Little lucky girl from the peasant family: Queen Splendid

Chapter 475

The rest of the kiln workers cheered and were very excited.

Ding Wei took it over and looked at it, but she had a bitter face. If she had known that she would travel through time, she must have learned physics well, but it's a pity...

How could she describe to these ancient people what the transparent and flawless glass looked like? If she said it, they would all think that she was hysterical.Besides, it is not suitable to pour cold water on everyone's heads at such a time, so the few oval glass balls that barely passed the test were sent to the woodworking workshop.

Needless to say, Master Li and others were extremely pleasantly surprised, and soon inlaid one on the lid of a makeup box, where a lotus flower was carved, and the emerald green oval glass ball became the puddle under the lotus flower. clear water.Under the sunlight, the reflected luster made everyone cheer even more.

Cheng Dayou rubbed his hands happily, and said excitedly, "If this makeup box can't be sold for 100 taels of silver, I won't have the face to be in charge anymore."

After finishing speaking, he suddenly felt a little regretful, and changed his words again, "This is the first finished product of the workshop, and it is inlaid with the first glass gem. Why don't you leave it for your wife, or just think about it."

The rest of the people also echoed, "That's right, ma'am, you must keep this makeup box after you have been in the workshop for so long."

Ding Wei actually disliked it in her heart, but everyone's kindness must be accepted.

So she took the makeup box and looked at it for a while before letting Yunying hug her, and finally said, "After all, there is not much farmland that can be cultivated in Taoyuan Island. If you want to live a prosperous life in the future, you must use it more in the workshop." No matter what job you do, as long as you do it well and know how to improve and innovate, you will be rewarded. For example, if you burn such a glass gemstone today, if you continue to change the recipe, you may be able to burn other colors, or Bowls and plates and the like. Even one day, it can be burned into a transparent color and inlaid on the window, so that the outside scenery can be seen clearly even in rainy days."

Sometimes, some things are just a layer of window paper, as long as it is pierced, it will be another world.

Several kiln workers did not think that the gemstone would be fired into a pure and transparent color, but changing the color and shape made them extremely excited. They couldn't wait for a moment, and immediately ran back to continue researching.

Ding Wei stayed and chatted with Master Li about chores for a while, drew some drawings of furniture and small objects, and then went to the pencil factory.

Compared with the semi-failed glass workshop, the pencil workshop almost succeeded to Ding Wei's surprise.

Inkstone, which is not too hard, is ground into the finest powder, added with sulfur and gum, and when it is half dry, it is put into a colander and squeezed into thin strips, and then put into the half-piece of wooden sticks that are cut out of the groove. After drying, fasten the other half of the sticks and glue them together.

In this way, a slightly thicker pencil is ready.Although the softness and hardness are somewhat unsatisfactory, and many details are different from the pencils I was used to since I was a child, but such a simple workshop, with only a few words from her, a recipe that cannot be simpler, has been made. finished product.

Ding Wei admired those craftsmen who were looking forward to her. Needless to say, she continued to reward and put forward some suggestions for improvement, and finally returned to the stone castle.

In the past, it was necessary to save saltpeter, but now saltpeter is flooding, and almost every household can get a basin of ice every day.

Ding Wei ate a bowl of shaved ice topped with fruit juice and honey, and felt alive.

Yunying and the others were distressed, so they comforted, "Master, you just need to give orders if you have something to do, and don't always run to the workshop in the future."

Bai Shu also said, "If you have something to do, just tell us to go over there."

While talking, she thought of the glass ball that was more beautiful than emerald jade just now, and she smiled and showed off to the Kikyo who stayed in the castle, "Sister Kikyo, you didn't see it, the master brought those craftsmen to really burn out the gems, Very pretty!"

Yun Ying also opened the package of the makeup box, revealing the picture of Xia He.But there is no woman who doesn't like gems, so the house was boiling, and the girls were chattering non-stop.

Mrs. Dong had just finished cooking in the small kitchen, and came in to see the novelty when she heard the sound.

Ding Lao Er likes woodworking the most, even if the wind blows, the Earl never puts down the planer and saw blade.Seeing this makeup box, Mrs. Dong couldn't help thinking of her husband who didn't know where she was, and the depths of her eyes darkened a lot.

Ding Wei shook her hand, feeling equally sore in her heart.

The two aunts and sisters-in-law just sat in front of the window, neither of them talking.However, the girls finally realized the sadness of the master after a while, and hurriedly put away their joy, and went off to work on their errands, preparing lunch...

After two more busy days like this, more and more pottery was fired in the kiln, and the glass gemstones became rounder and more colorful.Several workshops are busy all the time, especially the pencil workshop, which has been requisitioned by even half of the kids.

Perhaps the craftsmen received too many and rich rewards, or perhaps the lively atmosphere of the workshop was too attractive, and more and more people began to pour into the workshop from the fields.

That night, Cheng Dayou specifically asked to see him and talked about it.

Ding Wei already had a countermeasure, and said with a smile, "Before, when everyone first came to the island, there was no specific division of labor for the construction of the Shibao Wharf. Now it is necessary to divide the duties, otherwise a master like Master Li will be the same as a farmer. For ordinary wages, who will work hard to figure out new things in the future.”

