Chapter 450 450 Treating Wooden Floors (2)

"Alright, stop picking on the good things. If I weren't a witch doctor from Dongfang City, you wouldn't have said that I'm poor, right?" Bai Qin forced a helpless laugh. "I'll be honest. I heard you were going to lay wooden planks on the ground. I don't know what you were going to do with them, but I brought you something."

As he spoke, he handed over the small wooden jar in his hand and said, "Take a look at it. Can you use it?"

"What is this?" Xia Tian took the small wooden jar with both hands, opened it carefully, and was about to take a closer look at what was inside.

As soon as I opened it, a very strange but familiar smell came out.

Inside the jar was a brown, sticky liquid that looked like some kind of oil, but didn't smell like it. Xia Tian had a guess in her mind, but didn't say it. She just asked Bai Qin, "What is this?"

Bai Qin glanced at her and said, "This is the sap of the broadleaf tree, called palm oil. Don't you know what it is?"

"I seem to have seen it before, but I'm not sure." Xia Tian replied.

This liquid is very similar to palm oil, which is the material that primitive humans brushed on wood when making canoes to make it waterproof and anti-corrosive.

But that is the term and usage on Earth. The species in this world are very different from those on Earth, so even though she thinks it is similar, even if it is really palm oil, it may not be called this name.

"So it's called palm oil." Xia Tian continued, "I've seen this stuff before. It can be applied to wood to make it waterproof and prevent corrosion. I was going out to look for this thing later. I didn't expect you to have it... Thank you so much. Where did you find it, and why did you know I wanted it?"

Bai Qin was a little tired of standing, so he didn't put on airs and just sat down casually. "Ah, I saw Xiaoye processing these woods this morning, so I asked what kind of wooden floor you were going to make. Although I don't know what wooden flooring is, all wooden things need to be processed so that they can have a long service life. I guess you are going to use this. You just came back and you probably didn't have time to prepare it. I just went out for a walk, and you happen to have broad-leaf trees nearby, so I brought some back."

"So that's how it is. Thank you." Xia Tian was amazed at Bai Qin's meticulous logical thinking.

She didn't say much to Si Ye yesterday. She just said that she wanted to make wooden floors and asked him to help cut the wood and prepare it this morning. She didn't communicate about other subsequent steps.

But Bai Qin, having deduced all this from Si Ye's mere mention of wooden flooring, even took the initiative to prepare the palm oil needed to treat the wood...

No wonder he has been able to hold the position of witch doctor for so many years. This level of intelligence combined with his careful observation skills are rare even on Earth.

"Why are you looking at me like that? Are you admiring me?" Bai Qin joked, "I'm old, don't fall for me. Besides, Xiaoye will be sad..."

"Oh, sorry, that's not what I meant." Xia Tian knew the other party was joking and quickly came down the stairs. "I just think it's no wonder that Ah Ye is not very smart, he is hardworking and very careful... It turns out that he has a good master like you."

"Master?" Bai Qin suddenly raised his head with a hint of melancholy, silently gazing into the distance, "That was all many years ago..."

(End of this chapter)