Chapter 33: The Papyrus is Finally Done
Early the next morning, not long after Ling'er opened the door, a large group of people came to the house.
There are all adults and children, and even the village chief is here, and Min'er is completely blindfolded.
What's going on?
"Min girl, I heard that your straw paper is finished today?"
The village chief's smile at the moment was so bright that it gave Min'er and Ling'er goosebumps.
You said that you are an old man, if you have something, you will talk about things, and you will smile like a chrysanthemum on that old face when you have nothing to do, and you will not say anything about it at first glance, and it will make people feel hairy, okay?
"Well, but I don't know if it can be done, the village chief, grandpa, did you bring these people?"
Min'er knew that it wasn't the village chief who brought it, but she had to say this, otherwise how could the village chief send people away?
"We just wanted to see if there was anyone who needed help."
The village chief found out that there were too many people here, and Min'er's yard couldn't stand, and there were still a lot of people standing outside the door.
"No, the village chief's grandfather, he doesn't have any work, and so many people can't turn around, or you are always here to help us, so isn't there a shortage of people in the workshop?"
Min'er actually didn't want the village chief to stay at all, feeling that he just didn't have a good heart, but now only he could drive away those people who were watching the excitement.
"That's done, what should everyone else do, this is not a theater, what are they doing here? The end of the workshop? Quit? ”
As soon as the village chief heard Min'er's words, he immediately put on a majestic expression and sent all the people back.
Seeing Ling'er's staggering, it seems that the words of the leader are good, why does everyone want to be a leader?
Even those who can't be it have to change their way to hug the leader's thigh.
"Okay, now that everyone is gone, let's do it?"
The village chief saw that there were only a few little hairy children left, so he didn't chase them anymore.
"Grandpa the village chief, what about us, can we still use your old man to work?"
Huzi said at this time.
"Nacheng, I'll help you grow your eyes on the side."
The village chief also knew that these children had been helping the Min'er sisters in the past few days.
"Then let's start, Lan'er, you and Huzi go and burn the kang and the wall of fire, don't be too hot, just don't feel it hot."
Min'a began to arrange manpower.
"Xiang'er and Ling'er, the two of you will divide the paper for a while, and the others will transport the paper to the house for me, and I will bake it in the house."
There was no objection to everyone and they acted quickly.
A few boys first moved the big stone down, and the village chief naturally helped, watching a few little dolls busy in full swing, he was embarrassed to stand.
Xiang'er and Ling'er used the wooden needles they sharpened last night to separate the semi-dry wet paper one by one, and then gently separated the paper from the rest of the paper and put it on the lids of the two clean wooden barrels.
Then a boy held it up and sent it to Min'er, and the main reason for using the lid was to worry that the boy's hands would break the wet paper.
At that time, the linen frame was only the size of a modern A3, so the paper was about the same size.
The village chief looked at the straw paper, and the excitement in his heart was unparalleled.
The paper of this era is bamboo, and even the main material of straw paper is bamboo leaves.
Therefore, this paper cannot be produced in the northern region at all, because there is no way for bamboo to survive in such a climate.
Now Ling'er and they are using Ula grass to make paper, which is a technological innovation, which also means that Xing'an Mansion will have its own paper.
"Ling'er, your sister will let you go in."
The dog said to Ling'er when he came back from the house.
"Oh, got it."
After Ling'er lifted the paper in her hand and put it on the wooden cover, she carried it into the house, and the village chief followed her when she saw this.
"Sister, at first glance?"
Ling'er asked when she entered the house, and she didn't pay attention to anything else.
"Look, is this a success?"
Min'er handed Ling'er a piece of dried straw paper.
"Well, just bake it, and this one is the finished product."
Ling'er was very excited, this paper was made by herself.
Although this feel is still a little lacking, it is made anyway, and the quality can be improved in the future.
"Show me this finished papyrus."
At this time, the village chief held the yellowish straw paper in both hands with an extremely reverent attitude, and tears instantly burst out of the frame, which frightened the young ladies and the young ladies.
"Grandpa the village chief, you ......"
Before Min'er finished speaking, she saw the village chief shouting like crazy: "Hehe, we can also make paper in the north, and our Hongsongtun will prosper." ”
That crazy look is really scary.
Min'er didn't have time to watch him go crazy, so she turned around and continued to bake paper, and after Ling'er looked at the village chief who was still crying and wiping her tears, she also ran back to the yard to uncover the paper.
I forgot the time when I was busy, and by the time the last piece of paper came out, it was already the beginning of Shen Shichu (15:00), and everyone was tired and hungry.
Just now, I only cared about excitement and didn't care about cooking, and finally the village chief went home and asked Sun to order noodles for them to be sent over by the two daughters-in-law, and several children and Zhao He ate together and devoured them.
