The matter was decided in this way, Chen Mo asked Hu Changshan to go to Quanyang County, and called Zhang He, and also picked two good hands from the hunters, brought the fur obtained in the past few days, and asked them to go with Hu Changshan.

The reason why Chen Mo chose this way also has the meaning of surveillance.

Several people ate lunch at Chen Mo's house, and after saying goodbye to their families, they immediately left for Quanyang County.

After Zhang He left, Chen Mo asked Han Wu to summon him and instructed: "Take people to the river to collect shells, and I also want the river mussels in the lake, the more the better." ”

When many people hear about seashells, they think they are only by the sea.

In fact, it is not only found by the sea, but also by small rivers, fields, and lakes, and can be found in the sand and gravel.

"Shells, mussels?"

Han Wu was stunned for a moment, the river mussel was okay to say, the meat in it can also be eaten, but what is the use of shells, grab a handful by the river.

However, what Chen Mo explained, Han Wu didn't dare to disobey, and immediately led someone to do it.

The reason why Chen Mo collects shells and mussels is because the calcium carbonate in the shells can be heated and decomposed to obtain quicklime.

And if you want to refine coarse salt, quicklime is indispensable.

Taking advantage of Han Wu's efforts to lead people to collect shells, Chen Mo called someone again and found an open space at the back of the village to dig a two-meter-square soil pit.

For experienced villagers to build a small earthen kiln, the vents must be set aside in advance.

"Immortal Master Chen, do you want to burn porcelain?" Villagers with experience in porcelain burning couldn't help but ask when they saw Chen Mo asking people to build an earthen kiln.

Chen Mo was stunned: "You can burn porcelain?" ”

"I used to learn from the masters in the city, but it didn't burn very well." The villager scratched his head.

"What's your name?" Chen Mo felt that burning porcelain was also a skill, and he could let Wang Ping write him down first, maybe he could use it later.

"Liu Gui." The man named Liu Gui thought that Chen Mo really wanted to burn porcelain, and he felt that he could be reused, so he immediately talked about the things that need to be paid attention to when burning porcelain.

"I remember."

Chen Mo responded casually, and then ordered him to find some firewood.

"Okay."

Liu Gui nodded in agreement, and looked very excited, and soon brought a few people to bring a stack of firewood.

The other side.

Han Wu led dozens of patrols to find shells by the river.

Shells were useless to the people in the village, and no one wanted them, so there were many of them on the riverbed and by the river, and after a while, they found a basket.

"You go to Dadong Lake again and help the fishing team find more mussels." Han Wu lifted the basket and said to the people on the patrol.

"Captain Han, what's the use of Immortal Master Chen asking for so many shells? You can't eat it. "There is humanity.

"Since it was ordered by Immortal Master Chen, he naturally has his intentions, what nonsense are you talking about, don't go quickly." Han Wudao.

"Captain Han, let's look for these shell mussels, can our family eat together at night."

Han Wu pondered for a while and said, "You go to Wang Ping to register first, and I'll ask Immortal Master Chen." ”

Soon, Han Wu found Chen Mo with a basket and told him about it.

Chen Mo thought about it and agreed.

Here, he realized that it had only been a few days, and without the drive of interests, the hearts of the people below were not so reluctant.

It seems that there is an urgent need to make money.

Chen Mo put the firewood in the cellar and folded it, and spread shells on it.

When Han Wu saw this scene, he was very puzzled, and finally couldn't hold back and asked.

In this regard, Chen Mo could only answer perfunctorily: "Confidential." ”

In fact, Chen Mo only stayed in theory about these steps, although he had experimented in junior high school, but there were complete materials, and he didn't need to burn quicklime by himself, so Chen Mo was not sure if it would work in practice.

If it doesn't work out, wouldn't it be a shame and lower the prestige in their hearts.

Fortunately, science can also work in this other world where cultivation can be made.

The shells are not resistant to burning, and in less than an hour, Chen Mo got what he wanted.

After that, he returned to his house non-stop, took out dozens of catties of coarse salt from the cellar and came to the yard.

