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Chapter 36 Making Candles

August is a festive season for farmers, because in August there are sacrifices in the Autumn Society to celebrate the autumn harvest.

As far as Song Yuyan is concerned, August is also a busy month. First of all, Bai Chan has peeled off the raw materials secreted by the white wax insects from the branches according to her intention. She needs to spare some time to make candles, and at the same time Prepare some tools for making candles.

In fact, the process of making white wax is not very troublesome and does not require any special tools, but it requires the help of relatively strong manpower.Fortunately, Bai Can's tendons and muscles are good enough to handle this process.

The candles were made in Song's house, and Bai Can didn't want to make them in her own house, not because she didn't want to bother her family, but because there were too many people in his family.

He is the fifth in the family, and there are four older brothers in front of him, three of whom are married and have a bunch of children, but the parents are still there, so the Bai family has never been separated, and the family has always lived together.

Although there are many people in the family, it is easier to take care of the farmland, but after all, there are too many people, and the brothers and sisters-in-law also have their own thoughts.The matter of making candles was brought up by Song Yuyan, and he, Bai Can, was not a greedy person, so he couldn't let his family know about it, otherwise they would definitely let him pass on the recipe for making candles back home.

What's more, the money he got from cutting trees on weekdays has basically been handed back home, but the matter of getting married has not yet been written off. At his age, he is also a little anxious, so naturally he has to start planning for himself.

If he and Song Yuyan can successfully make candles, and the two reconcile the account and share equally, he can still hide some private money!

Song Yuyan didn't know what he was thinking at first, but after she generously taught him how to make candles, he was touched by her trust.At this moment, he decided to regard Song Yuyan as a good brother who could stab at both sides, so he also confide in the family's good and bad matters while working.

When the two stopped to rest, Bai Can asked Song Yuyan, "You just let me into the kitchen and let me know how to make candles. Why is your heart so big?"

Song Yuyan said: "What does it matter? The more people who know how to make candles, the more people can use this craft to make more candles. The more raw materials needed--the more white wax, the more white wax is cultivated." There will be more worms, more raw materials, and there will be no shortage of capable people making candles in the world, so more and more candles will be made, and the price will tend to be lower, so that ordinary people and scholars can afford candles gone."

Bai Can was dumbfounded, and suddenly felt that Song Yuyan's figure was much taller, and then he felt ashamed: "I didn't expect Song Dalang to have such a broad mind and great ambition, I am short-sighted!"

The system that hasn't come out for a long time also popped up: "I said that you are following the route of the white lotus female supporting role who disdains fame and fortune and only warms others!"

Song Yuyan: "Why do I feel that you are mocking me?"

"White lotus is pure white and flawless, and it emerges from the mud without being stained. Isn't this a compliment?"

Song Yuyan: "Don't think of me as great, thank you! I'm just making an investment. Investment is risky, and you must be prepared for investment failure. But I won't be so selfless. Tell him about this, so I only have advantages and no disadvantages."

She told Bai Can how to make candles, and Bai Can couldn't take this technology for himself. Even if he wanted to leave Song Yuyan alone and make candles to make money, he still had to find the raw materials for making candles.

Although he intends to breed white wax worms, but he didn't even know much about white wax worms before, can he really raise white wax worms?Furthermore, he had to have capital investment, and to raise ash worms, he had to find a piece of ash tree or privet before he could start raising them, and if there was any mistake, it would be a loss-making business.

Even if he was really allowed to breed white wax worms, and he broke his face with Song Yuyan, then Song Yuyan had nothing to lose. While he could recognize him as a human being, he didn't have to show mercy to him anymore.

If she really wanted to make money with candle making, she could find someone with stronger financial resources to cooperate with. Unless Bai Can also had that kind of financial resources, she would be excluded sooner or later and lose her candle business in Mingzhou.

Of course, Song Yuyan never thinks badly about people first. The first thing she thinks of is that if she can gain initial trust with Bai Can, there may be many opportunities for the two of them to cooperate.

and--

"I remember that the original owner's wish was to 'live a good life, gain fame, fortune, status, and happiness', but in this era, if you want to gain fame, fortune, and status, you don't just need to be rich." Song Yuyan said.

