farming female castellan

Chapter 221 Mr. Tang asked about paper making
Tian Xujia thought for a while and said, "It's almost Xiaoxue's time. Will you come too?"

Chen Fan smiled: "I go out more often, and I may be outside for a long time in the next few days."

Tian Xujia was a little surprised: "Are you going to be outside often? There's not much going on in the future, right?"

"I still need to visit the fields in Shengping County. There is a mountain that I haven't been to yet."

"Isn't the mountain over there full of trees and bamboos? Maybe the maple leaves are just the time to look good." The Tian family is also very familiar with the Liu family's purchase of mountains and land.

"To see Maple Leaf together?" Chen Fan sent out an invitation.

Tian Xujia was a little hesitant: "I have to tell my parents about this first, I can't directly make decisions."

Chen Fan smiled, but said nothing.

Tian Xujia sat for a while and left.Tang Chaoying and Zhongshuling returned to the backyard.

Director Tang looked at Zhang Ci: "Mr. Zhang, when did you build the paper-making workshop? You seem to have been busy for the past few months, right?"

The corner of Zhang Ci's mouth twitched lightly: "The time is running out, the first piece of paper was made on August [-]th, it's simple."

"You wouldn't just sell that kind of paper, would you?" Tang Chaoying twitched his lips.

"Of course, it took eight days to make a batch of paper."

"Eight days? You still have to harvest sweet potatoes, go to Gyeongju City to display the thresher model, and go to Shengping County to harvest rice. When are you busy with papermaking?"

"Steward Feng." Zhang Ci smiled lightly.

Tang Chaoying didn't believe it at all: "Feng Steward has almost never been to Wangjiadun, how did he learn the craft of papermaking?"

Zhang Ci still said calmly: "I have three guards and two maids, all of whom are learning to make paper."

Tang Chaoying still didn't believe it: "I figured it out in a few days? Many papermaking workshops can't improve their papermaking skills for several years. Don't tell me, you figured it out in a few days."

Chen Fan smiled and remained silent.It's true that she can't practice many exquisite crafts in a few days, but the way she learns embodies thousands of years of wisdom.

Chu Sheng came over to serve tea, Tang Chaoying took a sip and asked, "How do you do it?"

"It's okay to tell Mr. Tang." Zhang Ci smiled: "Let me tell you about mulberry paper. Wangjiadun's mulberry trees are everywhere, and there are several rows of Chen Fan's land."

Manager Tang was surprised: "Are you willing to say? Are you afraid of revealing some secrets?"

"I said it, Master Tang may not be able to do it." Zhang Ci smiled, and Tang Chaoying thought it was a mockery.

Zhang Ci also took a sip of tea: "The first step is to soak the mulberry branches in water, then peel off the dark skin on the surface, and take out the inner white bark. Put it into a large iron pot filled with water , stir while cooking, until the bark is cooked, soft, rotten, and dried in the field."

"Soak it directly or soak it in the sun? How long to soak? How long to cook?" Tang Chaoying's professional habits broke out again.

With a slight smile on the corner of his mouth, Zhong Shuling lowered his head and took a sip of tea.

"Dry it in the sun before soaking it, and soak it in water for a long time. As for the difference in the effect of soaking in one day, two days or three days, Master Tang still needs to try it himself."

"How long to cook?"

"Twelve hours."

Tang Chaoying frowned: "This needs to be rotated, right? But will the rotation ensure the reliable operation of each batch of workers?"

Zhang Ci smiled and said nothing.Isn't the household department very good at labor arrangement management?

Mr. Tang also smiled, looked at the book order in his eyes, and said: "This first step alone, Mr. Zhang still has a lot of details. Do you just cook the mulberry bark after soaking it?"

Zhang Ci smiled: "I really can't hide anything from Mr. Tang, and Mr. Tang is also very familiar with papermaking?"

Tang Chaoying took a sip of tea: "There are many things in the household department, and you need to understand all aspects." He looked at Chen Fan: "Miss Chen is also involved in papermaking, right? Can you talk about this first step?"

"Of course. Find a small stream, put the bark in the water, and soak it in the running water for several days until it softens. Then put lime in the ratio of [-] catties of mulberry bark to [-] catties of lime, and let it stand overnight in a wooden barrel Then pour it into an iron pot, seal it tightly with mud, and burn it for twelve hours."

How to make a fire doesn't need her to talk about it?
Tang Chaoying was silent for a while, and looked at Shuling dissatisfiedly: "Young Master Zhang is not honest."

"He's not being honest, he's just speaking in a more general way, and Ms. Chen is more detailed."

Tang Chaoying chuckled: "It's really a short-term protection. Soak it for three or four days, let it stand overnight, and burn it for twelve hours. If you go out, how do you do this job?"

"Wangjiadun is not far from Shengping County."

Tang Chaoying didn't speak any more, drinking tea quietly.

Chen Fan lowered his head and smiled lightly.She tried making paper and making dyes in her first month in her new home.After trying for two months, when Zhang Ci started, he was already operating according to mature experience.

Zhang Ci and his guards are very good at learning. After two tries, they can pound the pulp finely and evenly, and absorb the pulp in the mold evenly.After mastering the various procedures, Zhang Ci started to arrange the papermaking workshop, and the guards directly used Chen Fan's method to guide the workers to operate.

After drinking two cups of tea, Tang Chaoying asked again: "How were the characters in those books printed? Don't tell me it was engraved, I don't believe it."

"Secret." Zhang Ci smiled lightly.

Chen Fan looked at his smile, and then at Zhong Shuling.

"If more and more people know about it, we still have to tell it." Mr. Tang said slowly.

"Then we'll talk about it when the time comes." Zhang Ci didn't care.

Director Tang was silent again, but he didn't drink any more tea.

Yan Shoulu returned to the village this morning, arranged a mission, and led the team to raid the three bandit villages.

Chen Zhongzhu looked at the soldiers who were busy going back and forth, and said, "I think it's okay to divide into five groups and attack five bandit villages."

Chen Zhongyan glanced at him: "So impatient?"

"It's not that I'm impatient. I just think that these cottages are not very strong. Two hundred soldiers should be enough."

Chen Zhongyan shook his head: "Not to mention the difference of more than 100 people, sometimes there is a difference of more than a dozen people, and the advantages and disadvantages of the battle will change greatly. It will not be so easy for two hundred soldiers. Try to avoid casualties, the next one Heihuzhai is a formidable place."

"It's the most powerful and ruthless one in this area." Chen Zhongzhu told what he knew.

"The mountains over there are also the most steep."

(End of this chapter)