Suddenly, Lin Yuanshan had a flash of inspiration. He remembered that the common method used in ancient times to verify whether food was poisonous was to use silver needles. If the silver needles did not turn black, it meant that there was no poison. If the silver needles turned black, it meant that the food was poisonous. Although the silver needle test could only detect a portion of the poison after the baptism of the information explosion in the future, in the underdeveloped society of ancient times, the types of poisons were relatively fixed. They were basically the commonly used ones. Therefore, using silver needles to test was still more reliable.
No matter what kind of poison it was, it was very unscientific to use silver jewelry to test it. Among the people, there had always been a saying that silverware could detect poison. The poison mentioned by the ancients mainly referred to arsenical acid, which was also arsenical acid. The ancient production technology was backward, and the purification technology was not high, resulting in a small amount of sulfur and sulfur in arsenical acid. When the sulfur contained in the arsenic-like substance came into contact with the silver, a chemical reaction would occur between the two, forming a layer of black " silver sulfur " on the surface of the silver needle. It could be seen that the ancients used silver to test for poison because of the limitations of history and science and technology.
Why was it sometimes not so accurate? For example, some items did not contain poison but contained a lot of sulfur, such as egg yolk. When a silver needle was inserted into it, it would turn black. On the contrary, there were some highly toxic items that could be fatal with just a few grams, but they did not contain sulfur. For example, pickled food would produce nitrates, some seeds would produce cyanidation, and so on. When the silver needle came into contact with them, there would be no black reaction.
Therefore, in the future, silver needles could not be used to identify poisons, let alone as a tool for testing poisons. Although silver could not detect poison, it could disinfect. Each liter of water only needed 50 millionths of a milligram of silver ions to kill most of the bacteria in the water. The principle of silverware disinfection: Silver can form positively charged ions in water, which can absorb bacteria in the water and gradually enter the bacteria, so that its catalyst-system is closed and deactivated, causing the bacteria to lose its metabolism and die. Therefore, using silver to make bowls and chopsticks in daily life was very beneficial.
In modern times, due to the low degree of industrialization in the country, the poison used was basically arsenic-like. It was very reliable to use silver needles to test for poison. However, there was still a problem. Lin Yuanshan did not have silver needles with him now. If he went out to buy them now, it would easily arouse suspicion. Could he use other things to replace them?
"Uh, how could I have forgotten about that box? There are quite a number of gold and silver jewelry inside. It's the best for testing poison. Unexpectedly, unexpectedly, after searching for him thousands of times, when he suddenly turned back, he was in a place with dim lights! It seemed that there were still too many loopholes in his consideration. Then, this matter would become a small matter that could be easily resolved. He would have them send the food into the house and secretly check it out. Once he discovered a problem, he would directly take them down with the force of a thunderbolt. He would be able to make corresponding arrangements by asking the mastermind behind the scenes and their plan. It seemed that he was really a genius. He was born to be the protagonist!”
Lin Yuanshan was thinking of a solution in his heart. At the same time, he cleaned up the house. People were made of iron and rice. He would be hungry if he did not eat. He had to solve the problem of how to survive first. This was the real business. Only by keeping this useful body could he realize his great dream.
"Chun Niang, send all the food to my room. We still have things to do. There are so many people in the residence who need to eat. Your work is not easy. I will give each of you more pay after a while. Alright, you guys can leave first!" After saying that, Lin Yuanshan waved his hand and called a soldier over to help Chun Niang and the other two move the food into the room.
"Alright, Young Master! We'll send the food to your room first. The weather is cold, so you must eat it while it's hot. If it gets cold later, get someone to tell me and I'll heat it up again for you! Ergou, Goudan, take the food. We'll bring the food inside. It's so cold, don't stand outside. The food will get cold in a while. There's still something to do in the kitchen, so be quick! In a while, Young Master will give us a raise in wages. All of you better be spirited and work honestly. Only then will you be worthy of the wages given by the master!”Chun Niang shouted at the other two people as she replied.
Eggface had some words that he wanted to say. When he was cooking today, he went to the toilet. His young master's food was prepared by Chun Niang, and he had just arrived at the lunchbox. There was no problem with the steamed buns and meat soup. He had been watching them. If there was a problem, it could only be the problem with the ingredients. In that case, it would not have much to do with Chun Niang and Er Gou. After all, they could not have known in advance.
