Zhuo Liang only stayed in the Houhou Mansion for three days, and then hurried back to Nanyang. One is that the Zhuo family and the Wu family in Fuwang are only left with women and children, and he is also worried that if he stays in Luoyang for a long time, something will happen.

The second is that what happened in the past two days made his heart a little unbearable. There were too many things that surprised him, and he was worried that if he continued like this, he would be shocked and collapsed by the big people introduced by Wu Yong.

He really didn't expect that Wu Yong had only been in Luoyang for a few months, and he had done so many great things and made friends with so many powerful people.

Zhuo Liang sat in the carriage back to Nanyang, and Shen Tubi drove the carriage, while he reclined in the cart full of gifts, recalling what had happened in the past two days.

On that day, Wu Yong sent away the little ladies of the Hou Mansion, and Chunxiang came to the door and said with a smile: "The old lady heard that someone from the ancestral land came over and wanted to summon someone over to meet her." Wu Yong naturally didn't dare to slack off, and led Zhuo Liang, who had freshened up and dressed up, to follow Chunxiang to Zhuo Taijun's residence in the backyard.

After that, Chunxiang went back first, and then was summoned by Zhuo Taijun. Because of Wu Yong's relationship, Zhuo Taijun also showed enthusiasm and easy-going for Zhuo Yong's arrival, and asked some people in the ancestral land of the Zhuo family about their living conditions from time to time.

Zhuo Ju was also a little reluctant about Zhuo Taijun's summons, this was the first time he was met by the powerful figures of the five families in Luoyang.

When he and Wu Yong's father Wu Kan came to Luoyang to study, although they were taken care of by the Hou Mansion of the Five Surnames, they were never summoned, and were only received by the stewards of each prefecture.

He has always admired Zhuo Taijun for a long time, but unfortunately the difference in the status of the two sides has never been summoned.

I didn't expect to get my nephew's light today, and I could get what I wanted. The two asked and answered, and before they knew it, the time came to night.

During this period, most of them were asked by Zhuo Taijun, and Zhuo Yu replied. Seeing that it was getting late, Zhuo Taijun stopped the topic and said with a smile: "It's a little late today, let's get here first, I have already ordered Hou to arrange a dust washing banquet for you, let Wu Yong, the child, take you there, I won't go, save me as an old man, you can't let go." Saying that, she said to Wu Yong again: "Your uncle has finally made a trip to Luoyang, you have to entertain him well, what do you need, just tell the housekeeper." Wu Yong also replied with a smile: "Then the grandson is not welcome, I was thinking that there was a shortage of things in the yard, so I took this opportunity to purchase them together." Zhuo Taijun scolded with a smile: "You kid, if you say this in front of your uncle, people who don't know still think that I treat you badly on weekdays." ”

"I haven't been harsh, it's just that the ancestor rarely speaks once, if the grandson doesn't buy more, wouldn't it be a loss." Wu Yong said with a smile.

Zhuo Taijun shook his head and smiled bitterly: "That's it, that's it, let you go, my little old bottom will be hollowed out by you juniors sooner or later." Wu Yong followed with a laugh: "Now in the entire Luoyang City, no one knows that the birthday gifts received by the ancestors are many rare and exotic treasures, and even a few are royal treasures." Zhuo Taijun listened, and scolded again: "Hurry up, go quickly, if you don't leave, I'm going to drive people out." Next time, I don't dare to let this kid bring someone over, but I'm staring at my old man's family. The grandfather and grandson quarreled a few words, and Wu Yongcai took Zhuo Liang out of the backyard.

