Chapter 143: Firing Glass
Chi Songtao slapped his hand away, a little confused: "What's going on?"
What's going on between him and Bai Qinghuan? Is there something going on between the two of them?
How come he doesn't know it himself?
Chen Kuan squinted his eyes and said gossipingly:
"Don't play dumb. Tell me, do you like Bai Qinghuan? You've finally changed your mind. Does Bai Qinghuan know about your feelings?"
"If you really like her, you should settle the marriage as soon as possible to avoid any more trouble."
"I'm telling you, Yun Yuyan has fallen head over heels for the Regent. You have no chance at all. Besides, she brought Li Chengze back from exile and bullied Bai Qinghuan. You better stop liking her."
It sounds nice to say that he wants to kill Bai Qinghuan, but who doesn’t know the real purpose?
It was all for the purpose of ruining Bai Qinghuan and making her a disgraced and reviled woman.
A woman's reputation is above all else.
Yun Yuyan's intentions are truly sinister!
"If you ask me, Bai Qinghuan, the Princess of Rong'an County, is countless times better than her."
At least she has never actively harmed anyone.
Instead, it was Yun Yizi who framed her first, and Yun Yuyan was relentless and wanted to harm her.
"You two are a perfect match, perfect for each other."
Chen Kuan seemed to be able to imagine the scene of Chi Songtao and Bai Qinghuan standing together. They were a perfect match in terms of status, appearance and talent.
Chi Songtao thought of the rumors in the capital a few days ago and didn't want to believe them. He said in resistance: "Yuyan is not that kind of person. It was her maid who acted on her own initiative."
The smile on Chen Kuan's face disappeared in an instant, and he looked at him like a fool: "You believe this? People have already found out about Yun Mansion, what else can you say?"
The one who admitted it was Yun Yuyan's maid, but could a maid be so brave?
It was all because of the master's instructions. That girl was pushed out to take the blame.
Chen Kuan was really disappointed with Chi Songtao. If possible, he would especially like to remove Yun Yuyan, the cancer, from Chi Songtao's heart.
"You, you're really not going to give up until you reach the Yellow River."
Chi Songtao pursed his lips tightly, feeling conflicted inside, and silently asked himself, is Yuyan really that kind of person?
In his heart, Yuyan has always been kind-hearted, elegant and dignified. How could she be a person with a vicious mind?
But what Chen Kuan said does make sense.
Seeing that his thoughts had drifted eight hundred miles away, Chen Kuan hurriedly changed the subject.
Yun Yuyan cannot be mentioned. Chi Songtao will lose his mind if she mentions her.
"By the way, you haven't told me what's going on between you and Bai Qinghuan?"
Chen Kuan looked at him teasingly again, and Chi Songtao slapped his shoulder angrily:
"What are you thinking? Didn't Bai Qinghuan open Rong'an Hall..."
He simply told her about Bai Qinghuan treating her grandmother. On the one hand, Chen Kuan was happy for the old lady, but on the other hand, he was a little disappointed.
To his disappointment, nothing happened between his brother and Bai Qinghuan.
"Oh, it would be great if you could marry Bai Qinghuan."
Then he felt more excited. Bai Qinghuan was such a good doctor, could he help cure his father's illness?
His father was wounded countless times on the battlefield. When he got old, he had no major illnesses but a lot of minor ones. Every autumn and winter, he felt very uncomfortable, but he had to hold on all the time. It made him feel sad to see him like that.
Chi Songtao rolled his eyes in response.
"What's that look in your eyes? Let me tell you, even if you and Bai Qinghuan can't be together, you can't help Yun Yuyan deal with Bai Qinghuan. She is your old lady's savior."
"You and your father's eyes were also healed by someone."
What a pity, such a good person is trapped by love!
Chi Songtao didn't know how to react: "I am that kind of person."
No matter how foolish Chi Songtao is, he would never do such a thing as repaying kindness with enmity.
Also, what is that look in Chen Kuan’s eyes?
It's like looking at a disloyal and unfilial person.
"Take your eyes away."
He ignored him and rode back to the capital.
"Hey, wait for me."
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At the farm, Bai Moxuan was curious about everything he saw. He and Lu Lingxuan ran several laps in the fields covered with ice and snow before they calmed down.
While the two of them were running around and playing, Bai Qinghuan had already sent people to dig sand and quicklime.
The earthen kiln had been completed a day in advance. Seven or eight craftsmen built it very quickly. When they arrived just now, it had already been burned and smoked dry.
The melting point of sand is about 1,700 degrees, which cannot be achieved with a simple earthen kiln like this.
So in order to lower the melting point, she asked someone to find some quicklime, and also boiled down the filtrate of wood ash to make some sodium carbonate and added it to lower the melting point.
She did not wait outside the earthen kiln, asking the servants to keep adding firewood, and went to look for a suitable mold.
Bai Moxuan followed behind happily. He was very curious about the things baked in the earthen kiln.
He knew that iron and ceramics needed to be calcined, but this was the first time he had seen sand being calcined.
"Sister, is there anything I can do?"
Lu Lingxuan also stared at her excitedly. She thought her cousin must be going to do something big.
"And me!"
"It's all rough work, you just watch."
She couldn't bear to use Shui Lingling's younger brother and cousin.
Bai Qinghuan threw a yellowed book to the two of them: "Come back to me after you finish reading it."
Here is what she wrote about the process of making glass. I hope you two can understand it.
I originally wanted to write it as "glass", but to adapt to the local customs, I wrote it as "glazed glass".
Bai Moxuan was overjoyed: "I'll finish reading it quickly."
Lu Lingxuan pouted. She actually didn't like reading very much.
But as she read on, she was attracted by the content.
Because the book says that this kind of colored glass can be used to make mirrors.
If it were a mirror made of glass, it would be much clearer.
She had to learn, she had to learn, and then her mirror would be the only one in the capital.
The two of them studied hard and discussed from time to time, and even stood guard beside the earthen kiln, reading and pointing, matching the notes with those in the book.
Bai Qinghuan also let them go. If the first reaction to new things is not resistance, then it is half way to success.
As long as you are willing to learn, you will definitely be able to learn it.
She then went on to work on the mold.
If you want to make glass the size of a window, then there are certain requirements on the size, and it must also be able to withstand the high temperature of the glass.
All we can find now is a piece of iron. Have someone smash it flat, remove the rust on it, and stand the four sides up a little to serve as a stopper.
After the temperature of the molten glass drops, spread it evenly on the iron sheet. It should be quite flat after solidifying.
Cutting is not a problem, as her jewelry is inlaid with diamonds, which Dongxi calls colorless gemstones.
Dongxi is not common. The owner of the jewelry shop bought it from a merchant from Xirong.
Half a day later, the manager of the village came to report: "County Lady, the sand inside has melted. Is it time to take it out of the kiln?"
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