Chapter 114 The hero's best mother (I)
"Sanniang, look, this is vinegar cloth!"
Luqi went to the temporary camp of Qianniuwei and came back with a piece of black cloth.
Luqi's face was slightly turned to one side, as if she was very disgusted.
Gu Qingcheng was a little puzzled at first. Although Luqi was not very old, she had been with her for one or two years.
Moreover, her family is the hereditary servants of the Gu family, and she has been taught rules by her elders since she can remember.
In terms of etiquette, it is no exaggeration to say that Luqi is no worse than some ordinary girls from official families! What happened to this girl at this moment? Why did she have such an open look of disgust? When Luqi came closer, a sour and smelly smell came towards her, and Gu Qingcheng almost couldn't control her emotions.
What is this smell? It goes straight to the top of my head, so sour and refreshing.
However, she had someone bring this vinegar cloth, so she had to take a close look at it no matter whether it smelled good or not.
"Bring it here, let me see it!"
"Sanniang, this smell--" It's really bad.
Luqi was really afraid that the smoke would disturb her own mother.
"No problem!" Gu Qingcheng was very studious. Since there was knowledge that she didn't know, she would definitely learn a thing or two about it.
Luqi brought the rag to Gu Qingcheng.
Tsk, that smell is getting more pungent.
Gu Qingcheng suppressed her disgust, moved closer, and took a closer look.
This is just a piece of cloth.
But it should have been dipped in some kind of seasoning and tainted with those flavors.
When Gu Qingcheng thought of this, she ignored the pungent smell and picked up the cloth with two fingers.
He put it close to his nose, twitched his nostrils, and sniffed carefully.
Sour! Salty! Gu Qingcheng was still a little hesitant and didn't taste it directly.
However, her sixth sense was sharp, and she was able to make a rough judgment based on the smell.
Luqi also explained, "I asked the Qianniu Guard, and he said this is something commonly used in the army."
"Put salt and vinegar in the water and boil the sackcloth in it."
"The linen is stained with salt and vinegar. This is vinegar cloth."
"When we march, we cut the vinegar cloth into small pieces and boil them in a big pot, and the food will have flavor."
Green said as she resisted the urge to "yue".
There was no way. When she was explaining, she couldn't help but imagine that scene in her mind.
Coupled with the pungent smell of vinegar, her stomach couldn't help but churn.
"Salt, is it really so scarce?"
Gu Qingcheng is not an ordinary girl from aristocratic family. She has served as a queen and a queen mother in charge of government affairs.
So, just from a small piece of vinegar cloth, she guessed that the crux of the problem was "salt".
Salt is indeed a good thing, and it is very rare in this era.
Wait, how is salt made now?
Gu Qingcheng's thinking began to diverge, and she tried to use her "common sense" to change the world.
"Executor, it's been over a month, the system has already cooled down."
Huoshui sensed Gu Qingcheng's eagerness to act, and couldn't help but jump out again to remind her: "Let's do a task!"
"Complete more tasks to earn more points."
"Have you forgotten your long-cherished wish? Don't you want to become a great, beautiful, person soon?"
As the disaster continued, he began to mislead people.
Gu Qingcheng: ...Of course I haven’t forgotten my wish.
But I won’t be too eager, otherwise I will be in a passive position.
"No hurry! I have things to do."
Gu Qingcheng did not continue to think about any new method of making salt.
Instead, he thought of ways to improve the system based on the Western medicine skills he had learned in the previous mission.
After dinner, Gu Qingcheng took two maids and three or five followers for a stroll nearby.
The temporary resting place chosen this time is a mountain area beside the official road.
There are mountains, forests and rivers.
Zheng Mo led the Qianniu Guards to shoot some wild animals in the woods as a treat for everyone.
Not willing to be outdone, the rangers caught some river fish, which Gu Qingcheng instructed the cook to make into fish soup, grilled fish, etc.
Everyone enjoyed the meal very much.
Gu Qingcheng took people for a stroll in the forest.
Then she discovered that there were some dark brown rock formations on the mountain near the river.
Gu Qingcheng's mind moved, and she called two of her followers: "Scrape these rock layers and put them in the wooden barrel."
Although the Gu family's followers didn't understand why Gu Qingcheng did this, they would only obey the young master's orders.
Soon, the two soldiers followed Gu Qingcheng's instructions, took the rock layers, put them into buckets, ground the large pieces of rock into powder, and then built a fire.
Boil the brine, filter it with linen, and then filter it layer by layer using charcoal.
The water in the pot became clear.
Gu Qingcheng asked her men to find some flat stone slabs. The midday sun made the stone slabs hot to the touch.
The salt water poured onto the stone slabs, making a crackling sound.
The water slowly evaporates, leaving behind a thin layer of white particles.
Luqi and Jiaowei widened their eyes.
Even the two men who had been helping with the work were looking at them in disbelief.
Is this salt?
Seeing the reactions of several people, Gu Qingcheng couldn't help but curl the corners of her lips, "You can have a taste!"
After hearing this, Luqi quickly stretched out a finger, dipped it on the fine white particles, and then put it in her mouth.