During this period, Zhuo Liang did not speak, and only then couldn't help but comment on Wu Yong: "How can you talk to the old lady like this?" No big or small, if you let your grandmother know, I have to teach you a few words. Wu Yong smiled and said: "Uncle, don't worry, the old lady is old, and I wish someone would often quarrel with her." Saying that, Wu Yong sighed again: "The identity and status of the old lady are there, how dare anyone be presumptuous in front of her on weekdays, even many children of the five surnamed families are also respectful to her, in fact, she is more of a junior who can let go and frolic in front of her." Zhuo Ju was stunned, he didn't expect his nephew to be able to say such an outstanding insight, it really pointed to the hearts of the people, as the saying goes, which old man doesn't want his children and grandchildren to laugh in front of him.

At the same time, he silently thought in his heart: It seems that it is better for him to preach less to his nephew in the future, so as not to preach, but to lose face!

Since then, there has been nothing to say all the way, and the two soon came to the front yard banquet living room, waiting for Zhu Zhu, together with Zhu Xian, Zhu Yuan, and Zhu Zi, they have been waiting for a long time.

After some introductions, everyone began to raise their glasses and drink together. On the second day, Zhuo Liang, who was still drinking, wanted to visit Tai Academy, but Wu Yong asked him to wait for a day.

Because he wanted to make white sugar and visit with gifts. When Zhuo Liang heard this, it also made sense, so he followed Wu Yong to get busy.

Wu Yong also specially called Shen Tubi over and told him about the process of making white sugar, so that he could bring these back and pass them on to Yang Ji, so that he could directly send white sugar next time, which would save him trouble.

"After a while, you will write down the operation process carefully, and then I will write a simplified illustrated book, and you will return to the village and hand it to Yang Lao."

"Yes, Immortal Monarch, my subordinates will not let these secrets spread." When Wu Yongzheng was chatting with Shen Tubi, some of the things he ordered the steward to order yesterday were delivered one after another.

There are a few limes, charcoal, and a clay jar, and then a few custom-made iron cylinders. Wu Yong looked at the iron cylinder and the handiwork was okay.

Next, Wu Yong began to instruct Shen Tubi to fill the vat with more than half a tank of water, and then put the lime inside.

Then find a stick and start stirring, dissolving the lime, and the yard is filled with a lime smell. Seeing that it was almost over, Wu Yong instructed Shen Tubi to put a small jar of syrup into the lime water.

Seeing such an operation, Zhuo Liang asked with some distress: "Yong'er, why do you do this, aren't these syrups all blind?" Wu Yong smiled and said, "Uncle, don't worry, you will know my intentions later." ”

"Okay, I'm just distressed." Zhuo Ju looked at Shen Tubi and the others and didn't say anything, and he also knew that he was too worried, his nephew would definitely not do useless work, maybe this was too empty secret technique that he didn't know.

At this time, Wu Yong opened his mouth again and said to Shen Tubi: "Listen to my command, and when you get to the syrup, you will arrive." Shen Tubi didn't ask a word, he put the usual syrup into the lime water and stirred, and after a while, it became a pot of white lime syrup.

After a while, Wu Yong asked Shen Tubi to set up a carbon stove and connect the iron cylinders together to form a curved conduit, which was placed on the carbon stove at one end and lime water at the other end.

After about ten minutes, the carbon dioxide began to react with the lime, and bubbles began to appear on the surface of the water.

Wu Yong instructed Shen Tubi to slowly stir the sugar water, prompting the lime to speed up the reaction. After more than half an hour, seeing that the bubbles became less, Wu Yong knew that it was almost there, and when carbon dioxide was added, it would become carbonic acid.

Command Shen Tubi to take the catheter and wait for the lime water to settle. After an hour, the lime water in the tank has finished precipitating, with clear sugar water on top and calcium carbonate below.

Carefully separate the sugar water from the deposited calcium carbonate, add the bamboo charcoal you bought to the sugar water, and use the bamboo charcoal to absorb the remaining impurities in the sugar water.

After the third pass, the sugar water is basically clear. At this time, put the sugar water in an iron pot and slowly boil it over low heat, and after half an hour, the sugar water that reaches saturated concentration begins to precipitate white sugar.

