Chapter 234 Cement Formula

When Ye Yuntang came in with the bowl of medicine, Shi Jingyuan was grimacing and crying out in pain.

But when he saw Ye Yuntang, his distorted face immediately became calm and composed. He even waved a feather fan. "Miss Ye, you're here?"

Ye Yuntang put down the medicine bowl and asked worriedly, "Does it hurt a lot? Do you want me to call Doctor Lin again?"

Shi Jingyuan's handsome brows were slightly furrowed, perfectly expressing his pain without diminishing his beauty. It even gave him a hint of sickly, broken beauty.

Jiang Luli looked at Shi Jingyuan pretending with a gloomy expression.

No, he wasn't like that just now.

Just now, a second before Miss Ye pushed the door open, his features were trembling with pain!

Shi Jingyuan secretly raised an eyebrow at Jiang Luli. Then he said softly, "It's nothing, Miss Ye, don't worry. It's just a minor injury for me."

As he spoke, he patted his chest with the feather fan in his hand to prove that he was very capable.

Ye Yuntang, who had been scowling all the time, finally relaxed his brows and smiled for the first time that day. "No matter what, thank you very much today."

If it weren't for their protection, the old woman would have jumped up and torn her apart and eaten her.

Thinking of this, several thoughts flashed through Ye Yuntang's mind.

But these are all later stories. The most important thing now is Shi Jingyuan’s injury.

It was a fact that Shi Jingyuan had saved him, and a verbal thank you was too pale. But she was just a poor peasant girl, and Shi Jingyuan was obviously not an ordinary person.

So what kind of gift should she give to express her gratitude?

Ye Yuntang handed the medicine in his hand while thinking.

Shi Jingyuan took the medicine, first said thank you softly, then raised his head and drank it in one gulp without even looking at it.

Jiang Luli on the side was a little bit incredulous.

He reached out and pulled the skin on Shi Jingyuan's face, trying to find a flaw in someone else's disguise.

Is this his cousin who was afraid of pain and suffering? Or the cousin who fainted from crying after being bitten by a caterpillar?

How strange.

Shi Jingyuan slapped away Jiang Luli's fingers that were playing tricks on his face and gave him a cold look.

Haha, what a blockhead, does he think everyone is like him?

You need to show weakness and act strong appropriately in front of girls, so as to arouse their desire to protect you and their favor.

Humph, what's the point of studying well? No matter how smart you are, you can't understand these principles.

"Thank you Miss Ye for the medicine you made for me. It's sweet and not bitter at all."

Ye Yuntang took the medicine bowl, feeling a little embarrassed. "This medicine was brewed by Doctor Lin."

Shi Jingyuan was stunned, but his expression didn't change. Instead, he immediately changed his tone. "Thank you, Miss Ye, for helping me bring it over."

"Miss Ye, you've worked hard today. Why don't you go and rest first? I'll have someone make you some calming soup."

Ye Yuntang waved his hands quickly, "No, no, I'm relieved to see that you're okay. I still have classes at school, so I'll leave first." After that, he turned and left the room.

After Ye Yuntang's back disappeared in the yard, Jiang Luli couldn't help but ask, "Why did you drive him away?"

Shi Jingyuan glanced at Jiang Luli and didn't expect that this man was so perceptive.

"Miss Ye is not my servant, why should I let her take care of me?"

Shi Jingyuan was a bit scheming, but he wasn't without boundaries. He could have just expressed his weakness appropriately, but he still wanted a grown woman to take care of him all the time? What the hell did he want?

Her relatives didn't want her to be well in the first place. If she were to be talked about again because of this matter, how would she get along in the village in the future?

Jiang Luli asked tentatively, "Do you like Miss Ye?"

Hearing this, Shi Jingyuan chuckled, then turned serious. "That's not true, cousin, please don't say anything."

After saying this, I felt a sense of loss.

When she looked up at Jiang Luli again, her eyes were filled with envy for him.

If only he could be like his cousin and choose the girl he likes freely.

"By the way, cousin, the bridge construction method I developed this time seems to be more solid than the previous one. The bridge has been in the water for several days and it hasn't deformed at all."

Shi Jingyuan's change of topic was not natural at all.

Jiang Luli didn't quite understand what Shi Jingyuan was thinking, but he was tactful enough not to ask any further questions.

Everyone has their own secrets. There's no need to delve into them. "Oh? What's different this time?"

The two began to talk in low voices.

Ye Yuntang walked along the path in the courtyard towards the school.

When I walked to a pond, I found a small bridge that was somewhat inconsistent with the scenery of the pond.

She slapped her head. How could she have forgotten? Doesn't Shi Jingyuan like to study this kind of thing?

The reason I pestered her with questions before was because she had given a class on how to make cement.

However, in that class she only mentioned the simple principles and did not explain in detail the steps of making cement.

Cement can not only be used to build bridges, but also to pave roads.

Ye Yuntang remembered that Gu Jiayue had said several times that when she had money, she would definitely repair the road from the village to the county town.

But if we can develop cement, then we still have to worry about not having money?

