take the system to escape

Chapter 187

Lijia Village next door is also not rich. In fact, the lives of ordinary people are not very surprising these days, it is just that the degree of poverty is different.

Ran Yue asked curiously: "What happened to Lijia Village? Can their village still develop?"

Zhuzi told Ran Yue that there was an orphan named Li Shitou in Lijia Village. Li Shitou discovered a salt mine and secretly led people to mine the salt mine. Life in the village suddenly became much easier.Although the news has now spread that Lijiacun has dedicated the mine to the county master, Li Shitou, an illiterate guy, has become an official and has become a patrol inspector.

This inspection is a fat job. With this official status, Li Shitou will definitely be able to get rid of his previous poverty-stricken days, and Lijiacun really has a good backer.

Ran Yue asked again: "Where is this salt mine? Are you sure it belongs to their Li Family Village?"

Zhuzi nodded, and said uncertainly: "It should be. The county lord's rewards have arrived. The salt mine should belong to Lijia Village, but now it's all in the county. I heard that the county lord has sent troops to collect the salt mine. The mine is surrounded."

Ran Yue shook her head and said with some emotion: "Lijiacun's luck is really good. It would be great if salt mines or other mines were discovered in our village."

Zhuzi smiled and said: "Lotus, what a beautiful idea you have! We haven't found a mine in this place for many years. This time Li Shitou was able to find a mine because he was lucky. Now there are many people looking for mines like him. I think In the end, nine times out of ten, the bamboo basket fetched water in vain.”

What Zhuzi said is correct. Since Lijia Village has discovered a salt mine, other forces who have received the news will definitely send people to actively explore near Lijia Village. It is too difficult to find another Li Shitou.

Li Shitou handed over the mine veins he got to others. It seemed stupid, but in fact, he was a commoner and had no ability to guard the salt mines. He could reap a wave of benefits first and then cash out the salt mines. is the best choice.

Suddenly there was a heroic cry from outside: "Zhu Zi, where did you go, you little bastard?"

"Not good, my mother found out that I stole things from home, I have to sneak away quickly."

"Hey!"

Before Ran Yue had time to say anything, she saw the pillar kicking twice on the wall, quickly jumping over the low wall and slipping out, moving neatly like a martial arts master.

Zhu Ziniang didn't find her son, so she cursed at the door of the house, her vulgar words made Ran Yue want to seal her mouth.

Ran Yue shouted into the room: "Mom, I'll go out and look for anything edible."

Although Xiuying drank a bowl of broth, both mentally and physically, she also knew that there was nothing to fill her stomach except white water at home, so she could only tell: "Lotus remember to come back early, And pay attention to safety."

Ran Yue went out with a basket, and met a few children of her age who were also carrying baskets, probably looking outside to find something to eat.

The news that a salt mine had been found in the next village had already spread, and Ran Yue heard many people walking out of their houses and starting to talk about the bad luck in the next village.

Villager A: "That Li Shitou in the next village is really lucky. Didn't he just discover a mine, and he has become a master inspector?"

Villager B: "If I had seen that mine earlier, maybe I would have made a fortune too."

Villager C: "It is estimated that this mine was not discovered in a day or two. I guess the old and the young in Lijia Village have made a lot of money."

Villager Ding: "That's right, they are not stupid. I heard that it is that Li Shitou. He thought of a way to catch a lot of fish from the water, and he made these fresh fish into salted fish and sold them to the market. In the city, I made a lot of money."

Villager E: "Lijia Village is really developed now. Only our Zhaojia Village is still poor."

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The villagers were talking about the affairs of Lijia Village, but Ran Yue didn't have the time to talk to them. Lijia Village and Zhaojia Village were not far away. If Lijia Village could find a salt mine, maybe Zhaojia Village could do it too. What's the use, she doesn't know how to refine it at all, even if she finds any ore, it's useless.Moreover, it is not difficult for her to make a fortune, but it is a bit difficult to find a suitable way to make money to support her family.

However, how did that man named Li Shitou know how to refine salt mines?You must know that many salt mines cannot be eaten directly, and they will be poisoned if eaten directly, so salt mines are only valuable if you have mastered the method of refining salt.

Out of curiosity, Ran Yue planned to visit the location of the salt mine. Although Zhu Zi said that the salt mine had been taken over by the county magistrate, was there any place she couldn't go to?
According to Zhuzi, the salt mine is located on a saline-alkali land between Zhaojia Village and Lijia Village. The owner of the land where no food grows is Li Shitou. Those with household registration, according to the regulations, he also has land, and the saline-alkali land is his.

Although He Hua's physical fitness is not good, and Ran Yue's ability has not been fully utilized, but the guards of the salt mine are just some ordinary government servants, so Ran Yue slipped in easily.

In this temporary refining factory, most people covered their mouths and noses with cloth. They crushed the salt ore, steamed it in hot water, and added charcoal. This step was to filter out the insoluble salt. After the impurities in the water are obtained by brine, they are evaporated in a large pot to obtain snow-white crystals, which are fine salt.

A man dressed as an official twisted some snow-white salt into his mouth, and said in surprise: "It's really salt. The quality of this salt is comparable to high-quality green salt. I can turn to the county magistrate. You put this Fill me with the salt made from the pot, and I will go back and report to your lord. If you work hard, you will be rewarded when the time comes."

Those craftsmen were naturally grateful. Although the reward money had not been received yet, they knew that the salt was very valuable, and the big shots above could earn a lot of silver.

Ran Yue also didn't expect that she could witness the process of boiling salt on the spot, let alone that there was an official sitting here, and it seemed that it was the first time they successfully boiled salt, why didn't they just ask Li Shitou? ?That Li Shitou should have successfully boiled out the salt.

After watching, it was getting late, Ran Yue had to hurry to find food for the evening and tomorrow morning, otherwise, she and Xiuying would be hungry again.

(End of this chapter)