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After a period of time, Jiang Hao always behaved himself. He never dared to provoke Jiang Nianwei's family again and behaved himself.

After a few days, the stone house built by Jiang Nianwei's family was completed, except for some interior decoration.

Jiang Nianwei decided to use the existing resources to make this place as comfortable as possible, after all, she would be living here for a long time.

And tomorrow I can go to the market on Nanzhou Island. I have been here for a while and I haven’t been to the market to join in the fun for a long time.

The pot of sweet rice wine that Jiang Nianwei had just made was ready. She tasted it and it had a faint aroma of rice and sweetness. The weather here was hot, and she was afraid that after a few more days of fermentation, the taste would not be so good.

After dinner, Jiang Siyu drank two bowls of rice wine. Although the alcohol content of this rice wine is low, one will still get drunk if you drink too much, so she was advised to drink less.

"Sister, please let me drink another bowl. This is the first time I've drunk rice wine like this. It's really sweet and delicious."

Seeing her pitiful appearance, her elder sister couldn't help but chuckle, but her tone was doting and helpless: "You greedy cat, forget it, considering that you usually help a lot, you can drink another bowl, and you are not allowed to drink more."

Jiang Siyu couldn't wait to drink another bowl, letting the sweet liquor slide into her mouth, and a satisfied smile immediately appeared on her face, "It tastes good. It would be even better if you could add some ice cubes to chill it. When we were in Beijing before, we could occasionally eat some chilled mung bean soup, but here, the weather is hot and there is no ice cubes... I'm almost dried up by the heat."

Jiang Nianwei blinked her eyes. "If you really want to taste the iced wine, it's not impossible, but everything in the world has a price. This cool enjoyment naturally requires you to put in some effort."

Jiang Siyu's eyes sparkled with anticipation, and she asked impatiently, "Then what do I need to do?"

Jiang Nianwei explained: "When you go to the market tomorrow, look for wall frost in the dark corners of the houses. As long as you collect enough, you can make ice cubes."

Jiang Siyu was still confused, "Sister, is what you said true?"

"When have I ever lied to you? Just trust me."

The next day, on this day of every month when the tide is highest, they have the opportunity to go to the market on the island to purchase some things. There is a time limit of only two hours, and only specified items can be purchased. A family can only send two people out to purchase.

Most of the exiled prisoners have no money, so bartering is also possible in this market.

Jiang Nianwei wanted to buy some chicks and ducklings, while Jiang Siyu's goal was very clear, which was to collect wall frost.

Although the market is small, it is the only prosperous place in this barren land.

After a quick look, there were only a few products to choose from, which made Jiang Siyu, who was originally full of expectations, feel disappointed.

However, even so, there are still some gains, which is a consolation.

Jiang Nianwei finally found the fisherman selling chicks and ducklings in the bustling crowd.

She squatted down and carefully selected ten cute chicks and ducklings, her heart filled with joy.

However, after searching the entire market, she did not see the piglet, so she had to give up, feeling a little regretful.

But I unexpectedly discovered that a kind of dried fish sold by the fishermen here is particularly delicious and easy to preserve, and it is also good to use as a snack.

Jiang Siyu wandered in the dark corner of the house, and finally, her eyes were fixed on the invisible white object. It was exactly the rare thing that Jiang Nianwei mentioned, but the quantity was pitifully small.

Of course, the things they could bring back were limited. After all, they were exiled, and anything they bought needed to be checked by officers and soldiers before they could take it away.

After Jiang Nianwei made some arrangements, the officers and soldiers turned a blind eye and let her take away the dozens of chickens and ducks.

Jiang Siyu looked melancholy. "Sister, I spent a lot of effort to find what you asked me to find, but I only found these. Besides, the saltpeter was hidden too secretly."

Jiang Nianwei smiled and patted the back of her hand, "This is enough."

There was also a lot of saltpeter outside the cave where they lived before. The two of them spent some time and effort to collect all the saltpeter.

Jiang Nianwei filled the earthen jar with water and the coconut shell with clean water. She signaled Jiang Siyu to immerse the bottom of the coconut shell in the water in the earthen jar, and she slowly poured saltpeter into the jar.

After a moment, a cool breath quietly spread. Jiang Siyu widened her eyes in surprise, and saw that crystal clear crystals had condensed in the coconut bowl.

Jiang Siyu looked at all this in disbelief, "It actually worked, there really is ice! Sister, how did you do this? This is amazing!"

