Chapter 8 Charcoal
White rice porridge is still a nutritious meal unique to patients, right, Qi Jiuli was a little sad, so when he ate white rice porridge, the rest of the family had no share, really, I was embarrassed all over my body.
"I'm fine, I don't have to eat white rice." Qi Jiuli said seriously.
Qi Shixiang smiled when she heard this, but her eyes turned red unconsciously, such a good sister in her own family, those who suffered a thousand knives...... Will definitely regret it.
"I'll make cornmeal batter." Qi Jiuli consciously took over the cooking work, because she was not confident that she could make a fire.
"Sister, you ......"
Originally, Qi Shixiang was worried that Qi Jiuli had forgotten how to do it, but when she saw that she neatly scooped up the water with a scoop, added it to the pot, scooped some more, and added it to the cornmeal in an appropriate amount, she dispelled this doubt.
The cornmeal batter is very simple, after Qi Jiuli is ready, he went to see Qi Shixiang make a fire, it feels very simple, the two stones rub each other, rub them a few more times, and the straw that ignites the fire will burn, and then just add firewood one after another.
"Let's boil some water." Qi Jiuli looked at the other stove and thought about it.
"You have to get my brother's consent to wash it." Qi Shixiang did not let go.
"It's good to wash your face and brush your teeth, but on such a cold day, do you use cold water?" Qi Jiuli said.
"Look at my memory." Qi Shixiang added almost the same amount of firewood and scooped the water from the water tank into another pot.
"I'll start the fire with this." Qi Jiuli was very curious, and full of exploration spirit, learning Qi Shixiang's movements just now, actually caught fire, "yes." ”
"What's wrong?" Qi Shixiang probed over, Qi Jiuli was a little more serious, "It's okay." ”
Seeing that Qi Jiuli was burning the fire well, Qi Shixiang was a little surprised and felt that it should be like this, although he didn't remember it, but he remembered all these tasks that he was used to.
Qi Jiuli specially looked at the water added by Qi Shixiang, and saw that the entire big iron pot was full, and he was satisfied, but he still added, "When this pot is boiled, give the four of us to wash our faces, brush our teeth, and burn another pot for later use, maybe my brother agrees." ”
"What do you want me to agree to?" Qi Qizhu walked into the kitchen and asked.
"Brother, I'm well, I can wash my hair and take a shower." Qi Jiuli said sincerely, "Anyway, the kang is burning in the house, and it's warm, so I will roughly clean it up, and lie down on the kang, so I can't stand the cold." ”
"It's okay to take a bath, but you can't wash your hair, your hair is not easy to dry, and it's especially easy to freeze. Qi Qizhu said.
"Until spring?" Qi Jiuli couldn't believe it, his mouth opened wide, "But my head is itching, I can't help it, I feel that I can't put it on the pillow well, and it will stain the pillow." ”
"No ......"
"Brother, I have thought of a good way." Qi Jiuli interrupted Qi Qizhu's refusal that he was about to blurt out, "Wait a while, take out the firewood that is not completely burned in the stove, and I will bring it to the house to dry my hair, and it will dry quickly." ”
"No, it's all smoke, where can I bring it to the house, don't have your hair dry yet, people faint first." Qi Qizhu refused.
"No smoke." Qi Jiuli said.
"Sister, it's charcoal that doesn't smoke, but there is no one at home." Qi Shixiang said.
"Then let's burn some firewood ourselves to make charcoal." Qi Jiuli said.
"Charcoal is what we'll do." Qi Qizhu said with a smile, "There are special kilns, and capable craftsmen are also needed. ”
Qi Jiuli was stunned, "We don't have to make it so good, just burn some at home." ”
After Qi Jiuli finished speaking, she saw that Qi Qizhu and Qi Shixiang were very puzzled, she knew, they wouldn't, but she should be.
Although I studied liberal arts in college, I knew all kinds of subjects in high school, so Qi Jiuli knew the principle of changing from firewood to charcoal, and firewood that burned completely would turn into ashes, and if it burned incompletely, it could be made into charcoal, as long as oxygen was isolated.
At home, he doesn't pay attention to shape, size, etc., but Qi Jiuli is still confident that he can make it.
"I'll tinker with it later, if it succeeds, brother, can I wash my hair?" Qi Jiuli discussed.
"Will you do it?" Qi Qizhu frowned suspiciously.
"No, it won't." Qi Jiuli flatly denied it, she really didn't talk nonsense, she only knew the principle, and she hadn't practiced it herself, "So you have to tinker, anyway, it's made of firewood, I know, I don't believe it's impossible to do it." ”
"You." Qi Qizhu smiled when he heard this, "It's still so strong." ”
Qi Jiuli was relieved when he heard this, the original body also has such a beautiful character, it seems that it is not just the appearance of himself.
"Sister, I'll help you later." Qi Shixiang echoed, "If we can really make it up, maybe we can sell it for money." ”
Qi Shixiang said so, but she said it as a joke, she just wanted to accompany Qi Jiuli, whatever Qi Jiuli wanted to do, she would do it together, as long as Qi Jiuli could be happy.
But Qi Jiuli took it seriously, sold it to make money, if he could really succeed, this would be a way to make a fortune, and it should not be a dream to eat white rice in the future.
"Brother, eldest sister, second sister, you all got up, it's so early." Qi Shiyi yawned and entered the kitchen.
"You go wash your face and brush your teeth first, and then you can have breakfast later." Qi Shixiang helped scoop some warm water in the pot and handed it to Qi Qizhu.
Qi Jiuli was thinking about how to burn charcoal later, and when Qi Shixiang boiled the cornmeal batter, he waited until he smelled it before he reacted.
Qi Jiuli was busy adding firewood to the two stoves, and when he saw that it was almost over, he clapped his hands and got up, and went to wash.
"O Shika, where are my washbasins and washcloths? Oh, and what do you take to brush your teeth? Of course, Qi Jiuli didn't simply think that there was such a thing as a toothbrush now.
"When brother and eleven like it, they will get it back." As soon as Qi Shixiang's words fell, Qi Qizhu came in with a wooden basin.
"Nine miles, ten incense, I'll watch, you go wash it."
"yes, okay." Qi Shixiang put down the wooden shovel in his hand and began to scoop hot water, "Sister, let's go." ”
Qi Jiuli followed out, and when he saw Qi Shixiang coming out of the kitchen, he squatted down on the spot and rubbed a few handfuls of the cloth towel that Qi Qizhu had just used in the water, and then handed it to himself, Qi Jiuli really didn't have the courage to take it, and said embarrassedly, "Shixiang, you wash it first, I'll wait for a while." ”
Qi Shixiang nodded and shook off the cloth towel to wipe his face comprehensively, not even the roots behind his ears and neck fell, and then put it in the water and scrubbed it several times, and handed it to himself.
"Shixiang, you go in and get busy, I'll do it myself."
Qi Jiuli looked at the clean and white cloth towel that was washed, and knew that although this family shared the cloth towel, there was really nothing to say about hygiene, hey, there was still no money to make trouble, and the saved cloth towel was not prepared for a few more pieces, maybe every household here is like this, Qi Jiuli thought secretly.