Make a fortune by farming: The sweetheart of the first assistant family

When it was time for lunch, Butcher Xu not only brought back good news, but also brought back a meeting gift prepared by several friends for Lin Xiaocao. He specifically said: "Ning Niang, Chao'er, this is what your uncles have given you Xiaocao." It’s a gift from my sister. I’ll give it to you, Sister Xiaocao.”

Huo Yunchao stopped him and said, "Dad Xu, why don't you go there after dinner? Sister Xiaocao should be eating at this time."

Butcher Xu looked at the sky and said, "It's dinner time. Chao'er is still thoughtful."

Huo Yunchao added: "Dad Xu, Ning Niang and I went up to the mountain to pick up some wild goods. You can deliver them to Sister Xiaocao later."

"Okay." Butcher Xu washed his hands, picked up the porridge and ate it all.

Huo Yunchao knew that his father Xu was anxious to give gifts to his goddaughter, but there was really no need to be in such a hurry: "Dad Xu, please eat more slowly. There are peanuts on the table that you like to eat."

Xu Ning has long been accustomed to the speed at which her father eats. She always cools the food for her father in advance: "Dad, Sister Xiaocao has little firewood. Please bring a bundle of dry firewood over."

"Okay." Butcher Xu continued to purr without raising his head.

Watching Butcher Xu leave, Huo Yunchao complained half-truthfully, "It's a blessing that we both have a big mind, otherwise we might have some strange ideas when we see Father Xu being so interested in Sister Xiaocao."

Xu Ningyun said calmly: "Dad has always been like this. Just get used to it. Father has always been very caring to his own people, otherwise those uncles would not sincerely regard him as their brother."

Huo Yunchao didn't have any objections to Xu Tutu's actions, but he was worried about the psychological gap caused by Xu Ning being separated from his father's love.

Since Xu Ning accepted it calmly, Huo Yunchao naturally would not

What’s wrong: “How many dishes should I cook tomorrow? Is it the same as before?”

Xu Ning was more concerned about papermaking: "Yeah. My uncle, my uncles love to eat the food you cook. Don't worry. My husband, when will we start making bamboo paper? My uncles will probably ask about this. How do you want to answer it?" Yet?"

Huo Yunchao recited the process of making bamboo paper like an endorsement: "The process of making bamboo paper is very complicated. After cutting green, whitening, falling into the pond, and cutting off the material, it is then dipped into the base, put into the wok, burned in the wok, taken out of the wok, turned over, and The production process is completed by binding materials, pounding materials with foot hammers, slurry, stirring with wooden rakes, removing thick tendons, inserting paper into curtains, grinding off paper edges, and finally stamping. The entire production process of bamboo paper takes sixty days. The process consumes a lot of manpower and material resources, and to be honest, I cannot guarantee success in the first time.”

Xu Ning was silent for a moment: "Mr. sir, are you worried that you will be laughed at if you fail?"

"not quite."

Huo Yunchao decided to reveal the fear and anxiety hidden in his heart, "Ning Niang, what if I fail?"

It was the first time that Xu Ning saw Huo Yunchao, who was so unconfident, and comforted him: "My lord, if you fail, try again. If papermaking is such a complicated thing, if it can be successful at the first time, then the paper will not be sold so expensively."

Due to his lack of proficiency in business, Xu Ning's speech was not so smooth, and he was a bit stuttering.

Huo Yunchao snickered secretly in his heart and continued to pretend to be pitiful: "But I have already let the word out. If I can't make bamboo paper, there must be many people laughing at me. For example, that Liu Lezi and Lu Ba of the Lu family. Those people don't want to see us. , you will definitely take the opportunity to laugh and humiliate me."

"Forehead……"

Xu Ning racked his brains and couldn't think of anything.

How should she comfort Huo Yunchao? As she was scratching her head and ears, she suddenly heard Huo Yunchao's laughter. No matter how slow she was, she realized it: "Ms. sir, why are you like this!? Is it fun to see me anxious?"

"No, no, it's not like that." Huo Yunchao hurriedly defended his behavior, "Ning Niang, I swear, I definitely don't want to see your joke. I just want you to coax me and say a few words that I like to hear. "

Xu Ning glared at him angrily: "Then tell me the truth, can you make bamboo paper?"

Huo Yunchao hurriedly said: "It should be possible to make it. According to the papermaking technology I read in the book, the book said, 'Every year around the Xiaoman Festival in the lunar calendar, the bamboo shoots quickly grow into tender bamboos. Paper farmers seize the opportunity, Invite helpers to go up the mountain to cut bamboo, and transport the cut big bundles of young moso bamboo to the bamboo cutting field.

Xiaoman was around mid-April. The book said that the bamboo we wanted was young moso bamboo, but the bamboo we soaked in the river was mature bamboo. Mature bamboo is different from young moso bamboo. It takes more energy to beat. I am not sure whether the pulp soaked in beaten bamboo can meet the requirements in the book, and the quality of the paper cannot be guaranteed. "

Xu Ning had previously thought that there were special requirements for making bamboo paper, "Mr. sir, instead of worrying about this and that, let's do it ourselves. Biting off more than we can chew. This is the first time we are making paper. Let's do it small and not big. We Just do the experiment on the smallest scale to see if you can make bamboo paper from the bamboo. Otherwise, if you wait one day at a time, how long will it take for it to be finished? Sir, let's take action."

Huo Yunchao smiled: "Ning Niang, you always bring me surprises."

Xu Ning imitated Huo Yunchao and raised his eyebrows.

, said: "That's all thanks to you."

"Hahaha~"

Huo Yunchao laughed heartily. After laughing enough, he went back to the house and took out a book. He wrote down the entire papermaking process after he made up his mind to make paper.

"Ning Niang, look, this book records the papermaking process, but I don't guarantee that it is completely correct. In the papermaking process, we have to verify these papermaking processes. There may be countless failures in the process. You Can you accept multiple failures?”

Xu Ning replied solemnly: "Yes! Sir, I'm not afraid of failure, I'm just afraid of waiting in vain. Besides, if we really want to make paper, it will definitely not be just the two of us. Sister Xiaocao and brother-in-law will definitely come to help. Yes, you two extremely smart scholars will provide the brainpower, and Sister Xiaocao and I will be responsible for the physical work. We will divide the work and cooperate."

Huo Yunzhao immediately stopped hesitating and went ahead: "Okay! It's better to hurry up than to hurry up. Let's go to Sister Xiaocao and brother-in-law to discuss it and see what they think. If they want to work together with us, then we will work hard to make paper together. "

"it is good."

This young couple are both resolute people who make up their mind to do something and take action immediately without any delay.

Knowing the purpose of Xu Ning and Huo Yunchao's visit, Zheng Shaoxuan was shocked and speechless.

He originally thought that Huo Yunchao's ability to share the ink-making technology with him for free was an expression of his absolute trust in him. How could he have expected that Huo Yunchao would even share the paper-making technology with him?

Pen, ink, paper and inkstone are the four treasures of the study.

Huo Di can not only make ink, but he can also make paper!

Zheng Shaoxuan was so shocked that he temporarily lost his ability to speak and did not say a word.

Even though we recognize each other as relatives

The banquet has not yet been arranged, but Lin Xiaocao already regards herself as Xu Tutu's goddaughter and the sister of Xu Ning and Huo Yunchao. She is willing to work hard with her sister and brother-in-law.

Lin Xiaocao didn't understand such a complicated craft, so she just asked: "Brother Huo, what do you think we should do as the first step?"