Food Poems

Chapter 19: In full swing, caring for the sick

The drizzle covered the mine with a layer of rain and fog.

Upon hearing that the lord was about to arrive, the miners all looked shocked.

After being elected by everyone, a person in charge stood in the rain, anxiously waiting for the lord to come.

Soon, the tall miner named Ethan saw the lord who was riding a mule.

The roads were muddy on rainy days, and a mule moving slowly was more stable than a horse. The key point was that Yeats had no talent for riding, and he did not have the ability required to ride Radish for the time being.

Fortunately, in this world, there is magic that can be learned quickly, and there is plenty of time to learn riding skills.

Yeats, wearing a rain hat made of oilskin, climbed off the mule.

"My Lord, I didn't expect you to come here on a rainy day."

Miner Ethan thought of the stirring speech in the square that day, and his speech became hurried: "I want to say that we are very honored to have you here!"

Ye Zhi smiled and said, "I heard from Drake, your name is Ethan, right? Please take me to visit the mine."

"It's not a problem! Please follow me!"

Officer Drake accompanied Yeats and followed Ethan to visit the three-story mining area. The information slowly emerged in Yeats' mind.

The minerals of Dawnfrost Ridge are primarily copper and iron, with occasional colored gemstones being mined.

In the past, Morning Frost Ridge had no fixed sales channel for its ore. But now, Morning Frost Ridge has established a cooperative relationship with the Starlight Chamber of Commerce.

This batch of ore can be sold directly to the Starlight Chamber of Commerce. Once the smelting workshop is established, the profits from iron and copper blocks will be more significant.

To further motivate the miners, Yeats promised Ethan:

"From now on, the miners in Morning Frost Ridge will switch from the previous daily wage system to a daily wage plus piecework system."

"Piecework?" Ethan looked confused.

"To put it simply, on the basis of the original remuneration remaining unchanged, the more ore a miner mines every day, the more remuneration he will receive on that day," said Ye Zhi.

Ethan was stunned for a moment, and gradually understood what Yeats said.

A strong excitement and ecstasy surged up.

I seemed to see before my eyes the scene of my co-workers cheering when they heard the news.

Ethan knelt down and said excitedly: "Thank you for your gift, Lord!"

It was really because the nobles in this world exploited the common people too harshly, and meeting a lord who acted like a human being was like winning the lottery.

Ye Zhi tried to help the tall miner, but he failed. He coughed and put his hands behind his back, thinking that he must not fall behind in training in the future. He said:
"I have another question for you, Ethan. Have you ever seen any halite worms in the mines?"

The salt worm is a magical beast covered with a white crystalline shell, like a moving white stone, and it leaves a trail of salt stains behind it as it crawls slowly.

These salt marks can kill plants, so halite is considered an agricultural pest. Their iconic salt marks can often be found in mining areas and hilly areas.

"Your Excellency, there are many halite worms in the mining area, but they do not harm humans and just crawl around on their own, so we ignore them when we mine."

Ye Zhi's eyes lit up: "Where is the place where the halite worms live? Take me there!"

After a while.

Yeats leaned over to observe the halite worms crawling slowly on the ground. He dipped his index finger into the salt left by the halite worms, his eyes flashing.

"You can't eat the salt left by the rock salt worms, my lord!" Ethan was shocked. "That's the salt in the body of the monster. Eating it will make you dizzy and cause food poisoning!"

The salt left behind by halite worms when they crawl is almost indistinguishable from ordinary rock salt.

Over the years, careless adventurers have used halite salt as a condiment, and cases of poisoning are common.

Yeats pondered for a moment... Of course, unrefined rock salt is not edible.

However, I have an idea of ​​a refining technique similar to the "salt-drying method" in my mind. Through dissolution, sun drying and other steps, the salt secreted by halite worms can be made into a superior condiment.

A bag of ordinary table salt on the market only costs one copper coin, but the value of refined rock salt can be ten times that and is deeply favored by the nobles.

For halite to survive in the mining area, there must be a source.

Based on the habits of halite, Yeats ordered people to break down a wall by hand, and sure enough, a huge piece of natural halite was revealed.

