Regarding Wang Xiao's words, Wang Xifeng didn't believe it.

If he really had a way to make a lot of money, why would he have gone a long time ago?

The Rongguo Mansion has a big business, and there are hundreds of old ladies and young masters, servants, maids, and mothers in the family.

These people have to eat, drink, and wear, and they have to be of the best materials for the sake of decency.

The daily monthly money of the people, coupled with the daily expenses of gifts for each family, the expenditure of the Guogong Mansion is very large.

As for income, the Jia family has a grange and a shop. As for Yu Lu or something, it's not worth mentioning.

But the people in charge of the house don't understand the harvest in the field and the daily operation of the shop. was fooled by the slaves below, and the things collected under the pit and abduction were less and less.

The servants of the Jia family are all born to the family, and the ownership belongs to the Jia family, but they also have to support the family.

After a hundred years of continuous reproduction, the population in the Guogong Mansion has increased several times compared to Jia Yuan's time.

Everyone has to eat, wear, and eat and wear well, and the Jia family's financial situation is of course worse day by day.

In the modern world, there is a great abundance of materials, and people are looking for a quality of life. But in ancient times, life was difficult, and surviving in the face of disasters and famines was the pursuit.

And the servants of the Jia family can not only survive but also live well. It's just that they are not grateful, but they do everything possible to suck blood from the Jia family.

There is no hurry to rectify the affairs of the domestic servants, anyway, it is not a day or two. Now we have to find a suitable source of income for the Jia family.

Wang Xiao has consulted countless materials, and there were many ways to make money in ancient times.

If it's too complicated, it's enough.

"There must be a way. Now that the weather is so hot, you say that if you sell ice cubes in large quantities, will anyone buy them? ”

Wang Xiao knew that there was a process of making ice in China very early, and there was even the world's earliest ice refrigeration drink in the Song Dynasty.

It's just that after Yashan, the Mongols destroyed the Song Dynasty, and countless Chinese civilizations were destroyed, and the fields were converted into pastures for planting grass, and exquisite tools became toys for children on the grassland. The method of making ice has long been lost.

Wang Xiao has been around the capital these days, and he has never seen anyone selling ice. He also asked the chief to inquire that there was no other way to make ice except for the palace and the wealthy families who mined ice in the winter and stored it in the cellar.

Wang Xifeng glanced at him, "Needless to say, you will definitely be able to make money." It's just that people who want to take a shower three times a day on this hot day are likely to go where to get ice cubes? Isn't it something you can get from the palace cellar? ”

As she spoke, she picked up the placket of her clothes and waved her handkerchief to dissipate heat, 100% tempting Wang Xiao.

"I told you the way, I have it." Looking at the towering mountain, Wang Xiao swallowed his saliva, "You just say if you can make money." ”

Wang Xifeng can be regarded as half a femme fatale, although she doesn't know a few big characters, she is smart. Listening to what Wang Xiao said, he couldn't help but get serious, "Of course you can make money." There are many wealthy families in this capital. It's so hot, and there are a lot of places to use ice. But how do you get ice? ”

Wang Xifeng leaned closer, and the breath belonging to a mature woman spit on Wang Xiao's neck, feeling itchy.

Facing Sister Feng's Danfeng eyes, Wang Xiao's eyes went back and forth, "The ability to make money can be handed over to you, but how do you repay me?" ”

Wang Xifeng leaned closer, just whispered in Wang Xiao's ear, and exhaled like an orchid, "My whole person is yours, and it's not like you can do whatever you want." ”

Glancing at the door where no one was around, Wang Xiao coughed and lowered his voice, and whispered a few words in Wang Xifeng's ear.

Sister Feng's fair cheeks visibly floated with a flush, "Necrotic." ”

Not to mention what kind of remuneration Wang Xiao offered, after the matter was decided, he sent people to various pharmacies in the capital to buy a large amount of saltpeter.

Before saltpeter was used on a large scale to make gunpowder, its main use, except for alchemy, was as a medicinal material.

That's right, it's a medicinal herb.

As early as the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, saltpeter was used in medicine, and the name at that time was 'Xiaoshi'.

The main use in Shennong's Materia Medica is that it is Liniao detoxification, the main treatment of vomiting and diarrhea, stool and lin's disease or something.

As for the process of making ice cubes from saltpeter, it is very simple, and it has been in existence since the Tang and Song dynasties. It's just that it's lost in this era.

In their courtyard, Wang Xiao asked someone to bring a large vat and poured a large bag of saltpeter into it.

Then add water to the tank, and half a tank of water is enough.

After adding water, saltpeter suddenly had a violent chemical reaction with water, and there was a popping sound in the water splash.

The people around were a little scared, and Wang Xifeng, who was holding a handkerchief and covering his mouth, leaned closely against Wang Xiao and looked into the water tank.

Wang Xiao looked at her suspiciously, "What are you doing with your mouth covered when you have nothing to do?" ”

Sister Feng, who was blushing, pinched him the arm, "It's not you yet!" The smell is so strong that you can't rinse your mouth cleanly. ”

Wang Xiao stopped talking and turned his head to stare at the water tank.

Wait until the chemical reaction is over and the level in the tank calms down. Wang Xiao asked Ping'er to pour the cold water he had prepared earlier into the copper basin, and then put the copper basin into the jar.

It didn't take long for ice streaks to begin to appear in the tank, and the water in the copper basin soon began to condense into ice cubes.

Witnessing this miraculous change, Wang Xifeng's mood was agitated, his breath was short, and he couldn't even speak.

The first to react was Ping'er, who immediately asked Wang Xiao's entourage to close the gate in the courtyard.

