I went ashore by weaving straw shoes and became a master craftsman

Chapter 21 Making the Pump
The rain was getting heavier and heavier, and Wang Ge sat on the pile of rushes and started to make the first item of the exam: a pump.

That's a fire extinguisher.

The simplest pump has the same principle as a syringe, with a sleeve on the outside and a pull rod inside.Tie the pulling rod with reed wadding as resistance, and pull it back and forth to suck water into the casing, and then push the pulling rod to spray water out.

Wang Ge quickly finished the simple pump, surrounded by puddles, she played with it very comfortably.The next step is to imitate the bronze "water gun pump" seen in the Palace Museum in the previous life, and make a bamboo fire water gun.The principle is the same as the simple version just now, which uses the difference in atmospheric pressure to absorb water.

This kind of blunderbuss type needs to be used with a water tank. Put the pump upright in the water tank. By pulling, water enters the inner cavity of the sleeve from the bottom, and then presses down the sleeve. The water in the inner cavity is forced by the pressure. , sprayed from the top, can extinguish the fire at a height of about nine feet (at this time, one foot is about 2.42 meters).

It's a pity that the water in the surrounding puddles is too shallow to test.When you're done, just set it aside.

From now on, Wang Ge is going to make the second item in earnest: Minotaur Clothes.Also known as "袯襫", it was not called coir raincoat until hundreds of years later.

Although examiner Zheng reminded her to make more ingenious things, what if she just said it casually, what if it was a lie?

The Great Jin Dynasty was different from the previous life. The people in the previous life had affluent lives and advanced production technology. The skilled products that bamboo craftsmen were proud of were all replaced by various assembly lines and cheap materials, which made traditional craftsmanship useless and gradually cut off the inheritance.

In today's Dajin, the production technology is in the hands of the imperial court and the dignitaries, and the people at the bottom are in urgent need of living utensils and farm tools, so they can only make them by themselves.

In the previous life, there were even fewer craftsmen who made coir raincoats than bamboo craftsmen!
At that time, Wang Nanxing went to Yimeng mountain area to learn from an elderly and simple craftsman.When she made the first one alone, it took her half a month. Later, she posted it to Moments. There were many people who appreciated it and liked it, but no one thought about buying it, not even asking for the price.

There are plenty of materials. For this coir raincoat, she chose coir coir grass and reed poles to make it.

The first step of coir raincoat is from the neckline.Wang Ge first tied a hemp rope between the two bamboo stalks supporting the oilcloth shed, and then knotted strands of thatch and strands of thatch on the rope.Every time a tuft of grass is continued, it must be continued from the bottom of the hemp rope and turned upwards.After each knot is tied, it must be pressed evenly and tightened so that the collar locks are arranged compactly and neatly.

The second step is to increase the lock, which is the main body of the coir raincoat.In this step, nearly a thousand locks must be arranged horizontally and vertically. If the craftsmanship is unfamiliar, it will take at least ten and a half months to weave.

The summer rain, pattering, lasted for two days.

After the rain stopped in the afternoon, the gorgeous sun jumped out of the clouds, shining a rainbow in the eastern sky.

Boom!
"It's not as good as the drum" is really in a hurry, and the examiners came to inspect it while stepping on the rain.As Wang Ge expected, Examiner Zheng took away both pumps.

"Water nourishing tube?" County magistrate Huan thought that the simple version looked similar to the "pilling horn" for making mud balls, but why didn't he expect that it could also nourish water?

The county magistrate Huan looked at the long-pole nourishing water tube again, and he ordered Yu Shi to put the bottom of the tube down in the water tank upright according to the method of use described by Wang Ge.

Then, Yan Shi held the barrel, and County Magistrate Huan pulled the sleeve on the upper end himself.

Chi!
The lift is at least eight feet away!
The two are confused!
Huan Zhen's voice sounded behind him: "Uncle Clan, what is this?"

County magistrate Huan saw his nephew holding a pile of leaflets, and asked first, "Is everything clearly written?"

"Yes."