"This saltpeter has a magical property. Once it comes into contact with water, it can absorb a large amount of heat, causing the surrounding temperature to drop sharply."

Jiang Siyu nodded, not quite understanding, "I see."

The two of them followed the same method and made a few more bowls of smoothies. Jiang Nianwei continued to explain: "If there is enough saltpeter, we can make bigger ice cubes, but we have limited saltpeter, so now we can only make these smoothies."

Jiang Siyu shouted excitedly: "The smoothie is already amazing, today I can drink iced fermented rice wine!"

In their spare time, Jiang Lanxu and Abei went up the mountain to get some wood and planned to make some furniture such as beds, tables and chairs.

When the two men came back sweating profusely and carrying wood on their shoulders, Jiang Nianwei originally wanted to quietly tell her eldest brother that she had a lot of wood stored in her space that could come in handy, so they didn't have to work so hard.

However, when her eyes fell on the wood that the two men brought back, a smile appeared on the corner of her mouth involuntarily. The wood turned out to be lychee wood.

Lychee wood exudes a faint fragrance, has a hard texture, beautiful grain, sinks in water, and is termite-proof. It is also expensive, not to mention that it is wild.

Ah Bei took out a few small fruits from his pocket and said, "These fell from this tree. I don't know what kind of fruit they are. Can we eat them?"

Jiang Siyu was curious, "Isn't this fruit lychee? I heard that Princess Huaining likes to eat lychees. Every year, the emperor sends lychees from Nanling 800 miles away. I was lucky enough to see it once, but I have never eaten it."

After that, she peeled off the shell of the fruit. She gently peeled off the shell of the wild fruit and put the flesh into her mouth. The expected sweetness did not come as expected. Instead, there was an indescribable sourness.

"Pah, why is it so disgusting?"

Seeing this, Jiang Nianwei smiled and said, "These are wild lychees. They have not been carefully cared for by humans, and they have not yet reached the ripe season. Naturally, they have this sour taste."

Then he asked Jiang Lanxu, "Brother, where did you find the lychee tree?"

"It was from that hill that I saw there were many."

When talking about lychees, Jiang Nianwei's eyes immediately lit up.

She particularly likes a kind of lychee called "Nuomici", the flesh of which is soft and sticky, as delicate as glutinous rice, and it is filled with sweet fragrance when you take a bite.

If I could find a lychee tree and cultivate it in my space, maybe I would be able to eat sweet lychees after some time.

Before that, she happened to make some fruit smoothies, including coconut, mango, glutinous rice wine, and even durian flavors.

Jiang Nianwei took the durian-flavored smoothie and walked in the direction her brother had just pointed.

Ah Bei immediately suggested: "Miss, do you want me to go with you?"

Jiang Nianwei waved her hands quickly, "No, no, I'll just go check it out myself. The smoothie is about to melt. Siyu and I spent a lot of time making it. You guys should try it."

Jiang Siyu couldn't wait to take a sip of the iced fermented rice wine, "Wow, it's really cool!"

Ah Bei had never tasted this before. When he heard that it was made by Jiang Nianwei, he tasted it carefully and said, "It's so cold."

Having lived a hard life since childhood, he had never tasted such refreshing food, which also had a faint sweetness of coconut water...

Jiang Nianwei climbed to the top of the mountain alone. The lychee trees in front of her made her eyes light up. There were so many of them that they covered the entire mountain.

Jiang Nianwei carefully cut off some healthy lychee branches, preparing to transplant them directly into the space when the time comes, hoping to improve the lychee varieties to better quality.

Not only that, she was pleasantly surprised to dig out a few wild sweet potatoes hidden in the soil, which she could take home as a snack. The sweet potato vine leaves can also be stir-fried, and the taste is quite delicious.

A lot of shepherd's purse was also found. Jiang Nianwei happily dug out the shepherd's purse, ate some of it, and transplanted the rest into the space.

When she finished all these and was about to go home with a heavy basket in her hands, she found an old woman holding a little girl and kneeling in front of an impatient soldier, begging desperately.

"Please, save my poor granddaughter! She...she is dying..."

The old woman burst into tears, hugged the child tightly in her arms, her body trembling constantly, and kowtowed to the officers and soldiers repeatedly.

The little girl closed her eyes tightly, her face was pale, her brows were furrowed, and she murmured to herself, "It hurts, it really hurts."

The officers and soldiers seemed very impatient. "What does death have to do with us? Many people die here every month."

