Chapter 126： Make your own paper

Yang Yong looked at the two houses on the left and right, his eyes widened, "That's right! Our house is in this location, why is the house gone?"

“Dad! Grandma’s not here either!” Yang Xiao’s face turned a little pale, wondering what happened at home.

Yang Yong said anxiously: "Let's go! Let's go to the workshop and look for it. Your mother-in-law may be there!"

The father and son rushed to the workshop in a hurry. When they saw Mrs. Zhang, they shouted at the first sight: "Why is our family gone?"

The people in the workshop burst into laughter.

Ms. Zhang was even dumbfounded and shouted at the top of her lungs: "Are you blind? The house has no legs, it will run away! I had three rooms renovated."

Then Zhang told what happened.

The father and son were surprised, happy, and a little guilty.

“These are things that should be our concern, but in the end, you have to deal with them all by yourself.”

Ms. Zhang didn't take it seriously, "If you are really sorry, just pay back the money to build the house first. I still owe Aning more than a thousand yuan!"

“Give it back, I’ll pay it back right away!” Yang Yong said and went to find Jiang Ning.

Yang Xiao stopped him and said, "Dad, your legs and feet are inconvenient. Just let me go. You and Aniang go back first."

Yang Xiao came to Jiang Ning's home, first said a bunch of words of gratitude, handed the money to Jiang Ning, and then asked: "Auntie, can Datou come back to drink my wedding wine this time?"

Jiang Ning shook his head regretfully, "He would like to come, but it's a pity that he is the only chef at the inn, so he really can't leave! Don't worry, I will go there on their behalf, and they will definitely be able to save their money!"

"No, no, no, that's not what I meant!" Yang Xiao's face turned red. "I haven't seen him for a long time, so I'm just asking."

“Auntie understands, Auntie understands!” Jiang Ning watched Yang Xiao leave with a smile.

The next day, before dawn, she went to Zhang's house to help. Today, almost all the women in the village came. Everyone saw the three new houses for the first time, and they all praised them. Some asked how much they cost. Some asked how many people had been doing it for how many days, and the yard was bustling with activity.

As soon as noon arrived, Yang Xiao brought the bride back. Wu Changfeng, as the bride's eldest brother, came with her to see her off. Seeing the three brand-new rooms in the Yang family, the smile on his lips could not be suppressed. He patted Yang Xiao on the shoulder and sighed. : "I didn't expect your family to be so fast!"

Yang Xiaohan smiled and scratched his head, "My uncle and I were joking. It was all done by my mother. My father and I didn't know that the house had been renovated until we came back."

“Then you must respect your mother well!” Wu Changfeng had something in his words.

Yang Xiao didn’t think much, “That’s for sure!”

The bride's family had a lot of interest in the Yang family because of the three new houses. Both parties were happy, and the wedding naturally went very smoothly. Wu Changfeng even took the opportunity to drink heavily, and was finally dragged back in a bullock cart.

Jiangning ate half of the banquet and left first. There was not much work in the workshop today, so she asked the four brothers of the Fang family to break adobes. Tian Feng was the only one here who could talk well.

When Tian Feng learned that his grandfather's family had been wronged, he cried with joy. If he hadn't been worried about being heard, he would have burst into tears.

Jiang Ning asked in a low voice: "Are you going to the capital to find them?" Tian Feng was immediately stopped by the question, and he nodded heavily after a while.

Jiang Ning smiled and asked, "Can you tell me the reason?"

Tian Feng muttered: "I want to clear my mother's name. As long as my mother is not a sin slave, my aunt can no longer take advantage of me and I can continue to study."

Jiang Ning sighed and said, "Since you have thought about it, go ahead. Escort Wu will be leaving for the capital in a few days. I will entrust you to him. You must listen to him. He can ensure that you arrive safely." Capital City.”

"Thank you, aunt! You are my reborn parents. Please accept Tian Feng's respect!" Tian Feng knelt down to Jiang Ning and kowtowed three times before getting up.

Wu Changfeng actually came to Jiang Ning's house before leaving. She asked Tian Feng to wait here in advance, dressed him in 80% new clothes and a curtain hat, and led him to Wu Changfeng, "I want to trouble you this time. Help me deliver him safely to the capital, and I’ll give him as much money as he wants!”

Wu Changfeng looked at Tian Feng whose face could not be seen clearly in surprise, and after a while he said: "It's still one tael of silver."

Jiang Ning raised his eyebrows, "Changfeng, we are discussing business. This time I am not asking you to ask for information. I am entrusting you with a living person. There must be more than one or two!"

Wu Changfeng lowered his eyes and said seriously: "The bodyguards escorted this time are medicinal materials from Yonghua Trading Company. There are sixty cars in total. Yonghua Trading Company sent a hundred bodyguards themselves and hired a hundred bodyguards in the bodyguard bureau. The other party He is generous and even covers our travel and accommodation. It won’t be a problem if I bring one more person with me. He can stay with me and it won’t cost much, so there’s no need to worry, Auntie.”

This sounds like Wu Changfeng is taking extra care.

Tian Feng immediately thanked him and kept it in his heart.

Jiang Ning had no choice but to smile and could only follow Wu Changfeng's arrangement.

After sending Tian Feng away, she also settled her worries and calculated the time. The dried bark should be almost ready for use. The bark that had been exposed to the wind and sun for a long time had oxidized and turned white. She could tear it off. A thin slice.

Take part of the bark, wash and beat it in the stream repeatedly, then use plant ash to make alkali, pour it into a large pot, set up a steaming rack, pour in the bark, steam it overnight, and then rinse it with water.

The treated bark is clean and white, more like **** of pure white cotton thread.

The bark is screened twice to eliminate the secondary bark, and is placed in a stone mortar and beaten repeatedly. This process is called pulp beating. The pounded pulp ball is wrapped with cloth and tied tightly, swung in water twice, and then poured into the beating tank.

Jiang Ning does not have a special beating tank at home, so she asked the old people in the village to help build an oversized wooden barrel. The conditions are simple, but it is convenient and can be used for multiple purposes.

After beating, take the carambola vine and hammer it to pieces and soak it in water. After filtering, the remaining juice is the paper medicine. Pour the paper medicine into the pulping tank. The paper medicine will suspend the pulp fibers in the water. When you peel off the paper later, the paper will not adhesions.

She got this step from asking around. After this step, you can make paper. The tool is the bamboo curtain made before. The paper-making bamboo curtain filters out the water and leaves the fibers. The fibers are reorganized into paper, and then it is like pressing Press the paper like tofu. Press the paper to remove part of the water and paper chemicals to make the paper flat and tight.

The last step is to peel off the wet paper one by one and put it on the wooden board to dry. This step is called drying the paper. After the paper is completely dry, carefully peel it off.

Because she had no experience doing it for the first time, she had been very careful and spent several days. Fortunately, the result was good. The paper was white and clean, and the pen and ink would not smear and soak when she landed on it. The effect was unexpectedly good. .

Jiang Ning was so happy that she made the second batch when she had time. Anyway, there was still a pile of bark to be dried this year, and she couldn't finish it by herself. As for the first batch of paper, she had carefully packed it and planned to send it out in a few days. Songxi Town gave flower shopkeepers and Ernst & Young good products.