The county magistrate's daughter only wants to farm

A few days later, Gu Yin's excited voice came from a yard far away from the county town: "Yes, yes, that's it!"

The light yellow liquid had a strange odor and was undoubtedly kerosene.

For several days, Gu Yin and Xiao Mang were here studying how to distill kerosene and asphalt, but most of the time it was Xiao Mang who was watching. Occasionally, Gu Yin would discuss whatever he thought of with Xiao Mang and also make some suggestions for modifying the equipment.

Xiao Mang's face, nose and mouth were covered with a piece of cloth, leaving only a pair of eyes exposed. He asked Gu Yin for confirmation: "Miss, are you sure it's this thing?"

Can this thing be used for lighting?

Gu Yin nodded affirmatively: "It's definitely right, if you don't believe it, you can try it."

"How to try it?" Xiao Mang didn't disbelieve it, he just wanted to see the effect.

"First, fill a small bottle of kerosene."

Xiao Mang did as he was told.

Gu Yin found a small piece of cotton cloth, rolled it into a strip, put it into the bottle with one end exposed, and said to Xiao Mang, "Light it and try."

Xiao Mang lit the soaked cloth strip, and saw that the lit cloth strip burned slowly and steadily, emitting bright flames.

"It really can provide lighting!" Xiao Mang said excitedly.

"Of course, I can't lie to you." Gu Yin looked smug.

There was no kerosene in the Daji Dynasty, so people used sesame oil for lighting at night. However, sesame oil was rare and expensive, so ordinary people could not afford it. Therefore, most people went to bed early at night and there was no nightlife.

Now that we have kerosene, lighting will be much easier.

"Okay, it's time for me to go back. I'll leave this to you." The task was done, and a method for dealing with Asphalt had been found long ago, and Gu Yin felt relieved.

"Okay." Xiao Mang agreed readily. Although the kerosene was distilled, he felt that there were still some areas that could be improved.

"Be sure to be safe, don't take off your mask, and don't light a fire easily. Do you remember my previous reminders?" Gu Yin reminded him again, fearing that Xiao Mang would blow himself up.

"Remember!" Xiao Mang knew that he cared about him, and he felt warm in his heart.

After spending a few days together, he found that the lady was actually a casual person, but she attached great importance to safety issues and kept reminding him how to protect himself and what not to do.

Gu Yin said goodbye to Xiao Mang and took a carriage back to the county town.

Halfway through the journey, when she passed an inn, she saw a group of people gathered in front of the inn. It seemed that a man was arguing with the waiter, and the voices were so loud that she could hear them even in the carriage.

"Little Leo, stop the car!" Gu Yinlai became interested. He stayed in a yard for several days. There was nothing but the distillation equipment, and there were even fewer people.

It would be a lively event, so how could Gu Yin miss it?

After jumping off the carriage, Gu Yin excitedly squeezed into the crowd, trying to squeeze into the front row and stand at the forefront of eating melons. When Zhenzhu saw her young lady running away, she also hurriedly followed.

Gu Yin finally squeezed to the front, only to see a man in gorgeous clothes shouting, "No, you have to change me to a better room!"

"Sir, it's not that I don't want to change your room, but this is already the best room in our hotel." The waiter said with difficulty.

"I don't believe it. If you don't give it to me, I'll move to another place!" The young man in fancy clothes tried to threaten.

"Sir, to be honest, our Yingfeng Inn is already the best inn in Ning County." The waiter explained patiently.

"Really?" The young man in fancy clothes turned around and asked the onlookers.

The onlookers nodded, indicating that the waiter was right.

"No matter what, at least you have to give me a new quilt!" Young Master Huayi was relentless. This was his first time coming to such a small place, and he didn't expect the environment of the inn to be so bad!

"No, we don't have that! Or you can go somewhere else." It was the first time he encountered such a difficult customer. The quilts in the inn were all matching sets, so where could he find new ones for him?

"No, I'll live here!" Since this is the best hotel in the county, other places must be worse.

"You can't ask for a change of blankets then!"

"It must be changed!" Young Master Huayi was furious and was about to ask him to find the boss.

The waiter looked at the crowd, his eyes lit up: "County Lady, please help us judge the matter!"

Gu Yin: ...

What is she talking about? What does your business disputes have to do with me?

She just wanted to eat some melon...

How did it happen to me?

“Hehe…” After being recognized by the waiter, everyone’s eyes were focused on Gu Yin for a moment, and Gu Yin smiled awkwardly.

"County Lady, please judge for yourself. How can you force a sale like this?" The waiter stepped forward, feeling a little aggrieved for some reason.

"County Princess?" Young Master Huayi was surprised. He had heard of the name of the County Princess of Ning County, but he didn't expect that she was so beautiful.

However, Mr. Huayi was more concerned about his own affairs: "Since the waiter asked you to judge, I think you are reasonable. Then tell me, is there any store that drives customers out?"

"If you don't push it out, there's nothing we can do about it!" the waiter said helplessly.

Seeing that the situation was going nowhere, Gu Yin sorted out the questions, "So one wants to live here but thinks the house is not clean? The other one can't change the quilt?"

The two nodded.

"Why can't the quilt be changed?" It is reasonable for the customer to ask for a clean quilt.

"This... we don't have any spare ones." The waiter whispered, "Besides, our inn is cheap..."

There was actually one thing the waiter didn't say, which was that in the past, people who stayed in Ning County were all traveling merchants. Their main requirements were cheapness and cleanliness. After traveling so long, they were exhausted and a normal inn was already very clean for them.

The man in fancy clothes grasped the key point, raised his eyebrows and sneered: "So it's a money issue, why didn't you say so earlier!"

As he said that, he took out a silver ingot and threw it to the waiter: "One of you go upstairs and clean up."

You didn’t say you’d give more… The waiter complained in his heart, but when he saw the silver, he happily agreed: “Okay!”

This money is enough to buy a new quilt.

Gu Yin: ...So, why cue her out?

Back in the carriage, Gu Yin secretly asked Zhenzhu, "Is the inn so dirty?"

"It depends on what kind of inn it is. If the weather is good, the quilts in poor conditions won't be changed once a month, and in better ones, I guess they'll be changed once every two weeks." Pearl said softly, "But in the very expensive inns, they'll definitely be changed every day."

“No way…” Gu Yin was shocked. With so many merchants coming and going, it would take so long to clean. How bad would the smell be…

Gu Yin expressed acceptance of incompetence.

However, from this incident, Gu Yin also realized the current situation of the county town, although the sewers and public toilets had been repaired.

But the houses of the common people are still the same as before, and many are still dilapidated. As for high-end inns and restaurants, she did open a restaurant, which is considered the best in Ning County, but inns...it's better not to mention them.

Ning County will surely attract more businessmen and tourists in the future. There will always be young men and women with money but nowhere to spend it. How can it be possible if they come and have no place to spend it?