Now that they were sure that this was the salt stone, everyone turned to look at Qingyan, waiting for her to tell them what to do next.
Qingyan thought for a while and said, "Let's go over first and see if there is much salt on the stone."
After saying that, he led everyone forward and looked at the stone on this side. It may have been licked by the goats or other animals frequently, and the surface was already very clean.
There is a thin layer of white frost below, which is closer to the soil.
Qingyan was overjoyed, pointed her finger there, turned around and said to everyone: "It seems that there is a lot of salt on this stone. You can see that the salt on it is frosted."
After saying that, I smeared a little bit of white frost with my fingers, licked it with my tongue, and then spit it out quickly.
It's bitter, astringent, and has a salty taste. It's definitely salt.
She recalled the refining steps that her father told her. She could probably remember them, so she might as well give them a try later.
Qingyan moved the stone to the side and looked at the soil on the ground. Although there were no plants here, there were still some leaves, which must have been blown by the wind.
She pulled the dead leaves aside to reveal the soil on the ground, and found that there was a little bit of white light on it. It seemed that the soil also contained a lot of salt.
Then he said to everyone: "This is indeed a salt stone. Should we take these stones and soil back, or should we extract the salt here from local materials?"
In fact, if you want to save trouble, it is more convenient to boil salt here, but Lanhua and the others are still waiting there. If they don't go back for a long time, they may get impatient and think something happened to them.
Li Hao looked at Yang Dashan. He knew that the people in Yangjiaping were vaguely led by Yang Dashan.
"Master Dashan, if we move all these stones and soil back, it will be a long journey, and we won't be able to get much back and forth. There is also the risk of being discovered.
This forest is relatively secluded. It is more convenient for us to do anything here, so why not refine it here. "
As the son of the General's Mansion, he knew the importance of salt. It was related to people's livelihood and was no small matter.
He really didn't expect that Miss Xue, at such a young age, could be so capable. She could not only do martial arts but also make salt. Such talents were rare even among men.
After hearing this, Yang Dashan pondered for a moment. It's not like outside. You can bring the carriage here. Although they brought the donkey over, they were afraid that if someone came over, the donkey would suddenly bray and someone would find it and leave it behind. those villagers.
The second thought was to use donkeys to carry baskets to get more, but looking at the large rocks and the damp soil on the ground, those two baskets would not solve anything at all. What they thought before was too light. .
After thinking for a while, he said: "There are carts and salutes over there. We can't let no one watch. How about this. Let's divide it into two teams and take turns to refine salt here. This way we can keep doing it. We'll stay here for two days. You should be able to get a lot.
I heard from Miss Xue that boiling salt is not a temporary success. We men have to work harder. Half of us stay here, and half of us go back to rest there, and then come back to change. In this way, we take turns, and there is no need to stop here. Border security is also guaranteed. "
Qingyan and Li Hao's eyes lit up. This was a solution. The distance between the two sides was not very far, but the mountain road was not easy to walk.
If a few men walked back and forth in turns, there wouldn't be much danger on the road, not to mention that they could separate those with skills.
And women can actually come over to help, such as lighting fires, boiling salt, filtering, etc. Women do more delicate things.
In fact, if they hadn't been able to accommodate those two precious carts, it would have been better to just move them here and set up camp.
Qingyan sighed in her heart. If Chou Chou couldn't be exposed, it wouldn't be a matter of minutes before the cart was put away.
Those two cars are indeed very precious to the poor people. It is definitely not possible to ask them to put down the two cars, and this is the only way.
After it was decided, Yang Dawang, Yang Dashan and Wang Qian went back first and brought the pots, hammers and shovels, and the rest started to collect stones.
First, gather together the stones with white frost on them. The stones can be large or small. The stone Qingyan just moved is about sixty or seventy centimeters in diameter. If you really want to put the stone directly into the pot, it will not fit. You have to knock it. Just break it into pieces.
This is why they plan to refine it directly here. If they get it back, they really won't be able to get a few pieces out of the basket, and the basket is not that strong after all. If so many large stones are directly loaded, they might just remove the bottom of the frame. It fell through.
It's even harder to tell about the soil. The gap in the basket is not small, so it can be filled with soil directly. It is estimated that the soil has been sprinkled all the way to the place, so the best way is to boil the salt directly here.
However, there is another hidden worry here, and that is the beast.
It's okay outside. As long as a few men are left, it won't be a big problem. There are no footprints of any big beasts near the roadside, and Chou Chou also said that the area is not the territory of big beasts. , only small animals such as pheasants and hares.
But it was different here. Chou Chou said there were wild boars and leopards here, but luckily the wolf didn't notice them.
Although the leopard is very good at sneak attacks and has nimble movements, it is lucky that it is alone. It is estimated that there are so many of them, and they have been boiling salt and lighting fires all the time. They should not dare to come over, so it is not a big problem.
But the wild boar is different. It doesn't care about this. If a few big wild boars come, everyone may not be able to bear it.
It's okay for Chou Chou here. They can kill them by simply retracting into the space. If not, they can use the coercion of the ancient beast to stun it. Then they can find a way to deal with the wild boar.
If Chou Chou and she are not here, just relying on these people, one or two will be fine, but it’s hard to say if there are more...
