Chapter 110 Nianzi

Huahong was always surrounded by people when she went out, begging her to help get some wheat seeds.

Bonus would never agree to this matter. Lin Yan had repeatedly emphasized that wheat seeds could never be given away casually, and she could not hold back.

By the time Lin Yan finished packing the wheat seeds, it was already mid-September. Things in the field came to an end for the time being, and she went to the laboratory.

He went to Bai Chen's house first, but no one was there, so Lin Yan went to Shi Zhi's place.

"Are you done?" Seeing Lin Yan, Shi Zhi was stunned for a moment before asking.

Lin Yan nodded, "Well, the wheat seeds have been taken care of, so there's no need to work in the fields. I'm here to see you. Do you know where Bai Chen went?"

"I don't know. Everyone is busy. I'm making the roller you mentioned. I've already made a sample. It's a small one. You came just in time. Let's take a look at the effect."

While the two were talking, Ye Cong came in, "Lin Yan, why are you here?"

"We've finished the work in the fields, come here to work." Lin Yan rolled his eyes, "Why are you making such a fuss? It seems like I shouldn't be here."

Ye Cong said hurriedly: "I'm so surprised to see you. Why do you keep not coming? We will all forget you."

"It's my fault." Lin Yan pointed at himself, "I have big things to do and don't have time to come."

"Okay, let's stop talking nonsense and get down to business." Shi Zhi walked towards the roller as he spoke, "Come and take a look. I peeled some chestnuts and dried them in the sun to test the effect of the roller."

On a circular stone plate, a cylindrical stone roller is fixed on a wooden frame, which looks very delicate.

Lin Yan reached out and touched it and praised: "Not bad. Once the stone mill is made, it will be easier to thresh wheat in the future. When the millstone is made, you don't have to worry about making flour. Quickly put the chestnuts on the milling plate.

, I’ll push it.”

Lin Yan pushed the roller hard and turned. He was secretly glad that he had been working hard for more than half a year and had developed it. Otherwise, he really couldn't push it.

Seeing the stone roller rolling around and crushing the chestnuts into flakes, Ye Cong picked up a piece and squeezed it gently, turning it into crumbs. "Not bad, as expected."

When Lin Yan turned around three times, all the chestnuts were crushed into small particles. She said, "Shi Zhi, if you push a few more times, they should be crushed into powder."

Shi Zhi said nothing, rolled up his sleeves and pushed the roller to spin quickly.

After a while, the chestnuts turned into tiny crumbs.

Ye Cong brought a mesh sieve, and several people transferred the crumbs to the sieve and passed it through again, and then obtained finer chestnut powder. The large pieces on the sieve were then placed on the roller and crushed again.

After trying it out, it was confirmed that the noodle was very successful. Lin Yan looked at Shi Zhi and Ye Cong, "You two have very strong hands-on skills. I'll rely on you from now on."

"Of course, we are the smartest people." Ye Cong said happily, "But compared to you, we are still a little behind."

Shi Zhi didn't think so, "Lin Yan just knows a lot, but it doesn't prove that she is smart." He felt that he was the smartest person.

"You're right, I have an innate advantage." Lin Yan agreed. From her observation, she found that Shi Zhi has a high IQ and quick reactions, making him a good prospect.

When Bai Chen came back, several people were talking about how to make millstones. They wanted to make samples before the cold season so that they could make bigger ones next year.

Lin Yan raised his head and saw Bai Chen, and said happily: "You are here, what are you doing? You are covered in stains."

"I went to the papermaking workshop and changed the proportion of slurry." Bai Chen was a little surprised when he saw Lin Yan, "Why are you here?"

Shi Zhi and Ye Cong laughed.

Bai Chen didn't know why.

Lin Yan rolled his eyes at them and said, "Ignore them. Have you counted how many pieces of paper the workshop has produced this year and what the pass rate can be?"

Although yellow paper can be produced, the yield is extremely low. It is very unstable. One batch is only half successful, and the quality of another batch is very poor. These problems continue to result in no paper being used.

Bai Chen plunged into the papermaking workshop and worked on it himself, unable to control the entire process and unable to guarantee quality.

Mentioning this, Bai Chen pursed his lips and said in a deep voice: "According to statistics, the pass rate is less than 10%. So far, a total of 234 pieces of paper have been made. The yield rate of the first batch was high, but the subsequent ones were not as good.

That. I've been looking for the reason, but I haven't found it yet."

It was also the first batch to be made with good quality, which gave Bai Chen enough confidence. Who would have thought that such good paper would never be made again.

The reality made Bai Chen gradually realize that in order to have more stable output, every link must be improved. She has been studying, but not making much progress.

Lin Yan smiled and said, "Don't be discouraged. If it can be done, it must be possible. It's just that we haven't mastered the skills yet. Keep working hard and we will definitely be able to do it."

Bai Chen nodded, "I won't give up."

She still remembered Lin Yan's ambition, which was to use paper as the basis to print books, make banknotes, spread knowledge, etc.

"Okay, in order to reward you all, I brought you good things, so I went to call you all."

Lin Yan picked up the small sack he brought and placed it on the table.

"What is this?" Ye Cong said, reaching out and opening it.

"Go call someone." Lin Yan slapped his hand away.

Ye Cong didn't care and ran to find someone.

After half an hour, the eleven people in the laboratory gathered.

Lin Yun was pushing the roller, Shi Zhi and Bai Chen were passing through the sieve, and Lin Yan was collecting the fine flour into the basin.

Shui Sheng was the last one to arrive. He was rooted in the Civil Affairs Bureau every day. He had to go through countless accounts and calculate them, and he was so busy that he was dizzy.

Seeing everyone busy, he asked: "Is this flour?"

Hua Min laughed and said: "Yes, you recognized it at a glance. This is the result of Lin Yan's work for more than half a year, and he came here to reward us today. I can't wait."

"Me too. This flour looks delicate, so it shouldn't taste bad." Ye Cong chuckled.

Everyone's faces were filled with smiles, and they could finally taste the flour Lin Yan was talking about.

Lin Yan said cheerfully: "Hong Ling has the most skillful hands and the most delicious food. She will make noodles for us today."

The pots, pans, and oils in the experiment are all fully stocked. Sometimes everyone gets busy and doesn’t have time to go home to eat, so they make do with a meal here.

Lin Yan brought seven or eight kilograms of wheat that could not be used as wheat seeds just to enjoy it with them.

As the most trusted partner, you should receive special treatment.

Mao Mu replaced Lin Yun, pushed the roller with flying strides, and said happily: "Hong Ling, hurry up, we are waiting to eat."

Everyone else laughed.

It was said that Hong Ling took action, so everyone also helped. An hour later, the hot noodles came out of the pot and were poured with hot oil. Who could bear the taste? They scrambled to pick up the bowl and put it in their mouths.

There were too many people, so we had to take turns eating.

Shi Zhi grabbed a bowl first, and after finishing his meal, he watched eagerly as the people behind him ate.

After everyone ate the fried noodles, they all felt that one bowl was not enough. They wanted to have a few more bowls, but unfortunately there was not so much flour.

At this time, they all understood why Lin Yan was planting wheat in the fields.
Chapter completed!