vrcanaries Chapter 241 The Wen family’s decision
Chapter 241 The Wen family’s decision
The two women pushed open the door, and the smell of rice suddenly became much stronger, seducing the two of them and walking quickly towards the living room.
Sure enough, as soon as he entered the living room, he saw three people eating.
"Lin Xiaofan, you actually ate it secretly, that's too much!"
The maid in pink clothes walked closer, with her hands on her hips, looking angry.
I had worked hard to protect him for so many days, but in the end, he was eating delicious food behind his back.
When Lin Xiaofan heard this, a trace of embarrassment flashed across his face. I happened to see a pair of bowls and chopsticks next to me, so I handed them over and asked:
"Would you like to come?"
The maid in pink clothes wanted to continue to get angry, but when she smelled the aroma of the food, her face fell into hesitation.
How about eating some food first?
Thinking about it, she directly took the bowl and chopsticks and started devouring it.
"Hmph, wait until I'm full before we talk about what happened just now. Well, this meal is really good. Lin Xiaofan, it wasn't you who cooked it, was it?"
"That's exactly what Brother Lin did."
Wu Fengxue said vaguely.
Lin Xiaofan ignored the little maid, took another pair of chopsticks, handed them to Zhao Shan, and said:
"Miss Zhao, do you want to try my craftsmanship?"
Zhao Shan took it, picked up a piece of meat and ate it, her eyes lit up.
"Brother Lin, is this made with the refined salt you mentioned?"
Lin Xiaofan nodded slightly and said:
"How is it? Not bad, right?"
"More than good!"
Zhao Shanren took a few more bites, with joy in her eyes.
She thought about the salt that Lin Xiaofan said would make the food much better.
Unexpectedly, these home-cooked dishes were much better than the delicacies she ate.
If this salt were sold, it would definitely fetch a sky-high price.
"This is the most delicious meal I've ever had."
Zhao Shan was not stingy with her praise.
I have to say that it was the right decision to cooperate with Lin Xiaofan.
"Eat more if it tastes good."
Lin Xiaofan said.
The five people used their strength at the same time and quickly swept away all the food on the table.
Zhao Shan burped. This was the first time in so many days that she had eaten well. Now that the salt production matter has been solved, it can be considered as a resolution to her worries.
"Brother Lin, do you have any leftover salt? I want to see."
Zhao Shan couldn't wait to ask. She wanted to see what kind of salt could make such delicious meals.
"There are many more in the kitchen, Miss Zhao can take them first."
Lin Xiaofan said.
He made a lot of it, enough to hold two large bowls.
Several people walked into the kitchen together, lit oil lamps, and placed two bowls of refined salt on the table, as white as snow.
Zhao Shan scooped up a little bit with a small spoon and looked at it carefully for a long time. The more she looked at it, the more satisfied she became.
If this salt were put on the market, wouldn't it be snapped up by major families?
However, there was a flash of worry in her heart.
Can such good salt really be produced in large quantities?
The main thing is that this salt far exceeded her expectations in terms of appearance and taste.
"Brother Lin, how much does it cost to make one pound of your salt?"
Zhao Shan asked.
"cost?"
When Lin Xiaofan heard this, he smiled softly and said:
"Ms. Zhao, the cost is higher than ordinary salt, about the same as fine salt."
Plant ash used for making refined salt can be seen everywhere on the ground.
As for hydrated lime, all he needs is some limestone, which he has at home. When construction starts next year, he can produce thousands of kilograms a day.
If you want to make it on a large scale, you only need to take out the coarse salt, add fresh water, filter it, and put it into the salt field. Then add slaked lime and plant ash in turn, and wait for it to crystallize after being exposed to the sun and wind.
To make fine salt, you need to burn it bit by bit like today, which requires a certain amount of labor costs and fuel.
Therefore, the cost of both should be similar.
"what?"
Zhao Shan was stunned and couldn't believe it. This refined salt is so good. Logically speaking, the processing process should be very cumbersome or the materials should be very expensive. How could it be similar to the cost of fine salt?
But then I thought about it, Lin Xiaofan just wanted some grass, trees and some limestone these days. Could it be that these two things are used to make refined salt?
"Brother Lin, is it possible to produce salt on a large scale now?"
Zhao Shan's face showed a little more anticipation, and then she asked.
She couldn't wait to write a letter and tell her family the news.
Lin Xiaofan thought for a moment, shook his head and said:
"Ms. Zhao, now I still need to make some preparations. If I want to carry out large-scale production, I have to wait until I get home."
Plant ash is easy to make, but hydrated lime takes at least seven days to make.
There are no large-scale earthen kilns in Lifeng Town, so making them is very troublesome. Large-scale production will have to wait until he returns home.
And he planned to keep it a secret and not tell the Zhao family how to make hydrated lime.
"it is good."
Zhao Shan calmed down a bit. Anyway, with this refined salt in hand, as long as she wanted to, she could win the domestic salt production industry at any time, and it would not be less than a few days.
"Brother Lin, let me report the results to the family first. What else needs to be done next?"
Lin Xiaofan thought about it. Large-scale salt production requires the construction of some salt fields to store saturated salt water and a large amount of plant ash.
"Create some more salt fields, don't use them for the time being. Also, collect grass and trees, burn them to ashes and collect them. I will take care of the lime issue myself."
Zhao Shan had no clue, and then said:
"How about this? Tomorrow I will call the people in charge of salt production in the family, and you can talk to them directly."
Hearing this, Lin Xiaofan nodded slightly, just as he had explained all the details to prevent problems in the future.
When Lin Xiaofan returned to the room, it was already midnight. After a busy day, he fell asleep.
Zhao Shan lit the oil lamp and wrote obscure characters on the brocade silk.
These are the code words used by the Zhao family to communicate to prevent other families from intercepting the information. These are extraordinary times, so be extremely careful.
There were two letters written in total, one of which was given to the carrier pigeon, and the other to a secret guard, with a little salt in it.
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In the luxurious room, the middle-aged man was pacing back and forth, his footsteps echoing in the house, making the atmosphere a little irritable.
He sighed from time to time, his face full of confusion.
On the seat next to him, an old man looked sad and kept stroking his beard.
On the table, two pieces of brocade silk lay flat. Through the faint light of the oil lamp, you can see that the two pieces of brocade silk are signed by the Chen family and the Zhao family respectively.
Two wealthy families in the capital simultaneously invited the Wen family to plan for big things. If it were in the past, the Wen family would definitely celebrate being able to tie the thigh of a wealthy family in the capital. But now, the two families are actually at odds with each other.
If this is not done well, I am afraid that the Wen family will plummet.
After a long time, perhaps the old man couldn't stand the depressing and dull atmosphere. He looked at the middle-aged man and asked:
"Xiaoyu, who do you think we should help?"
The man paused, with a wry smile on his face, and said helplessly:
"Dad, it's up to you to decide this kind of thing."
It was really difficult for him to make a choice when it came to family matters.
Hearing this, the old man nodded slightly, with a look of satisfaction on his face, and said:
"The current situation has the Zhao family and Lin Xiaofan on one side, and the Chen, Shen, and Qing families on the other. They are all big families in the capital. Although the Zhao family has gained power in recent years, it is definitely not as powerful as the three families combined."
Hearing this, the middle-aged man nodded slightly and asked tentatively:
"Then we...should help the Chen family?"