Chapter 390: Yellow Mud Water Sugar Sprinkling Method
Chapter 390: Yellow Mud Water Sugar Sprinkling Method
"Husband, what did Master Xuan Chen say?"
The large carriage was swaying.
Mu Chuting looked at her husband with some worry.
Since Master Xuan Chen left, whether eating or leaving the mansion,
My husband always has a frown on his face, as if he has something heavy on his mind.
Lu Yunyi sighed softly, looked at the large carriage that could accommodate several people having sex, pursed his lips and forced a smile:
"Nothing, the old monk just spoke wildly.
Let your husband commit less sins of killing, so that you can increase your fortunes."
Mu Chuting frowned slightly, complaining:
"My husband is a general in the army, how could he be free from murder? This is really nonsense."
After saying this, Mu Chuting hesitated, moved closer, and spoke softly:
"My dear, how much did we gain in this Luchuan battle?
My dear husband, please don't misunderstand me. This matter is a military secret. If it is inconvenient to talk about it, then don't talk about it."
"It's all done, there's nothing to be said.
Since arriving in Yunnan Province, the vanguard scouts have killed 200,000 enemies."
Mu Chuting's body suddenly stiffened, and her rosy cheeks turned pale in an instant.
Her pupils dilated slightly, her red lips parted, shocked by the numbers.
She was born in a marquis's mansion, and her family had countless military books.
Because I love military affairs, I can also read some of the military documents.
Yunnan had many external wars and internal rebellions to suppress, so being able to kill a thousand enemies was already a great achievement.
As for killing 200,000 enemies, such wars can be traced back to several Northern Expeditions.
Mu Chuting's breathing was a little rapid, and after a long time she stammered:
"Husband, it does seem a bit much."
Lu Yunyi also knew that it was a bit too much, but it didn’t matter.
"To treat the enemy, we should kill them all, which is a sign of respect."
There was a sudden sense of solemnity in the carriage.
Mu Chuting felt a gust of cold wind blowing past.
It made the hairs on her body stand up and she shivered uncontrollably.
“My dear, I asked my mother, and my father and brother also often had nightmares after the war.
My father would go fishing whenever he had time, and my brother liked to listen to music.
I wonder what my husband likes?
You might as well tell me so that I can prepare early."
A fisherman? Listening to music in a brothel?
Lu Yunyi was stunned. He didn't expect that his father-in-law and brother-in-law had such a hobby.
"I don't have any hobbies. I am usually busy with military service and have no free time."
Mu Chuting was not surprised after hearing this.
She had heard from her sister and Zigong about the busy military affairs.
"My dear, listen to my elder sister.
The army led by your husband is taking a different path?
Could this be the reason why my husband is so busy?"
"I guess so. My department always pays attention to details.
Some arrangements must be planned in advance, and military orders must be detailed to the flag teams.
Now with the increase in the literacy rate of soldiers, emergency plans must be made for each individual in the future.
When the war breaks out, everyone has his own military duties to complete.
As long as we do it well, small victories will add up to big ones, and there is no reason to lose."
Mu Chuting looked at her husband in surprise, her eyes gradually brightening.
It seems that my husband is particularly enthusiastic when talking about military matters.
"My dear, if you like military affairs,
It would be better to go to the martial arts hall to teach disciples, which can also be considered a hobby."
Hearing this, Lu Yunyi smiled and shook his head to refuse:
"Every day, the military duties are extremely heavy, where is the time to teach and impart knowledge?
Moreover, nowadays the Dharma is not passed on to the six ears.
If I, as a husband, wantonly spread the military law, not only will I lose my place in the army,
It will also provoke the scholars, and you will be in trouble both inside and outside, and your road will be difficult."
Mu Chuting was startled and came to her senses.
The Ming Dynasty was newly established, and it was the time when the old and new nobles took over. The right to inherit family knowledge was relied upon.
If everyone knew the art of war, who knows how many people would come to the surface to try to take advantage of the situation.
At that time, whoever spreads the art of war will be hated.
"My husband is right. It is my fault for not considering it carefully."
Lu Yunyi waved his hand:
"It's okay. I just realized this when I encountered some resistance in promoting literacy among soldiers recently."
At this point, Lu Yunyi felt that the atmosphere was a bit heavy, so he talked about other things:
"If nothing unexpected happens, once the Dali and Jingdong battlefields are cleared,
The army from the capital is about to return, and my husband's troops must also return to the capital.
Madam, are you going with me?"
Mu Chuting smiled, leaned her head gently on Lu Yunyi's shoulder, and said softly:
"The husband sings and the wife follows. Since I have married you, I will naturally go with you."
