Chapter 33 Everyone was stunned!!

After lunch, Song Shiwei began to process the sea water he brought back.

I used the firewood I had collected to light a pot.

Zhou Wei and Zhou Xinxin stood aside and watched curiously.

They found it very strange.

“Why boil sea water?”

Song Shi smiled and said, "Because my mother can perform magic, I want to turn the sea water into snow-white salt!"

Zhou Wei's eyes widened immediately: "How is it possible? How can sea water turn into salt?"

Even Zhou Lin and Zhou Chengdu couldn't help but come over to take a look.

He looked obviously unconvinced.

Song Shiwei didn't explain and just told them to wait and see.

The fire in the stove was burning brightly, and the sea water in the pot was bubbling with steam.

This is much better than a coal stove. If you stew a chicken in a clay pot and put a pancake on it, it would be really delicious.

About half an hour later, Zhou Wei saw that the sea water in the pot became more and more turbid, and a lot of white substances precipitated around the edge of the pot.

He couldn't help shouting, "I see salt!"

Several children came over to have a look.

Song Shi smiled and said, "This is not salt yet, this is calcium sulfate. These things are insoluble in water, and in order to make salt, several steps are required!"

The salt water is almost done at this point, only about one tenth is left.

She scooped out the sea water and poured it into a bucket and a large basin, but she used toilet paper and gauze to filter it.

While filtering, we also teach children about physics, such as the evaporation of water and the precipitation of salt crystals.

Filtered water is highly concentrated salt water, and if left there it may crystallize.

Continue to pour into the pot and keep boiling over high heat.

After about half an hour, it became like rice paste, and Song Shiwei poured it out and filtered it again.

Several children were shocked.

“I didn’t expect there was really salt in the sea water!”

Zhou Lin curled his lips: "No wonder I accidentally drank a sip last time and it tasted bitter, astringent and salty. It turns out there is so much salt in it!"

Song Shiwei did not pour out the filtered water this time.

Because this water is brine, it can be used to make tofu.

I happened to have some soybeans bought by Zhou Tingyue at home, so I could go back and borrow the grinding plate from the aunt next door to grind some soybean milk and some tofu.

There was already sea salt in the gauze, but it was still wet, so she put it back into the pot and fried it until it was dry.

It turns into snow-white salt.

Zhou Xinxin clapped excitedly.

"Yeah!! We made salt from seawater!!"

Zhou Cheng and Zhou Lin were also extremely surprised, as if they had opened the door to a new world.

Is this how salt comes from?

Zhou Wei pointed at the small bowl of salt and said in surprise: "Do we not need to buy salt in the future?"

Song Shiwei smiled and shook his head.

"No, the salt I made cannot be eaten yet, because it still contains a lot of impurities and trace elements. Eating too much is not good for the body! We still have to buy salt to eat at home!"

Now Zhou Lin was confused.

"If we can't eat it, why do we make all this salt?"

Song Shiwei found a jar and put the salt in it, then looked at the sky outside and smiled with her eyes crooked.

"You'll find out soon!"

"Now, Zhou Cheng and Zhou Lin, hold the buckets. I'll take you to get some food!"

Perhaps because they had seen so many different things with her, none of the children had any objection.

Zhou Cheng and Zhou Lin obediently picked up the buckets and followed.

Zhou Wei and Zhou Xinxin were extremely happy.

"Yeah! That's great, there's something delicious again!"

Song Shiwei found a coal fire tongs, two pairs of woolen gloves, and a small shovel.

So I took the children out.

By the time they passed the sentry post and reached the beach, the tide was almost ebbing.

At this time, many villagers from nearby areas had come to join the fun.

Song Shiwei glanced at the shallow beach which was full of small holes, which were spewing water from time to time.

But no one dug!

As she started digging with the shovel, a villager passing by couldn't help but advise her: "Little girl, these things are not easy to dig. They run away while you're digging. It's a waste of effort! You might as well try your luck out front and see if you can catch some shrimps and crabs!"

Song Shi smiled and nodded: "Thank you for your reminder, old man. I still want to dig this!"

Seeing that he couldn't persuade her, the man was about to shake his head and walk away helplessly, but he saw her take out a jar from her arms and pinch out a handful of white stuff from it.

A closer look revealed that it was actually salt!

The man immediately looked at her as if she were a fool.

This little girl looks quite smart, but why is she so stupid when doing things?

How expensive is this salt? Sprinkle it here.

Zhou Cheng also frowned.

She spent so much effort to make the salt, and she just sprinkled it on the ground? ? Is she okay?

There were also several villagers passing by with the same expression, but what they didn't expect was.

First, a stream of water spurted out of the small eye with a "puff!", and then a soft thing that looked like a pig's nose popped out from inside. Then, before anyone could blink, a large clam as thick as a finger popped out from inside with a "swoosh!"!

It scared everyone!

Song Shiwei happily grabbed it and threw it into the bucket Zhou Cheng was carrying.

Everyone was stunned!!

Isn't this amazing?

How did she do it?

Is it the clams that are stupid? Or are they stupid? ?

Song Shiwei didn't care about the expressions of those people. She wanted to take advantage of the low tide to catch as many as possible.

So he took a shovel and dug a hole while spreading salt.

She did not forget to ask Zhou Cheng and Zhou Lin behind her to follow her and pick up the fruits!

It was the first time for the villagers to see such a thing, and they all followed behind and watched, not believing it.

But the more they watched, the more unbelievable it seemed, and everyone's eyes were as big as bells.

Wherever she dug and sprinkled salt, clams popped out one by one like bamboo shoots after rain!

Zhou Cheng and Zhou Lin didn't care about anything else and kept picking up things at the back.

Even Zhou Wei and Zhou Xinxin clapped their hands happily and picked up the ones they missed!

In less than half an hour, a full bucket was filled.

Originally, the villagers were watching from behind because they were so envious of the clams that seemed to be stupid and drilled out by themselves.

I was even more envious that Song Shiwei had so much salt to catch clams.

You know, in this day and age, salt is a precious thing.

But all these marine creatures on the seashore can be picked up for free; they are gifts from the sea to them.

Who would be stupid enough to spend money on salt to catch clams?

Therefore, no one dares to try it, even if they are envious or know the method.

If anyone does this, his legs will be broken when he gets home.

But Zhou Cheng and Zhou Lin knew that the salt was not bought by Song Shiwei, but boiled by her using sea water.

The sea water is available, the firewood can be collected, it just takes some manpower.

Thinking of this, Zhou Cheng looked at her back and fell into deep thought, and gradually a different feeling arose in his heart.

She seems to be fine!