"Drake, move this piece of natural rock salt to a cave alone, and then move the rock salt worms there as well." Yeats instructed.

Drake was still hesitant: "My Lord, are you trying to make salt from halite worms? This is absolutely not allowed..."

Ye Zhi said calmly: "I know how to use halite to refine salt. Just do as I tell you."

Drake was stunned for a moment, surprise flashed in the depths of his eyes, and he lowered his head and said: "I will follow your orders!"

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The autumn rain lasted for three whole days.

When the sun rose, the snow-capped mountains were reflected in the golden light, and the noise of carriages echoed in the Morning Frost Ridge. At Lena's signal, the craftsmen hired by the caravan cooperated with the local residents to start the construction of the potion workshop.

The salt fields spread out rock salt secreted by halite worms, fermented cheese is hung in the caves, and blast furnaces are set up in the smelting workshops.

Yeats's mobilization speech, coupled with tangible benefits, made the infrastructure project in Morning Frost Ridge go into full swing.

boom!
Gray aimed at a dead branch monster in the woods and threw her hand axe, causing the dead branch monster to break into pieces, exposing branches that could be used as firewood.

Then, the hand axe drew an arc in the air and flew back towards Gray along the same path.

Gray jumped, caught the hatchet, and threw it at another dead branch monster.

boom!
Gray caught the spinning hand axe again, her face full of confusion.

"Did Ye Zhi think of this day when he bought the boomeranging hand axe?"

In the stable.

Fokasi opened a bag of successfully dried rock salt and placed it in front of Radish.

Radish stuck out his tongue, licked a big mouthful of rock salt, his eyes glowed slightly, and he nodded in a very humane manner.

Fukas was full of emotion: "Young Master has created another source of income for Morning Frost Ridge..."

In the cave.

Strings of cheese hung from the ceiling of the ventilated cave, giving off a musty, unpleasant smell.

Baker Rolf pinched his nose, looked up at the Morning Frost Cheese that the lord had high hopes for, and said in a rough voice:
"My Lord, is it true that any noble would like such smelly cheese?"

"Try it..." Ye Zhi also pinched his nose, "It's hard to tell the taste of rich people."

At this time, Drake stood outside the cave and reported:

"My Lord, the reply from the capital has arrived. It's about sending troops!"

When Ye Zhi heard about sending troops, his eyes flashed and hope rose in his heart.

If the king agrees to send troops, there will be a great chance of winning against the demon tide!

He didn't have time to go back to the lord's mansion to bathe and change clothes, so he just stood outside the cave and took the letter from Drake.

After opening the sealing wax, Yeats hurriedly read the letter, his face gradually gloomy.

Drake asked anxiously, "My Lord, what did the capital say?"

"We can't wait for reinforcements."

Yeats said coldly: "The letter contains a lot of polite words. In short -"

"The king will provide all support except for help."

Drake was stunned and his face gradually turned pale.

"That is to say... the royal capital refuses to send troops?" Drake said dryly.

Drake wanted to act nonchalant, but he had faced cold snaps and was old, so he felt deeply the horror of death.

Ye Zhi closed his eyes and carefully recalled the plot of the cold wave in the first chapter of "Phantom Wings". Was Morning Frost Ridge destroyed in the plot?
The answer is not clear.

But if you can recruit a general who is crucial to the plot, you can greatly increase your chances of surviving the cold wave.

[Valkyrie] is supposed to have appeared by now, but is she actually in the Golden Lion Kingdom?
Ye Zhi rubbed his brows.

Whatever.

You can't rely on the characters in the plot to save you.

Gold coins can be used to recruit experienced mercenaries and purchase powerful spell scrolls. This is the biggest confidence for Morning Frost Ridge to fight against the cold wave...

At this time, Gray came hurriedly.

"Ye Zhi, there is something I need your attention!"

Gray had a worried look on her face.

Ye Zhi asked, "What happened?"

"The little girl who made medicine for you, Ridgelove, is sick!" Gray said.

Ye Zhi was stunned for a moment, and a vague sense of uneasiness rose in his heart.

"Little Red Riding Hood is sick?!"

(End of this chapter)