Chapter Eighty-Eight: Get a Good Book
An acre of land in the corner, used to graze sheep, the sheep will have their special territory in the future, after the sheep are built, the willow vines are fenced again, specially divided into different areas, not to let these run around, of course, occasionally the cattle can also come in to eat some grass.
On this fence, the willow vines plan to transplant some roses, trumpet flowers and other things to pick around here, well, it feels beautiful when you think about it.
There are also a lot of open space, naturally to pick some flowers, plant some vegetables, and at the back door, Liu Man'er also built a row of small houses, in case her family will buy a lot of people to help with the work in the future.
The front yard was also built, and when she earned money and bought people, they would have a place to live.
She also dug a cellar under the storehouse to store wine in the future, and of course she did not have a plot of land left for planting some vines, and loquat trees, which she liked to eat.
I have to say that Liu Man'er thinks too beautiful and too long-term.
Anyway, the rough model has already been built, and all that remains is to wait for the spring to come, and wait for her yard to come back to life.
Of course, some of the furniture has not been done, and the wooden floor has not been paved, so it is not possible to live in it for the time being, but Liu Man'er asked someone to dig a well in advance, a well in the front yard, two wells in the back yard, one by the kitchen, and the other by the back door, but this well Liu Man'er first covered it with stones, and then put it into use when the time came.
In the following days, she was busy planting trees and picking flowers, and the family was also driven by her, the house was built, the craftsmen went back, and Liu Man'er asked the carpenter master to live in this new house temporarily, so that it was convenient for the master to make furniture and install wooden floors.
Of course, the mat of the hall is still made of green bricks, and the other rooms are on top of the green bricks, and then a layer of wooden planks are padded, which is warm and moisture-proof, of course, this must be done slowly.
Fortunately, this carpentry master didn't do it so quickly, if it was done all at once, Liu Man'er really couldn't afford to pay it.
After this period of rectification, Liu Man'er found that her family was empty, and she even took a lot from the Fang family.
But don't be afraid, there has always been some income at home, and the so-called daughter has come back after being gone.
Recently, this duck has also begun to lay eggs, Liu Man'er plans to use it to make preserved eggs to sell, of course, the method of this preserved egg is not something she came up with, the last time she wandered around the bookstore in the town, she occasionally turned to a book called "Qi Min Yaoshu", which actually recorded the practice of this preserved egg!
In addition to the practice of preserved eggs, there are also some other things recorded on it, including agricultural and animal husbandry production experience, food processing and storage, and the use of wild plants, etc., which can be called a farm encyclopedia.
This book was just right for Liu Man'er, so she paid for it at that time.
I have to say that it is still very important to have a good relationship with the shopkeeper of the bookstore, if it wasn't for wandering around the bookstore that day, how could Liu Man'er find such a good book.
Although Liu Man'er was born in a farming family, she didn't know a lot about farm work, and this book is very comprehensive, from sowing, harvesting to storage, how to do it, it is clearly written.
In addition to the cultivation of crops, there are also various things related to poultry, livestock, fish, herding, silkworms, and even wine, vinegar, sauce, etc.
Originally, she didn't think about raising silkworms, but after reading this book, she suddenly felt that she should plant some mulberry trees in the backyard, and when the time comes, she can raise some silkworms, and she can form an efficient agricultural model of fish and mulberry chickens, which is really good to think about.
Why didn't anyone find such a good book? If someone had discovered it earlier, that person would have become a rich man long ago.
But think about it, there don't seem to be many people in this peasant family who can read and write, and some scholars don't know how to read this kind of book, and even if they do, they won't go to the field, so in the end, it made her get a big light and pick up a big bargain.
No wonder the ancients often said that there is Yan Ruyu in the book, and there is a golden house in the book, and now, she has realized that this book is not an incomparable treasure for her.
Of course, just talking about not practicing fake tricks, after getting this book, Liu Man'er still thought about using some of the things written in this book to help herself get rich.
If nothing else, make this preserved egg first.
Liu Man'er used to like to eat preserved eggs, but I haven't seen anyone selling preserved eggs here, and there may be, but Liu Man'er didn't find it, but now it's really good to have the opportunity to make preserved eggs by yourself.
According to the book, in addition to fresh duck eggs, this preserved egg also needs white lime, tea, salt, alkali, yellow powder, plant ash, loess, rice husk and so on.
Anyway, Liu Man'er is not very good at doing it, so he will follow the step by step written in the book, first find a clean tank, pour hot water into the tank, and then pour the appropriate amount of salt, tea, alkali, and yellow dan powder into the tank and stir evenly, and then sift the quicklime through a sieve, leaving a fine, and put the quicklime and loess, plant ash together in the tank and stir evenly, so that a special yellow mud is obtained, which is called material mud.
