Lang Zhong and Yuan Wai Lang were the fifth rank and the fifth rank, let alone an entourage. Song Tingshan was not used to them. Along the way, Song Tingshan had long been suffocated by the airs of these two imperial officials.

The two officials from the Yu Department raised their eyes and looked at Chu Qing without saying a word. Chu Qing's flag was from the seventh rank, and he was also an official, so he didn't have to kneel, but he had to salute. The blessing ceremony Chu Qing just performed was because he was out of town.

, there is nothing wrong with informal situations.

It's just that Chu Qing didn't understand this, but she felt very disgusted in her heart. Fortunately, Song Tingshan also seemed to be annoyed by them.

"Why did you go up the mountain too?" Song Tingshan softened his expression and asked clearly.

"I took Xiaobao out to play and picked some fruits." Chu Qing said as he handed over the fruits in his handkerchief.

"Well, it tastes good." Song Tingshan grabbed a few strawberries and stuffed them into his mouth.

Because he had cooperated with Chu Qing, and because his wife had a good relationship with Chu Qing, Song Tingshan was indifferent to Chu Qing. And precisely because of this indifference, others no longer raised eyebrows at Chu Qing.

"I won't disturb the adults' business, so I'll leave now. You can keep this to eat." Chu Qing gave the pile of wild fruits to Master Song and left. There must be a way to the direction they came, Chu Qing thought.

At this time, Xiaobao pulled Chu Qing's sleeve and pointed in a direction. Chu Qing looked along and saw that it was between the mountain at his feet and the mountain opposite. The trees there were very sparse, and there were a few broken trees that were close to the ground.

Roots, and even yellow-brown rocks are exposed in a few places.

Xiaobao has not forgotten Chu Qing’s purpose of going up the mountain to look for dead trees today. Because Song Tingshan just said he was looking for iron ore, Chu Qing thought of those rocks. Chu Qing squinted his eyes and looked carefully, and found that these rocks were not

It's like the grayish khaki you usually see. It's redder than brown, just like the "ochre" color in watercolor paints.

"Master Song, look over there!" Chu Qing pointed down and shouted.

Song Tingshan walked over to take a look. Chu Qing said: "The mountains and woods here are very lush, but the lower parts are sparse and there are exposed areas. Do you think there can be iron ore here?"

Song Tingshan turned around and waved to the team, and everyone came to take a look.

"ah!"

"Hey hey hey..."

After several calls, Master Kanyu from Donglun shut up as soon as he spoke, but the two local Feng Shui masters could not stop speaking.

"Can it be?" Chu Qing asked.

"It's possible!" A Feng Shui master replied excitedly.

"Humph! Ignorance!" Mr. Li, whose nostrils were bigger than his eyes, sneered.

He was an expert, so Chu Qing said nothing and only stared at the two Kanyu masters from Donglun Kingdom. The two men glanced at each other quickly, then lowered their heads and pretended to be looking at the bottom of the mountain. They also peeked out of the corner of their eyes from time to time.

Two officials from the Xiang Yu Department.

Two local Feng Shui masters crossed their heads and whispered with excitement in their eyes. One said: "This place really looks like it!"

Another said: "More than 20 years ago, when I was looking for a place to move the tombs of wealthy businessmen in Liaoyuan Prefecture, I saw a landform similar to this. Although I had doubts at the time, I didn't study it carefully because I was hired. More than half a year later.

That place was circled by the imperial decree, and it is now the Liaoyuan Mine."

The Yuanwai Lang of the Yu Department was very interested, and seemed to prefer the theory that this was a mining site. In fact, Lang Zhong Li also looked at it carefully, but because of the etiquette issue that Chu Qing just said, he couldn't help but agree.

"Sir Song, Xiaobao pointed here just now, and I just looked at it. Because you mentioned the prospecting, I just thought about it. It's better not to hinder your business." It's none of his business anyway, Chu Qing thought.

Just say hello and leave.

"Humph!" There was another nasal sound. Mr. Li must express his disdain.

Yaya! Chu Qing is annoyed! Doesn’t this person have as big a heart as his nostrils?

"But there is a reason for the blind association. "Guanzi Di Shu Pian" once wrote: 'If there is ocher above, there is iron below', and the rocks below are exactly the color of ocher." Chu Qing said.

Who are you looking down on! Even if you are not an expert, you have read a few books, and your words are not without purpose!

"Looking for ore is not an easy task. Whenever possible, you have to check it out, right? Look at these two Dong Lun masters, they are both shocked and speechless. Maybe it really is an iron ore."

Chu Qing glanced at the Donglun people, reminded Song Tingshan to pay attention to their abnormal expressions, and then left: "It's getting late, adults, please get down to business. I'm leaving." Listen more and read more, even a layman can make a judgment.