He looked at the old woman begging in front of him with contempt, "You want to get treatment without money? It's a joke! Get out of the way, don't block my way, I have to go back and fill my stomach. It's really unlucky that I met someone like you who doesn't know the current situation today."

After saying that, he kicked the old woman away and left without looking back.

In the silence as the noise gradually faded away, there were only a few spectators left. One of them was a convict who had experienced the same thing before. His eyes revealed a trace of vicissitudes and helplessness. He gently advised: "This strange disease has taken the lives of many people. I'm afraid that my granddaughter will not be spared. Old man, you should take her back and let her taste the food she wants to eat. Let's make preparations for her funeral as soon as possible."

The old woman shook her head firmly, "No, my granddaughter will not die!"

The people around dispersed after hearing the sound, but Jiang Nianwei stood quietly in the distance, gazing deeply at the little girl's face.

She knew this family. Their surname was Huo and they were local officials who had been exiled here half a year earlier than them.

She slowly approached, squatted down, and asked softly: "Grandma Huo, can you tell me what symptoms your granddaughter has?"

Grandma Huo raised her head and wiped her tears: "I'm vomiting and having diarrhea, and my body is still feverish."

"Where does the water you usually drink come from?"

"We just picked up water from the river to drink, but we boiled it before drinking. There will be absolutely no problem."

Jiang Nianwei thought of the water in the freshwater lake. It was turbid and drinking it directly would definitely cause problems, especially for children whose stomachs were more delicate, but the symptoms would definitely not be so serious.

Not far away, the sound of waves came, and she suddenly thought of something, "Did you eat the sea salt directly?"

Grandma Huo nodded repeatedly after she realized what was happening. "The sea water is salty. Usually we use the dried sea water to make the seasoning."

She nodded slightly, and she understood in her heart that although the people here used sea salt as a seasoning, they did not know how to filter it, and used coarse salt. Her family ate the well salt she bought in advance, so they would not be harmed by the salt poisoning.

There are many impurities in the sea salt. Over time, toxins will gradually form. People with weak constitutions will develop some symptoms, and in severe cases, they may even die.

Add to that the unfiltered water that is drunk directly, and it’s no wonder that people in this place suffer from illness.

Jiang Nianwei's eyes were fixed on the little girl who was gradually losing her life, and she asked cautiously, "Grandma Huo, if you trust me, I am willing to try to save this child."

"Girl, do you know any medical skills?"

"Although I am not a person with superb medical skills, I know a thing or two. I am willing to do my best to buy a glimmer of hope for this child."

A glimmer of hope flashed in Grandma Huo's eyes. She held Jiang Nianwei's hand tightly, as if she had grabbed a life-saving straw: "Then I'll leave it to you, young lady. I believe in your ability. They all said there's no hope, so you should just give it a try."

Since Jiang Nianwei agreed, she was 100% sure, "First of all, she can't eat sea salt anymore, and she must drink clean filtered water."

A trace of confusion appeared in the old woman's eyes. "Filtered water? What is that?"

Jiang Nianwei knew that they would not be able to understand the deep meaning of the explanation just by verbal explanation. She had to demonstrate it in person and answer their questions with practical actions.

So she decided to teach them how to obtain this vital "filtered water" in the most direct and intuitive way.

She first followed the old woman back home, and then asked her to prepare things first. While doing so, she took out spiritual spring water from the space and fed it to the child. She also exchanged glucose water and anti-inflammatory medicine from the space for the child to take.

Jiang Nianwei came to the old woman and saw her burning coconut shells into charcoal using the method she taught.

"Old lady, I will teach you how to filter water. From now on, you can boil the filtered water for her to drink. Remember, you must keep giving her water to drink so that she can excrete the toxins in her body!"

After saying that, Jiang Nianwei turned and left, and soon returned with the filtering pottery jar she made by herself.

She gently placed the clay pot on the ground and began to demonstrate the filtering steps in detail.

First, she puts a layer of soft cotton on the bottom of the pottery jar, then gently covers it with a layer of coconut shell charcoal and wood ash that she has carefully processed, followed by a layer of clean fine sand, and eleven layers of pebbles on the top. This is repeated several times to form a filter layer.

After such filtration, although the water is not 100% pure, it is at least safe enough for human consumption after boiling.

Grandma Huo watched her operations and nodded repeatedly.

Not long after, the little girl who seemed weak before, miraculously cried out: "Grandma, grandma, where are you? I feel much better now."