When Master Wu heard his son’s words, his eyes lit up.

The weather was hot then.

Even in the capital, there weren’t many families that could afford to use an ice basin.

If he could get the recipe for making ice and use it for others to do him a favour in the capital, there would definitely be endless benefits.

He could also make ice and sell it at a high price to those who were rich but lacked ice.

Master Wu thought for a moment and said, “Get that Fourth Son Shi to talk to that wretched girl and see if she can sell this technique.”

In his opinion, she was a wild girl who did not have much experience.

That was why she would sell them the little black balls with 600 taels of silver the previous time.

Eldest Young Master Wu nodded. “Alright, I’ll go and look for Fourth Son Shi now.”

Just as he was about to leave, Master Wu asked, “How’s the progress of those little black balls?”

Speaking of this, his son said a little helplessly, “Those people are still trying to find out what those powder in the little black balls were made of. There isn’t much progress yet.”

He didn’t know when they would be able to make it.

He said, “Father, do you think that wretched girl will have a formula for making the little black balls?”

Master Wu thought for a moment and said, “That’s hard to say. You can ask Fourth Son Shi to test it out. If there is, we can pay a high price to buy it.”

Hiring people to analyse it required more time and money.

As long as they could get their hands on it, that wretched girl’s days would come to an end.

He added, “If Fourth Son Shi doesn’t succeed, you can personally go to Xiaxi village to talk to that wretched girl in the next two days.”

Eldest Young Master Wu had similar thoughts. “Alright.”

He had heard that Bai Xu had followed Xiao Hanzheng back to the village today.

It seemed that he had already seen the ice.

They could not let the Bai family gain the upper hand.

Recently, the Bai family produced a type of white sugar.

Be it in terms of its colour or texture, it was much better than the sugar available on the market.

They had even sold it at a high price in the capital.

They suspected that this might be related to that wretched girl.

This also gave them a sense of crisis.

They could not let the Bai family get past them.

In another village.

Bai Xu also wanted to buy the formula.

He pestered Shi Qingluo and asked, “We can be considered friends. How about you name a price for this formula and sell it to me?”

Shi Qingluo shook her head. “I’m not selling it.”

She had prepared saltpetre to make ice mainly for her family to cool down.

She also wanted to see if she could scam others with evil intentions.

She really didn’t plan to use it to earn money.

Bai Xu Thought for a moment and asked, “Do you want to make ice and sell it? Or is this method very troublesome?”

Shi Qingluo replied, “The method is very simple. Anyone can learn it. I’m also not interested in making ice to sell.”

Bai Xu was speechless. “Then why do you want to keep the technique for making it? Why don’t you sell it to me to earn some money so that it won’t go to waste?”

Shi Qingluo raised her eyebrows. “Do I look like someone who is greedy for money?”

Bai Xu was speechless. He wondered who was the one who was previously greedy for money.

But she said, “Of course you don’t look like one. But didn’t you say that you wouldn’t mind having more money?”

Shi Qingluo replied, “I’m not short of money at the moment, so I don’t want to sell it.”

She liked the process of creating things and wasn’t obsessed with money.

Otherwise, she would have gone straight into business in the modern world.

Bai Xu was speechless. He couldn’t understand this woman.

Seeing her determined attitude, he knew there was no more hope left.

He felt like he had nothing in life to cling on to.

Other than seeing the benefits of making ice, he also wanted to set up a few ice basins in the house during the summer to cool himself down!

Shi Qingluo found his expression amusing. “Don’t look so dejected. I’ll tell you the method to make ice for free in a while.”

Bai Xu looked up doubtfully. “Are you so kind-hearted?”

Shi Qingluo climbed up the pole. “I’m a good person to begin with.”

Bai Xu thought to himself, haha. As he still didn’t know that she was the one who persuaded Xiao Hanzheng’s vampire relatives to go to the capital.

He asked curiously, “What’s your motive?”

It felt as though she was playing with the wind.

Shi Qingluo sipped her herbal tea. “To do a good deed.”

Bai Xu was puzzled. “What’s that?”

Shi Qingluo didn’t want to explain to him. “You’ll know in a few days.”

Bai Xu felt tired. “Alright, I’ll wait and see what you’ll do. Why don’t you sell me some ice first?”

Shi Qingluo rolled her eyes at him. “I don’t have the time to specially make ice for you.”

She curled her lips again. “You’re too impatient. It’s just a few more days.”

Bai Xu remained silent. It wasn’t easy for him to get some ice.

He continued to grind for a while, but Shi Qingluo didn’t relent and he had no choice but to give up.

After Number Four returned with the carriage, he had no choice but to leave.

Just as he was about to leave, he suddenly thought of a problem. “If this matter gets out, the Wu family won’t let go of this kind of benefit. Be careful.”

He couldn’t get the formula, and he didn’t want the Wu family to get it either.

Shi Qingluo curled her lips. “Got it!”

If the Wu family came looking for trouble, she didn’t mind going along with them.

After Bai Xu left, Xiao Hanzheng smiled at Shi Qingluo and asked, “You’re not going to sell this formula?”

Shi Qingluo nodded. “Yes, I’m not going to sell it.

“We’re buying mountains and land recently, and it’s too eye-catching to open a workshop.

“Let’s distract some attention and earn a good reputation first. It’s more important than making money.”

In order to live comfortably in this ancient world, she needed to look ten steps further.

Money was just a number to her.

Earning money was just to enjoy a better quality of life.

With some certainty and security in her life, she wanted to do something more.

When Xiao Hanzheng heard that, he roughly guessed what she wanted to do.

He chuckled and said, “I believe you.”

Shi Qingluo’s lips curled up. “Of course!”

After dinner, Shi Qingluo and Xiao Hanzheng went out for a walk to digest their food.

Just as they reached the door, they saw Fourth Son Shi walking over in a hurry.

He walked in front of the two of them and asked with a smile, “Are you two going out?”

Shi Qingluo nodded. “Yes, so you don’t have to bother us.”

Fourth Son Shi uttered under his breath, does this wretched girl know how to speak? Her words always make others choke.

He emphasised, “I have something important to discuss with you guys.”

Shi Qingluo raised her eyebrows. “If you want to talk about how to make ice, then I’ll tell you right now that I don’t have it.”

Fourth Son Shi didn’t expect the wretched girl to be so smart. She had guessed his purpose the moment they met.

How could she not have it? That Mr Li had seen it with his own eyes.

He advised, “It’s not very useful if you have the formula now. Why don’t you sell it to the Wu Family? They can offer a high price.”

Shi Qingluo shook her head. “I won’t sell it no matter how high the price is.

“Why do you hold so much grudges against money?” Fourth Son Shi was speechless.

If he were her, he would sell it quickly.

Shi Qingluo said, “You don’t have to worry about that. A good dog doesn’t block the way.”

Don’t delay her and her young husband’s walk.

Fourth Son Shi was so angry that his face turned green. “You, you’re insulting the cultured class.”

Shi Qingluo rolled her eyes. “Although you aren’t and portray yourself as a gentleman and a scholar, behind your back, you want to sell your niece for the burial. To quote your family’s old lady, you have a black and rotten heart.”

Fourth Son Shi was speechless. This wretched girl’s mouth was just too annoying.