Ye Zhinan returned home. She felt that filtering water with plants was still not enough, so she took out some cotton and gauze from her space and picked up some stones outside.
But how could she explain the activated carbon?
Forget it. She'd use it first and figure it out later!
In a short while, she made a simple water filter.
When Ye Yingfeng and Ye Shenyan came back from the mine, they saw Ye Zhinan sitting there in a daze, staring at a jar. They all gathered around.
The big jar looked strange. It was wide at the top and narrow at the bottom, with a small hole at the bottom from which water seemed to be flowing out.
"What's this?"
Ye Yingfeng became more and more curious as he looked at it and couldn't help asking.
"A water purifier!"
Ye Zhinan replied without hesitation.
Seeing the look of confusion on their faces, she poured a cup of water from the steaming kettle beside her.
"Father, have a taste."
Ye Shenyan didn't suspect anything. After taking a sip, his eyebrows relaxed. "This water is actually sweet. It would be great if there was some tea!"
He took two more sips regretfully.
Ye Yingfeng poured himself a cup. After drinking it, he nodded in praise. "I heard that the river water has been polluted. I was going to go up the mountain to fetch some mountain spring water. I didn't expect you to come up with such a thing."
"It's too far to go up the mountain. With this water purifier, it'll be much more convenient."
Fortunately, they didn't dig deeper into how it was made.
Ye Zhinan had just let out a sigh of relief when she heard Ye Shenyan's words before the sigh was fully exhaled.
"Such a good thing should be promoted so that everyone can drink clean water."
Father is still so selfless and always thinking about the people!
Ye Zhinan waved her hand. "This thing is complicated to make, and it requires materials like cotton and gauze, which not every family can afford. Moreover, it's not appropriate to ask the government to bear the cost. I've already told Constable Qin about another simple, convenient, and cost - saving method. Father, you don't have to worry about it."
After saying that, she looked at Ye Shenyan nervously, wondering if her explanation was convincing enough. Her father was not easy to fool.
Ye Shenyan was silent for a moment and then nodded helplessly. "That's the only way."
He didn't want his daughter to stand out too much. They had to learn from past mistakes.
"What is this..."
"Brother, mother is calling you. Go and have a look quickly!"
Ye Yingfeng had been staring at the water purifier for a long time and was about to ask about the principle behind it when Ye Zhinan pushed him away.
As the sky was getting dark, the father and son, who had worked all day, had no energy to dig deeper into the matter behind the water purifier. Ye Zhinan let out a long sigh.
But looking at the few ducks left in the duck shed, she began to worry again.
The loss of ducks this time was quite big. She had to think of a way.
The next day.
Ye Zhinan got up early. Han Xiangmei was already preparing breakfast in front of the stove. She was surprised to see her daughter.
"Getting up so early?"
"I want to go to the fields early."
She hadn't been to the fields for several days. It was her brother and mother who had been taking care of them. It wasn't that she didn't trust them. She just wanted to find an excuse to go somewhere else.
"Your arm hasn't fully recovered..."
Before Han Xiangmei could finish her sentence, Ye Zhinan interrupted. "My arm has already recovered. I can't be lazy anymore. Otherwise, those with ulterior motives will talk behind my back."
Han Xiangmei understood and didn't insist anymore.
"Be careful with your arm. Don't overdo it!"
This was the last thing she insisted on as a mother.
Ye Zhinan took a pancake from the pot and went out.
"Be careful with your arm!"
"I know!"
Han Xiangmei kept exhorting her. Ye Zhinan felt warm in her heart.
Although her mother was nagging, it felt really good to be "bothered" by someone.
By the time Ye Zhinan stuffed the last corner of the pancake into her mouth, she had already reached the field ridge.
Here, she didn't have to worry about her status as a young lady or care about others' looks. In other words, life was much easier, except for those obstacles whose sources she couldn't find.
At this time, there were a few people gathered in twos and threes in the field ridge.
It seemed that there were quite a few early - risers.
Qin Yihuai had deepened the irrigation canals and improved the drainage system, so the farm work was much easier.
Taking advantage of the small number of people, Ye Zhinan quickly finished her work and walked in the direction of the mountain.
Last time, she hadn't been able to check clearly because of the mudslide. This time, she would take a good look. It would be even better if she could pick up a couple of thousand - year - old ginseng roots.
She had put the ginseng she picked up last time in her space to cultivate it. She would make it into medicine pills when she had time for future emergencies.
The mountain had almost changed beyond recognition after being washed by the heavy rain. It was almost impossible to find the place where she had found the ginseng before.
Ye Zhinan took out several glass bottles and collected samples as she walked.
There were plant samples, soil samples, and water samples.
Suddenly, there seemed to be something running in the woods. Ye Zhinan got excited.
It seemed that there would be meat for dinner tonight.
She saw a free - range chicken scurrying around in the mountains.
Ye Zhinan took out a slingshot, fixed her eyes on the target, held her breath, and combined the strength of both hands.
Thud!
She hit it with one shot!
The free - range chicken fell to the ground immediately without even a chance to resist.
Ye Zhinan immediately ran over, tied the chicken's legs, and stuffed it into her space.
Before her excitement had subsided, another black shadow flashed past behind her.
"A rabbit!"
Spicy rabbit heads!
Just thinking about it made her mouth water. She quickened her pace, but how could a rabbit be so easy to catch?
Ye Zhinan chased it for several rounds but couldn't catch up. Just when it seemed that the spicy rabbit heads were going to be a lost dream, the rabbit suddenly bumped into a big tree in front of it.
Without even having time to exclaim, she quickly stepped forward, tied the rabbit's feet, and stuffed it into her space.
"This can be considered waiting for a rabbit by the stump, right? Otherwise, I'll wait a while. If each family member is to have a rabbit head, it's not enough now."
Thinking of this, she found a dry place and sat down.
Although it was already spring, the air on the mountain was still damp and cold. Cold air blew over in gusts. Without realizing it, she tightened her woolen coat.
Fortunately, she had worn short - sleeved clothes when she came out for the convenience of movement. Moreover, she had specially put on a thermal underwear before coming out, which was enough to withstand the cold on the mountain.
Maybe because she was warm, she fell asleep after a while.
She was awakened by a loud bang.
She nervously grasped the dagger in her arms and scanned the surroundings with her eyes.
"Goodness, another one!"
Not far away, in the same place as before, another rabbit had been knocked unconscious.
She quickly rushed over. After a set of familiar movements, there were already two rabbits and a chicken lying in her space.
"I didn't expect there to be so many resources on this mountain!"
Ye Zhinan was now full of energy, but what really excited her was something else.
Not far away, she heard the quacking of ducks.
There were wild ducks on the mountain!
She followed the sound and saw a small river. The water in the river was so clear that you could see the bottom. There were several fat wild ducks swimming on it.
She hadn't seen this river when she found the wild chicken before. Ye Zhinan was puzzled, but her hands didn't stop. She immediately took a water sample and decided to take a good look at it when she got back.
She stared at the ducks in the river and quietly took out her slingshot. With a flick of her wrist, the pellet flew out, and the duck fell to the ground.
She didn't use too much force. She just stunned the duck because she wanted to take it back and raise it as a breeding duck.