It was early summer, and according to the lunar calendar, it should have just entered mid-April, and Xiao Mo didn't think that there was such a thing as a Gregorian calendar at this time. Fifteen hundred years ago, the weather was much cooler than the early summer that Xiao Mo remembered, with a gentle breeze and warm sunshine.

"Young Master, what are you doing here?"

Facing Xiaoya's gaze, I saw Xiao Mo pinning the hem of the robe skirt with a lot of patches to his waist with a hemp rope, holding an iron rod with a slightly sharp end and a slightly rough end at the other, holding a stone in his hand as if he was knocking and knocking, pausing from time to time to wipe his forehead and touch the tip of his nose.

Hearing Xiaoya's shout, Xiao Mo stopped what he was doing and said: "Xiaoya, it's just right, find a wooden stick about twenty centimeters thick and two fingers for the young master, it must be strong", and was about to turn back and continue to work, seeing Xiaoya still standing there stupidly looking at herself, Xiao Mo smiled and said, "Why are you stupid?" Go quickly, the young master wants that to be useful.

The little girl said anxiously: "But, but, what is twenty centimeters of the young master?" Xiaoya doesn't understand. ”

When Xiao Mo heard this, he patted his head, how could a person at this time understand what twenty centimeters is. Then he calculated in his heart and said, "Haha, the young master is wrong, it is a wooden stick of about seven inches, and it needs to be stronger." ”

Xiaoya said with a sigh: "Young master, you said it earlier, Xiaoya will go and prepare." With that, he trotted away.

Xiao Mo thought in his heart: "Well, one foot in the Qin Dynasty is about twenty-three centimeters, and one foot in the Sui Dynasty should be thirty centimeters, which is similar to that of later generations, even if there is a little discrepancy, it is not a big problem, it is not a mistake!"

After being busy for a while, Xiao Mo looked at the two cylindrical stones and said to himself, "I can only do this, it's really difficult to make something without good tools!" ”。

I saw that the two cylinders, one high and one short, were about the same thickness. It is about seven inches high, and there is a hole about two fingers wide on the upper edge, and there is a similar hole in the column wall next to it. The short one is two inches high and placed at the bottom, and if you take the short one out alone, you will find that there are shallow grooves and protrusions on it.

"Young master, young master, the little girl has found it for you", I saw the little girl running towards her from afar.

Xiao Mo took the wooden stick that Xiaoya found and tinkered with it, and finally smiled with satisfaction: "Not bad, my manual work is still okay, whether it is good or not, adjustment and adjustment can always be used." ”

"Young master, young master, I see that you have been tinkering for a long time, what are you doing? Can you tell Xiaoya? Xiaoya said curiously

"This is a small stone mill improved by the young master, just grind the flour by yourself, I don't know if it's good or not, if you are not mistaken, the little girl will have a good mouth today, haha" Xiao Mo replied.

Seeing that Xiaoya was eager to try it, Xiao Mo poured some of the wheat that had been prepared a long time ago into the stone mill, and then began to hold the handle to rotate the stone mill, and after a while, the fine white flour was born under the surprised eyes of the little girl, and suddenly, the little girl shouted eagerly: "Ah! Young master, stop, stop, the flour has fallen to the ground. Xiao Mo was also stunned, he was busy experimenting, but he forgot that this small stone mill had not been cleaned yet, and he had not made a bottom, what a mistake.

"It's okay, it's okay, Xiaoya, you go and fetch a small bucket of water, the young master will process it again, and we'll continue after the stone mill is cleaned", Xiao Mo said to Xiaoya.

Xiaoya didn't act immediately, but took a small linen handkerchief and wrapped up the flour that was almost wasted, and said to Xiao Mo seriously, "Young master, Xiaoya has never seen such fine white flour, it can't be wasted, and our family is not having a good time now, Xiaoya can just take a sieve and sift it, even if there is still a little fine ash, Xiaoya will be fine when she eats it." ”

Xiao Mo's heart was inexplicably hot when she heard this, this stupid girl was dedicated to her young master's sake, but she was very careful and simple. Xiao Mo stretched out his hand to the little girl and said, "Little girl, give the handkerchief to the young master, the young master will make you a fun one later, I believe the young master, our family will not be the same as before in the future, the young master promises!" ”

Xiaoya has always believed unconditionally in her young master's words, in her world, the young master is her heaven, and the young master will definitely not be wrong if he can do it. Without hesitation, he handed the plain linen handkerchief in his hand to Xiao Mo.

"Xiaoya, how old is this year?" Xiao Mo couldn't help but ask when he saw Xiaoya's cute appearance.

"Young master, after the New Year, the little girl will be in time (15 years old)"

"How young, it's only the age of the first and second years of junior high school," Xiao Mo said with emotion.

"Young master, I don't know what the little girl you said at the beginning is, but the little girl is not small, many girls are already married at the age of fifteen or sixteen, and even more so are mothers." Xiaoya's face couldn't help but blush when she said this, as if this was a very shy thing for her.

"Look at you girl, what do such a child know." Xiao Mo held his mouth and said.

Hearing this, Xiaoya looked at Xiao Mo and muttered in a low voice: "Young master, you have just tied your hair (16 years old), only two years older than Xiaoya, how do you know that Xiaoya doesn't understand?" Xiao Mogang wanted to say that he was older than you, but he found that the girls at this time did mature very early, so he said with a haha, "Don't talk about this, don't talk about this, let's get down to business." ”