Halfway through, Zhao Xiaoyong met Liushuang and other five guards, who were leisurely going up the mountain, still chatting with each other. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info It seems that they have been doing well these days, their faces are ruddy, their steps are brisk, but their clothes have not changed, and they are still the same set they saw before.

Zhao Xiaoyong stood in front of them, pinched his waist with one hand and asked, "Why are you here now?" Do you know that I have been waiting for you for a long time. ”

Liushuang saw Zhao Xiaoyong, was silent for a moment, and then shouted: "It's the young master, you are too early, we thought you wouldn't be able to come out until noon, so we waited at the bottom of the mountain for a while in the morning." ”

Zhao Xiaoyong asked with interest: "Why do you think I can only go back at noon?"

Liushuang replied: "We heard in the market that the monks of Shaolin are very strict, and they will not let people go down the mountain easily, so we think it is better to go up the mountain later." ”

Zhao Xiaoyong said: "It's all bullshit, can they compare with me? Don't say anything else, did Master Mingxuan bring me back what I wanted?"

Flowing Frost nodded and said, "This is our main task now. Boss Mingxuan brought things back the day before yesterday, it seemed to be saltpeter, and he also brought a little wine. The boss kept the wine in his room and let the five of us take care of the saltpeter, so we didn't get much rest. ”

Zhao Xiaoyong was speechless after hearing this, and said, "Because you didn't rest well, you got up late today, right?"

Liushuang grinned, as if to say the right thing, and then showed a hint of hesitation on his face, and said, "Of course not, we waited at the bottom of the mountain for a while." ”

Zhao Xiaoyong smiled and said, "Okay, I'm just joking, it's no problem for me to go down the mountain alone." Now the main thing is the batch of saltpeter, and there can be no problem at all. ”

After hearing this, Liushuang leaned next to Zhao Xiaoyong and whispered: "Young master, do you want this batch of saltpeter to make gunpowder? I have seen it in the army, that thing is not very powerful, and there is no bow and arrow to use." ”

Zhao Xiaoyong looked at Liushuang, then shook his head, and said, "Why am I making gunpowder? If you want this to be useful, you haven't studied chemistry, and you don't understand it when I told you. After saying that, he led the way down the mountain.

After hearing this, Liushuang muttered, "What is chemistry? A book? Bullying me for being a rough person and having never read a book." ”

Zhao Xiaoyong walked for a while with his hands behind his back, looked back at Liushuang, and asked, "I planned to rent a storefront before, did the master find it?"

Liushuang said: "It's been rented, it's at the foot of Shaolin Mountain, three taels of silver a month, it's really dark." Now the five of us and your two servants live there. ”

At this time, Liushuang thought of something, and came to Zhao Xiaoyong's side again, and asked, "Young master, are you planning to sell saltpeter?" That thing is too little, and the imperial court is quite strict, so it's not easy to sell." Let's try something else first. ”

After Zhao Xiaoyong heard this, he was speechless and said: "Whoever told you that I want to sell saltpeter, don't talk nonsense if you don't understand." ”

When Liushuang heard this, his face collapsed, and he was sullen, as if he had been hit hard. Zhao Xiaoyong looked at it and smiled in his heart. "You'll know what I'm going to do in a moment." ”

After that, the group returned to the farmhouse rented by Ye Mingxuan. The master and apprentice hadn't seen each other for a few days, Ye Mingxuan first asked how Zhao Xiaoyong was doing in Shaolin, and then asked how he learned kung fu. Zhao Xiaoyong answered one by one.

After that, Zhao Xiaoyong asked: "Master, you went back to ask for saltpeter, my father didn't say anything, right?"

Ye Mingxuan shook his head and said, "How can you not say it, the prince said, since it is an experience, how can you keep asking for things from home, and you have to go to the gunpowder bureau and not give it." ”

Zhao Xiaoyong asked: "Then how did you pull it back? Could it be that you robbed it?"

After hearing this, Ye Mingxuan was a little stunned. Then he said: "Do you think I have that ability? There are many masters in the Jingshi, if I go to rob it, it is estimated that I will be escorted to Dali Temple by now." It was the princess, and the princess heard that you wanted saltpeter, so she personally went back to Cao's house and asked for a few truckloads of saltpeter from the military department, and then I pulled it back. ”

Zhao Xiaoyong whispered: "Mother." Then there was silence for a while.

Ye Mingxuan couldn't help it at this time, and asked, "Xiaoyong, what are you going to do with this saltpeter?" ”

Zhao Xiaoyong looked at Ye Mingxuan and asked, "Master, if I give you a piece of ice, where do you think I got this ice cube?" ”

Ye Mingxuan thought for a while and said, "It may be that it was taken from the ice cellar of the palace, or it may be that he found a cold internal strength master to help you turn water into ice." It's summer, and there should be only two ways to have ice. ”

Zhao Xiaoyong nodded and said, "Master, do you think there are a lot of ice cubes now, can you sell them?"

Ye Mingxuan must have said: "Of course you can, now rich people need ice cubes to cool off, the more the better." ”

Zhao Xiaoyong asked, "Master, I'll give you a large batch of ice cubes now, can you sell them all to me?"

