Chapter Thirty-two: Back
Another new day has begun.
When Wei Feng woke up in the morning, he heard Aning's voice at the door.
This girl was recently pulled by Cai Yan to read and recite a short song every day. This is a style similar to the Three Character Classic. The content is mainly based on spring plowing and autumn harvest in the four seasons, and is mainly circulated among the people.
Cai Yan has a profound family knowledge and has been in contact with no less than ten thousand articles since childhood. The collection of books in her family is the best in the world. She has the ability to remember everything she has seen, so she is nicknamed the humanoid library by Wei Guan.
Before leaving, Wei Feng made a mark behind the door panel and had to attend the banquet on time on Saturday night. After all, the Fang family had taken good care of him before, and the funeral of his parents was still managed by others.
Wei Ju was determined to make a prescription for Mr. Fang, which was short of medicinal materials in the mountains. He turned around and prepared them quickly and brought them as a gift to the old man. I think the old man would like it very much.
Because the time of the two time and space is in a time-to-eight manner, that is, there are still four days before Saturday. Wei Wen used a knife to carve a mark that he knew only by himself, so as to remind himself not to forget this matter.
It just so happened that the things I bought last night did not arrive so quickly, and it was probably Saturday and Sunday, and I just happened to be in a hurry.
After carving, he picked up the bag he brought last night and walked out of the warehouse.
When Aning saw him, it was as if the child had seen his mother. He ran over and said aggrievedly: "Brother Wei, I want to go play. I made an appointment with Gou Sheng and the others. Today I will go and catch Xiao Xier. The Xiao Xier is cooked on fire and it tastes delicious."
Wei Yan looked at Cai Yan, and Cai Yan shook his head helplessly, as if he was very troubled and didn't know how to teach this child.
Wei Feng smiled at her, and then said to Aning: "You can go and play, but you have to remember the words your sister taught you first. To reward you with hard work, I have specially prepared delicious food."
Wei Feng shook the bag in his hand, Aning rushed over and hugged him curiously, and Xiao Qiong thrust his nose, "Wow, it smells so good, it is the fragrance of flowers. I know, this is, this is the flower flower!"
Wei Wen's forehead was hanging down black lines and said angrily: "What kind of saury is it? It's jasmine. Don't talk about saury in the future..."
That's right, Wei Feng brought jasmine tea that was used to entertain guests at home. When he went back to clean up the house last night, he happened to see it. Thinking that there were no guests at home on weekdays, and he was not here after coming, so he simply brought it here.
The previous packaging boxes were quite exquisite, so Wei Wu simply poured them on the white cloth so that they would not be able to hide their eyes when they came over.
At this time, he spread the white cloth, and the flower tea inside was filled with fragrance, looking like the medicinal materials he had prepared himself.
Cai Yan also came over curiously, "Women, they are generally not immune to fragrant things."
"Husband, are these dried sausages?"
Cai Yan picked up one and sniffed it, and his eyes lit up. He wanted to grab a handful of them to make a sachet.
Wei Feng was stunned for a moment, why did you say this is a shark?
Xiaoxiao was depressed and thought that it was probably the name of jasmine in this era. After all, they did not know that the two words "天" were given by the readers of later generations.
"This is jasmine tea. You can drink it by adding some hot soup and soaking it directly. It tastes sweet and has a fragrance of flowers. And after drinking too much, even the sweat on your body is fragrant with flowers. Girls like you should all like it."
Wei Wen mainly gave it to Xiao Aning. This girl dries all the drinks he bought in less than three days. If she drinks like this, she will become a fat girl in less than half a year. Wei Wen can't harm her.
So, let her drink tea. There are many varieties of flower tea and the taste is very good. If you look back, add a little honey and think the little girl will definitely like it very much.
Looking at Cai Yan's reaction again, she seemed to be more surprised than Xiao Aning.
Seeing her look of intent, Wei Feng said with a smile: "I'll make a cup for you to taste. Flower tea is suitable for drinking in the morning. By the way, have you used breakfast?"
Wei Feng suddenly remembered why Hao Niang and Xiao E were not here this morning?
At this time, Cai Yan explained: "We are waiting for our husband to have a meal together... By the way, I asked Sanniang and Xiao E to take the extra steamed buns to the elderly in the village to taste. There are many lonely and widowed people in the village, so we should treat them well in any case."
People in this era emphasize filial piety first. Cai Yan's father Cai Yong was a famous filial person in history. Naturally, the children he raised would not be too bad. Wei Wen was very pleased with this.
