Chapter 168 Bamboo Paper Shop
"Are you kidding?" Old Lady Wang refused directly.
"What about the two hundred taels?" Boss Hu asked tentatively.
“Not for sale.”
"Tell me, how much can it be sold for?"
"Ten thousand taels."
"What?"
Boss Hu widened his eyes.
Even if he sold all his shops, he still couldn't get ten thousand taels.
"I won't sell it for less than one ounce."
Since Mrs. Wang said so, Boss Hu had no choice but to give up the idea of buying this treasure.
"Never mind."
Just as Boss Hu was about to leave, he was stopped by Old Madam Wang.
"What else?"
"Boss Hu, can you help us find a buyer? If the deal is successful, we can return your money. In addition, we will give you ten taels of silver as a reward."
If the second and third branches of the Lin family were asked to find the seller, they would not know many people in Ningzhou, let alone rich people.
I can only ask Boss Hu for help.
But Boss Hu didn't care about the ten taels of silver. He said, "I don't want ten taels."
"What about the twenty taels?"
"One hundred taels. If you agree, I will help you find a buyer in the next few days."
Ten or twenty taels of silver are used to feed beggars.
When Mrs. Wang heard that it would cost one hundred taels, she felt a little distressed and did not agree.
After returning home, Mrs. Wang asked Lin Xiu Ze to gather the family members together to discuss the matter.
When Uncle Lin Er and Uncle Lin San heard that their mother had found a treasure, they were immediately overjoyed.
"Mom, can you let your son take a look?" asked Uncle Lin.
"Yes, let's see the power of this treasure so that we can find a seller." Uncle Lin also said.
Old Lady Wang carefully placed the electric baton on the table.
Uncle Lin touched it, but couldn't tell what it was made of. "Is this thing really a treasure?"
Lin Xiu Ze: "Yes, Dad, this thing is amazing. Once you turn on the mechanism, it's like a thunderbolt, and your muscles will jump. I suspect there's a thunderbolt hidden inside."
Lin Xiu Ze told the second and third branches of the Lin family how he was almost killed by this thing today.
"So this thing is really a treasure." Uncle Lin said.
"Second brother, you know a lot of rich people. Can you sell this treasure? The asking price is 10,000 taels." said Old Lady Wang.
Uncle Lin thought for a moment and said, "Let me give it a try."
He wanted to keep the treasure, but he also knew the situation at home, so he had to sell it to supplement the family income.
This thing can bring down thunder from the sky, and he thinks it can be sold.
Uncle Lin pointed at the switch and said, "Mom, can pressing this draw in the thunder?"
Madam Wang slapped his hand hard and said, "Get out of the way! Don't damage it."
Uncle Lin's hand retracted, "I just want to test his power, don't I?"
"How do you want to try? Who do you want to try with? Try it with a cat or a dog another day."
And on the side of the Lin family's eldest branch.
Mrs. Song was blaming Lin Zhiyi for giving the electric baton to Mrs. Wang.
"You know exactly what kind of people your second and third uncles are. If you give it to them, they won't do anything bad."
Lin Xue felt extremely guilty.
It was because of her that Sister Zhizhi let Old Lady Wang take the treasure away.
Lin Xiuran and Lin Xiuyan, who had just walked in, happened to hear this and angrily asked, "What? Zhizhi's self-defense treasure was taken away by the old woman?"
"Brother, don't worry. Even if the treasure gets into their hands, it will be useless."
Although Lin Zhiyi said this, Lin Xiuran and Lin Xiuyan were still worried.
But no matter how worried he was, the treasure had already been taken away by them, and it was too late to say anything.
Lin Fu walked in and said, "They've already taken it. Why are you blaming your sister? Wasn't it to save Xue'er?"
Before Lin Fu entered the room, he had already heard what Fang's mother had said.
Mrs. Song also said: "Yes, Zhizhi did this to save people."
It’s just that her daughter is too kind, and this is what she is most worried about.
After dinner.
The two brothers pulled Lin Zhiyi to the yard.
