The families who received the apology gifts were all very surprised.

He just scraped some unwanted wall dust and scratched the wall, but he actually brought two fat fish to apologize?

"Xiao Meng, what are you doing? You just scraped some mud. Why do you need to come and apologize? Take the fish back quickly!"

Aunt Guihua looked at Meng Huaishao who was holding the fish in both hands, and excitedly returned the fish that was handed to her.

"Aunt, it was the children I brought with me who scratched your wall. I should apologize. I caught this fish from the creek. It's not worth much. Please accept it!"

Meng Huaishao was determined not to take the fish back, and even smiled and raised the bunch of fish in his hand.

"Aunt, look, I still have so much!"

As he said this, he grinned.

"I'm so sick of them all. If I don't eat them today, they'll go bad tomorrow. If you force me to take them back, they'll go bad tomorrow and be wasted!"

Aunt Guihua: “…”

This reason is truly impeccable.

Farmers hate wasting food the most!

What's more, fish is also meat!

If this breaks, it will be so heartbreaking!

After hesitating for a long time, Aunt Guihua finally accepted the fish.

"Hey! Auntie will shamelessly accept this fish and make some cakes later. Auntie will also send some for you to try!"

"Thank you so much, Auntie!"

Meng Huaishao did not refuse directly. He believed that the best relationships in the village were ones where there was give and take.

Such a relationship bond is more long-lasting and reliable than one-sided giving and taking.

After visiting a circle and following the same pattern, Meng Huaishao finally delivered all the apology gifts.

Even those whose walls were not scratched were given a fish as a thank you gift.

After finishing the work, Meng Huaishao took Ye Yaoyao's hand and walked home with brisk steps.

After returning home, the two had a simple meal and began to tinker with saltpeter.

Even though Meng Huaishao scraped carefully, some debris was bound to get in, so he had to pick it out as much as possible.

After picking it out, the two couldn't wait to start experimenting with making ice with saltpeter.

The crude ice-making method is not as precise as that of modern laboratories, but accuracy is not important, as long as it works.

Meng Huaishao prepared two basins, one large and one small, as Ye Yaoyao said.

"Brother, let me get some water!"

Ye Yaoyao took the initiative to take the job, pulled over the basin, and started filling it with water.

Soon, both basins were eight-tenths full.

Meng Huaishao placed the small basin into the large basin, allowing the water in the large basin to mostly cover the small basin without sinking it.

"Brother, here, add saltpeter!"

Ye Yaoyao pointed to the big basin, and Meng Huaishao did as she said and put some saltpeter into the basin.

The saltpeter entered the water and gradually began to dissolve. Meng Huaishao could feel that the temperature next to the basin was rapidly dropping.

“It’s really getting cold!”

Meng Huaishao exclaimed in surprise.

He didn't mean to disbelieve Ye Yaoyao, he just thought that it was incredible that such a common thing could actually reduce the temperature when put into water!

He couldn't help but reach out to test the water temperature. It was really cold, not an illusion.

Ye Yaoyao smiled, feeling lucky that she had not been distracted in chemistry class and had memorized this interesting little piece of knowledge.

"Brother, add some more!"

The amount of saltpeter just added is too little. It melts in water and absorbs heat, but it does not freeze.

"it is good!"

Meng Huaishao continued to add saltpeter into the large basin and kept observing the changes in the two basins.

"Brother, it's frozen!"

Ye Yaoyao suddenly spoke, pointing at the small basin.

"Ice?"

Meng Huaishao stopped what he was doing instantly.

His eyes were drawn to the small basin.

The small basin was filled with clean water. At this moment, a thin layer of ice flowers had condensed on the surface, which was visible to the naked eye. It was very beautiful.

"It's really frozen! So fast~"

Ye Yaoyao stretched out her chubby little hand and poked it. A stinging cold air came from her fingertips, and she quickly withdrew her hand.

"Yaoyao, are you cold?"

Meng Huaishao pulled Ye Yaoyao's hand over, and seeing that she was red from the cold, he quickly wiped off the small drops of water on her fingertips, covered her little hand with both hands, and pulled her into his arms.

The temperature of the chest was very warm, and Ye Yaoyao's hands quickly warmed up.

"How's it going? Are you feeling warmer?"

Looking at the little boy who was making a fuss and showing concern, Ye Yaoyao's eyebrows curved.

“It’s very warm!”

The little hands and the heart are equally warm.

The space in the two basins next to it was slowly being occupied by ice.

The difference is that the ice in the large basin is turbid, while the ice in the small basin is crystal clear.

"Success!"

Ye Yaoyao reached out to pick up the small basin, but was stopped by Meng Huaishao.

He took a handkerchief to cushion the small basin and then brought it out.

"This basin of frozen hands is easy to get stuck if you hold it with bare hands, which will hurt."

Ye Yaoyao stuck out her tongue and was so happy that she forgot about it.

Fortunately, she has a reliable brother!

"Next, can we just put the ice into the juice?"

"It's OK to put it outside."

Ye Yaoyao thought about it and decided that summer had not arrived yet, so there was no need to add ice cubes.

Juice that is just a little cooler than room temperature is also delicious!

Making juice is quite quick, just use a juicer.

Ye Yaoyao chose grapes.

Although you have to peel it and remove the seeds, it is juicy and sweet!

The two of them quickly peeled a bunch of grapes, squeezed them into juice with a juicer, and then filtered out the grape juice.

Then put the filtered grape juice into a small bowl and place it in a medium-sized basin.

The ice cubes in the small basin were also broken into pieces and placed in a circle around the bowl of grape juice.

Purple juice and transparent ice cubes coexist harmoniously in the snow-white porcelain bowl.

The juice would have to wait a while before it could be tasted, so Meng Huaishao took the big basin away.

The water in the basin will also solidify completely and then the saltpeter will appear.

At that time, he scraped off the saltpeter and could use it next time.

"By the way, will those muddy saltpeter become clean after passing through water a few times?"

The moment he thought of this, Meng Huaishao felt a little heartbroken.

When those kids gave him saltpeter, he refused it because he thought it was dirty. Now, thinking about the saltpeter being thrown away so carelessly, he felt painful!

"Forget it, there's still some in the village. If it's not enough, go collect some more."

After feeling heartbroken for only a short while, Meng Huaishao calmed down.

Nothing in the world can be perfect, and it is impossible for the treasure you just met to be not wasted at all.

You still have to go through it before you can learn from the experience.

After cleaning up, Meng Huaishao returned to Ye Yaoyao and observed the grape juice with her.

"Brother, you can drink it in a while!"

Meng Huaishao touched the wall of the bowl and found it was already a little cold.

However, after all, it is separated by a bowl, and there is a lot of grape juice, so it is better to freeze it for a while longer so that the effect will be more obvious.

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