Lu Yunyi nodded gently.
He held Mu Chuting's pale and somewhat cold hand:
"It's hard work staying away from home."
"My husband is the one who has to work hard. He leaves home once.
It has been nearly two years since I returned home, and my father and mother were extremely worried.
Why not go to the capital this time?
Bring my father and mother from Gyeongju to live together in the capital."
"People are worthless when they leave their hometown. Let's talk about this later."
Mu Chuting had a deep understanding of this matter and nodded slightly.
She grabbed her husband's arms with both hands, leaned her head on his shoulder, and stopped talking.
In the Lu Mansion, the originally solemn atmosphere became strange because of the sudden arrival of some people.
The soldiers on duty looked back and forth.
Looking at the strange people in the huge courtyard in front of him, he couldn't help but have a strange expression on his face.
At this moment, there were actors, monkey performers, and jugglers in the courtyard.
It was filled with the sounds of animals and some strange smells.
At the edge of the courtyard, some beautiful women stood quietly.
With a smile on his face, he looked around the quaint house in front of him, full of curiosity and eagerness to try.
In the far corner of the courtyard, Mr. Xue, dressed in white, sat quietly with a group of musical instruments, his eyes calm.
His slightly cold eyes looked at the strange man in front of him, and a strange hint flashed in his eyes.
"It seems that I am not the only one invited here this time."
At this moment, Liu Heiying and his guards hurried over, their steps hurried.
"General Lu will be arriving soon, please be ready.
When your name is called, someone will take you to where you should go.
Regardless of whether they can stay or not, everyone will receive a reward of ten taels of silver.
If General Lu values you and allows you to stay, I will reward you handsomely."
As the words fell, there was a flash of heat in the eyes of everyone present.
Whether it was the ten taels of silver or the opportunity to stay, they were both extremely coveted!
Especially the women at the edge who were gently covering their noses.
The heart in the towering chest is beating fast,
They are confident about their looks.
If I could stay here, wealth and glory would be just around the corner.
Several people looked at Mr. Xue in the corner with a vague sense of crisis in their hearts.
The person who poses the greatest threat to them in the field is this person!!
Liu Heiying stood at the front, scanning everyone.
He knew exactly what they were thinking, chuckled, and turned away!
Soon, Liu Heiying arrived at the courtyard at the main gate of Lu Mansion.
He happened to see Lu Yunyi and Mu Chuting coming side by side. His eyes suddenly lit up and he quickly stepped forward!
The coldness on his face melted away instantly, and turned into a silly smile.
"Brother Yun'er, sister-in-law."
Mu Chuting smiled and nodded, obviously enjoying it very much.
Lu Yunyi keenly sensed something was wrong and looked at him suspiciously, thinking he was making trouble:
"What's the hurry?"
"Hey hey hey."
Liu Heiying quickly came to Lu Yunyi's side and said in a low voice:
"Brother Yun'er, I found some interesting things in the city, want to go and take a look?"
"Interesting thing?"
Soon, Lu Yunyi remembered the treatment method he had decided on this morning.
He stretched out his hand and clenched it hard, feeling the power filling his body again, and suddenly he lost interest:
"Forget it, send them to the barracks. I'm fine."
what?
Liu Heiying quickly took two steps forward, stopped in front of the two men, and stared with his eyes wide open.
"Brother Yun'er, if you are sick you have to treat it. You can't just pretend it doesn't exist because it's not sick."
Lu Yunyi's face turned dark and veins on his forehead throbbed.
Mu Chuting's eyes flashed:
"Black Hawk, have you found a doctor?"
Well.
Liu Heiying was somewhat at a loss for words. He quickly organized his words in his mind and replied:
"Sister-in-law, I am not a doctor either.
The military doctor said he wanted to find a hobby for Yuner that would help alleviate his condition.
Otherwise, if you immerse yourself in military affairs all day, your condition will become more serious."
Mu Chuting suddenly realized what was going on and her heart tightened. She quickly looked at her husband beside her:
"Husband, go and have a look, it's nothing serious."
Liu Heiying nodded repeatedly, his face full of sincerity, and took the opportunity to say:
"Yes, yes, Brother Yun'er.
Lu Yunyi took a deep breath and looked at Mu Chuting:
"Ma'am, you go and rest first. I'll be back soon."
Mu Chuting smiled, moved closer, and whispered:
"My husband, go quickly. If there are any beautiful women, please let them stay in the house."
Soon, Mu Chuting left quickly with her maid Xiaohong.
Xiaohong looked back frequently, seeming reluctant to leave.
Seeing them leave, Liu Heiying came over.
He grabbed Lu Yunyi's arm, as if to take credit:
"Come on, Brother Yun'er, I'll take you to see it."
