Chapter 14 The old lady goes to the kang
"Dalang, this Hu Shang--" After seeing Mu Guiying off, the old butler looked at his Dalang, and didn't know what to say. He even could write Hu Shi. Thinking about the extremely admiring look of Hu Shang, Li Zhong became increasingly unable to understand his young man.
If Li Zhong was also a person from later generations, he would definitely think of a word: This is simply a fantasy, isn’t Tianfang that place?
However, the little Nunu, who was sitting on the chair, happily swung his calves: "Brother, Wufu cakes are so delicious."
The gift Mu Guiying brought was two boxes of Wufu cakes. This should be considered a relatively high-end snack at that time. It contained five different fillings, which were sweet and fragrant. Of course the children liked it.
Li Feng also felt that his performance today was a little overwhelmed. After all, the old housekeeper was aware of the truth. He suddenly spoke foreign language, which was not easy to explain.
So he quickly found a reason and slipped out of the house. In the afternoon, he found a few helpers and started to put on the kang. It was late autumn and the weather would get colder. It would be better to build the earthen kang earlier, so it would be better in winter.
The adobe is all ready-made, and the villagers like Li Hou and others set up a kang for the first time, and Li Feng needed guidance throughout the process.
Although this earthen kang is simple, there are a lot of things inside. If it is not done well, the ventilation will be unhappy, and there will be smoke in the room and smoke in the cave, and there will be no one left.
"Uncle Hou, Dahu, you all learn it carefully. This is also a craft. You can make money by relying on this in the future." Li Feng did not hide his own personal information, and explained some key points repeatedly.
When they heard that it was linked to money, these men were excited and did not forget to thank Li Feng. You should know that ancient craftsmanship was the most important, and it was not easy to learn one.
Even when they thought, this kind of thing called a kang seemed to be of no use.
Li Feng also knew that the best way to deal with the ancients was to speak with facts. Therefore, after guiding them to set up a kang for their grandmother's room, they set up a kang of all sizes in their own room, as well as the rooms where the old butler lived.
He didn't need to stare at these things, so Li Feng took the time to drive the ox cart to Daxing City. It was still the blacksmith shop, and he customized other equipment, mainly a batch of medical equipment.
A little more complicated is a set of distillation equipment, which he is planning to use to make alcohol.
He dared not take out the distilled winemaking technology casually. The benefits involved are too great, and his current small body cannot withstand it. So he is just going to try it first and make it less for medical purposes.
Finally, I customized a batch of iron pots at the blacksmith shop, and I planned to change them to the villagers when I went back, so I treated it as giving everyone benefits. The iron pot stove was connected to the earthen kang, and finally the chimney ran out of smoke, and the kang was heated when cooking, which was the most suitable.
In addition, purchase a batch of medicinal materials and prepare some commonly used pills, paste, and pills after returning home to prepare for emergencies.
For example, although the prescription of the famous Yun-Nan Baiyao in later generations is confidential, everyone knows that the main ingredient is Panax notoginseng, and this medicinal material originates from the south of Caiyun. The earliest recorded one should be "Compendium of Materia Medica". In other words, people in the Sui and Tang Dynasties had not yet discovered the huge medicinal value of Panax notoginseng. Of course, Li Feng could not find any trace of Panax notoginseng in the pharmaceutical shop.
It is unrealistic to go to the place of origin now, and we have to think of another way. In this era, the Central Plains were considered a wilderness, with high mountains and far away from the emperor, and it was not under the jurisdiction of the Sui Dynasty. It was just a nominal surrender to the Central Plains and went to court.
However, Li Feng found that there was a mandala flower sold in the pharmacy shop, and he couldn't help but be happy: This is the main medicine for preparing Mafei San!
The legend of Mafei San was created by Hua Tuo, and later the prescription was lost when Hua Tuo was killed.
However, when Li Feng was in school, an old professor restored the ancient prescription. The experiment was effective. Although it was not as good as modern anesthetics, it could at least relieve many of the patients' pain.
This must be done, of course Li Feng is buying.
The next step was that he wanted to trick out the matches. As a result, he was really shocked when he was wandering around the market: Have matches been invented in this era?
Because he saw that in a shop, something called "hot slave" sold was very similar to a match. It was also a small wooden handle with a round little head at the top, but it was a match.
After asking carefully, I realized that I had poor understanding. Although this kind of hot-sucking slave can also be ignited, it must be close to the open flame before the sulfur head at the front end can be ignited, which is easier to use for fire.
It is not like the matches in later generations, which can be hit by one stroke. In fact, this difference is still very big. The Hokeng slave is just an intermediate medium for attracting fire, and it cannot be used to directly attract fire.
Li Feng was relieved and thought that someone had traveled through time before him.
As I was walking around, I heard a ding-dong sound coming from my waist. A small cloth bag was hanging on his belt, and his cell phone was inside.
I found a place with few people, turned my back and took a look. It was sent by my sister Xiao Ai, with matchmaking materials and craftsmanship on it. When Li Feng saw it, he was very impressed and needed several chemical raw materials. With his current poverty-stricken chemistry situation, he could not create it at all.
The foundation is too weak. It seems that Match's research and development plan can only be pushed back. Li Feng already has a general development plan in his mind, and he can't be anxious.
Let’s focus on the doctor’s business first, so Li Feng bought a large basket of steamed cakes and went back - do these two really have anything to do?
Another big cart was full of people, and he returned with a load. The old housekeeper grinned: Dalang can make money, and Dalang can spend money even more!
"Dalang, so many steamed cakes are not enough to eat, it's time to grow hair." Yasha looked at the big basket of steamed cakes in a daze, probably thinking that he had already complained about Dalang's nonsense.
Li Feng blinked: "It's about to grow hair!"
"Dalang, this day has just been looser-" Yasha mustered up the courage to give advice.
Li Feng waved his hand with a smile: "I have something to do with it. By the way, I will eat a few first during supper."
In a few days, all the kangs at home were plated. The first one built was already dry. Li Feng asked Luosha to carry a bundle of firewood and tried the fire. It was not bad, it was very easy to burn, and there was no smoke leaking in the kang's cracks, which proved that his skills were still good.
"Grandma, please go to the kang." Of course, the first ribbon cutter has to be asked to enjoy it.
The kang is quite particular, with a square wooden edge of the kang and a mat on the surface of the kang. Although there is no special kang mat, it can be used to deal with the banquet you bought.
That's right, it's a banquet. In ancient times, people would sit on the ground when they were eating, so they could not kneel on the ground. Those laid on the ground were called banquets and mats, but the area of the banquet was larger and the mats were slightly smaller. Later, the banquet evolved from laying utensils to become synonymous with banquets.
The edge of the kang was a little high, and it was cold. My grandmother's legs were not very flexible, so it was really hard to get into the pit. So Li Feng hurriedly helped him. Nunu also whipped hard, pushing upwards with all his strength.
Li Feng couldn't hold back his laughter, and he remembered a riddle in his hometown: the old lady went to the kang and called a place name, Jinzhou, and she slapped her upwards.
After finally sitting on the kang and breathing evenly, my grandmother immediately felt the beauty of the kang. She stretched out her palm and pressed the mat with a look of surprise: "Dalang, it's not bad, my legs seem to be much more comfortable."
Little Nunu also climbed onto the kang by himself, crawled back and forth a few times, then stood up, jumping up with joy: "Hot, warm, brother, you are so good--"
Chapter completed!