"This is the nourishing water tube."

"I thought it was for firefighting."

County magistrate Huan and Yan Shi looked at each other, and the thoughts in their minds immediately expanded to a new level!Yes, what's the use of simmering water no matter how high or far it is?Water fight?But when it is used to put out fires, it is of extraordinary significance!

"That's right, it's for fire extinguishing." Magistrate Huan smiled.

Yan Shi hugged the brief booklet and said goodbye.

County Magistrate Huan asked, "How is Shikizhi recovering from his injury?"

"Uncle Xie is merciful, so he will be quick."

"Hmm. Are you going to prepare to run again?"

"He dare not."

"Ah!"

"My nephew doesn't dare either."

"Don't dare to be the best! This time you caused trouble, let's say it's more serious, you violated the national law! Fortunately, you are young, otherwise you won't be able to forget it with twenty sticks."

"But the animals in Jiangcheng are not as good as they should be!"

"There are so many damned people in the world! Are they all like you, picking up butcher knives and killing them at will? Who knows if there is a devil in your heart? Who will judge whether you have public power or private use?"

Huan Zhen pursed his lips tightly and did not speak.

"I know you think my family uncle is busy. In a few days, your father's letter should arrive. If you want to stay here by then, I won't keep you!"

"Wang Tian? I want to see him."

The magistrate of Huan County ignored him, picked up the small water bottle, pumped water, nourished water, pumped water, nourished water.

"Uncle clan."

County magistrate Huan still did not speak.

"Uncle Clan, I was wrong." Huan Zhen saluted honestly.

County magistrate Huan made a soft "um".

"I want to play with this little tube that nourishes the water."

"Choose one. Do you want to nourish the water tube, or meet Wang Tian?"

"Let's... have a water bottle."

In Qinghezhuang, Wang Tian was thrown into the carriage by the five big and three thick trilogy, and he drove away.

"Stop! I want to see Brother Huan! Let me see Brother Huan and I'll go with you!" Wang Tian yelled until his voice broke.Judging from the most ferocious trilogy sent by my father, he will definitely suffer a catastrophe when he returns to Shanyin County (Shanyin County, where the seat of Kuaiji County is located)!
Alas, if he knew that Huan Zhen gave up meeting him for the sake of a water bottle, how would he feel.

May seventeenth.The artisan boy competition in Duyi County is going to the last round.This time, 160 five craftsmen participated, and 100 people were retained as the craftsmen of Duyi County this year.

The only material left for Wang Ge is cattail grass.

Then make a rush mat.Since examiner Zheng likes ingenious things, she first used the remaining bamboo scraps to make some fire-folded outer tubes.

In the previous life, Huozhezi only appeared in the Southern and Northern Dynasties - the late Northern Qi Dynasty, using the principle of resurgence in physics.After understanding this principle, it will be easier to make regardless of the tinder inside or the oxygen-deficient outer tube.

However, the current Jin Dynasty has changed the trajectory of history. Pumpkins have appeared earlier. Will Huozhezi also appear earlier?
Examiner Zheng came over, observed Wang Ge's mat weaving techniques, and secretly admired: This candidate's basic skills in straw weaving are indeed top-notch!

It's a pity that the new county magistrate prefers ingenious things, so he, the chief examiner, has to be forced to open his eyes and say nonsense: "Is there only one straw mat in this field?"

Wang Ge replied nervously: "There are not enough materials, only enough to make one mat."

On the contrary, Examiner Zheng was relieved: Your magistrate, it's not that I didn't scare people, it's that there are not enough materials.

"Yeah. Then make a good seat."

"Yes."

In order to make up for scaring her in the previous two rounds, examiner Zheng kindly warned: "Don't make too much mess on the ground, and collect the discarded materials together."

Wang Ge picked up the fire zip tubes one by one, and said embarrassingly: "My family is poor, so I use leftover materials to make some fire zip tubes."

"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter, you are allowed to wait...wait...wait for all the objects that can be made after the exam! What kind of fire box?"

(End of this chapter)