340 Ponder
To be honest, she didn’t expect him to know. After all, the people here did not know that saltpeter could make ice.
However, he had been reborn. If he knew this, it meant that someone in this world probably discovered that saltpeter could be used to make ice in the future.
As expected, he continued to hang up the mosquito net as he said in a low voice, “It was discovered a few years ahead, and later on, more people discovered it. As more and more people discovered it, it no longer became a secret.”
“That’s fine,” Jiang Yue said. “I just want our house to be cooler in the summer.” After a pause, she continued, “Things like rice noodles and liangpi are actually very simple. Although no one knows how to do it for the time being, someone will figure it out sooner or later.”
As long as Sifu could seize the initiative and occupy the market first, even if someone found out later, it would not have a big impact on his business.
He understood what she meant and nodded.
“When the time comes,” she added, “You can say that you’ve read in a book that saltpeter can absorb a lot of heat when it’s put in water. That’s why you thought of using this to make ice.”
This was the only way to justify this matter.
“Alright,” he said. He was already used to her mastermind.
After the four corners of the mosquito net were hung on the bamboo poles, he began to lay the straw mat.
After the straw mat was laid out, he covered the bottom edge of the mosquito net under the straw mat so that the mosquitoes could not fly in.
However, there were many patches on the mosquito net, and the fabric was tearing. It did not look good, but it was better than nothing.
After finishing all this in Jiang Yue’s room, they went to Xue Yan’s room.
Xue Yan’s room was not a bed, but a long kang bed that extended from one wall to the other.
They did not buy this bed. It was made by the family and was riddled with patches.
However, there was no need to set up any bamboo poles here. He could just use the four corners of the tent on the wall, which had been previously nailed with a few wooden hooks.
Xue Yan first laid a straw mat on his own bed against the wall. He also laid the rest of the beds for his other brothers.
After the bamboo mats were washed tomorrow, he could replace them with bamboo mats on their beds. Since the straw mats had been washed, he would lay them down first.
Jiang Yue helped with everything too.
After that, Xue Yan and Jiang Yue went up the mountain to see how the workshop was doing. The complicated aerial plan was already done, and it would be done soon on top. With so many people, the workshop would probably be done very soon.
Sanfu was also now helping with the workshop.
Xue Yan and Jiang Yue only returned from the mountains with Xue Dafu and the others after the sun had set.
When they got home, they had dinner. After dinner, they each washed up and went to bed.
The next day, Sifu had to leave Jiang Yue and Xue Yan at home to figure out what to eat, so he took Wufu with him to sell noodles in town. Xue Wufu was overjoyed and was in high spirits when he heard the news.
After Xue Sifu and Xue Wufu left, Jiang Yue and Xue Yan prepared to make liangpi.
Xue Dafu, Xue Erfu, and Xue Sanfu had gone to the workshop. Liu Guixia, Li Hehua, Yu Hongyan, and Xue Yifu were at home busy making rice noodles.
However, when they saw Jiang Yue and Xue Yan, Liu Guixia, and the others couldn’t help but want to help. However, they realized that they didn’t need much help yet. The two children were still pondering, so they didn’t care and let them slowly ponder while they continued to make rice noodles.
After they left, Jiang Yue took a clean basin and poured two pounds of flour into it. She then scooped some water and brought a pair of chopsticks over.