Li Wenjing finished his last bite of food and followed.
Lin Zhiyi saw two large bundles of bamboo placed in the yard.
"This bamboo is quite tender, and is best for making paper."
"Second brother, tomorrow you take Dalin with you to peel this bamboo, cut it into sections five or six feet long, and split it into three or four pieces. Remember to remove the hard nodes."
"Brother, tomorrow you find two villagers to dig a pond near the village river. You can use stone slabs or clay. I will teach you the next steps then."
Lin Zhiyi instructed the two of them.
And she will go and ask tomorrow where she can find quicklime.
Lin Zhiyi turned around and was startled to see Li Wenjing standing there.
"When did you start standing here?"
"I've been here for a while, what's happening, Zhizhi?"
Lin Zhiyi simply didn't hide it from him, "Papermaking, bamboo paper. The paper sold in the market is too expensive. The most common white hemp paper costs three or four hundred coins a piece. Ordinary people can't afford it at all."
Besides, there is also the problem of blurring and penetration.
"Bamboo is different. In our Dagan area, there are large areas of wild bamboo everywhere. Even if they are cut down, they will grow again. The bamboo forests in the mountains are inexhaustible.
Hemp, on the other hand, requires competing with grain for land and paying hemp taxes, which naturally increases the cost. Furthermore, making bamboo paper is much simpler than making hemp paper, saving a lot of labor costs.
Lin Xiuran had heard all this from his sister a long time ago. Seeing the two of them talking, he pulled his second brother into the house to discuss it.
"Brother, what are you pulling me for?"
Lin Xiuyan didn't want to leave yet.
Lin Xiuran still dragged him away.
Hearing it outside the door is one thing, and hearing it from Lin Zhiyi's mouth with her own ears is another.
I couldn't help but be shocked. If Zhizhi could make bamboo paper, it would be a great thing that would benefit the country and the people.
Rumors abounded in Chang'an, all of them saying that the daughter of the Lin family was arrogant and unruly.
However, only after meeting Lin Zhiyi did he realize that she was a bright pearl covered in dust, with star-like talent.
It can be said that if one could have a three-foot seat in the temple, the purple robe and golden belt would be eclipsed.
The next day.
Lin Zhiyi asked Fang Mama to go out and find out where there was a lime workshop.
Who is Fang Mama? She has been in this village for a short time, but she not only knows everything about the village, but also knows almost everything about the nearby villages and Fangling County.
She just went out and asked a few people, and she found out where to buy quicklime.
Thirty cents for a hundred catties. The girl said she would need a lot, so she bought five hundred catties directly and asked Dalin to drive the carriage back.
Lin Xiuyan had split the bamboo, and his elder brother had prepared the pond and had quicklime. The next step was to spread the bamboo and spread the lime for fermentation.
Lin Zhiyi was directing, and his two brothers were operating. Li Wenjing seemed to have nothing to do all day and liked to follow behind Lin Zhiyi. At this time, he was also watching with his fists clasped.
"The bamboo strips were laid flat, with quicklime sprinkled on each layer, and then filled with water to cover it."
"Okay, let's wait for the bamboo strips to ferment."
While the situation was fermenting, Lin Zhiyi asked Lin Xiuran to talk to Muramasa about buying ten acres of land to build a paper mill.
As long as you pay, Muramasa will sell it.
The Lin family chose to build the paper mill by the river.
However, these things were done by the eldest and second brothers, so Lin Zhiyi only had to explain the details and was happy to relax.
Fermentation originally took three months, but after Lin Zhiyi’s improvement, the bamboo strips were fermented in more than a month, and the second fermentation was carried out.
The next key step is to rinse with running water for three to five days, which aims to completely remove lime residue and impurities in the bamboo material to avoid affecting the quality and durability of the paper.
The river water was led into a shallow stone pool by bamboo troughs. Lin Zhiyi took off her shoes and was about to get into the pool. Li Wenjing grabbed her and asked, "What are you doing?"
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