Ye Mingxuan said: "It should be possible, I'm not sure, I've never done business." However, it should be no problem to sell the ice cubes. Ye Mingxuan thought about what Zhao Xiaoyong had just said, and asked suspiciously: "Do you want these truckloads of saltpeter to make ice?"

Zhao Xiaoyong nodded and said: "That's right, I used to read the manuscript of Fang Shi's alchemy, so I played with it, and one day I made ice with saltpeter, I know that it is useless for me to just say it, I will do it again in a while, master, you will understand when you look at it." ”

Ye Mingxuan still felt puzzled, but he still nodded and said, "Okay, I put the saltpeter in the shop, let's have dinner and go over in the afternoon, as the owner, in addition to making ice, you also have to look at your own shop." ”

Zhao Xiaoyong nodded, and then asked with a smile: "Master, I heard that you also brought some wine, what kind of good things? ”

Ye Mingxuan patted his head and said, "All I was thinking about just now was saltpeter, so I forgot about it." This is what the prince asked you from the palace, it is court wine. ”

Zhao Xiaoyong asked, "What's so good about this court wine?"

Ye Mingxuan said with a smile: "You don't know this, the palace wine is carefully brewed from the hometown of famous wine from all over the country, and it is well-known throughout the country. Moreover, in addition to the mellow and delicate taste, this wine also has the effect of nourishing blood and strengthening muscles and bones, which will help you practice. ”

Zhao Xiaoyong understood the benefits of court wine, and said to Ye Mingxuan: "Such a good wine, master, you must not have drunk it, you take it out quickly, let's taste it first." ”

When Ye Mingxuan heard that he wanted to be peaceful, he swallowed a mouthful of saliva first and said, "This wine is placed here." Let the five of them watch, I'm really afraid that they will have nothing to do and secretly take two sips. After finishing speaking, Ye Mingxuan walked to the side of the bed and took out a small jar of wine from under the bed, which didn't look big, probably enough to hold about five catties.

Ye Mingxuan said: "It's so big, I brought a total of five altars." It should be enough to drink until next year. I haven't opened it yet. As he spoke, his throat moved again, it seemed that Ye Mingxuan was a person who loved wine, but he didn't know if he would endure it and not drink secretly.

Then, Ye Mingxuan took out two glasses, opened the seal of the wine jar, and suddenly the air was filled with a sweet aroma of wine. Zhao Xiaoyong came to the Song Dynasty and found that most of the wine drunk here was rice wine instead of white wine, and the sorghum wine here was bitter and spicy because the process was not developed, and few people drank it.

Zhao Xiaoyong took a sip gently, the taste was sweet and mellow, and the degree was not high, and it felt very beautiful to drink. Zhao Xiaoyong thinks it tastes better than liquor. In this way, Zhao Xiaoyong and Ye Mingxuan drank several cups.

After that, Ye Mingxuan put down the cup and said to Zhao Xiaoyong: "Today, thanks to the blessing of my apprentice, I drank this palace wine, and this life is worthwhile." ”

Zhao Xiaoyong said after hearing this: "What is this, I will let the master drink other good wine in the future." Come on, keep drinking. ”

Ye Mingxuan blocked the mouth of the cup and said, "I can't drink it anymore, this is the wine that the prince gave you, if I drink a little, I will be out of order, and I can't drink it." ”

Zhao Xiaoyong said with a smile: "Don't drink in the future, don't drink, but I'll drink enough today." Come on, master, I won't drink the last cup. ”

After hearing this, Ye Mingxuan still couldn't help it, and picked up the cup and took another sip. After that, Ye Mingxuan hurriedly sealed the wine jar and said, "Next time, it's all for this time." ”

At noon, Zhao Xiaoyong took a nap, and in the afternoon, the group went to the shop rented by Ye Mingxuan.

This shop is on a branch road in the center street, and it is quite old, and there is no door plaque. Zhao Xiaoyong walked in and found that it was quite clean inside, probably because a few of them moved in and cleaned it.

The storefront is not particularly big, but it is not small either, and it is enough to buy ice cubes. Zhao Xiaoyong walked to the backyard and saw that there were three rooms in the backyard, which were probably divided equally by the seven of them.

At this time, Zhao Si was sweeping the floor in the yard, and when he saw Zhao Xiaoyong, Zhao Si threw away the broom, ran over with a shout, and said, "Young master, you are finally back, I miss you to death." ”

Zhao Xiaoyong made a move to stay away from me and said, "Don't be so numb, it's only been a few days apart." You, let's finish sweeping your ground first, and the young master will make a trick for you to see later. ”

At this time, Zhao Cai heard Zhao Si's voice and knew that Zhao Xiaoyong was back, so he hurriedly walked out of the house. Zhao Xiaoyong saw Zhao Cai and said directly: "Zhao Cai, go and get me a copper basin, the young master is useful." Zhao Cai answered and went to the basin in the room.

Zhao Xiaoyong said to Ye Mingxuan: "Master, where is saltpeter?"

Ye Mingxuan pointed to one of the rooms and said, "It's all there." ”

Zhao Xiaoyong didn't go to get saltpeter first, and asked, "Then four or five of them are squeezed into a room?"

Ye Mingxuan nodded and said, "It's an extraordinary time, it will be just a while." ”

Zhao Xiaoyong shook his head, he finally knew why the five guards hadn't changed their clothes yet.