.Song Tingshan can do the rest by himself.

Three days later.

Chu Qing and Xiaobao hung ropes on the beams to make two pairs of hanging rings and practice pull-ups. Baijia came in to report on the progress of the work: "Boss Chu, the brick kiln is almost done. Now we are burning firewood for baking. Basically

It’s ready for use. When will construction start?”

"Start work immediately." Making money is important, and any time is a good time.

Chu Qing had never fired bricks before, but he had visited a kiln before. Fortunately, among the twenty people hired, six were experienced brick-burners. Chu Qing asked them to work in groups of two and be responsible for guarding a kiln.

Only three kilns are opened. Others help light the fire at each kiln entrance.

Why are there only three kilns? The bricks fired in these three kilns are different. Kiln No. 1 burns ordinary bricks, which are made of soft soil dug out from one or two meters underground and mixed with sand. Such bricks

When burned, it should be clear that the bricks used to build a house are similar.

The green bricks of this era were already very good, hard and delicate, and had good weather-proofing effect. Villagers used the broken bricks left over from building houses in Chu and Qing Dynasties to sharpen kitchen knives. It is said that they are more useful than vat rims.

The No. 2 kiln fired bricks made from kaolin mixed with sand from the mountains in accordance with the regulations of the Chu and Qing Dynasties. This kind of soil is more viscous and has high aluminum content. Even porcelain is made of kaolin, which shows that it can withstand high temperatures.

Effect.

Kiln No. 3 burns adobe made by mixing a portion of kaolin and white granite powder based on Chu Qing's memory of the refractory brick materials used in the middle and lower parts of modern earthen blast furnaces. This increases the silicon content.

These white granite took a lot of effort. There are many trees in the nearby mountains, and large rocks are difficult to remove. Especially the white granite is scarce. I heard that there are many in Donglun.

Chuqing's white granite is stone powder bought from the quarry, and the shipping fee alone is very expensive.

Fortunately, people don't take stone powder too seriously and sell it at low prices. Their white granite is mainly used to pave walls and floors for wealthy families. The bigger the pieces, the more valuable they are. And these powders are just the leftovers from their processing.

Leftovers.

The three kilns are all steamed bun kilns built with kaolin bricks. They are not large in size, about six meters in diameter. Chu Qing requires each group to record the firing time, watering times, brick color and quality and other data.

In the evening, Chu Qing watched the people on duty working hard, brought a basket of buns, pancakes and vegetables, and prepared to watch the brick kiln with them. Xiaobao was behind, carrying a few jars of spices.

Chu Qing taught Xiaobao to use wicker branches to thread various vegetables into skewers, break the steamed buns and pancakes into small pieces and skewer them, and bake them on the fire of the brick kiln. When they are soft, sprinkle some salt and peppercorns on top, and grill them in the open air.

, that’s all.

Xiaobao baked the pancakes in one bite and roasted the garlic cloves in one bite. He ate it very deliciously. His little mouth kept making skewers while "hissing, sizzling". The adults were so jealous that they didn't care whether they were the boss or not, so they followed along.

Build it up happily.

When Chu Qing came over, the men on duty greeted them with "Boss, Boss". As a result, all twenty of them came over without taking a break. They thought Chu Qing had some instructions, but he didn't expect to lead them to a barbecue. Now he was loyal.

Du Huhu came up.

Chu Qing didn't say anything, just skewered the skewers while eating, and then handed them to their hands after the skewers were finished. These people were deeply moved.

They feel that even though the boss usually ignores them except for assigning work, his heart is really hot. If he doesn't work hard, he will really feel sorry for the boss.

The food in a dustpan was not enough for more than twenty people, and it quickly ran out. Chu Qing poured the rest next to Baijia, and was ready to go back and pick up another dustpan.

"Boss!"

"Boss!"

"Boss!"

Several greetings sounded almost at the same time, and then Baijia glanced at everyone and said on his behalf: "Boss, I don't want to eat. I ate too much at night and can't sleep."

Chu Qing looked at them, wondering if they were really full. One of the kiln guards said: "We are all full. This is equivalent to eating two meals at night. If we eat more, we will feel sleepy and it will be difficult to keep watch." Everyone agreed.

.

In fact, twenty young and strong young men can be satisfied with two meals a day. They just feel sorry for Chu Qing's money and are afraid of impoverishing the boss.

"I'm really full. I have two meals every day, and I'm still dry. I'm really not hungry anymore." A tall and thin young man said with a smile, his teeth were very white.

Chu Qing nodded, understanding their kindness, and took Xiaobao back. He took two steps and paused: "The skewers are just so-so. When I make money, I'll treat you to barbecue skewers." Xiaobao wiped it.
Chapter completed!