This idea grew wildly in Ye Yuntang's mind.

She no longer hesitated and turned back to the room where Shi Jingyuan was recuperating.

The two people who were chatting were interrupted by a sudden knock on the door.

After looking at each other, Jiang Luli stood up and went to open the door.

Seeing that it was Ye Yuntang, Jiang Luli was a little confused. "Miss Ye? Is there something wrong?"

Ye Yuntang nodded, "I suddenly thought of something good that can help Master Shi build a stronger bridge."

As soon as these words came out, Shi Jingyuan sat up quickly. He didn't care about the pain in his hand at all. "Is this the cement you mentioned before?"

Seeing Ye Yuntang nod, Shi Jingyuan was extremely excited. "Cousin, this is the thing I just told you about. As long as we develop it, we can build a very strong bridge!"

"My latest bridge is coated with similar mud, but there are some processes that I can't figure out, so I still can't develop it." As he said this, he shook his head with some disappointment.

Jiang Luli immediately became interested. This girl, who bore some resemblance to Gu Jiayue, seemed to have many secrets as well.

Ye Yuntang had already ground the ink and was about to pick up her pen to write. After hearing Shi Jingyuan's words, she continued, "What I told you before was just the basic principle. It's reasonable that you can't do it. Now I'm writing down all the steps and methods for you, as a way to repay your kindness for risking your life to save me this time."

As soon as she said this, Shi Jingyuan, who was originally very excited, felt like he was poured with a bucket of cold water.

Is giving away such a precious thing just to repay a favor?

She doesn't want anything to do with him?

This thought filled Shi Jingyuan's mind, preventing him from thinking about anything else.

Ye Yuntang didn't notice any of this. She had already picked up the brush, dipped it in ink and started writing the cement formula.

According to the creativity of the society before her time travel, there are three types of the strongest bridges: steel, concrete, and composite materials.

Steel and composite materials are difficult to make, but concrete is much easier to make as long as cement is made, and sand and gravel are made.

However, the cement production process is relatively complicated, mainly including steps such as raw material preparation, raw material preparation, clinker calcination, and cement grinding.

However, as long as the raw materials are prepared in the first step, the rest is just a matter of time and labor.

What Dagan lacks the least is time and manpower.

The main raw materials of cement are limestone, clay and iron ore.

Limestone is the primary source of calcium, clay provides silicon, aluminum, and other elements, and iron ore is used to adjust the iron content in cement. These raw materials need to be mined, crushed, and screened to achieve the appropriate particle size and purity requirements.

The processed raw materials are mixed in a certain proportion and then sent to the mill for grinding to make raw meal...

Jiang Luli didn't notice Shi Jingyuan's disappointment. He was also very interested in the cement.

And he thought more than these two people.

For example, if this thing is really as magical as they say, then if it is used to build a city wall, wouldn't no one be able to break in?

It can also be used to build houses. Coastal towns no longer have to worry about their hard-built houses being blown away by strong winds.

But when he stretched his head to find out what was going on, he thought he was blind.

What did he see?

Black dots of ink. Are these words?

What word? Which word looks like cement?

"You...can't write?" Jiang Luli asked tentatively.

Ye Yuntang looked down at the long, unfinished text on her desk, which she had been working so hard on. It seemed like a bunch of plum blossoms, freely unfolding. She felt a little embarrassed. "I'm learning, but it's just too short a time and I haven't learned all that much yet."

She had graduated from a prestigious 211 university, but she never imagined she would end up illiterate. Writing like this was shameful, but she had no choice.

Besides, not every character she wrote was ugly. At least the character "水" was written well.

Jiang Luli held his forehead with his hand. He had forgotten that although this girl was smart, she could learn the knowledge that Gu Jiayue gave her in a very short time.

But writing is not something that can be mastered in a day or two.

He resigned himself to his fate and picked up another pen. "How about you tell me and I'll write?"

When Ye Yuntang heard this, he was surprised to find that there was such a good thing.

She quickly threw away her pen and gave the most convenient writing position to Jiang Luli.

With Jiang Luli's help, things progressed very quickly.

Soon, ten full pages of paper were filled with the cement manufacturing process.

"Okay, that's all I can think of. If there are any imperfections, we can experiment with them. If we can make this thing, we can not only build sturdy bridges, but also flat and wide roads."

Ye Yuntang solemnly placed the pieces of paper in Shi Jingyuan's palm. "Mr. Shi, I look forward to your work spanning the vast rivers, lakes and streams of Dagan!"

Shi Jingyuan looked at the light paper in his hand, and felt as if there was a huge weight pressing down on his heart.

My mouth felt astringent, as if I had eaten an unripe persimmon.

"Okay, I will definitely not let Miss Ye down!"

Shi Jingyuan shook off the unrealistic thoughts in his mind.

The reason his parents could turn a blind eye to his unproductive hobbies was that he was still young and there was no need to make a big deal about it.

But his wife could never be a peasant girl without any social status!

So in order to avoid being too embarrassed in the future, it is better not to say it from the beginning.