The stone's words made Qian Yu stunned: "Have you ever gone down?" Surely you saw a large white patch of salt at the bottom of the well? ”

Hearing Qian Yu's words, Shishi's face changed instantly: "No, the salt is boiled from the well water, how can there be at the bottom of the well, this is impossible to ......"

Qian Yu looked at the excited stone and grinned, "You panicked...... What are you panicking about? Could it be that they collected the salt and sold it secretly? ”

Shi just wanted to refute, but was interrupted again by Qian Yu: "Don't panic, listen to me first, it's nothing for you to sell salt privately, after all, you make the most effort to cook salt, and it's human nature to make some extra money, and everyone won't blame you." It's not that you're worried about this, it's that something happened to the person who bought your salt, is he dead? It should be dead, otherwise you wouldn't be able to stand here properly, he would have pulled you to see the official, right? ”

"You ......" Shi looked at Qian Yu, as if he saw the most terrifying thing in the world, this is the biggest secret in his heart, whenever he dreams back at midnight, he always dreams of the person with a purple face, the other party lies there quietly, always accusing him of being a murderer, Shi has a crush on Hesui for many years, but has not taken any specific action, the most important reason is this, he feels that he is not worthy of Hesui.

"It seems that I guessed correctly, but you don't have to feel too guilty, it was just your unintentional mistake." Qian Yu turned to everyone: "In fact, the salt you cook has always been poisonous, but some doses are small, some doses are large, the dose is small, the dose is small, and it is almost impossible to see, only when the dose reaches a certain level, the eater will show the corresponding poisoning symptoms!" ”

Hearing Qian Yu's words, the faces of the Yunxi villagers under the altar changed greatly, could it be that all the snacks they used were poisonous salt? If so, it's really a fluke that I've survived until now!

Seeing the villagers' overwhelmed expressions, Qian Yu hurriedly explained: "Hehe, you don't need to panic, if you want to say that this thing is poisonous, it is also under the premise of excessive dose, if the consumption dose is very small, it will be excreted with urine and will not cause harm to the body." ”

Bu Yi on the side snorted: "This is just your side of the story, even if you are right, why is the same well water, some of the boiled salt is fine, and some will be overdosed?" If you don't explain this clearly, your words won't be credible at all. ”

Bang Bang Bang ......

Qian Yu applauded vigorously: "That's right, this is also a question I've been confused about, but fortunately, Xiao Hegu reminded me just now." ”

Xiao Hegu heard Qian Yu talk about himself, and he couldn't believe it: "Brother Yu, are you talking about me?" I just said that boiling salt is usually boiled until the willow sprouts, does it have anything to do with this? ”

Qian Yu looked at Xiao Hegu with a smile: "Guzi, you are so smart, that's right, it's actually very simple to say, it is related to time, from the cold weather to the willow sprouts, the salt cooked in Yunxi Yanjing is not poisonous only during this time period, you might as well recall that the salt sold before is definitely not the salt cooked during this time, right?" ”

Qian Yu's words silenced everyone, Buyi, Shishi, all the villagers, and even Xiao Hegu were trying to recall, but unfortunately most of the people were at a loss on their faces, only Buyi was thoughtful.

"Little Brother Qian is right!" Unexpectedly, it was the old village chief who spoke last: "I didn't pay attention to these details before, but now you remember it, I used to be in charge of Yunxi Salt Well, everyone started to boil salt before winter, and it was no problem at first, but when the winter passed, something would happen, I always thought that it was because the salt was boiled for too long, which annoyed the water god in the salt well, and now I think about it, is it not suitable for boiling salt as soon as the season changes?" ”

Qian Yu's eyes were full of shock, he didn't expect that he only mentioned it slightly, and the other party would be able to guess eight or nine, sure enough, Jiang is still old and spicy, he can figure out that he has studied chemistry systematically, and has been a teacher since graduation, but the old village chief must not have learned these. Hey, if the other party had also studied chemistry, I'm afraid he would have guessed the doorway inside.

Qian Yu has a good impression of the old village chief, after all, the turning point of today's events only started after the appearance of this old man, although he didn't know the cause and effect, but the other party must have played a big role in the middle.

He stretched out his thumb to the old village chief: "The old man is worthy of being the first person in Yunxi Village, and he really can't hide anything from you, yes, it is indeed a problem of the season, more precisely, a problem of temperature." In winter, the temperature of Yunxi Salt Well drops sharply, and too low a temperature will cause the toxic substances in the well water to precipitate out automatically, these toxic substances are very similar in shape to table salt, and they are easy to be eaten by mistake. When he had finished speaking, he jumped off the altar and prepared to call Xiao Hegu to carry the sacrifice he had won home.

From a chemical point of view, Yunxi salt well well water should contain a large amount of potassium nitrate, potassium nitrate is highly toxic, but this thing also has a characteristic, its solubility will decrease rapidly with the decrease of temperature, when the temperature drops to a certain extent, the potassium nitrate in the well water will precipitate a large amount, which is not enough to cause harm to the human body, which is also the best time to boil salt.

Of course, Qian Yu didn't say these words, anyway, they didn't understand what he said, so he helped them find the reason and get out of trouble calmly, and achieved his goal.

Qian Yu's explanation was so vague that most of the villagers didn't understand it, but this did not prevent them from changing their views on Qian Yu, because their old village chief seemed to understand, and who in Yunxi Village didn't know the wisdom and shrewdness of the old village chief? So when Qian Yu asked Xiao Hegu, who was still in an ignorant state, to pack all the sacrifices, no one stopped him, including Buyi.

