Amidst the chatter of the villagers, one expressed doubt: "Chief, we don't even know how to make good quality charcoal!"
At this time, Li Yan stepped forward and explained: "Don't worry, uncles, I have a recipe. After discussing it with the clan leader, I will bring you all together to make it!"
Patriarch Li nodded in agreement and said, "When you go back, each of you should send one person from your family to help. When you make money in the future, you can divide it equally among everyone!"
Li Yan said to the villagers standing outside the yard, "Uncles, please go back and discuss today. We will start making charcoal tomorrow!"
The villagers who got the accurate information left happily, and the originally lively courtyard suddenly became deserted.
The three of them walked back to the main hall. Li Yan still had some details to discuss with the patriarch of the Li clan.
Li Yan: "Grandpa, clan leader, where should we choose to make charcoal?"
This question stumped Chief Li: "I wonder if there are any requirements for the location of charcoal production?"
Li Yan thought for a moment and said, "We need to find a flat place. It would be even better if it's closer to the foot of the mountain. It would be more convenient for transportation and save energy!"
After hearing what Li Yan said, Chief Li immediately stood up and said, "Come on, come on, come with me to walk around the village. If you see any land you like, just tell me directly!"
After saying that, the three of them walked down the mountain. Not far from the bottom of the mountain, there was a flat wasteland. However, this place still needed to be cleaned up because there were too many dead branches and leaves on the ground!
Seeing Li Yan pause for a long time, Patriarch Li asked happily, "How is it? Is this place suitable?"
Li Yan: "Grandpa, the clan leader, please stay here. There are just too many dead branches here that need to be cleared away!"
Patriarch Li: "What do I think? It's cold outside. You go back first. I'll call people to clean up here!" After saying that, he left in a hurry!
After Patriarch Li left, Li Yan also returned home with Old Man Li.
Seeing her daughter return with a smile on her face, Mrs. Lin couldn't help but ask, "Have you told your grandfather about this?"
Li Yan smiled mysteriously: "Mom, the clan leader has already helped us choose a place to make charcoal. Tomorrow the uncles and aunts in the village will be able to cut wood and start making charcoal!"
Lin was slightly surprised. Her daughter had decided on such a thing in just such a short time?
When Li Erlang came back that night and heard about this, he touched his daughter's head with emotion and said, "You have done what your father has never done, Yan'er. Daddy is proud to have a daughter like you!"
The next morning, Grandpa Li came to find his granddaughter and went to the home of Patriarch Li. The villagers got up and prepared at dawn. It was obvious that everyone was very enthusiastic.
When the two arrived at Chief Li's house, the villagers had already been waiting for a long time.
Seeing the newcomers, Chief Li didn't delay any longer: "Let's go, everyone, grab your tools and gather at the foot of the mountain!"
The villagers, some carrying hoes, some holding axes, came to the clearing land that had been cleared yesterday with great anticipation.
Different from the scene seen yesterday, the originally messy wasteland was cleared out by Chief Li and the villagers, and the open space was now very smooth and flat!
Everyone stood still in the open space, and Chief Li said to the villagers, "From now on, you must all obey the Second Girl's orders. Don't think that you are older than the girl and take advantage of your age. If anyone disobeys orders, then you will no longer earn this money!"
Although the villagers had some doubts about listening to a teenage girl, they did not dare to show it. Well, if it couldn't be done, it would only cost some effort and would not delay anything!
Li Yan stepped forward to greet all the uncles and aunts first, then asked more than ten uncles and aunts with axes and more than thirty villagers to go up the mountain to help transport and pick up wood!
After everyone left, he instructed more than ten uncles and aunts with hoes to start digging the soil. The dug soil would be used to pile up carbonized wood later!
Li Yan plans to take her uncles to make a batch of charcoal using the stacking carbonization method.
This method is relatively simple, which is to pile up the felled trees and then seal the outside with soil to form a charcoal pile.
In such a stacked carbonization process in a sealed environment, the wood gradually carbonizes and slowly turns into charcoal.
Everyone worked hard for most of the day, and a lot of wood was piled up on the open space. Li Yan asked the uncles who had been digging the soil for most of the day to cut the wood into sections, find a flat ground, and stack the wood upright and tightly. Then, they sealed the wood with moist soil, leaving only some air holes at the top and bottom for ventilation.
Li Yan put some hay on the top, then lit it and let it burn. After the inside was burning, she then covered the hole at the bottom with mud, and finally covered the top. This carbonization process takes about seven days. When the inside of the pile has completely cooled down, the mud seal can be opened to take out the charcoal!
Li Yan said to the curious villagers, "This carbonization process usually takes about seven days. Uncles, I think you all understand, right? Now we can start making charcoal according to this method!"
The uncles and aunts in the village listened carefully to Li Yan's narration, fearing that they would miss any important part.
After Li Yan finished speaking, everyone started to get busy and began to make charcoal according to the details Li Yan had just described.
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