Tang Junliang was very diligent and quick-witted, but not a talkative person. Chen Jiu's temperament was similar to that of Tang Dongzi. He was round and festive. Although he came late, he quickly started chatting with them.
Those Lanzhou people didn't guard him very much and basically answered all questions.
Chen Jiu was also really curious, so he asked them: "What is there to do in Lanzhou? How is it different from us here?"
"There are many differences," the man said with a smile: "Border towns and grasslands, there are many people coming and going, many merchants, and many soldiers..."
"Oh! I know!" Chen Jiu said: "I've heard that your place is close to the border! There is an invincible Huo family army!"
"What Huo Jiajun!" The man laughed and said, "Where is the Huo Jiajun anymore! They have all become Du Jiajun!"
When he said this, even Han Yi became a little curious: "Didn't I hear that the Huo family has been a god general for generations? Didn't it say that the border has always been guarded by the Huo family's army?"
"No more!" The man lowered his voice: "The current chief general at the border is named Du! General Du!"
Chen Jiu asked: "What about General Huo?"
The man whispered: "Dead!"
Chen Jiu was startled, "Oh!"
The man couldn't help gossiping: "Before, the Huo family had indeed been full of great generals for generations. Old General Huo Bo was known as the General of Victory. He was really brave and incomparable! But... bad things come from good things, and his son Huo Bo
Yi was a useless person. It is said that he was in the military camp and only knew how to write poems and paintings all day long and did not do any serious work. Finally, he heard that his wife had died. He was so sad that he died in front of the battle...
…but he is a passionate seed.”
"What a sentimental seed!" Han Yi couldn't help but said: "If you do this on the battlefield, wouldn't you be a loser!"
"Hush!" the man said: "Be careful what you say, be careful what you say! Don't talk about state affairs! Drink!"
Tang Shiyue listened with great interest.
I never thought that there are really people who die for love in this world?
But if it was true that he died for love on the battlefield, then as Han Yi said, it would be a bit inappropriate, right?
She turned around and was about to gossip with Qi Jing, but she caught sight of Qi Jing's expression.
He lowered his eyelashes, pressed his eyebrows slightly, pursed his lips into a straight line, and sat upright as always.
However, she had that feeling again, that inexplicable sadness when Qi Jing said, "Even if you succeed in learning, it may not be a good thing."
He must be the queen of the generals, right? Has he ever seen a battlefield with his own eyes? Was his father also a member of the border war?
The husband holds the Wu hook with only one hand, and his spirit is higher than that of a hundred-foot building.
Battles on the battlefield have always been cruel. The world has only seen him become a prince thousands of miles away, but who can see his blood-stained battle clothes?
Tang Shiyue immediately lost interest in listening to gossip and called him with a smile: "Ah Jing?"
Qi Jing quickly raised his head: "Huh?"
Tang Shiyue smiled and said, "I said before that I asked you to do something. Do you want to know what it is?"
His dark eyes looked at her intently, and the corners of his mouth curved: "I want to."
Ahhhhh! This word was so damn sweet! My heart melted when he said it!
Young man, you are so cunning! You are so heroic! How cute! What a great treasure this is!
Okay, I’ll give it to you, I’ll give it all to you! I’ll give you all my kingdom!
She kept roaring in her heart, but she took out a piece of paper very calmly on the surface: "Actually, it's still brewing, but if you use my method, the wine you make will be several times stronger than the current wine."
She took out the drawing from her sleeve pocket, spread it out, and explained it to him in detail.
The more Qi Jing listened, the more attentive he became. Looking at his expression, he knew that he must have stopped listening to what the group of people outside were saying.
Tang Shiyue secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
She felt that if she became the emperor, she would definitely be a coward. Just to distract him, she unleashed such a big move... Damn it, this kid Qi Jing is really lucky to meet her! You are so lucky.
Brat!
