With Pinxixi in hand, I have a supermarket in the Changzheng!

Zhou Yue, who is very good at hands-on work, loved playing house games like making dumplings with plasticine and making soup with mud when she was a child.

When I saw this black clay jar, I naturally thought of the experience of playing house when I was a child.

The little boy who was stirring something in a clay pot raised his head and looked at her, but said nothing and went back to fiddling with his own things.

Although he didn't say anything, Zhou Yue saw two words in his eyes.

Speechless...

Zhou Yue became even more curious and didn't even bother to buy tofu. She just squatted there and watched.

There was firewood and weeds burning nearby, and the little boy put the burnt ashes into a clay pot.

The earthenware jar contained a mixture of wood ash and water, and the little boy kept stirring it.

After the water boiled, he poured it into a basin and waited for a while, and then layers appeared.

There is wood ash below and some yellowish liquid above.

The little boy poured the clear yellow liquid into a large bucket.

After boiling in several large earthenware jars, we finally got half a bucket of yellow water.

The little boy washed the clay pot with clean water and poured the yellow water in the bucket into the clay pot.

"Xiaoyun, go pick up some more firewood!"

The little boy was stirring the clay pot while talking to his friends beside him.

These children were nearby and picked up a lot of firewood. Zhou Yue also helped.

With the addition of firewood, the fire became very strong and bubbles kept bubbling in the earthenware pot.

It cooked for a long time like this, and Zhou Yue was almost impatient and wanted to leave, but she also wanted to see it to the end.

Finally, half the bucket of yellow water was boiled dry, and some white stuff adhered to the inner wall of the earthen jar.

The little boy, who was sweating a little from the heat, began to scrape the white powder on the inner wall of the earthenware jar with a small bamboo stick.

So after boiling down a large barrel of yellow water, the powder obtained is only a small handful.

The boy carefully divided the white powder into five equal parts and wrapped them with three layers of green leaves inside and three layers outside.

"Here, this is your share."

The boy handed the thick ball of leaves to Zhou Yue.

"Do I have a share too?"

Zhou Yue felt warm in her heart. There were so few of these things, and there were not enough for the four kids to share.

"Yes, you helped too, so of course you get your share."

The little boy's eyes were dark and bright and his tone was sincere. He stuffed the thing directly into her hand.

Zhou Yue was holding something in her hand with a smile on her face. These kids are so cute, they are simply angels!

In fact, Zhou Yue knew what they were doing when they were halfway through.

These four kids are not playing house, but making salt with wood ash.

After boiling wood ash with water, the clear liquid on the top can be boiled down to obtain salt.

Looking at these four children, she felt a little sad. It is true that children from poor families have to grow up early.

I am still playing house at my age, while they are already busy working for their lives.

Zhou Yue opened the layers of leaves, pinched a little white powder with her hands and put it in her mouth.

"Ah bah bah..."

Zhou Yue couldn't help but spit it out after tasting a little. The salt made from wood ash tasted very bitter.

[Tongzi, is it okay to eat this salt? ]

Zhou Yue was a little worried. The salt tasted so strange, I wonder if it would be bad for the body.

Judging from how skilled those kids were at making salt, they must have done this often.

[Salt extracted from wood ash is potassium salt and can be used in emergencies, but it is not recommended for long-term consumption! ]

[Is the salt shortage in Qujing County so serious? ]

[Yes! Qujing County is too far away from the salt production areas in Yunnan, and the roads are difficult to access. The salt shortage here is extremely serious! ]

Zhou Yue felt a little depressed after hearing Tongzi's words. No wonder these kids used wood ash to make salt, and they cherished it so much that they were reluctant to throw away even a grain.

[Sister Yueyue! I have a good way to make salt. Would you like to hear it?]

[Yes! Yes! Of course! ]

"Hey, have you heard about the incident at the Jinsha River crossing?"

"I heard it! Those white dogs are really not human!"

"We don't have any salt to eat all year round! They have 30 kilograms of salt!"

"They will get their comeuppance sooner or later!"

The news that 30 kilograms of salt were stockpiled at the tax station at the Jinsha River ferry spread to everyone almost overnight.

Not only the ordinary people in the county town, but also the soldiers in the army knew about it.

The tax checkpoint for crossing the river is the most profitable. When transporting materials between Sichuan and Yunnan, one must pass through this ferry, so it is quite easy to make money from it.

Zhou Yue learned from the system that there were 10 kilograms of salt stored in this tax card.

Zhou Yue was planning to add another 20 kilograms of salt, so he released the news of 30 kilograms of salt.

In order to prevent the Red Army from sneaking across the river, they also hid dozens of ships.

This news must be told to the Red Army soldiers!

At this time, the leaders in the camp had gathered together to discuss the next steps.

"We must get the tax card for this ferry!"

"Yes! For the sake of the salt, we must take it down!"

During this period, they also saw in Yunnan the suffering of the people due to the lack of salt.

There are few places selling salt in the market, and even if there are, the price is ridiculously expensive.

Many poor families simply cannot afford to buy salt, and they suffer from various health problems due to lack of salt, which is really unbearable.

These white dogs clearly have a large amount of salt hoarded, but they are unwilling to sell it to the villagers at a fair price. Instead, they hoard it and regard it as a rare commodity. It's really despicable!

Chief Liu and his men quickly worked out a thorough battle plan and were determined to seize the toll gate at the ferry tonight!

The mission this time is actually not difficult, but the key is to catch them all in one fell swoop, without any fish slipping through the net.

Otherwise, once the news was leaked, it would be dangerous for the soldiers to cross the river.

At this time, in the tax station at the ferry, although it was night, the room was very noisy.

"Buy it and leave it alone, place your bet!"

"Big big big! Open it quickly!"

"Open it, hahahaha, little one!"

The room was full of people gathered together to gamble, the sieves were shaking and flying, and there were shining silver coins on the table.

"Bang bang bang!"

There was a knock on the closed door, and a man opened it reluctantly.

"Who the hell is this? It's late at night! You're disturbing my fun!"

When the man opened the door and saw the scene in front of him, he was so frightened that he trembled and almost sat on the ground.

"Sir!"

There was a group of people outside the door, all of them were wearing military uniforms. The man in the front had a very high rank on his uniform, and it was obvious that he was an officer.

The leading officer walked into the room with a serious look on his face and slammed his hand on the table.

The tax card guards who were having a great time were startled by the bang and turned their heads away in dissatisfaction.

When he saw that it was a superior, he suddenly felt guilty and the dice in his hand fell to the ground.

The leading officer glanced at the crowd and said, "You dare to gather here to gamble in this tax-sensitive area!"

A little leader came over and said, "Don't be angry, sir. We just play occasionally."

After saying that, he handed over a cigarette and asked with a nod.

"I wonder which company commander he is? Why haven't I seen him before?"