Hand over the jade seal first [Infrastructure]

Xiao Xuexing glanced at the rice field, and asked a little strangely, "Why do you want the fish here?"

There are actually fish in the moat. Of course, it seems that because someone died in the previous war, Xiao Zirong didn't like to eat the fish there.

But even so, it was okay when I was just on the side of the Yangtze River tributary, and there were also in the canals, so why bother with rice fields?

Xiao Zirong said: "This is Hehuayu, which is different from other places."

Xiao Xuexing repeated: "Hehuayu?"

Xiao Zirong nodded seriously and said: "Yes, they are raised in the rice fields. When the rice flowers bloom, these fish will eat the fallen rice flowers, and their bodies will be infected by the aroma of the rice flowers. It tastes very good. "

Originally, Xiao Xuexing didn't pay much attention to his appetite, but now he has some interest in this kind of fish when he hears Xiao Zirong's beaming expression, but it's a pity that he may not be able to eat it.

It's just Xiao Zirong's wishful thinking, so it shouldn't be a big problem to skip one or two meals of medicinal food.

Xiao Xuexing turned around and ordered people to catch fish.

Fortunately, a lot of water has been released from the rice fields now, the water is not very deep, and the fish are not difficult to catch. These soldiers are agile, and they were originally Xiao Xuexing's guards. It can be said that they are one in a million, and they still can't catch two fish. under the words.

Xiao Zirong happily asked them to send the fish back, and told Liu Cainiang to keep it and wait for him to go back to deal with it.

Then on the way to the salt factory, Xiao Zirong was a little absent-minded, and began to think about how to make this fish so that Xiao Xuexing could eat some.

Braised in soy sauce should be ok, but he is not too sure, it doesn't feel light enough, after all, fish needs to be fried, steamed is good, one can be steamed, and the other can be made in a different style.

Well, it seems that he still has some wild rice stems stored there, so he might as well make fried fish fillets with wild rice stems, it is also very light and should be suitable for Xiao Xuexing to eat.

Xiao Xuexing probably hasn't eaten stir-fried vegetables yet, but it's a pity that he can't eat much now.

The remaining fish bones can be used to make a soup, and then what to order?

Xiao Zirong was trying to think about the recipes there. If it was him, two or three dishes would be enough, but the problem is that even if Xiao Xuexing ate herbal meals before, the whole table was filled.

Although he is a little poorer than Xiao Xuexing, he still has a lot of recipes in his hand, so he can't afford to invite someone to dinner and feel wronged, right?

Just when Xiao Zirong was trying to think of a light and delicious recipe, the salt factory arrived.

Xiao Zirong had no choice but to put this matter aside first, and then took Xiao Xuexing directly to the brine pool.

After Xiao Xuexing passed by, he saw the brine next to it, and Xiao Zirong said: "This is to be taken over for processing, and after processing, it will become coarse salt with many impurities. This coarse salt is not edible yet. We have to keep working."

Xiao Xuexing's complexion changed when he saw it, and even though he was always calm, he couldn't help but ask, "It's just...to be exposed to the sun like this?"

Xiao Zirong turned to look at him with a smile: "Yeah, I didn't expect that, did you? After drying out the fresh water in the sea, what's left is brine containing salt. Let's go, I'll take you inside to have a look."

Xiao Xuexing looked back at the brine pool again, still feeling a little unbelievable, how could it be... so simple?

Xiao Zirong took him into the salt factory. The temperature in the salt factory is relatively high, after all, it needs continuous distillation and purification.

Fortunately, the weather has gradually turned cooler now, and the short time in it is not too uncomfortable.

Today, the facilities in the salt factory are a little bit better than before. This means that most of the utensils have been replaced with iron alloy utensils, which conduct heat faster, and the output is much higher than before.

Xiao Zirong explained to Xiao Xuexing little by little why so many distillations were needed. In fact... this can only let the other party know a general idea.

After all, the chemical knowledge involved cannot be explained by Xiao Zirong in a few sentences.

And Xiao Xuexing didn't need to know that clearly, he just knew that he could really produce white refined salt in the end.

