Chapter 173: True Meaning
Li Feng only managed the first half of the night, and the second half of the night was taken care of by Xiaohu. However, Li Feng and the others did not leave, but spent the night directly in this grass hut. Although he slept late last night, Li Feng's biological clock was still very punctual. He woke up as soon as it was dawn.
Straightened up, first glanced at Zhengxiang's maid and son-in-law who were sleeping together, and then Li Feng turned his eyes to Gao Yang again, and found the vaguely visible tear stains on her face.
"Hey, it's still a fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl, and she was made to cry for half a night by a story. Don't worry, this time, no matter what, Uncle Fourth will not let you be as miserable as in history. If you don't like something, we won't do it, and if you don't like it, we won't marry. ”
Thinking of the tragic fate of Princess Gaoyang in history, and looking at this simple and kind-hearted, somewhat stubborn Gao Yang, who was curled up and sleeping soundly, Li Feng's heart was suddenly filled with a kind of pity. I secretly decided in my heart that I couldn't let this niece's tragedy happen again no matter what.
"Brother-in-law, what's wrong with her? It's okay, last night, she cried for a long time, did she encounter something sad, brother-in-law, let's help her, okay?"
After a slight sound of footsteps, Xiaohu came here, and after glancing at Princess Gaoyang, he stared at Li Feng and whispered. In that look, there was an unusual calm and woodenness, the glance at Princess Gaoyang was full of worry and sadness, and the look at Li Feng was full of pleading.
"You silly boy, don't worry, she's fine. Even if she has something, will I not care? Look at the nervousness of your kid, hehe......"
In fact, as soon as Li Feng woke up, he found Xiaohu looking at this side in a daze. At first, Li Feng didn't know why, but now, he understood. However, he didn't say anything, Li Feng didn't want to participate in this kind of thing, everything was as good as it was, otherwise, he could only help more and more.
"However, last night, she cried when she sang that song, and when she heard it in people's ears, it made people feel sour"
Obviously, Xiaohu was still not at ease in his heart, and asked Li Feng again.
"Okay, it's really fine, it's just that I listened to the story yesterday and I was sad to hear it. Plus, the song she sang at the end, that's why she cried. ”
"Oh, isn't it like the story of the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl last time, no wonder she cried so much. That's okay, brother-in-law, I'll go back first, my sister must have made breakfast now, I'll bring it to you."
This time, Xiaohu believed it, after all, he had also heard the story of the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl, and knew the lethality of this story. Xiaohu, who was relieved, immediately regained his previous honest smile.
"Hehe, this silly boy, maybe he doesn't know that he already likes this Gao Yang. Hey, I just don't know, can you become pretty Huang Rong and stupid Guo Jing. The only thing I can help you with is to make sure that you don't get in the way, and the final outcome depends on your fate. It seems that in history, this Gao Yang was married to Fang Xuanling's son by Li Laoer, and Fang was loved. This second child is really, in order to win over these ministers, he can really spend money. ”
"No, as long as Gao Yang is unwilling, don't even think about this family business. However, this second Li will not turn his face with me because of a Fang Xuanling, right? ”
"Forget it, what do you want these things for. The boat is naturally straight when it reaches the bridge, but it can't be straight, and Lao Tzu has to straighten it. Anyway, Gao Yang is our niece now, so we can't ignore it. ”
After thinking about it for a while, Li Feng also felt that his head was big for a while, so he didn't want to.
For the next two days, Li Feng basically nested here. The fire in the lime kiln has been burning for more than two days and has not stopped. Above the lime kiln, black smoke has long ceased to emit, but has turned into green smoke. As time continued, the green smoke became more and more faint.
Although the smoke has faded, the temperature around the lime kiln has become even higher. When you get a little closer, you feel a wave of heat hit, and you can sweat all at once.
"Okay, it's okay, seal the kiln door"
At this time, in front of the lime kiln, Li Feng, Zhao Dazhu, Xiaohu, Gao Yang, and a large group of people were looking at the lime kiln in front of them very nervously and curiously. With Li Feng's order, everyone began to get busy, sealing the kiln door tightly with stones and earth.
After waiting for a while, Li Feng and the others once again covered the upper kiln mouth with dry soil. In order to prevent rain, a simple rain shelter was built at the mouth of the upper kiln. And the nearby ground has been trimmed for better drainage.
"Alright, that's it, let it cool down for the night. By tomorrow, the kiln should be ready to open. Hopefully it won't rain at night. ”
Although some precautions have been taken, it is still quite troublesome if it does rain. However, whether it rains or not, that's God's business, and Li Feng can't control it. I have been busy for three days for this thing, although everyone is very curious and eager to see what this lime looks like. However, I can only go back and wait until tomorrow.
It didn't rain all night. Early the next morning, Li Feng took Xiaohu and them to the front of the kiln door. After a night of cooling, I came to the door of the kiln, although I could still feel a trace of heat coming out of the kiln. However, it is no longer a big deal.
After opening the door of the kiln and letting the heat inside dissipate again, Li Feng and the others began to carefully take out the dead ashes in the kiln. For this purpose, several pairs of leather gloves are also prepared. The main purpose is to avoid direct contact with the skin. If you have sweat on your hands, you can easily burn your hands with limes.
After two hours of struggle, all the lime in the kiln was finally taken out. Looking at the pile of lime like a hill in front of him, Li Feng knew that it was finally burned.
"Little madman, this is lime. No, this lime, how does it look, it's still a stone. What's the use of this thing?"
Zhao Dazhu held a piece of lime, looked left and right, and thought, lime lime, where does it look like ash. Although the color has changed and the hardness has changed, it is still in the shape of a stone. In the past, the stone was fine and could be used as a stone, but now it is soft and even more useless.
"Well, of course, it's useful, and it's not small. The biggest role is to be used in construction projects. For example, when building a house with walls, adding lime to the mud can make the wall stronger. In addition, it can also be used for disinfection, improvement of some special soil, etc. However, the reason why I am in such a hurry to get this thing this time is because it can make chalk. ”
The role of lime is indeed a lot. However, Li Feng suddenly remembered to make this thing this time, and the most important thing was to make chalk.
Ordinary chalk, the main material is gypsum, however, under normal circumstances, lime must be added. Otherwise, it will be too easy to break. Another is that gypsum is much more expensive than lime gold, and adding the right amount of lime can reduce the consumption of gypsum.
"Fourth uncle, what kind of pen is chalk? Can this lime still make a pen? You're not bragging. ”
Gao Yang, who was standing next to Li Feng, heard it, chalk, I hadn't heard it. As far as the broken stones in front of her that had been burned with fire could still be made into pens, she didn't believe it. In that case, those who sell brushes will starve to death.
After listening to Princess Gaoyang's words, all the people also looked at Li Feng with suspicion on their faces. It's hard to believe that you're going to use this thing as a pen.
"Hehe, if you can make a pen, you can wait and see. And, wait, I'll show you why this thing is called lime."
Li Feng is not surprised at all about everyone's reaction, it is troublesome to explain, let them take a good look and know.