Xu Jiang moved closer to him, their shoulders touching. Lou Yunchun leaned over and let her lean on his shoulder. Xu Jiang became more and more lazy, and simply let go of her strength and leaned on him.
Yue Nu was pressed by her and let out a "meow", then slipped out from the gap between them and ran away.
That’s great, Xu Jiang thought.
After a dreamless night, Xu Jiang got up at five in the morning, burned incense, took a bath, and worshipped the ancestor - the ancestor was naturally her master.
After the worship, Lin Hongchu also arrived. The two of them had a simple bowl of soup and noodles and started working.
First set up the brush table, and then use glue made of beeswax and rosin to fix the plate to prevent shaking during printing.
The next step is to apply ink. First, brush the carved block with clean water twice, wait for it to absorb the water and become moist, then apply ink evenly on the carved block along the direction of movement of the sundial pointer.
Then cover it with paper. Xu Jiang first used rough paper to make a proof. After proofreading it, he chose rattan paper for printing.
She pressed the paper with her left hand and held the brush with her right hand, printing on the back of the paper. She applied even force when printing to ensure that every word was clearly printed on the paper.
Finally, peel the paper off the carved block and let it dry.
This is a tedious, meticulous and very boring process. After Xu Jiang prints one plate, he will change to another one until all the plates are printed and the sun comes out.
Lin Hongchu marked the dried samples with serial numbers, and then proofread them with Xu Jiang. Only after confirming that they were correct did he start printing.
Xu Jiang applied ink, covered the paper, and printed, while Lin Hong peeled the paper with a hoe, dried it, and sorted it. The two of them were fully focused and basically didn't say anything except necessary exchanges.
The cooperation between the two went from being unfamiliar to having a tacit understanding, and later on, they could connect smoothly with just a movement or a glance.
But after all, manpower is limited, and at the end of the day, only more than 50 copies were published.
In the end, both of them became harlequin cats, looking at each other and laughing.
After a short break, Lin Hongchu could no longer laugh. She could not lift her little arms and legs, and her face looked miserable.
Xu Jiang jokingly said, "Who told you not to eat well on weekdays?"
Then he went to the kitchen and cooked a big bowl of noodles for each of them, using mushroom oil as a topping. It was incredibly fragrant.
The bowl was bigger than Lin Hongchu's face, with noodles piled high, but she ate it all. In the end, she walked out of the door with her face covered in ink and her stomach supported.
Xu Jiang was mean and didn't ask her to come back to wash her face.
She stood at the door, laughing, and when she saw Lou Yunchun coming over on horseback, she went to help him lead the horse. Seeing her pretty face like a calico cat, Lou Yunchun's eyes immediately lit up with a smile. After he dismounted and led the man into the house, he took a handkerchief, dipped it in water, and wiped her clean.
Xu Jiang cried out in pain and quickly covered her face with her hands, feeling ashamed to face anyone.
Lou Yunchun pulled down her hand, and with a smile, he wiped away the ink for her bit by bit, revealing a shy face.
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