“Salty!”
It's almost like the finest sea salt we use at home.
But sea salt is so expensive that even these wealthy slaves from noble families are not eligible to enjoy it.
My own Sanniang, just, just did it so easily? Luqi and other servants were all surprised.
However, they are all lifelong servants of the Gu family, and their lives, property, wealth and glory are closely related to their master.
Not to mention it’s just a method of making salt, even if the master wanted to rebel, they would have no choice but to follow him.
Snitch?
Or a leak?
Haha, what are you thinking about.
The current law stipulates that if the master rebels and the servant exposes the rebellion, he or she will be killed along with the master.
They are the property of their master, and their life or death is decided by their master.
This is why Gu Qingcheng did not avoid them when she was making it.
After packing up, Gu Qingcheng took the finished product back to the main group.
She showed the collected refined salt to Gu Heng.
Gu Heng raised an eyebrow, "You did it?"
There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!
He never underestimated his granddaughter because of her age.
His daughter, Aqing, has no flaws except her appearance.
His talent and character make him more like a favorite of God.
From ancient times to the present, there has never been a shortage of geniuses, some are so smart that they are almost like demons, some are born with knowledge, some have a photographic memory... Many child prodigies have left their marks in history.
Therefore, no matter how miraculous his granddaughter's performance was, Gu Heng would not doubt it. He would only feel happy and a little regretful.
"Yes! This is rock salt. It may be found anywhere near a river."
"Rock salt is poisonous!" Gu Heng traveled around the world in his early years and naturally had a lot of knowledge.
He had seen poor people die of poisoning after eating rock salt from the river.
"You can use filtering to remove the toxins from the rock salt."
Gu Qingcheng said firmly.
The skills of filtering and purification are the medical and chemical knowledge she learned during the Republic of China era.
Because this is somewhat related to medicine, related knowledge points were also used when purifying penicillin.
Therefore, the system did not completely erase it.
Thinking of penicillin, Gu Qingcheng had another idea.
In fact, in ancient times, the ancestors of the Chinese also discovered penicillin.
Just didn't continue the research.
“Sour mustard greens stew!”
In the previous mission world, Gu Qingcheng lived to be a centenarian in 2015.
She also read articles online and learned a lot of "little-known facts about time travel."
Other memories were erased.
However, Gu Qingcheng had some impression of the knowledge related to medicine during the Republic of China era.
For example, this "Aged Mustard Greens Braised".
It is the earliest penicillin in China and has been mentioned by many online writers.
As the name suggests, this was originally a kind of pickled vegetable.
It is said that the pickles were left in a temple for too long and a layer of mold grew on them.
By chance, the monk discovered that applying this moldy marinade to wounds could stop bleeding and reduce inflammation.
As a result, this temple had a kind of "magic medicine" and would donate it to the sick people around it.
Once the connection with the temple is established, even if the illness is cured, people will attribute the credit to the gods and Buddhas.
As a result, no in-depth research was conducted on aged mustard pickles, and the opportunity to develop penicillin was missed.
...Well, okay, these are Gu Qingcheng's own guesses and fabrications when she saw those online articles.
What is the truth of history and how can future generations know it?
However, this story gave Gu Qingcheng inspiration.
"Maybe I can try to extract it and maybe make penicillin?"
The aged mustard greens stew is a real item that existed in history. Gu Qingcheng making it should not be considered as changing history.
At most, at most it was made a few hundred years earlier, and was purified by the way!
Gu Qingcheng originally didn't intend to get the anti-inflammatory medicine out so early.
But this time they were exiled to Lingnan.
There is a lot of miasma in Lingnan, as well as snakes, insects, rats and ants. If you are not careful, you will get injured, sick, or even poisoned.
Anti-inflammatory drugs are not a panacea, but they can cure some diseases.
With one more preparation, Gu Qingcheng can feel more at ease.
The large group continued on their journey, and while Gu Qingcheng was on the road, she would search for any aged pickles along the way.
Zheng Mo: ...This little girl from the Gu family is really capable of making trouble.
Even the pickle jars of poor people were not spared.
The days on the road are monotonous and boring.
Even though Gu Qingcheng found many things to do, she still felt a little bored.
"Executor, since you are bored, let's do a task."
The troublemaker jumped out in time to make his presence felt.
"Okay!"
Gu Qingcheng looked at her little black hands, then touched her dry, yellow hair.
Alas, you are so ugly, you really need to improve your appearance.
"Then let's do a mission."
Gu Qingcheng lay in the ox cart, dismissed Luqi and other servants, closed the windows, and prepared to "travel through time".
"Okay! Executor, don't worry, I will definitely randomly pick an easy task for you."
Huoshui was so excited that he started talking nonsense.
Gu Qingcheng’s forehead twitched: They said it was a random draw, how can I choose a good task?
Soon, the new novel synopsis was delivered to Gu Qingcheng.
Gu Qingcheng clicked it, and then fell into a state of contemplation——
Ah this?
Is the system sure it wasn't intentional?!
(End of this chapter)
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