Chen Mo set up a cauldron in the courtyard, put the burned quicklime into the cauldron, and asked Han Wu to bring water and pour it into the pot.

Quicklime reacts chemically with water in contact and quickly emits bursts of white smoke.

Han Wu, who didn't know why, saw this scene and thought that Chen Mo was performing some immortal method again.

Chen Mo stirred with a wooden stick while asking Han Anniang to hold a few catties of coarse salt and add water to boil in the kitchen.

The reason why he didn't add all the coarse salt to boil together was mainly because Chen Mo was worried that it would not be a waste, so he could experiment first, and if it was, it would not be too late to process it all into refined salt.

Chen Mo didn't let Han Wu be idle, and asked him to burn some plant ashes to come out, worried that he didn't know the plant ashes, Chen Mo also specially explained.

"Uncle, is the salt water boiling?" Soon, Han Anniang's voice sounded in the kitchen.

"Sister-in-law, bring it up in a bucket."

Chen Mo said that the lime milk in his own pot was also made.

After that, Chen Mo found a clay jar.

At this time, Han Wu came over with the ashes of the plants and trees in the clay pot.

Chen Mo added salt water and lime milk to the clay jar in turn.

Han Anniang, Han Wu and Song Min were all a little stunned when they saw this scene.

Mixed together like this, the salt is not wasted.

The ratio of salt water to lime milk, Chen Mo used 2 to 1, and he remembered that the teacher deliberately emphasized that he should add too much.

While adding, Chen Mo also asked Han Wu to come over and help stir.

Soon, the milk of lime reacts with the brine and precipitates begin to appear.

In order to speed up the reaction of carbon dioxide with it, Chen Mo put in some filtered plant ash.

By the end of the day, the sun had set.

Next, just wait.

Fortunately, the hard work pays off.

The next day, before dawn, Chen Mo got up to check the pottery jar.

Initially it looks good, but a lot of sediment has appeared at the bottom.

Chen Mo filtered out the sediment, poured it into the pot, and started to boil over a fire.

As the water boils, the water begins to evaporate and white crystals begin to form at the bottom of the pot.

Seeing these crystallizations, Chen Mo knew that there was a high probability that he would become.

At this time, Han Anniang and Song Min both got up, and when they saw Chen Mo busy in the kitchen, they couldn't help but ask, and they were surprised when they learned that Chen Mo was boiling something they got yesterday afternoon.

Chen Mo saw a bright light outside the kitchen, in order not to delay the absorption of innate aura, Chen Mo asked Han Anniang to stare at the boil, and wait for the water to burn out.

When Chen Mo was absorbing the innate aura outside, Han Wu also came.

When he was practicing knives in the morning, he encountered something he didn't understand, and came to ask Chen Mo for advice.

Chen Mo absorbed the innate aura while pointing at Han Wu.

Little by little, time passed.

"Uncle, it's okay."

Suddenly, Han Anniang's voice sounded in the kitchen.

Chen Mo was reluctant to delay absorbing the innate aura at all, so he asked Han Anniang to put out the white crystals in the pot.

In the kitchen, Han Anniang put the white crystals in the pot in a bowl, then walked out of the kitchen, took them to Chen Mo, and said, "Uncle, what's going on?" ”

"Flour?" Han Wu curiously leaned over and took a look.

"You'll know if you taste it." Chen Mo's tone was pretended to be mysterious.

Hearing this, Han Wu and Han Anniang both dipped their fingers in some and put them in their mouths to taste them.

As soon as they entered, the two of them frowned.

So salty.

"Is it salt?" Han Wu said tentatively, but this salt was too fine.

"Did you notice any difference from the salt you ate before?" Chen Mo said.

Han Wu dipped some more and tasted it, and the bitter taste was gone, only the salty taste remained.

Han Wu curiously asked where this salt came from.

Knowing that it was yesterday afternoon, Han Wu's face was shocked, and he immediately exclaimed: "Sure enough, it's an immortal law!" ”

PS: There is one more chapter.

(End of chapter)