Lu Yunyi felt somewhat helpless and let him drag him around the courtyard.
Soon, he was arranged to stay in the study.
Liu Heiying pressed him into the seat at the top.
Looking at the antique decorations in the house, Lu Yunyi frowned slightly:
"At this?"
Liu Heiying's face was serious:
"Brother Yun'er, the military doctor said it's best to be in a familiar place. This will give you a sense of security."
"What does he know? Although the environment is a major factor affecting the sense of security, more factors come from oneself." "Brother Yun'er, you are wrong."
Liu Heiying was about to persuade him, but suddenly he thought of something and stopped talking.
He shook his head:
"Hey~ Anyway, Brother Yun'er can relax here. Okay, I'm going to call them in."
"Brother Yun'er, you can't fool me. If it's really effective, you have to use it on the brothers in the army."
Listening to Liu Heiying's repeated urging,
Lu Yunyi sighed softly and pinched his brows.
I kind of miss the days when I was fighting outside. At least I didn’t have to face so many new things.
"Call me here"
Liu Heiying quickly waved his hand, signaling Hu Xiaowu to make the arrangements.
Then, he looked at the empty tea table and shouted:
"Yun Fang, pour a cup of tea and bring some fruits."
After saying that, he sat down on a chair beside him.
"You want to see it too?"
Lu Yunyi looked at him in surprise.
Liu Heiying laughed and patted his belly: "It's better to be safe than sorry!"
"You're not going to the brothel anymore?"
Liu Heiying curled his lips and lowered his voice:
"I don't dare to go there now. If I'm not careful, my life will be in danger.
Didn't that guy say that some of the brothels in the capital were owned by his family?
With what happened in Dali, we can’t go to Kunming.”
"It's strange, when we were on the boat,
I was wondering how a Duke could run such a business.
Now that I think about it, they are the ones who are far-sighted.
Brothels are really good things. This time when I return to the capital, I must open one no matter what!"
Lu Yunyi's face was filled with fear, but Liu Heiying's eyes lit up and he patted his chest:
"Brother Yun'er, leave it to me. I will definitely manage it in perfect order!"
Liu Heiying felt the bulge on his chest and his eyes lit up.
He reached in, took out a handful of dried apricots, and handed them over first:
"Brother Yun'er, come and try some of these newly made dried apricots from Yunnan Dusi, which have sugar added to them."
"Oh? There has been improvement so quickly."
Lu Yunyi looked at the darker dried apricots and showed great interest.
As he chewed the dried apricots, a sweet taste began to spread in his mouth, which made him nod and praise:
"It tastes much better than before, less sour and astringent."
The dried apricots that he had high hopes for,
Because it is cheap, easy to make and preserve,
At this moment, it has become an important strategic material in the army.
As the most important battlefield of the Ming Dynasty today, Yunnan was also equipped early and performed brilliantly in the war!
Lu Yunyi had anticipated this result.
But I didn't expect it to happen so quickly.
This made him secretly admire the court's fast operating mechanism.
"Black Hawk, if you are in a bad mood, you can eat more candy, and your mood will improve."
"Chew chew chew"
Liu Heiying smacked his lips and slumped down in his chair:
"Is there such a thing? No wonder children like to eat candy.
It’s a pity that good sugar is too expensive. Xiaowu said that he never ate white sugar when he was a child.”
Ok?
Having said this, Lu Yunyi suddenly sat up, his face serious, and his eyes blinking back and forth.
Liu Heiying, who was standing by, suddenly became nervous and sat up straight:
"Brother Yun'er, what's wrong?"
Lu Yunyi pounded his head in annoyance:
"How could I have forgotten about this? Hurry up, go find Aju Miao, I have something important to ask him!!"
Liu Heiying's expression changed slightly:
"Brother Yun'er, Ajumiao didn't come to Kunming City."
"Didn't come?" Lu Yunyi's face changed slightly, and he sat down again, revealing a bitter smile:
"Why is my brain not working properly?"
"Brother Yun'er, what did you think of?"
Liu Heiying looked very unhappy. The two of them grew up together and were both well-known in Gyeongju for their outstanding memory.
Is the condition so serious now?
"I want to ask Ah Ju Miao if there is a lot of sugarcane grown in Siam. Sugarcane is a good thing and can be made into white sugar."
After these words came out, Liu Heiying's face became more serious:
"Brother Yun'er, you remembered it wrong. Sugarcane is made into brown sugar."
Lu Yunyi waved his hand:
"I know, but there is enough room for improvement in the current technology.
Besides, I have a way to turn brown sugar into white sugar!"