"To give a simple example, if a scholar passes the imperial examination and becomes an official, his family can be regarded as a noble family at most, and cannot be a noble family. To become a famous family, one must obtain an excellent reputation among the common people or scholars. As for how to obtain Word of mouth, of course it will cost money.”

Song Yuyan's purpose is very clear. What she has to do is not only to change the fate of the original owner's tragic death, but also to complete her mission through some minor details so that she can return to the original world sooner.

However, Song Yuyan didn't think too much about it. After all, she is not the kind of person who "first thinks of getting some benefits when getting along with others". So far, her contacts with Bai Can have not mixed too many benefits.

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Making candles cannot be completed in a day or two, because the peeled raw materials must first be put into a pot and boiled with water, and when a layer of white substance emerges on the water surface, it can be picked up. This is the production. of the finest pewter.

But the process does not end like this, because when the raw material is stripped from the branch, there are ash larvae in it, and when it is cooked, they will settle with another part of the material.This part is not just waste, it can also be used to make candles with a slightly lower quality, and after being thoroughly purified, it can be poured into molds to shape the candles.

In the step of purifying the sediment, it needs to be soaked in water for several days to remove the white wax worm larvae inside, and then squeeze and heat to process inferior wax.

This step must be done by Bai Can, because...Song Yuyan is actually a bit disgusting.

The original owner is not afraid of bugs, and in the past, when there were bugs on the leaves of Tang's vegetables, she would still cook them and eat them.

But Song Yuyan can't. Although she won't scream when she sees bugs, she doesn't want to touch them. When she sees bugs, she won't feel uncomfortable as long as she doesn't pay attention to them. But as long as she sees bugs crawling or wriggling, her scalp will Numb.

This is also one of the reasons why she doesn't mind letting Bai Can know how to make candles. After all, she doesn't want to do it herself, so she can only let others do it.

Fortunately, the "tool man" Bai Can was immersed in the excitement of being trusted by her, and didn't feel that there was anything wrong with her just directing from the sidelines.

Just when Song Yuyan was processing the inferior wax, Tang Zhi led Du Yan to the door.

Tang Zhi said: "I saw this uncle in the alley asking where the Song family lived, so I brought him here. Do you recognize him?"

Du Yan, who was called "Uncle" at only 29: "..."

Song Yuyan saw Du Yan's injured appearance, although he laughed in his heart, it was not easy to show it in front of others.She introduced: "This is Du Juren, a Jieju man who traveled through Mingzhou."

Tang Zhi remembered that Song Yuyan mentioned this person a few times. She thought he was a middle-aged man, but she didn't expect him to be younger than she imagined.But even if she is younger and more than ten years older than her, she seems to have no problem calling him "uncle".

Fortunately, Du Yan didn't care about these things with her. In terms of age and seniority, he and Song Zhu are of the same generation, but he regards Song Yuyan as a friend, because friendship is regardless of age and seniority, and they can be regarded as friends who have forgotten their age. handed in.

Song Yuyan invited him into the room to sit, and then deliberately took out the tea and asked Sun Er to make tea for him.

Brewing tea is still relatively rare in this era, because what is popular now is to divide the tea, that is, to grind the agglomerated tea leaves into powder, and then rinse with water so that the water and tea are completely integrated before drinking.

The Song family's conditions were poor, so naturally they would not use such a complicated method, so they bought the kind of tea that had been roasted and other processes. This kind of tea was brewed directly to drink, and the aroma was more intense.

This kind of tea is commonly found in the market, and most of the people who drink it are ordinary people. Going to a teahouse basically costs two bowls for one penny.Du Yan was not born into a wealthy family, so he didn't care what kind of tea the Song family gave. Anyway, she was satisfied with the hospitality she should have.

When he saw that he came, Song Yuyan seemed to be busy with something, and he had nothing important to do, so he let Song Yuyan go to work first.Song Yuyan saw that there were only two little radish heads in the house, and it would not be good to neglect Du Yan, so he simply asked Tang Zhi to greet people first, and she went in to teach Bai Can how to pour the candle into the mold and then come out.

