According to the bamboo slips, such a deep blue color has not yet been completed. It needs to be rinsed and wrung out, and then dyed again. The first is the base color, and the last is green and blue. Then salt is added to solidify the color, and then the blue cloth is almost black.
, called Tibetan Blue.
Yan Yu immediately took action.
Hold two wooden basins that can barely fit around the water tank and carry them to the edge of the water tank.
Together with the wooden basin containing the dyeing cloth, the three basins scooped out water together.
As soon as the water enters the basin, it is colored by the blue cloth.
Yan Yu rolled up her sleeves, stuck out her butt, and began to rub it. She had to control her strength for fear of damaging the tub...
The benefits of being strong are still reflected.
The blue cloth that Yan Yu had ravaged with a pair of small hands was moving from one basin to another, fading very obviously as it came out and entered.
Screw! Screw! Screw!
Regardless of whether the shape is regular or not, in terms of the degree of wringing out the water, Yan Yu handled this aspect quite well.
She pays great attention to the observation of each step and always pays attention to the changes in the cloth.
really!
The bamboo slips will never deceive me.
The dark blue begins to fade and turn blue.
Yan Yu was in high spirits and became more energetic.
He moved to the edge of the last wooden basin and started rubbing it.
The part of wringing out that was easier for the two of them was done by herself.
Then repeat the previous dyeing process, heat the dye, and stir the dyed cloth repeatedly with a wooden stick.
During this process, she called Aunt Rong to help her add salt.
Make sure the amount of fixative is exactly right.
Aunt Rong also helped her stir it a few times to completely stretch the cloth in the dyeing pot and completely color the cloth.
The bluish cloth soon changed color again to blue, almost black.
Yan Yu fished out the cloth and rinsed it in cold water again. The blue material filled the water basin again. The cloth that was fished out turned dark blue after being wrung out.
Just the navy blue that Yan Yu wanted!
Whether it was an illusion or not, she felt that the blue this time was much brighter than before.
The Yan family's clothes drying rack was made by Qi Wu. It's just sturdy.
Yan Yu grabbed one end of the cloth, flicked it with her little hand, and nearly half of the cloth was thrown onto the drying pole.
She didn't use a bench, but relied on the strong clothes drying rack to jump back and forth on both sides to flatten the dyed blue cloth...
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Shiyunyan:......
Yan Xiaoer below was jumping around the blue cloth, looking really... coke.
He was afraid that he would laugh out loud, so he tried very hard to hold it in.
Looking sideways at Mian'er, he saw his little brother standing on the wooden bench, his little head just passed the fence, his mouth open, and his eyes wide open.
It was obvious that he was stunned by the series of actions of the waiter below.
Play with a piece of whole cloth between the palms of your hands...
Shi Yunmian looked down at his hands, clenched his small fists, and then unclenched them.
After seeing the waiter start jumping around, he climbed down from the wooden bench with great effort.
The servant behind him wanted to carry him down, but Shi Yunyan stopped him with his eyes.
After Shi Yunmian's feet landed, the first thing he did was jump twice.
I feel like I can't jump well, and the little guy can't figure out why brother Yan Er can jump so high...
The shopkeeper of the bamboo stove had a hard time holding back his laughter.
His shoulders were shaking and his face was as red as liver.
Thanks to the whim of the prince and the young master, otherwise we would never have seen the children of the Yan family next door making fun of themselves like this.
The work of dyeing the cloth is finally completed, and the rest is all left to time.
Yan Yu started to clean up, and easily carried the wooden basin out of the yard.
The dyes written on the bamboo slips were obtained from four-season plants and were purely natural and pollution-free. She was not burdened at all and was happily washing the dishes in the basin.
After the wooden basin was cleaned, Yan Yu began to fetch water.
The two buckets, one on the left and one on the right, are stable and do not shake at all.
Refill the water tank.
Only then did Yan Yu have the leisure to look up at the upstairs next door.
At a glance, she saw the shopkeeper next door grinning at her.
"Boy, let's work!"
Yan Yu rolled his eyes wide.
Isn’t this nonsense? You’ve been reading it for a long time, right?
To be honest, she is somewhat used to it.
The shopkeeper next door was so busy that he went upstairs to look down at her yard.
It is condescending and has an excellent view. Whatever she does in the yard, the owner of the bamboo stove can see clearly.
I was too focused on dyeing just now, and I don’t know when this person came up.
"Uncle shopkeeper, aren't you busy with business?" Yan Yu asked deliberately.
"Not busy, haha, not busy." The shopkeeper was a little embarrassed.
Normally, I would have been able to chat and joke with the little guy, but now that the prince and the young master are here, what do you hear?
The business is sparse, and the wages are free to support...
Although it was not his fault that the business was not good, he dared to say that anyone who bought the bamboo stove would lose money, but it was not a good idea to be caught on the spot.
The shopkeeper got up quickly.
He blamed himself in his heart for why he loved to watch so much... The prince and the young master both moved away, but he still wanted to take a look.
Just this one glance, it must be a bad thing.
"Xiao Er, Brother Cheng is here to get the paper..." Yan Qianchu called into the courtyard.
"Coming!" Yan Yu responded.
He complained in his heart: This Cheng Lezhou is a drunkard who doesn't care about drinking, and he comes too often.
When you talk about this person, can't you change the reason and find another excuse?
Every time I use her recycled paper as a primer.
She really doesn't want to sell it.
It is difficult to make paper in winter. Now that I live in the city, it is so far away from the river that it is inconvenient to wash paper. Even in the village, the river is frozen. She hung a piece of paper in the river when she lived in the village a while ago.
Wrapped in waste paper, the ink stains will be frozen in the ice before the river water can wash them away...
In short, her household has been running low on paper recently.
But it’s really not good enough so I won’t sell it.
Cheng Lezhou exchanged most of this recycled paper with waste paper, and bought a small part directly with money.
Due to the relationship between Master Cheng and her master, and because her father has been receiving guidance from Master Cheng on exam essays recently.
She had to continue with this door-to-door business.
"Brother Cheng, why are you here at this time? Are you going to leave school early this morning?" Yan Yu asked, looking at the sky.
"Today, sir, I have something to do at home, so I took a temporary leave. I have completed the homework assigned to us, so I will leave first..." Cheng Lezhou held two bundles of sorted waste paper in his hand, and also pulled a rope.
A simple hand-pulled wooden cart was tied to one end, and firewood was piled on the cart. "A few people ordered firewood and charcoal. I quickly delivered them while it was getting early, and I could load another cart to go to the south of the city."
"
It is said to be a wooden cart, but it is actually a sledge with four wheels.
I have to say that there are benefits to frequenting Yan's shop.
Yan Yu witnessed the step-by-step transformation of Cheng Lezhou's sledge.
It starts with a basic wooden board, tied with a rope and pulled along.
It's okay when it snows, but it's terrible when the snow melts.
Then the second generation borrowed tools to grind four wheels by himself, and stayed with Uncle Qi for several days before he learned how to install the wheels.
The third generation added a fence to prevent the firewood from wandering around.
The fourth generation has been further upgraded and optimized, with an additional layer of removable wooden boards, a standard sledge shape, and a heightened and sloping bottom, making it easier to glide on the snow. The two-layer wooden boards can adapt to the ground and be replaced at any time...