At midnight, everyone in the house fell asleep one after another, but Lin Xueman sat in front of the table in the room, reading a piece of paper in his hand by the candlelight, silent for a long time.

It wasn't until the window in his room leading to the back mountain was knocked rhythmically that he raised his head and said, "Come in."

Uncle Ge came in quietly and said, "Sir, I have something to report."

This isn't his first time here. When the yard was being renovated, Uncle Ge had come here many times to talk to Lin Xue about things secretly. The place was sparsely populated, so it was really not easy to be discovered.

Lin Xue An put down the paper in her hand, her eyelids moved, and she no longer suppressed the fierce aura on her body, "What's the matter?"

"The official incident investigated by Xiao Tan never found us. In the end, in order to give the emperor an explanation, he asked an official with no background to take the blame. He has already surrendered."

Lin Xue secretly sneered, "This prince really opens my eyes every time."

"Yes." Uncle Ge sighed, "Such an incompetent person who harms innocent people is actually the prince. It seems that the Cang Kingdom has long since rotted in the hands of the Xiao family."

"anything else?"

"By the way, you asked us to find out where Su Qing was hidden by Xiao Mo. We have already found it, and spies have sneaked in secretly. As long as he makes any changes, our people will take action immediately."

Lin Xue nodded secretly, "Well done."

Uncle Ge knew the importance that Su Xiang had in the young master's heart. When Lin Xue An told them about the stupid things Su Qing had done with murderous intent on his face, he knew that the stupid young man would not live long.

Unexpectedly, when they sneaked into Taiwan Prison that night and killed the two kidnappers in front of Su Qing, they actually frightened Su Qing to the point of losing control.

Because they were all wearing night clothes and covering their faces, Su Qing didn't know who they were, but she just cried desperately and begged for mercy.

The young master stared at the young man as if he were a dead thing for a long time, but finally changed his mind and gave up on killing him. The reason was, "No matter how hard this fool deserves to die, he is still half blood related to Su Xiang. Let him go for now. He will dare to commit suicide later." , just don’t keep it.”

But they didn't expect that Su Qing would be a blessing in disguise and Xiao Mo would fish her out of the prison and take her to who knows where. Fortunately, they found her whereabouts again and put her in their sights.

"One last thing," Uncle Ge glanced outside, took a step forward, and whispered, "The spy discovered that the second prince Xiao Mo was secretly raising troops and horses."

"I guessed it right, his ambition is indeed not small..."

The corners of Lin Xue'an's mouth were curved in a dangerous way. He thought for a moment, and a dark light floated in his eyes, "Uncle Ge, you have to pay attention to his movements at all times and don't miss the slightest sign. I have a hunch that in the past two years, Cang Kingdom will Big changes are going to happen on this day.”

Uncle Ge's body was shaken and he nodded in agreement.

The two chatted in detail for a while, until before leaving, Uncle Ge accidentally saw the piece of paper and his eyes were almost glued to it.

"This is……?"

"Method of making ice from saltpeter."

Thinking of the girl, the coldness in Lin Xue'an's eyes faded away, and there was a touch of pride that she was not aware of, "Su Xiang is even more powerful than I thought. Not only does she know that there are saltpeter mines nearby, but she also knows how to use saltpeter to make ice. "

Uncle Ge's attention was completely attracted by the "saltpeter mine", and his eyes couldn't help but widen, "There is a saltpeter mine nearby?"

"Not only that, there is also a large area of ​​halite near the saltpeter mine, and there is probably a gypsum mine as well."

"!"

Even a man as knowledgeable as Uncle Ge couldn't help but take a breath.

He knows the value of these ores very well! If such news were to spread, how much waves would it cause, and how many people would be coveted!

Even he was excited.

"Sir, if these ores can be used by us, then the Divine Wing Army..."

Before Uncle Ge finished speaking, Lin Xue turned her head with a sudden "swish", and her dark eyes as deep as an ancient pool looked straight at him, with a shocking coldness deep in her eyes.

Uncle Ge shut up immediately.

Lin Xue'an didn't say much, but gave a cold warning, "I will find another way to deal with the money. No matter how good this mine is, it doesn't belong to us. Do you understand?"

Uncle Ge is a smart man. He just mentioned it casually, but he didn't expect that the young master would be so angry.

He hurriedly knelt down on one knee, lowered his head and admitted his mistake, "Master, I know my mistake, I understand."

Lin Xue'an then calmed down her momentum, turned around and said coldly, "Get up, don't mention this matter again, go and do your work."

"Yes."

Uncle Ge saluted him and left from the window again. On the way back, he stopped and looked at the house behind him, then raised his hand to wipe the cold sweat from his forehead.

He didn't expect that the young master would cherish Miss Su Er so much that he would not take any advantage of her, even if he just said so.

Standing in the darkness, Uncle Ge let out a long sigh.

The young master has never been so special and persistent towards someone, and he is even more worried about whether this is a good thing.

……

Early the next morning, Lin Xue'an found someone to make ice with saltpeter according to Su Xiang's method.

He first asked someone to help move a water tank and a wooden basin, then filled the small wooden basin with half of the water, then added clean water and saltpeter to the large water tank, and finally placed the small wooden basin in it.

As Su Xiang said, when saltpeter melts into water, it absorbs a lot of heat, causing the surrounding temperature to drop to the point of freezing.

After a while, the water in the small wooden basin began to slowly form ice, and finally formed ice cubes in the shape of the wooden basin, crystal clear.

Lin Xue'an immediately went to Su Xiang with the barrel in her arms, "Miss, it's really made into ice."

Qingyun and Qinglai came over with curious faces and looked at the ice cubes in the tub with surprise.

"It's so amazing! It actually makes ice."

"Miss, you are amazing!"

Su couldn't help but cringe her almond-shaped eyes even when she wanted to see the ice cube. She stretched out her white fingers and touched the ice cube gently. Her touch was cold and she couldn't help but raise the corners of her mouth.

"Now that saltpeter ice is successfully made, our ice cellar can store ice cubes."

Everyone nodded and began to transport buckets of water, and then used saltpeter to make ice cubes. Finally, the ice cubes and wooden barrels were placed in the ice cellar.

In three days, they made 60 buckets of ice. These 60 buckets of ice alone were enough for an average person to consume for half a year.

But Su Xiang was not satisfied yet. She needed more ice, even if the ice cellar was full, it would not be enough.

After the saltpeter mine was mined, Lin Xue An arranged for someone to pick out thirty baskets of saltpeter during the day, and at night he or Lin Qi would take turns keeping vigil with five teenagers.

In addition, he also asked those involved in the mine not to leak out. Most of these people are Lin Xueman's apprentices and his brainless fans, and they will definitely not tell anyone.

The remaining labor force were simple people from nearby villages. They were very grateful to Su Xiang for the high wages. They did not understand the specific functions of the ore. They only knew that they wanted to repay Su Xiang and kept silent about the mine to others. explain.

In this way, Su's plan to find the mine and exploit it was kept secret.

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