Tang Zhi thought that she was not from the Song family, how could anyone ask neighbors to greet their guests?

But she also knew what Song Yuyan was busy with, so she agreed.

Du Yan is a scholar, and he pays attention to the defense between men and women. He knew that he could not stay in the same room with Tang Zhi, so he simply took a walk in the yard and admired Song Yuyan's handicrafts.

Song Yuban's Little Luobotou also followed him, separating him from Tang Zhi. Seeing that the child was about the same age as his eldest son, he couldn't help but chat with him a few times, such as asking him if he was studying. Category.

He knew the relationship between Song Yuyan and Song Yuban, and thinking of the difference between his two elder brothers and Song Yuyan's "brother", he admired Song Yuyan's character even more - her family property was taken by her uncle, but in the end she was willing to let go of her grudge Raising her uncle's child shows how big her heart is...

Song Yuban kept Song Yuyan's teaching in mind, and was afraid that he might say the wrong thing, so he didn't say much in front of Du Yan. Even if he wanted to answer, he would go through it in his mind a few times first, and then say it when he felt that there was no problem.

In Du Yan's eyes, this child has a calm personality and a mature youth, and he secretly praised Song Yuyan for teaching the child well.

Du Yan found Song Yuyan's half-carved bamboo carvings on the small table in the corner. He casually talked about bamboo carvings, but Tang Zhi answered the words. Only then did he realize that this little girl also knows bamboo carvings and how to stay green carved.

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The Song family's yard is not big, and Song Yuyan could hear Tang Zhi chatting passionately with Du Yan, whom she called an uncle, in the kitchen.She was slightly distracted, and then secretly scolded herself for being too careless, how could she leave a 14-year-old girl and two little radish heads outside to deal with guests?

Although she thought that Du Yan was also a gentleman, it had nothing to do with Du Yan's character, but that she should have been vigilant.At that time, she only thought that Tang Zhi and Bai Can could not be allowed to stay alone in the kitchen, so after much deliberation, she came up with the wrong plan.

She glanced outside, thankful that both Du Yan and Tang Zhi were more thoughtful than her, and at the same time, she was introspective.

She finished things in a hurry, handed over the finishing touches to Bai Can, and came out. It took only a quarter of an hour. Du Yan didn't feel neglected, and Tang Zhi also breathed a sigh of relief... If the chat continues , I am afraid that the little ink on bamboo carving in her stomach will be used up.

Song Yuyan gave Tang Zhi a small bamboo tube, which was as thick as her wrist and only as long as a thumb.Tang Zhi thought she was carving something on it again, but when he got it in his hand, he saw that it was filled with a white wax, and there was a cotton thread with a pointed end in the middle.

She whispered in Tang Zhi's ear: "This is a gift of thanks and an apology, please help me greet the guests, I was not thinking carefully, so I specially apologize to you, I hope you have a lot of gifts, forgive me. "

Tang Zhi didn't think about this at all, but this person took the initiative to admit his mistake, she didn't explain, but asked: "Is this the pewter you made?"

The little girl of the Tang family does recognize white wax, but she doesn't use it often, and she has never seen such a small and cute candle!

Candles are pre-formed candles, but this is probably Song Yuyan's strange problem. When she comes into contact with handicrafts, she always makes extra delicate and small objects. Weaving a few small baskets. For bamboo carving, she also uses palm-sized bamboo pieces for openwork carving...

A girl full of heart, she will not be stingy with these small items, and often give them to the two little radish heads at home to play with, or give them to Tang Zhi casually—since Tang Zhi expressed that she likes the little basket containing bayberries , she felt that a girl of Tang Zhi's age should also like this kind of objects.

"Yes! Miss Tang can go back and give it a try, and help me see how it works."

Tang Zhi was a little happy. Although Song Yuyan always gave her something as a thank you, but when did her "thank you gift" not be a new business for her?

Every time Song Yuyan figured out a new object, he would give it to her first. No matter how hard-hearted people are, they will feel that a piece of their heart seems to be soft, let alone a girl with a sharp mouth and a bean curd heart like Miss Tang.

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