"How did it go? Did you show him our ice-making method?"
Inside the side room, Jing Zhe asked in a low voice.
Not yet.
Fat Ball chuckled maliciously.
Why isn't it here yet?
Jing Zhe frowned, somewhat dissatisfied.
"Hehe, it's so comfortable having someone like this around! I figured I might as well make the most of it and let him stay here for a few more days!"
So Fatty recounted what had happened yesterday, and Jing Zhe was both amused and exasperated after listening.
He admired Fatty's cunning and sympathized with Pillar's pitiful state, but in the end he still ordered, "We can't delay any longer. By today at the latest, we must make him 'steal' the ice-making method!"
"Young Master, could you please grant me a few more days..."
Jing Zhe's face turned cold, and he said in a deep voice, "I said at the latest today, do you understand?"
Jing Zhe was usually all smiles and laughter, which Fatty and the others were used to. But this sudden move sent a chill down Fatty's spine, and he immediately replied, "Understood!"
"Okay, go out!"
Fat Ball can wait, but Jing Zhe can't.
His current thought is to resolve the situation quickly and eliminate the hidden dangers as soon as possible so that he can travel to Jingzhou with peace of mind.
If this drags on for a year or two, the opportunity will be lost!
...
As the sun rises, a new day begins.
As usual, after being busy for half an hour, Cool Summer closed down again with all the popsicles sold out.
"Fatty!"
In the backyard, Zhu Zi pulled Pang Qiu to a secluded corner and whispered furtively, "I've been here for two days now. Can you show me how ice is made here?"
"no problem."
Fatty answered decisively, walked into the courtyard and said to Big Face, "Shopkeeper, my cousin has been here for almost two days, and we've sold out of ice for today. Could I take him to make ice?"
Big Face hesitated slightly upon hearing this: "Fatty, you know this ice-making method is top secret. Only someone you trust can handle it. I only let you do it because we've known each other since childhood, but as for him..."
The big-faced man hesitated, perfectly conveying his distrust of Zhu Zi.
But the more this happened, the more excited Zhu Zi became.
Confidentiality is good; it makes things seem more important!
He gently nudged Fatty from behind. Fatty understood and patted his chest, assuring him, "Shopkeeper, you can rest assured! My cousin is absolutely reliable and trustworthy. I wouldn't want to cheat you, would I?"
"this…"
Big Face was still hesitating when Fatty Ball added, "Don't worry, boss! I swear, if he has any ulterior motives, he won't be able to find a wife, and even if he does, he won't be able to have children, and any children he does have won't be his!"
Pillar:"……"
"Alright, alright!"
Big Face interrupted him, "Since Fatty has made such a vicious oath for your cousin, I won't say anything more. We still need to make ice today, so I'll take your cousin to make it later!"
Fat Ball nodded repeatedly.
...
"Fatty..."
"Brother Zhu, you're welcome!"
Fat Ball waved his hand and said righteously, "Helping you is what I should do, Brother Pillar, you don't need to be so polite!"
I'm being too polite!
Zhu Zi thought bitterly, but muttered to himself, "That oath Fatty made just now was way too vicious, wasn't it?"
"Poisonous? It seems so."
Fatty nodded: "But how can the shopkeeper trust us if it's not poisonous?"
"But…"
Zhu Zi thought about those oaths and felt more and more distressed. He couldn't bear the thought of any one of them coming true, let alone so many at once.
"Fatty, why don't you take back those oaths?"
"Take it back? How can a vow be taken back?"
The fat ball was confused.
"Sure, you can just say you want it back!"
"Okay, I take it back!"
Then, the two stared at each other, both feeling that what they had just done was truly absurd.
It was the chubby ball that broke the awkward silence first.
"Let's go make ice first!"
"oh."
Next, the two opened the woodshed. Zhu Zi glanced at it and found that the quicklime they had brought back yesterday was still piled up in the corner. The rest of the woodshed was also covered in a white mess, which looked like quicklime as well.
"Actually, the method of making ice is neither difficult nor simple; it all depends on whether you know the secret recipe!"
So, Fatty pointed to the quicklime in the corner and said to Pillar, "Find a bamboo basket and carry a few baskets of quicklime to the ice cellar!"
Although it was still physical labor, Pillar didn't resist the opportunity to access core secrets like the ice-making method.
As soon as he entered the ice cellar, a wave of cold air hit him, and he couldn't help but shiver, but he was also extremely excited!
This is the place!
At this moment, Fatty Ball had arrived in front of the large vat and opened the lid. Pillar also came closer to look and saw that there was a small vat inside the large vat. There was ice between the large and small vats, but the water in the small vat was a white expanse.
Fatty explained to him, "This method of making ice involves adding quicklime to this small vat, filling the larger vat with water, and then adding water to the small vat. The quicklime and water combine, and then—"
"Doesn't it generate heat?"
"Zhu Zi asked curiously."
Quicklime is very common and is used when painting walls. Adding some water to it will make it boiling hot, so how can it be used to make ice?
"good!"
Fatty remained calm and continued to explain, "Hehe, this is the crucial point! Have you ever seen quicklime mixed with water? What's the ratio?"
Zhu shook his head. "Isn't this just adding things randomly? Who has the time to calculate any proportions?"
Fatty smiled smugly: "If you add water randomly, quicklime will become scalding hot. But if you use a 15:10 ratio of quicklime to water, the quicklime will not only not become scalding hot, but it will also have the opposite cooling effect, which is to make ice!"
Is it really that amazing?
Zhu Zi looked incredulous.
"Of course! Sounds simple, right? But if someone doesn't understand, even if you tell them that quicklime can make ice, they probably wouldn't figure it out no matter how hard they rack their brains!"
Zhu Zi nodded repeatedly after hearing this.
"Come on, let me demonstrate it for you!"
As Fatty Ball spoke, he found two small jars, one large and one small, and nested them together. He first added quicklime to the small jar in the middle, then added water to the large jar. He then sealed the small jar with a lid, leaving only a very small gap.
"Fatty, what are you doing?"
The pillar was puzzled.
"Here's another trick: add quicklime first, then add water, and seal the lid tightly beforehand, the tighter the better, just leave a small gap, and add the water through that gap!"
After saying that, Fatty took some water and poured it in through the crack.
"Hey Fatty, didn't you say to add it according to a ratio? It seems like you didn't even weigh it!"
In Zhu Zi's opinion, Fat Ball was just messing around.
Fatty Ball scoffed, "I do this every day. I know exactly how much to add. Why would I need a scale? I'm a professional, please don't question me!"
"..."
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