Otoharu

Chapter 203

Master Yu saw what Jiang Shanqing wanted to do, but Jiang, a layman, couldn't see it. She saw Master Yu excitedly carrying those mud blocks to engrave characters, and asked Jiang Shanqing: "Shanqing, what are you doing?" Are you hungry? Have some snacks first."

As she spoke, she opened the bundle that Webster had given her, trying to get out the few pieces of sticky cakes inside.But as soon as she opened the bag, she saw a purse on top of it, which was obviously the one she left for Webster.

Jiang picked up the purse in surprise, felt the weight inside, and smiled helplessly, that woman who looked weak also had such a stubborn temper.

Jiang put the purse in his sleeve and put it away, then took out a piece of crystal clear Toutou Cake, handed it to Jiang Shanqing and said, "Try it, I heard that this Toutou Cake tastes very good. It must be extremely authentic."

Jiang Shanqing took the long pastry, and suddenly felt a sense of loss in his heart. He had eaten this kind of cake before. When he traveled to Zhouzhuang with his parents, there was such a cake for sale there. The one made in his hands is naturally much more delicate than the one in his hands, but he doesn't like the taste. He always thinks it is too sweet, but his mother likes it very much, and bought several boxes to take home. She likes this kind of bean paste in it. Glutinous rice snacks.

"Why don't you eat it? Don't you like it?" Seeing that Jiang Shanqing was just holding the cake in a daze, Jiang asked concerned.

"No." Jiang Shanqing came to his senses and smiled slightly, "I just think the shape of this pastry is quite strange." Saying this, he opened his mouth and took a bite. In his mouth, there is a sweet and fragrant mixture of glutinous rice and bean paste, soft and delicious, and before he knows it, he has eaten the whole one.

Mrs. Jiang just finished eating, looking at Jiang Shanqing's empty hand, she said with a smile: "It seems that this head cake is quite to your liking." After speaking, she gave Jiang Shanqing another one.

Jiang Shanqing waved his hand and said, "Give it to the masters. They have worked hard all morning and should be hungry."

"Don't worry, lunch has already been prepared. There is a ready-made kitchen here. When the helpers came to clean up yesterday, they also bought rice, noodles, grain and oil. The courtyard behind this is for the masters to rest in the future. If you are busy at night It's too late, too late to go home, so you can spend the night here." Jiang explained to Jiang Shanqing with a smile that she had made all the preparations for the smooth printing of the book, and even hired two people to live here. The nearby women prepare daily meals for the printers.

"My aunt is always thoughtful." Jiang Shanqing nodded, still admired Mrs. Jiang in her heart. Although she hadn't read any books, she was really a smart person. If she were to be put into the present, she would be a strong woman.

Jiang Shi gave Jiang Shanqing another piece of Tiaotou cake, and then shared a piece with each of the busy masters, no matter how much, as long as the meaning is fulfilled.

For lunch, Jiang Shi and Jiang Shanqing ate in the workshop. The dishes were very simple, just braised pork and stir-fried vegetables, plus a large pot of pork bone soup. The meat and vegetables are also just bought in the morning, very fresh and authentic.

The masters all do physical work, so they naturally eat a lot. Almost everyone can finish a pot of rice. Mrs. Jiang asked several women to steam several large pots of rice, which is enough for them to eat.

After eating, the masters continued to work, and Jiang Shi and Jiang Shanqing were going to go back first, leaving Jiang Xu here to watch.Now the business of the soap shop is on the right track, and the shop later recruited many workers who make soap. Naturally, Jiang Xu is no longer needed to help make soap, so Jiang transferred him to the printing workshop for the time being. , he can also notify himself at the first time.

The printing master was very efficient, and within three days, he had engraved all the commonly used characters, and also engraved many rare characters.

When Jiang Shanqing got the news, he took another day off and went to the printing workshop.

The printing masters were very excited when they saw Jiang Shanqing coming. Master Yu took the burnt clay and put it in front of Jiang Shanqing and asked, "Little master, can you see these clay cakes?"

Jiang Shanqing picked a few, looked at the engraved words on them, and then dipped some ink and printed them on the waste paper at random. Seeing that the printed words were all clear and neat, he nodded and praised: "Thanks for the hard work, masters!" , you did a great job."

"Then... what should we do next?" Master Yu asked expectantly, rubbing his hands together.

"You first classify these engraved mud blocks according to rhymes, put them in wooden grids, and paste notes to explain them, so that you can find them quickly and without mistakes." Jiang Shanqing is not in a hurry to start printing books, just to let the comfortable Let's classify these well-made movable types and put them away.

The masters naturally followed suit, making several wooden grids on the spot, and sorting out the prepared mud blocks one by one. Although there were a lot of mud blocks, it took more than an hour because of the large number of people. It's all sorted.

Jiang Shanqing looked at the neatly placed mud blocks with satisfaction, nodded, then looked at Jiang Xu who was beside him, and asked, "Uncle San, have you brought back all the things I asked you to find the blacksmith to make?"

"I picked it up early in the morning and put it next door. I'll get it for you right away." Jiang Xu went to the next door to pick it up while talking.

Jiang Shanqing looked at the framed iron plates of the same size, and asked Jiang Xu to help him find turpentine, wax and paper ash, mixed the three together to form a somewhat viscous potion, and then used wool Brush, brushed the potion thickly on the iron plate, and after finishing all this, he looked up at Master Yu and said: "Master Yu, now you and other masters can use clay typesetting according to the manuscript. "

Master Yu looked at the movable clay type, then at the iron plate, and said with some embarrassment: "Little master, it's not just about putting the mud in it. The mud is not fixed in this way, and the surface has unevenness, so it can't be printed into a book." of."

Jiang Shanqing just smiled and said: "You just do what I tell you, and I guarantee that the book will be printed."

Master Yu sighed, and could only lead other people to start typesetting. They compared the manuscript, picked out the clay movable type and arranged them in the frame one by one. Soon the frame was filled, and this was a version.

"Bake it with fire." Jiang Shanqing ordered with a serious expression.

Master Yu didn't know his intention of doing this, he just obeyed the order, the iron plate was roasted by the fire, and the medicine underneath melted a little, Jiang Shanqing took a flat plate and flattened the words.

(End of this chapter)