survival in the wilderness

Chapter 55 The Test Begins

By the time Lin Yan's mouth was dry and he had finished talking about the paper and pen that he had extracted from the Science and Technology Museum, more than ten minutes had passed.

As soon as they finished speaking, they began to ask questions, all kinds of questions continued.

Before the experiment, they should try their best to consider various possibilities and strive for success in a short time.

Mao Mu and Lin Yun also had constant problems with firing charcoal, which involved the temperature of the kiln firing and the degree of sealing.

In the end, Lin Yan spread his hands and said: "The process and principle are roughly the same. As for the specific operation, we will wait until you encounter problems after you start. Although paper and pen are important, other things must not be left behind, such as the transformation of textile machinery. And you After learning so much, I usually think about how to innovate and improve my daily life.”

In fact, Lin Yan also knew that they all had ideas, but the cold season restricted a lot and they couldn't carry out experiments.

When the hot season comes and conditions permit, they will definitely bring many surprises.

She is still looking forward to it.

At the end of December, the temperature rose significantly, the biting cold wind disappeared, and the wind blowing head-on brought warmth.

The ice and snow are gradually melting, and the tenacious vegetation is sprouting, and it is time for everything to recover.

People cat for three months, put on light clothes, get out of the house, and start the new year.

The beginning of the third year of the Sun Era was also the fourth year of Lin Yan's birth.

Since the house was built and people moved into the house from the cave, two cold seasons have passed, and no one has died from the cold.

Under Lin Yan's advocacy, people's living habits have gradually changed, the feeding of the dolls has become much more refined, and the survival rate of the children has increased a lot.

Although no detailed statistics have been made, every household knows in their hearts that in the past, which cold season did not die, especially the weakest children were the most difficult to survive.

More people realized the benefits brought by the change in living habits, realized that what Lin Yan said was true, and subconsciously learned from her family.

As long as there is any movement in Lin Yan's family, it will soon cause a stir, needless to say, people will consciously do it.

Before he knew it, Lin Yan had become a fashion-leading figure in Sun City.

Therefore, when the cold season was just over, she took Shuisheng and the others to collect weeds and dead branches for experiments. Before people figured out what she wanted to do, they followed suit.

When Lin Yan saw more and more people carrying baskets and mowing grass to their homes, she finally realized that something was wrong.Not knowing why, he asked, "Why did everyone come to mow the grass? Could it be that the cold season used up all the haystacks accumulated at home?"

"Probably not, I still have a lot at home, enough to feed pikas." Shui Sheng was also a little puzzled.

"Just find someone to ask. You wait, I'll go." After Huang Ying finished speaking, she walked towards the woman closest to them.

She came back after a while, and the woman mowing the lawn looked hesitant, wondering if she should continue.

Hua Min hurriedly asked, "Did you ask clearly?"

Huang Ying nodded, and said dumbfoundedly: "They are imitating us. In the past two days, everyone has been collecting weeds everywhere. Others have followed suit and thought it would be of great use, so they all came. I just told her , We are the materials for experimentation and have no other use, she is still dubious."

"Can it still be like this?" Hua Min widened her eyes and looked at the woman over there, "She doesn't seem to want to give up."

Momu looked at it, "I'll go over and tell her to stop mowing the grass."

Lin Yan couldn't laugh or cry when she heard the answer. If there was any benefit, she would have encouraged everyone to do it together. How could she act alone.

Under Momu's persuasion, the woman hesitated for a while and turned her head away.

Next, when they meet other people on the road, they will persuade them not to follow them in vain.

The test materials are not ready yet, and no one knows what it looks like in the end, so we can't use these weeds for the time being.I don't know which one is better to use, and it will be too late for other people to mow the grass after the test results come out.

Five days passed, everything was ready, and a group of people gathered together in the courtyard of Lin Yan's house to prepare for the experiment.

They collected more than ten kinds of weeds, prepared many clay pots, assigned tasks to each of them, and began to experiment with papermaking.

Lin Yan and Ye Cong were physically limited, so they didn't do anything.

The remaining nine people are each responsible for one or two types of weeds.Soak the chopped weeds in clay pots, some are soaked in water, and some add plant ash, soil, charcoal powder, etc. to the water.

They used all the things they found that could be used. Ever since they studied chemistry, they knew the mystery of it. Mixing various things may bring about various chemical reactions.

The papermaking test is just a process of testing, and they are not willing to let go of any possibility.

Everyone is serious and persistent, observing the changes in the clay pot every day.

After only one day, some of the clay pots were smelly, while others remained unchanged.

The smell is mixed, and the yard is filled with all kinds of strange smells from time to time.

Although Huahong knew that they were going to conduct an experiment, she never expected it to be like this.

On the third day, the smell from a clay pot was so unbearable that she couldn't help but ask, "What are you doing? Why is it so smelly? Can you still eat later?"

Lin Yan was also very uncomfortable. She underestimated the consequences of the experiment, and it was a mistake to put it in her yard.

"Aniang, bear with it for now, we will do it in a different place in a few days."

Huahong: "This smell is really strong, is it okay to smell?"

"It should be fine." Lin Yan was also not sure, she forgot to take protective measures for the test, and she did not expect such a situation to occur during the test.

"Everyone stop for a moment and listen to me."

Those who were immersed in observing and recording all looked at Lin Yan. They all came to observe and record between classes.

"Lin Yan, tell me, let's listen." Mao Mu said loudly.

The others also nodded.

Naturally, they also smelled the smoky smell, but thinking of the various changes brought about by chemical changes that they learned in chemistry class, this should be normal, so they passed it after thinking about it.

In order to make paper, they still endure this little suffering.

Lin Yan asked everyone to go back to the house first, the yard really couldn't stay any longer.

Shuisheng and the others didn't leave immediately, but carefully made the records in their hands and sealed the clay pot before entering the house.

Seeing everyone looking at him, Lin Yan coughed, and said embarrassedly: "I forgot one thing. Chemical experiments are harmful, so we need to protect them. Hongling, you use the thinnest hemp thread to weave cloth for you. Everyone makes masks."

"What does the mask look like?" Hong Ling asked.

Lin Yan drew a mask on the slate with a charcoal pencil, and explained how to do it.

Hong Ling nodded after seeing it, "It doesn't look difficult to do, I'll do it when I get back at night."

"I'll help you." Huang Ying said to Hong Ling.

Others also said that they would help make masks.This is something they all use, and it should be done together.

(End of this chapter)