Going through ancient farming to engage in infrastructure construction

Chapter 210 210
Yuzi looked at her in surprise, "Xiaoqing, so you have used this before!"

"No, I haven't made it before." Yao Xiaoqing, who opened his eyes and said nonsense, picked up the bamboo curtain and continued to make paper without changing his expression.

Douzi looked at it for a while, then said worriedly: "Xiaoqing, there are more than 100 people in our tribe, how can there be enough paper for such a small amount?"

Yao Xiaoqing thought for a while, looked at the two of them and said with a smile: "Don't worry, there are so many bark on the mountain, we can make as much paper as we want. The collection team is not busy now, so I will start from the collection team. Allocate four people to the two of you, and you and Yuzi will be the captains of the paper workshop, leading them to make paper."

"Also, while the weather is still warm, get more bark and soak it. Remember to pick up some mulberry seeds and sprinkle them on the foot and mid-mountain near our tribe, so you don't have to travel that far in the future."

The two said in unison: "Okay, we promise to do well."

Yuzi looked at it for a while, then ran back and took a wool brush from the whitewashed wall, "Xiaoqing, I think this thing is similar to the oyster ash from the whitewashed wall, I'll use a brush to dip it into the powder and try it on the slate."

Yao Xiaoqing nodded, "Okay! Try it!"

Taro scooped some pulp into the wooden basin, dipped in the pulp with a brush, and brushed a thin layer on the slate.After drying, it is not much different from the wet paper picked up by bamboo curtains.

Yao Xiaoqing felt that this was much more convenient, "Taro, the pulp will be smashed later, you first uncover the stack of paper and put it on the stone board to dry. Gently gesture, and slowly uncover, otherwise it will be broken. Beans, lower the heat, don't burn the paper."

"Hey!" The two responded crisply.

After a busy day, the three of them made three baskets of paper.When work was about to end, Yao Xiaoqing realized that the weather was getting colder, so after covering the windows with animal skins, the room was dark in broad daylight, so he copied dozens of sheets of thicker window paper.

Yuzi pointed to the window paper, "Xiaoqing, why are those papers made so thick?"

Yao Xiaoqing smiled and said, "These are used to paste windows."

Douzi asked, "Why is it mushy?"

"Boil some paste, brush it on the window and door frames and it will stick."

"What is paste?"

Yao Xiaoqing, "..."

Yao Xiaoqing picked out dozens of sheets of relatively well-proportioned paper, put them aside, and used them for other purposes.With two people, they cut several baskets of paper with bamboo knives, cut them into A5 paper size, put them in the back basket, and distributed some in each yard.

The three of them finished their work, and returned to Yao Xiaoqing's house with baskets, "You two go back and wash, and make all the rest tomorrow."

The two replied with a smile: "Understood."

After Yao Xiaoqing washed up, she saw Yaohu enter the yard, and stepped forward with a smile, "Father, let me show you something."

Yaohu looked at his smiling face and said happily, "What good things did you do?"

Yao Xiaoqing proudly took out a piece of paper and put it on the table, "Father, look, I made this with taro and beans."

Yaohu picked up the paper on the table, touched it a few times, and looked at her in surprise, "Is it made of that bark? Why did the bark become so white?"

"Yes, it's made of bark, and the whitening is due to the addition of lime." Yao Xiaoqing looked at him with a smile, "Father, you can write the characters I taught you on the paper in the future." .”

"Hey!" Yaohu looked at Yao Xiaoqing proudly, and wanted to reach out to rub her ball head. Looking at the daughter who had grown to his shoulders, he retracted his hand again, and said with a smile, "My Xiaoqing is really capable. , grew up so quickly."

Yao Xiaoqing looked at him, "I will be your daughter when I grow up!"

Yaohu nodded in relief, feeling both happy and sad, "Your mother knows how happy you should be!"

Seeing Yaohu's sad look, Yao Xiaoqing felt a little distressed, thought for a while and said, "Father, we can pay homage to my mother and elder brother on a specific day, and tell them our current situation so that they can feel at ease. "

Yaohu's eyes lit up after hearing this, "Is it possible?"

Yao Xiaoqing nodded solemnly, "Yes! Why can't you pay homage to your relatives."

"Okay!" Yaohu rubbed his hands excitedly, "When the autumn is over and the first snow falls, you will teach us to worship."

Yao Xiaoqing said softly: "Yes! Father, I boiled hot water, you go and wash your face, let's go to the cafeteria for dinner."

"Hey!" Yaohu walked away briskly.

Yaohu picked up the baskets, and Yao Xiaoqing went to the cafeteria with the window paper.

Yuzi greeted her with a smile, "Xiaoqing, everyone doesn't believe it, we made paper out of tree bark, as white as white clouds."

Yaohu smiled and said, "Don't worry about taro, everyone will believe it after seeing it."

"Yeah!" Yuzi proudly pointed at the window paper Yao Xiaoqing was holding, "Mum, Sister Hua, come and take a look, what is Xiaoqing holding?"

Everyone gathered around, Shan Amu picked up one, "Xiaoqing, is it really made of tree bark?"

Yao Xiaoqing nodded with a smile, "Yes, take these papers and put some in every yard, so save yourself!"

"It's a pity to wipe your butt with such a good thing." Shan Amu said with a distressed face.

Yuzi pulled her, "Mum, don't feel bad, the bark is everywhere, we have enough strength, peel it all off to make paper."

Shan Amu nodded with a smile, "Okay, there is nothing to do now, let's peel the bark tomorrow."

Yao Xiaoqing said to Yaohu: "Father, I still have to ask Uncle A Chong to lead people to build a paper-making workshop at the foot of the mountain."

Yaohu nodded, "Okay, let them continue building the workshop tomorrow."

After dinner, Yun Amu boiled the paste, took the women, and pasted up the windows in the yard with paper.

The women looked at the pasted windows with smiles all over their faces, "It's so beautiful! It's better than covering it with animal skins!"

The next day, the sky was overcast and the north wind was blowing.

When Yao Xiaoqing came back from practice, he happened to see Yaohu going to the Qingshan Tribe, so he hurriedly stopped him, "Father, tell Jiang Li to let him come and help."

Yaohu smiled and said, "What can he do for you?"

"You'll know when we're done."

Seeing her mysterious look, Yaohu smiled and left.

Yao Xiaoqing went to the kiln at the foot of the mountain and saw taro and beans making paper.

When Yuzi saw her, she laughed, "Xiaoqing, the paper is really useful. The big tree's mother took them to the mountain to peel the bark, and the two of us went after finishing these."

Yao Xiaoqing smiled and nodded, "Okay! The paper is ready, and I will teach you to write your names when you are at home. At that time, we will record the names of all the people in the Yaoshan tribe, so that future generations know us too."

The two looked at her curiously, "Can our children's children remember us?"

Yao Xiaoqing nodded with a smile, "Yes!" She thought she should standardize the names in the tribe.Girls, women, and old women must be separated.Otherwise, Yaya who is a few years old is also called that woman, and so is the old Eun who is dozens of years old.

The two happily replied: "Xiaoqing, we will definitely learn from you."

(End of this chapter)