"Even if you walk slowly, stick to it every day and gradually increase it, which is also very beneficial to the body." Xu Qilin said: "There is also badminton, and Sister Ah can play with the palace maid." If you don't like it, the younger brother can also think about other equipment for the elder sister. ”

Xu Hui nodded and said, "Little brother cares, I know it." Okay, Sister Ah will walk around Bingxia Palace twice from today, and increase the amount in a few days. As for the equipment, the younger brother doesn't have to bother thinking about it! ”

Fortunately, since the old lady agreed, she will definitely be able to do it, which is also her temperament.

Xu Qilin saw that there was nothing else to do, so he got up and retired.

Xu Hui instructed some trivial things again, and then sent the younger brother to the gate of the palace, and was led by the palace people.

……………….

Secretary Ma's motion, His Majesty Li Er's personal inquiry, this paper-making work can't be thought of quickly.

The next day, an official from the Ministry of Industry came to Xu's Mansion and asked Xu Qilin to go for guidance.

The venue facilities, application tools, and even the craftsmen have been recruited on standby, which really makes Xu Qilin feel emotional.

It's just that, in addition to letting the craftsmen chop and grind the raw materials, Xu Qilin didn't command too much. Just make a list and let the Ministry of Industry officials procure as soon as possible. Caustic soda and sulfur are not yet there, and papermaking is in a hurry.

Of course, caustic soda cannot be bought, only trona can be bought. The so-called trona is naturally occurring sodium carbonate. The Han Dynasty called haloalkali, and the Tang Dynasty called it stone alkali.

In ancient times, the source of trona was plant ash, and the other was a natural saline-alkali lake. In addition to the alkali lake in the grassland area, the Nanxiang Basin, located in the Central Plains, is also an important production area of ancient trona.

With trona, and then causticizing with lime, you can obtain caustic soda with strong alkaline. The use of caustic soda to make pulp has less time and high output.

As long as the most important process of making caustic soda is completed, there is no technical content in other gluing and bleaching.

Because it is still in the experimental stage, the scale is small, and it is done quickly, Xu Qilin is not so fast, and when it is almost noon, he will go home by himself, leaving a message to come back tomorrow.

Why are you tired of working in the public house? The officials of the Ministry of Industry and the craftsmen were probably not happy to work so hard.

On a hot day, eat and drink to your heart's content, and then take a nap in the air-conditioned room. Then, alas, I have to go to the palace to show His Majesty Li Er the whirlwind book.

Xu Qilin is lazy at home, and Princess Xiao Zhao and Princess Jinyang are still studying in the palace. Of course, the time to rest and play is also very long. is still a child, and a girl, and she doesn't expect to be famous.

Xu Hui checked the handwriting of the two girls, and gave them praise and encouragement, so she let them rest for a while, and then went back to the main hall to take a nap.

After waking up, Xu Hui freshened up a little and came to the side hall again. As soon as I walked to the door of the temple, I heard two girls talking inside, and from time to time they let out giggles.

These two little girls are more energetic than usual, and they woke up before they could say hello.

Xu Hui smiled slightly, and when she walked into the side hall, she saw that Xiaomei and Xiaogongju were squeezing and rubbing each other on the couch, their little heads almost together, muttering and talking, and from time to time they made crisp laughter.

"This superintendent is so bad, he deserves to be whipped and taught a lesson." Princess Jinyang pointed to the characters in the drawing book with her little finger and said, "Look at Zhang Fei's beard, but it is a child's face, it's really interesting." ”

Xiao Zhao laughed twice and said, "It's just that the painting is interesting and the text is witty, so I love to read it!" ”

The little son nodded again and again, and said with a smile: "It's so beautiful, I've watched it a second time, but I haven't seen enough." ”

Xiao Zhao immediately became vigilant and did not answer this, for fear that the princess would stay and watch her and refuse to return her.

Xu Hui was curious, slowed his steps, leaned over and stretched out his head to peek, but saw that the little son was holding a book in his hand and was flipping through the pages page by page. The book is in an odd style, with characters drawn on it and text next to it.

Xu Qilin is accustomed to being lazy, a comic book is only fifteen or sixteen pages, and there are more words, that is, he can explain the general story clearly. Actually, this is not an authentic picture book, it can only be regarded as an illustrated novel.

But this is also original, not only in the form of a picture book, but also in the storyline that is different from "Three Kingdoms".

In ancient times, it was fashionable to tell stories to children to sleep, not to mention children, even adults, even a few people who were literate and hyphenated, could not hear any long stories.

There were also storytellers in the Tang Dynasty, but they were still very different from those of later generations. At that time, the storyteller was called Bo Jun, and the storyteller was called Bo Junren, which meant that Bo Jun smiled.

But the stories they tell are not long-winded, serialized. Rather, it is very short, mostly Buddhist scriptures, and some tell ancient stories, all of which are relatively independent and can be listened to in a while.

Therefore, like Xu Qilin, it is very novel and unique to break down a novel into several volumes, and tell two or three short stories in each volume. Coupled with interesting illustrations and light-hearted and funny text descriptions, there is nothing that children don't like to watch.

"Liu Guanzhang swore goodbye and ate peaches!" The little son swallowed his saliva, and felt that the peach painted was really tempting, very big and delicious.

Xu Hui couldn't help laughing, startling the two little girls.

"Xu Chongrong—"

"Sister-"

Xu Hui touched the heads of the little sister and the little princess, and said in a harmonious voice: "What books are you two reading, so happy?" ”

The little son held the book and sent it to Xu Hui and said, "This is the picture book that Xu Xiaolang gave to Xiao Zhao, it's beautiful." ”

Xu Hui glanced at her little sister, stretched out her hand to take the picture book, flipped through the two pages, couldn't help laughing, and said, "It's the Three Kingdoms of the Later Han Dynasty, you two can understand it?" ”

"I didn't know much about it before, but after reading the painting book, I knew about it." Xiao Zhao grinned and said: "I have already seen the empty city plan, and my brother said that there are more than a dozen copies, and the book will be completed when it returns to the Three Kingdoms." ”

Empty city plan? Haven't heard of it!

Xu Hui was full of curiosity, flipped through the painting book, and quickly finished reading the two short stories of Taoyuan's righteousness and whipping the postal superintendent. With a turn of her eyes, she saw another book on the bookcase, with "Dong Zhuo enters Beijing (2)" written on the cover.

Coaxing children's things, how can I have the urge to chase after it and can't stop?

Xu Hui felt a little strange, but he still reached out and took the second book and flipped through it.

"Xu Chongrong, I have memorized all the stories in it, and I can tell it to you." The little son raised his little face very arrogantly.

Seeing Xiao Zhao next to him covering his mouth and laughing, Xiao Zhao was embarrassed, and hurriedly added: "Xiao Zhao is even more powerful, she can talk from beginning to end." But I don't want to know first, it's more interesting to read the picture book myself. ”

"Her Royal Highness the Princess and Xiao Zhao are both equally intelligent." Xu Hui smiled and nodded, although she didn't understand how annoying the spoilers were, but she also felt that it seemed better, and she felt the same way as the little son.