The daily farming life of the black-bellied young lady

Chapter 106 Stable Supply
Chu Ying looked at Yan Yushu and still bowed her head in silence. She must have been stunned by her own eloquence. In this age, she was illiterate, and with such a thin body, even if she had all her kung fu, it was difficult for her to perform. Such a reserve of knowledge can be used to show off.

"Holding such a large-scale exam all over the country at once will definitely not work out for a while, and we don't know how effective it will be. You can try it out in one place first and try it out. If it works, you can try it out in multiple places, and then spread it across the country. It would be better to do it.”

"How do you know so much? Who taught you?" Chu Ying thought that Yan Yushu didn't care much, and just listened to her own nagging. His questioning was a bit like a history teacher's spot check in class.

"This is the same as the original recommendation system, but the assessment criteria are different. Of course filial piety is important, but the content of the examination must also be realistic. My family's selection of wheat should not only look at the size of the surface, but also look for the big ones in the field. , and then use the water sinking method in these big ones, so that the wheat that looks big but actually has little meat can be selected.”

Chu Ying's eyes were in a daze, her small hands clenched into fists, she didn't know what the hell she said just now, and she returned what she learned in history class to the teacher.

"It's true that Ju Xiaolian is a bit too formal now. I didn't expect you to be very insightful in farming. It's getting late, so I'll take you back." Although Chu Ying said that it was different from the original system, it actually had a world of difference. The difference is that if the test is done as she said, the test standard will be more unified, fair, and the scope will be wider, so that it can recruit virtuous people.

Chu Ying smiled awkwardly. The unpopularity of paper here is due to the poor quality of the paper itself and the influence of the general environment. Paper is mostly used for writing or making books. A small number of people study and become officials, and common people are not very keen on reading. Even if they want to read a bamboo slip or cloth book, the cost is quite expensive.

The saying that everything is inferior but reading is high comes from the Song Dynasty. Here, Chu Ying still didn’t feel a strong learning atmosphere, and only saw that Wang Naiyuan had read some books, and after getting married, Wang Naiyuan was only busy with farm work and didn’t go to school anymore. No, after all, no one recommends it. If there is no way, even if you are well-educated, you will have no chance to become an official.

So Chu Ying made a breakthrough in making paper from paper. After all, it is a necessity and a consumable. If there is a better learning atmosphere at that time, Chu Ying can make some paper for writing. At that time, the technology of making paper will also be gradually explored. up.

"Go over here, I won't see you off, I'm going to another village to see an old gentleman." Chu Ying originally thought that Yan Yushu sent her back on purpose, but it turned out that she was just dropping by It's just me, thanks to the fawn bumping into me for a long time along the way.

"Be careful on the road, walk slowly." Chu Ying put the basket on her back, looked at Yan Yushu who rode the horse and ran away with a whip, and didn't know when her longevity would grow so tall, so she could be so Xiaoxiao Scattered all over the place.

Chu Ying put the grape seeds in her pocket into a bamboo tube filled with water. There are already pumped grape seedlings in the bamboo tube. This grape seems to be a precious thing here. Anyway, Chu Ying didn’t see it in the market. But, I only ate at Lu Ming's house.

"I've come back so early. I've almost finished cutting the paper I made yesterday. Look, my hands are stiff." Chu Ying looked at the handle of the scythe on the ground, which was already round and shiny.

"I bought a knife and came back, so it can be faster. What are you having for lunch? I'm starving." Chu Ying put the burlap in the pannier into the bedroom, and took out the glue bought inside, only a bamboo tube of glue It also cost half a penny, and I don't know if the glue Qin Zhong sold to him is the kind of glue mentioned in the notes, but Qin Zhong said that these glues are made from animal skins, and they are almost the same.

Chu Ying took out the wooden hammer she made herself, poured some glue into the pine smoke from the last burning, mixed and solidified the two like flour, and then beat them with the wooden hammer, the harder the hammer, the harder the two mixed As a whole, Chu Ying put the ink sticks into the small wooden box and filled them up.

This small wooden board has 30 rectangular grooves. It took Chu Ying a long time to carve it out. This time, the pine smoke only filled the 20 grooves. Chu Ying put the small wooden board under the sun to bask, hoping to Make ink sticks, even if the ink quality is not good, it can be used to practice writing.

"The black strips really look like that. Wash your hands quickly, look at your dirty hands." Chu Ying looked at the hemp field behind the harvested wheat field. The pieces are also growing very well, and some bamboos are slowly pulled out from the bamboo forest behind, but they are too thin to be used for paper.

Looking at the cooked dishes, Chu Ying lost her appetite. I have never eaten stir-fried vegetables when I came here. Although the cooked dishes are healthier, I have never eaten scrambled eggs if there are only custard or boiled eggs. A small iron pot is enough The goal of Chu Ying's struggle now is to work hard so that she can eat stir-fried vegetables as soon as possible.

After dinner, Chu Ying looked at Ye Qiu who was standing on one foot when she was tired from stepping on it. She had to make a higher chair for Ye Qiu so that Ye Qiu could sit for a while when she was tired, and the weather was so sunny that Ye Qiu had been outdoors all the time. It will be tiring to do the work and you have to build a shed.

After earning some money, I will ask Uncle Qi to build a shed. At that time, I will move the two toons to one side and build a big shed. Then I can do some other work in the shed. After all, the shed I made is not as good as Uncle Qi. Made solid and beautiful.

In the next few days, Chu Ying asked Grandpa Li to bring two baskets of paper into the city every day, and charged a penny each time. She wanted to rent a car to transport more to the city, but cutting the paper would take a lot of time, and it only took a day. It can make a half-basket-like amount of paper, and Lu Ming's demand is not that much, so Chu Ying didn't want to hire people.

"Chu girl, the guard told you to go to the city tomorrow because there is something to do." Ye Qiu handed over a large bowl of cold water. Even though Grandpa Li's ox cart was covered by a shed, it was still a bit uncomfortable in the hot weather.

"Okay, Grandpa Li, don't run twice a day. The weather is very hot. Don't get sick because of the money. This is today's car money for you."

Chu Ying saw that Grandpa Li's bullock cart had a row of seats on the left and right sides, and the bottom was empty, but it could hold some things. Even if her basket was placed in the middle of the aisle, it was still a bit crowded, and when there were too many people, it would hinder Grandpa Li from carrying passengers. up.

Moreover, it is quite troublesome to take the paper in and out of the basket, mainly because I am afraid that any water will fall on it and it will be polluted.

I will go to the city tomorrow to see if I can make a frame made of two bamboos, so that it will not take up too much space in Grandpa Li's ox cart. This is because the production and demand are not much now, and the paper market will open later. Lu Ming was asked to send a special car.

When the demand increases in the future, the paper-like packaging still needs to keep up. It’s better to wrap it with uncut paper so that the paper inside will not be stained, or it’s better to tie it with coarse cloth strips, but that’s the case. That would be such a waste of cloth.

Now Chu Ying can only sit obediently and wait for Lu Ming to make a breakthrough. However, sitting in front of the stove and heating up the fire in hot weather makes her feel like she is going to be roasted. Chu Ying also asked Ye Qiu to make a vest for her jacket, which will make her feel cooler. It's just that I don't go out at home, so I'm not afraid that others will see the joke.

(End of this chapter)