kvmb Chapter 96 Alcohol
Chapter 96 Alcohol
After returning home, Xiao Siyue told Xiao Qinian about the matter.
Upon learning that Xiao Siyue was cooperating with the Mu family, Xiao Qinian immediately said, "The Mu family is a good one. I feel quite at ease with you cooperating with them, but you still need to be a little careful."
“I know, Father.”
Afterwards, in order to better create perfumes, Xiao Siyue kept researching alcohol purification, and she actually succeeded. The formula was still given to her by the system.
"Miss, this is the alcohol you mentioned." Lan Yi looked at the alcohol in the porcelain bottle.
"Yes, this is a good thing," Xiao Siyue said happily, but this bottle of alcohol took her a lot of effort and more than two months to make.
This is a treasure! It can be used not only to make perfumes but also for medical disinfection.
However, it's just too inconvenient. Xiao Siyue only wants to do it this once, and then she'll give the method to Mu Xuan so they can do it themselves.
Mu Xuan's shop has now started selling lipsticks and perfumes, but these are all simplified versions of perfumes she made before.
Xiao Siyue thought she would first teach Xiao Qinian the method of purifying alcohol. In this era, rice wine is the main disinfectant, but it has a low alcohol content and is made from grains, making it expensive and unaffordable for many people. This time, she used sorghum to brew the alcohol.
We live in the age of cold weapons, and many soldiers on the battlefield suffer from bacterial infections. Alcohol could significantly reduce these deaths.
While purifying the alcohol, Xiao Siyue also made some baijiu (Chinese liquor), which she prepared and gave to Xiao Qinian as well.
"Dad, what are you doing?" Xiao Siyue took the liquor and alcohol she had brewed to Xiao Qinian's study.
"Sigh, children have been going missing for the past two days. I've sent out many people, but we still haven't found them." Xiao Qinian had a headache.
"Yue'er, don't go out alone anymore during this period, okay?" Xiao Qinian instructed. He was really afraid that his daughter would disappear one day if he wasn't careful.
"I understand, Dad," Xiao Siyue nodded obediently.
Human traffickers have actually appeared in Qianyuan County! Those who traffic people deserve to die.
Although there is a lot of human trafficking in modern times, it is all legal and there are indenture contracts. These people are usually servants, but they can redeem themselves and have a certain degree of freedom.
However, child trafficking is illegal.
Hopefully, the perpetrators can be apprehended soon and the trafficked children can be rescued.
"Yue'er, what brings you here?"
Xiao Siyue was so angry about the human traffickers that she forgot the purpose of her visit and quickly handed the wine she was holding to Xiao Qinian.
"Father, this is the wine I brewed, please try it."
Xiao Qinian thought it was the rice wine he usually drank, but he still politely brought a wine glass and poured a cup for him.
"How can this wine be so clear?" Xiao Qinian couldn't help but be curious when he saw the wine in the glass, which was as clear as water. The wine he knew was not like this. Better rice wine was much clearer, but it was still not this transparent.
"Dad, this is baijiu (Chinese liquor)."
Xiao Qinian took a sip and immediately felt a burning sensation in his throat. He wasn't a big drinker and found it difficult to accept this high-proof liquor.
"Why is this wine so harsh on the throat?" Xiao Qinian frowned as he looked at Xiao Siyue.
"Hehe, Dad, this is much stronger than the liquor you drank before." Xiao Siyue grinned mischievously.
"This is too spicy, I'm not used to it yet, but your grandfather should like it." Xiao Qinian picked up the cup, looked at it, and said.
"Yes, I think my grandfather really likes it." Old Master Xiao is a big drinker. Ever since his family got some money, he drinks almost every day. However, after she started making her own wine, she mostly drinks wine.
"Dad, I didn't come to you for wine this time, but for this." Xiao Siyue took out the alcohol and shook it.
"What is this?"
"This is alcohol."
"Alcohol? That's a strange name. Is the alcohol something that has come to life?" Xiao Qinian said with a smile.
"Um...you could say that." Xiao Siyue thought that made sense; after all, the alcohol had become a spirit.
Now it was Xiao Qinian's turn to be speechless; he had just said it casually.
“Dad, the alcohol is a higher concentration of baijiu,” Xiao Siyue explained again.
"It's even stronger than baijiu, is it even drinkable?" Xiao Qinian was skeptical. He had just taken a sip of baijiu and felt a little dizzy. If this was even stronger, he would pass out immediately after taking a sip.
"You can't drink this, it will poison you," Xiao Siyue quickly explained, afraid that Xiao Qinian would drink it directly.
"This... this can actually cause poisoning? Then you..." Xiao Qinian looked at Xiao Siyue with a look of surprise and doubt, his face clearly saying, 'My cute and adorable daughter actually made poison.'
"Dad, what are you thinking about?" Xiao Siyue asked, speechless.
Xiao Qinian coughed twice to cover his embarrassment.
To avoid further misunderstanding from Xiao Qinian, Xiao Siyue quickly explained, "Dad, I originally intended to make perfume from the alcohol I made, but the system said that alcohol can be used for disinfection, so I gave it to you."
"disinfect?"
"Yes, it's for disinfection. The system says that when a person is injured, they are easily infected. If you wipe the knife with alcohol before treating the wound, you can greatly reduce the risk of infection." Xiao Siyue explained briefly. Nowadays, people disinfect scalpels by either heating them over a fire or boiling them in water, but this kind of disinfection is not very effective.
"What? Yue'er, are you serious?" Xiao Qinian sat up abruptly from his chair.
"Of course it's true. Most importantly, alcohol can prevent the spread of plague." Ancient plagues were essentially influenza, which were difficult to control and caused mass deaths. While alcohol couldn't completely prevent it, it still played a significant role.
"Yue'er, you said before that you were planning to make perfume using alcohol?" Xiao Qinian asked anxiously.
"Yes"
"Did you give the method to Mu Xuan?"
"Not yet, I just finished making it and brought it over."
Xiao Qinian was relieved. "Yue'er, don't give this to Mu Xuan yet. This alcohol is too important."
“Okay, would you like the method for making alcohol?” Xiao Siyue knew what her father was thinking.
"Don't give it to me for now. Give it to me when you need it. But don't tell anyone else about this yet."
Xiao Siyue agreed and gave the alcohol she made to Xiao Qinian. She planned to go back and tell the two girls as well. Actually, she felt that telling Mu Xuan wouldn't be a problem.