usatvline Chapter 128 Xiao Qinian's Excitement
Chapter 128 Xiao Qinian's Excitement
Seeing that her father was staring at her, Xiao Siyue quickened her pace while eating.
After dinner, Xiao Siyue quickly went to her room to retrieve the glass formula she had written earlier.
When Xiao Siyue arrived at Xiao Qinian's study, Xiao Qinian was already waiting there, and a smile appeared on his face when he saw her enter.
"Yue'er, come quickly." Xiao Qinian waved to Xiao Siyue.
"Dad, here you go." Xiao Siyue handed the prescription to Xiao Qinian, inwardly marveling at her father's workaholic nature. While the glass was indeed important, there was no need to rush things.
Xiao Qinian took the prescription and couldn't wait to start reading it, but the more he read, the more his brows furrowed.
What kind of sand is this quartz sand? Limestone is not unfamiliar to me, as it has been used in cement before. I also know about feldspar, as it is found in my hometown. However, I do know about soda ash, but I don't know about soda ash.
"Yue'er, these things?" Xiao Qinian looked at the formula in his hand and felt that it was even more difficult than the cement he had worked on before.
“Dad, these things are mostly natural minerals. You can guess what they look like. I even drew pictures of these minerals,” Xiao Siyue said.
"As for soda ash, it is indeed a bit difficult to handle, but I have included the production method of soda ash in the recipe." Although the recipe is very complete, it is difficult to produce. However, these are matters for the imperial court to worry about. Moreover, there are many clever people in ancient times, and Xiao Siyue believes that it is possible to produce it.
However, in that case, it's probably impossible for her to get a share of the profits, but that doesn't matter, as her family isn't short of money now.
Xiao Siyue's main goal now is to help Xiao Qinian build up Qianyuan County. With more money in the imperial court, their plans will be more successful.
"Father, how about this, you give this prescription to His Majesty and see how they handle it," Xiao Siyue suggested.
“Okay,” Xiao Qinian agreed immediately.
"Father, I still hope that glass can be made. Its uses are too wide, not just for aesthetics." Xiao Siyue couldn't help but remind him. If it weren't for the fact that making it from it is too complicated and the materials needed cannot be mined privately, she would have made it no matter how difficult it was.
Even if she doesn't have the ability herself, she can spend money to find someone who does.
But that's impossible. Even if she actually dared to mine ore on her own, let alone whether she could mine anything, even if she guessed it, she'd probably be locked up in jail before she even finished making the glass.
"Oh? What other uses does it have?" Xiao Qinian was still thinking about how to submit a memorial when he heard his daughter's words and became curious.
"Dad, do you know, the formula I gave you is actually different from the glass we've ever seen. The glass made with my formula is transparent; it's called glass." Xiao Siyue lowered her voice deliberately, making it sound mysterious.
"Glass?" Xiao Qinian was somewhat unfamiliar with this name.
“Yes, Dad, glass can be used in many ways.” Xiao Siyue glanced at Xiao Qinian and began to talk at length.
"On a smaller scale, glass can be used to make mirrors, not the bronze mirrors we use now. Glass mirrors can reflect people very clearly, like when we're face to face, you can see the fine hairs on a person's face." Xiao Siyue thought that no woman could refuse this today.
"Another thing is that glass can be used to make all kinds of utensils, bowls, cups, and so on."
"There's also a glass pane needed to cover the windows. Our current windows are all covered with paper, and we don't usually open them, so the inside is always dark. If we had glass panes, it would be just like being outside."
"On a larger scale, glass can be used to make something called a telescope, which can see over a kilometer away," Xiao Siyue said, feeling that Xiao Qinian knew the importance of a telescope even without her saying it.
"Yue'er, can this telescope you're talking about really see over a kilometer away?" Xiao Qinian felt his breathing become rapid.
Although he was not a military general, he had always kept an eye on the border. If the soldiers of their Great Zhou had this telescope, it would be a great help on the battlefield.
“Of course it’s true,” Xiao Siyue nodded with a smile.
"Then this glass is definitely worth the effort to make." Yes, it can not only make money but also have this other use.
"Then Father, please continue writing. I'll be going now." Xiao Siyue had said everything she needed to say; the rest was up to Xiao Qinian to decide.
"Alright, Yue'er, go ahead." Xiao Qinian waved his hand.
Xiao Siyue happily left Xiao Qinian's study. It was getting dark, and Xiao Siyue felt a little sleepy.
I originally planned to go straight back to wash up and go to bed, but when I passed by Lin Qin's courtyard, I thought of going to see my mother.
"Mother, what are you doing?" Xiao Siyue went in and found her mother and maid discussing something.
"Your grandparents wrote to me before, saying that your cousin is getting married. I was thinking about what gift to give your cousin." Lin Qin pulled Xiao Siyue in front of her and touched Xiao Siyue's little hand.
"Huh? Which of my cousins is getting married? Is it Cousin Kang?" Xiao Siyue was a little confused for a moment, then suddenly realized that of her cousins, only Su Lekang was of marriageable age; the others were still young.
"When is Cousin Kang getting married? How come I didn't know?" Xiao Siyue wondered to herself. She had read every letter that came to her home, so why hadn't she seen this one?
“Your cousin Kang is getting married next month. The letter came today, but you weren’t here so you didn’t know,” Lin Qin explained.
"Oh? Is that so?" Xiao Siyue felt that she had missed a lot of things since she went out today.
“Then I should also prepare a congratulatory gift for my cousin Kang.”
"I wonder who my cousin's wife is. I really want to go back and see her," Xiao Siyue thought to herself. Su Lekang was only a year younger than her older brother, Xiao Siqi, but Xiao Siqi had already been married for several years and was three years old. Su Lekang, on the other hand, was getting married very late.
Xiao Siyue remembered that when she was still in her hometown, her aunt would often come over and complain to her grandmother that her cousin Kang was unwilling to get married, and she was very anxious, but her cousin Kang remained unmoved.
Xiao Siyue found it somewhat amusing. Getting married so young in ancient times was indeed quite unusual. In modern times, Su Lekang would be just a recent college graduate, but in ancient times, he was considered an older single man.
However, I don't know why my cousin Kang is unwilling to get married.
“Your grandfather didn’t say anything either. Your father is too busy these days, so we can’t go back yet.” Lin Qin also really wanted to go back and visit. She and Xiao Qinian had been in Qianyuan County for three years and had never been back even once.