Chapter 93: Familiarize yourself with the process
The population in ancient times was not as explosive as in modern times, to the point where land distribution had to be planned, and many places like Lingnan were deserted.
Therefore, even if Ye Zhen wants to double her family's willingness, it will be no problem, no one will care about her.
Lin Bin was quick to come back, and it didn't take long for him to come back with the people from the brick factory.
Everyone is also an acquaintance, and after Ye Zhen and the brick factory manager made a general plan, they officially started construction.
The fence is not as complicated as building a house, that is, it is simply built on all four sides of the wall, and there is not much technical content.
So it took only one afternoon for a dozen workers from the brick factory to stack the four walls neatly, and it only took three days to dry.
After Ye Hao, who rushed back from the county seat, checked that it was correct, he quickly settled the fee for the brick factory manager.
Afterwards, Lin Bin accompanied her to carry down a bulky wooden product from the carriage.
The two carried them into the courtyard and placed them in the open space in front of the bamboo house, and when they landed, they splashed a puff of dust.
This thing is the ancient version of the juicer that she asked Carpenter Zuo to work overtime to make when she was in the shop this morning!
Unfortunately, in ancient times, the control of iron tools was very important, and she couldn't make a better machine for a while, so she could only make it out of this wood.
Although it is much inferior to those modern technological products, it is far more than the hand-beaten juice of today's era!
After cleaning up these things, Ye Hao had time to take a breath, and then she had to cook for the whole family.
Should I say it or not, others are all concubines or enter the mansion and enjoy the glory and wealth.
I haven't enjoyed any benefits from this, and I'm busy every day, harm!
After dinner, she didn't stop, and ran to Aunt Huang's house non-stop to inquire about the purchase of sugarcane.
Fortunately, there was nothing wrong with this matter, and Aunt Huang patted her chest and assured that Xingnan Village next door had found someone who was willing to sell twenty catties of sugarcane to her.
The price, according to what Ye Hao said, according to the price of previous years.
Now the people who come to the city to harvest sugarcane, the price is very low this year, and these nearby villages have not relented!
Everyone has worked hard for a year, isn't it just looking forward to earning more from the harvest in this field?
Now because of the locust plague, the price of food has risen, but the price of their sugar cane has fallen, which is really unacceptable!
Therefore, even if Aunt Huang buys it at the price of previous years, it is still a high price in the eyes of those villagers, and I wish I could sell it to her!
However, Ye Hao didn't dare to buy sugarcane so blatantly now, lest he be discovered by the county order's manpower, and his plan would be fully exposed.
"Okay! Can Brother Huang Chuan be at home today?"
"Yes! Business is not doing well these days, and no one looks at the things we embroider, and he is distressed!"
In today's world, the worst thing is the common people, who are running for a livelihood every day.
Huang Chuan has helped Ye Hao a lot, and now that she wants to open a sugar factory, she immediately thinks of him.
Since it is a workshop, it will definitely have to recruit a lot of people in the future, and Ye Hao will definitely not be able to manage it by herself.
She has never worked in any company unit in the past, and it is easier to recruit someone who is reliable and has some ability.
Huang Chuan is the best candidate in Ye Hao's heart!
Knowing that the other party was at home, Ye Hao seized this opportunity and hurriedly went to the next door to discuss with the other party.
Although Huang Chuan is not young, he is older than Xie Yunshulai, but he has never married a wife and had children.
Mainly because of his business, he has to run out every day, and Aunt Huang has recruited several girls for him, but he has never been able to succeed.
Ye Hao knew that lonely men and widows were gossiping about living in the same room in ancient times, so she took Aunt Huang with her, and she didn't have to hide anything from her.
As soon as he talked about the matter of his sugar workshop, Huang Chuan already understood her intention, and he was willing to follow without saying a word!
Aunt Huang's family has an inexplicable trust in her, and they don't suspect each other at all.
This kind of trust is very useful, and Ye Hao immediately arranged what the other party had to do next.
Now there are not many people, and he naturally doesn't need to worry about things in the workshop, so Ye Hao thought about letting Huang Chuan join forces with the people from Mochiyue Tower to buy sugar cane together.
The purchase of sugarcane must not be in its own name, otherwise it will be exposed.
Fortunately, with Fu Ru'an's shield, she can use it unceremoniously at this time.
Buying sugar cane in the name of Mochizuki Tower, at least it will not make the county order suspicious, and he will really go to Mochizuki Tower to ask the reason when the time comes, and then make up another one.
This work is not very difficult to calculate, at least it is much simpler than the current business, and Huang Chuan is not dissatisfied.
And so, it was settled.
On the second day, Ye Hao had another busy day.
First of all, I had to ask Lin Bin to follow Aunt Huang to transport the sugarcane back, twenty catties is a lot, two large bundles, the ancient sugarcane is not as long and thick as the modern one, but the taste is not bad.
After placing the sugarcane in the open space in front of the bamboo house, it was almost time for Aunt Li and Aunt Wang to come over.
After they arrived, Ye Hao first taught them to use a juicer to juice all the twenty catties of sugarcane.
The juicer is a hand-cranked type, one person holds the sugarcane in place, and the other person shakes the handle, all relying on manual rotation of the roller to press.
This juicer is relatively simple to use, but it is a bit laborious, but the two of them take turns to do it, and they are not tired.
Twenty catties of sugar cane did not seem to be much at this time, and it turned into a basin of muddy juice in less than half an hour.
