way with dejected looks.
It was so hot that the whole team felt a little numb.
Little Shen held onto Xie Tingting's carriage and begged Old Shen, crying, "Mother, please let my husband get on the carriage. He's dying."
Xie Anhuai was exposed to the wind and sun on the man-made rack. The rack was too crudely made and he could not lie steadily. He fell down several times, and the bones that had grown with great difficulty were broken again.
Due to the hot weather, lack of water and food, and high fever, Xie Anhuai was dying.
Old Shen looked at Xie Jinrong, her heart hardened, and she said, "Master, An Huai is still young, we must give him a chance to live."
Xie Jinrong's leg injury has healed, but he is old and not in good spirits. These days, he has been mentally confused from time to time.
Old Mrs. Shen felt that she was going to die soon, so she might as well die early and leave a place for Xie Anhuai to lie down.
Xie Jinrong was half dazed. When he heard what Old Shen said, he tried to open his eyes and cursed: "You evil woman, you want to abandon me when I'm not dead yet? If you want to save your son, can't you just roll away?"
When Xie Tingting heard them quarreling, she immediately started to curse: "Get out of here! This is my carriage. Who gets on and who gets off, do you have my consent?"
Old Shen swallowed her anger and said to Xie Tingting in a pleading tone, "Your uncle is dying, can you please give up the place to him?"
"I let you? Why? Isn't there a beautiful girl named Xie Xiangxiang? Isn't there someone who wants to buy her for a night? If you sell her, a carriage shouldn't be a problem, right?"
Tingting Xie said viciously, "Grandma, you can't just think about exploiting others every time you encounter a problem."
Old Shen's face showed resentment and contempt, but she didn't dare to say a word.
Xie Xiangxiang is her bargaining chip, her hope and shortcut to turning things around. Anyone else can be abandoned, but Xie Xiangxiang cannot be touched.
Xie Tingting sneered, "There is another way. You can go down and run. If you love your children and grandchildren so much, you have to show some sincerity."
Fang also laughed out loud. She wished she could throw away everything the two elders had.
But because of her deep-seated fear of the two elders, she could only scold them every day but did not dare to take any action.
Xie Xiangxiang didn't say a word, nor did she beg Xie Tingting for anything. She just walked with her head down.
[My grandfather has no chance of turning his life around in the imperial court. His exile is difficult and a burden to the whole family.]
[I will go sooner or later, it doesn’t matter if I go now]
[If the people in the third room die, the carriage problem will be solved]
[The medicine Huangfu Ming bought can be used on Tiffany Xie first]
Xie Yanyan listened to her thoughts. Was it the medicine bought by Huangfu Ming?
Pinching fingers and looking into the distance.
Some people are about to be in trouble, should she remind them?
"Auntie, my stomach hurts." The little boy's face flushed and he pressed his stomach and cried out in pain.
Before he could finish his words, he vomited.
Xie Yanyan touched his head and it was very hot.
"I'm afraid it's sha," Song Lingling said in panic. She quickly unbuttoned the little boy's collar and fanned him hard.
Xie Yanyan rummaged through the medicines in the space, found out a bottle of Huoxiang Zhengqi water, and gave one to the little bun.
After half an hour, the little boy's temperature dropped and he felt better.
Take out the two saltpeter ice buckets from the space. The space cheat is really good.
The half basin of ice in the wooden barrel was well frozen. Although not all of it had been clumped into a single block of ice, most of it had solidified together.
A round piece of ice, with a chilling coolness, made the carriage much cooler.
Xie Lingyu let out a howl, hugged the ice cube excitedly, and giggled: "Ahhh, I'm freezing to death."
Xie Yanyan opened the porcelain bowl made of ice, and the ice in the bowl began to freeze, and the water in the iron cup in the center of the bowl also froze.
The ice in the cup solidifies and can be eaten directly.
She knocked the ice out of the cup, wrapped it in gauze, and asked Xie Lingyu to smash it into ice.
He fished out a basket from under the table, inside which were seven covered bamboo tubes neatly arranged.
The lid was opened, and little Baozi got closer and saw something red and green inside.
"Auntie, what is this?"
"juice."
"Can I drink it?"
"You can drink it right away."
As Xie Yanyan spoke, he placed the crushed ice cubes by Xie Lingyu in bamboo tubes and stirred them with a small spoon.
"Chilled juice, drink it."
The little boy drooled all over the floor: "Auntie, which one is for me?"
"What color do you like?" I wanted to ask him what flavor he liked, but I gave up because many fruits are not available in this era.
"I like..." It's too difficult for the little bun to make a choice. What should he do if he likes them all?
Xie Yanyan told him to smell it and take whichever he liked. In the end, the little bun chose a glass of mango juice.
Xie Lingyu chose the purple one, and he smelled it was grape juice.
Xie Yong, Xie Ning and Xie Anfeng didn't care and just picked a cup at random. Song Lingling chose a cup of peach juice, and Xie Yanyan put less ice in it for her, as pregnant women should not eat too cold food.
I chose a glass of watermelon juice for myself.
"Damn little whore, you don't even leave a drop of water for your uncle?"
"Tsk tsk tsk, I am a concubine and will never be able to show myself in public!" Xie Tingting snatched the water bag from Old Shen without hesitation, "Want to drink water? Buy it yourself!"
Xie Lingyu was holding a glass of ice juice, watching them fighting and scolding each other. She couldn't help but said proudly, "It's so cold, so cool, I want to scream!"
Song Lingling smiled and picked up the iced juice elegantly.
"Gu~"
It tastes especially good on the road of exile under the scorching sun!
My dear babies, Happy New Year!
I'm going on a long road trip again, so today's article is saved in advance and will be published on schedule.
It feels like this year's winter is quite cold, with snow everywhere
Darlings, if you have tickets, give them to me, hehe
(End of this chapter)
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