Chapter 19 The advent of the toothbrush
Bai Yale's big eyes were smiling, like a curved crescent moon.
She happily said goodbye to her father, and by the way, she took away her father's right-hand man, Uncle Afu.
Bai Yale handed the detailed drawings of the toothbrush that had been prepared step by step to Uncle Fu.
After the shrewd Uncle A Fu looked at it carefully, he bowed to Bai Yale and retreated, saying that he would prepare and prepare.
Bai Yale sat in the room, her eyes couldn't stop drifting out, and her white and tender little hands grabbed a snack and were stunned.
In the blooming camellia, a grasshopper jumps out, its tentacles dance in the air, and in an instant it jumps into the flowers.
At this time, in the kitchen, Rice was holding the herbal tea boiled by Ah Cai, her fleshy face was wrinkled, and she looked disgusted, she put her nose close to the medicinal soup and sniffed it.
Vomit! It's bitter! It stinks!
It smells so horrible and tastes even more bitter to drink!
Rice looked at the swarthy medicinal soup, her slender eyes flickered, if she poured it now, how would the young lady react?
An angry young lady immediately appeared in her mind, with her little hands on her waist, pointing at her angrily, scolding her for not knowing the hearts of good people.
Alas! Rice was frustrated, frowned, gritted his teeth, pinched his nose all at once, and drank a bowl in one gulp.
The bitter medicinal soup ran down his throat and rushed straight to his stomach.
Rice endured the churning sensation in her stomach, she covered her mouth stiffly, grabbed a piece of licorice on the table with one hand, quickly stuffed it into her mouth, and chewed it indiscriminately, trying to use the sweetness of licorice to remove the bitterness of Chinese medicine.
At this time, Bai Yale was sitting in the gazebo, eating refreshments, enjoying the breeze and the fragrance of flowers.
looked at the people working in the courtyard with an expectant face, it was the person Uncle Fu found in order to make a toothbrush.
Wearing a gray dress and a black belt, it is Master Dong, who is known as the best carpenter in Nanxi Town.
In the yard, dark-skinned, he skillfully sawed the tall and thick hedged bamboo into sections with a saw, and then split them with an axe to break them into identical thick pieces of bamboo.
Bai Yale looked at Master Dong's skillful technique with great satisfaction, it seems that he really has a specialization in the art industry, and it is a good idea to find a carpenter to do the toothbrush handle.
Uncle Fu is so good!
Under the attention of everyone, Master Dong took out the planer unhurriedly and smoothed and modified the surface of the thick bamboo piece more carefully.
As he planed, he kept making adjustments to the drawings against the drawings.
Half an hour later, Master Dong presented the work he was most satisfied with, the bamboo handle that already had a sleek outline, to Bai Yale to see.
Bai Yale's eyes lit up slightly, this arc, this length and width, it was really cleverly done, exactly the same as she imagined.
She nodded to Master Dong from afar, and said appreciatively, "Very good, the same as Miss Ben thought." ”
Master Dong smiled innocently, wrinkles appeared on his dark face, but his face bloomed with joy, which was the joy of being recognized.
He took the bamboo handle and took out the smallest chisel, and gently chiseled the small holes that had been traced, and there were fifty small holes in the handle of a toothbrush, which was a very delicate and difficult task.
After he had destroyed twenty bamboo handles, he finally succeeded in making one bamboo handle, and he breathed a sigh of relief, took out the centipede file again, and polished it slowly, while dipping it in water, until no burrs stood up.
Spring had already climbed overhead, the breeze had rested, and the whole air suddenly fell silent.
Bai Yale felt a hint of heat, and it was time for dinner again.
I didn't expect it to take so long to make a toothbrush handle.
She told everyone to stop work and resume after eating.
The people thanked them one after another and dispersed.
And Rice and Xiaoqing were waiting for her to eat around Bai Yale.
Bai Yale ate casually, and then couldn't wait to sit in the gazebo, waiting for the start of work.
Ah Cai stood behind her, slowly shaking the colorful feather fan, but Ah Qing took out a pillow from the side room to make Bai Yale sit more comfortably.
At this time, sitting in the courtyard to bury the thread on the toothbrush was Master Liu, the best shoemaker in town.
Master Liu buried ten bunches of equal-length pig bristles in small holes of the same size.
He did the math a little, a toothbrush head has fifty grooves, and each time you have to fold it in half, there is a bunch of pig's bristles, and a bunch has ten, that is, there are five hundred bristles on one brush.
The work was more difficult and delicate than making shoes, and he never dared to be distracted.
Master Liu's eyes widened, he held his breath, folded a bunch of pig bristles in half, stuck a small iron wire, and pushed the small hole together.
It is this small wire that jams the bristles and holes, so that the bristles folded in half do not fall off easily.
It wasn't until the last strand of hair was implanted that he breathed a sigh of relief.
At this time, Bai Yale was already lying on the rocking chair in the gazebo and fell asleep.
After all, a child's energy is limited.
Ah Fu didn't bother, he took the toothbrush, carefully observed each bundle of bristles, neat and straight, before nodding with satisfaction.
He handed the toothbrush to a third person, Master Chen, a jeweler, and polished the bristles.
Master Chen carefully took the toothbrush, his shrewd and slender eyes full of amazement, this fine workmanship is comparable to the most expensive jewelry in the city!
He took out fine scissors and a ruler and carefully and slowly trimmed the bristles to maintain a consistent length.
The trimmed bristles have sharp edges and need to be sanded before they can be used.
So Master Chan took out the jeweler's rotary grinding tool and slowly and meticulously polished the bristles until each bristle was smooth and no longer prickly.
Ah Fu took the final product, took out a magnifying glass, studied it slowly, and found that everything was done perfectly, so he nodded with satisfaction and motioned to the three of them to follow the previous steps to make another ten bing.
When Bai Yale woke up, she saw ten toothbrushes that were almost the same as modern ones neatly arranged in front of her.
Her big cat's eyes were full of disbelief, and she blinked cutely and turned her head to look for Uncle Fu.
Ah Fu looked at the expression exactly the same as his young master, couldn't help but smile from the bottom of his heart, and said softly: "Ah Fu has fulfilled his mission, and the toothbrush has been made!" ”
Bai Yale's tears fell.
She's so excited!
She's so happy!
Finally able to brush your teeth!
She couldn't wait to turn her head to the rice and ordered, "Rice, Miss Ben needs to wash up!" ”
"Yes! Miss! Rice immediately turned around and went to bring the toiletries himself.
Uncle Ah Fu took a group of subordinates to retreat and waited outside the door.
Bai Yale moistened the toothbrush, the wet bristles seemed to be alive, and then slightly glued the special tooth powder of the Bai family, which was exactly the same as modern times.
The delicate bristles massage the teeth in all directions, and she can feel the soft bristles cutting across the teeth, between the teeth, and the gums.
The soft bristles clean the teeth inside and out, with love and tenderness, and by the way, remove impurities from the surface of the teeth.
Ah~( ̄▽ ̄)~*
This is what it feels like to brush your teeth~
Bai Yale was so moved that she burst into tears.
Finally......
Finally......
You don't have to face that terrible willow branch~
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I'm so happy~