Cheng Dayou nodded and frowned, "The wages in the workshop must be higher than that of farming. If everyone wants to enter the workshop, what will happen to the newly reclaimed farmland?"

Ding Wei pointed to the direction of the cave behind the stone fort, and replied, "I have seen those natives have a lot of leisure these few days. Apart from fishing and picking fruits every day, they just bask in the sun. Why not teach them to help take care of the farmland. They are competent, and they only need to send a small number of people to take charge."

"Master, this is a good way!"

Cheng Dayou repeatedly praised it. Now that there are not enough manpower, it is definitely a good way to replenish from the natives, and it is also conducive to the integration of the natives into the stone castle.In the future, when the whole island is explored and fully developed and constructed, with these "local snakes" leading the way, it will definitely get twice the result with half the effort.

Originally, he thought it would be difficult to persuade the natives to help with farming, but he didn’t expect that the natives stayed in the cave all day long and saw how the farmers farmed. Saying goodbye to the rice brought by Cheng Dayou, I heard that the rice in the fields After the crops grow up, they eat this kind of sweet and white food, and they almost turn their heads into chickens chopping rice.

Cheng Dayou was afraid that they would make a mistake and think that the grain harvest was all his own.So I called a half-child who played with native children all day long. Although this kid was not proficient in the native language, he could barely communicate with the natives.

Five bags of rice were placed on the ridge, and Cheng Dayou pointed to a nearby field, and finally gave a bag of rice to the native leader.

The middle-aged boy even gestured and said, the native leader rolled his eyes for a while, then nodded suddenly, and then hugged the rice bag tightly.

In this way, the agreement to pay two rents to hire the whole family of native people to manage the rice fields has been reached.So far, how many years it has been going on, of course, this is all a later story.

A dozen or so older farmers didn't want to go to the workshop, so they took advantage of the opportunity to stay and bring the natives to work.The natives are not idiots, otherwise they would not be able to survive in such a dangerous place like the island, but after three to five days, they are already familiar with farm work. Under the command of more than a dozen old farmers, they loosen the soil, build ridges, release water, and irrigate , very busy.

There are more and more products in the workshop, and seeing that they can be shipped back to Quanzhou in a few days, the youngest Chu, who is as hot as coal, reported the news, "Ma'am, the pirates are here!"

When he said this, Ding Wei was taking the family to dinner, and suddenly heard that a war was about to start, the timid white lady panicked, the meatball in her hand fell off, and Gululu ran out on the floor for a long time. Far.

Everyone's eyes followed the meatball, and no one spoke until it stopped.

A fierce battle is inevitable.

"According to the original plan, tight inside and loose outside, ready to fight."

Ding Wei ordered lightly and put down the chopsticks.

"Yes, ma'am."

Chu's third son originally thought that the mistress would panic for a while even if she wouldn't be overwhelmed by fright, but she was so calm and natural, which aroused his admiration.But when he thought about the past, he wanted to call himself an idiot.

Not to mention that Ding Wei accompanied Gong Zhiming to raise troops in times of crisis to unify Donghao, even if he came out from Kyoto to Quanzhou all the way, he did not know how many pursuers were killed.Not to mention that when he came out of the palace, Gong Zhiming suddenly heard that his life experience had changed and lost his sense of propriety. It was Ding Wei who led people to fight all the way out of Kyoto with knives and guns.

Thinking like this, he respectfully again, knelt down on one knee, and said solemnly, "Madam, don't worry, I will swear to the death to protect the safety of Madam and the little master."

"Not only our family, but also the young and old in this stone castle. When we came to the island with us, we must keep them safe and sound."

Ding Wei helped Chu Laosan up with both hands, and instructed, "The lives of hundreds of people in the whole stone castle are in your hands. If you need help, just ask. In wartime, everything is under the name of military orders. "

"Thank you Madam for your trust!"

Chu's third son was so excited when he heard it, he knelt down and kowtowed again, and then hurried down to make arrangements.

During the group practice that night, everyone heard the news that the pirates were coming.Some were frightened and panicked, some were excited and militant, and some were at a loss.

Chu Lao San has been tested in the battlefield for a long time, so he naturally knows how to adjust morale.He was wearing silver armor, waving a sharp-edged long knife in his hand, and shouted loudly, "Brothers, do you know who a pirate is? I will have traveled countless times between Dongdao and Quanzhou, and I know too well." Their details are revealed. This is a group of devils that are not as good as beasts! But in the compound and fortress they breached, no man survived, and the women and children were taken away! The women were ruined to death, and the children were roasted like pheasants and rabbits Eat it! If you don’t believe me, you can ask the natives and see the bones on the small island in the north!”

The timid ones in the crowd were about to cry, and the women and children who rushed over after hearing the news hugged each other in fright, crying.

Third Chu raised his knife pointing at the women and children, and asked loudly, "Do you want to watch your women be ruined to death and your children roasted and eaten? Say it!"

(End of this chapter)