Chapter 428 Xiao Jiang, can you still make ice cubes?
Leaving the person here, Jiang Wan hurried back to the clinic to finish the work, then changed back to her own identity and found Song Jiuyuan.
“Qiu Niang will bring someone over later. He knows about jade and jade, so I think he can help you.
It’s just that it’s inconvenient for us to show up, so you can just let Song Yi make the arrangements.”
"good."
Song Jiuyuan expressed his understanding and immediately instructed Song Yi to send the people directly to the temporary Jieshi house they had prepared when they arrived.
"Then you go ahead and do your work. I'll go back home and have dinner."
Jiang Wan was about to leave after finishing her business, but Song Jiuyuan stopped her, "Since you're here, just eat here."
"no."
In the past, Jiang Wan would have remained calm and composed, but now everyone in the Song family knew that she had agreed to marry Song Jiuyuan again.
She seemed a little thin-skinned and a little embarrassed.
"Then I'll go out to eat with you."
Song Jiuyuan realized that she might be shy, but he wanted to be with her.
Jiang Wan agreed readily, but Cheng Jin and Uncle Cheng came uninvited.
"I heard that the mirror will be ready soon. I have already opened all the sales channels. Do you mind if I go and check the goods?"
Uncle Cheng smiled gently, but Jiang Wan knew that he was not reassured.
She and Song Jiuyuan looked at each other and nodded in agreement, "Okay, it's just right for Second Uncle to take a look at the goods.
My second uncle once transported goods from Southeast Asia, so he must know how to ensure that the mirror does not break."
“I have a lot of experience with these.”
Speaking of this, Uncle Cheng became very interested and talked happily with Jiang Wan.
The four of them went directly to the restaurant opposite the palace to have dinner, and after finishing their meal, they rode out of the city on horseback.
Considering that they were all men, Jiang Wan also wore men's clothes before leaving and did not make any other disguises.
This secret base was hidden in a deep mountain somewhere in the city. Jiang Wan and his companions crossed the mountain road and stopped at the entrance of a cave.
"arrive."
Song Jiuyuan and the others handed the horses to Song Er, who had arrived after hearing the noise. He strode into the cave with Jiang Wan and the others.
Uncle Cheng looked around with satisfaction, "This location is well chosen, far away from the hustle and bustle, and safe."
"No, don't you see who chose it?"
Cheng Jin was extremely proud because this was the place chosen by his brother.
Song Jiuyuan glanced at Cheng Jin speechlessly and pressed a mechanism in the cave.
Then... a stone door spun open in front of them, and Cheng Jin spoke weakly.
"Song Jiuyuan, why is it so dark in there?"
Compared to Jiang Wan, he seemed to be the only woman.
"Just follow me."
Song Jiuyuan was afraid that Jiang Wan would be scared, so he gently took her hand and their palms touched. Jiang Wan felt very safe.
Cheng Jin felt a lump in his throat and was about to say something when his uncle Cheng pulled his sleeve, signaling him not to say anything more.
After walking a few dozen steps, the front became brighter. It turned out that there were some kerosene lamps placed on the stone walls of the cave.
The process of making a mirror is quite complicated. In order to prevent the secret recipe from being stolen, Jiang Wan divided it into six steps.
Each person can only access part of the work. Because he was bringing two of them with him, Song Jiuyuan took them to bypass the intermediate procedures.
They arrived at the last cave, and Jiang Wan suddenly took out a few homemade masks from his sleeves.
"Put them all on."
As she spoke, she put one on herself as a demonstration, and Song Jiuyuan did as she was told without even asking.
Although Uncle Cheng and Cheng Jin were confused, they put on their masks obediently.
Open the last door and inside is an aluminum mirror that has almost been cast, with only one step left.
That is to put all of these into the cold storage to form, and feel the slight coolness coming from the cave inside.
Cheng Jin and Uncle Cheng were both confused, and a shocking guess emerged in their minds.
"What's in it?"
"Ice."
Song Jiuyuan's words were brief and to the point, but they surprised Cheng Jin and Cheng Ershu very much.
Their eyes widened in surprise. It was a sunny day outside, so where did the ice come from?
Uncle Cheng reacted faster, "Xiao Jiang, can you still make ice cubes?"
"Yes." Jiang Wan did not deny it. Cheng Jin and Uncle Cheng stood there in a daze.
The two of them widened their eyes, and Cheng Jin even spoke without thinking, "Jiang Wan, what else can't you do?"
"A lot."
Jiang Wan did not have any sense of superiority. After all, living in modern times, she enjoyed many more resources than they did.
Cheng Jin held his jaw, which was about to drop in shock, and said, "Jiang Wan, this ice cube business..."
"Stop!"
Song Jiuyuan interrupted Cheng Jin, this guy was only thinking about making money and didn't even consider whether he could control it.
Hearing this, Second Uncle Cheng looked at Jiang Wan warmly, "Cheng Jin can't eat all this by himself.
But our entire Cheng family can, Xiao Jiang, you can consider it. "
Ice is a big business. When the weather is hot, who wants to suffer if they can afford it?
Jiang Wan and Song Jiuyuan looked at each other, and they remained silent in tacit understanding.
After a while, Song Jiuyuan finally spoke: "Second Uncle, you know that I am now a thorn in the emperor's side."
"You don't have to worry about that. If I do this business, I will never let them know that Jiuzhou is involved."
Uncle Cheng knew all this, but he was really tempted by the ice cubes.
"Let me think about this first."
Jiang Wan did not make a decision immediately. She watched the workers take the mirror out of the cold storage.
"Come and see the effect."
The mirror that had long been sent to the cold storage was taken out, reflecting all of their figures clearly.
Cheng Jin muttered, "Oh my God, why are my clothes wrinkled like this?"
He looked at himself in the mirror, feeling helpless.
Uncle Cheng was circling around the mirror with satisfaction, and exclaimed, "Xiao Jiang, this is no worse than the Nanyang mirror.
It looks like the goods will be available in the store soon, and then you can just wait to be paid!"
"Uncle, come in and take a look at the ice storage."
This is the first time Jiang Wan has come here since she gave Song Jiuyuan the method of making ice with saltpeter last time.
The group walked in and found the cave filled with huge wooden barrels, each filled with formed ice cubes.
So much so that when they walked in, they shivered with cold.
Cheng Jin picked up a piece of crushed ice curiously, "Jiang Wan, you are amazing!"
"If this stuff were to flow into Kyoto, we could make a fortune just by supplying it to the Imperial Palace."
Uncle Cheng was amazed. In previous years, the ice used by the nobles in Kyoto in summer was stored in ice storages during the winter.
The quantity is not much and it is consumed quickly.
Cheng Jin was holding an ice bucket at this moment, his eyes shining.
"Song Jiuyuan, can I sleep on the floor here when summer comes?"
Jiang Wan and Song Jiuyuan: ...
Song Jiuyuan's mouth twitched, "If you need it, I can send someone to bring you some ice cubes."
"I need it, I need it so much!"
Cheng Jin touched the ice reluctantly. The four of them did not stay long and left the secret base.
Uncle Cheng couldn't wait to arrange for the mirrors to be stocked, and Jiang Wan and Song Jiuyuan were happy to cooperate.
After all, his people had already spent a lot of silver looking for raw materials and saltpeter, and now they needed the silver.
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