Old Man Song felt that since it was a national temple recruitment, who was not recruiting.

Fuze Village is composed of disaster victims, the village is poor, and it is his own political performance village, so he is a little biased in his private heart.

Therefore, when Ren Li was begging, he readily responded and came directly to the Ministry of Industry officials to discuss.

I thought that he was an official of the same dynasty, but in this trivial matter, the officials of the Ministry of Industry would never be embarrassed by him.

Who would have thought that he would be rejected so simply, and for a while, Old Man Song couldn't get off the stage.

"Adult ......"

Before he finished speaking, the official of the Ministry of Industry raised his hand and interrupted, "Song County Cheng, you are the parent official of a county in vain, and you want to use your power for personal gain." ”

"The life of the villagers of Fuze Village is not good, is it possible that the lives of other people are better."

"The state has national laws, families have family rules, and there are rules for recruiting workers, so you have to follow the rules."

"How can you ignore the rules set by the imperial court because of your own selfishness, Song County is ......"

The official of the ministry aggravated his tone and said, "Eat the king's fortune and bear the king's worries, since you are an official of the court, you have to think for the court and the people." ”

"Now this behavior, isn't it a betrayal of today's saints, and the trust of the imperial court in you, what kind of face do you have, facing the people of Yulin County."

The righteous words spoken by the officials of the Ministry of Industry were high-sounding, which made Old Man Song blush, bow his head in shame, and be speechless.

Until a few moments have passed.

"Such a thing, don't take it to the official again, it will defile the official's ears, you go down!" The Ministry of Industry officials dared to wave their hands like flies.

"Yes, the next official will retire." Old Man Song bowed down and left as if he were fleeing.

When he got outside, Old Man Song trembled with anger, his face turned red, and he Song Zude was the first dog to be reprimanded for the first time since he became an official.

It's infuriating!

But the other party is an official of the Ministry of Industry, a grade higher than him, and he is still a Beijing official, and what he said is reasonable, and he has no room for refutation.

"Alas!" Old Man Song sighed, his old face was lost.

"Old man...... Isn't this impossible? ”

Tian Dakui observed his words and found that Old Man Song's face was ugly, so he asked in a low voice.

"Alas!" Old Man Song sighed again, "Our face is not enough, and people don't agree." ”

In fact, this matter is easy to explain, it is normal for Beijing officials to look down on local petty officials.

But Old Man Song felt that even if he was an official in the same dynasty, he could pass a little thing by letting it go, so why bother.

When the water is clear, there are no fish.

It's not illegal, either.

But who would have thought ......

"So, old man...... Do you want to talk to Lord Xiao about this? ”

Tian Dakui suggested, "Lord Xiao is a supervisor sent by the imperial court, and the power is still above Wang Shilang, as long as he says a word, those officials below dare not obey." ”

Tian Dakui didn't know about Xiao Jingduo and Song Qingyuan's marriage, but he knew that Xiao Jingduo was kind to the Song family, and if the Song family begged, this matter would definitely be done.

"No way!" Old Man Song shook his head.

"Lord Xiao has a lot of opportunities every day, and he is busy with official business, how can he trouble Lord Xiao because of this little thing."

Even if Lord Xiao is his future grandson-in-law, the Song family can't pretend to be a tiger and rely on it everywhere.

"Let's talk about that later...... Think long way. ”

"If you really can't think of a good idea, you can only give ......up," Old Man Song said in a low tone.

Meanwhile.

Somewhere in a small courtyard in Yulin County.

Song Qingyuan opened the boxy snack box, took out a milky white homemade popsicle from it, handed it to Xiao Jingduo and said with a smile, "Taste it, adult, this is what I made." ”

"What is this?"

Xiao Jingduo took it, with questions in his eyes, and looked carefully.

I saw that the thing in his hand at this time was long, and there was a small stick frozen underneath, and a trace of cool air came out of it.

"It's a popsicle, made with milk, and strawberries, so try this first."

Song Qingyuan sat down in front of Xiao Jingduo, holding his cheeks, looking expectantly.

Although Xiao Jingduo felt that the things in his hand were strange, he had never seen them.

I couldn't bear to disappoint Song Qingyuan, but I still tasted it according to my words, and my mouth was cold for a while.

"How?" Song Qingyuan asked, "Is eating in summer a special way to relieve the heat?" ”

"Hmm!" Xiao Jingduo nodded, "Not bad!" ”

In fact, those who practice martial arts, as long as they get home, they are naturally not afraid of the scorching heat and cold.

However, in order to live up to Song Qingyuan's wishes, Xiao Jingduo was obviously not greedy, but he still ate them all.

Then he asked, "You can't freeze ice in the summer, so how do you make this popsicle?" ”

Hearing this, Song Qingyuan smiled, winked playfully, pretending to be mysterious, like a proud child.

Reaching out and taking off the purse around his waist, he put it on the table, "My lord, wait for me." ”

After Song Qingyuan finished speaking, he ran out with a basin, filled a small basin of water, and brought it into the house.

Directly opened the purse that was placed on the table just now, and the purse was not filled with silver, let alone copper plates, but a small package of saltpeter wrapped in it.

Pouring saltpeter into the water, I saw that the water slowly began to freeze, Xiao Jingduo looked at it, and his eyes gradually deepened, "This is ice?" ”

"Yes!" Song Qingyuan nodded, "Lord Xiao touch it, is it cold?" ”

Xiao Jingduo stretched out his hand and touched it, it was very cold, and there was no difference between it and the ice stored in winter.

If ice can be made so quickly, then there will be no need to store ice in winter, which can reduce a lot of manpower and material resources.

"What is this made of?" Xiao Jingduo asked.

"It's saltpeter."

Song Qingyuan showed Xiao Jingduo the remaining things in his purse, and said at the same time, "Ice made of saltpeter can't be used directly. ”

"It can only be placed in an ice basin and ice to heat the house, or to chill the food through something."

The popsicles made by Song Qingyuan are to prepare the mold in advance, adjust the raw materials needed to make the popsicles, pour them into the mold one by one, and insert the sticks.

Then prepare a large basin, pour water into the basin, put the mold on the water, and finally sprinkle saltpeter into the large basin.

In this way, the popsicle is edible.

Song Qingyuan explained his production steps to Xiao Jingduo.

Xiao Jingduo is not good at eating, and Song Qingyuan's main purpose is not to make popsicles, but to tell Xiao Jingduo how to make ice.

As for the origin of saltpeter, she bought it from a pharmacy.

However, she had heard that there were saltpeter mines in ancient times, and if Xiao Jingduo wanted to make them in large quantities, it would not be difficult!

"You want to sell ice?" Xiao Jingduo took the remaining saltpeter and asked while looking at it.

There are few rich households in Yulin County, and there are not many people who buy ice.

This is not the case in the capital, where dignitaries and nobles gather, and the purchase of as little as 100 yuan and as much as 1,000 yuan has led to an extremely hot business in the ice shop.

Xiao Jingduo thought for a while, "The ice inventory in the palace is not enough, and it needs to be purchased from outside every year, if you are willing, I can help you contact and let the Song family supply ......."

Before he finished speaking, Song Qingyuan hurriedly shook his head, "Lord Xiao misunderstood, I didn't mean that." ”