Chapter 11 The unreliable owners of Prince Shang’s Mansion

Author: Soy Sauce Xuanzhu

Chapter 11 The unreliable owners of Prince Shang’s Mansion

The two of them moved closer unconsciously and came to the cave silently.

After five hours of resting, the hole filled with soil was somewhat dry, and the water they poured had flowed into the second hole.

Li Yewu was very satisfied and waved to Zicui to dig out the soil and straw with her and fill it with new ones.

It is still a layer of soil and a layer of straw, tamped down and then watered.

By the time the work was over, the two of them were covered in dirt and sweat.

Zi Cui was really tired this time and didn't have the energy to inquire. She just followed Li Yewu and carried the lantern back, washed herself and fell asleep.

What the two of them didn't know was that after they had been walking for about a quarter of an hour, a dark figure slowly appeared around the pool. He carefully inspected it for a long time before disappearing into the dark night.

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Early the next morning, as soon as Li Yewu opened her eyes, she felt someone outside the bed.

She sat up in excitement and saw Zi Cui sneaking behind the bed curtain. When she saw her sitting up, she immediately came over with a smile.

"Little madam, you are awake, I will help you wash up."

As he said this, he went to get some water.

"..."

Li Yewu glanced at the sky, which was not yet completely bright, and was a little speechless.

Although it's my fifth day here, I still can't get used to the feeling of having a personal maid in the room at all times.

She couldn't remember the first time she was frightened by Zi Cui.

However, even if she refuses Zicui to serve in the room, Zicui will make a bed at the door.

Li Yewu had no choice but to accept the fact that Zicui would lay the floor in her place at night.

While Li Yewu was washing and thinking, Zicui was looking at her secretly, her bright eyes full of urging.

Li Yewu was stunned for a while before she realized that Zi Cui was particularly agitated today. Was she thinking about the pool of saltwater in the cave?

She shook her head in amusement and walked towards the cave after breakfast.

After a night of filtering, the second pit is now full of water.

The water in this pool looks a bit like egg white mixed with it, giving it a slightly yellow color.

Seeing the color of the water, Li Yewu knew it was half done.

In fact, the soil beside the hot spring pool is rich in potassium nitrate and nitrate, which are rare raw materials for nitrate.

What was filtered out last night was saltwater.

Just mix saltwater into alkaline water and boil it repeatedly over high heat, then filter and cool it, and the condensed substance will crystallize into saltpeter.

Li Yewu asked the kitchen people to come over and set up the stove on the spot. This action finally alerted the old housekeeper who was busy recruiting troops.

Hearing that the young lady was digging holes and building stoves in the back hill, the old housekeeper hurried over with a puzzled look on his face.

I saw Li Yewu busy pouring plant ash water into the boiling water like a cook.

Seeing this, the old housekeeper was completely stunned.

"Little...little madam, what are you doing?"

"Uh..." Li Yewu took a moment to glance at the old housekeeper, and was quite aware of his appearance. After all, the commotion he made was quite big, and it was impossible for him not to know about it.

Li Yewu smiled and explained: "I will make some stuff for my daughter's house, and you will know about it later."

The old housekeeper glanced at the pot of boiling gray water strangely, and then glanced at Zicui suspiciously.

Zi Cui silently gave an expression that said she didn't know anything.

The old housekeeper sighed helplessly: "Madam, the things you told me about have been arranged. Can we set off as usual tomorrow?"

"Ah, yes." Li Yewu nodded without raising his head.

Hearing this, the old housekeeper's expression became even weirder.

I'm going on a long journey tomorrow, and if I'm still playing in the mud today, my little lady... is acting out of common sense.

Li Yewu didn't know what was going on in the old housekeeper's heart, she was focused on the gray water.

It doesn't matter to her whether others are watching or not.

After everything was sorted out here, Li Yewu went to collect salt and sawdust.

Everyone couldn't understand her behavior, so they inevitably gathered together to discuss it.

The old housekeeper had experienced the storm after all, and he quickly guessed the answer based on the little lady's behavior.

He glanced at his followers with disgust: "I can't even guess how you are going to be the master's confidants."

"Uh..." The followers were ashamed.

They really can't understand it.

The little lady is even more outrageous and eccentric than the master.

Everyone was really curious, so they could only bow to the old housekeeper humbly: "I would like to ask the old housekeeper to clarify my doubts."

The old housekeeper took a look at these young men who had been raised by his own hands. They were all the most capable confidants around the master. However, at this time, everyone had a natural feeling on their faces.

The old housekeeper glanced at them with a look of disdain: "Why are you so called the master's think tank? You can't even think of something so simple? The young lady is going to the mountains tomorrow to sell goods. She will bring so much salt, of course it will be used to marinate the minced meat.

"

Everyone suddenly realized: "It seems... makes sense!"

"It turns out it's about curing meat. I thought the young lady wanted to make poison."

"It's ridiculous. There's no need to use poison to deal with mountain goods."

"Why are you laughing at me? You said that the young lady is preparing to make mud soup."

A few young men's words to each other were all telling each other that the other's imagination was too exaggerated.

"..." The old housekeeper glanced at the young man biting the dog and sighed silently.

Sure enough, birds of a feather flock together, and their master is unreliable, so all the followers follow him.

I thought the young lady was reliable, but after seeing her playing in the mud in the back hill, the old housekeeper was a little confused again.

The future of Prince Zhang's Mansion... is so sad!

Li Yewu doesn't care if others say she's playing in the mud or playing house, what she wants to do is explosives, and the less people know the truth, the better.

As for the process, even if they knew it, they couldn't copy it. After all, the formula was in their own minds, and they probably never dreamed that the explosive was made from the pot of muddy water in front of them.

While waiting for the nitrate soil to form, Li Yewu said he wanted to take a nap, so even Zicui stayed out.

In fact, she was tearing up the quilt to make twine.

Explosives must be wired.

These days, quilts and other items are all made of cotton and linen, which is a good thing for burning.

She twisted it into a hemp rope, soaked it in salt water, and after drying it, Li Yewu tried to light it with a candle. After a while, sparks flew out and burned out instantly.

"Beautiful!" Li Yewu was pleasantly surprised. He didn't expect the saltpeter in the cave to be so pure!

It's so flammable just by being dipped in saltwater. It's even better to make explosives!

Li Yewu was looking forward to the solidified saltpeter.

In the blink of an eye, it was midnight, and Li Yewu arrived at the cave again.

At this time, thick white crystals settled on the bottom of the pot.

They reflected light under the moonlight, like stars falling on the bottom of a pot.

Li Yewu fished out these precious saltpetres, which amounted to two barrels.

Satisfied, she picked everything back to the room and left nothing behind.

Zicui was so busy that she was very happy. After all, she had participated in the whole process of playing with mud. It was finally time to solve the puzzle. It was so exciting!

At this time, Li Yewu slapped a long list to Zicui: "You have a more important task tonight."
Chapter completed!