However, Xiao Zirong does not only produce refined salt, but also produces some rough salt. Coarse salt requires one or two steps less than refined salt, and the corresponding price is also lower.

After all, refined salt is not required for all occasions, such as pickling food or making salt-baked chicken, the effect of using coarse salt is better than refined salt.

The salt factory is actually not very big, and the technical content is not much. Although the people inside are busy, things are not difficult to do. After walking around, Xiao Xuexing has already memorized the whole production process very clearly with his memory.

Only at this time did he realize why Xiao Zirong was also very strict in guarding the salt factory - there were people patrolling here day and night.

Xiao Xuexing was a little dazed when he came out from the inside, Xiao Zirong's salt was really huge profits.

Even ordinary salt wells still need to be manually excavated and processed, which is more troublesome than this, and it already earns a lot of money.

If this method is used...the large coastline of Qi country...Thinking of this, even Xiao Xuexing, who has always been emotionally stable, couldn't help being a little excited.

You must know that it is really all money. He is not short of money, and the nobles of the aristocratic family are not short of money, but the country is really short of money. Now the salt and iron are government-run, and the price of salt has actually been high because of the production problem. If you can keep up...you can even smuggle it to Wei Guo like Xiao Zirong!

Although Qi and Wei often fight back and forth, in fact they still have trade exchanges with each other, even if there is no government official or non-governmental ones, it is better to simply do it openly if it cannot be prohibited.

As for after the fight... that's when the time comes.

Xiao Xuexing stood on the spot to calm himself down, then turned his head to look at Xiao Zirong and said with emotion: "You are really being dazzled here."

Xiao Zirong said shyly, "It's not really not."

The trip outside the city is basically over. In fact, the place is not very big, and there are not many things involved, but everything is different, which makes Xiao Xuexing feel dizzy. He may have to digest it. just work.

On the way back, he had a rare peaceful feeling of working at sunrise and resting at sunset. Looking at the smoke rising from the city, everyone started walking around talking after a busy day. He felt that living in seclusion in this place was a good choice, even I understand why Xiao Zirong is unwilling to leave.

Watching a city gradually become what you want, the sense of accomplishment is probably unparalleled.

After Xiao Xuexing brought him into the city, he said, "If my grandfather and father saw such a scene, they would be very pleased."

After hearing this, Xiao Zirong breathed a sigh of relief. This kind of building a city on the ruins of someone else's house, especially if the other party has not been notified, it's fine if the other party doesn't know. After knowing it, I always feel a little guilty.

Now that Xiao Xuexing said this, it means that he has recognized Taoyuan City, right?

Although the other party does not approve and it is impossible to wipe out the people in this city, Xiao Xuexing may be in a bad mood if he does that. When he is in a bad mood, his illness will easily relapse, which is not good after all.

Xiao Zirong turned to look at Xiao Xuexing and asked seriously: "Really?"

Xiao Xuexing looked down at Xiao Zirong, and for some reason felt that Xiao Zirong was like the little wolf cub he once raised. When he is angry, he is really annoying, but when he is cute, he is also really cute. , when those dark eyes looked at him, they were full of his figure, so wholeheartedly that no one could refuse.

For some reason, Xiao Xuexing didn't want to look at it for a moment, so he raised his head and said, "Really."

Xiao Zirong instantly beamed with joy, his smile was so sweet that Xiao Xuexing couldn't help but take a second look.

When Xiao Zirong was happy, he began to mutter: "I don't know how the doctor's prescription looks. If it's possible, brother doesn't have to take the medicinal diet every day."

Every time he thinks of Xiao Xuexing eating medicinal food and drinking medicine, he feels sympathy. Is this something human beings can accept?

Xiao Xuexing didn't care that much, it didn't matter if he could do it or not, he was more worried about whether his brother would be hit if he couldn't do it.

Xiao Zirong wanted to go back quickly when he thought of the prescription, but someone wanted to stop them.

When they were walking back, a few people suddenly rushed out from the nearby Lifang. If Xiao Xuexing hadn't called to stop in time, they might have died under the iron hooves of the regent's guards.

Those people also looked a little scared, but they knelt on the ground firmly, raised their hands and shook out a piece of cloth with a huge "grievance" written on it.