Chapter 15: The Uniform Making of Salt
Wu Yuan looked at Chen Mo beside him speechlessly, how could he not understand the other party's careful thoughts.
"Big brother, what do you call it?" he had already asked five times.
"Your food is delicious. I don't know how many times the praise can't make Wu Yuan happy.
Turning his head to look at Li Yuqiong behind him, Wu Yuan sighed in his heart: In a blink of an eye, this girl has grown up and become more and more energetic. No, it's been remembered!
At this moment, Wu Yuan had a bad feeling of being cared for by a shameless thief with flowers in his heart, but he was worried about a shameless thief. If it weren't for the fact that the other party was overwhelmed, make sure to teach the other party to "be a man" with an old fist!
Chen Mo had followed the Death Realm cavalry far away, but he stopped and waited for Wu Yuan and his party. inexplicably took the initiative to find Wu Yuan to talk nonsense, and his eyes were still looking at a person and a woman from time to time.
Li Yuqiong's originally lively personality was reined in, and she didn't speak all the way without stopping. Because a hot gaze that seemed from time to time made her feel uncomfortable, and at the same time she was a little happy in her heart.
Complicated feelings made her a little uncomfortable, and controlling the impulse of the owner who looked at that gaze, Li Yuqiong said to Wu Yuan: "Uncle Wu, I'll go ahead to explore the way." ”
Locking his eyes on the distant back, Chen Mo stopped the boring topic and said to Wu Yuan: "Mr. Wu, I have something to do, so I'll go first." ”
After saying that, the horse galloped.
"Alas!"
Wu Yuan's eyes were complicated, and all kinds of tastes were mixed in his heart, and finally turned into a sigh.
Chen Mo rode his horse and followed behind Li Yuqiong, thinking that the centurion said that this girl was already a congenital master, Chen Mo felt a lot of pressure, and thought that he had to cultivate as soon as possible, so as not to be crushed by the other party.
If Wu Yuan knew what Chen Mo was thinking, he would have to find Chen Mo desperately if he said anything. What do you kid think? Do your family know about such a dangerous idea? I don't know! Well, let me get rid of your shameless thoughts!
"Hey, why follow me!"
Li Yuqiong really couldn't stand the eyes behind her, and under that look, she felt as if she was not wearing clothes, and she was uncomfortable.
"This is not your home, you go to Phantom Moon City, I also go to Phantom Moon City, why do I follow you!"
At this time, Chen Mo completely carried forward the top skills of shamelessness.
"Hmph!" Li Yuqiong snorted. "Don't follow me anymore, and don't look at me, or you'll gouge out your eyes. ”
"Hey, I said that our family has the same route, why did I follow you. Also, how do you know I'm looking at you if you don't look at me!Oh, I see, you've been peeking at me, haven't you?"
Compared with shamelessness, Chen Mo may not be as good as the fox-like Wu Yuan, but he is much stronger than Li Yuqiong.
Li Yuqiong was angry, and she didn't know what to refute. Whipped the whip vigorously in resentment. The horse neighed in pain, and its speed increased sharply.
Chen Mo secretly said Did he annoy her? But isn't it? Didn't those "emotional experts" in his previous life say so?
It seems that someone once said: the result is not important, the process is the most important!
This sentence seems to be talking about love, right? Whatever, chase after him first!
Chen Mo chased after him!
Between chasing and catching up, time flies quickly. When Chen Mo caught up with Li Yuqiong, he didn't stimulate her anymore, just chatting about ordinary topics.
In this way, the two walked side by side and chatted.
Wu Yuan, who saw this scene behind him, gritted his teeth.
The gate of the main city of Phantom Moon City slowly closed, and before the gate closed, Chen Mo and his party finally entered Phantom Moon City, and the sky had already begun to darken.
Chen Mo sat on the horse and said to Li Yuqiong beside him: "It's already here, then let's separate here, and we'll see you in the future!"
"Hmm!"
Li Yuqiong snorted when she heard this.
The two went all the way, Chen Mo's shamelessness at the beginning and Chen Mo's humor later, which left a mark in her heart. She has met many such men in the past two years, and Chen Mo is just one of the more special ones.
She just thinks that Chen Mo is a good person, but she doesn't have any other thoughts.
Chen Mo glanced at Li Yuqiong deeply, then kicked the war horse lightly and ran towards Chen's mansion.
Wu Yuan looked at the departing Chen Mo from behind, and guessed in his heart: It is rumored that the new city lord is the son of the general and a member of the Chen family of Phantom Moon. There is a black-armored cavalry under his command, and it is rumored that the rampant sand thieves were exterminated by them!
This person is also named Chen Mo, plus these five hundred black-armored cavalrymen, and they are also from Phantom Moon City, it is not difficult to guess the identity of this person.
Thinking about it this way, it is quite suitable to use Chen Mo's identity to be with his own lady.
Chen Mo's identity is certainly not low, and his own young lady is not bad. Not only is she the jewel of the Feihong Gang, but she also has a master of a grandmaster-level powerhouse!
Hey, how did you come up with that?
Wu Yuan shook his head to dispel the cranky thoughts in his head, and led everyone to the direction of the Feihong Gang.
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"How's it going?"
As soon as Chen Mo entered the city, the commander came to his side, and asked about Chen Ying's condition at this moment.
"The toxin has been removed, except for the previous injuries, there is no problem. ”
"That's good!"
Chen Mo was completely relaxed when he heard this, although he knew that there would be no accidents, but when he heard the news that Chen Ying was okay at this time, he could really let go of his worries.
