Chapter 318: Preparation Tools
The golden nest and the silver nest are not as good as their own kennels, Liang Chuan stood at the head of his bed with his clothes open, Yi Niang has been at home for a few months, and her skin is much whiter, although it has not yet reached the level of white jade, but it is tender and tender, Liang Chuan's big hands are quite smooth.
"How is the family doing these days when I'm not there?"
Liang Chuan estimated that it was not a big deal, and his complexion was better than when he left, and if something happened, it would have turned the world upside down.
"Well, everything is fine at home, you can do things outside with peace of mind, there is me at home, you don't have to worry."
Liang Chuan kissed Yi Niang gently, and his dishonest big hand touched his jade rabbit and played with it gently, making Yi Niang's body start to heat again.
"When will Mr. Meng come back, I have to tell him to teach you to read and write, otherwise you will write me love letters in the future I have goosebumps when I think that Mr. Meng has also read it."
Yi Niang was so ashamed that she pinched Liang Chuan's waist 'fiercely'.
"You're necrotic."
"Yi Niang, you dare to be disrespectful to your husband, I will punish you well! Come on, ride up. ”
Yi Niang took a sip of Liang Chuan, "In broad daylight, you are about to take root in bed, and when you go out, you won't let them laugh at me!" ”
"I see who dares!"
"A few days ago, there was a person who claimed to be a high-ranking cadre, and he sent a letter and a wooden box, I can't give it to you if you are not there, third brother, you wait for me to get it for you."
Yi Niang jumped out of bed, walked to the dresser, took out a letter from a wooden box, and handed it to Liang Chuan.
Liang Chuan was a little surprised to hear Gao Gan's name, this kid has not heard from him since the end of the mountain turmoil, some people have been promoted and some people have suffered in this turmoil in Xinghua, Zhao Weixian and a large group of people under him have not taken advantage of it, Gao Gan has no way to know what happened to Liang Chuan later, and he gradually forgot it over time. Hearing Yi Niang say that a letter is coming, he still misses this acquaintance a little.
The envelope had not yet been opened, and it read: "Brother Xian personally opened." ”
Liang Chuan tore open the envelope, took out the letter and wrote: "Brother Liang Chuan, my brother entrusted you with Hong (wrote a red letter, and crossed it out) Fu, those dozens of corpses were exchanged for a high promotion for the old brother, and there is this shit luck when he is old, it all depends on the old brother, brother, I raised a few levels to Gaoyou, and after so many years of earning a group training, I rely on the gift of the virtuous brother, send some small gifts to the old brother, Xinghua bird does not shit and has no future, come here to the old brother." ”
The envelope was written in a dragon and phoenix, scribbled and changed several places, the word is a standard big head, and Liang Chuan's words have to be spelled, there is no beauty of calligraphy at all.
Liang Chuan smiled bitterly, it turned out that this kid was transferred to Huaiyang, which is the richest place in the world, what do you want from the beauties of the salt silk population, where is the economic lifeline of the Great Song Dynasty, even if it is a nine-grade sesame official, it is where others are jealous.
There are still a few words on the back of the envelope, which read: There is a little money in the box, I cast it to death, you dare to smash it open.
The box Yi Niang received under the bed, and Liang Chuan dragged it out, Huo, it was a little heavy, and the weight was not light.
Liang Chuan took his own axe, and the back of the axe struck hard at the bolt of the box, and sparks flew everywhere, and the iron castings on it fell off with a sound. When I opened the box, there was a box full of gold, silver, pearls and jade.
The box was nested under the bed motionless, and Yi Niang didn't have the heart to move it at all. Now the days are not as good as before, more than the upper and lower than the bottom, and the money earned is more than enough for the family.
This box is for Liang Chuan, in case there are some important things in it, but I don't dare to lose it, who expected that the box was full of gold and silver goods, Liang Chuan's box was also shocked when it was opened, this money is a lot. Now is not as good as in the past, I used to see a few copper plates can be happy for a few days, now I see more, the family is also a small wealth, and there is no longer that feeling of excitement, the family did not even have the money to invite Langzhong, two meals to eat millet porridge, and the hard days have survived.
It's like an art girl, now that there is so much silver in front of her, it's just a little oh, and there is not much turmoil in my heart. In the final analysis, Yi Niang, as a woman, does not have such a big pursuit of wealth, she yearns for peace and stability, as long as the family is harmonious and beautiful, everything else is floating clouds.
"These were given to me by Gao Gan, to repay the corpses I gave him last time, it is estimated that he has been promoted to a lot of officials by relying on these corpses, so he has so much oil and water."
Yi Niang remembered that the fight was also mixed.
"We shouldn't keep this money for ourselves." Liang Chuan's face was also a little unpleasant, and then said: "Yi Niang, you put it away, and I will find a way to scatter this money during the New Year." ”
When he saw this Qian Liangchuan, he remembered that it was stained with human blood, and he didn't have any desire to vent anymore all of a sudden, so he touched Yiniang's waist and slowly put on his clothes.