"Okay, that's it, let Sanniang steam an extra tray of steamed buns every morning, and send them to the elderly in the village."
Cai Yan's eyes lit up, "Husband really thinks this way!"
Wei Feng nodded funnyly, "Of course."
The three of them simply used breakfast, and Wei Wu made flower tea for them. Because there was no honey, they temporarily replaced the rock candy used to cook, which easily conquered the stomachs of the two women.
"It's delicious, delicious, so delicious!" Xiao Aning was so happy that he only ate two of his favorite steamed buns. His belly was filled with tea, and he could hear the sound of water shaking in his stomach when he walked.
In contrast, Cai Yan is much more elegant. She brought a pair of exquisite tea sets. Yes, there are many people who drink tea in the Eastern Han Dynasty, but they drink soup made of tea and seasonings.
Cai Yan’s tea set is a purple clay jar, two purple clay cover bowls, and a small spoon with seasoning added.
She placed the purple clay jar containing water next to the fire, and then waited for the water to boil, and added flower tea and rock sugar to it in turn. She was hesitant to add some other seasonings, but Wei Wu stopped her directly.
"Madam, just drink it like this. Don't add any other seasonings. Where can anyone add sesame oil to the tea?"
Cai Yan was puzzled and defended: "But, you need to add sesame oil to cook tea at home."
Wei Feng had no choice but to bite the bullet and said, "My tea is different from other things. You can try my way of drinking it first. If you are not used to it, you can add anything next time."
Then, Cai Yan was surprised to find that the taste was so refreshing and pleasant that only a little rock sugar was added, and since then he fell in love with this taste.
Spend a warm half day in the morning.
Wei Feng remembered the yellow mud that he had started collecting last night, so he informed Cai Yan and came to the temporary construction site alone on the southeast side of the top of the mountain.
The northwest wind blows all year round, and the construction site is built in this direction, in order to avoid the thick smoke from burning bricks polluting the villagers' respiratory tracts. You should know that the yellow mud contains a large amount of heavy metals, and the thick smoke produced at high temperatures is not a good thing.
Hao Dadao got busy here early in the morning.
The women in the village were also sweating profusely. They had no habit of eating breakfast. They could eat two meals a day, which was already a blessing for Wei Wen, and they distributed a large amount of their grain. Before that, they could only eat one meal a day.
The old woman in charge of cooking raised the pot next to her and made mixed fish soup. The fish was caught by the boys of Hutou and others. She added a little dough to the fish soup and a little wild vegetables to fill her stomach.
Wei Feng frowned, feeling that he would not be full of food like this, and transporting yellow mud and wood was a heavy physical work. How could he compare to eating such a little thing? If you really eat like this, what you do is overdraw your own vitality, which is easy to hurt the root cause.
Wei Wen immediately made a decision and asked Sanniang and Xiao E to make steamed cakes. Compared with steamed buns, thick steamed cakes can fill their stomachs better, and the mixed grain cakes are rich in dietary fiber. For people with heavy physical work, they are more nutritious and beneficial than refined flour.
Moreover, the grains used to make steamed cakes are all sent by Wei. After eating them, they will just give them a gift. With that set of glass cups, I think they can get a lot of good things.
Amid the women's compliments of gratitude, Wei Yan found Hao Dadao.
Similarly, when Hao Dadao learned that Wei Wen was going to have a meal for the villagers, he was naturally grateful as the head of the village chief.
Wei Ju interrupted him and said, "Uncle Dadao, there is a lot of yellow mud piled up now. We can try to burn a little brick first. I only know a general formula for the specific formula. I guess it will take some trial and error to find the correct ratio."
Burning bricks is not just about using yellow mud. The metal content of clay also plays a crucial role. Not all loess is suitable for burning bricks. Just like burning porcelain, why are porcelains in Jingdezhen in later generations good? This is closely related to the local soil quality...
Hao Dadao nodded and said with some enthusiasm: "Whatever the young master says, we will do whatever we want. As long as we can let everyone live this cold winter, I, Hao Dadao, jumped into the stove to sacrifice bricks."
Wei Feng said with a funny look: "It's not that exaggerated, it's not a sword casting, it's really impossible to sacrifice. It's all a legend and a shadowless thing."
Hao Dadao scratched his head and said suspiciously: "Is that true? But my master told me that many famous swords in history were sacrificed by people, such as the Moye Sword, the Xuanyuan Sword, and the Jing Ke's remnant rainbow Sword, all of which were sacrificed by people."
