Chapter 116 Fang Yuanqi: I will definitely succeed next time!
Chapter 116 Fang Yuanqi: I will definitely succeed next time!
So when Su Fuying saw that Fang Yuanqi didn't look like he was joking at all, he started to think seriously.
After a moment, he looked up at the prince consort in front of him, who was full of magic, and said:
"Ice is expensive. Throughout history, only the nobility could afford it. If you really had a way to make ice, the demand would definitely exceed the supply."
When Fang Yuanqi heard that the supply was insufficient to meet the demand, his eyes lit up.
Making ice is very simple. All you need to do is find some ore containing saltpeter, crush it, wash it, then put it in water and stir it to dissolve it.
Then after a series of steps such as filtration and evaporation...
You can get ice by mixing saltpeter crystals and water in a ratio of approximately one to one.
Not only that, saltpeter crystals can be used repeatedly...
This method was told to her by Maomao, but she didn't expect it to come in handy so soon.
Fang Yuanqi, who was conspiring with Su Fuying to make ice, had no idea that in the capital hundreds of miles away, Yan Lixian had just made the ice and was happily enjoying his girlfriend's shock and admiration!
"Great!" Qin Yue lowered her head and praised Yan Lixian, who was smiling proudly.
"Of course!" Yan Lixian said, raising his head slightly and pecked Qin Yue hard on the face, who had become his girlfriend again.
After knowing that her girlfriend was slow to warm up, she had appropriately slowed down the pace of her pursuit and was not as reckless as before.
Now the two of them get along pretty well. Apart from the bad guy Yan Lixian who is always secretly trying to make his sister cry, Qin Yue, the sister, is still very gentle.
He also takes good care of her in life. It can be said that although Yan Lixian has been a little busy recently, he is still in a good mood.
Especially after Qin Yue became more and more indulgent towards her, her mood became extremely good.
In a good mood, Yan Lixian wrote a letter as short as possible about his opening today and the good news of making ice, tied it to the leg of a carrier pigeon, and then went to tease his girlfriend happily.
Her girlfriend has fair skin, beautiful looks and long legs, and most importantly, a nice personality, which makes her feel that it would be a waste of her talent if she didn't tease her.
Fang Yuanqi was also writing a letter, sharing with Maomao the good news that he not only made sugar, but would also be making ice soon.
He asked someone to send the letter and the sugar that had just been made to the capital.
Fang Yuanqi originally wanted to go to the mountains to see if there were any lumps of soil containing saltpeter, but her sore legs and waist forced her to give up the idea temporarily.
Never mind, let’s wait until tomorrow…
Fang Yuanqi and Su Fuying were chatting casually when they suddenly heard a few sharp bird calls.
Su Fuying, who was sitting with Fang Yuanqi, glanced at the cage at the door. Looking at the two birds in the cage, one yellow and one green, he asked curiously:
"Where did you get this parrot?"
"The princess brought it when she came back last night." Fang Yuanqi replied casually.
After being reminded by Su Fuying, Fang Yuanqi remembered that Mu Lingshuang brought back two parrots when she came back last night.
It is said that parrots can mimic human speech, but I don’t know if it’s true or not.
Having someone bring the bird cage into the house, Fang Yuanqi carefully observed the two little parrots in the cage. One was green with a blue belly, and the other was yellow, but both had some red on their wings. They looked quite cute.
"Does this parrot have a name?" The Fifth Prince's wife asked with a smile while teasing the little parrot with a small branch.
"Not yet." Fang Yuanqi shook his head and glanced at the two parrots. The green one was smaller, while the yellow one was larger. He casually said, "Let's call the green one Xiaolu and the yellow one Dahuang!"
Su Fuying's mouth twitched slightly. Is this guy so casual in naming?
Xiaolu is ugly enough, and there is another one called Dahuang. If you don’t know, you might think it is a dog.
The two of them whispered for a while, and after agreeing to go to Guiyuan to listen to opera together in the evening, Su Fuying left.
Although Fang Yuanqi felt tired after sleeping for almost a whole day, he was not sleepy at all. He didn't want to lie on the bed, so he simply taught the parrot to speak.
"Come and learn from me... Little Shuangshuang..."
Parrot: "Coo...Coo..."
"Little Shuangshuang..."
Parrot: "Gululu..."
Fang Yuanqi: "..."
I've taught you twice and you still can't do it. How stupid! I won't teach you anymore!
"Where has that bastard been doing? Why hasn't he been seen for so long?" Fang Yuanqi turned around and muttered softly, reaching for the teacup on the table, wanting to pour himself a glass of water.
Suddenly there was a noise from the birdcage:
"Dog Xixi! Dog Xixi!"
Fang Yuanqi's hand shook and the water almost spilled on the table.
What kind of parrot is this? I learned that pretty quickly.
Fang Yuanqi became interested and corrected:
"It's not dog Xixi, it's dog thing!"
"Dog Xixi! Dog Xixi!"
This time Fang Yuanqi saw clearly that it was Dahuang who was learning to speak.
But no matter how she taught him afterwards, Da Huang didn't make any sound, only making gurgling sounds from his throat...
As for the little green thing, all that came out of its throat from beginning to end were gurgling and cooing sounds.
Seeing this, Fang Yuanqi lost interest in continuing to teach. Just as she was about to call Qin Feng in to gossip about her and Jiang Wan'er's recent offensive and defensive situation, Mu Lingshuang came back with a full bag of prey.
After throwing the things to the maid at the door and asking her to clean up and prepare them for use, Mu Lingshuang entered the house.
When Fang Yuanqi saw her enter the room, he snorted coldly as usual, trying to express his dissatisfaction.
The next moment, there was another noise from the birdcage:
"Gulu gulu..."
Fang Yuanqi's heart tightened, but he quickly relaxed.
She was startled and thought that Dahuang was going to call Gou Xixi again.
But soon, Fang Yuanqi realized that he had relaxed too early.
Because the big yellow dog who had been grumbling for a long time didn't call the dog Xixi, but called:
"Bullshit! Bullshit!"
The smile on Fang Yuanqi's face froze. Damn! How did this crappy parrot learn it at this time?
The smile on Mu Lingshuang's face also froze. When she was not around, the little girl taught the parrot this?
Very good! Mu Lingshuang sneered, retracted the hand that was about to be extended, and after ordering someone to prepare water for bathing, he said gently to Fang Yuanqi:
"I'm going to take a shower first. You think about how to explain what happened last night later. Otherwise, you know the consequences."
Fang Yuanqi was stunned for a moment, then his face turned bitter again.
I was bullied so badly yesterday, and now I have to explain today. How can you, you bastard, bully people like this?
She suddenly thought of her arrogance at the beginning of last night, and finally lowered her head in regret.
She was wrong, she shouldn't have been so confident. She decided to be more low-key next time...
Just wait, you bastard, I will definitely succeed next time!
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