The next day, Liang Chuan got up early in the morning and ran into the grove by himself for another lap. Barefoot and barefoot, the muscles on the body bloomed, and the feet felt the stimulation of the acupuncture points from the earth, running all the way down, the sweat beads on the body were fine, and the smoke was steaming, which was incredible.
Liang Chuan went to see his beehive by the way, when he left, he told Yi Niang to come up and add a little grass when it was cold, to keep the beehive warm, and it was difficult to see the activities of the earth bees, I believe that these big guys will be active again next year, and they will be able to collect a lot of honey at that time.
The growth of the tea garden on the mountain is quite gratifying, the third uncle is now radiant, no longer the bad old man who chatters, with a signature smile on his face, he watched Liang Chuan untie the wine gourd from his waist, give Liang Chuan a drink, patrol the tea mountain three or two times a day, and then sift a pot of rice wine, change it to a slightly smoked, sit on the mountain and smirk beautifully, the day is over.
It takes about two or three years for this tea garden to fully develop and start picking tea, and now I have no technology or equipment, and the tea is not mature enough.
When I walked home, the college had not opened, and Meng Liangchen had not come back from going out to worship his ancestors, so the house seemed much quieter. Zheng Ruoying left in a huff yesterday, and when she went back, she thought that they were husband and wife, and she didn't hinder others in doing anything in her own home, why were you angry?
Liang Chuan knew her intention, changed his clothes, and said to her: "Let's go, every day is like black and white impermanence coming to the door, I'm afraid of you." ”
"Where to go?"
Zheng Ruoying asked stupidly.
"Of course, it's the guy who is going to prepare to make sugar, is it still going to the mountains and rivers, and the days don't have to pass?" Liang Chuan glanced at her, the sugarcane in the field has reached the harvest season, and if it is not squeezed into cane sugar, it will miss the season, and finally there is a stable industry about to take shape, and it cannot be missed for another year.
Zheng Ruoying muttered a little happily and a little aggrieved: "Isn't it good to play in the mountains and rivers? ”
The first key point of sugar production is to squeeze out the cane juice on the sugarcane, and the next step is to purify the sugar in the cane juice.
First of all, if there is no machine now, it is impossible to create such a perfect pressure that it is difficult to squeeze the juice in the sugar cane, and the loss will be more than in later generations. How to squeeze the cane juice out, Liang Chuan remembered the historical process of visiting the Xinghua Sugar Factory, and there was an old object that impressed him deeply.
It's called sugar grinding.
Liang Chuan asked Zheng Ruoying to take him to the stonemason, this thing is usually rare, Xinghua and Fengshan should not have appeared in this era, otherwise every household should have it, because sugar production has been a pillar industry in Xinghua until the reform and opening up period.
You have to give the drawings to the stonemason, so that the stonemason can make it, and as for the assembly, Liang Chuan will do it himself.
The sugar twist is similar to two huge gear-like grinding discs, two cylindrical stones erected, the traction force is animal power, large livestock such as cattle or mules, pull these two stones to rotate, the principle is somewhat similar to the device of wheel shaft and gear, the two wheels rotate in opposite directions.
This stonemason's kung fu is not good, he has worked in Xinghua all his life and has not done anything famous, Liang Chuan talked for a long time This stonemason was confused, and he didn't know what Liang Chuan was describing.
Liang Chuan said that his mouth was dry for a long time, and he thought that when Zhao Jiasi was still there, he didn't ask him to help make these two stones first, and now it's a pity. He is a hundred Luocheng masters, and his character is proper, so that everything can be done absolutely with quality and quantity, and the craftsmanship is extremely exquisite, and everything can be completed according to the requirements, which is really commendable.
The stonemason in front of him is just a mallet, and he can't understand how to talk about it. Liang Chuan had no choice but to paint: the two grinding discs were about one and a half feet high and three and a half feet wide. Underneath is a stone-hewn crushing basin, somewhat like the container for collecting juice on top of the millstone. A hexagonal hole is chiseled out in the upper and lower centers of the stone column, and a vertical wood is installed in it as a rotating axis.
The shape of the stone grinding disc is a bit like a gear, and the two stone wheels are combined together, and the protruding stone teeth of the cylinder fit into the recessed hole, so that the maximum space can be squeezed out after turning. Master, this master stared at this big guy who looked like a stone deer and was not a stone mill for a long time, and carefully inquired about the shape and characteristics of each place, and then scratched his head as if he understood a little.
There is no machine to cut the stone for this thing, and it has to be polished for two or three days to be done, and during this time, Liang Chuan and Zheng Ruoying will arrange other things first.
The sugar grind can still be formed, and the pot in which the sugar is boiled must be prepared first, because this will also take a lot of time.