Nongmen Rice Flower Fragrance

Chapter 263 Cement ([-])

Li Xin also settled down in the wasteland, and was not too busy on weekdays, just wandering around.She doesn't care about the reclamation of the wasteland now, she is mainly planning how to build the dam.

Because this is also a very serious problem. If the tide of the Zhuo River rises sharply, the reclaimed wasteland will be submerged.As the dry season is about to enter, it is still necessary to build the dam as soon as possible.Li Xin made a rough plan, finished the drawings, and discussed with Wang Fu and Yin Liuchen.

The dam is to be built by Kendong, and if the dam is to be built, the canal must be done by the way, otherwise it will be very inconvenient to irrigate in the future.

The three of them studied carefully for a few days, and felt that the suitable places were easy to keep, and the inappropriate places were easy to modify.After careful inspection, I also found a more experienced craftsman in the local area to look at it, and the craftsman also thought it was okay, so the plan was finalized.

Fortunately, there are many places to build dams along the Zhuojiang River, so craftsmen who are familiar with this area can find many.Experienced people are always better than inexperienced people like Li Xin. Li Xin can just say that if it is really necessary to build dams, she does not have such convenient experience.Yin Liuchen and Wang Fu also didn't know how to build dams.

After the blueprint is drawn, the next thing is to build the dam.Now that he had already found an experienced craftsman, Li Xin invited him to help, and asked that person to help introduce some people.

As for the recruitment, Li Xin mainly left it to Wang Fu.She herself was busy tinkering with cement!In the past, cement was easy to buy, so why use tinkering?Although she knows how to make old-fashioned cement, she has never really done it before, so she still needs to tinker with it slowly.She has seen burning lime before. Since the firing process is similar to burning lime, the same kiln should be usable.

It is not difficult to find a kiln for burning lime, and lime is a relatively common thing, and it has a long history of use in construction.So it's easy to find a place to burn lime without much running.

"Miss, the lime is only used for building a house. I have already bought a lot of lime. Why are you still in such a hurry to find lime?" Wang Fu was a little surprised by Li Xin's behavior.

"I'm not looking for lime for building a house! It's for building dams." Li Xin also pulled Wang Fu and Yin Liuchen into the carriage, and told them about the cement.Although it's not easy to spread the news about the cement, Wang Fu is going to be in charge of the construction of the dam, so she can't hide it from Wang Fu.

And Yin Liuchen, if he had to follow her all the time anyway, he would know soon.Since he would have doubts and ask questions then, why not explain it to them now.

In fact, cement will eventually spread, but it is only a matter of time.At this time, she didn't want to let too many people know, because she was afraid that they would come to grab the materials from her. Her project was big, but it needed a lot of cement, so naturally she couldn't let people come to grab the materials from her so quickly.

As for the future, she can't control it anymore, and she doesn't want to.Anyway, she wanted to make cement for her own use, and she didn't want to make cement to sell money without telling this technology.

She doesn't have a big heart and doesn't like doing too many kinds of business.

"Is that cement really that good?" After hearing Li Xin's description, Wang Fu was a little dumbfounded.I don't know how many amazing things this eldest lady has not been discovered, how can she always come up with something novel!If ordinary people come up with the same idea, it will be a disaster, and they still have novel ideas all the time, so I don't know how their hearts grow.

"Whether this is really the case or not, we will know when it is made." She can't say that she has seen cement, that is to say, she has heard it from outsiders. Naturally, it is not easy to say that cement must be so good. easy to use.Whether something is good or not, it will be clear at a glance after it is made.

"How much of Miss Xinyao are we unable to see through?" Yin Liuchen observed Li Xin with great interest, looking at her from beginning to end, as if he wanted to see her in her soul.Being looked at by his gaze like this, even though Li Xin felt thick-skinned, she still couldn't bear it, and quickly avoided his gaze.

"It's impossible for people in the world to see through it at a glance, otherwise how could there be a sentence like 'knowing people, knowing faces but not knowing hearts'? How long have you known Mr. Liuchen and me? How could you see through me all of a sudden? If so, wouldn't it be a flimsy piece of paper?" Li Xin laughed.

She was just afraid of being stared at by him, so she quickly found a way to prevaricate.