Wang Xifeng, who came back to his senses, showed a fierce face, and gathered several servants who were also frightened to coerce and lure. If anyone dares to talk about today's events, then the whole family will not want to run.

There were no patents in the ancient world, and if the secret method leaked out, you were unlucky.

This is also the reason why the crafts of all walks of life are passed down from generation to generation, from men to women.

The advantage is that profits and monopolies can be maintained, and the disadvantage is that it seriously affects scientific and technological progress.

In the event of natural and man-made disasters, foreign invasions destroy civilization. Many of the world's most exclusive secrets have been lost.

Of course, no one really cared about the progress of science and technology in the era of Confucian rule. All they cared about was money and position.

This kind of small matter is all handed over to Wang Xifeng to handle, and Wang Xiao no longer pays attention to it after teaching the method.

A few days later, when Wang Xiao returned from practicing arrows and passed by Jiamu Rongqing Hall, he saw a little girl with both hands pinching her waist reprimanding a few younger girls.

Wang Xiao's mind has never been in the garden, so it doesn't matter about it.

It's just that the little girl is tall and tall, and she has an eye-catching water snake waist, so Wang Xiao couldn't help but take a second look.

Everything comes from the crowd taking a look at you.

The little girl was very sensitive, as if she noticed Wang Xiao's gaze, and immediately turned around and glared at her.

"Hokusai?!"

Wang Xiao paused and looked at the familiar face in front of him in surprise.

I haven't seen him for a long time, and Wang Xiao's expression is in a trance.

Subconsciously stretched out her hand over, but the little girl suddenly stepped back and saluted, "I've seen Second Master Lian." ”

Wang Xiao came back to his senses and withdrew his hand self-deprecatingly.

This is Qingwen, he knew it when he watched the TV series. It's just that what you see on the screen is completely different from what you see in person.

"It's Qingwen." Wang Xiao took a breath, "What is this for?" ”

Qingwen is very beautiful and ranks first among the twelve hairpins. However, his personality is very spicy, and he loves to be strong, and he never wants to lose.

To put it simply, it is the body of the maid and the character of the young lady. Before Wang Xiao subconsciously wanted to caress her face, she almost pinched it with her two-inch-long nails.

Qingwen looked at the two little girls beside her, "These two little hooves have broken things and are teaching them a lesson." ”

"Oh."

Wang Xiao scratched his head a little, not knowing what to say.

Although he knew that she was not Hokusai, he hadn't seen Hokusai for too long, and Wang Xiao subconsciously wanted to watch it for a while.

Qingwen felt different here, Wang Xiao's gaze was too aggressive, making her feel uncomfortable. After saluting, he hurried away.

In the past, with her temperament, she might still be sarcastic with a gun and a stick.

But now Wang Xiao has inherited the title and is the pillar of the Jia family. When the words came to her lips, she didn't dare to say them.

Looking at Qingwen's back as she walked away quickly, Wang Xiao sighed in his heart. I really don't know when I'll see Hokusai again.

The two little girls who were scolded by Qingwen on the side glanced at each other, and they had a plan in their hearts.

However, at the time of lunch, Wang Xiao saw Qingwen's gossip and spread throughout Rongguo Mansion.

Envious people think that she can be favored by Wang Xiao, and the luck of the people around her to become a lord is really good.

Jealous people think she's a little vixen. first hooked up with Baoyu, and now Wang Xiao has accepted the title here and went to stick to Wang Xiao.

All kinds of gossip are endless, which makes Qingwen very annoyed.

Recently, Wang Xifeng has been busy selling ice cubes to wealthy families in the capital, but she waited until her eyeliner told her the rumors. This Feng Lazi immediately put down the work in his hand and rushed back.

Wang Xiao touched the scene and was painting Hokusai's portrait in the room.

Wang Xifeng rushed back just in time to see it, and suddenly his eyebrows turned upside down, and he rushed over and snatched the painting away.

Wang Xiao, who frowned, looked at her, "What are you crazy about?" ”

"Am I crazy?"

Wang Xifeng sneered again and again, "This fox is a person in Baoyu's house, you are a woman who wants to rob your brother as an elder brother?" ”

"Neuropathy."

Wang Xiao was thinking about Hokusai, and he was in a bad mood when he was interrupted, and he didn't have the heart to talk to Wang Xifeng. Put down the brush and get ready to leave.

"Stop!" Wang Xifeng pounced on him and scratched and cried, "You have no conscience, you know how to find a woman all day long." I'm not alive anymore, I'm fighting with you! ”

This is not nonsense, in fact, Wang Xifeng treats Jia Lian with such a character.

A little bit of wind and grass will turn her upside down. Jia Lian likes to mess around outside, to a large extent, it is promoted by Wang Xifeng, a woman with a pungent personality.

Hokusai in the world of embroidered spring knives is gentle and graceful, and he has always been respectful and obedient in front of Wang Xiao.

Not to mention in the world of Daming Fenghua, all the women around Wang Xiao are careful to flatter him and please him wholeheartedly, even Sun Ruowei is no exception.

Now that Wang Xifeng suddenly came to such a sudden, Wang Xiao didn't feel any special stimulation, only full of depression and irritability.

grabbed Wang Xifeng's hand and tugged her into the chair, and Wang Xiao strode away expressionlessly.

Wang Xifeng, whose face was full of tears, looked at Wang Xiao's departing back in a daze, and after a while, pushed away Ping'er, who stepped forward to help her with a worried face.

Clutching the portrait of Hokusai in his hand, he gritted his teeth and walked out.

"Go find the old lady!"