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By the time Jiang Yu'er arrived at Shishan, many people had already come. When I came on the way, I also saw a lot of people, and everyone greeted each other and went their own way. You know, the reason why they came so early today is to see what the lime is.

Moreover, to everyone's surprise, they were able to see Jiang Yu'er so early today. After getting along for a long time, everyone knows Jiang Yuer's work and rest. If it was usual, Jiang Yu'er should still be lying on the bed at this hour, where could she get to the stone mountain so early.

Jiang Yu'er didn't care about their strange gazes, she was now preoccupied with the lime. She wants to see what the effect of lime burning out this time is?

The ten men who had been assigned to take care of the lime stood up, and they all looked at Jiang Yu'er in unison, waiting for her orders. Jiang Yu'er took something called a crowfire stick and walked towards a kiln. When the men saw her like this, an eleven-year-old girl, with such a big crowbar, they really couldn't look at her.

A man stepped forward, took the crowbar in Jiang Yu'er's hand and said, "Niuniu, let's let my uncle come!" You just have to tell me what to do. ”

Jiang Yu'er smiled a little embarrassedly, indeed, it was really a bit disobedient for her to take such a big crowstick for a girl. But she was anxious to know how the first kiln of lime was burning. She commanded the man as she examined the lime that had been made.

"Sanshun, you go over there and scoop a scoop of water, I want to see how this lime is." She instructed Zhang Sanshun to scoop up water, and she walked out with a piece of burnt lime.

Zhang Sanshun also wanted to see what Jiang Yuer wanted to do, so he ran over, scooped up a scoop of water, and came back.

Jiang Yu'er asked him to pour water on the lime, and the lime touched the water and cracked like popcorn. A puff of white smoke came out of the small stone. After a while, the limestone, which was still in the shape of a stone, turned into a pile of powder.

Someone was curious and wanted to reach out and touch it, but Jiang Yuer stopped him: "Uncle, don't touch this thing." This thing is corrosive, touch it, quasi-peeling. ”

The man was so frightened that he quickly withdrew his hand, and looked at Jiang Yu'er with some sneer, since this thing can't be touched, why should it be burned. Jiang Yu'er found a small wooden stick and picked up the small pile of lime to see its powdery and muddy adhesion.

With a joy in his heart, he stood up and said to everyone: "Our lime is very successful, this thing can't touch the water, the lime that touches the water is corrosive, if you accidentally touch it, you must clean it quickly, otherwise something will happen." ”

"Niu Niu, why did you make this thing if it's so scary?" Someone from inside has come to give an opinion. Even the man who gave Jiang Yu'er the fire stick just now was afraid.

Jiang Yu'er smiled and looked at everyone: "These things, in fact, are handled well, and they are not so dangerous." Those who work on our rocky mountains are all wearing gloves. This unmelted limestone is called mercury, and if you don't wear gloves, you don't have to touch it, as long as you don't touch the water. And you can see, that canopy over there, that's what was built to pile up all this mercury. ”

"That niuniu, these things, are you going to sell mercury or lime?" Someone asked again.

Jiang Yu'er said: "Sell mercury." Lime people are not convenient to transport on the road, and there is a certain danger in transporting lime. This mercury turns into lime, which is a very simple thing, as long as it comes into contact with water. So, those who come to buy lime, we just weigh the mercury for them and take it away, and when they come home, they can turn it into lime themselves. ”

When everyone heard this, everyone understood. Jiang Yu'er said again: "This lime, let's sell it when the weather is good, it's best not to sell it on rainy days, it's very dangerous." ”

Everyone nodded.

Jiang Yu'er asked a few people who were in charge of the lime kiln to get all the mercury out of the first kiln and put it into a sack. The weather was fine today, and she wanted to get the mercury back today and turn it into lime. Get a few craftsmen to come over and paint the walls of your home.

Someone saw Jiang Yu'er loading the mercury into the ox cart, and asked, "Niuniu, what are you doing with this mercury?" ”

Jiang Yu'er smiled and said, "Uncle, although our house is newly built, the walls in the house are all mud brick colors, which is really not good-looking." I'm going to take our first kiln of lime back and paint the house first, so that the house will be brighter. ”

When everyone heard this, they said, "Niu Niu, this lime was originally used to paint the walls. So let's burn so much, how many people are willing to buy it and paint the walls? ”

Jiang Yu'er silently praised this person in her heart, and said, "Uncle, you asked this question well." This lime is very useful. Not only can it be used to paint walls, but it can also replace mud houses. People who raise fish and livestock can also use it to disinfect. It can also be dried in the field, sterilizing and insecticidal! ”

Everyone was shocked again, this lime has so many uses?

Jiang Yu'er pointed to the larger stones and said to everyone: "Uncles and uncles, we don't need to smash these larger stones, we can put them all away, and we will buy them for those who build houses in the future." We save effort, and it is convenient for people to use. ”

"Niuniu, you said that this stone can still be used to build a house?" Someone asked with an exclamation.

"Yes! This is better than the mud bricks we used to build houses, I don't know how many times. The mud brick house we use will start to leak wind and rain in five or six years at most, and this stone house, even if it is used for the last ten or twenty years, will not have this phenomenon. ”

"Isn't that stone house more durable than a brick house?" Someone exclaimed again. Although they are poor people and can't afford to buy any green bricks to build anyway, they also know that the houses made of green bricks are not very durable.

"Yes! When our stone mountain is done, we will also open a brick factory. The green bricks and green tiles belong to the imperial court, so let's make red bricks, which are also more durable than green bricks. Jiang Yu'er said again.

"Niuniu, you mean, we can also burn bricks?"

"Yes." Jiang Yu'er nodded with a smile.

"That'...... Niuniu, is our stone house more durable, or is it that what red brick is more durable? "With a product, you have to compare.

"Stones, of course. It's just that the stone will be a little more complicated, and the red brick is about the same size as the green brick, although it is green, it is also small. Jiang Yu'er said again.

When everyone heard this, their hearts rejoiced. According to the wages of the people who work here now, they will not be able to build a new house after two or three years of struggle. When the time comes, won't you be able to buy bricks or stones to build a house at Niuniu's house?

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