"How can this work?" Zhao Sanlang exclaimed.

"Why not? Who says that the roof must be covered with tiles? Haven't you been running to Baiweitang lately? Then think about it, along the way, how many houses in that area are covered with tiles on their roofs? It's all covered with grass tops, okay! Aren't you strapped for money? Then follow the locals! Spend a few bucks for a few stacks of straw and come back, and use it to cover the roof! Zhao Siniang said.

"Siniang, people's grass roofs are either grass houses or mud houses, and our house is made of green bricks! With a grass top, this is too mismatched! Zhao Sanlang said.

"Don't match? Why don't you match? Isn't Zhao Erbo, who lives next door to the old house, also a brick wall with a grass roof? People have lived there for many years, why didn't they listen to Zhao Erbo say that it was not a good match? Zhao Siniang retorted.

Zhao Yongfang has never complained about anything bad about his family's grass roof, but Zhao Qiao's family will say it!

From childhood to adulthood, Zhao Sanlang has heard Zhao Qiao's family ridicule Zhao Yongfang's poor family many times and built a nondescript house.

In fact, Zhao Yongfang's family background is not bad, but when he built the house, he encountered some difficulties, so he had to return the tiles that he had bought back and exchange money for emergencies. Later, he had more money and could afford to buy another batch of tiles to come back, but the roof had already been built, and he really didn't want to toss anymore, so he kept using the grass roof. But he didn't want to, and it became a joke in Zhao Qiao's mouth.

Zhao Sanlang knew very well in his heart that Zhao Qiao's ridicule was very unreasonable, so he shouldn't listen to her nonsense. But I have heard this kind of talk for nearly ten years, and I have heard it from ear to ear. He subconsciously thought that the brick house with the grass roof was a ridiculous match.

Well, after Zhao Siniang's little bit, Zhao Sanlang realized his so-called mismatch. In fact, it is untenable.

"If the grass tops, it won't resist the wind! I don't know what's going on, the wind in the Baiweitang area is not lighter than that of Jiangjiatan near the river, and the roofs of many straw houses nearby can't withstand the strong wind and are blown away, and even a few roofs have been blown away. "Even if you can reluctantly accept the appearance of the grass top, but its stability is really not good, Zhao Sanlang still doesn't want it.

This time. Zhao Sanlang is not exaggerating. In the howling cold wind, there are indeed many grass huts that are blown to pieces.

Speaking of which, people have been building thatched huts for thousands of years. There is a relevant record in the Book of Songs. One of the poems, called "July", says: "The day is in the grass, the night is in the grass, and the house is ...... urgently", which means that the thatch is cut during the day. Rub the straw rope at night. Rush to build the roof...... The thatch here is used to lay the roof of the hut, and the straw rope is used to weave a rope net to cover the roof of the hut. Obviously, rope netting was used to secure the roof of the straw house in case it was blown away by strong winds.

This method of building a roof is extremely common, not only in China, but also in foreign countries, such as Hahoe Village in South Korea, which shows the grass houses built with this method. In fact, this method is very clumsy. The straw rope used to fix it will rot in less than half a year, and the roof will be in danger of being blown away by the wind at any time. Therefore. Poor people who can only live in grass houses have to repair their roofs every year, which is extremely troublesome. However, this botched method persisted for thousands of years and seems to have never been improved, at least until the Tang dynasty. Du Fu's poem said that "the high wind roars in August and autumn, and the triple thatch on my house" is a clear proof.

Although the history here is different from the history that Zhao Siniang knew in her previous life, the method of building the roof is very similar. Therefore, Zhao Sanlang will oppose the construction of grass roofs.

"Not wind-resistant? It also depends on what kind of grass top! Zhao Siniang said confidently: "I'll teach you a method: start from the eaves to spread the straw, pay attention to when paving, the grass roots must all face down, gather like fish scales and spread upward, and the tail should be held down with lime." After this is spread to the ridge of the roof, all the lime is smeared. If possible, cover all or the top half with tiles. Of course, these tiles are good or bad, as long as they can be covered. The roof built in this way is not only beautiful, but also does not leak. When a strong wind comes, even if the whole house is uprooted, it will not blow the roof off. ”

"The roof built like this is not afraid of the wind? Are you sure? Zhao Sanlang said suspiciously.

Isn't it just a little lime? That doesn't sound like anything special! Although the use of tiles is mentioned in the middle, since it is necessary to use it, of course, it is necessary to choose a good one, how can it be "good or bad"? This method of his own little sister is really difficult to convince him.

