Chapter 093 Greenhouse vegetables and artificial ice making
Following the mother-in-law's instructions, Qiu strictly restricted several children, so the two families have not had much contact for several days.
Zhou naturally noticed it.
She had long guessed that how could the Jiang family have such a big family, so how could it be without a background? So if you want to go to the yamen to investigate some things, you have your own means.
Mrs. Jiang is a clear person and has already seen it clearly through some clues. This attitude has already explained everything.
There is no question of disappointment or regret.
However, this coldness and alienation made Zhou feel relieved while also making up his mind.
After all, she was unwilling to force her eldest daughter. Now that the Jiang family has given up, she has less trouble explaining.
"I've sent a letter to your uncle."
This year seems to be as cold as last year. It was already the end of November and it was only snowing.
In the room where the ground dragon was burning, Zhou called his children to speak, "When the matter here is arranged, we will set off for the capital after the spring begins."
Ji Wan was not surprised by this result.
"Mom." She whispered: "Prince Lu told me before that the border might start war. Real estate and land may not be easy to sell. When it is peaceful in the future, then transfer the property. As for the land, it should be rented to the tenant farmers."
"good."
The eldest daughter probably told her about this before, which was also a major reason that prompted Zhou to make up his mind to return to Beijing.
It is to defend the border, but if there is war, the public security will not be peaceful. Going to the south to avoid it is a good choice.
This matter was settled.
At the beginning of the twelfth lunar month, another happy event occurred in the Zhou family.
Ji Wan's experiment of Dapeng vegetables was successful. No, it should be Wenfang vegetables.
Vegetables were planted in the warm room, which was green and the people in charge of this experiment were so surprised that they couldn't speak.
After the servant stumbled and stuttered to report this to his master, Zhou immediately went to see it in person, and he was filled with surprise and joy when he saw it.
"Mom Kong, hurry up, you can go to the Duke of Anguo's Mansion in person and inform the Duke of this matter. And the prefect, send someone over there immediately."
This is a new breakthrough in agricultural development.
Zhou couldn't hide his excitement and took his daughter into his arms, "Awan, you have made a contribution again, Your Majesty will definitely give you a gift."
Unlike gloves, warm-house vegetables can benefit the whole country. This dynasty emphasizes agriculture rather than commerce. At that time, Your Majesty will be very happy, and the reward will definitely be several times heavier than last time.
Ji Wan's purpose of growing Wenfang vegetables is for her own hot pot restaurant. Of course, she also knows that once it is promoted, she will naturally receive the emperor's reward. This is always a good thing.
The Anguo Duke's Mansion and Qi Mansion soon received news that this time, the Anguo Duke Lu Chang and the prefect Qi both came in person.
One is the Duke who commanded 100,000 troops in the north, and the other is the largest official in the local area. He came to the Zhou family together, and you can imagine how much noise it would cause. Not only neighbors, but also houses in several streets of houses, even in the cold winter, all opened the door and turned their attention to the Zhou family who had moved to Deng County less than half a year.
There was no male owner in the family, so Zhou had to entertain nobles as a female relative.
The two big men in the North knew her origins, so they naturally paid more attention. A thirty-year-old woman has outstanding appearance, probably because she has good care and her skin is delicate and shiny like a newly married young woman.
The two daughters around her also have outstanding appearance.
They all came to their senses after seeing the world. After a brief stunning experience, they came back to their senses in time and then followed Zhou to Wenfang.
"Warm vegetables mainly take advantage of the properties of warming the room to protect the wind and heat. In fact, innate natural conditions, such as in the pits and valleys, can also be grown from fruits and melons and fruits..."
While introducing the fruits and vegetables grown, Ji Wan explained the principles of warm-house vegetables.
"It's amazing, it's amazing."
Lord Qi picked a green vegetable, "These vegetables can only be seen in summer, but I didn't expect that they could be grown in this warm room."
He looked excited and ecstatic, "Miss Ji, this is a great achievement for benefiting people's livelihood."
Ji Wan was a little embarrassed to be praised.
This was not her credit, but her stolen other people's wisdom. Looking at the two big bosses' admiring eyes, she was really ashamed.
Lu Feili looked at her blushing face and asked, "I wonder if the taste of this dish is different?"
In order to prove that the warm-house vegetables he grew were absolutely delicious, Ji Wan immediately cooked herself and conquered the stomachs of these big guys with her superb cooking skills.
Although Duke Anguo Lu Chang was in power and rank with high power, he was not a local official after all, and Songyang's government affairs were not under his control, so he looked at the prefect.
The prefect of Qi naturally knew what he meant, "I will report to Your Majesty, and quickly transport these vegetables to the capital, present them to Your Majesty, and anxiously magistrates of Songyang counties to promote warm-house vegetables."
It takes at least four or five days to arrive in the capital. Vegetables are not easy to store, and by then they are already in disgrace.
But this doesn't matter.
But when I remembered the storage, Ji Wan's mind flashed and said, "Sir, the young lady knows how to make ice."
The big guys all looked at her again.
In order to prove that what he said was not false, Ji Wan immediately conducted an experiment in front of everyone.
She asked someone to get a jar for incoming water, then took a larger container, put the jar in the container, and began to add saltpeter into the container.
"When saltpeter is dissolved in water, it absorbs a lot of heat, which can cool the surrounding water until it freezes."
While listening to her explaining the principle, everyone saw that the water in the jar was really slowly forming ice.
The air conditioner overflowed and the air suddenly cooled down.
Lu Chang and others who saw this scene for the first time were full of surprises, as if they had discovered a treasure.
The summer in the south is hot, and the nobles all use ice to relieve the heat, but ordinary people do not have this condition. Because the price of ice is too expensive. Even in the north, only aristocrats can use it. The ice used by the nobles in the south are transported from the north for a long distance, so the resources are naturally limited.
Now that this artificial ice making technique is used, you don’t have to transport ice from the north from all over the world, which is time-consuming and laborious.
Ordinary families no longer have to fear the scorching summer heat.
Ji Wan always felt that Lu Feili's father and Duke An looked at her strangely. He had more appreciation and more other things. The gaze made her feel a little nervous. Could it be that she was acting too much and aroused the suspicion of these big guys?
She subconsciously looked at Lu Feili.
Why ask for help from him? First of all, she felt that Lu Feili helped her several times and was a benefactor. And after getting along several times, she felt that although this person was noble, he did not have the slightest arrogant and playboy attitude, and was a very easy-to-talk person. Besides, Duke An Guo was his father, and he should know his own son.
Unexpectedly, Lu Feili was also looking at her, his eyes stranger than his father.
Ji Wan was upset. She didn't dare to ask so many people. It was not until the big guys took the vegetables she had grown and left with satisfaction that she breathed a sigh of relief.
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Author: Duke Guo, what do you mean by looking at other girls like this?
Lu Chang: My son has a keen eye and has chosen a good daughter-in-law.
Lu Feili: It is particularly important to propose marriage as soon as possible to set a title.
Chapter completed!