Chapter 575: Han Cheng Wants to Make Paper



Children nowadays are enjoying more and more happiness.

Not only were they well fed and warmly clothed, but they were also well taken care of. It was nothing like their childhood, when the adults in the tribe went out hunting and picking fruit during the day, and they were basically left unattended.

Not only that, if they were a little more sensible, they would also help look after the younger children in the tribe... they were much better off than the children of today.

Almost everyone who sees the rocking of the cradle in the nursery will express similar feelings from the bottom of their hearts.

However, when expressing such sentiments, everyone had a smile on their face.

As elders, they would like to see their descendants live better than them because of their hard work.

The caravan in the tribe, led by Shang and Mao, set out again. They went to the surrounding tribes and continued their extremely primitive barter trade, bringing back new things for the tribe bit by bit.

In fact, Han Cheng wanted to take his men to the Copper Mountain of the Tengshe Tribe to look for tin ore. After all, the possibility of obtaining tin ore there was greater.

It was just that the newborn baby captured his heart.

Little Wandou is not even a month old yet, and Han Cheng is still a little worried about leaving her and her son for Tongshan.

It’s strange to say, but people who originally didn’t have too many worries immediately felt different after having children.

I can’t tell whether it’s responsibility or something else, but I just feel a sense of worry, and I’m not as reckless as before when doing things.

Tin ore or lead ore must be found, otherwise, there will only be some pure copper, which is of little use.

The refining of pure copper has been going on gradually these days, and now there are more than 80 kilograms of pure copper in the tribe.

As long as tin or lead mines can be found, the tribe will soon be able to obtain a batch of bronze weapons or farm tools.

With these things, both productivity and combat effectiveness can be greatly developed.

The weather in summer is not very cool unless it rains. The sultry weather constantly forces people to sweat, so that not long after taking a shower, the body can easily become sticky again, which makes people feel extremely uncomfortable.

This is true for adults, let alone babies who have poor adaptability.

Han Cheng held a small pottery bowl in his hand, his eyes constantly searching the earthen wall of the tribe.

What he was looking for were some small drops of soil on the earth wall, which were formed when rain hit the earth wall obliquely and solidified after being washed away.

These small drops of soil are extremely finely divided soil, and will turn into powder with a slight squeeze.

Moreover, compared with the fine earth powder obtained through other means, this earth powder has a cool nature and is the best "baby powder" of this era.

After collecting half a bowl, Han Cheng returned to the room, pinched some fine earth powder with his fingers, and sprinkled a thin layer on Little Pea's neck, armpits, crooks of the arms, thighs, and under the testicles.

Because of the hot weather and excessive sweating, these parts of the peas are "pickled" and the skin is red.

I have been thinking about making trouble these past two days, and it is because of these factors.

After applying a thin layer of this talcum powder on it, the little guy felt comfortable and calmed down immediately.

Han Cheng put down the bowl, stretched out his fingers and gently shook the little guy's armpits, teasing him with "Ha~chichi~". Soon, the little pea opened its toothless mouth and smiled, sometimes making some noises, but more often, it would drool...

It is good for children to have some soil on their bodies, because soil contains many trace elements needed by the human body.

Raising children does require some attention, but you shouldn't be too particular or pay too much attention, especially when it comes to hygiene and food.

The so-called "intensive feeding" in later generations or "scientific feeding" such as "boil eight bowls of food into half a spoon, and then drink it in fifteen times" is actually not scientific at all.

Children who are fed in this way are mostly weak and sickly, have very poor resistance, and are more likely to die than children who are fed normally.

Han Cheng had heard of such things in later generations.

It is said that the couple are also doctors. After giving birth to the child, they took good care of him. When the child was young, the breast milk had to be disinfected before feeding, and distilled water was used for eating. The room was disinfected even more diligently.

Later, when the child was two or three years old, the child's grandmother came and took the child out to play. They went to a public toilet, and then the child died. They said that the child was infected by something...

Too much is as bad as too little. This saying can actually be applied in many situations.

Han Cheng, who knew these things, naturally would not make these mistakes.

Of course, in this era, even if he wanted to "raise a child scientifically", he didn't have the conditions...

Han Cheng made a great decision, which was to start preparing to make paper.

The reason why he made such a big determination and decision was that he was fed up with hay, sticks, stones and clods of earth.

After processing with such things, people always have a weird feeling. Even though it has been several years since he came to the primitive era, Han Cheng still can't get used to it.

Of course, if it was just him, he might be able to continue to endure it, but after having Little Pea, Han Cheng could no longer bear it.

This is not only because Little Pea would cry almost every time his butt was wiped, but more importantly, after the linen cloth was changed, Little Pea stopped crying, but would wipe his hands almost every time.

Because linen doesn't absorb water well.

Moreover, linen was still a very rare item in the tribe at that time. After use, it had to be washed downstream of the stream and reused.

Even if children are the best way to cure mysophobia, and Han Cheng is not a person with mysophobia, after being tossed back and forth like this, he finally couldn't stand it anymore.

Regarding papermaking, his earliest memory is the brief description of "Cai Hou Paper" in the history textbook.

From it, he understood the materials used for paper, which were things like tree bark, hemp skin, and broken fishing nets, from which fibers were extracted.

There is also a simple illustration, which was painted by ancient people and shows some scenes of ancient craftsmen making paper.

I vaguely remember that there seemed to be someone standing next to a large pool stirring it with a stick, and someone holding some long objects and drying them aside.

Later, when he was looking at other things, he saw some records about papermaking one after another. However, because he didn't care much at the time, he just glanced at it and passed it by. As a result, Han Cheng's current memory about papermaking is extremely vague.

It is precisely because of this that Han Chengcai has never tried it.

But now I have no choice but to try it.

(I feel inspired when writing this: raising children should not be too "meticulous" and "particular". That is not loving the children, but harming them.) Fupin Chinese


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