The weather is getting hotter and hotter, and people are getting tired.
Hua Qingxue opened the west side room that she had not seen for a long time and looked at the room full of handmade soaps. She later realized that she had been thinking about how to purify gunpowder recently, but she had completely forgotten about this pile of soaps.
At first, she wanted to make some money to support her family by making handmade soaps. Later, the emperor's reward came, and Fu Tingye sent another box of gems. She usually stayed in the military camp for food, clothing, and accommodation, so she never missed the money.
If you don’t lack money, you can’t think of making money.
Hua Qingxue felt that she was really not good at business.
She will be very involved in using the existing materials and conditions to make something.
But after doing it, if you ask her to think of ways to market it... she will feel a headache.
However, after having made so much, it would be a waste to keep it at home. Remembering the last time the two brothers from Chenji Store wanted to buy this batch of soap, Hua Qingxue picked up four or five pieces of each soap on the shelf and prepared to go to Chenji Store. remember.
But when she walked to the door, she felt the heat wave coming from outside, the sun was scorching the earth, and the midday sun was so white that she could hardly open her eyes.
Hua Qingxue stood under the eaves, not having the courage to step out for a long time.
or…
Let's go when the sun is about to set, right
She put down what she was holding, went to the kitchen, took out a big green watermelon from the water tank, cut it in half to reveal its red flesh, took it back to the house and ate it with a spoon.
The watermelon has been soaked in cold water for a day, sweet and cool.
There is nothing more comfortable than eating ice-cold watermelon in summer...
Hua Qingxue ate watermelon and listened to the chirping of cicadas, feeling a little drowsy.
She yawned, put down the watermelon, wiped the handle, and lay down on the bed covered with a mat, ready to squint for a while.
…
Fu Tingye patted the door, but there was no movement.
He raised his long eyebrows slightly and looked at the guards guarding both sides of the courtyard gate.
"she went out?"
"Miss Hua has always been at home and has never gone out."
Fu Tingye frowned and murmured to himself: "Why didn't you open the door... fell asleep?"
The guards looked at each other and asked, "General, do you need to open the door for you?"
There is just a piece of wooden bolt behind the door. You can push the door bolt out by inserting a knife into it and pushing it lightly.
Fu Tingye shook his head, "No need."
He walked a few steps to the side, found a suitable position, jumped up, and used his strength to climb over to the other side of the courtyard wall.
…
There was no sound in the yard except for the cicadas on the trees that kept chirping.
Fu Tingye walked into the main room and saw half a watermelon on the table, and a woman lying shadowy behind the screen.
Turns out he really fell asleep.
Fu Tingye had a smile in his eyes.
He walked around the screen with gentle steps and took a clear look at the scene in front of him, but he couldn't help but be stunned.
The beautiful woman was sleeping soundly, and she was only wearing an aqua cotton and linen jacket and a pair of extremely thin nine-point bloomers.
Two slender arms were exposed naked, and the neckline was extremely open. Due to the position of lying on the side, a large area of snow-white skin on the chest was exposed, and the deep groove was extremely attractive.
In particular, she had her hair loose, with her black hair spread on her breasts, and a few strands wrapped around her neck and waist, making her look particularly charming...
Fu Tingye only felt a fire suddenly burning up! Burning all the way to the abdomen!
He didn't expect Hua Qingxue to be dressed so... so coolly at home!
damn it! How could this woman act so recklessly! What if someone sees me? !
Fu Tingye's straight man has a cancer attack, and he wants to wake Hua Qingxue right now and teach her a lesson!
But…
Look at her sleeping so soundly...
Fu Tingye felt thirsty.
His eyes slowly wandered over Hua Qingxue's exquisite body, and finally landed on her moist red lips.
I endured it again and again, but I still couldn't hold it back. I bent my head and took the soft and fragrant lips in my mouth. I felt that this place could quench my thirst better than watermelon.
He warned himself that just one moment would be enough, but he lingered on, kissing again and again, getting deeper and deeper...
…
Hua Qingxue felt like she was being crushed by a bear in her dream.
She suddenly woke up and subconsciously stretched out her hand to push him away. After a few pushes, she finally realized in a daze that it was Fu Tingye who was here.
The heat and sweat from the man's body made her feel uncomfortable, sticky and hot.
Hua Qingxue finally cooled down for a while, but after Fu Tingye tortured her like this, she sweated again.
"General..." She turned her face away and exhaled, pressing her hands on Fu Tingye's chest, "Don't... it's so hot..."
"It's quite hot." Fu Tingye let go of her, straightened his upper body, took off his clothes, and then came over again with his shirt off.
Hua Qingxue was dumbfounded by his behavior.
In fact, Hua Qingxue has a very open mind when it comes to things like that. As long as the other person is someone she likes, she has nothing against her.
But she didn't want to do it when she was sweating...
"General, it's really hot... You, please let go of me..." Although she thought so in her heart, her tone was too soft and had no strength at all.
Fu Tingye nibbled along her thin white neck, lingering at the collarbone. He seemed to want to go down further, but he hesitated.
He was afraid that if he continued, he might really be unable to bear it and take her.
But stop? He couldn't bear to part with this soft and delicate touch...
Fu Tingye was sweating all over and panting. He didn't know whether he was holding it in or because he was anxious.
