Daming: What abandoned baby?That is the grandson of the old Zhu family!

Zhu Yuanzhang remembered Zhu Xiongying in the palace, so Zhu Xiongying naturally didn't regard himself as a good grandfather in the high wall.

"Huaiying!" Xu Jinghan ran in from the front yard dripping with sweat, and almost sunburned himself after going out just now.

"It's so hot!" Xu Jinghan stuck out his tongue.

Zhu Xiongying suddenly thought of some kind of mammal very unfriendlyly...

Xu Jinghan didn't see what Zhu Xiongying was thinking, he just found a cattail fan to fan himself.

"It's so hot, the sun outside is too poisonous."

Zhu Xiongying came out of the room, glanced at Xu Jinghan who was slumped on the rattan chair, and kindly handed him a wet handkerchief.

Xu Jinghan took it generously, wiped it on his face casually, and threw the handkerchief on the table.

Zhu Xiongying gave him a deep gouging look, picked up the handkerchief, and thought that he would not give this stinky guy a "baby" he developed himself.

Xu Jinghan finally felt a little cooler.

"Huaiying! What are you doing! You are like a big girl, and you don't go out." Xu Jinghan stood up and walked into the room while talking.

Zhu Xiongying was tidying up in the room, and when Xu Jinghan called him a "big girl", veins popped up on his forehead, but he didn't bother to argue with him.

Xu Jinghan said a few words, but Zhu Xiongying didn't answer him, so he stopped talking resentfully.

When I got to the room, I saw Zhu Xiongying tossing a box.

Xu Jinghan came over curiously, "What are you doing?"

"Make ice."

"Ice making?" Xu Jinghan opened his mouth wide in surprise.

During the reign of Chongwu in the Ming Dynasty, there was already such a thing as "ice", but the ice used by princes and nobles like them in the summer heat was delivered to the mansion by special people, and they did not know how to make ice by themselves.

In fact, Zhu Xiongying has been secretly thinking about this matter for a long time.

Speaking of "ice", it has a long history and has a history of hundreds of years.

In the feudal era, most of the ice used in daily life in ancient times was natural ice, which was used to relieve heat in summer or to make food, preserve food, etc., which is similar to the use of modern "ice".

When it comes to eating "ice" in ancient times, we have to mention the "Lafayette" who held power in the late Qing Dynasty for more than 40 years in modern times.

One of the great hobbies of this old ancestor is to crack green walnuts and "pour grape juice over them and eat them chilled".

"Ice" in "Wuzazu" records the ice in Beijing in the early Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty. Many aquatic products such as marine fish, shrimp, crabs, etc. are treasures in the eyes of the people. Compared with those pigs, cattle, sheep, etc. The price difference between these common meat and seafood products is more than doubled or tripled. Some poor people may not see a piece of fish for three or two years.However, in less than 20 years, due to the vigorous development of the maritime industry, it is not difficult to catch seafood, and the seafood can be preserved for a relatively long period of time after being caught.

Due to the increase in seafood on the market, the price of ordinary beef and mutton has risen in reverse, while fish, shrimp, and crab, which were previously regarded as rare items, have become worthless.

The reason for this phenomenon is precisely this "ice".

Because ships at sea purchase a large number of ice cubes and transport them to the inland, they sell these ice cubes to the common people, who use these ice cubes to keep fresh fish, shrimp, crab and other seafood.The quantity of these seafood products on the market increased at an alarming rate, causing inflation and lowering prices.

Later in the feudal era, "eating ice" was considered a great enjoyment by the ancients.

Roughly since the Song Dynasty, court princes and nobles fell in love with eating ice, and later this ice drink went from the palace to the people.In the hot summer season, the shouts of "Iceman" can be heard everywhere in the streets and alleys. Often at this time, children will rush to buy, and the business is very hot.

Especially in hot seasons, the price of ice cubes often rises from the ground, rising steadily. Zhu Xiongying remembers which historical book records that in a midsummer during the Qianlong period, a catty of ice cubes even sold for 500 yuan...

500 Wen is not a small sum, it is enough to feed a family for a month.

And because of the limited production technology in ancient times, there is only one source of this material: mining ice.

During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, there were large areas of "ice beds" from the moat to the inner garden of the imperial palace, so this became a major way to mine ice.

In the south, due to the large temperature difference throughout the year, "ice mining in winter" is also a common sight.

In the southeast coast, fishermen need enough ice to store a large amount of seafood. Therefore, as early as the Southern Song Dynasty, "beginning to hide in ice" appeared in the Jiangnan area.

However, due to the short ice age in the south and many conditions, the amount of ice collected is extremely limited.

It was not until the Ming Dynasty that there was a new ice mining technology.

Later, "sprinkle salt on the ice", you can have a layer of salt and a layer of ice. Compared with other ice cubes, the ice cubes are thicker and can better keep food fresh.With this technological breakthrough, the "ice mining industry" in the Jiangnan area sprang up and became a popular industry during the Ming and Qing Dynasties.

Some business-minded farmers obviously also smell business opportunities. During the severe winter, farmers will pour a lot of water into the farmland to make natural ice by using the temperature difference.

This also provided a foundation for Zhu Xiongying.

At the beginning of spring, Zhu Xiongying bought a lot of ice from farmers outside Gyeonggi.

Now that it's summertime, get ready to do some "novelties".

"Have you ever had juice?" Zhu Xiongying asked.

Xu Jinghan looked confused: "Juice? What is that?"

"It's all kinds of fruits squeezed into juice, and then chilled."

Xu Jinghan shook his head: "I haven't heard of it, but it seems very interesting. Are you just playing with this thing?"

"correct."

Xu Jinghan rubbed his hands: "Must give me a taste first! I'm your best brother!"

Zhu Xiongying nodded, smiling like a cunning fox: "Of course, but you have to do me a favor, and you may need to make some effort."

Xu Jinghan immediately patted his chest and said loudly: "That's no problem, I have plenty of strength!"

So, two days later, a strange sight could be seen in the side courtyard of Duke Wei's mansion.

Xu Jinghan was dressed in coarse linen and was dumbfounded at the pile of colorful fruits in front of him.

"Why are there so many more!"

Xu Jinghan roared "heart-piercing".

Zhu Xiongying shrugged his shoulders: "There are so many people in the house, what you messed up is not enough."

"I suspect that you are avenging your own personal revenge!" Xu Jinghan picked up the pestle that he usually used to pound medicine with a full face of resentment.

Zhu Xiongying expresses deep sympathy, the current living conditions are limited, and there is no juicer, so they can only use human power.

I can only work hard on my "good brother".

Xu Jinghan, who was exhausted all day, could finally rest for a while.

Xu Zhirong smiled and wiped the bean-sized beads of sweat on his forehead.

"Rong'er, go...get me some juice..." Xu Jinghan said out of breath.

Xu Zhirong chuckled lightly: "How can I miss you, Brother Huaiying has already reserved it for you."

Xu Jinghan took a sip from the teapot and let out a satisfied sigh: "Wow...it's delicious...That brat Xu Huaiying really has too many ideas..."

Xu Jinghan had to admit that his younger brother was really powerful.

At this time, after Zhu Xiongying explained what Ma Sanbao was going to do, when he came back, he heard Xu Jinghan talking about him.

"I heard someone talking bad about me?"

Xu Jinghan quickly jumped up and hugged the "teapot" filled with fruit juice: "No, how dare you be so small!"