Qin Shi: I only work eight hours

Chapter 134 The Unspoken Thoughts

Upon hearing this, the young girl Duanmu Rong breathed a sigh of relief.

Then he put down the dagger, strode towards the door, and opened it.

Squeak.

The door opened with a click!

"May I ask what brings you here so late at night, sir?"

Seeing that Xu Lin was alone, Duanmu Rong asked, puzzled.

She thought Cherry was sick!

The cherries are still young and easily get sick.

"I need to speak with your master about something."

Is your master asleep?

Xu Lin answered.

"not yet."

Duanmu Rong shook her head.

Then Xu Lin was taken to Nian Duan's room.

"gentlemen."

Nian Duan wrapped her clothes tightly around herself and bowed to Xu Lin.

Xu Lin waved his hand, indicating that Nian Duan didn't need to do that.

Nian Duan nodded and winked at the young girl, Duanmu Rong.

After receiving a signal with her eyes, Duanmu Rong immediately poured Xu Lin a bowl of tea.

"Is Mr. Nian Duan wearing the nightgown that I had Yan Ling Ji send you before?"

Xu Lin took the teacup, looked at Nian Duan's jade-like neck, and asked with a smile.

"Yes."

Nian Duan nodded slightly.

Then he tightened his clothes.

The nightgown underneath was too thin, and even though she wore an outer garment, she still felt somewhat ashamed.

"The summer evening breeze is like a heat wave; doesn't Mr. Nian Duan feel hot?"

Xu Lin took a sip of herbal tea and pressed for an answer.

"Fortunately."

Nian Duan shook his head.

Although she wouldn't admit it was hot, her palms were already quite sweaty.

"Mr. Nian Duan, do you have any saltpeter?"

Xu Lin put down his teacup, stood with his hands behind his back, and asked seriously.

Saltpeter?

"Have."

Nian Duan, whose forehead was covered in a fine sheen of sweat, was taken aback when he heard this, and then nodded.

"Does the sir need saltpeter?"

Nian Duan asked.

Saltpeter is a medicinal material, also known as mirabilite or mirabilite. It is cold in nature, bitter and slightly salty in taste, and has the effects of moistening the intestines and relieving constipation, detoxifying and clearing heat. However, it is generally not used alone.

"Correct."

"I'm going to use it to make ice."

Xu Lin nodded.

"Making ice with saltpeter?"

Upon hearing this, both Nian Duan and the young girl Duanmu Rong's beautiful eyes trembled.

Saltpeter can also be used to make ice?
"I heard about it from someone else, so I wanted to give it a try."

Xu Lin explained.

Nian Duan nodded and asked Duanmu Rong to bring over the saltpeter stored in the cellar.

"If Mr. Nian Duan feels hot, he can take off his coat."

"If you feel uncomfortable wearing your nightgown, you can go to the next room to change your clothes."

Seeing that there were many glistening beads of sweat on Nian Duanyu's neck, Xu Lin offered his advice.

"Need not."

Nian Duan waved his hand.

Then she used tissue paper to wipe away the fine sweat from her jade-like neck.

After seeing this, Xu Lin stopped trying to persuade him and instead took the saltpeter handed to him by Duanmu Rong, and began to make ice from memory.

He first moved the water vat to the table, then filled it with more than half a vat of water, and then asked Nian Duan to hand him the kettle.

Is this the only kettle?

Xu Lin asked as he added water to the kettle.

"There's still some in the kitchen."

The young girl, Duanmu Rong, answered.

"Go and get it."

Xu Lindao.

"it is good!"

The young girl, Duanmu Rong, immediately accepted the order and went to the kitchen, lifting her skirt.

After obtaining two more water jugs, Xu Lin first cleaned the jugs, filled them halfway with water, then added a few pieces of saltpeter, and finally placed the jugs into the water tank.

……

Less than half an hour later.

The dissolution of saltpeter absorbed a large amount of heat, causing not only the water in the kettle to freeze, but also the water in the water tank.

Xu Lin put the saltpeter in the kettle because this way he could get enough ice and also prevent the saltpeter from mixing into the water tank and being harmful to people.

"this?"

"How can this be?"

The young girl, Duanmu Rong, was filled with surprise.

Nian Duan also found it hard to believe her eyes.

Saltpeter can actually make ice? Why had she never seen or heard of it in any books?