In a small courtyard made of simple fences, the adobe walls are still falling, and the thatch on the roof is blown by the strong wind, revealing a larger sky. However, the home of the Hesui brothers and sisters today is very different from the past, Xiao Hegu squatted on the stool and looked at the large piece of pork in front of him, still couldn't believe his eyes: "All this meat is mine?" ”

Qian Yu was also very excited: "Of course, it's ours, we were tied up by the old guy in cloth all night, we can't suffer in vain, if it weren't for the sake of the villagers, I would have to go to the county government to sue him for illegal detention!" Millet, what do you want to eat? Dongpo meat is still back to the pot meat, eat and drink for nothing, your brothers and sisters these days, I will also show you a hand. ”

Saying that, he picked up a handful of dried meat and vegetables, since he came to this world, Qian Yu has been wandering between half hungry and half full, he is actually very picky about eating and drinking, if it weren't for watching the brothers and sisters work hard every day, he couldn't create any fruits of labor, in the face of three meals of gruel with pickles a day, he would have protested a long time ago.

Xiao Hegu finally came back to his senses, swallowed his saliva, and smiled: "Anything can be done, I'm not picky...... But there has to be meat! ”

Knowing that Xiao Hegu couldn't make any good suggestions on eating, Qian Yu simply decided by himself, he estimated the amount of food for the two, picked up a few vegetables and meat, and walked straight to the kitchen, but the next moment he was dumbfounded, only to see that the kitchen was empty, except for a pot on the stove and a few pairs of chopsticks on the board, only half a bowl of salt.

At this time, Xiao Hegu also came to the kitchen, and he was still holding on to himself: "Guzi, where is your seasoning?" ”

"Spices?" Xiao Hegu looked dazed: "What is a seasoning?" ”

Well, when I didn't say. Qian Yu shook his head helplessly, it is difficult for a good woman to cook without rice! He was depressed when suddenly a leaf fell from his chest. Hey? Sichuan pepper leaves! Didn't you go to the forest with Xiao Hegu yesterday to chop firewood and pick it by hand? Reaching out to touch it in his arms, he found three or four pieces, great, he couldn't help but be excited, he thought that this thing had been lost after a night of tossing, but he didn't expect that there was any leftover, and sure enough, someone sent a pillow just after dozing off!

Instructed Xiao Hegu to make a fire, Qian Yu scooped up the rice, went to the yard again, found a few dried vegetables and washed them, cut out half a finger-wide slices of meat with a knife and put them in a bowl, sprinkled with salt and pepper leaves. At this time, the water boiled, the rice was thrown into the bottom of the pot, the meat bowl was placed on the steamer and covered, and half an hour passed, and the rich aroma of meat filled the entire courtyard.

Knock Knock Knock......

Xiao Hegu was lying on the pot and drooling, and asked from time to time: "Okay, can you eat?" Okay, can you eat it......"

Qian Yu was also salivated by the aroma, but he still shook his head: "Wait a while, this meat is air-dried, and you can't chew it after a short steaming time!" ”

After a while, Qian Yu ordered Xiao Hegu to stop the fire, picked up the lid of the pot, and saw that the originally shriveled meat slices were plump and full at the moment, and the gray-black dried vegetables absorbed enough water and mixed together, which was quite a bit of a golden wind and jade dew. That's right, Qian Yu is making a famous dish in the Northeast - plum cabbage and pork, although it lacks sauce and seasonings, but just looking at the layer of oil floating on the meat bowl, and the stomach that has not seen meat for a long time, it is also very appetizing.

Because of the lack of rice, the two still ate rice soup, but Qian Yu still put an extra handful of rice, picked up half a bowl of thick ones, and added a piece of meat on top, and a simple rice bowl was ready.

Purr ......

In less than a minute, the rice in Xiao Hegu's bowl had bottomed out, and only the piece of meat on it remained, but he didn't swallow it in one bite as Qian Yu imagined, he licked his lips and looked at it for a long time, and finally put the meat slice back.

Xiao Hegu's actions Qian Yu didn't quite understand, could there be something wrong with this meat? Isn't it all salt like the old one? Carefully put it in your mouth and take a bite, except for some fishy, nothing else?

As if guessing Qian Yu's doubts, Xiao Hegu shook his head: "Brother Yu, you eat first, I'll wait for my sister to come back and eat together!" ”

"Wait for your sister to come back? Are you afraid she won't be able to eat it? Qian Yu pointed to the big piece of pork leg and smiled: "Don't worry, there are more here, when your sister comes back, I will make it for her, let's go to the jungle tomorrow to see if we can find some spices back, and the meat made is guaranteed to be more delicious!" ”

Xiao Hegu shook his head: "No, I have to wait for my sister to come back and eat together, and I won't eat if she doesn't eat." In the past, as long as my sister had something to eat, she would give me something to eat first......"

Hearing Xiao Hegu's words, Qian Yu suddenly lost his appetite, he put the meat slice back, and then looked at Xiao Hegu: "You miss your sister, right?" ”

Xiao Hegu nodded: "She's been gone for two days, and I don't know what happened now, have you seen Miss Ding?" ”

Qian Yu was silent for a while: "If you really miss her, we can go to the county seat to find her." ”

"Really? But tomorrow I have to chop wood......"

"What else are you chopping firewood, now that there is no God's interference in this business, the output must have risen sharply, more of us, less of us, it is better to go to the county seat to visit more!"

"Yes, I should also tell my sister about this, let's go now?"

Qian Yu looked at the almost dark sky and yawned: "Where are you going, I didn't sleep all night last night, let's talk about it when I get enough sleep!" ”