"You still have a master?" Wei Feng asked curiously.
Hao Dadao looked reminiscent and replied: "There must be a master, otherwise my ability would never grow out of thin air. I and Yingtou's father are the same master. I learned metallurgy. Yingtou's father learned carpentry. There was also a stonemason, who was the tiger's father. Unfortunately, he ran away to cover us and died, otherwise he would have known how to burn bricks."
When talking about the rebellion between soldiers and bandits, Hao Dadao was a little depressed, and Wei Feng couldn't express comfort. He could only wait for his mood to recover and then asked: "Then your master must know why he burned bricks, why don't you ask?"
Hao Dadao shook his head and explained: "Three years ago, the imperial court sent someone to find my master and asked him to go to Luoyang to help build the palace. My master refused to go and ran away with his junior sister overnight, saying that if he was destined to do so in this life, he would definitely see him again."
"So that's the case, that's a pity." Wei Feng sighed, feeling that the identity of the master Hao Dadao must be not simple, otherwise the court would not have sent someone to find him. That proves that he has real skills.
The ancient craftsmen did not brag about Qin bricks and Han tiles, but were craftsmen who had been tested and demonstrated to the world after thousands of years. Many experts and scholars in later generations have studied them for half their lives but still don’t know why they are so awesome.
Back to the topic, since we can't find such a great man, we still have to build a house.
Wei Feng doesn't know how to burn bricks, but there are similar videos on the Internet, such as the Australian guy.
Following the Australian guy's operation, Wei Wen first asked Hao Dadao to lead someone to make a look-up mold, and then asked someone to collect grass and wood fibers and mix them into the yellow mud to increase the toughness of the finished product.
It took about noon and made more than 2,000 pieces of yellow mud in the morning and then dried, and then baked at high temperatures with a stove. Because the conditions are limited, the first batch of red bricks will be burned first. As for the more durable blue bricks, let's talk about them later.
After a busy day, as the sun was about to set, cheers came from the lift platform.
Wei Ju and Hao Dadao knew that they should have been back with Hao Zhao.
When they arrived at the lifting platform, they came back and took about 20 people from Wei's family and pulled a carriage full of goods.
When he saw Wei Wen, he said, "Young Master, this is what Ling Zun asked me to hand it over to you in person. Ling Zun also said, go back and take a look. Everything is fine at home, so you don't have to worry about it."
Wei Feng took the letter and stuffed it into his arms, nodded and said, "All the road is going well?"
He suddenly felt excited and nodded quickly and said, "Smooth, smooth, Zhao and I rushed to the road. It took more than an hour to arrive at the mansion. The gatekeeper heard that we were helping you deliver the letter, so he immediately let us meet the third master."
"Third Master?" Wei Feng was stunned.
Cheng Tou explained: "It's the one I came here last time. The outsider called him Uncle Wen, and his name was Lingzun's adoptive father. That's naturally the Third Master."
Bo, Zhong, Uncle, Ji, Wei Feng nodded slightly. This is the reason. I didn’t expect that the handsome young man holding the sword was still his brother. No wonder he respected him so much at that time. This relationship existed.
He continued to say, "Ling Zun wanted to keep the set of jade crystal cups at first. Thanks to the third master's words, he took us to exchange things with the jade crystal cup. Hahaha, young master, do you know, we got a lot of good things this time. The third master was so straightforward that those big dogs were fooled."
Wei Feng looked at the carriage that was unloading. In addition to the boxes he wanted, there was a lot of food and cloth. Now the villagers had food and clothing. When the brick and tile houses were built, everyone really didn't have to worry about this winter.
Hao Dadao was silly and cheered. Listening to Hao Zhao's talk, he said in admiration: "It's thanks to the young master. That set of jade crystal cups must be worth a lot, otherwise there wouldn't be so many people fighting for it. The young master was willing to exchange it for us, and it was really righteous."
Hao Zhao agreed, and looked at Wei Feng with seven points more respect and three points more admiration.
At this time, a manager sent by the Wei family came over with a wooden box.
The manager walked up to Wei Guan, bowed respectfully, and said, "Wei Han has seen the Second Master. This is the object that the Second Master wants. The Third Master said that he chose a few exquisitely crafted pieces to put them alone, and the others are placed in the box that the Second Master wants."
Wei Yan took the box, lifted the lid and took a look, and took a breath of cold air on the spot.
Chapter completed!