Peaceful Farm Life

Chapter 537: Chapter 537: No Need to Flatter, Just a Kiss Will Do_1

”Husband, do you know why we can save silver?” An Jing suddenly changed the subject, asking Xiao Changyi.

Xiao Changyi shook his head. Saltpeter isn’t cheap either. To freeze water into ice, he estimated that a considerable amount of saltpeter would also be needed each time.

An Jing giggled to herself for a while before saying, ”Because saltpeter can be reused, we don’t need to spend money to buy a lot of saltpeter.”

”Reused?” A spark of interest lit up in Xiao Changyi’s cool eyes.

”Mhm!” An Jing nodded emphatically. ”Even though saltpeter dissolves in the water and turns the water into ice, the ice or water that contains saltpeter can be dried in the sun to recover the saltpeter. Then, the saltpeter can be put back into the water to make ice... Isn’t that reusing it?” As she spoke, An Jing tilted her chin up proudly.

Xiao Changyi’s lips curled slightly, ”How do you want me to praise you?”

An Jing immediately smiled, ”No need for praise, just a kiss will do.”

The arc of Xiao Changyi’s smile grew wider, and without a word, he leaned toward An Jing. Although it was meant to be just a kiss, the two ended up kissing for quite a while before parting.

Because there was a lot of ice inside, it wasn’t hot at all, and that night, An Jing slept exceptionally comfortably.

The next day, Xiao Changyi had Meng Zhuqing go buy saltpeter.

As soon as Meng Zhuqing bought the saltpeter, Xiao Changyi had Meng Zhuqing use the steps taught by An Jing to make ice.

At first, Meng Zhuqing didn’t believe that saltpeter could make ice, but he had always done whatever their lord commanded, so he obediently followed the steps and did as he was told.

It wasn’t until he saw the water in the basin start to freeze that Meng Zhuqing fully believed, and at the same time, his admiration for their lord’s discerning eye increased. Their mistress was just as much a prodigy as their lord—a true marvel!

Only after the water in the basin had completely frozen did An Jing say, ”The ice in that small basin is edible. Break it up, it’ll be perfect for cooling off in this ghastly heat.”

”Yes.” Meng Zhuqing respectfully took the tool to chip the ice.

While Meng Zhuqing was chiseling the ice, it was already the hour of Shen. Doctor Jiang happened to be visiting to check An Jing’s pulse and see if the baby was stable.

Doctor Jiang had also come earlier at the hour of Si and knew they were making ice, but he was extremely surprised and didn’t ask any further questions.

As an imperial physician, it was best to speak less. Besides, some things were not within his purview to inquire about as a humble imperial physician.

Seeing Meng Zhuqing chiseling ice, even though Doctor Jiang knew they were making ice, he was still surprised by the successful outcome.

Upon seeing Doctor Jiang arrive, An Jing smiled and said, ”Doctor Jiang, you have come at just the right time. The ice is ready, you should have some to cool off too.”

Not wanting others to know their identities, and since Doctor Jiang often came by, An Jing and Xiao Changyi had long since stopped referring to Doctor Jiang as an imperial physician, instead calling him Doctor Jiang.

”Thank you, Prince, Princess,” Doctor Jiang said without refusal and respectfully expressed his gratitude. The weather was indeed extremely hot, and he had been quite overheated on the carriage ride over, avoiding heatstroke only thanks to his consumption of a heat-relief soup.

From start to finish, Xiao Changyi hadn’t paid any attention to Doctor Jiang. He simply scooped some crushed ice from what Meng Zhuqing had chipped away, intending to chill sour plum soup for his wife to drink.

His wife was pregnant, and even though it was the height of summer, he dared not let her eat anything too cold. So, when he said he was chilling the sour plum soup, he only planned to cool it slightly before giving it to his wife to drink.

Feeling that the sour plum soup was slightly chilled, Xiao Changyi indeed did not continue to ice it any longer. He took the soup out of the ice and let An Jing drink it.