Then it's simple, wrap the duck eggs with this mud, Liu Man'er generously coated a thick layer, and then put them into the jar, plug them tightly with a stopper, Liu Man'er was worried about air leakage, and covered them with thick straw, put a thick oil blank cake, and then pressed them tightly with stones.
After 34 days of storage, you can eat preserved eggs.
Of course, this is her first attempt, I don't know if it will succeed, if it does, it will have another day to make money in the future.
However, she felt that the chances of success would be great, because this time she used all aspects of the materials exactly according to what was written in the book, and she pressed it very tightly.
When Liu Man'er was making preserved eggs, Fang's also began to make salted duck eggs, in fact, the two methods are almost the same, and Liu Man'er's book "Qi Min Yaoshu" also records the practice of salted duck eggs.
However, almost everyone can make salted duck eggs here, but there are not many people who can make preserved eggs.
After getting this "Qi Min Technique", Liu Man'er remembered another book, this book is called "Heavenly Creation", but it is amazing, I just don't know if there is another world, but I can look forward to it, and I will visit the bookstore more if I have nothing to do in the future.
If you get these two books, you can become an expert in agriculture and a master of manufacturing in minutes, but Liu Man'er is not greedy, it is an unexpected joy to be able to get this "Qi Min Technique", as a later generation, she still has many wonderful things in her mind, although it seems to be useless, but sometimes after thinking about it, I think it is still a little useful.
Seeing that Liu Man'er was holding a book to read with relish these days, Ye Yuan also came over, and Liu Man'er showed the book to Ye Yuan.
Because in fact, Ye Yuan and the Fang family are not very good at farming, after all, their family used to hunt, and with this book, they can practice according to what this book says next year.
In short, Liu Man'er was complacent after getting this book, and she also copied it to prevent any accidents in this book.
These ancient books have been passed down from generation to generation, and the way to spread them is also by hand, so it's good to copy one more copy just in case.
Ye Yuan has not read for a long time, and he doesn't know a lot of words anymore, Liu Man'er taught him to read at night, and the two of them recognize words and teach one under the lamp, which is also very interesting, and the relationship between the husband and wife has also increased a lot.
Time flies quickly, and the New Year is almost over, and the house has been completed everywhere, and the flowers and trees picked before have begun to slowly live, and the house has gradually become vibrant.
Liu Man'er thought that she should be able to have a fat year this year, but she didn't expect that after building a house and buying a horse, her family would be empty all of a sudden.
And there are more and more places that need money, and every time Liu Man'er goes to look inside the new house, she feels that there are many things that need to be added, such as screens, window leaves, curtains, and so on.
It's almost the New Year, naturally there must be a new atmosphere, in addition to taking care of the new house, Fang's is now busy sewing new clothes and new sheets for everyone, Liu Man'er is still taking care of her own small workshop, and she made some aromatherapy balls hanging around her waist.
The structure of two hollow balls, put a hemisphere in the middle, supported by a pillar, this hemisphere can be placed a small incense, Liu Man'er also put a small iron bead between the two hollow balls, every time the ball is hung, a walking bell bell, very interesting.
No matter how you go, the incense will not spill out, so it is quite popular in the county, and many girls like it.
Winter is coming, and it is quite appropriate to use incense.
The parts of this kind of incense ball are ordered by the blacksmith, and the production is exquisite, but it takes a lot of effort to design, and after the parts are made, they ask someone to help put them together, hang the ring and tassel, and cover the outside with a layer of light yarn, which is considered to be completed.
Because these don't require Liu Man'er to do anything, Liu Man'er herself feels that she is still not busy enough.
It's almost the New Year, and that steward Wu has come to buy peanuts again, but now Liu Man'er has taught the Fang family the trick of boiling spiced peanuts, so she herself is happy, so she went up the mountain with Ye Yuan to hunt again.
In winter, it is the time when many animals are ready to store fat, Ye Yuan and Liu Man'er often find a nest every time they hunt, this kind of unexpected joy makes her unable to close her mouth every day, and at this time, snakes are often hibernating, and this mountain is very safe.
Sometimes Ye Yuan will bring dry food, and live in the mountains with Liu Man'er, anyway, now in this mountain, they have two strongholds, one is the small cabin that is over the mountain, this is left by the young man who collected medicine, and the two often meet him in the mountains, and they are quite familiar.
The other is Uncle Li's house in the old mountain pass, the villagers of the old mountain pass are very enthusiastic every time they see Ye Yuan and Liu Man'er going, without it, they still remember that Ye Yuan is a hero who fights tigers.
Because of this, the status of Uncle Li's family in this small mountain village has improved a lot.