Chapter 437: I didn't think so!
Chapter 437 I didn't expect it!
The weather is hot, the fish fillet feels cooked when you put it in your mouth, and the taste is much worse.
If you replace the fruit in the ice bucket with fish, and drink a few glasses, it will be very delicious.
It’s a pity that this ice bucket alone is useless without ice.
Mrs. Zhang sighed, "We can't make ice, if only we could make ice."
Zhang Tiantian said, "Let's buy some ice."
"The weather is so hot, it will take your father and your brother two hours to eat a meal of fish sauce. How much ice does it take? You are really not at home. I don't know that firewood, rice, oil, and salt are expensive."
Zhang Xiu smiled and said, "If you want to buy ice in the future, I will deduct it from my monthly bill."
Mrs. Zhang waved her hand, "Mother can still lose you. If you want to eat fish soup, just tell the kitchen, that is, the ice has to be bought in advance."
Mrs. Zhang was hard-hearted and soft-hearted, and the two children looked at each other and couldn't help but laugh.
The owner of Zhang family learned from his son about the magic of the ice bucket. He hadn't eaten fish soup for a long time, so he ordered Mrs. Zhang to buy ice early.
Mrs. Zhang wanted the steward to buy ten buckets of ice, but the dessert shop is not specialized in selling ice, and can only sell them five buckets at most.
The servant brought it back, and a bucket was melted on the way.
With four buckets remaining, Mrs. Zhang hurriedly put them into the newly dug cellar, for fear that the ice would melt when the father and son returned from school.
Sit and wait, wait for the right, Zhang Family Master and Zhang Xiu haven't come back, there are only three buckets of ice left in the cellar, if they don't come back, it will be gone.
Just when Madam Zhang was going to send someone to Qinghe University to see why this person hadn't come back, the servant said happily, "Madam, the master and the son are back!"
Mrs. Zhang hurriedly informed the steward, and prepared the fish sauce now.
Family Master Zhang heard Madam Zhang's order, but said, "Wait for a while before preparing."
Madam Zhang hurriedly said, "If you don't eat it, the ice you bought will melt."
Family Master Zhang said calmly: "It's okay, we can make ice too."
Mrs. Zhang was stunned for a moment, suspecting that there was something wrong with her ears, "Are you able to make ice?" Seeing her son's face and nodding, she asked in surprise, "Did the Empress taught you? Or did the Cui Family tell you?"
How expensive is ice in summer, how much money is Cui Muzhi's dessert shop, how can the Cui family be willing to teach everyone so easily.
Family Master Zhang said: "Well, the Empress asked someone to write it on the book, let's give it a try."
Mrs. Zhang thought just now that their Zhang family can make ice, so they can build a few large ice cellars, stock up on seasonal fruits, vegetables and seafood, and sell them every few days, so that they can make more money.
Never thought that the Empress would teach it, and it was even used to write textbooks.
Everyone can make ice, so they can make some money.
Madam Zhang was just happy for a while, and it was like a basin of cold water pouring it down.
But fortunately, you don't have to worry about eating fish sauce without ice in the future.
Family Master Zhang and Zhang Xiu were devoted to experiments, and they didn't pay attention to Madam Zhang's careful thoughts.
They came back late because they went to buy saltpeter.
Fortunately, Zhang Xiu ran fast when he was young, and only managed to grab 50 pounds of saltpeter.
Mrs. Zhang was surprised: "Isn't saltpeter used to make gunpowder?"
Family Master Zhang said impatiently: "Oh, what are you asking for so much, just look at it!"
After a while, the servants brought two large and small containers, both of which were filled with some water.
Zhang Xiu put the small container into the large container, and the master Zhang added saltpeter little by little according to the exact proportion.
Everyone craned their necks curiously and kept their eyes fixed.
After a while, the water in the container changed, first some crystals, and finally ice gradually formed, and there was a slight chill.
It's amazing to add water to ice.
Family Master Zhang stroked his beard and laughed, "We don't have to worry about using ice anymore."
Mrs. Zhang looked at the ice in the container and was overjoyed, "It turns out that making ice is so easy! The price of saltpeter will definitely increase. We will buy more saltpeter tomorrow."
Family Master Zhang said: "I can't buy it anymore, I guess it will take a few days."
Mrs. Zhang showed a hint of pity, it seems that she doesn't want to make money with ice.
The fish sauce is spread on the porcelain surface of the ice ball, crystal clear and immortal, dipped in a sip of hot sauce, then drank a small wine, and looked up at the bright moon, it is completely a fairy life.
Zhang Tiantian just bought a manual fan today, she thinks it is very good, and she intends to show it to everyone, "Dad, look at my fan, the wind blowing out is very cool, I will give it to you and my brother, and it is convenient to take to the college. ."
The structure of the manual fan is very simple. As long as you hold the handle repeatedly, you can make the small fan turn up, which looks very strange.
Patriarch Zhang took one and tried it cheerfully. The faster he pressed it, the faster the small fan would spin. He quite liked it, and praised: "Yes, you have a heart, my father likes it very much."
Zhang Tiantian's smile became even sweeter, and looked at Zhang Xiu expectantly, Zhang Xiu took it backwards, pressed it twice, and the wind blew on the face of the opposite Zhang Family Master.
This blow, Zhang Family Master felt a little unusual.
The small fan that Zhang Xiu pressed was cooler than the one he pressed vigorously.
Soon, he found the reason.
As long as you blow against the ice cubes, the cold air will be driven up, making people feel more comfortable.
Discovering this feature, the head of the Zhang family paused for a while, and between lightning and flint, he realized something, and he couldn't make up his mind for a while, so he looked at the fan in his hand, and the fish in front of him fell into contemplation.
Mrs. Zhang wanted to interrupt, but at this moment, Master Zhang suddenly stood up and laughed, "I know! I know!"
Mrs. Zhang: "What do you know?"
"I know how to make the room cool! I'm going to find someone to build a machine now, and if it's done, our family can build a workshop!"
The ancestral property of the thirty masters of Qinghe lost 80% with the migration.
Everyone has money in their hands, but Xiaoyao City is developing rapidly. Like Village Chief Zhao and his three-bedroom family, they have produced two scientific research talents and obtained countless patents. Even if they do nothing, the imperial court will support them with money. They can also sell money for investment, and the Zhao family has long been on the trend of becoming an upstart.
The Zhang family has been keeping abreast of current affairs, but they have no good projects in hand, and their overall income is relatively small among the 30 families in Qinghe.
The head of the Zhang family is afraid that the Zhang family will fall under his hands. He pays attention to the education of his children, and also wants to have a profitable project to maintain the dignity of the big family.
The weather in the Bayo area is hot, and if there is a product that can cool down the room quickly, it will definitely make a lot of money.
He can't make it, but he tells the craftsman his inspiration and requirements, and provides funds for research and development. If the craftsman succeeds in developing it, it will be considered a patent under his name.
The next day, the master of Zhang hurried to the scientific research room, hoping to find a talent to cooperate with him.
But the people who can enter the scientific research room are the big guys who have already made some achievements. Everyone has their own research projects on hand. The Zhang family master is disappointed and can only go to the major workshops to try their luck.
A few people expressed their interest. When the master of Zhang asked them to use fans and ice to make an artifact to cool down the heat, everyone was at a loss. In the end, no one took the job.
The head of the Zhang family returned home in despair, and Zhang Xiu suddenly said, "Why didn't Dad try the fan maker?"
Patriarch Zhang's eyes lit up and suddenly realized, "Yes! Why didn't I think of it!"
(end of this chapter)