"Siniang, did your master teach you this method?" Zhao Sanniang saw Zhao Siniang's confident look, her heart moved, and she hurriedly asked.

To be honest, she didn't believe what Zhao Siniang said. But if this method was provided by Zhao Siniang's powerful master, she would definitely believe it.

Zhao Siniang shook her head and denied: "No, my master only taught me how to make food, and this method of building a house has not taught me." ”

didn't get the answer she wanted, Zhao Sanniang was a little disappointed, and at this moment, she only heard Zhao Siniang say: "This method is what I see from the book." ”

"In the book? How to build a house in the book? Zhao Sanniang said strangely.

"Of course! The book that describes this method contains a wide range of advanced technologies, and it is not uncommon to mention how to build a straw house. Speaking of this, Zhao Siniang gave Zhao Sanlang and Zhao Shilang a slap in the eye respectively, and said: "This book was compiled by Mr. Xuexiu after traveling around to study based on what he saw and heard, so it is called "The History of Xuexiu". ”

Zhao Sanlang was stared at inexplicably by Zhao Siniang, and when he heard her mention books, he didn't like to read, and he hurriedly laughed: "Mr. Xuexiu, this name is very good!" ”

Zhao Siniang smiled and said, "Nice? Mr. Xuexiu's original name was Ning Xi, and 'Xuexiu' was his number. By the way, he has more than one name, one of them is called 'Taoshan'. What do you think? Do you think 'Taoshan' sounds good? ”

"Tao Mountain"? Sounds familiar! But who is this man? Not at all!

Zhao Sanlang dropped the chain at a critical moment, and he couldn't remember anything for a while.

"Siniang, does this Mr. Xuexiu have anything to do with Taoshan Academy?" Zhao Shilang asked.

Don't look at Zhao Shilang's usual confusion, sometimes his memory is better than his brother's. I finally remembered that the academy I was about to study in was called "Taoshan".

"Mr. Xuexiu is the first head of Taoshan Academy. Speaking of which, he has contributed a lot to the establishment of Taoshan Academy. Zhao Siniang replied.

When everyone heard this, they immediately respected Mr. Xuexiu.

Taoshan Academy is the best academy in Youzhou. Not one of them. Although everyone has only heard of Mr. Xuexiu today, as the first chief and founder of Taoshan Academy, he is definitely a person with both talent and morality. Such a remarkable character, Zhao Siniang's family no longer admires him, but admires him.

"San Lang, just build the roof according to Mr. Xuexiu's method! What the gentleman said can never be wrong! Zhao Yongzhong said firmly.

In fact, there is no need for Zhao Yongzhong to order. Zhao Sanlang will also build the roof according to this method. Don't look at him as "unlearned", but he still has great respect for readers.

Zhao Sanlang admired: "Siniang, I didn't expect you to find a book written by the mountain chief of Taoshan Academy to read." It's amazing! ”

He always thought that Zhao Siniang would only have some "three hundred thousand", but he never expected his little sister to be so knowledgeable, and even dabbled in this kind of book that sounded very strange.

Seeing that everyone in the family looked at him with admiration, he almost didn't write "You are so educated" on his face. Zhao Siniang's old face turned red. I can't help but feel a little weak.

I'm not as cultured as my family thinks! Although I usually go to the bookstore by myself, I always buy some scripts and come back for entertainment. Don't say that this kind of book is not sold in private bookstores, even if there is, she won't even touch it. This "History of Xuexiu" was actually given to her by Su Ji's young owner.

As for why he gave her a book like this, that's a long story.

It turned out that after countless tinkerings, Zhao Siniang finally succeeded in mass production of beer not long ago, and even brewed several other types of low-alcohol liquor by the way. However. While the low-alcohol sake was very successful, the high-alcohol sake could not be produced at all.

Let's be honest. Of course, Zhao Siniang hopes that high-grade wine can be produced as soon as possible, even if it is not for sale or disinfection, there are many places where high-grade wine needs to be used in the cooking process. The brewing utensils that can make high-quality sake are not something that can be made in a hurry, in other words, it is useless to be in a hurry. So, she has been very calm and calm.

However, Zhao Siniang could sit still, but Jiang Helianzi couldn't.

Jiang Helianzi can be seen that although Zhao Siniang can be regarded as versatile, she is obviously relatively rusty in making utensils. If you rely on her transformation without a match, I'm afraid that by this time next year, I won't want to toss out the liquor. And next autumn the disaster will begin, and by then there will be an urgent need for a lot of liquor.

No way! It must not be postponed any longer.