"May I ask from whom you heard that saltpeter can be used to make ice?"

After a long while, Nian Duan asked curiously.

"Forehead……"

"I heard it from someone in my dream a few days ago."

Xu Lin thought and made up the story.

"A divine being appearing in a dream?"

"Sir, you are indeed a man favored by Heaven!"

Nian Duan frowned, thinking to herself.

Most people in this era believed in ghosts and gods, and she was no exception!
"gentlemen."

"Is this ice edible?"

"I can't breathe," asked the young girl, Duanmu Rong, blinking her big eyes.

Who wouldn't want a bowl of ice water on a hot summer day?
"Ice from the water tank is edible, but ice from the kettle is not."

Xu Lindao.

After speaking, he took out a kettle, took the dagger handed to him by the girl Duanmu Rong, washed it briefly, and then used it to cut off a few pieces of ice, placing them in two bowls.

Then he poured some cooled boiled water into the bowls, handing one bowl to the girl Duanmu Rong and the other to Nian Duan.

After taking the bowl, the young girl Duanmu Rong wanted to thank Xu Lin, but before she could speak, Xu Lin raised his hand.

Upon seeing this, Duanmu Rong immediately took two steps back and began drinking ice water.

Xu Lin didn't like hearing her say things that sounded like a stranger.

"how?"

Xu Lin asked with a smile.

"It's very cold!"

"That's what the young Duanmu Rong commented."

Xu Lin smiled upon hearing this, then cut off a large piece of ice and placed it in his bowl.

"I'll go get some melons, fruits, and candied fruits."

After drinking the bowl of ice water in one gulp, the young girl, Duanmu Rong, said.

She likes to eat fruit.

Before Xu Lin could reply, she went to get some melons, fruits, and candied fruit.

Are there any places near Xianyang that produce saltpeter?

Watching Duanmu Rong walk further and further away, Xu Lin looked at Nian Duan, who was sipping ice water.

After a few sips of ice water, Nian Duan not only stopped sweating, but also improved her complexion and spirits!

“There are some in the western suburbs.”

I'll go buy it tomorrow.

Nian Duan replied without hesitation.

"can."

Xu Lin nodded.

……

After half a stick of incense.

Xu Lin picked up the pear placed on the ice and began to taste it.

It definitely tasted much better after being chilled!

"gentlemen."

"I heard you're going to South Korea in a few days?"

After more than ten breaths, Nian Duan saw that Xu Lin was about to leave, so she quickly spoke up.

"Yes."

Xu Lin nodded.

Then he suddenly got up and washed his hands with clean water.

"Although South Korea is the weakest of the six states in Shandong, we should not underestimate it!"

"Please take this silver needle, sir."

Nian Duan took out a brocade box from his bosom and handed it to Xu Lin with both hands.

The silver needle in the brocade box was left to her by her master before he passed away. She had originally planned to give it to Duanmu Rong in a few years, but it was clear that Xu Lin needed it more now!
This silver needle is no ordinary silver needle; it can detect any kind of poison!

Upon witnessing this scene, the young girl Duanmu Rong was taken aback and hesitated to speak.

"it is good."

"It's getting late, you and Rong'er should get some rest."

Xu Lin gladly accepted it.

He prefers to be passive and dislikes being refused!
The gentle and kind-hearted Nian Duan nodded and helped Xu Lin mount his horse.

"Master, why did you suddenly give that silver needle to the gentleman? Is it because..."

After Xu Lin walked away, the girl Duanmu Rong asked softly.

She was interrupted by Nian Duan before she could finish speaking.

"no!"

"Stop talking nonsense!"

Nian Duan immediately denied it.

She spoke with absolute certainty and a serious expression.

Seeing this, the young girl Duanmu Rong dared not discuss the matter any further. She lifted her skirt and returned to her bedroom, where she wrote down the process of Xu Lin making ice.

……

Less than half an hour later.

After taking a bath, Nian Duan changed into another nightgown and lay down on the soft couch.

Whether it was because the nightgown was sent by Xu Lin, or because Xu Lin had been behaving too perfectly lately, she dreamed of Xu Lin as soon as she fell asleep.

In the dream, Xu Lin was very rude, completely different from his real self.

In the dream, after she firmly refused, Xu Lin not only did not stop, but launched an even more intense attack, completely disregarding the fact that the young girl Duanmu Rong was outside the window.

(End of this chapter)