survival in the wilderness

Chapter 92 The New Year

They went to Bai Chen's room together, she was looking at the clay pot in front of her in deep thought.

The house is full of bottles and cans, slates and wood chips full of writing.

Since the suspension of papermaking, various wood chips have been made and used for records.It is lighter and easier to use than slate.

Hua Min quietly walked behind Bai Chen and shouted at her.

Bai Chen was taken aback, looked up and saw them, and said pleasantly, "Why are you all here?"

"Let's see what you're up to, what's in this jar, why are you staring at it in a daze?" Hua Min stretched his head over to look at the jar, "What the hell, it smells sour, but it's white with a yellowish look."

As he said that, he reached out to pick up the jar.

Bai Chen hurriedly said: "Don't move."

"What's so precious?" Hua Min withdrew her hand.

The others also looked at the jar, it was rare to see Bai Chen so excited, what was in the jar.

"It's the slurry for making paper. Let me show you the newly made paper first."

Bai Chen got up, took out the things from under the table, and spread them out on the table.

The yellowed paper is very different from the original straw paper.Thick and hard, there are no holes in the paper, and no traces of grass stems and leaves can be seen.

Lin Yan ran up to him excitedly, and touched it carefully with his hands, "The hands are thick and smooth. Although they are still slightly uneven, they have made great progress. Have you tried it? Can you write with a pen?" ?”

Bai Chen nodded, "I've tried it. Charcoal pens can be used for writing, but ink will smudge. The paper is too thick, and the slurry was brushed too much. I re-mixed the slurry and prepared to make it thinner. The pressure is still not enough. It's not as smooth and delicate. It's freshly made slurry in the jar."

Others also reached out to touch, Shi Zhi said: "This is paper, it is considered a success."

Lin Yan said with certainty: "It must have been a success. Compared with straw paper, it is brighter in white, smoother and more delicate. It can be used with a little improvement."

This is really great news. Originally, she thought that it would take a long time to make paper, but she never expected that Bai Chen would bring such a big surprise.

For the next few days, Lin Yan spent all his time in the laboratory, making paper with Bai Chen.

Shi Zhi and the others are busy making looms.

I forgot the time when I was so busy. On September 29, the temperature dropped and the air-conditioning hit. The cold season of the third year of the Sun Era came.

In just two or three days, the world changed suddenly.

Lin Yan was wrapped up tightly every day, wearing two layers of linen clothes and a thick leather jacket on the outside, and went back and forth between home and the laboratory against the cold wind.

At that time, when the laboratory was built, it was considered that the cold season was too cold. Pipes were designed in the room, and a fire was lit on one side, and the smoke came out along the channel, so the room was not too cold.

Placing a few more braziers will not affect the experiment at all.

This cold season, every household is busy, no longer nestled as before.

Neither the smelter nor the kiln was shut down, and the furnace inside was burning, which was perfect for working in the cold season.

The second batch of refined iron and ore shipped back has been put into the smelter.In the cold season, there is no need to go hunting, and most of the young and strong go to work in the smelter to earn money.

The remaining old, weak, sick and disabled also have their own things to do at home, busy spinning and weaving clothes.

With the exception of very small dolls, the older children are in school.

With the experience of last year, people have already stocked up food for the cold season. Every family has a considerable number of pikas, as well as dried meat, chestnuts, and wild eggs.

The family has surplus food, and they can go to work in the factory to earn money in the cold season. Everyone feels that this cold season is very different, and life has a bright future.

Time passed quickly, and when Lin Yan and Bai Chen finally produced usable paper, the cold season had come to an end.

After many experiments, they added chestnut powder, hempseed oil, grease, etc. to the slurry, and finally made barely usable paper.

Although Lin Yan's expectations were not met, writing was no longer a problem.

After using ink, the smudge is very light, and it can be written as a record, and can also be bound into a book.

Shi Zhi, Ye Cong and Hong Ling also made a prototype of the loom, which can be popularized and used.

The winter season has achieved satisfactory results. In the last few days, everyone went home to rest contentedly.

On January [-]nd of the fourth year of the Solar Era, the temperature rises and a new year begins.

Bai Chen was responsible for making paper, and Hong Ling was in charge of the loom.

Shi Zhi and Ye Cong invested in new research and developed wood products.

The three of them discussed with Minister of Industry Bai Chen and set up a wood factory to make textile machines, looms and various furniture.

Mushi is a member of the wood factory. During the cold season, a batch of wooden furniture has been made and wooden doors have been installed for many people.

Lin Yan didn't care about other things, she stuck herself in her field, planted wheat seeds, and observed every day.

Last year, Huahong opened a new two-acre land by himself, which was connected with the original land.

After the cold season has passed, Huahong is also busy in the field, cleaning up the weeds and tree roots, and spreading the seeds of hemp, green onions and leeks. I feel that a few acres of land are still too little.

Other families, like theirs, carried their heads to farm.

Most families have opened a few acres of land to plant juma, chestnuts, and fruit trees.

Seeing the benefits of Ju Ma last year, many people are secretly looking forward to the end of the cold season, and this year they must develop more land.

Those who didn't open up wasteland last year are also secretly regretting, waiting for the arrival of the new year.

Earning money smelters and kiln factories are both good places to go, but the number of people needed is limited, and it is not easy to work if you want to go.

The remaining people naturally have to find other ways to make money, and farming has become a good choice.

Especially seeing Huahong working hard to open up wasteland every day, more people seem to have noticed something, and there is absolutely nothing wrong with following her family.

So, when the fourth year of the Sun Era came, the Pika Plain was full of people digging and cutting the ground, creating a fiery scene.

After Lin Yan buried the wheat seeds in the ground, he realized that the north side of her home had been marked off.

It was a member of Minglan's family, and Mingliang took the lead to open up wasteland with his family.

He happily said to Lin Yan: "From now on, the land of our two families will be next to each other. If you need help, just tell me. My family has a lot of people, so I can work quickly."

Compared with the Huahong family, the Ming family is indeed a big family.There are 21 people, ten of them are under ten years old.

Minglan is the head of the family, and has a younger sister Mingxiang. The second generation is Mingliang. There are three adult girls and four boys.The labor at home is enough.

Dazed by the bright and bright smiling face, Lin Yan hurriedly said: "Okay, I will come to you if I need it. How much wasteland is your family planning to open up?"

Mingliang pointed to the north side, "That piece of land is going to be opened, about six acres of land. I will enclose the land today, lest someone will preempt it. Many people have been enclosing land these days. It's in high demand."

"They're all enclosing land?" Lin Yan was startled, "My land is a bit far from the street, and they've all been enclosing here."

(End of this chapter)