After listening to Lin Mengbo's words, Lin Wanwan smiled and said: "This is because you didn't extract the impurities inside. It's actually very simple. I'll tell you in detail how to get salt from sea water after class is over in the afternoon."
Lin Mengbo waved his hands hurriedly: "No, no, no, don't say it. This kind of secret recipe is not something that a rural fisherman like me can listen to."
After a pause, he couldn't help but ask: "Wan Niang, can you really boil sea water into salt?"
Lin Wanwan said: "What did I lie to you for? It's not boiled, it's dried."
After hearing this, Lin Mengbo turned around and ran out without saying a word. As he ran, he said, "I'm going to find the clan leader."
When Patriarch Lin was panting and dragged to Lin Wanwan's house by Lin Mengbo, she had already gone to the front yard and started teaching the children this afternoon's class.
Patriarch Lin's face was full of excitement. He wanted to speak but didn't know what to say. He walked around the kitchen door of Lin Wanwan's house for a while before gradually calming down.
"No, this is not something that our little Lin family village can control." Patriarch Lin thought of the war period in the past few years, and suddenly became timid again.
Salt is a thing that involves too many interests, and it is definitely not something that the small people in the countryside can touch. If it is coveted by the rich and powerful, I am afraid that the Hou Taolin family will be eaten to the bone and dregs.
The direct branch of the Hou Taolin family was destroyed because of too much wealth and insufficient strength. Now there are only forty-two families left in their branch. How dare they get involved in such a thing?
After calming down, Patriarch Lin stood in a daze for a while, slapped Lin Mengbo on the arm, and said sadly: "Let's go, just pretend you didn't hear anything today."
Lin Mengbo's face turned red with anxiety: "Why, clan leader? It's salt, it's fine salt! Wan Niang is also a member of our Lin family."
Patriarch Lin shook his head: "You don't understand. Without power, we can't touch this thing. There will be disaster."
This sentence was like Doutou pouring a basin of ice water on Lin Mengbo, which made his heart feel cold. He said dejectedly: "I understand, Uncle Patriarch."
When the two people walked out of the west door, their backs seemed to be bent a lot.
Yun Shang, who was doing embroidery work under the eaves of the corridor, glanced at the two of them curiously, but said nothing. Instead, Huanong quietly said to her: "Why is Patriarch Lin so happy now and so depressed the next?"
Yun Shang said: "Don't ask if you shouldn't ask, don't look if you shouldn't see, just do our job well."
Huanong muttered: "Oh."
When Lin Wanwan finished class and went to find Lin Mengbo next door, he had already gone to the fields, and only Qin was left at home weaving cloth.
After the beginning of winter, some cold-resistant weeds (modern Chinese cabbages) can still be planted in the fields, but the yield is extremely low. In addition to following Lin Wanwan, the Lin family grows some new vegetables that they have never heard of or seen, and weeds are indispensable. , after harvesting, you can exchange it for some money by taking it to the town in winter.
Lin Wanwan thought that she would make Lin Mengbo so excited that he would be too excited to work! He actually went to the fields so calmly, but she didn't expect it.
When Lin Wanwan found Patriarch Lin, she was about to bring up the matter of salt, but Patriarch Lin interrupted her: "Mother Wanwan, the benefits of salt are too great. This is something that our down-and-out Hou Tao Lin clan cannot touch."
Lin Wanwan did not expect that Patriarch Lin would say this and be so cautious. If she talked about making soap, glass, etc., it would scare people to death.
However, after thinking about it carefully, I feel that what Patriarch Lin said makes sense.
After all, Lin Wanwan is a modern person. She has never experienced real war or robbery. She has no way to seek help. Officials protect each other, and she has no fear of the powerful.
Patriarch Lin, who led his clan to survive from the turbulent times, naturally has his wisdom in dealing with the world - he even participated in the war himself.
In the Sui and Tang Dynasties, it was not possible for poor people to join the war. At least they had to prepare weapons. In other words, at the end of the Sui Dynasty, even the Lin family branch was not as poor as it is now. But a war caused Hou Tao and the Lin family to
Getting poorer and poorer.
Lin Wanwan suddenly thought of something else. Perhaps the reason why the Lin family divided their clans in the first place was to avoid putting all their eggs in one basket. Otherwise, how could the direct descendants give up their ancestral home? They probably understood that as the wealthy party, it would be more difficult for them.
Escape the war.
She laughed and said, "Uncle Chief, I understand. Then after making the salt, our clan can enjoy it ourselves, and we don't sell the salt to others for personal use. How about that?"
"No, Wan Niang, you will either never take this thing out, or if you do, it must be taken away by others. There is no airtight wall in the world, and our Hou Taolin family does not have the confidence to do so."
Lin Wanwan was silent, secretly wondering whether she should develop some forces. Modern weapons were not available, but the ratio of black powder was easy to find.
"Uncle Patriarch, don't worry, I will think of a solution."
Patriarch Lin looked at Lin Wanwan's expression and muttered: "You are different. You have read a lot and know a lot, but you need to know that people's hearts are sinister."
After bidding farewell to Patriarch Lin, Lin Wanwan already had an idea in mind. Since Hou Tao and Lin Clan can't touch this thing, let's find someone who can suppress it.
When it comes to public affairs, Xiao Chong's Qiliangfang in Lanling, where Xiao Chong lives, can be regarded as a "bright and virtuous person, facing the rise and fall of the Tang Dynasty". In terms of private life, Lin Wanwan was kind to Xiao Chong, and Xiao Chong was generous
The earth gave her guqin and jadeite as gifts, and now there is also a painting. She repaid her with the method of making salt, which is definitely enough.
Although they are distant cousins, as long as the benefits are sufficient, are we still afraid of becoming estranged?
Lin Wanwan drew a picture with a pencil, and then took the drawing to her uncle San to customize several rectangular boards with edge seals.
The third uncle's family was particularly grateful to Lin Wanwan for taking him in during the typhoon and for helping him build a house afterwards. This time Lin Wanwan came to him and asked him to do something. He naturally agreed and made it his first priority.
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The third uncle's father-in-law was an old carpenter who worked for the public family and belonged to a craftsman family.
And because the old carpenter only had one daughter, he also taught his son-in-law some carpentry work. When the poor people around here wanted to build furniture, they basically asked their third uncle for help, not to mention paying wages, but mostly giving them some food.
Used.
When the third uncle was young, he mainly went to the sea to fish. Now that he is old and can no longer compete with big fish and the sea, he stays at home and does carpentry work to support the family.
Of course, in order to prevent himself from becoming a lowly carpenter, he never expanded his business territory, and he didn't pay much attention to carpentry work. He just worked in small jobs in various villages.
In fact, in Lin Wanwan's opinion, if the third uncle had given up his courage and became a carpenter, he would be able to earn a living in the country, and his family would have been able to build an oyster shell stone house long ago.
But in this evil feudal society, the status of craftsmen is really low, ranking behind farmers. If the third uncle had really chosen this way, he would have been exterminated long ago.
How could the Hou Taolin branch of the Hou Taolin clan, which considers itself to be from a poor family, put down its dignity and tolerate its members as craftsmen?
You must know that once you become a craftsman, you will be crucified for generations. All your children and grandchildren must be craftsmen. The class is solidified. It is so cruel! Unless you don't have any sons, you will have no offspring, just like the father-in-law of your third uncle.