northernbook Chapter 145 Ye Ze Makes Ice
Chapter 145 Ye Ze Makes Ice
In the evening, Ye Ze returned home and Old Lady Ye told Ye Ze what happened today again. She couldn't help but sigh in her words. Meng's life was too miserable. For a woman, getting married is really like being reborn for the second time. It all depends on luck whether she marries a man or a ghost.
Ye Ze nodded repeatedly after hearing this. It was indeed true. Even with the freedom of marriage in modern times, how many women really marry the right person?
Then, Old Lady Ye shifted the topic to herself, "As a person, you must have a conscience. Li'er followed you when our family was very poor. Now that you are a general, you must keep your original heart and don't be dazzled by those women outside!"
Ye Ze blushed: "...Don't worry, Mom." Being able to accept one woman in this life is already his limit.
"Grandma, dinner is ready, let's go eat first." Ye Xiaomai brought Daya over and rescued Ye Ze who was being scolded in time.
As soon as she saw Daya, Old Lady Ye smiled brightly and walked over to pick up her granddaughter, "Come on, let's go eat."
Dinner was simple, with stir-fried side dishes and noodles in meat soup.
The people in the yard had lit mugwort in advance to fumigate mosquitoes, and the dining table was placed in the open space in front of the vegetable field.
After dinner, no one wanted to go back to the house to rest early. After cleaning up the dishes, they sat in the yard to enjoy the cool air.
Lin has been pregnant for almost five months. She has no pregnancy symptoms, can eat and sleep well, and has become much plumper. Even though her family members have advised her not to work, she cannot sit still. Her personality is stronger than when Ye Ze first came here.
Speaking of which, we have to thank Ye Ze. After Boss Ye realized his mistake, he couldn't help but feel a little weaker when facing the Lin family.
At this moment, the whole family was sitting in the yard to rest. The eldest brother Ye was considerate enough to move out a chair with an armchair for Lin. The two sisters, Ye Xiaomai and Ye Xiaocao, sat on a small stool, one on each side, massaging their mother's legs, hoping every day that their mother would give birth to a little brother for them as soon as possible.
Seeing Boss Ye serving carefully, Chen teased him again, "Look, even the eldest brother knows how to coax the eldest sister-in-law, how come I married a wooden man? He can't even say a nice word."
"You, didn't you let the second room have all the say?" Old Mrs. Ye said with a smile.
Ye Lao Er, who was suddenly mentioned, held back for a long time before saying, "You, are not pregnant."
Chen: “…”
Ye Wenli, who was sitting next to Chen, patted her on the back and coaxed her, "Mom, you still have me. I'll say nice things to you."
"And me too. I'll coax mom too!" Ye Wenhong, who was sitting on the other side of Chen, said unwillingly.
The brothers' behavior caused everyone to laugh again, and they kept praising Chen for being so lucky. Chen became even more proud now, because she was a great contributor to the Ye family and had given birth to two sons in a row!
Old Mrs. Ye watched this scene happily, her eyes fell to the other side. Meng and Ye Qiulan were each accompanied by their own children, only Ye Ze and Zhao Li were still alone.
It has been more than a month since they moved to the border town, and Ye Ze comes back almost every night. The couple should be doing something soon... The old lady speculated in her heart, no, she must remind Ye Ze when she has time. If there is something going on, the couple must pay attention to it.
While the women were chatting about daily life, Ye Ze started talking about ice making with his two brothers. As summer came, the weather was getting hotter day by day. In ancient times, there were no fans or air conditioners, so it would be nice to put an ice basin in the house to cool down.
When they heard that Ye Ze wanted to teach them how to make ice, both Ye Lao Da and Ye Lao Er were shocked. Could ice be made just by saying so? Shouldn't it be preserved only in winter?
Seeing that his elder and second brothers didn't believe it, Ye Ze had to experiment on them on the spot and said that this was what the book taught.
How would Boss Ye and the others know what book he read? Just like when he taught them to recognize medicinal herbs before, it was also from a book. The Ye family instinctively believed what Ye Ze said.
The simplest way to make ice is to use saltpeter, and saltpeter can be bought directly from the mall, saving a lot of trouble. Grind the saltpeter into powder, and then prepare two large and small wooden basins and an appropriate amount of water.
Fill two wooden basins with water, put the small basin inside the large basin, and then continuously pour saltpeter powder into the large basin and stir. The saltpeter dissolved in water will absorb a large amount of heat, causing the surrounding water to cool down, thereby freezing the water in the small basin. This usually takes several hours or even longer, depending on the volume of water, the amount of saltpeter used, the ambient temperature, the insulation properties of the container, etc.
The used saltpeter solution can be heated to evaporate the water. As the water content decreases, the saltpeter will gradually crystallize and precipitate. The crystallized saltpeter can be collected and used again to make ice.
Ye Ze explained while experimenting himself.
Seeing this, several children gathered around curiously. Ye Ze warned them seriously that it was dangerous and told children to stay away and not to touch!
Upon hearing this, the children quickly took a few steps back but refused to leave. They also wanted to know how ice was made.
Even Zhao Li and the other women stopped chatting and gathered around to watch.
Ye Ze poured the saltpeter powder into the large wooden basin and stirred it, then poured it again and stirred it again, repeating this process several times. He then clapped his hands and said, "Done! Whether it works or not will be clear tomorrow morning."
"Is it done?" Boss Ye looked at the unchanged water surface and asked curiously.
Ye Ze was full of confidence: "Well, not so fast, just wait, in the future we will have free ice to use."
Old Lady Ye urged, "Since we have to wait until tomorrow morning for the ice to freeze, let's go back to our rooms and rest, and come back tomorrow morning to check."
"Okay, let's go back to bed then."
"It would be great if it could really freeze. Then we can make more and sell it if we can't use it at home, right?" Chen whispered in Ye Laoer's ear.
"Ah, let's talk about it later." Ye Laoer responded perfunctorily.
Everyone went back to their rooms to rest in doubt. Ye Ze moved the wooden basin into the living room and went back to the room with Zhao Li.
The next day, Chen got up early before dawn. This was the earliest time she had gotten up since she married into the Ye family!
"Ah! There really is..."
Chen's screams were heard from the main room, followed by the sound of footsteps running back. The door of Ye Laoer's room was opened again, "Don't sleep anymore, it's really frozen!"
Ye Lao Er was pulled up by Chen in a daze.
The family members also got up one after another, awakened by Chen's scream, but when they saw the ice blocks in the wooden basin, they couldn't even say a word to blame Chen.
Is ice really made?!
"Making ice in summer? Isn't this amazing?"
"My husband is so awesome."
"Who said it wasn't true? Third brother's study was not in vain! If we sell this, will our family become rich?"
Everyone looked at Ye Ze.
Looking at the expectant expressions of his family members, Ye Ze just smiled indifferently, "It's up to you. If you want to sell ice cream, you can ask Lord Meng for help. After all, his family is in business and has connections."
"So it's possible?" Chen said in surprise.
Ye Ze nodded, "Yeah."
Seeing everyone so excited, Ye Ze felt happy too. Especially when facing Zhao Li's admiring gaze, Ye Ze actually felt a little secretly happy in his heart, and a sense of satisfaction instantly filled his heart. This was probably the reason why those stinky men always liked to show off in front of women, right?
Then... then Ye Ze couldn't laugh anymore. He found that he was becoming more and more like a man.
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