Chapter 68: Ancient Method of Extracting Oil
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
The next day, before Ning Yue could leave, Jiang Ying asked Uncle Su to pick her up.
Ning Yue wrapped the ice in the space with a clean cloth.
She said to everyone, “I’m going to town to buy something. I’ll be back in the afternoon. You don’t have to wait for me for lunch.” With that, Ning Yue got into the carriage and was brought to the east side of the village by Uncle Su.
Along the way, Uncle Su was overjoyed. Although the big ice was wrapped in cloth, he could still feel the coldness.
“Miss Ning, this ice is really good!” Uncle Su, who was driving the carriage, said to Ning Yue with a smile.
“Of course. Uncle Su, don’t you know who did it?” Ning Yue smiled until her eyes narrowed.
Along the way, Uncle Su kept chatting with Ning Yue. When they finally arrived at Jiang Ying’s residence, Ning Yue heaved a sigh of relief. If Uncle Su continued to ask about her, he would probably ask about her birthday.
Uncle Su handed the carriage to the servants and took the ice from Ning Yue’s hand. How satisfying during a hot day!
Jiang Ying was already waiting in the study. When he heard the commotion, he quickly walked out.
His gaze landed on Ning Yue, and an unconscious smile appeared on his face.
“The ice is ready. What do you think?” Ning Yue pointed at the basin of ice in Uncle Su’s arms.
Jiang Ying didn’t say anything. It was obvious from Uncle Su’s smile.
“Where did you get the saltpeter?” Jiang asked.
When Ning Yue heard that, she took out the saltpeter she had wrapped earlier. “I took it from the wall of the dirt house. As there’s not much, I can only make this much.”
So little…
Was this called a little? Jiang Ying silently looked at the ice basin that Uncle Su had already opened.
Even the palace might not be able to make such a large amount of ice. He had seen the ice used by the emperor’s uncle. It was not so big. It was all broken into pieces.
Now she took out a large basin. It seemed she could really do it.
Making her first bucket of gold this way was not a problem.
“I got someone to buy some saltpeter in town. See if it’s enough.” Jiang Ying brought Ning Yue into the study.
Several large boxes were placed horizontally in the study.
So much! You call this a little saltpeter?
“Enough, enough,” Ning Yue said.
She wasn’t really using saltpeter to make ice. How could she finish so much?
“How much ice can we make tomorrow?” Jiang Ying asked.
His father, who wanted money, had sent another letter. He was almost out of money. If he still did not get money, he would probably have to consider borrowing from Landlord Yu again.
However, money did not come from nowhere. He would be embarrassed to borrow too much.
“How much do you want?” Ning Yue asked.
“As much as you have.” Jiang Ying replied.
What a little fox! Ning Yue cursed in her heart. “Alright, we don’t have to sell these ice cubes in one piece. We’ll sell them by weight. You can decide how much they cost. Remember to split the profits. You get 70% and I get 30%.”
“I came here today to ask you how the market for medicinal makeup is?” Ning Yue asked.
This put Jiang Ying in a difficult position. Medical makeup was something that was related to women. He wasn’t very sure.
“I once heard from the people in the palace that those concubines spent a lot of money to ask for the medicinal makeup personally made by Divine Doctor Gu. I think it should be very good, right?” Jiang Ying said.
Otherwise, no one in the palace would spend so much money to buy it.
Divine Doctor Gu? When Ning Yue heard that this was related to her master, she was overjoyed. It was good to have her master around.
“At the moment, my idea is to refine oil. By chance, I learned how to refine oil. For example, we can use peanuts, soybeans, and other plants to refine oil. We can also think of another way to refine oil.”
“You know how to refine oil?” Jiang Ying looked at Ning Yue in surprise.
The things that Ning Yue knew were different from the information he found. It seemed that his subordinates were really useless. They could not find anything.
Jiang Ying should have suspected something, but Ning Yue did not say anything. In any case, she had stayed in the General’s residence for a period of time. The people from the General’s residence would not leak the matter there. She could say that the reason was the General’s residence.
“Yes, but this is a secret that can’t be spread! I met the old man who taught me in the capital,” Ning Yue said.
“Alright.” Jiang Ying looked at Ning Yue with a complicated expression.
He felt that Ning Yue was like a treasure hidden by the fog. The further he dug, the happier he was, and the more curious he was about what was on the next level.
“You can send someone here once every seven days. There’s not much. Things are precious when they’re rare,” Ning Yue said.