Guozijian little cook

Chapter 43 Saltpeter Powder

After Xiao Siye's introduction, Xiao Zhou took the initiative to say, "Think about my sister."

As soon as he opened his mouth, Xiao Qing who was beside him quickly said, "Think about... my sister."

There was a suspicious pause in the middle, he meant to call his sister.

but……

He doesn't deserve it!
Woohoo, he is one year younger!
He is only one year old, and if he calculates his birthday carefully, he might not be even one year old.

Why is he the younger brother?

When he came, he was full of thought that he was finally not the youngest in the family!

The two took the initiative to speak, Xiao Nianzhi smiled and said, "Second brother, third brother."

No one had lunch yet, so Xiao Siye didn't ask them to exchange greetings, but motioned everyone to sit down for dinner.

Xiao Siye is not extravagant, so he prepares simple home-cooked dishes for lunch.

There is meat, simple pork stir-fried vegetables, chicken stewed mushrooms.

The taste is okay, not unpalatable, but not amazing.

Judging from the reactions of the three father and son of the Xiao family, they are already used to it.

Their own pursuit is not in the appetite.

Therefore, it is not unpalatable, and it is enough for them to be able to eat it.

After eating, after the servants removed the things, Xiao Siye cooperated with Xiao Nianzhi to take out the prepared gifts.

The four cakes I brought to the house were not many, and each bag contained about one catty.

The two brothers prepared rice paper, ink ingots, and tea leaves.

Although there are few tea leaves, it still looks good if you put them together.

The two brothers got the news early in the morning, so the gifts were also prepared.

In fact, they don't know what gifts to give to their sisters. Although Xiao Zhou has reached the age of marriage, he doesn't care about it, and he is only studying.

So, romance?

That didn't.

So what he prepared was the basic answer he got after asking a few classmates, a piece of fabric that is currently popular in the capital.

The fabric is not big, so it can be made into a short jacket, but the price is not cheap.

Xiao Qing was young, and the gifts he prepared also carried the childishness of his age.

story book.

There are three volumes in total. They don't look thick, but they can be handed out.

After all, books are not cheap in the first place, and sometimes the price of popular scripts in Beijing is ridiculously expensive.

In fact, Xiao Qing didn't have the money to buy scripts, they spent a lot of reading on a daily basis, and their family was not rich, so they had to be careful about budgeting.

It's just that Xiao Qing has a brain, what should I do if I don't have money to buy it?
He copied books!

What is copying and not copying?
I bound the rice paper myself, and then copied it, isn't it a ready-made vernacular book?

Anyway, the content is the same, and his handwriting is not bad, and it is no different from those popular in the capital.

Many of those scripts were copied by him.

They were all gifts carefully prepared by everyone, and Xiao Nianzhi thanked the two brothers.

After tossing and tossing for most of the day, they were all tired, so after eating and exchanging gifts with each other, Xiao Siye signaled that they could go to rest.

There were not many people in the house, Xiao Siye lived in the main courtyard, the three young masters all lived in the east wing, and the west wing was a guest room, but few people lived there.

Those who can come to stay are mostly people who want to come and discuss articles. How could they live in the West Wing by themselves, either reading with Xiao Siye in the main courtyard at night by candlelight, or having a long talk with the young masters in the East Wing.

As early as when Xiao Nianzhi first came to the Imperial College, Xiao Siye had already sent someone back with a message to clean up the West Wing.

There are many rooms in the west wing, Xiao Siye asked Xiao Nianzhi to choose one by himself.

She didn't choose the one in the middle, but only one on the south side.

As soon as the items were answered, Butler Qin had already prepared them. They only waited for Xiao Nianzhi to choose the room, and they went in to decorate it.

There are many people and strength, and the room is quickly arranged.

This room is much larger than Xiao Nianzhi's room in the Imperial College. After getting out of bed, there is an arched door that separates the bedroom from the outside, giving the occupants a sense of security.

Originally, the archway was empty, but Butler Qin had asked someone to hang a gauze curtain on it, and there was still room for a table and a few chairs in the outer room, and a small desk and a chair in front of the window not far away.

The configuration of this room can be said to be very luxurious.

After the room was set up, Xiao Siye said softly to Xiao Nianzhi: "Let's rest for a while, I will ask Walnut to call you for dinner."

Walnut is a maidservant in the house, Xiao Nianzhi observed secretly, the other party should not be able to speak, communicate with people by gestures, everyone seems to be used to it, there is no obstacle to communication.

Xiao Nianzhi responded with a smile, and then sent the person out. After returning, she was not in a hurry to rest, but sat down and thought about the matter of making ice with saltpeter.

The temperature has continued to rise in the past two days. It may be that nature tells everyone with the actual temperature: hot summer is coming!
At this time, it is normal to want to eat something cold and refreshing, right?
There are many things that can clear away the heat in summer, whether it is drinks, desserts or dinners.

After thinking about it, Xiao Nianzhi had an idea of ​​what to do tomorrow, and went to study the delicious kitchen again.

Dinner was late, because they ate late at noon, so the time was pushed back.

After dinner, Xiao Siye signaled Walnut to send Xiao Nianzhi back to his room to rest.

There is no mistress in the family, and there are no other sisters, so Xiao Nian weaves a girl's house, chats with his father and brother after dinner, Xiao Siye is afraid that she will be under great pressure.

Before leaving, Xiao Nianzhi hesitated for a while, and then asked Xiao Siye in a low voice: "Uncle, can Uncle Qin help me to buy something tomorrow?"

After finishing speaking, she raised the veil, wiped the sweat from her forehead lightly, and muttered softly, "It's a bit too hot today."

Hearing the little girl's muttering, Xiao Siye couldn't help but smile: "If you need anything, just tell Butler Qin. If you feel hot at night, let Walnut fan you more. hot."

Seeing into July, the weather will only get hotter.

After a good night's sleep, Xiao Nianzhi got up early the next morning and asked Walnut to take him to see Butler Qin first.

She asked the other party to help buy saltpeter powder, and the money was ready.

In the end, Butler Qin refused with a smile: "Why don't you use the big girl to pay the money, just go to the public account of the family."

Butler Qin refused, and Xiao Nianzhi didn't force it either.

At noon, saltpeter powder was bought.

The purchase of this thing needs to be filed and registered, after all, it is one of the raw materials for making gunpowder.

What you can buy in medical halls and pharmacies is Glauber's salt, which also has a chemical reaction, but the reaction is not enough.

If you want enough chemical reaction, you need one of the raw materials for making gunpowder, saltpeter powder.

Fortunately, although Xiao Siye's official rank is not high, it is easy to use when filing. Qin Butler successfully bought back a lot.

After buying things, and because there is a big girl in the family, when shopping today, Xiao Siye specially asked him to buy more vegetables.

Xiao Nianzhi looked friendly and easy to get along with, and Qin Butler liked it quite a bit, so he saw freshly picked watermelons for sale on the road, so he bought one too.

When Xiao Nianzhi went to fetch saltpeter powder, he saw that watermelon.

Summer isn’t complete without chilled watermelon!

Now that there is saltpeter powder and watermelon, the rest depends on Xiao Nianzhi's skills!

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