"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 turned slightly 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 a year or two.
Moreover, her family is the Gu family's hereditary servants, 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 officials' families!
What's wrong with this girl now?
Such an open look of disgust?
It was not until Luqi came closer that a sour and smelly smell hit her face, and Gu Qingcheng almost couldn't control her emotions.
What does this smell like?
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 closer look at it, no matter whether it smelled good or not.
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"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 is very studious. Since there is knowledge that she doesn't know, she must learn something about it.
Luqi brought the rag to Gu Qingcheng.
Tsk, the 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 must have been soaked in some kind of seasoning and had acquired 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.
acid!
salty!
Gu Qingcheng still had some concerns and did not 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 that Qianniu Guard, and he said this is a common item used in the army."
"Put salt and vinegar in the water and boil the linen in it."
"The linen is stained with salt and vinegar. This is vinegar cloth."
“When we go on the march, we cut the vinegar cloth into small pieces and boil them in a big pot, and the food will have flavor.”
Lu Yi 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 the vinegar cloth, 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 queen and empress dowager 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 should have cooled down long ago."
Huoshui sensed Gu Qingcheng's restless heart and couldn't help but jump out again to remind her: "Let's do a mission!"
"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 troublemaker spoke, 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 rush! 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 and strolled around.
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.
The rangers were not willing to be outdone, so they 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 his men and sneaked into the mountains and forests.
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 subordinates: "Scrape these rock layers off and put them in the wooden barrel."
Although the Gu family's followers did not 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 set up 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 subordinates to find a flat stone slab. The midday sun made the stone slab hot to the touch.
The salt water poured onto the stone slabs, making a crackling sound.
The water slowly evaporated, 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 it 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 try it!"
After hearing this, Luqi quickly stretched out a finger, dipped it on the fine white particles, and then put it in her mouth.
“Salty!”
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