wealthy lord

Chapter 16 Refining Saltpeter
  Ye Wanqing was embarrassed to speak too bluntly, after all, she was a lady.

This was the first time she saw Oona, who was always resolute and resolute, being so shy.

Lin Yun scratched his head in embarrassment and said, "What's so embarrassing? This is a woodshed. Am I that insignificant?"

Ye Wanqing curled her lips, still looking unbelieving.

"Okay! You girl, don't be so naughty. You have a good rest these days. I might take you out to do something in a few days!"

After saying that, Lin Yun turned and left.

Ye Wanqing walked into the woodshed curiously, but was choked by the smell of rotten eggs and stepped back.

He looked in disbelief at the direction where Lin Yun disappeared.

Here, Lin Yun left the mansion and came to the old village chief's home.

There was only one hen left in his small yard to lay eggs, and nothing else.

In the small hut, there was faint smoke coming out, obviously cooking was being done.

Lin Yun walked into the house and saw the old village chief sitting on a small bench, lighting a fire in front of the stove.

"Hey, Mr. Lin, why are you here?"

The old village chief stood up to greet him and rubbed his hands covered with ashes on his body.

Lin Yun looked at the small hut and said with a smile: "Although your house is small, it is well-equipped! It looks quite cozy!"

The old village chief smiled bitterly and shook his head, saying: "Master Lin, please stop praising me! Are you in trouble? Please just give me your orders!"

"Um...I do have a merciless request. I hope you can always help me!"

Lin Yun was also a little embarrassed, after all, what he was asking for was really disgusting.

"Master Lin is so polite! You are the benefactor of my Niubei Village. Now as long as you give an order, the villagers can do whatever they want!"

The old village chief thought Lin Yun was being polite on purpose.

"Okay...then I'll tell you the truth! Can you help me find some...feces!"

Lin Yun lowered his head and touched his face, feeling very embarrassed.

The old village chief had a look of astonishment on his face and said, "Mr. Lin, are you deaf because of your old age? What did you just say... do you want?"

"I want... shit!"

"stool??"

The old village chief looked strange and said with a wry smile: "Why do you want this thing?"

"I'm going to do an experiment, which requires feces. You're so proud, please help me find some!"

After seeing Lin Yun's serious expression, the old village chief believed it and nodded: "Okay! If Mr. Lin wants anything else, Niubei Village really doesn't have any! But you can indeed get a lot of feces!"

Lin Yun quickly waved his hand and said, "You don't need that much! Find me a bucket first! Send it directly to my woodshed!"

After that, before the old village chief could reply, Lin Yun disappeared in a flash.

When he returned home, Oona had prepared the firewood and the big black pot.

Lin Wuyue immediately asked: "Ms. sir, I heard Oona say, you want feces? What are you doing?"

On the side, Oona remained silent while Ye Wanqing was shocked.

The three women all thought that Lin Yun was crazy.

Although they all have their own goals, in the final analysis, they still need Lin Yun to complete them, for fear that something will happen to him.

"Just stop asking now! Let's see the results then!"

He didn't want to explain anymore, since it wouldn't make sense to people in this world.

At this moment, there was a knock on the door, and Lin Yun immediately went out to open the door.

He saw two villagers carrying a bucket of foul-smelling excrement with a wooden stick and staring at him with strange expressions.

Without asking, he knew that these people must think he was sick.

Lin Yun smiled and said: "Thank you for your hard work! Help me pick it into the woodshed!!"

The three women who followed him looked disgusted and hid far away.

When we came to the firewood house, a big black pot of firewood and a bucket of dung were ready. Lin Yun ordered: "Please pour this bucket of feces into the pot!"

The two villagers didn't say anything. They poured the feces in the bucket into the big black pot while holding their breath. They looked very disgusting.

The three women couldn't bear it anymore and ran out of the woodshed and vomited.

In fact, Lin Yun also wanted to vomit, but in order to obtain the saltpeter, he could only use this most crude method.

After that, he lit a fire on the spot, boiled the dung in the pot, and turned it back and forth with a stick.

The pungent smell filled the woodshed. Even the two villagers and the old village chief couldn't bear it and hid outside the door.

Only Lin Yun blocked his nostrils with cloth strips.

Turning to look at the disdainful eyes of everyone outside the door, Lin Yun shouted: "You dig a big hole in the yard, put the firewood in and light it!"

"Mr. Lin, isn't it a pity that these firewood are burned like this?"

The old village chief had a look of regret on his face. They were used to living in poverty and couldn't bear to waste anything.

And Oona also walked a long way to buy firewood.

"Stop talking nonsense! Do what I say!"

Lin Yun frowned and twisted his eyes. He didn't want to say another word now, for fear that the stench would get into his mouth.

Soon, several people complied with his request and put piles of firewood into the pit and lit them on fire. Thick smoke billowed out, allowing other villagers in Niubei Village to see clearly.

Those who didn't know better thought the lord's house was on fire, which attracted many villagers to stop and watch.

But when everyone smelled the stench in the air, they all started talking in low voices.

"What does this smell like? Why does it smell so bad?"

"Hey...you don't know, right? The old village chief just asked for a bucket of dung at Li Ermazi's house, and it was sent to Mr. Lin's house!"

"Oh my God! Is Mr. Lin crazy?"

"Ouch!! What...what is this boiled thing? Is it feces?"

The villagers finally couldn't bear it anymore, and they all dispersed like birds and beasts.

In the woodshed, Lin Yun stretched his head to look at the bubbling feces being boiled in the pot, with a layer of white foam floating on it.

He murmured: "Finally appeared!"

It turns out that this layer of white foam is one of the materials for making black gunpowder, 'nitre'.

Of course, when it finally dries up, the white foam remaining at the bottom of the pot will condense into crystals and eventually form saltpeter.

At this time, Oona stood at the door, covering her mouth and nose, and asked: "Sir, the wood is burning very brightly, what should we do now?"

"Cover the newly excavated soil over it, and remember to leave flues on both sides! Don't seal it!"

It is not difficult to make charcoal, and there is no need for Lin Yun to supervise the work.

After about three or four hours, this unforgettable cooking was finally completed.

A bucket of dung was completely boiled out, and what remained at the bottom of the pot was some mixture, but most of it was saltpeter.

Lin Yun took out the bamboo tube and bamboo slices that he had prepared in advance, scraped the saltpeter from the bottom of the pot into the bamboo tube, and he was done.

After that, he immediately escaped from the woodshed and took a deep breath of fresh air.

This funny scene made everyone present unable to hold back their laughter.

Everyone could clearly smell a stench on his body, as if he was wearing shit-scented perfume.

Ye Wanqing quickly backed away and said in disgust: "Stay away from me!!"

Oona and Lin Wuyue also retreated.

Lin Yun rolled his eyes. He didn't expect the three women to be so consistent this time.

Looking down at the charcoal that was still burning, he stepped on the mound of soil with his foot and said, "How long has it been?"

The old village chief replied: "Almost two and a half hours!"

It was still noon before the firing, but now the sun is setting.

(End of this chapter)