There should be no problem with the food that these big-headed soldiers ate. Previously, he had drunk half a bowl of meat soup and eaten a steamed bun. It had been an hour, but he did not feel uncomfortable. The only thing that could have gone wrong now was the young master's food. If there was a problem, the only person in the middle would be Er Gou. He had been watching Chun Niang while she was cooking, and the food had never left his sight. After Chun Niang was done, she let Er Gou put it into the lunch box. If she wanted to tamper with it, it was only at this moment that Gou Dan really wanted to shout out his suspicion.
However, he thought about how he had wronged someone without any evidence. Not only would it be difficult for the young master to live, but his hidden chess piece would also be exposed to the world. Exposing himself too early would only arouse the vigilance of the rebels. Once they lay low, it would be harder than ascending to the heavens to find them again. Besides, nothing had happened in the past two years, so Gou Dan felt that the probability of something happening today was low. The thought just now only flashed through his mind, and he quickly calmed down.
Chun Niang didn't find anything wrong. Other than the fact that Young Master's security was a little tight, there was no one or thing that needed special attention. As for Ergou and Goudan, they were usually well-behaved. Even if they were a little unlikable, they did their job well and didn't cause any trouble. He usually cooked his own food, so there shouldn't be any problems. He had been keeping a close eye on this aspect every day. If there was another problem, he might as well kill himself!
Ergou was ecstatic. His plan was going to succeed soon. After he got the money, he could take the matchmaker and go far away. He didn't have to worry about being discovered. Ergou began to look forward to his happy life with the matchmaker. He would buy some land, live the life of a landlord, and have a bunch of children. If he had the conditions, he would take in a concubine. That would be a truly fairy-like life. He would not exchange it for a mountain of gold or silver!
"These fools have been deceived by me for so many days. They are all self-righteous, but they are still played by me one by one. Chun Niang, you fat woman, you deserve to be unable to get married. Look at your fierce face and your waist that is thicker than a bucket. You eat so much every day, even more than a pig. You guard against me every day like you're guarding against a thief. Do you think I don't know? I've long discovered your little thoughts. Do you think I don't know that you're Madam's woman? You've been in the Lin family for so many years, and you've always been the one who cooked for Madam and Young Master. You've never asked anyone else for help. Do you think I can't see through such an obvious thing? You're really an idiot as stupid as a pig. Madam is really blind to hand this job to you. There's no ink in your brain. You won't die from playing with me!”
"Goudan, Goudan, you're quite interesting. Who do you work for? Was it Old Master's or Madam's? It was most likely Madam. You keep staring at me and Hua Niang every day. Do you think I didn't notice? How could you hide from me with your sneaky and sneaky behavior? I've seen a head through the crack of the door more than a few times. At that time, I took this matter to heart and secretly monitored you. As expected, I still found out about you. I really didn't expect you to have such a beautiful sister. When I saw you, I almost drooled. I used your sister as a joke to test you, but you really couldn't hold it in. After a few times, I almost touched you.”
"Kid, your weakness is your sister. This matter is just waiting for the two of you. When I leave, I'll take your sister away and raise her from now on. I really want to see your expression when you find out about this.”
"Madam, I originally wanted to scold you, but thinking about it, you didn't do anything wrong to me. If I scold you again, I'll really be a little heartless. However, there are some things that I still want to tell you. Your kindness to me is as heavy as a mountain, and I want to repay you. However, you have already arrived in the netherworld, so there is no place to return this favor. As for returning this favor to your son, I'm unwilling. I haven't received any favors from your son in the past two years. It's a fool's dream for me to be loyal to him. Therefore, I owe you, but I don't owe your son. Only I can repay your kindness in my next life!”
"Young Master, you're a cowardly pig. Even calling you a pig is a little overestimating you. Look at what the Lin family has become in your hands in the past two years. As for the second and third household, their days are getting more and more prosperous. Our days here are really like Wang Xiao Er's, getting worse and worse year by year. We still have to suffer from the oppression of the second and third household, and we don't see you upholding justice for us. You're not my benefactor, but my enemy. It's because of your weakness that we've suffered so many looks of disdain for no reason!”
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