The Pretty Eldest Daughter of a Scholar's Family

Chapter 302 On the Road to Beijing ([-])

Lu Jinkang was thoughtful. It was Su Yunduo who told him that saltpeter could make ice. Of course he had tried it, and naturally he knew how much saltpeter it takes to make such a pot of ice. If it is true as Jiuer said, making ice with iced water can save A lot of saltpeter, that's a really good thing.

Although there are a lot of saltpeter mines in the depths of Yanshan Mountain, some of them are mined less, so how can they be inexhaustible? !

Lu Jinkang washed and changed his clothes, and immediately came to Su Yunduo to ask what happened.

Su Yunduo was coaxing the little radish-headed Su Zerui to take medicine. When he saw Lu Jinkang coming over, he coaxed Su Zerui, who was crying and refusing to take the medicine, while looking at Lu Jinkang with some embarrassment: "If Cousin Lu has something to do, please wait a moment." Yes, wait for me to feed Brother Rui to drink this medicine."

Lu Jinkang would have no objection, but looked at the medicine bowl in Su Yunduo's hand and frowned. The medicine in that bowl was black, so you don't need to smell it, you know it's very bitter, how can a child drink it.

Looking at the crying child and Su Yunduo who was so busy that his face was covered with sweat, Lu Jinkang suddenly remembered that he had seen his grandmother use honey to coax his younger siblings to take medicine, and he seemed to have a jar of honey in his bag. Turning around, she whispered something in Jiu'er's ear, Jiu'er hesitated a little, but was glared at by Lu Jinkang, and then left embarrassingly.

Not long after, Jiu'er came back with a small jar, Lu Jinkang took it over and handed it to Su Yunduo: "This is honey, use it to adjust the taste for Brother Rui."

After receiving the jar, Su Yunduo was really surprised and delighted, although she also brought some candied fruit to adjust the taste, but it was really good for Ning, but not suitable for Su Zerui, with this jar of sweets Su Zerui couldn't be better.

"Thank you, Cousin Lu." At this moment, Su Yunduo didn't have the energy to think about why Lu Jinkang, a big man, would carry such a jar of honey with him, so he just glanced at him gratefully and thanked him, then buried his head and continued to coax Su Zerui patiently. Feed the medicine down slowly.

Lu Jinkang put his arms around the door frame and looked at Su Yunduo silently, feeling that Su Yunduo at this moment was full of... the aura of motherhood.

Motherhood?
Although Su Yunduo in front of him has more flesh and height than when he first met, he still looks a little thin and thin. He obviously doesn't match motherhood, but it just gives Lu Jinkang such a feeling, which is a little strange The feelings slowly climbed into my heart.

Su Yunduo coaxed Su Zerui to finish drinking the medicine, hugged him in his arms and patted his back, maybe it was tired from crying, maybe it was the effect of the medicine, Su Zerui sobbed and gradually fell asleep.

Slowly put Su Zerui on the bed, covered him with a thin blanket, and signaled to Bai Zhi to take care of him, Su Yunduo then turned to Lu Jinkang.

But seeing Lu Jinkang staring straight at him, there seemed to be an indescribable emotion surging in his eyes, Su Yunduo frowned, coughed lightly to cover up the sudden uneasiness in his heart, and said in a suppressed voice: "Brother Rui I'm asleep, please ask Cousin Lu to go out and talk."

As if startled by Su Yunduo's voice, a trace of panic flashed across Lu Jinkang's face, but it was fleeting. Su Yunduo, who was lowering his head to hide his uneasiness, didn't notice it. walk aside.

Su Yunduo followed and went out, and gently closed the door. There was also an ice basin in this room. Closing the door didn't make it feel stuffy, but blocked the thunder, rain, and human voices outside.

When Su Yunduo followed, Lu Jinkang coughed lightly and said, "Jiu'er said that you made a lot of ice today without using much saltpeter?!"

Su Yunduo already knew that Lu Jinkang was coming to ask this question, so she would not hide it from him. She smiled lightly and said, "Jiu'er is right. This is also a windfall. Just now my cousin asked Jiu'er to give me saltpeter. When I was there, most of the ice basin in my house had already melted, so I just threw a piece of saltpeter into it. Unexpectedly, all the ice water in the basin was completely re-frozen with just a small piece of saltpeter.

I thought it might be better to make it with iced water, so I tried a few pots and it turned out to be the case. "

Lu Jinkang's eyes flickered. Although he knew that Su Yunduo and Jiu'er could not unite to deceive him, he still cautiously saw that seeing is believing. He asked the postmaster for two clean wooden basins, and asked Jiu'er to knock them from the house. I bought some crushed ice, tried two basins of ice, and it really saved at least half of the saltpeter compared to the previous test. I was really pleasantly surprised, and I will report it to the Holy One when I return to Beijing, which is another credit.

This cousin Su is really a lucky star!

Considering that his grandmother and aunt had been worrying about Su Yunduo's marriage for more than half a year, in his opinion, it was really unnecessary.

Just looking at Su Yunduo's good ideas one after another, it would be a great blessing for anyone to marry her.

But why is my heart so uncomfortable? !
What does it matter to him who Su Yunduo marries? !

"My lord, my lord?" Jiu'er's voice called Lu Jinkang back from his wild thoughts: "It's time to eat."

With a sharp glance at Jiu'er, Lu Jinkang took a look at the food on the table. It wasn't a rich meal, but it was full of meat and vegetables. Take a bite, huh, this taste?
"The cousin brought the maids and women to cook the meals themselves. It smells delicious!" Jiu'er looked at the four dishes and one soup on the table, a little salivating.

"If you want to eat, take a bowl and eat some." Lu Jinkang glanced at Jiu'er indifferently, and put a piece of braised pork into his mouth.

Jiu'er's eyes lit up immediately, and she hurriedly got a bowl for herself to put some food in, picked up some of her favorite dishes, squatted down, and ate them with big mouthfuls. It was as if he hadn't eaten, and Lu Jinkang couldn't laugh or cry.

However, Su Yunduo's cooking skills seem to have improved again, and the taste is really good!
Ning's mother and son completely recovered from the fever on the second day, but it will take some time for them to really recover, and it is raining like a waterfall outside. The time to recover with Su Zerui.

The convoy stayed in Taicheng for five full days. The first three days were full of torrential rain. It was not until the morning of the fourth day that the rain gradually stopped, and the fifth day was full of scorching sun.

It rained continuously for several days, although the temperature dropped, but the doors and windows could not be opened because of the heavy rain. Fortunately, there was saltpeter to make ice, so staying in the house was not so difficult, but it was difficult for Su Zechen who was active for several days. He was detained by Su Zexuan's side to read and write.

He stayed in Taicheng for five days, and it was a lie to say that Lu Jinkang was not in a hurry.

Originally, he only planned to stay in Taicheng for three days. Three days ago, he asked the doctor who treated Ning and Su Zerui. The doctor only said that the condition of the two of them was fine, and it would be fine if they traveled appropriately, but they were helpless. The road ahead was damaged by mudslides brought by flash floods, and repairs are underway.

It was not until the afternoon of the fifth day that the sergeant who went to explore the road ahead brought back good news. The official road that had been destroyed in front had been dredged.

(End of this chapter)