So, Jiang Helianzi kept urging Zhao Siniang to ask Su Ji for help.

What is the use of asking Su Ji for help? He doesn't have a wine shop in his house! Take 10,000 steps back, Su Ji helped make brewing tools, so he can't share some shares of his family? It's not cost-effective, it's not cost-effective! Zhao Siniang, who firmly believes that she will soon be able to transform successfully, said that she would not go to Su Ji for this matter.

Just when the sisters were at a stalemate, Zhou Zhangshi came to the door.

Not for anything else, because the young owner of his family learned that Zhao Siniang's family had obtained a liquor brewing license a few months ago, but he had never seen her family's wine circulating in the market. Worried about what difficulties she encountered in the process of winemaking, she asked Zhou Zhangshi to come and ask.

Zhao Siniang's establishment of the winery, from the beginning to the present, has not relied on the power of Su Ji, that is, it has the intention of going it alone. Fortunately, Su Ji didn't say anything, and Zhao Siniang was able to work alone until now with peace of mind. But at this time, Su Ji came to the door for the sake of winemaking, although his family was well-intentioned, but Zhao Siniang still had a sense of shame that what he was doing behind his back was exposed in person, and he suddenly felt that he had taken over such a big project, but he didn't inform Su Ji, who was constantly providing support, which was not authentic enough.

Thinking of this, Zhao Siniang invited Zhou Zhangshi to her own wine shop and took him around. During this period, he focused on the process of making high-grade sake, and explained the problems of its brewing equipment in detail.

Zhao Siniang did this, not expecting Su Ji to really help her overcome this difficulty, but to send a signal to Su Ji that she intended to invite her to cooperate.

Such a lucrative business allows Su Ji to get a piece of the pie, she is a little reluctant, but her family owes too much to others, and she always has to make up for one or two, and this is a good opportunity. Moreover, although Jiang Helianzi repeatedly promised that no one would dare to beat the idea of her winery, this cake was too tempting, and she was still worried that there would be a short-sighted greed for huge profits to make her own stumbling block. Just in case, it is better to pull Su Ji in, which can be regarded as an extra layer of protection.

What Zhao Siniang never expected was that three days later, Zhou Zhangshi came to the door again with the carefully drawn brewing tool design drawings and the actual objects produced.

Just looking at the design drawings, Zhao Siniang knew that there was no need to try, and it was definitely possible to produce high-grade wine with this brewing tool. Later practice proved her opinion, and even the quality of the high-quality wine produced with it far exceeded expectations.

After this incident, Zhao Siniang began to be curious about the young owner, and she even began to wonder if he had passed through and was still a science student. Because of him, he was able to design and produce such a perfect brewing tool in such a short period of time, and he must have a high degree of chemical attainment. And the technical level here is not high, especially Yan Guo, it is impossible to cultivate talents in this area.

Regarding this point, the young proprietor explained it like this: he was deeply inspired after reading the introduction of the Ningguo brewing process in "The History of Xuexiu", and combined with Zhao Siniang's original design, he transformed this set of brewing utensils.

Along with his explanation, it is this tome "The History of Xuexiu".

Zhao Siniang briefly flipped through it and found that this book was similar to "Mengxi Writings", which was an encyclopedic work, covering many aspects such as natural science, process technology, code system, and product and folk customs. To be more specific, it introduces crop cultivation, livestock breeding, mulberry and silkworm breeding, textile technology, oil extraction process, salt and sugar production process, brick and tile urn and ceramics manufacturing, and even the production of cars, boats, weapons, mineral mining, metallurgical technology, and so on. In order to make it easier for the reader to understand, the book is accompanied by hundreds of illustrations, and the process of brewing is impressively listed.

After reading this book, Zhao Siniang was completely convinced, and finally realized that it was not as backward as she imagined, and there were many advanced technologies. The conjecture about Su Ji Shaodong's family was also dispelled.

I have to say that Zhao Siniang, who prides herself on being occasionally secret, is actually extremely careless. Such a treasure book with guiding value can't be asked for by ordinary people, so she only flipped through it once and put it on the shelf, without carefully studying it at all. If she reads it closely, she will find that the descriptions of the various crafts in the book are very precise, but many of the crafts themselves are still superficial. For example, the distillers used in the brewing process are very primitive, and they are not even as scientific as those designed by Zhao Siniang. It would be impossible to be inspired by it to make such an advanced still.

can only say that Zhao Siniang deserves to be unable to see through the origin of Su Ji Shaodong's family, and missed him again. (To be continued.) )