Chapter 44 Want to help Wei Yang
Xia Yanjing took out an appropriate amount of saltpeter from a bag beside him, grabbed a handful and took a look. There were a lot of impurities in the saltpeter, and the effect of the production was not good.
"Xia Xia, I'm afraid we can't make ice today." Xia Yanjing said helplessly.
"Why? Something is missing." Shengxia was very anxious.
"No, there are too many impurities in this saltpeter powder. I need to purify it, that is, remove the impurities inside." Xia Yanjing hurriedly explained.
"How to do it, what is needed, and how long will it take." Shengxia wanted to prepare everything that needed to be prepared in advance.
"Just prepare a pot and some water."
"Is it that simple?"
"Yes, but it's a little late today. Let's start tomorrow."
"Okay." Although Shengxia wanted to start right now, he couldn't just think about himself.
When the two came out of the cellar, they saw Sheng Yuan waiting at the entrance.
"Brother." The two shouted in unison.
"Okay, why did they surround the cellar? What happened?" Sheng Yuan looked at the huge commotion around the cellar, feeling a little puzzled.
"Brother, let's talk about this when we get back." Shengxia felt that the fewer people who knew about this, the better.
"Okay." Sheng Yuan naturally understood Sheng Xia's implication.
The three of them came to Sheng Yuan's room and ordered Ye Zi to guard the door. After all, it was an important matter, so it was never too careful.
"Can you tell me now? Maybe you've hidden something good, so secretive?" Sheng Yuan said jokingly.
"Brother, Yan Jing said he has a way to make ice." The water that Sheng Yuan had just put into his mouth suddenly spurted out, catching Sheng Xia off guard.
Xia Yanjing quickly took out a silk scarf to wipe the water off Shengxia, but Shengxia didn't care. After all, he might do the same.
Sheng Yuan coughed lightly twice, "Xiao Xia, is it that my brother's ears are not working properly, or is it that you are wrong?"
"Brother, you heard it right, but it will take some time to see whether it will be successful."
"Why is this happening? Is there something missing?" Sheng Yuan naturally knew the importance of this matter.
"No, Yan Jing said that there are a lot of impurities in the saltpeter and it needs to be purified." Shengxia explained.
"Brother-in-law, can this really be done?" Sheng Yuan looked at Xia Yanjing seriously.
"It's possible in theory, but I haven't done it either. Give me two days." Xia Yanjing didn't dare to brag. One day for purification and one day for solidification, so two days should be enough.
After listening to this, Sheng Yuan turned his wheelchair and came to the bedside. He took out a box from the cabinet in front of the bed. Inside the box were the silver bills he brought here.
"If these are not enough, I will send someone to your house to get more." Sheng Yuan handed the box to Xia Yanjing.
"Brother, that's not possible. It doesn't cost much to make this. You just need to prepare saltpeter and water." Xia Yanjing quickly waved his hand to refuse.
"Just saltpeter and water?" Sheng Yuan was already a little numb.
"Yes, so I can't accept this money, brother, but you can go buy a saltpeter mine, so that you will have a constant supply of saltpeter." Xia Yanjing suggested.
"That's right. Even if the method of making ice is discovered by others in the future, we have saltpeter mines, so we won't be controlled by others." Shengxia said in agreement.
"Okay, if ice can really be made, then I will send someone to buy a saltpeter mine and register it under my brother-in-law's name." Sheng Yuan said generously.
"Brother, this is too much money for you." Xia Yanjing felt a little embarrassed to accept it.
"If ice can really be made, I believe there should be no problem with my legs. This little money is nothing compared to that." For Sheng Yuan, this little money is really nothing.
"Yan Jing, just accept what your brother gives you." Seeing that Xia Yanjing still wanted to refuse, Sheng Xia helped to persuade him. After all, compared with his brother's legs, the money was nothing.
"Thank you, brother." Since his wife had spoken, Xia Yanjing agreed without hesitation.
"Brother, there is news from Wei Yang." After the three of them finished discussing the important matters, Sheng Xia planned to tell Sheng Yuan about Wei Yang.
Seeing that the two men's expressions had become serious, Xia Yanjing tactfully prepared to leave so that they could continue chatting.
After Sheng Yuan found out, he stopped Xia Yanjing and said, "Brother-in-law, we will be a family from now on. There is nothing you can't listen to. Let's sit down and discuss it together."
Ever since Sheng Yuan knew that Xia Yanjing was willing to share the secret of ice making with them without hesitation, he knew that Xia Yanjing treated them as his own family, so they could not always treat Xia Yanjing as an outsider. After all, sincerity is mutual.
Even if Xia Yanjing betrayed them in the future, given the current status of the Sheng family, as long as he did not plot to usurp the throne, there would probably not be any big problems.
"Who is Wei Yang and what happened?" Xia Yanjing knew nothing about this person and asked sincerely.
Shengxia briefly introduced Wei Yang's situation, and then told about the past between Sheng Yuan and Wei Yang, what happened on the wedding day, and the news obtained by sending people to the Prime Minister's Mansion.
Xia Yanjing listened very carefully and finally came to the conclusion that Zhao Qiang was a piece of shit who actually beat his own husband. It seemed that there was no good person in the Prime Minister's Mansion.
After hearing this, Sheng Yuan clenched his fists. What on earth had happened to his brother Yang? No, he couldn't let Wei Yang continue to suffer in the Prime Minister's Mansion.
"Xiao Xia, please help your brother. Your brother wants to help him." Sheng Yuan said with some heartache, but now his identity does not allow him to go to see Wei Yang directly, and only Sheng Xia, who is also his brother, can help him.
"Brother, have you really thought it through? He was the one who betrayed you four years ago." Sheng Xia felt a little rejected in his heart. Although he sympathized with Wei Yang's experience, he also hurt his brother.
"Xiao Xia, on the day of your wedding, he and I were already husband and wife. I was his first man." Although Sheng Yuan was a little embarrassed to say it, seeing Sheng Xia's resistance, he felt that he could no longer hide it.
Xia Yanjing felt like he was listening to a melodramatic novel, but the protagonist was his wife's brother. He suddenly felt that he didn't know how to deal with this matter.
Shengxia was also shocked when she heard this. They were too bold. If others found out, even the general's elder brother would not escape severe punishment. Shengxia didn't know what to say for a moment.
"Xiao Xia, are you willing to help me?" Sheng Yuan asked seriously.
"Brother, I know you. If I don't help you, you will find other ways. The fewer people who know about this, the better. Leave this matter to me." Shengxia agreed. After all, his elder brother liked him.
"Brother, I will keep it a secret. If you need me for anything, just let me know." Xia Yanjing also expressed his loyalty at the right time.
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