Xiao Ye heard that Xiao Nianzhi was busy with work, and felt a little guilty. Not only did he not help when he came back, but he also had to eat a lot of food, which wasted a lot of time for his sister.
After Xiao Ye had a hasty meal, he went to see Xiao Nianzhi.
Xiao Nianzhi is already making the next batch.
There was not much lye left, so Xiao Nianzhi was going to work on the cement after finishing it.
Of course, before cement, there is one more thing that needs to be solved urgently.
That's a telescope.
But when it came to grinding glass, Xiao Nianzhi was not ready to do it himself.
too tired!
And I am too useless, so I might as well direct it myself.
After Xiao Ye came over, he briefly exchanged greetings, then changed his clothes, did some simple cleaning, and started working.
With three people working together, and with help from others, the speed is still extremely fast.
The time required for the preparation and saponification reaction is not very long.
So, the next batch will be made soon.
Two days later, all the lye was used up, and Xiao Nianzhi also made a lot of soap.
Unfortunately, it still needs to wait for drying and cannot be used for the time being.
Xiao Ye felt quite itchy looking at it.
But he didn't study well in the past three days, which made him feel a little guilty.
Therefore, after this matter was over, he honestly packed his things and prepared to report back to the Imperial College.
It had been three days since Xiao Ye came back, but Xiao Zhuo, the head of the family, only came back to stay for one night, and only stayed for less than two hours. He hurriedly packed his things and went back to work.
The aftermath of the Song family's rebellion still needs to be dealt with, and various tasks need to be dealt with. There are a lot of troublesome things, and all departments are naturally very busy.
And because all the officials involved have been dealt with, resulting in many vacancies, officials from various ministries are now being used in place of two, or even three.
It's normal to be overwhelmed.
Xiao Nianzhi was worried and asked a few questions. After knowing that Xiao Zhuo had no other problems for the time being except being busy, he felt relieved.
The Song family still has some remaining parties to deal with, but it doesn't look like there are many.
Because Lu Jingyuan and Yu Mingchao were both arrested, Xiao Nianzhi was safe as no one was watching her for the time being.
After making the soap, Xiao Nianzhi rested at his residence for two days and then applied to His Majesty to go to the official kiln.
His Majesty is also very busy now, but as soon as Xiao Nianzhi's matter was reported, he still approved it in time.
After a while, Xiao Nianzhi packed up his things and went to the official kiln.
It's almost April now, and the mountainous countryside is slowly returning to green.
It's just that it's colder here, so many wildflowers haven't bloomed yet.
However, the spring breeze is getting softer and softer. It is not like before, where the sky was filled with wind and sand every day. It makes the environment better and makes me feel more comfortable.
Here in Beijing, spring planting will probably start from the end of April to the beginning of May.
Thinking about spring planting and the current yield per mu, Xiao Nianzhi wanted to do something.
but……
She won't!
She admitted that she was a little waste!
So, my goal for tonight is set again, let’s read a book honestly.
However, the increase in yield per mu in later generations is often related to the improvement of seeds.
She has never been exposed to these, so she just started it?
Xiao Nianzhi felt that it was still not safe.
As for fertilizers and the like, it is also relevant, but the production of chemical fertilizers itself has a certain degree of pollution.
Moreover, today's fattening is actually not a big problem. It may not be enough, but with some improvements, production will increase.
The main reason lies in the source of seeds.
Thinking of this, Xiao Nianzhi couldn't help but have a headache.
Simply ignore it for the time being, let's make the glass you need first and polish the telescope honestly.
Xiao Nianzhi fumbled with the glass of the telescope.
There are some ready-made books in the study room.
However, climate, temperature, etc. also have an impact.
So, it works right the first time?
Xiao Nianzhi didn't dare to think so boldly.
Because today's craftsmen have rich experience in glass firing, Xiao Nianzhi went over and exchanged his experience with them.
With their help, Xiao Nian succeeded in weaving the glass after three attempts.
At least, Xiao Nianzhi thinks it should be possible, right?
But because it takes time to shape the glass, the time is not short.
By the time the satisfactory glass was fired, it was already April.
The eighth day of April is the birthday of Feng He, the second brother of the Feng family.
Xiao Nianzhi was afraid that he would forget, but he specially wrote down the birthdays of these people, and asked Isatis to help me remember them.
The gifts were prepared early in the morning, Yishui's Four Treasures of the Study.
The Feng family was rich, and Xiao Nianzhi gave him gold and silver, but the other party might not be surprised.
So, let’s stick to the cliche.
If Xiao Nianzhi is free and not busy, he might still have time to do some surprises.
However, there is no time and I have to supervise everyone grinding glass.
Ground glass was not always smooth sailing, and there were several failures in the process.
Until the seventh day of April, Xiao Nianzhi was still at the official kiln.
Fortunately, the results were good today, and two craftsmen did a good job.
When Xiao Nianzhi assembled the ground glass, held it in her eyes, and looked into the distance, the scenery in the distance became clearer and clearer, which made her unable to help but get excited.
Yan Xingxuan has been by her side, and when he saw the little girl being so excited, he was also a little moved.
Is this done?
Xiao Nianzhi had already mentioned the principle of the telescope to Yan Xingxuan.
However, there is still a difference between oral presentation and finished product.
What you hear with your own ears is far inferior to what you see with your own eyes.
Therefore, Yan Xingxuan was also quite curious at this time.
Fortunately, Xiao Nianzhi quickly delivered the things to him: "Quick, quick, come and take a look."
You will never know how amazing a telescope is until you get started with it!
Even though what Xiao Nianzhi said before was particularly magical, Yan Xingxuan was just looking forward to and curious about it, but he couldn't really imagine what it would be like.
However, when the scenery that was far away became clear at a close distance through this small thing in his hand, Yan Xingxuan's breathing quickened!
This, this, this!!!
Just because Yan Xingxuan doesn't ask about court affairs doesn't mean that he is a dandy who doesn't understand anything.
At least, he still understands some important information and the like!
From the moment Xiao Nianzhi told him about the telescope, Yan Xingxuan understood the role of this thing in the court.
Now that I have actually seen it, I am so excited that I can't help but tremble all over.
He couldn't wait for a moment, so he reluctantly took the things back, turned his head, and said in a low voice: "Think about it, I'm going to enter the palace."
I have said this thing a long time ago, and it will be presented to His Majesty once it is made.
Therefore, there is no need for Yan Dexuan to ask Xiao Nianzhi for his opinion at this time.
Of course, Yan Xingxuan will not covet this skill.
Moreover, it is of no use if he is greedy for this.
Even so, he still asked: "Do you want to be together?"