Seeing that it is almost over, stop the fire and use the residual heat to evaporate the remaining water. White sugar appeared at the bottom of the pot.

Wu Yong asked Shen Tubi to continue to refine the other cans of syrup according to the previous operation. Zhuo Liang had been guarding the side, and when he saw the white sugar in the iron pot precipitating, he couldn't help but ask with some curiosity: "Yong'er, what comes out of this sugar water, is it also sugar?" How can it be white? Wu Yong smiled and said, "Uncle can try it." Zhuo Juan was not polite, grabbed a little and licked it with the tip of his tongue, and immediately said in shock: "It's really sugar, it's sweet, I've never eaten such sweet sugar, and it's snow-white, if this spreads, the whole world won't be shaken!" After saying that, he couldn't help it, grabbed some more white sugar and put it in his mouth and ate it.

Wu Yong was a little speechless, seeing that he still wanted to eat, he finally couldn't help but remind: "Uncle, don't eat too much, this sugar is a great tonic." ”

"It's okay, I'm tough!" Zhuo Liang didn't take it seriously, grabbed some more as he spoke, and ate it.

In fact, this is not Wu Yong's stinginess, it is really that the ancients were very weak and weak, and they would have nosebleeds if they ate too much of this kind of sugar.

Sure enough, after a while, Zhuo Liang's nostrils were bleeding.

"This white sugar is really replenishing, it's not too much compared to a hundred years of ginseng." Zhuo Liang wiped his nosebleed and said with some embarrassment.

Wu Yong shook his head and smiled, and then took out the exquisite ceramic jars that had been prepared long ago and filled them with these white sugars respectively.

These clay pots were also specially purchased by him today, and one jar can hold about a pound of white sugar. This is also a helpless move, the refined white sugar is definitely not enough, and it can only be less per person.

Wu Yong calculated, this jar of syrup is about 20 catties, and it can probably refine about 10 catties of white sugar. In fact, according to the market price, he still earns.

Nowadays, there are sugarcane boiled syrup for sale, the market price of a pound of syrup is about 5,000 yuan, according to two pounds of syrup to refine a pound of white sugar, the cost of a pound of white sugar is 10,000 yuan, but you may not be able to buy it even if you pay 50,000 yuan.

Wu Yong thought about it, this deal is really cost-effective, the input is worthless beet seeds, and the output is white sugar worth 10,000 gold, and sure enough, science and technology are the primary productive forces.

This is still a production process, a lot of syrup is wasted, Wu Yong estimates that the calcium carbonate poured out can still produce two catties of white sugar.

Of course, these are not within the scope of Wu Yong's consideration, at this time he is taking Zhuo Liang to visit the Five Classics and Fourteen Doctors of Tai Academy.

The doctors also welcomed Wu Yong's arrival, and at the same time affirmed Zhuo Yong, and gave high praise to him for being able to teach a genius like Wu Yong, which made Zhuo Liang a little flattered.

When he used to study at Tai College with Wu Yong's father, Wu Kan, he couldn't even see the face of the Doctor of the Five Classics, but now thanks to the blessing of his nephew, he not only saw the Doctor of the Five Classics, but was also praised by them, which is something worth boasting about for a long time.

Coming out of Tai Academy, Wu Yong led his uncle Zhuo Wenxuan to visit the Three Princes and Jiuqing Mansion again, which made Zhuo Liang feel like in a dream.

Before he could react, Wu Yong led him to visit the Ten Standing Attendants again. In the face of these powerful figures, Zhuo Liang did not dare to come out.

When he returned to the courtyard of the waiter, he heard that Wu Yong was going to visit the Son of Heaven and the Queen Mother of the Two Palaces, Zhuo Liang was so frightened that he immediately asked to leave and return to Nanyang.

Helplessly, Wu Yong had to spare a day to buy a lot of gifts and ask Zhuo Liang to help bring them back and distribute them to his family.