He suddenly let go of Hua Qingxue, walked to the table in a few steps, picked up the half of the watermelon, and ate it quickly and urgently, as if he was extremely thirsty.
Hua Qingxue sat up, combed her long hair into a long braid, walked to the basin to wet the handkerchief, wiped the sweat from her body, then wetted the handkerchief again, walked behind Fu Tingye and wiped his sweat.
"Why is the general here today?" she asked him while carefully wiping the sweat on Fu Tingye's back.
"Come here and see you." Fu Tingye ate the remaining watermelon in several mouthfuls, then turned around and criticized her, "How can you dress like this in the house?"
Hua Qingxue looked confused. What was she wearing? All the places that should be covered are covered...
Fu Tingye looked at the few extra strawberry marks between her collarbones, and his originally righteous tone became inexplicably weak, "Anyway... you are not allowed to dress like this in the future!"
Hua Qingxue stared, speechless, and retorted in a low voice, "I only exposed my arms, but the general's entire upper body was naked."
Fu Tingye: "..."
Just now he couldn't help himself and took off his shirt.
Fu Tingye reached out for his clothes, but Hua Qingxue snatched them away.
She said disgustedly: "You're soaked with sweat, how can you wear it? I'll help you wash it. It's sunny outside, so it'll be dry in a while."
After that, he threw Fu Tingye's coat into the basin and picked up the basin to go out.
Fu Tingye grabbed her wrist with one hand and said, "Wash it in the house!"
He looked very ugly and said, "You have to put on clothes to go out!"
"There's no one in the yard..."
"What if a gangster breaks in suddenly, wouldn't he be exposed?!"
“…”
Hua Qingxue felt a deep generation gap... Didn't she just wear a sleeveless short coat? As for being so nervous
"But I have to go to the kitchen to scoop water, right?" She was also a little annoyed.
"I'll scoop it up." Fu Tingye turned around and walked out.
When Hua Qingxue saw that he actually went to scoop water, she felt angry and funny at the same time.
Why did she fall in love with such a man
After a while, Fu Tingye came back with a bucket of water.
Hua Qingxue couldn't help laughing because of his serious expression, thinking that although sometimes it was annoying, sometimes... she thought he was so cute.
She scrubbed the clothes in her hands without saying a word.
Fu Tingye sat by the bed and looked at her. After a while, he whispered: "When the dog days come, Zhao Sheng will send someone to bring ice. You have to endure it for a few more days. Using ice too early is not good for your health."
It was as if he was gently reminding her not to wear too revealing clothes in the future.
Hua Qingxue felt fresh after hearing this, and asked, "Where does the ice come from in summer?"
Fu Tingye was slightly stunned, "Of course it's from the ice cellar."
"Ice cellar?" Hua Qingxue remembered that such a custom existed in ancient times. She asked enthusiastically, "Is it the ice saved in the winter that is sealed underground and then taken out for use in the summer?"
In ancient times, this custom was called "ice hiding". The cellar was dug first, and straw felt was laid underneath. Then the cut ice cubes were put in neatly one by one until the cellar was full, and then a layer of straw was covered on top. Then cover the cellar with felt and cover it with thick soil. In this way, the ice cellar is completed.
Fu Tingye nodded, not understanding what made Hua Qingxue excited about this kind of thing.
Hua Qingxue was thinking about another thing.
"The ice saved in this way should be very limited. If you want all the soldiers in the military camp to use ice, it will be difficult to satisfy it, right?"
Fu Tingye laughed and said, "The Qingzhou camp has an army of 100,000 people. If we want to provide everyone with ice, I'm afraid no one can supply it."
Hua Qingxue asked: "In the dog days of summer, will it be very hard for the soldiers in the camp?"
"No matter how hard it is, there are times, and you get over it slowly like this. If you are afraid of the heat in summer and the cold in winter, why do you want to be a soldier?"
Hua Qingxue thought for a while and said slowly: "But the weather is so hot now, and the firearms camp is still working hard all day long. It is really hard... Let me make a batch of ice first and give it to the firearms camp. The craftsmen over there use it, and if the quantity is large, some will be sent to the camp."
Fu Tingye didn't react for a moment, "...making ice?"
"Yes." She said with a smile, "Aren't we mining saltpeter recently? When saltpeter dissolves in water, it absorbs a lot of heat, causing the water temperature to lower and freeze! Anyway, we have a lot of saltpeter now, which is just for making ice."
Fu Tingye knew that she was not interested in jewelry and clothes, but she became particularly energetic when talking about them.
And he especially liked how she looked so energetic and her eyes were shining.
Fu Tingye usually wouldn't stop what Hua Qingxue wanted to do, but he just asked her puzzledly: "Isn't that saltpeter used to make gunpowder?"
"It doesn't matter. After the saltpeter is dissolved in water, you can use the cooling crystallization method or the evaporation crystallization method to extract the saltpeter and reuse it."
Hua Qingxue said, called out softly, and looked at Fu Tingye, "General, who is the glassmaker I asked you to find for me? The purification of gunpowder and the evaporation and crystallization of saltpeter both require the use of a still. Glass is absolutely indispensable.”
As long as the glass can be solved, Hua Qingxue feels that her technology tree will light up a large area.