Great Martial Arts Auxiliary System

Chapter 817 Saltpeter Ice Making
Midsummer is the most difficult day of the year. In Yucheng at this time, the sticky heat wave in the air makes people daunted and unwilling to go out.

Of course, those who can stay at home comfortably without going out in the scorching sun are only a minority after all.

Most ordinary people still have to endure the scorching sun, as in the past, running around for a day's livelihood.

The scorching sun makes everyone who goes out can't help frowning.

Different from other mansions that have already been equipped with ice rooms, Shangguan Qiuyu and Nangong Shiluo also endured the test of the midsummer heat in the Zhenguogong Mansion.

Of course, he, Shangguan Qiuyu, was not afraid of the cold and heat, but there were two people in the mansion who couldn't bear the scorching summer.

Living in the south all year round, the master and servant of Nangong Shiluo, who have long been accustomed to the warm winter and cool summer in the south, find it difficult to bear the scorching heat in the north.

To say that winter is fine, just add two more clothes when it's cold, and with the fireplace made by Shangguan Qiuyu, Nangong Shiluo's master and servant naturally quickly adapted to the severe cold in the north.

However, in this scorching summer, even though he was in the mansion, he was not directly exposed to the sun.

Nangong Shiluo's master and servant couldn't bear the sweltering heat, and they looked listless all day long, which made people feel pitiful.

The most unbearable thing for the two girls is that they can't move easily, because as long as they move their hands and feet a little, the sweat on their bodies will flow out like money.

Seeing Nangong Shiluo's listless face, Shangguan Qiuyu naturally couldn't just watch.

Originally, he thought that this huge Duke's mansion should be equipped with ice cubes or something, so that people can relieve the heat in midsummer.

After all, most powerful families in Yucheng would store some ice cubes in their cellars for later use.

However, when he searched the entire Duke's Mansion in the end but couldn't find a piece of ice, he couldn't help being dumbfounded.

In the end, after asking the housekeeper in the mansion, he learned that his cheap grandfather never asked anyone to build an ice cellar in the mansion.

The reason is just because the thing costs a lot, and it is not very useful.

Therefore, in order to avoid waste, the Shangguan family has never built the so-called ice cellar.

Only then did he understand why Nangong Shiluo would rather endure the heat than let the servants of the mansion go outside to buy ice cubes to relieve the heat, because he was afraid that someone would gossip about it.

After all, the ice cubes in most people's houses are stored when it snows in winter, and the takeaway value is not low.

In the gazebo, Shangguan Qiuyu was studying the essence of the formation that Lu Qi gave him.

Beside him, one on the left and one on the right, two maids shook their fans to relieve the heat.

At this time, a maid came over, nodded slightly to Nangong Shiluo who was sitting quietly, and said softly:
"Young General, Mr. Ding is asking to see you outside the courtyard."

"Oh, Ding Feng is here, let him in quickly."

Hearing that the maid Yan Dingfeng had arrived, Shangguan Qiuyu couldn't help being overjoyed.

The maid went away in response, and after a while, brought the former Mr. Ding to Shangguan Qiuyu.

Ding Feng, who followed the maid into the courtyard, bowed quickly after seeing Shangguan Qiuyu:
"Subordinate Ding Feng, pay homage to the young general and young lady."

At this time, the Ding family in Yucheng was fully in charge of Ding Feng, and after his father was released from prison, Ding Feng honestly led the entire Ding family to join Shangguan Qiuyu.

Therefore, they will regard themselves as subordinates.

"Press, sit down." He nodded to him and motioned to the maid beside him to pour a cup of tea for Ding Feng, then Shangguan Qiuyu asked him:
"How? Did you find what I asked you to look for?"

"Master General Hui, I have already found it. If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, my subordinates would hardly believe that it is so miraculous."

While Ding Feng was talking, the way he looked at Shangguan Qiuyu changed.

"Hehe" Seeing Ding Feng's unbelievable expression, Shangguan Qiuyu didn't explain much, but just smiled lightly.

Making ice with saltpeter, Shangguan Qiuyu's previous life, even elementary school students understood the truth, so naturally he would not understand it.

However, although he thought of this at the time, where to find the saltpeter became a big problem.

After all, martial arts are booming in this world, and he has never even heard of gunpowder, so it is difficult for him to find the saltpeter he remembered in his previous life all at once.

So, in desperation, he sent someone to entrust Ding Feng to send someone to find the so-called saltpeter in his mouth.

Not to mention, the Ding family is worthy of doing business, and there are many business channels. After inquiring, they quickly found the saltpeter that Shangguan Qiuyu was talking about.

At first he didn't believe that the saltpeter in Shangguan Qiuyu's mouth could make ice, but the fact surprised him for a while.

"If that's the case, can you bring it?" Shangguan Qiuyu asked eagerly, ignoring his adoring eyes.

Hearing Shangguan Qiuyu's words, the maid who brought Ding Feng into the courtyard earlier stepped forward and presented a wooden box.

Looking at the white crystals in the box, Shangguan Qiuyu couldn't help but his eyes brightened, knowing that Ding Feng had indeed found the right one, he couldn't help being overjoyed.

Immediately, Shangguan Qiuyu told the maid beside him:

"Go, quickly bring a basin of clean water."

Everyone was puzzled and didn't understand why Shangguan Qiuyu was so happy to see the white crystals in the box, so they all stood quietly and waited for Shangguan Qiuyu's next move.

After asking the two maids to clean up everything on the stone table, Shangguan Qiuyu asked the maids to put the wooden basin filled with clear water directly on the stone table.

Immediately without saying a word, he poured all the saltpeter in the box into the clear water of the wooden basin, and then stared at the wooden basin.

After a while, a scene that surprised everyone gradually happened in the wooden basin, and the clear water in the wooden basin began to freeze gradually.

On this scorching summer day, no one would believe that the clear water in the basin could freeze without being disturbed by external forces.

Except for Shangguan Qiuyu and Ding Feng who had already been shocked, all the girls in the pavilion were slightly shocked by him.

Just relying on a little white crystals, a basin of clear water can be condensed into ice, which makes them dumbfounded.

After everyone came to their senses, Shangguan Qiuyu raised his head and glanced at everyone, then said:
"No one is allowed to say what happened today, understand?"

"Yes" the maids listened, and hurriedly bowed in response.

After warning all the maids, Shangguan Qiuyu stood aside honestly, and ordered Ding Feng after listening:

"Okay, let's go to work."

After Ding Feng went down, Shangguan Qiuyu turned his attention to the wooden basin on the table again.

At this moment, the clear water in the tub has completely solidified into ice, and wisps of cold air overflow from it, making people feel a bit of coolness.

As soon as the fingers touch the ice surface, the whole piece of solid ice melts into small square ice cubes.

Then, Shangguan Qiuyu smiled slightly at Nangong Shiluo who was beside her, and immediately began to make artificial iced juice.

Absolutely pure green, no pollution, no added sugar.

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(End of this chapter)