This is the sugarcane stock solution, or the kind with dust and dirt, not to mention how dirty it is.
At this time, Ye Hao took the two aunts to pour duck egg whites into the basin, which she processed with Aunt Huang when the two were juicing.
After mixing the duck egg whites with the sugarcane solution, I carried the wooden basin and poured the juice into the large pot in the kitchen, and the fire was blazing inside!
The fire is still heating, and in the process, the original liquid in the pot will float out a layer of foam from time to time, which will be very dirty to look at.
Ye Hao taught a few people to skim out the foam, and told them that as long as they saw these foams, they should not let them go at all, and they must get them all out.
Several people nodded hurriedly, staring at the pot without stopping, confirming over and over again whether there was any foam.
When the juice in the pot became extremely clear, Ye Hao made people stop the action of burning the fire and pour out the juice.
The poured juice was placed in a boxy box and placed in the back room of the bamboo house.
As soon as they walked into the back room, several people instantly felt that the temperature had dropped a lot, and they were all comfortable.
arranged for everyone to put the wooden box in the innermost part of the room, and today's teaching task is over.
Only half a day had passed, and Ye Hao asked a few people to eat at home before leaving.
Today, I just took them to familiarize themselves with the process first, and as for whether this method can succeed, it depends on the results tomorrow.
Not only is Ye Hao busy today, but Song Wan, who is far away in the county, is also busy while being confused.
Because not long after she got up, the county magistrate came to her house.
Song Wan originally thought that the other party was angry, and said a few good words gently, wanting to coax the other party.
Unexpectedly, as soon as the county commander sat down, he gave an order with an extremely serious face.
Cherry blossom viewing event?
Hearing these four words, Song Wan's mind was a little dazed, and it took a long time to react.
Although she didn't know what it was, the other party obviously didn't care much about her recently, and in order to coax the county order, she had to take it seriously.
Before leaving, the county order specially explained, and the list of invited guests at that time had to be checked by him first, and then distributed after it was confirmed.
For this request, Song Wan naturally didn't dare to refuse, and nodded hurriedly in agreement.
After the county order left, she looked at the most confidant beside her with a little confusion, frowned and asked:
"What's this cherry blossom viewing party?"
It's no wonder that she, these are the likes of the princes and nobles in the capital, and they hold a flower viewing party or something in their spare time, saying that they are cultivating and cultivating sentiment.
And a remote place like Lingnan, coupled with the fact that the county town of Manyi is one of the poorer places, where can there be these parties that spend money on water?
It is normal for Song Wan to be confused, I am afraid that Mrs. Wu, who was born in Qingcheng, has never seen it.
But the county order has opened her mouth, she has to do this thing beautifully, otherwise she will have a bad impression in the county order's heart, and it will be difficult to repair it in the past.
Even if she still has Zhang Xuehai as a lover behind her, Song Wan knows in her heart that now her identity is Mrs. County Ling, and if she discards this identity, then she is nothing!
Zhang Xuehai cheated with her, the two do have affection, but the former also has a family, and Mrs. Zhengtou is her sister-in-law!
Since the two families are relatives, the two have known each other since childhood, and Song Wan has the most outstanding appearance and temperament among several sisters and sisters of the same generation in the Song family, and it is normal for Zhang Xuehai to be attracted.
In fact, he had long wanted to marry Song Wan as his wife, but his parents did not agree, such a local clan also took a fancy to his concubine and looked down on each other.
Therefore, Song Wan can be favored by the county order, and she doesn't care about her status, and directly marries her wife, which is really a blessing for her in her previous life.
She also understands that if she is truly discouraged, she will have a difficult life in the future.
Where does the maid know what the flower viewing meeting is, she is more ignorant than this lady.
In desperation, Song Wan had no choice but to grit her teeth, ask people to prepare a sedan chair, and go back to her parents' house to ask.
It was impossible for her to ask those concubines, and let people see jokes.
Those concubines who have followed the county order for many years laughed at her in private with her background, and Song Wan knew it in her heart!
Fortunately, the attitude of the Song Mansion towards her now can be described as holding it hard, as soon as she heard that she was back, her father and mother greeted her with a smile, shouting and asking for warmth.
Song Wan looked disgusted with this painting, so she directly said what she meant.
"Adults want to have a cherry blossom viewing party?"
Song Wan's father was also confused, and looked at his wife a little blankly.
My grandmother rolled her eyes and seemed to understand.
This mother-in-law is the one who was born in the Bai family in Qingcheng, and she is an aunt and nephew with Mrs. Wu, and it was she who sent Song Wan's sister and brother to the Bai family in the first place.
She is naturally more knowledgeable than the Song family, and she will know a little about flower appreciation.
"This flower-viewing party is a gathering of the wives and ladies of the princes and nobles, and a few pots of precious flowers are put on the table, and the banquet invites acquaintances to come and enjoy it. It stands to reason that such gatherings are only popular in the capital area, so how could adults suddenly think of holding a cherry blossom viewing party?"
In the past, the little girl who was suppressed by herself and couldn't raise her head flew up the branch and turned into a phoenix, and her mother-in-law was very unhappy at the beginning, and sighed why her daughter was so angry?
But now that the matter has become a foregone conclusion, she has changed her attitude over the years and tried her best to coax the concubine who was once unwelcome.
After listening to Madame's words, Father Song looked suddenly enlightened, and immediately guessed:
"Could it be that some big family in the capital is coming?"