Chapter 58: Smoothies
The ancient method of making ice is the most basic chemical knowledge in modern times, even a senior high school student can understand it, let alone Ye Zhen.
She tried to pull out the bowl in the middle, but the water froze as it froze, and she didn't move even though she tried to feed.
"You help me divide the ice cubes in the basin into two, one in the inner room and one in the outlet, and then take out the bowl. Be careful not to mix the ice in the bowl with the ice in the bowl."
In desperation, Ye Hao had no choice but to ask Lin Bin, who was specially pulled over by herself to do coolies, this kind of hard work was really not done by a woman herself.
Hearing this, Lin Bin came back from his surprise and casually split the ice with his hand, and the ice in the basin cracked.
Just right, divided into two neat halves, while the porcelain bowl standing in the middle is unscathed.
666!
Ye Hao, who silently called for the other party in her heart, was amazed, worthy of being a martial arts master, take a look at other people's skills!
In an instant, the idea of wanting to learn martial arts also appeared in her heart, and she would come to such a move from time to time.
It's a pity that as soon as the sprouts of ideas arose, they were violently extinguished by herself.
She is not the daughter of the original owner who wants money, money and power, where does she have the spare time to learn martial arts?
Ye Hao, who knew that she was shouldering a heavy responsibility for the family, sighed in her heart, the sky will descend on the people, and she will definitely lose her hobbies!
Taking the porcelain bowl out of the wooden basin, even in the hot summer, she couldn't help but shrink when she came into contact with the biting cold bowl.
I saw a large hand go directly past her and bring the porcelain bowl to the table.
"You grind the ice for me, and I'll set up the ice basin."
After instructing the other party, Ye Hao took out another wooden basin and divided half of the ice cubes in the original wooden basin.
The wooden basin is not big, but half of the wooden basin weighs three or five pounds of ice, and it still takes some strength to hold it.
As soon as Ye Hao held the wooden basin and put it not far from Zhao Yi's feet, the eyes of one big and one small turned around.
"Huh? Ice cubes!"
Zhao Yi was the first to discover what the white thing in the wooden basin was, and his face was full of surprise.
Feeling the cool temperature, even Xie Yunshu couldn't help but raise his eyebrows in surprise, it was really an ice cube!
"Go on!"
Without paying much attention to the two, Ye Hao turned around and went to move another pot.
Looking at her back, Xie Yunshu's eyes darkened slightly, and he was curious about the other party's magical actions again.
He noticed that the other party did not go out, and no one came to deliver the ice.
In other words, the ice cube was made by the other party himself.
However, with the other party's ability to come up with strange props at every turn, it is a trivial matter to get some ice cubes.
Ye Hao didn't care about other people's thoughts, she was much more comfortable with the ice cubes, and after Lin Bin grinded the smoothie, she soaked a small bowl of brown sugar and stirred it with the smoothie.
In summer, it's the perfect place to drink iced drinks!
A large bowl of ice cubes grinds into a small half basin of smoothie, which is enough to make several bowls of smoothie syrup.
If it weren't for the lack of fruit and milk and other drinks, she would have been able to make a lot of delicious ice drinks with her hands-on ability.
After arranging her family first, Ye Hao carried a small basket, filled a few bowls of smoothies and covered them with thick cloths, and sent them to Aunt Huang's house.
Yang'er is now weak and can't be eaten, but several adults can eat some ice to relieve the heat.
When Ye Hao arrived at Aunt Huang's house, the smoothie was fortunately only melted, and even so, it surprised the family.
When they were officials in the court, Aunt Huang's family also used ice in the summer, but that was many years ago, and how can they be qualified to enjoy it now.
Ye Hao only said that she was looking for someone to buy a little ice and give it to the other party to try.
But in the Lingnan area, the price of summer ice cubes is as high as a thousand gold, not to mention that the brown sugar in it is also a luxury thing, and their family is naturally grateful.
Pifu is not guilty of his guilt, Ye Hao understands this truth, therefore
I didn't say that I knew how to make ice.
Just a few people in the family know about this matter, and there is no need to spread it.
It's not that she doesn't want to make more ice cubes to benefit other people, but she really can't do it.
Not to mention that there have always been merchants who specialize in buying ice cubes, and I don't know how many people will be involved in this sudden appearance, even saltpeter for making ice cubes is difficult to get.
Although saltpeter is extremely common in modern times, and there are all kinds of pigsty corners, it is still a relatively rare and precious medicinal material in this era.
Yesterday, Lin Bin also went to several pharmacies to collect this small bag of saltpeter for Ye Hao.
It costs a lot of money to provide it for your own home, and if you make ice cubes and sell them, the cost is not much lower, which is against the standard of the system for helping the people.
After delivering the smoothie, she returned home and happily dried a bowl of smoothie, and rested comfortably.
It's not early today, so let's go to Wu Mansion early tomorrow.
In a blink of an eye, the next day, Ye Hao still got up early in the morning, not only prepared breakfast for the family, but also prepared ice cubes early in the morning.
When you go to Wufu, you have to have a reason, so as not to make people suspicious.
Although Ye Hao and Boss Wu are friends in private, on the surface, both of them are family people, so they can't move around like this.
Even if you want to visit Mrs. Wu, as a countryman, you go to Wu's mansion every once in a while, it's really hard to say.
Carrying a small basin of ice cubes onto the carriage of the Moon Tower, Ye Hao took a ride and arrived at the Wu Mansion.
When he arrived at Wu's mansion, the doorman had an impression of this beautiful woman, and as soon as he heard that he was coming to find his wife, he hurriedly brought it in.
