The life of a peasant girl reborn

Chapter 335 Flood Disaster (3)
Hearing Ding Xiang's unexpected answer, Shen Xuan's breathing paused for a moment, and then she asked in a calm tone, "Can you also get this news?"

"Miss Hui, this is what the maidservant heard from the maidservant of the Luo Mansion just now. The maidservant happened to be standing not far from the maidservant of the Luo Mansion, and they were whispering, saying that the clothes ordered by their lady were intended for Shen The third young master read it." Ding Xiang explained the source of the news.

"It seems that some people still don't give up!" After listening to Ding Xiang's answer, thinking of Miss Na Luo's entanglement with her brother, Shen Xuan said something in an unpredictable tone, thinking about some plans in her heart, thinking whether to put Bring this up with Brother Qiu.Shen Xuan didn't know about this matter, and she didn't need to mention it, and it would have ended without a problem.

The carriage quickly returned to the Shen residence, and the three master and servant got off the carriage and went directly to the backyard, which belonged to their territory.

Thinking of the materials needed to make ice, Shen Xuan ordered Butler Bai to buy some saltpeter.About an hour later, Butler Bai bought back a bag of saltpeter.

Because saltpeter is a material for making fireworks, when Zhou got the news and heard that Shen Xuan asked someone to buy saltpeter, he hurried over. He was afraid that Shen Xuan would do something dangerous, and worried that something might happen to Shen Xuan.

"Mother, why are you here?" Shen Xuan saw Zhou Shi who hurried into the courtyard, and hurriedly went up to her and asked aloud.

"Mother came to see you. I heard that you sent people to buy some saltpeter. What are you going to do?" Zhou asked with a worried tone.

"I didn't do anything, I just suddenly thought of a way to make ice cubes. Don't you plan to try it." Shen Xuan answered, and helped Zhou to let her sit on the recliner in the courtyard.

"You guys go to the kitchen and bring two wooden basins of different sizes, which must be filled with water." Shen Xuan pointed to Lilac and several maidservants and instructed.

After receiving the order, several maidservants went to the small kitchen together, and not long after, two wooden basins filled with water came over.

"You put this small wooden basin into this big wooden basin." Shen Xuan ordered.After seeing the servant girl doing so, she continued to order, "Scatter some of the saltpeter into the big wooden basin, and pay attention to the situation in the small wooden basin while spreading."

Hearing Shen Xuan's order, even though the maids wanted to pass Shen Xuan's intentions, they obeyed obediently.Pinellia grasped the saltpeter in her hand, sprinkled it while observing, and Lilac and others around her were also watching.

"My God, how did this water turn into ice?" Not long after, Ban Xia's exclamation rang out in the courtyard.

The maids looked at the ice in the small wooden basin in a daze. If this hadn't happened under their noses, they would never have believed that such a miraculous thing would have happened.After Ding Xiang and Li Luo came back to their senses, they looked at Shen Xuan and murmured in their hearts: No wonder the lady said to make ice, I didn't expect it to be so simple.

When Mrs. Zhou heard the maid's exclamation, she quickly got up and went to the front to check.In order to let everyone witness the magic of things with their own eyes, Ban Xia and the others replaced the two pots of clear water again.Seeing the process of changing from water to ice with her own eyes, Zhou's surprise can be imagined.

Zhou Shi, who was relieved, thought of the use of saltpeter, and raised his concerns, "Xiaoxuan, can the ice cubes made from this saltpeter be eaten? It won't be poisonous, right?"

Hearing Zhou's inquiry, the servant girl who was excited by the matter quickly cooled down, and when the high emotions faded, she returned to her senses, wondering in her heart whether this ice cube could be eaten or not.After all, this saltpeter is used to make fireworks.It's not a good thing, so everyone is worried about the ice cubes made with saltpeter.

"Mother, don't worry, these ice cubes are not poisonous, and they won't kill you if you eat them. If your mother is worried, put the ice cubes made of saltpeter in the house to cool down, and eat the ice cubes you have saved for the winter." It's okay." Shen Xuan spoke to comfort Zhou.

"Yes, this method is good, let's do it like this." Hearing Shen Xuan's proposal, Zhou readily agreed with this method.

Thinking that the temperature in the room will cool down soon, Zhou's body and mind are happy.The summer in the capital is much hotter than that in the countryside, and the ice cubes prepared in winter are only enough for people to eat. It would be a waste to use them to cool down.Now that I have extra ice cubes, I think I can sleep well at night.

After figuring out the purpose of the saltpeter and knowing about the ice cubes, Mrs. Zhou left the backyard without incident.After ordering the servant girl to tidy up the yard, Shen Xuan went to the study, wrote down the method of making ice with saltpeter on a piece of paper, and ordered the secret guard to send it to the property under his name.

Recalling that in modern times, although ice made from saltpeter has been eaten, no one is sure whether there is any potential harm. For the sake of safety, Shen Xuan specially ordered the shopkeepers everywhere: the ice made from saltpeter can only be used for physical cooling. The ice cubes prepared in winter are used for food, and the two should not be confused.If there is no order.Violators will never be hired.In order to carry out this order, other people in the store were specially asked to supervise the shopkeeper. If there is a problem, they can report it and get the reward they deserve.

In the afternoon, Shen Chaoqiu returned to the mansion. After dinner, Shen Chaoqiu dropped a depth bomb on his family before Shen Xuan could remind him about the Luo Mansion: The day after tomorrow, he would leave Beijing with the prince to deal with the flood. .

"What, you want to deal with the flood? The flood is not so easy to deal with? In the past, if there was a heavy rainstorm in the countryside, we could only bear it." Zhou said first, with worry about traveling thousands of miles in his tone.

Thinking of the scene of the flood, Mrs. Zhou was worried, fearing that Brother Qiu would also be washed away at that time, it would be so ineffective every day!
The worry in her heart made Zhou forget that this errand was the emperor's order, and suggested, "Why don't we push this errand and let someone else go?"

"Nonsense!" Before anyone else could say anything, Father Shen stopped Zhou's bad idea.Understanding his wife's mood, Father Shen tried to persuade him, "This errand is an order from the emperor, so we can change people. Besides, if this errand is completed, it will definitely be good for the child's future."

"Yes, mother, don't worry. I'm going with the prince this time. The emperor will definitely send more people to protect the prince. The child will definitely not be in danger if you follow him." Brother Qiu saw Zhou Worried, he hurriedly comforted him.

"Yes, there is also the prince. The prince is the emperor's son. The emperor will definitely send someone to protect him. Brother Qiu must follow behind the prince." Zhou quickly took Brother Qiu's hand and told him not to be afraid of anything. Wan, rushing to the prince's side always feels that the worry in my heart is a little less.

"You brothers and sisters have a good chat, and father will take your mother back to the room to rest first." Seeing Zhou's appearance, Shen father stood up and said to his children, knowing that his daughter is extraordinary, he only hopes that her daughter can help him.

(End of this chapter)