As he spoke, Lu Yunyi looked at Liu Heiying with burning eyes, and spoke word by word:
"I remembered!"
"what?"
Liu Heiying's heart was pounding. When they were young, they were poor.
They had studied the method of turning brown sugar into white sugar before, but ended in failure!
Brown sugar now costs about fifty cents per pound.
White sugar was in short supply and could only be found in wealthy places such as Yingtian and Jiangnan. The lowest prices were three or four taels.
If there is a war, the court will collect large amounts of white and brown sugar, and the price may double.
There is a huge difference between the two.
"Brother Yun'er! Really?"
Liu Heiying's eyes widened and he moved closer and closer.
This made Hu Xiaowu, who had hurried over, stunned on the spot, with a puzzled look on his face.
What is this doing?
Lu Yunyi thought about it carefully, pushed away his greedy head, stood up quickly and walked towards the desk!
Liu Heiying stood up quickly and followed him, his steps were a little unsteady.
He was thinking about how to embezzle the money he had seized to open a brothel.
If I had a way to turn brown sugar into white sugar,
Then what's the deduction? !
It's like a rooster that lays golden eggs.
"Sir, the people are here."
Seeing the two adults had strange expressions, Hu Xiaowu couldn't help but remind them.
Liu Heiying waved his hand impatiently: "Wait."
Hu Xiaowu was bewildered and scratched his head gently.
He turned around and shouted at the middle-aged man who was holding a monkey outside the door:
"Wait."
Lu Yunyi quickly sat down on the long table, grabbed the pen, and wrote quickly.
[Yellow mud water sugar pouring method]
1. Prepare yellow mud water:
Mix yellow mud with water, stir evenly to make yellow mud water.
The selection and treatment methods of yellow mud may vary depending on the region and process, so try them one by one.
2. Boil brown sugar:
Brown sugar is made by boiling sugarcane juice or other sugary ingredients.
3. Filter the brown sugar:
Pass the boiled brown sugar through a strainer to remove impurities.
Four: Pour yellow mud water:
Put the filtered brown sugar into a wide and neat container and pour the yellow mud water evenly on the brown sugar.
Five: precipitation and separation:
Allow the yellow mud water to fully contact with brown sugar, so that the components in the yellow mud water absorb the pigment impurities in the brown sugar. The time is unknown, try them one by one.
Then, the decolorized sugar solution is separated from the yellow mud water by sedimentation or manual separation.
6. Crystallization and drying:
The separated sugar liquid is put into a steamer for crystallization to obtain white sugar.
Finally, through steps such as drying, the moisture in the white sugar crystals is removed to obtain the final white sugar.
Lu Yunyi quickly scanned the pen and handed it to Liu Heiying:
"My father-in-law and other adults should be back tomorrow.
Then contact Xiping Houfu and cooperate with them.
Find a trustworthy sugar maker and try making it.”
Liu Heiying looked at the messy paper in his hand with a suspicious look on his face.
Standing there in a daze, muttering to himself:
"It's that simple?"
He suddenly felt that this method was much simpler than the process of making dried apricots.
At that time, there was an entire book on the techniques and precautions for making dried apricots.
Lu Yunyi just felt happy at the moment, sitting back in his chair:
"Black Hawk, getting sick is not always a bad thing.
I could never remember this method before.
I remembered it when I got sick, hahahaha."
Although Lu Yunyi laughed happily, Liu Heiying felt uncomfortable when he heard it.
He quickly folded the paper and put it away.
Then he pulled Lu Yunyi back to the seat at the top.
"Brother Yun'er, curing the disease is more important. We can talk about making money later."
To be on the safe side, Liu Heiying came closer, his small eyes revealing a shrewd look:
"We still have treasures, money is not important to us."
Lu Yunyi sat at the top, chuckled, and nodded:
"Let's call the people in."
At this time, Feng Yunfang also brought in fruits, candies and tea and placed them on the long table between the two of them.
Soon, a middle-aged man who was involved with the monkey,
He entered the study timidly, looking reserved and timid.
Liu Heiying ate the apple and asked loudly:
"Please introduce yourself and what talents you have."
Hearing this, Lu Yunyi was stunned, with a smile on his face.
This scene seems more like a talent show.
The middle-aged man standing below immediately knelt down and answered respectfully:
"I am Zuo San, from Dali. I am now performing at the north city gate to make a living."
"My ancestors have all been monkey trainers. With this skill, I can make a living."
"Today I will show you two my unique skills."
"Wearing hats and clothes, wielding swords and sticks!"
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I owe one more chapter, and I already owe three chapters. I feel so stressed and uneasy!
I will make it up after I get married!
(End of this chapter)