After going to visit Chen's Mansion and chatting with the old man for a while, Chen Mo returned to the City Lord's Mansion to eat something, and then fell asleep. I'm so tired and sleepy!
I slept well all night, and Chen Mo didn't get up until the next day.
After cultivating for a while, the internal force took another step forward. The day after tomorrow is sixfold, well, a little bit!
I went out refreshed, took the meal sent by the commander, and ate a beautiful meal.
found Chen Chong, who had been here for a long time, and the two walked slowly in the garden of the house.
"Those people have been very honest in the past two days, and since the sand thieves were destroyed by you, there have been several neutral forces who have openly and secretly expressed their refuge. ”
Since Chen Ying was no longer in the way, Chen Chong came to the City Lord's Mansion early, ready to discuss the matter of Phantom Moon City.
Chen Mo smiled when he heard this: "This is a good thing!" But when he thought of Li Yuqiong, he thought of Li Yuqiong, he thought of the Feihong Gang, and when he thought of the Feihong Gang, he thought of the illicit salt they sold.
Thinking of private salt, Chen Mo had some ideas. So he asked Chen Chong: "Is there a place to produce salt here?"
Chen Chong was puzzled, what does this have to do with salt? Puzzled, he still had to answer: "There is a big salt mine thirty miles north of the city, but it is all coarse salt. The lord of the city asked what this is for? Is there no salt in the house? It just so happens that the family has just bought a batch of green salt, and I will have someone send some later. ”
Chen Mo continued to ask with interest: "Oh, but the green salt of Qingqiu City?"
"Exactly!"
"Hey!" Chen Mo snorted and stopped talking, carefully considering whether the method in his mind could be successful.
In the previous life, in the era of information explosion, even if I didn't deliberately understand all kinds of miscellaneous knowledge, I always had some impressions!
Whatever, why do you want to do so much, you will know if you try it or not!
After making a decision, Chen Mo immediately said: "If the second uncle is okay, let's go to the salt mine to see how it is." ”
Although Chen Chong didn't understand what Chen Mo wanted to do, he didn't object. The affairs of Phantom Moon City are not in a hurry, and they have been like this for so many years, haven't they!
The hundred-man team led by the commander was reduced to ten by Chen Mo. Counting the commander and Chen Mo, a total of thirteen people rode out of the city.
The thirty-mile journey was quickly crossed. Chen Mo looked at the hot salt mine and asked Chen Chong: "Who does this salt mine belong to?"
"This salt mine is jointly controlled by us, the Hong family, and the Wu family, and there are more than a dozen of them that also have a share, but not much, adding up to a total of two percent. In addition, there is 20% of the royal family, and we send the money to the capital every year. ”
Chen Mo asked with a little doubt: "The three of us are enough to ensure the safety of the salt mine, so if the royal family doesn't talk about it, how can we return it to other families?"
Chen Chong shook his head when he heard this: "Phantom Moon City is not only our family, but also various gangs and sects. If you don't tie all the families of Phantom Moon together, the three of us are a little reluctant to keep it. ”
"Hmm!" Chen Chong said as soon as Chen Mo understood. In the final analysis, there are still too many forces, and there is no force that really stands above everyone. Everyone competes with each other and holds each other back.
Chen Mo sighed with emotion: "There are still too many people talking, it is enough for Phantom Moon to have one voice, and there is no need for other voices!"
Chen Chong looked at this young city lord in surprise, and secretly said that he had great ambitions.
Chen Chong was there, and the soldiers guarding the salt mine were unstoppable. Walking into the salt mine, Chen Mo observed carefully.
He found that the whole process of salt mining and salt production was very mature, but it was relatively primitive. The salt produced is just like that, the particles are large, the color is not very pure, and the white color is revealed in other colors.
I pinched one and licked it with my tongue, bitter!
Alas, it is easy to say that it is caused by too many impurities. According to the method he thought, he should not be able to do it!
I deeply regret that I didn't know much about it before, and I don't have so much pitiful knowledge now.
Forget it, it's bitter, it's bitter, people have eaten such bitter salt, how to say that you have to reduce it a little bit! The most important thing is that it looks good, and the particles are still small, and the appearance can be guaranteed.
Walked into a pergola, waved a man, and ordered to prepare some tools and make mineral salt.
Chen Chong watched from the side without saying a word, he wanted to see what Chen Mo was going to do.
Put the salt in a wooden bucket, add some water to it, and wait for the salt to melt.
Then Chen Mo found that this time was going to be a long, long time, so long that he was almost standing up and falling asleep. He didn't react until someone brought him food, and walked over to the barrel to take a look.
Well, it's almost, you should be done after eating!
After eating, Chen Mo looked at the completely melted and precipitated mineral salt in the wooden barrel, and it was difficult because he couldn't find the hose.
Chen Chong saw Chen Mo staring at the wooden barrel in a daze, and asked suspiciously, when he knew what the situation was, he laughed, and secretly said that he was still young!
Ordered someone to find a smaller wooden barrel, and found a hollow bamboo pipe with a curved end, one long and the other short.
Chen Mo saw the bamboo pipe in the shape of a cane, slapped his forehead, and secretly scolded what stupid!
Place the large barrel high and the small barrel next to the bottom. Take the hollow bamboo pipe and put it flat in the salt water, when the inside of the bamboo pipe is filled with salt water, hold the long end tightly, and control the short end to always be in the salt water.
Carefully and quickly move the long end to the outside of the large wooden barrel, facing the mouth of the small wooden barrel, and release the palm of the hand. So the salt water precipitated in the large wooden barrel flowed down the inside of the bamboo pipe into the small wooden barrel.