look?
What to see?
Zhou Jingxian stared at the large and small copper basins nested together in confusion.
As he got closer, he could smell the slightly pungent smell of the cracked saltpeter.
She became even more confused.
I originally thought that the recipe Ning Wuchang mentioned was like steaming wine, requiring a special distiller.
Unexpectedly, it was just a few copper basins.
The saltpeter remained unchanged except for being crushed... What on earth did he want to do?
"Princess Xian, please squat farther away."
So as not to freeze you for a while.
Ning Wuyang warned and waved to Shen Youchu who was still busy.
"Miss Shen, stop working and come and see."
"And Miss Ji...you are really far away, so you are not that dangerous."
After greeting the three people.
Ning Wuhuang asked Yunfei to find a thin stick as thick as a finger. He held the small copper basin in saltpeter with his left hand and carried the copper pot with his right hand.
"I'll get the stick."
Zhou Jingxian took the stick handed over by Yun Fei. The distance did not change, but she stretched her arms.
When Ning Wuhao saw this, he couldn't help but sigh: Long arms and legs are practical.
"After I pour the water in, when I ask Princess Xian to stir it, just stir it gently a few times to let the water flow."
Finished.
Ning Wuyang looked around and smiled mysteriously.
Next, it’s time to witness the miracle.
"Pour water."
Blah blah blah...
The running water from the kettle is poured into the large basin through the spout.
As the water poured in, Zhou Jingxian, who was closest to the basin, suddenly felt a cool breeze blowing from the copper basin.
She thought it was the mountain breeze blowing in the early morning and didn't think much about it.
"Stir."
After hearing Ning Wuyan's order, she hurriedly stirred the saltpeter in the big basin with a wooden stick.
Not long after.
When saltpeter fuses with water, the clear well water becomes slightly turbid.
This is an impurity in the raw saltpeter ore.
Zhou Jingxian was about to ask if he wanted to remove the impurities before using it, when he heard a subtle "click" sound.
The coldness that hit her face made her shiver.
Looking at Ning Wuyan, who was closest to the basin, his fingers holding the small copper basin seemed a little blue.
what happened? !
Zhou Jingxian was shocked and was about to ask Ning Wuxu if Fang Zi had failed and was feeling unwell.
Then Shen Youchu exclaimed: "Jingxian, Jin'er, have you heard any strange noises?"
"have."
Ji Jin hurriedly wrote down a few strokes on the paper and recorded it.
"It sounded like something brittle was cracking."
Like thin ice breaking in winter.
Ji Jin added something in his mind.
Shen Youchu nodded quickly: "Yes, that's the sound. Jingxian, did you use too much force and crack the copper basin?"
What an injustice.
Zhou Jingxian explained in a dumbfounded way: "Youchu, why don't you get closer and take a closer look? I was afraid that the saltpeter would splash on Mr. Ning, so I didn't use any force at all."
"I can testify."
Ning Wuyao, who had been staring at the copper pot lid, defended himself, which made Zhou Jingxian breathe a sigh of relief.
But then, she asked curiously: "Mr. Ning, what is cracked?"
"ice."
ice? !
Zhou Jingxian and the other three looked at each other in confusion, eyes wide open as they looked at the saltpeter water in the copper basin.
No ice.
And this is a solar term of several volts, how could there be ice?
"I seem to have remembered something wrong. I forgot to install the insulation layer. I should dig a cellar."
Ning Wuyan was fortunate that Zhou Jingxian's family owned a mine and put in a lot of saltpeter.
Otherwise, he would be embarrassed if no ice formed at this time.
"Master Ning, where is Bing?"
Although Shen Youchu suspected that Ning Wuxu was teasing them, she still cooperated very well.
What if there really is ice?
Although it is very cool in the mountains, if there is ice, you can eat iced fruits.
It's a pity that the edible ice cubes stored in winter are too expensive, and the Ning family is reluctant to use them. Otherwise, she can still eat crushed ice fruits.
Ning Wuyan saw Shen Youchu biting his lip with greed, and thought to himself: Judging from what happened just now, the ice formation should have been successful.
Forget it, don’t wait any longer.
"I'm going to open the lid."
There was a meaningless notification.
Ning Wuyan opened the lid of the copper pot.
Suddenly, a blast of cold air hit his face, making the hairs on his body stand up.
So cool!
Ning Wuyang looked at the ice particles in the basin, feeling extremely beautiful.
Immediately, after the freedom of perfume, he achieved the freedom of ice cubes.
Zhou Jingxian and the other two saw with their own eyes that half of the water in the copper basin had formed fine ice particles, and they suddenly felt like they were in a dream.
"Mr. Ning, is this... really ice?"
Zhou Jingxian was wondering if she had made a mistake just now.
And Ning Wuchang was good at folk juggling, and could change the water in the small copper basin into ice when no one was paying attention.
but.
The ice ballast in the basin is very thin. If you prepare it in advance and then put it into the basin, it will probably have turned into water by this time.
Moreover.
Except for her, Youchu and Miss Ji had been staring at the movement in the basin. If someone really exchanged water for ice, it would be impossible for no one to notice it.
What exactly is going on?
Not only Zhou Jingxian didn't understand, but Shen Youchu and Ji Jin also rubbed their eyes to make sure they were not blind.
Everyone present except Ning Wuhuang, and even Yunfei, who had been following Ning Wuhuang and had been watching Ning Wuhuang since he started tinkering with saltpeter, didn't understand why half a basin of water turned into half a basin of ice.
It was obviously summer where he was, and he felt a little hot even wearing a thin gown.
Why does water freeze?
Ning Wuyan felt a sense of accomplishment when he saw the expressions of disbelief on everyone's faces after witnessing the miracle.
Be shocked.
In fact, saltpeter was used to make ice cream in the world he lived in in his previous life. When gunpowder was invented at the end of the Tang Dynasty, someone had the imagination to use it to make ice cream.
In this era, there was no gunpowder, and naturally there was no ice-making technology that came with it, so that he could make mistakes.
"This ice doesn't freeze well. I'll add more saltpeter later. Anyway, the saltpeter can be reused using the cooling crystallization method."
Ning Wuhuang made an excuse for his failure that others couldn't understand.
Then he picked up a piece of ice and stuffed it into his mouth.
It melts in your mouth and slides into your stomach. The coolness from the inside out is really comforting.
Shen Youchu saw him reaching for a piece of ice and eating it, so he boldly pinched a piece and stuffed it into his mouth.
Well……
The ice water after it melted was clearer than the ice cubes she had tasted that cost ten taels of silver per pound of pure ice.
Thinking that the basin was filled with fresh well water, it had not frozen in winter and was not used until summer. It is normal for it to have such a smell.
"Meixiang, go pick some peaches and give them some crushed ice."
Mei Xiang stared longingly at the crystal clear ice and turned back to pick peaches.
I just hope that Mr. Ning can conjure more ice cubes in the future, so that people like them can also enjoy the delicious food.
Shen Youchu is not a solitary person.
She pinched two more pieces of ice and stuffed one on the left and one on the right into the mouths of Zhou Jingxian and Ji Jin.
