Chapter 280 Making Ice from Saltpeter
Song Qingci had finished explaining everything, but Feng Yi didn't leave immediately. She asked in confusion, "Do you have anything else to do?"
"Madam, do we need to keep this matter secret from the master?" Feng Yi asked cautiously, fearing that he would hear an answer he didn't want to hear.
"No need." Song Qingci waved her hand. Choosing Feng Yi meant that she didn't want to hide it from Shan Li. Otherwise, she would have found someone else to do it.
"I will take my leave." Feng Yi felt relieved after hearing the answer he wanted to hear.
If this lady really ordered to keep it a secret from the master, he really didn't know what to do.
Feng Yi walked out of Chixiaoyuan with ease and met Yinxing who had just returned.
He was about to open his mouth to say something, but Yin Xing looked up and saw him, as if she had seen a monster. She immediately turned around and ran away, not even returning to Chi Xiao Yuan.
Feng Yi stood there speechlessly.
Is he so scary?
Yinling had just returned home after hearing what Shopkeeper Zheng said, when she bumped into the flustered Yinxing.
"What are you doing? Did you see a ghost?" Yinling hadn't been home for a while. She saw Yinxing's face, which was red. It didn't look like she had seen a ghost, but rather that she was thinking about love.
"No, no. I was just scared by a mouse." Yinxing held Yinling's arm and sorted out his thoughts.
She really didn't mean it, she just finally prepared herself mentally to return to Chixiaoyuan, but she ran into Feng Yi again.
As soon as I saw him, I remembered that he was naked, and I subconsciously wanted to avoid him.
Legs are faster than brains.
"There are rats in Chixiao Courtyard?!" Yinling was a little scared. "We have to talk to Sister Yinping about this. Ask her to get some rat poison. If we leave it alone, there will be more and more rats. Rats breed very quickly."
"Yes, I understand." Yin Xing answered without any sincerity.
"Where is the young lady? Take me to see her." Yinling was thinking about the things in the Moon Viewing Tower and did not notice Yinxing's inattention.
''Okay, follow me.''
The last time Yinling came back was because she had found a suitable apprentice for the young lady. After she taught the apprentice for a while and he became a master, she could come back to serve him.
I don’t know why the young lady called her back this time.
"I am Yinling, your servant, and I am honored to meet the young lady." As soon as they met, Yinling bowed to Song Qingci.
"Stand up." Song Qingci had said more than once that when it comes to greetings, just showing your respect is enough, but these girls are stubborn.
He never neglects the matter of courtesy.
There was no choice, Song Qingci had to follow their habits.
"Yinling, take a look and see if you can make these things." Song Qingci handed Yinling a few prescriptions.
Among them, there are recipes for cold-made skewers and recipes for smoothies of various flavors.
These things are actually not difficult to make, it’s just that no one has thought of them before.
In other words, even if you think of it, you can't get all the materials together.
Yinling's talent in cooking is unquestionable, and these things are very simple in her eyes.
"Reporting to Madam, these are easy, but I'm afraid it's not easy to get this ice." Yin Ling told the truth.
This cold-made skewers is actually a variation of malatang.
Prepare the soup in advance, blanch and cook all the ingredients, then soak them in the seasoned soup with ice cubes for more than half an hour before eating.
The taste is still the same, but it is cold in the mouth. The texture is completely different.
There are also smoothies, which are also very easy to make. Just use a knife to shave the whole ice into pieces, and then add some seasonal fruits and syrup.
Although Yinling has never eaten this kind of thing, she thinks it should taste good.
In such hot weather, even chewing ice cubes raw is delicious.
There are also some methods of making cold cakes, all of which are very difficult.
It’s just that this ice is difficult to deal with.
Without ice, it is basically impossible to make the recipes.
"Don't worry about the ice, Feng Yi will deliver it to the Moon Viewing Tower on time." Although saltpeter is a difficult thing to deal with, she believes that with Feng Yi's ability, this matter is not difficult for him.
"As long as there is ice, I guarantee I can make it!" Yin Ling also knew about the recent difficulties of the Moon Viewing Tower.
She has fewer opportunities to practice what she teaches her apprentices.
"Okay. Five days later, Moon Viewing House will officially start selling the ingredients on this recipe. I'll follow up with Feng Yi and make sure you guys have enough ice cubes. As for what publicity Moon Viewing House will do, please talk to Song Xin, Li Shi, and Shopkeeper Zheng when you go back. You are all people I trust, and I feel relieved to leave this matter to you."
These days, Song Qingci has also noticed that Yinling, Song Xin, Li and Manager Zheng are working together very well.
So Song Qingci didn't intervene. She just gave a general direction.
Let them handle the specific implementation.
"Yes, I obey your command." Yin Ling happily returned to the Moon Viewing Tower with the prescription given by Song Qingci.
She believed that with ice and these recipes, Moon Viewing Tower would soon be able to resume its previous business.
Shan Li has been busy again recently and has not been back for two days.
As soon as he came back, he received Feng Yi's report.
Shan Li was also surprised that ice could be made in summer.
They have an ice cellar in their house, so they can use ice in the summer. But they can't use it recklessly.
Moreover, the ice in the ice cellar is basically taken directly from the river in winter and cannot be eaten. I didn't expect that Ah Ci could actually make clean ice cubes that can be eaten in summer.
"Since Madam has entrusted the task to you, you should do your best and don't let Madam down. If there are not enough people, I will call some from Fengxue Tower. If there is no place, I will choose a suitable place from my private shops."
"I have already transferred some people from Fengxue Tower to help. We have also selected a shop under your name that is closest to Shangyue Tower. However, Mr. Xueyi asked if the recipe for making ice can be shared?"
Feng Yi knew that his master would definitely agree, so he did it without asking for permission in advance. However, he did not give in about the ice-making recipe.
"Tell him not to use this recipe."
This ice-making recipe was used by Ah Ci in the Moon Viewing Tower. The Moon Viewing Tower hadn't started to make a profit yet, but he was thinking about it.
"Yes. I will report back to Mr. Xue Yi right away."