After a while, the test results came out, and Mr. Liu read out the admission list in front of everyone.
There were a total of thirty-eight students who took the exam, and only two unfortunately failed. The others all passed the exam successfully.
Xu Dajun is listed below. Listening to Mr. Liu talking about various matters related to admission, I was very happy. Unexpectedly, he actually passed the exam!
After being admitted to Honglu Academy, starting tomorrow, you will have to enter the academy to report for admission. Moreover, students in Honglu Academy must live in the academy and have two days off a month before going down the mountain. In addition, they must If you want to go down the mountain, you must ask your husband for permission.
As the largest academy in the world, Honglu Academy has difficult entrance exams and excellent treatment. All academy students are free of charge for food and accommodation. They only need to bear the cost of their own pens, ink, paper and inkstones, and the cost of buying books. cost.
Of course, as long as students from poor families are diligent, they can copy the books they need for free in the academy's library. The pens, inks, and paper for copying are provided by the library. In addition to copying books for themselves, they can also copy for the library. Book to get pen, ink, paper and inkstone.
In this way, almost no money can be spent.
It can be said that this kind of treatment is really hard to find anywhere else.
Not to mention, although Xu Dajun is not short of money for pens, ink, paper and inkstones, he plans to go to the library to copy books in exchange for pens, ink, paper and inkstones. Copying books can also learn knowledge, and it is also a good time to practice calligraphy!
After receiving the cards representing the students of Honglu Academy that day, you can go down the mountain, pack your luggage, and go up the mountain to go through the admission procedures tomorrow.
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While Xu Dajun and Fang Congyun were writing and answering exams in Honglu Academy, Xu Yinyin, who was far away in Yiyang Prefecture, finally received the good news from Commander Yang.
Looking at the transparent white stone in front of her, Xu Yinyin smiled happily, "Yes! This is calcite!"
"Master Yang, where did you find this? Keduo?"
The man sent by Commander Yang replied: "Chizhou! My family has a good friend who is now the director of the Chizhou mine. This calcite was found from the quarry under his jurisdiction. I think it must be something like this." They are not allowed to use it. As soon as my lords wrote to me, they sent me two big baskets full of them. Mr. Xiang, do you think they are enough?"
These two baskets were enough for her to conduct experiments. Xu Yinyin nodded, and immediately asked someone to bring back her thanks and send them away, and then she couldn't wait to get busy.
The Du family pottery kiln where the workshop collaborates to customize pottery pots is located in the northern suburbs of the city. Xu Yinyin has been there several times before and has already negotiated with the owner of the Du family to borrow his pottery kiln if there is an opportunity.
No, Xu Yinyin immediately asked people to go over and say something, and then she rushed there. On the other side, the Du family master personally came out and said that a kiln had been specially vacated for the Lord Jiacheng Township to use.
Everyone in Yiyang Prefecture knows that the Lord of Jiacheng Township likes to tinker with strange things that no one else can make, let alone those various soaps, shampoos and ointments.
Now I want to borrow his pottery kiln, and I don't know what I'm going to do with it. Master Du is also very curious.
The other party was Lord Jiacheng, and he was not unhappy. Not only did he lend out the kiln, but he also left a few good kiln-burners to help Lord Jiacheng. He was afraid that Lord Jiacheng, who had never used the kiln before, would injure his own hands. , but it’s not good.
Xu Yinyin has studied the recipe repeatedly and is familiar with the preparation methods, but she has not tried it yet.
At this moment, I also planned to work hard until I finished it, so in order to make it easier to work, I specially changed into clothes that were convenient for working. My hair was also tied into a bunch and wrapped in cloth. Looking at it from a distance, I said:
A country woman is not an exaggeration.
To make glass, each raw material has a specific proportion. No more will do, no less will do, and you must strive to be precise, so Xu Yinyin does everything by herself. She does not intend to rely on others for fear of mistakes and failure to make it.
She didn't know which step had gone wrong, so she had to do it all by herself, so she knew it.
First, grind several raw materials-quartz sand, limestone, calcite, etc.
The firing temperature needs to be above 1500 degrees. The temperature of this pottery kiln is not much different. Let's see if it works.
After the time is up, take out the porcelain crucible. The melt inside is a little turbid and mixed with many bubbles. After stirring the bubbles to disperse, put it in again, continue firing for the same time, then take it out, and then pour it out to cool naturally and form.
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After cooling and shaping, a palm-sized piece of glass is obtained.
This glass has a faint yellow color and is not as transparent and pure as the glass of later generations, but it is much clearer than the bronze mirror. At least the silhouette of the person reflected is clear and clear.
Xu Yinyin continued to try to mix the proportions and experimented several times, but the resulting glass was also light yellow, not pure white. It seemed that it was a problem with the raw materials. The raw materials contained minerals, unlike later generations, which were mostly made of
Glass made from glass powder is naturally pure and flawless.
However, this one has light yellow glass and is more distinctive. It looks pretty good when you look at it like this.
So be it!
Xu Yinyin personally made the best cosmetics set and put it in a box engraved with a phoenix specially made by craftsmen. The bronze mirror on the first floor of the box was replaced with this glass mirror.
Then he sent the makeup box to Guanshi Wu and asked him to help him present the makeup box to the Queen as a birthday gift.
As for the cosmetic box, Manager Wu knows that it is not possible to buy this cosmetic box at Xu Ji's shop with money at the moment. There is a fixed amount every month. If you want it, you have to make a reservation.
He also knew that Lord Jiacheng had been busy at the Du family pottery kiln outside the city for half a month.
In view of the fact that the heating bag was previously made by Jiacheng Xiangjun, Wu Guanshi did not think that Jiacheng Xiangjun came in person and it was just a makeup box.
Of course, not everyone can send things to the palace. Of course, Manager Wu has to check the things that are going to be given to the Queen.
Therefore, after opening the box, he saw the glass mirror first. His face was reflected in the mirror. He clearly saw a finger-long scar on his left cheek, with a little black color.
The result of years of precipitation.
This thing can actually illuminate people's faces so clearly! It's really extraordinary!
As the emperor's confidant, Wu Guanshi immediately thought a lot. If this thing was built, it would be able to send a steady stream of gold and silver to the emperor's private treasury.
Manager Wu was deeply shocked and took a deep look at Xu Yinyin.
Xu Yinyin was calm and composed, and then took out the glass prescription and presented it, "This is a gift from Jiacheng to the emperor. I also ask Manager Wu to forward it to you."
Manager Wu took it and unfolded it, and immediately looked solemn. Then he did not dare to delay and sent someone to carefully escort the box and the prescription to Beijing!