Come to think of it, Mrs. Wu should have ordered something.
"Good sister, you're here!"
As soon as she heard that Ye Hao was coming, Mrs. Wu, who had just gotten up and dressed up, didn't care that Boss Wu hadn't gotten up yet, so she ran directly to the hall.
Seeing Mrs. Wu's figure, Ye Hao couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.
It's only been a long time, and the other party has changed a lot.
In the past, Mrs. Wu, perhaps because she was greedy, had a plump figure, and some baby fat was left on her face.
But this time, the other party was not only emaciated, but also a little yellow.
"These are some small gifts specially sent to you, just suitable for the current weather, I hope you don't dislike it."
Removing the cloth from the basin in his hand, a cool breeze blows in his face.
Even Mrs. Wu's recent anxiety and anxiety have calmed down a lot.
"It's ...... Ice cubes?"
Looking at the wooden basin in front of her with some surprise, Mrs. Wu looked at the slightly transparent crystals inside and was stunned.
She naturally knew why the other party came, and she also knew that she had to find a reason.
But giving ice cubes, this gift is inevitably too heavy?
Mrs. Wu's background is not low, and she is the daughter of a big family in Qingcheng. But even so, in the summer heat, she had only seen ice cubes in her grandparents' room since she was a child.
No way, this thing is too rare and precious for the Lingnan region.
"I got some by chance, and I thought I would bring them to you, but I can't eat them, but it's still okay to put them aside to relieve the heat."
Ye Hao smiled, she knew that ice cubes were hard to see in the south, especially in the southern region.
But it was such a strange treasure that was a sufficient reason for her to see Mrs. Wu.
"You guys go down first, I'll talk to Mrs. Xie about my heart."
Glancing at the two maids behind her, a trace of irritability flashed in Mrs. Wu's eyes, but it was not revealed on her face.
The appearance of the ice cube really surprised her, but as soon as she saw Ye Hao, she just wanted to talk to the other party about herself.
Ying'er and Yan'er bowed their heads and saluted, and then followed the other servants out.
After everyone left and the door was closed, Mrs. Wu didn't care about the ice basin at hand, and grabbed the other party's hand.
"Good sister,
I really can't eat or sleep these days, and I feel like I'm being watched everywhere."
Seeing the other party's painful look, Ye Hao hurriedly spoke to appease her emotions.
"Madam Wu, you hold your mind steady, but don't let the enemy fall before he can make a move."
Hearing her words, Mrs. Wu took a deep breath, and the cold feeling made her sober up a lot.
Seeing her clear expression, Ye Hao continued:
"I came to the door today and found something."
Speaking of this, she lowered her voice and whispered close to the other person's ear:
"I went to Jinquan Temple two days ago, and I saw your maid in pink clothes meeting with the county lady!"
"Ying'er?!"
Mrs. Wu's pupils shrank, and her face immediately darkened.
The pink-clothed maid is named Ying'er, and the green-clothed maid is named Yan'er, the two are not sisters, but they have worked together since childhood.
Ying'er and Yan'er's personalities are completely different, Ying'er is lively and smart, and she is more liked by Mrs. Wu on weekdays. Yan'er, on the other hand, is more dull, but she is more stable in her work, but she doesn't say much on weekdays, and her sense of presence is not high.
Since the framing was confirmed, Mrs. Wu learned that it was her personal maid who had a ghost, and she has always been even more suspicious of Yan'er.
First, it is true that Ying'er communicates more with herself and is quite trusted, and secondly, Yan'er goes to Jinquan Temple more often, but Ying'er is less.
"Are you sure it's just Ying'er?"
At this time, Mrs. Wu didn't care about who to trust more, after all, as soon as this incident came out, the two maids were on her suspicion list.
Nodding affirmatively, Ye Hao had also secretly looked at the surrounding environment at that time, and indeed had never seen anyone else.
"Ying'er Yan'er has been in the house for the past few days, although I didn't let them wait by my side all the time, but there are people secretly watching them."
Frowning and saying, Mrs. Wu was a little hesitant, because of the recent uproar due to the insect plague, she rarely went out at home.
In addition, it was not the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, and the two maids did not talk about going to Jinquan Temple.
"The day before yesterday, not yet. The villagers who went with me at that time, as well as the master in the temple, all saw it."
Ye Hao emphasized that this matter was witnessed, and she was not afraid that the other party would not believe it.
Her sworn appearance made Mrs. Wu's heart even more flustered, and the green handkerchief in her hand was messy.
It's not that Mrs. Wu doesn't believe Ye Hao, she just has some confusion for a while, and she doesn't know what to do at all.
Recalling that the day before yesterday, someone reported the whereabouts of the two maids, and at that time, it was true that someone did not see Ying'er herself.
There are not a few people in the Wu Mansion, but there are not many people, even if it is a personal maid like Ying'er Yan'er, she occasionally has to do chores.
Especially recently, in order not to expose her emotions, Mrs. Wu always finds excuses to separate the two.
"So, according to you, what do you do now?"
Looking at Mrs. Wu's appearance of six gods and no masters, Ye Hao pursed her lips, and a trace of deep thought flashed in her eyes.
After a moment, she uttered all her conjectures:
"As you said before, these two maids were given to you by the county lady. I think this is a well-designed trap that has been lying in ambush for so many years just to frame you!".
Ye Hao, who boasted of having watched some house fighting palace scenes, pieced together the truth from the clues.
"I don't know if that Yan'er has been involved in this matter, but this Ying'er must be Mrs. County's person!"