The daily farming life of the black-bellied young lady

Chapter 104 Making Paper
For the next few days, put an inch of plant ash on the wheat material, continue to cook, and continue to pour the plant ash juice on the wheat material, and when the wheat material is almost cooked, Chu Ying asks Ye Qiu to take out the wheat material and continue beating , and pour it into a large wooden barrel when the tsubaki is as muddy as a face.

In the past few days, Chu Ying's body has become much brighter and she has become more relaxed. "Mother Ye, can I do my work?"

"Do whatever you want, you've been suffocated these few days, you can do whatever you want." Ye Qiu continued to pour the pulp into the bucket and stir.

Chu Ying cut off a relatively soft part of the head of the reed in the lake, combed it with a thin thread, and tied it in small groups. When the amount was as wide as the bluestone slab, Chu Ying picked out a section of wood to use Cut the wood neatly with a knife, cut a groove in the middle part, and insert the reed brush little by little from one end of the opening, so that it will not fall out, and the broken reed brush can be replaced at that time.

At the outermost part of the groove, Chu Ying picked a small piece of wood that was about the same size but slightly larger, and cut it slightly smaller at one end, and knocked the small piece of wood into the groove with an axe, so that the small reed brush would not fall off from the side. come out.

After the brush was ready, Chu Ying soaked the big brush in water to absorb the moisture.

Chu Ying tied a rope from the beam of the baked paper house, and put a piece of wood on the bottom. One part of the wood was used for manual control, and the other end would be hung with a brush. Chu Ying thought about using the principle of leverage to save money. At that time, the strength of the baking paper.

The bluestone slab made of a large wooden barrel filled with pulp and baked paper is a little shorter. Chu Ying dipped a brush into the pulp and brushed it on the bluestone slab next to it. The layer of brushing was not thick enough. Chu Ying brushed it back and forth twice to use it. A custom-made shovel scoops up the paper.

Because the paper was baked on the bluestone board, it was quite easy to tear it off. Chu Ying tore off a small piece of the paper. The color looked a little beige, but the fibers on it could be seen with the naked eye. This time the pulp was hammered more delicately and brushed back and forth twice. The paper feels softer and has a certain thickness. It is fine to wipe the mouth or go to the toilet, but it may be better to brush it back and forth three times.

Chu Ying tried to brush different times again. If she brushed too many times, it would be too thick and not very soft. Three times was just right. Chu Ying hung the brush on one section of the wooden stick and pressed it with her hand on the other end. Wet the brush in the pulp, then press the stick down and the brush lifts up.

Chu Ying pushed the brush back and forth a few times and then brushed it several times. This way the effort is relatively small, but if the stick is made longer, the force will be less, and the rope used as the fulcrum depends on whether it can be made or not. A piece of iron is placed on the support of the wood so that the wood will not wear out when it rubs back and forth between the wood and the wood.

But now this lever is quite convenient to use, it’s time to find Uncle Qi to see how to improve it, “This method looks good, how did you come up with it?”

"Isn't the toon outside like this? But this one can move back and forth." After a short while after brushing, the paper can be scooped up. This kind of operation time is just enough for one person, but it will be better if two people do it. It's more convenient, you don't have to go back and forth.

Because the stove under the bluestone slab was burning, Chu Ying finished brushing all the pulp in the wooden barrel first, if she only brushed these few sheets, then the fire in the stove would be wasted.

Another bluestone slab is still leaning against the wall. The stove for baking paper is enough now, but it takes a lot of time to steam the pulp. When the pond is out of wheat, put it in. When the wheat is almost mashed here There is enough cooking time over there.

During the steaming and retting process, Ye Qiu beat the wheat with both feet, and Chu Ying brushed the paper in the baking paper house, so the whole process was sorted out.

At night, Chu Ying had already made a knee-high first base paper, but the cutting problem of this base paper made Chu Ying very embarrassed. If she used scissors, she would have to spend more time in this link. Chu Ying had seen a guillotine used by horse dealers to crush hay at the horse dealer before. If that thing could be improved a little, it would be a modern paper cutter.

However, it will take some time to make this thing. Now Chu Ying can only use the folded method to cut it with a cleaned sickle, which saves more effort than scissors, but it can't cut a lot at a time. There is too much paper and the sickle can't cut it. And the cuts are not even.

Chu Ying had to cut a part tonight and send it to Lu Ming tomorrow. It had been many days and she hadn't sent it to Lu Ming. If she didn't go to Lu Ming again, she would think that she took the money and didn't do anything.

"Eat first, be careful with your hands." Chu Ying ate a piece of fish first, and continued to do the work with her hands.

"I'll hide the sickle if you're like this. It's not good to be hungry. Eat quickly. We'll make it faster if we eat well." Chu Ying took the bowl and chopsticks handed over by Ye Qiu and started to eat.

"Slow down, be careful of the fishbone, eat the ones in your stomach." Chu Ying saw that there was a hole on the big toe side of Ye Qiu's hemp shoe, revealing her foot inside.

"Burn some water to soak in the evening. You must be very tired today. Should I bring some cloth back from the city tomorrow? Do you want shoe soles?"

"Bring some, thicker cloth is fine, you don't need too much, buy some to make shoes, you take the shoe boards, and the shoe dealer will understand if you say it needs two laps. You also have to make a few pairs, the nearest The shoes are a bit tight for you to wear."

"Enen." After the meal, Chu Ying, who had a basket full of paper, didn't cut any more to wash, wash and sleep. The paper is relatively light, so even if a basket is full, it won't be too heavy.

"Chu Ying, take this to the embroidery workshop tomorrow. If you can exchange some money, you don't need to bring the embroidery pieces back. Now that the family has all these jobs and farm work, there should be no time to make embroidery pieces." Chu Ying stuffed the embroidery pieces in the In the back basket, cover the back basket with sackcloth so that things will not fall down. "When the business of this paper gradually increases, you don't need to make embroidery pieces anymore. You will definitely earn more money than embroidery pieces. Making embroidery pieces takes time and effort, and it's too distracting. You always burn the stove when I don't see it. It's not good for the eyes." Chu Ying didn't notice it at first, but she knew Ye Qiu's carelessness when she saw that the candle didn't shorten. "Okay, go to bed, get up early tomorrow, I'll make some pancakes for you to take with you tomorrow, don't be hungry, buy some food in the city after you get back, don't come back hungry." Ye Qiu After pinching Chu Ying's quilt, she gently closed the door.Heitan at the door looked at him and ran over after Chuying hadn't arrived at Lu's house early, taking the pannier on his back. "Miss Chu, why did you come here? My young master has been waiting for you anxiously, and told me to wait at the door every day for you to come." "I was sick a few days ago, so go find your young master." Chu Ying in Ming's room had already seen the toilet paper torn into palm-sized pieces. "Why did you come here? I don't have any paper left. Hurry up, don't waste it now." Just as Chu Ying wanted to explain why, Lu Ming trotted away, looking quite anxious.

(End of this chapter)