Chapter 42: Boil Salt

The fishing business came to an end for the time being, and Wen Xian put her mind on refining fine salt.

These days, spurred on by fresh water and fine salt, the cistern is full. Even the newly dug cistern, which was twice as large as it was dug next to it, was full.

Therefore, the coarse salt that comes out of boiling is naturally indispensable.

The method of refining fine salt is simple, first of all, the collected coarse salt is dissolved in water, and then the prepared plant ash is added to the water.

When it is stirred thoroughly, impurities will precipitate. At this point, you have to use a cloth to filter out the impurities.

To refine the fine salt water, the water stored these days is used. Without a pot, this step is carried out in an earthen pot.

The cloth used for filtration is made by splicing and sewing outerwear.

After the first filtration, the brine needs to be left for a period of time to allow it to come into full contact with the air. After that, impurities are precipitated and filtered twice.

After the secondary filtration is completed, the brine after two filters is distilled to obtain the fine salt of the white flower.

The earthen stove was still distilling fresh water, so Wen Xian directly burned the earthen pot, boiled the water in the earthen pot and distilled it, and finally got half a pot of refined salt.

Half a pot of refined salt, save some food, and it will definitely be no problem to eat for half a year and a year. As long as they don't make bacon or bacon.

Bacon costs salt, but it is also an indispensable way to preserve meat.

In order to eat meat without going out in winter, Wen Xian decided to refine fine salt from time to time in the future.

After all, in addition to making bacon and bacon, it also has to be counted as the loss of improper storage.

Moreover, salt is a necessity and does not expire, so it never hurts to save a little more. If you have the opportunity, you can also use it to exchange things with others.

Wen Xian stared at the half pot of fine salt and pondered, her thoughts had already run out of the sky, but the sound of chattering woke her up.

Wu Junlan did not hesitate to praise: "Madam is really a god, and she can even refine refined salt. If it can be promoted, people in this world will not worry about having no salt to eat. ”

Especially in the army, only when there is salt to eat can there be strength to fight. If the army can produce its own refined salt, why wait to ask the imperial court for grain and salt.

Jiang Jingwan said quietly: "Selling illicit salt is a capital crime for the nine clans. ”

Wu Junlan: ......

It's over, it's over, it's dead.

Wen Xian said at the right time: "It's just a forced way to take salt, the most important thing for us now is to find something suitable to store these fine salts." ”

So much salt, if it is destroyed by moisture, it will really vomit to death.

As for the army, the people, or anything, she didn't care. There is a saying that if you are poor, you will be good to yourself, and if you are good, you will help the world.

It's hard for her to even be alone now, where do she have the heart to worry about that.

Jiang Lingling waved his fist to cheer himself up: "There are still many places that I haven't found, so I'll go into the mountains to find bamboo." ”

She had to be a useful person so that she could keep up with Madame.

"Why do you have to use bamboo?" Zheng Rou looked puzzled, "I think it's okay to use an earthen pot like this, or, don't dig a hole in the wood to store it." ”

She felt that her wife was obsessed with bamboo, and her heart was full of bamboo.

Hu Ke'er took over: "It's also open, and put some in every method." Eggs can't be put in one basket, in case this side is gone, there is still there. ”

Speaking of this, her heart was slightly sour, thinking that when she was in the palace, even if she used jade jars and gold jars to hold things, she didn't feel distressed, let alone consider the issue of separate insurance.

Now, if you are struggling to make a living, you not only have to worry about eating and drinking, but you also have to take precautions to prevent risks.

Fang Jiaren echoed: "You're right, then let's divide our soldiers into three ways, some continue to go to the mountains to find bamboo, some go to dig soil to make earthen pots, and the rest will carve wooden sticks in the hole." ”

It's always quicker to move separately, even if you don't find the bamboo, there are others.

"Yes." Jiang Jingwan nodded in agreement, "It's inconvenient for me to be with the fourth child, so let's carve wood in the cave." For the rest, you will distribute it yourself. ”

She was pregnant, and even if she wanted to, no one else would allow her to venture into the mountains.

And Zhou Hui injured her foot, although the wound has scabbed, but it has not fully recovered, and it is inconvenient to go out.

The two of them carved wooden pots in the hole, and they could make one anyway.

Jiang Jingwan turned her head to look at Wen Xian: "With such an arrangement, what does Madame think?" ”

Wen Xian was stunned, and then said with relief: "That's it, it's very good." ”

Finally, it's not the weak concubine who is crying and crying.

Although I am still tired after working for a while, and the work is still extremely slow, the progress is great.

That way, even if she wasn't there, they wouldn't starve to death.

According to the arrangement, Wen Xian went to find the bamboo team. This time, in addition to her and Jiang Lingling, there were also Xia Zhi and Wu Junlan who went to the mountains to find bamboo.

She left the dagger to Jiang Jingwan and Zhou Hui, and she carried the big knife out of the door.

Seeing her carrying the knife so casually, Wu Junlan's eyelids jumped, and she hurriedly said: "I'll get the knife, madam, I have learned some fist and foot kung fu from my father and brother in the past, and I won't hurt myself by mistake." ”

She was really afraid that the knife would accidentally slip and hurt Wen Xian.

Wen Xian's footsteps paused slightly, and she pointed at herself in disbelief: "You mean I'm going to hurt myself?" ”

She wrapped the blade of the knife in grass and vines for a long time, and for fear of accidents, she carried the back of the knife when she carried it.

Wu Junlan hurriedly shook her head and denied: "No, madam, I'm just afraid that Madam will be tired." ”

"No problem." Wen Xian waved her hand and said, "This knife is not heavy, it can be carried easily, there is no need to worry." ”

She is very desperate for her life, how could she not pay attention to her own safety.

Seeing this, Wu Junlan had no choice but to give up, she could only keep an eye on Wen Xian at all times, and she could find out if there was any accident as soon as possible.

Due to many previous failures, Wen Xian decided not to take the usual path this time, not to go directly to the mountain, but to follow the seaside and come to the other side of the mountain first.

The other side of the mountain, that is, the side where Jiang Jingwan picked up the burden.

The water was so fast that they seldom passed.

Walking along the seashore and looking at the somewhat steep mountain road, Jiang Lingling couldn't help asking, "Do we want to go in from here?" ”

Wen Xian nodded without hesitation and said, "Go in, if you don't enter the tiger's den, you will get the tiger." This place is related to us, and we may not be able to get what we want by entering the mountains from here. ”

"Madame's surname?" Xia Zhi suddenly said.

Wen Xian paused, and said with a serious expression: "Zi Bu is silent, and his strange power is confused, it's just a woman's sixth sense." ”

She doesn't want these delicate beauties to scare themselves every day.

Xia Zhi glanced at her meaninglessly, and then followed her into the woods.

Wen Xian's expression remained unchanged, still maintaining her serious face.

Only she knew in her heart how empty she was, after all, she had come here by strange powers.

And to say that there is a fate in this place right now, it is really true......