The Transmigrated Farm Girl Has a Cheat Code

Chapter 92 Construction Begins

With Li Deshan and Zhang Peng as her two capable generals, Lin Yan could comfortably wait at home, taking a break to draw some furniture designs, wishing she could plan out every single item in her room.

Although the materials written by Lin Yan were easy to obtain, they were not available on the market. It took Zhang Peng three days to gather all the necessary items. Li Deshan and his men finished building the kiln, but it needed to be dried for another week before it could be used.

Lin Yan found an open space nearby, prepared various bottles and jars, and began her experimental career.

"First heat the ferrous sulfate... then add saltpeter... um..."

"Chop up the straw, add some lime solution... hiss..."

"Pee... Ugh! It stings my eyes..."

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Although Lin Yan's experiment site was far from the crowd, it still attracted onlookers.

"What is Miss Lin doing?" Li Ping looked around, wanting to go and see, but Lin Yan had told everyone not to go over, so they could only stand at a distance and watch.

“I saw Zhang Peng carry the chamber pot over there…” Zhang Lei said emotionlessly.

"Hiss..." Everyone took a deep breath, their eyes widening as they looked at Zhang Peng.

Zhang Peng was extremely embarrassed, unsure of what to do with his hands and feet. He scratched his forehead and said, "Miss Lin seems to be doing some kind of research! I don't know either!"

"Uncle Hai, do you know what Lin Yan is doing?" Zhang Qingfeng asked, glancing at Lin Hai standing to the side.

Lin Hai shook his head and said, "Yan'er didn't say, but she's the most resourceful. She always tries out new ideas!"

Lin Hai looked conflicted. Although he supported Lin Yan's research, he didn't really support her doing research with a bucket of urine! He could tell that Lin Yan didn't seem very confident either.

"Tsk! Stop looking, stop looking! What are you all doing here? Get back to work!" Li Deshan stood behind the crowd and called out to clear them out.

Seeing that everyone had left, Li Deshan was finally satisfied that there was no longer any obstruction in front of him. He then continued to watch Lin Yan conduct her research with Lin's father.

Watching Lin Yan constantly fiddling with things—sometimes tapping stones, sometimes boiling something, sometimes covering her nose, sometimes shielding her eyes—Li Deshan found it utterly hilarious, "Tsk tsk tsk..."

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For five consecutive days, Lin Yan did nothing but eat, sleep, and conduct experiments in this place. Lin Yu was curious and went to join in the fun, but he only stayed for a short while before covering his nose and running away.

He stood ten meters away from Lin Yan before speaking to her, "Sis, what are you doing? Is your nose not working properly? It smells awful!"

Lin Yan didn't want to speak at all; her nose was already blocked, but the smell of ammonia was just that strong, and there was nothing she could do about it.

She waved to Lin Yu, telling him to leave and not bother her.

Finally, on the afternoon of the sixth day.

"Ah! It's done! Hahahaha!" Lin Yan screamed.

Li Deshan was closest, and when he heard the sound, he ran towards her and saw Lin Yan holding a plate and grinning foolishly.

"Are you crazy?!" Li Deshan retorted without hesitation.

Lin Yan's face was full of joy. She didn't hear what he was saying at all. As soon as she saw the person who came, she shared with him, "I did it! I actually did it! Hahahaha!"

"What new thing have you figured out this time?"

Lin Yan pointed to a thin, silvery coating on the plate and showed it to him, "It's a success, a silver coating!"

Li Deshan leaned closer to examine it and saw that the silver was evenly spread across the plate, like paint on a canvas. He exclaimed in surprise, "This is silver?"

"That's right!"

"How can it be so thin?! And so uniform!" Li Deshan was extremely shocked.

"This...uh..." Lin Yan wanted to explain, but it was too complicated and she didn't know how to tell Li Deshan.

Li Deshan took the plate, looked at the silver coating on it, and asked, "What do you use this for? To paint on plates?!"

"Of course not. Silver has a high reflectivity, which can reflect light back. By placing it behind transparent glass like this, an image can be formed on one side!"

Li Deshan's eyes widened as he pondered Lin Yan's words. Although he didn't understand some parts, such as what reflectivity was, he roughly grasped Lin Yan's meaning. He looked at Lin Yan in astonishment, stunned for a long while before speaking, "You want to make something that can form an image? You... what's wrong with your brain..."

"You'll be even more surprised when such a mirror appears!"

"Next, it's time to fire the glass!" Lin Yan had successfully reduced the silver atoms and was now full of energy.

Li Deshan didn't want to discourage her from discussing whether or not she could burn glass. Besides, she had indeed done something he himself couldn't have imagined.

Making mirrors in this way is unheard of, yet it seems quite believable.

"It's almost dry, but if we want to fire the glass, let's try again tomorrow!" Li Deshan touched the small steamed bun kiln that had been built.

After all, it's a kiln, so someone still needs to watch over it. Even though it's far from where we live, there's still a risk of fire.

"Mm." Lin Yan nodded. Although she was looking forward to trying it, she was not in a hurry to do it. She knew it was getting late and firing the kiln at night was a bit dangerous.

The success of the reflective coating has put Lin Yan in a great mood. Her patience these past few days has paid off, and she is even more eager to see the finished product.

In the following time, Lin Yan crushed and prepared the necessary materials such as quartz sand and saltpeter in preparation for tomorrow.

That evening, at the Lin family's dinner table.

"Yan'er, what have you been doing lately?" Lin's mother was somewhat worried as she saw Lin Yan staying there from early morning to late at night.

Seeing that Lin Yan was finally not frowning today, but rather looked relaxed and even a little happy, Lin's mother couldn't help but ask.

"I'll show you when I finish the finished product! If it's successful, Kenning will blow your mind!" Lin Yan ate her meal with satisfaction.

"Wow!" Lin Yu suddenly exclaimed dramatically.

This made Lin Yan look at him.

Lin Yu smiled happily, "I believe that my sister will definitely succeed. After all, she has been there for so many days and the marinade needs to be fully absorbed. It would be a shame if she didn't succeed!"

Lin Yan glared at him, inwardly lamenting: Where is her precious little brother?! Lin Yu can even be sarcastic now. Ever since Lin Yu returned from the prefectural city, the little white rabbit has started to turn into a black sesame seed.

Lin Yan vigorously rubbed Lin Yu's face; it was full of collagen and felt wonderful to the touch.

"Hmph! Tomorrow I'll make you my assistant!"

"I don't want to!" Lin Yu struggled to refuse.

The two of them started pushing and shoving each other.

"Hahahaha!" Lin's father laughed heartily, while Lin's mother looked at the two of them helplessly.

As they were arguing, Lin Yan suddenly remembered something and asked Lin Yu, "How are your studies going? Are you going to take the county exam next year?"

Lin Yu nodded. "The teacher said that if I can finish the course next year, I can try going to the county."

"Yes, to participate in the Yunlu Academy's exams, you have to pass the prefectural exam and be qualified to participate in the academy exams. You still have a long way to go!"

"I know! Sister! I will definitely study hard! I will ask Dean Fu to accept me as his disciple!" Lin Yu said earnestly.