The two chatted enthusiastically and got excited about it. They went out to find a coppersmith and ordered two sets of small ones according to the drawings. They told the craftsman to keep it secret.
In fact, she still quite believes in the professional ethics of this era.
Because in this era, craftsmanship is extremely valuable, and what you learn will almost mean what you will do for the rest of your life. Therefore, you must abide by the unspoken rules of many industries, otherwise you will be regarded as a traitor by the entire industry.
When the two of them came out, it was already dark, so they went directly back to Jubao Village and came back the next day.
Those people left early in the morning, and Han Yi took them to see the goods and then to the best Lin's dyeing shop in town.
Wool needs to be washed and dried first, and then dyed using the dyeing method.
Yellow and purple are easy to offend, and light colors are too intolerant to stains. Tang Shiyue has only chosen red, blue, green, and black for dyeing, and each color is divided into two shades.
In fact, red and blue fabrics were the most common in ancient times because safflower and indigo were easy to obtain.
There are no ready-made chemical pigments for dyeing these days. For example, for bright red, you need to use safflower cake, decoct it with black plum water, and then purify it with alkaline water several times. The more times it is purified, the brighter the color.
Purple is made of hematoxylin as the ground and alum as the base.
For black color, dye it dark green with indigo water, boil reed wood and bayberry bark in equal parts and cover with water.
Green and bean green are dyed with barberry water and covered with indigo water. Oil green is dyed with Sophora japonica and covered with alum.
Cork, like safflower and indigo, is a kind of plant.
Although this is probably the case, the dyeing workshop naturally has its own secret recipe, which is probably to use salt to brighten, lime to fix the color, and alum to color.
In fact, wool is easier to dye than many kinds of cloth. I tried it a few times first and dyed a few balls separately. After all tests showed that there was no problem, Tang Shiyue nodded and then started dyeing in large batches. The key is to dye it evenly.
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This is a big project, and it is also a big business for the dyeing house, and it will be done for a long time, so they must be very concerned about it.
It is estimated that once everything is dyed, the workshop will be almost completed and the work will begin.
When the time comes, we will first recruit people to twist the thread. All the little girls in the country can twist the thread. Wool is easier to twist than linen, and it does not hurt the hands, but it is very time-consuming.
When Tang Shiyue returned to the village, it was dark again.
The nine-year-old grandson of the patriarch's family was waiting at the entrance of the village. When he saw her coming, he stepped forward and said, "Sister Yue! Grandpa has something to do with you, so he asked me to wait for you here!"
Tang Shiyue smiled and pulled him up, got some snacks for him to eat, and then drove the mule cart directly to the patriarch's house.
The old patriarch and Li Zheng were both there, looking like they had been waiting all day.
Tang Shiyue said quickly: "I'm sorry, I have something to do today and I went to the town. I didn't know that my uncle and Li were looking for me."
"It's okay," the patriarch said cheerfully, "Can we have some food?"
Tang Shiyue was not polite and said with a smile: "Not yet, I want to give my uncle a bowl of soup cake."
Seeing that she was out of sight, the old patriarch's expression became gentler and he said with a smile: "When you get to cousin's house, of course I can't let you go hungry."
Of course, he couldn't send her away with just a bowl of soup cakes. He quickly asked his daughter-in-law to cook, and said to her: "Yue'er, I have discussed with Li Zheng about the workshop. Let me talk to you."
He looked at her expression.
Tang Shiyue said with a smile: "Yue'er is young and has little knowledge, and may have some ill-considered considerations. Just tell me."
The head of the Tang family laughed and said: "You are indeed kind and righteous by asking unmarried girls to learn from you, but once this skill is spread, how can we compete with those high-ranking families? Rich businessmen? Some have established a reputation.
The cloth and embroidery shop in the country already has ladies with skillful hands, and we country girls can’t compete with them.”
Tang Shiyue also thought about it: "That's right! I didn't expect this! The clan leader is still insightful!" (To be continued)