After a while, the noodles in a wooden bucket were eaten cleanly, and they all sat up straight, so they simply lay down on the haystack, very comfortable.
The village chief compared the paper they made with the paper he bought in the town, and found that the paper made by Ling'er looked a little yellower than the paper in the town, and it was also a little thin and uneven.
But the rest is much better, first of all, this paper is more strenuous and has to be pulled hard to break.
And then it is relatively clean without dropping debris, which makes the old village chief completely calm, you must know that this is the first time Ling'er has done it, and it is really good to have such an effect.
If it had been improved, the paper would have been even better than it was now, otherwise he would have to talk to the two sisters.
"You've all worked hard, now go home and rest, I still have something to find Min'er and them."
The village chief gave an order, and all the children left, including Yang Lan'er, who was reluctant to give up.
"Grandpa the village chief, I didn't stay in this house, just say what you want to say here."
Min'er said lazily, she knew that the village chief and grandfather must have a purpose, or he would always be here and bring them food?
Anyway, it's so comfortable to eat and bask in the sun that I want to sleep.
"I want to talk about cooperation, do you have any ideas?"
The village chief looked at the two little ones over there who looked like they were about to fall asleep, and Min'er, who was still lazy, sat up when she heard her words, and then lay back as if she thought of something.
"Grandpa the village chief, what kind of cooperation method do you want?"
It was Ling'er who seemed to be asleep when she spoke, but she saw her eyes slightly closed and looked like she was about to fall asleep, the village chief was so angry.
"I'm talking about spirit girl, I'm talking about business."
The village chief is a little uneasy, why do these two children have such an attitude?
"Grandpa the village chief, I know what you mean, but now this matter, it's not so easy to handle."
Ling'er finally sat up and said with a straight face.
"What's so bad? Anyway, this workshop has also been built, so it's a big deal to expand it again. ”
The village chief has confidence in the papermaking workshop.
"But Grandpa Cai, have you ever thought about the situation in our village? It's that everyone is barren and doesn't plant, so it's too busy, and besides, today we are experimenting, if we really want to build a workshop in the future, then we have to invest a lot of manpower and material resources, not to mention, whether this workshop can be kept is not necessarily, right? ”
Ling'er didn't say it too plainly, but she believed that the village chief would be able to figure out the joints after that excitement.
"You're saying that people will be red-eyed when the time comes?"
The village chief is not a three-year-old child, Jing Ling'er still understands a little.
"Well, it's just that the people are red, but if we can't afford to mess with it, then ......"
Ling'er didn't finish her words, because she knew that the village chief had already understood, and she was guilty.
"Well, what about now?"
The village chief was suddenly like a deflated ball, and sat next to Ling'er, completely losing the vigor just now.
"Actually, it's not like there's no way at all."
Min'er also said at this time.
"Can you two make it clear? What does this look like to my old man? ”
The village chief is angry now, and he has no energy.
"Grandpa the village chief, we thought you knew better than we thought, so we didn't say it."
Min'er won't admit that she is playing with him, anyway, she is a little unhappy because of this.
"Hey, I can't imagine that my old man is not as old as you two little dolls after living so long."
In fact, the village chief is not unexpected, but unwilling to think about it, for so many years, the villagers of Hongsongtun have not had enough food and clothing, and he has seen it in his eyes and felt pain in his heart.
Now that he has such an opportunity, of course he hopes to change the status quo of Hongsongtun, and also hopes to see the villagers live a happy life in his lifetime, but the reality is so cruel, how can this not discourage him?
"Grandpa the village chief, we don't know if we have an idea, why don't you help us analyze it?"
Min'er looked at the old man's appearance, feeling very uncomfortable, and hurriedly diverted his attention.
In fact, last night, Ling'er talked to Min'er about this, and Min'er didn't agree with it at first, but after Ling'er analyzed the cause and effect of the matter, Min'er understood the truth.
At the same time, Wang Xiang'er, who had been listening, was even more shocked in her heart, she couldn't imagine that her little cousin looked innocent and lively, but what she thought in her heart was so thoughtful.
No wonder grandma said that this little Ling'er is human sperm, Min'er is going to be bad, she was still not convinced at that time.
Now she is very convinced, and at the same time she has made a vow in her heart that she must learn from them and no longer let others laugh at her.
"Any thoughts? Tell me, what is the appetite for hanging my old man at first glance? It's fun to see that I'm in a hurry? ”
As soon as the village chief heard that he had an idea, he immediately came to his senses, these two children were not ordinary children.
There was no one in the whole village who could compare to him, and the spirit was like anything.