"If you really say that I have known Miss Xinyao, it's been a long time! Speaking carefully, I actually met Miss Xinyao earlier than Brother Ziye." Yin Liuchen's eyes still lingered on Li Xin's body, but he was no longer as sharp as before, wanting to see all her bones. Without the sharpness, he suddenly became a lot gentler.
It seemed that the scorching sun suddenly turned into a warm spring breeze, and Li Xin felt a little more at ease.This time, she listened to his words seriously. If she really talked about their acquaintance, it had been more than a year and a half.It will be the next Lantern Festival, but it will be two full years.

So before they knew it, they had known each other for so long?After all, she naturally got to know him first, and then met the members of the Ling family.

However, at the Lantern Festival that year, did they really know each other?At most, it can only be regarded as a hasty side. She doesn't know who he is or what his identity is. At most, she just knows a name.And he didn't know anything about her, at most he just saved her.

In such a situation, I am afraid that they are not acquaintances no matter what!But it's fate after all!Some people say it well, rubbing shoulders and looking back are a kind of fate, cultivated in the previous life.Although she doesn't believe that people have past and present lives, she likes such a beautiful saying very much.

Encounter is fate, no matter whether there is a deliberate arrangement from heaven or not.If it is not a deliberate arrangement, we can still meet each other, but it actually shows that it is fate!
Li Xin didn't deny anything, just smiled lightly and passed away.

Now that Li Xin has discussed the matter of cement with Wang Fu and Yin Liuchen in detail, the next step is to find someone who burns lime. No one has any objection to this point. Li Xin explained it clearly, and no one needs it. What more to ask.Then he set off. Wang Fu had already bought lime to use in the wasteland, so he would naturally find someone who burned the lime very quickly.

I found the lime-burning family, briefly explained to the owner that I wanted to make a deal, and was warmly welcomed into the house by the owner.When talking in detail, Li Xin proposed to experiment with burning different things. The owner asked her the purpose strangely, but she just said it was useful, and did not directly explain the use of white cement.

The host didn't ask any more questions. There must be no reason to rush out for business, so after talking about remuneration, the host readily agreed.Since the limestone was to be calcined, Li Xin didn't have to worry about the source of the limestone. As for the clay, it wasn't hard to find.And the clay is very special, generally local people will know where it is when they see it.

Talking about limestone with others, Li Xin suddenly thought of marl again.Marl can be fired directly into natural cement without any ingredients, and this cement is especially suitable for projects in contact with water.She was preoccupied with the good performance of cement made by mixing clay and lime, but she forgot that marl can also be used to make cement.

Moreover, the cement made from marl is a pure natural material and does not need to add any ingredients, so the proportion does not need to be controlled. This method is really good when you think about it.Moreover, the places where marl is located are all related to limestone. Since there are channels to get limestone, there is a way to find marl.

Li Xin then made an agreement with the lime burner to help her buy some marl if there was any.Those people didn't know what the marl looked like, so she explained it carefully.

"According to what the girl said, I have seen this thing before, but no one has ever paid attention to it carefully, let alone brought it home. Since the girl wants it, I must bring some for the girl next time."

"Then I will trouble Brother Luo." Li Xin said with a smile.The family who fired the lime was named Luo, and the person in charge was only a man in his 30s.There are also elders in the family, but they no longer care about the affairs, but this man named Luo Peng is in charge of the affairs of the family, so he comes to discuss matters with Li Xin and his party.

"Brother Luo, first try firing a kiln according to what I said, and I will take a look when it is fired. If the things are really qualified, then I will buy a lot in the future. I hope Brother Luo will take care of it." Li Xin left some deposit and stood up.

"Don't worry, girl, I already know where she lives, and there are people in the village who work for her. Once the firing is done, someone must tell her in time." Luo Peng respected Li Xin very much.Although few people knew who the owner of the wasteland was, the reclamation of the wasteland still alarmed many people around, and many people went there to work.

Everyone knew that Li Xin was the owner of that wasteland, so they respected him a little more.

"I'll take my leave first." Li Xin and his group walked out.It's been a long time since I came out, and now that the matter is settled, I will go back first.The trip went smoothly, and Li Xin felt at ease. A good start always makes people happy.

"Miss said, can the cement really be fired successfully?" Wang Fu still had some doubts.

"It should be successful! Now that I know the method, let's try a few more times! I believe it will always succeed. It's not easy if you want it once, but take your time and think about it. There will be no problem."

(End of this chapter)