Chapter 413 Papermaking
The next second, a poached egg and two meatballs appeared in the bowl.
Whether Zhao Yeqing is eating noodles or rice noodles, he always likes to add some side dishes and snacks. He thinks that this makes the meal less boring and can change the taste.
After Mu Xi prepared the side dishes for her, she didn't forget to say, "Eat first. I'll make you something else you want."
For a moment, Zhao Yeqing's hand holding the meatball paused...
Could it be... am I also a part of his feeding play?
With mixed feelings, he ate the meatballs and mumbled, "No need, you should sit down and eat too."
After finishing a bowl of rice noodles, Zhao Yeqing took a handkerchief to wipe his mouth and said, "As long as the raccoon doesn't come in and steal the watermelon, I don't mind feeding it something. Anyway, we can't finish eating all the fruits and vegetables in the greenhouse in the yard."
Mu Xi's desire to feed the baby was exposed, and his expression was a little unnatural. He cleared his throat:
"We don't plan to keep feeding them. The temperature is dropping during this period. Although the current climate will not be very cold in winter, animals still have the habit of gaining weight in autumn. After this period of time, the raccoon dogs will probably not come."
Zhao Yeqing nodded, walked to the sink and washed the towel he had just used to wipe his mouth.
When I first started using a handkerchief to wipe my mouth, I was not used to it. After all, paper should be used sparingly and I still had to use paper when going to the toilet. But no matter how much toilet paper I have saved, I have still consumed a lot by now.
I remembered the few pieces of paper I had left when I was taking notes...
"We consume paper very quickly at home. No matter how much we save, there won't be much left in a few years. We need to arrange papermaking as soon as possible, because it takes too long."
The ancient papermaking methods I have seen before, no matter what the raw materials are, the principles are similar. Materials with longer fibers such as mulberry bark, bamboo, ramie, etc. are selected, soaked in alkali or clean water and then steamed with alkali water, and then pounded to make pulp to make paper.
The two of them did not expect to use the same quality of paper as before the ground cracked. It doesn't matter if it's a little thicker, as long as it can be used.
It's impossible that in a few years we will have to use leaves as toilet tools only, right?
Papermaking materials are easy to find in the mountains. Both ramie and bamboo resources are very abundant. It takes some time to get the mulberry bark, but compared with the other two materials, the paper made from mulberry is thicker.
Thanks to the fact that the primary school is located near the Meishan Nature Reserve, the knowledge about trees and plants is particularly extensive. When I was a child, the school had extracurricular activities such as papermaking. The purpose was to let everyone know that the torn paper that we usually throw away requires peeling off a layer of bark from a big tree to make it.
The tree used in their class was mulberry. After so many years, I can still remember the general process quite clearly. The brains of children were very useful.
"The paper mulberry is relatively soft and thick, so it may not be very suitable for writing, but it is perfect for going to the toilet. I just don't know where to find it around here."
Zhao Yeqing looked upwards, searching his memories. He had never thought of using mulberry tree before, nor did he pay much attention to it.
Mu Xi has spent much more time in the mountains than Zhao Yeqing. "I know that the tree is tolerant to barrenness and likes to grow near limestone. When I went to dig before, I saw a small patch of mulberry trees nearby. It happened to be close to a broad-leaved forest, and there were Huhu and Xuebing there, so it was not dangerous."
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