Chapter 155 Taking out the supplies in the space
"Mom, look, it really turned into ice!"
"Um."
After waiting for a while, Shen Xiangwan asked the guards to bring the bucket moved to the corner. The moment the lid was opened, Wei Linger immediately exclaimed, and Zhao Yuping's face was also full of surprise. Although Shen Xiangwan had said that the water in the bucket would turn into ice, seeing it with one's own eyes was a completely different feeling. It was simply amazing.
"It's so cool, auntie, what is this?"
The little cub who was playing with Dongzi nearby also came over and reached out his little hand to touch the ice in the bucket.
"This is ice, something that can cool our Angger down."
Standing up and squatting on the ground with his hands on his shoulders, Shen Xiangwan raised his head and said, "Cut the ice out of the bucket and put it in basins. Place them in various places in the main hall to cool down. Remember, this kind of ice is toxic. Don't eat it."
"yes."
Zhou Wushuang called two servants and asked them to carry out both buckets of ice.
"Is the ice poisonous?"
After they sat back down, Wei Chengyi asked in a deep voice.
"Well, saltpeter itself is somewhat toxic. If you dissolve it in water and make ice, it is also toxic. If you want to make edible ice, you only need to prepare two containers, one large and one small. Fill the small container with water and place it inside the large container. Mix the saltpeter powder into the water in the large container. When the water in the large container freezes into ice, the water in the small container will also freeze, and the ice inside will naturally be edible."
Shen Xiangwan briefly explained that the reason why she didn't make edible ice was because she wanted to let them see it first. The method of making ice with saltpeter was too simple. As long as a certain proportion was mastered, anyone with hands and feet could make it. If they wanted to eat it, they could make it at any time.
"That makes sense."
Wei Chengyi nodded, and soon Zhou Wushuang brought in several clay pots filled with ice. Although the temperature in the main room could not be lowered immediately, the wind from the cattail leaf fan was slightly cool and had a good effect in reducing the heat.
When Wei Chengyi returned to the study to handle government affairs, Shen Xiangwan specially asked someone to send him two basins of ice cubes. Then she took out the drawings and explained to Yuan Xiu in detail how to build the house. Zhao Yuping and her daughter did not disturb them and quietly took the children to play in the village.
There were only two acres of land at home, and in just one morning, Wu Youfu and his son pulled out all the weeds. When Chen Xiangwan wandered into the field, they and Wu Lixiu were driving two oxen to plow the land.
"Why are there two cows?"
If I remember correctly, she only bought one cow yesterday?
Shen Xiangwan was puzzled and couldn't help but frown. They were using the traditional two-ox plow, which required two oxen to pull and three people to hold the straight-beam plow. This efficiency was too low. Could it be that the Apocalypse Dynasty didn't have a curved-beam plow?
"Ma'am, Steward Qing asked someone to buy it."
Seeing her, the family of three quickly put down their work.
"Why not a curved plow?"
"What is a curved plow?"
“···”
It is confirmed that there was really no curved plow in the Apocalypse Dynasty.
Chen Xiangwan rubbed his forehead in silence. A curved plow is more labor-saving than a straight plow. Only one person and one ox are needed to plow the land. Moreover, when the plowshare is inserted into the land, it will dig a deep groove and turn the soil over, swapping the upper and lower layers of soil, making the soil softer and easier to grow crops. At the same time, it can also reduce competition from weeds and residual plant roots. In an era without mechanized farm tools, the curved plow was one of the most important farming tools.
Before this, she really had never imagined that in this era there was not even a curved plow. No wonder they were so backward in agriculture.
"It's okay, you guys go on."
It was too troublesome to explain the curved plow, so Shen Xiangwan was too lazy to talk about it and prepared to have someone make it directly. Before leaving, she said in a serious tone, "Just turn it over once, then pile up the ground into ridges, go to the foot of the mountain to collect the rotten leaves on the ground and pour them into the ditch, and finally plow it a few more times to allow the rotten leaves to fully blend with the soil."
"yes."
Although he didn't know what she meant, Wu Youfu still agreed seriously.
After returning home, seeing that everyone was busy, Shen Xiangwan simply hitched a carriage and went to the county town alone. In order to take out the things in the space openly, she first went to the pawnshop and asked Manager Sun to buy two large houses. When Manager Sun left, she immediately took out a large amount of rice flour and vegetables and fruits and piled them in the house.
These things are all grown in space. They have higher nutritional value than ordinary grains. Long-term consumption can also strengthen the body and prolong life.
In addition, she also took out a lot of cloth and other items that she had bought for free, which almost filled the entire front hall. With so many things, one carriage certainly could not pull them back, so she went outside to hire a few carriages. When they returned to the village in a mighty procession, they caused quite a stir again.
"lady."
Seeing her coming back from afar, Qingying immediately responded: "Why did you go out alone?"
Looking at the carriages behind her, Qingying couldn't help but frown. They had killed several groups of Dragon Shadow Guards in succession. The Dog Emperor would definitely not let it go. It would be too dangerous for her to go out alone.
"It's okay. I just went to the county town."
Hearing the worry in his words, Shen Xiangwan waved her hands nonchalantly. She was not prepared before, but now she already had poison that was enough to deal with those martial arts masters. It was not so easy for ordinary people to take her down. Moreover, even if she didn't have the chance to use poison, she still had space. When it really came to a matter of life and death, she would not care whether she would be exposed.
"lady···"
"Okay, hurry up and have someone unload the things from the carriages behind."
Qingying wanted to say something, but Shen Xiangwan didn't give him the chance and walked to the back with big strides while speaking.
"well!"
Looking at her slender back, Qingying sighed deeply and waved to the guards to help move things.
With the help of the guards, several carts of supplies were soon moved into the house. The grain and vegetables were all piled in the storeroom next to the kitchen, while the fruits and cloth were moved to the main room. When Shen Xiangwan returned, she did not forget to instruct the cooks to use the grain he brought back for cooking in the future. It didn't matter whether they ate it or the servants ate it. As long as they worked hard, she would not treat them unfairly.
"Out?"
Wei Chengyi was stunned when he saw the things in the room, but he didn't know that Shen Xiangwan went out alone, so he wasn't as worried as Qingying.
"Yes, I went to the county town."
Shen Xiangwan, who was slumped in the chair, was fanning himself with a palm-leaf fan. He seemed to have thought of something, and he hurriedly stood up and ran to the warehouse, dragging out two huge sacks.
[End of this chapter]
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