The next day, the weather was not good, and it started drizzling. If there was rain, it would be impossible to dry the paper. Fang Kang was anxious. After a while, he went out three times to see when the rain would stop, but the rain was getting heavier and heavier, and there was no sign of stopping.

Fang Kang's face was always covered with sorrow. Xu You sat in the corridor, his eyes falling into the misty rain in the distance, and said, "Is there no way to dry the paper?"

"Kang Road?"

Fang Kang shook his head and said, "The sun drying rack is usually used, some are standing and some are lying..."

“Are those?”

There are rows of wooden frames in the northwest corner of the yard, all of which are split into two pieces, about five feet long and three inches high. There are stents in the middle to support wet paper and receive sun exposure.

"Yes, that's the drying rack!"

"Apart from that, what should I do when it rains, just like today?"

"There are walls on rainy days. Please see. The two walls over there are. The inner walls are smoothed with white ash, covering straw and wheat straw on the top. On the one hand, it can prevent excessive exposure and on the other hand, it can also prevent rain from getting wet. However, the rain is too heavy today, and the walls cannot stop it..."

Xu You looked around and saw two parallel walls, more than nine feet apart, about six feet high, and smiled and said, "Which wind wall is like this. I need to paint a layer of thin batter on the wall, then apply wet paper, and then remove it after it is air-dried, right?"

Fang Kang also laughed and said, "The Langjun is a real expert. I say these are really ugly."

There was a paper stand and a wind wall, but there was no kang road. Xu You rubbed his hands and drove away the cold air that seemed to be about to get into the bones from his clothes. He stood up and said, "The wind wall is afraid of rain, so create a fire wall that is not afraid of rain!"

The fire wall is similar to the wind wall. It uses two parallel earth walls to form a clamping lane. The only difference is that it does not need to be that high. It is covered with top and creates a fire inside the clamping lane when drying. Then use copper tweezers to spread wet paper on the wall and use the hot air emitted from the gap to dry.

It takes three layers to build a fire wall, with bluestone slabs inside, rammed earth in the middle, and bricks outside. Xu You asked Yan Shujian and knew that there was a workshop for firing bricks and tiles in Xiling County to the north, so he asked Cang to send two divisions to buy some hollow refractory bricks with Yan Shujian.

The Chinese people actually had a very early history of using refractory bricks. The famous Qin and Han tiles already had high refractory resistance. For example, the refractory bricks unearthed from the Wafangzhuang site in Nanyang have a refractory strength of between 1463℃ and 1469℃, which fully meets the needs of baking paper.

Xiling County is not far away, but it takes two days to go back and forth. Xu You left Cang Chu to guard Sajinfang and took Shanzong back to Jingyuan.

As soon as I entered the yard, the autumnal equinox rushed over from the rain, with tears in his eyes, grabbed Xu You's sleeve, bit his lip and said, "Xiao Lang!"

Xu You was startled and thought something had happened. He covered her body with the umbrella in his hand and said, "What's wrong? Don't be afraid, I'm here, who bullies you?"

The autumnal equinox lowered his head, snuggled up to Xu You without saying anything. The winter solstice held an umbrella and skirt, and ran out from the corner of the corridor, shouting about the autumnal equinox, and the autumnal equinox, don't get wet until the rain. When I looked up, I saw Xu You, slowed down, smiled playfully, and said, "Xiaolang, no one bullies her. It's the autumnal equinox that I hope you will come back every day, and I have to go to the gate to look up every day..."

I see.

A trace of tenderness arose in Xu You's heart. After the change of the Autumnal Equinox, he relied on each other for life, exiled for thousands of miles, had nowhere to live, and was as anxious as a dog that was strayed, but he had never been separated for more than one day. This time he went to Sajinfang to live for almost a month, and the two had never met each other. No wonder she couldn't hold back herself and could not stop her tears.

"Aren't I good at it? Don't cry. If you cry, you will be so ugly that you can't see anyone!"

"Xiao Lang!"

The autumnal equinox twisted his waist and raised his head. The pear blossoms were raining. His extremely beautiful little face had a faint charm at some point.

Xu You reached out and rubbed her hair bun, scraped her nose, and said, "I'm hungry, stop crying, go and make something to eat!"

"Yeah!" The autumnal equinox quickly wiped away his tears and said, "I'll go right now!"

"Wait, I'll give you an umbrella..."

"Mr. Lang, I'll go with the autumnal equinox!" Shanzong touched his stomach and said, "I can't wait to wait for hunger, so I'll go to the kitchen to get some food to cushion your stomach first!"

"Okay, go!"

Shanzong raised the umbrella obliquely on the head of the autumnal equinox, and most of his body was exposed to the rain. Even the pirates of taking care of the girl were still there. The Winter Solstice accompanied Xu You in and whispered: "Yan Cheng had a secret meeting with Tang Zhiyi four days ago, and he had no idea what he said. After the secret meeting between the two, Tang Zhiyi sent two confidants out of the city and were still asking me. However, Tang Zhiyi was very careful and did not leak any words, so it was probably difficult to find out..."

"I have been developing a new papermaking technology with Lao Jiang recently, deliberately supporting Yan Cheng, asking him to stay in the city to take care of the Sibaozhai shop and not be allowed to come to the shop easily. Now he meets Tang Zhiyi, which is nothing more than saying this."

"Eat something outside! Xiaolang, should you arrest Yan Cheng?" Dongzhi sneered: "I promise that within an hour, he will let him pour beans into the bamboo tube and explain all the bad things he has done."

"Keep him for now, I will still be useful in this person in the future!" Xu You pondered for a while and said, "Don't worry about leaking secrets. This time, the improved papermaking technique has only made slight adjustments to the details, and will sooner or later. Even if Yan Cheng doesn't betray us, I will take the initiative to spread this skill to my colleagues when the time is right."

The business matters, Dong Zhe knew the best. However, when she was in Guo, half of her energy was dealing with various business information. When Xu You said this, she was shocked and said, "Transfer to outsiders? Xiao Lang, from ancient times to the present, all secret techniques have not been passed down. If this is the case... how can you make money by doing business like this?"

Xu You's eyes were distant and deep, and he said softly: "Papermaking is of great significance. Promoting one day earlier is a great thing for the entire Chinese. As for whether to make money or not, it is not that important!"

The Winter Solstice seems to be unaware of it. If it is not important to make money, then why do you have to engage in business? Since you want to do business and merchants are pursuing profits, it is well known that there is no shame. Why try to gain fame and pass on your own secret skills to outsiders?

But no matter what, she could feel Xu You's broad mind, which is different from many businessmen, many scholars, and even more from those mediocre people who are busy making a living.

For the first time in her life, she felt a certain spiritual power, not as naked as power and money, but it was directed to the depths of people's hearts.

"I listened to Xiaolang... But I felt uncomfortable when I thought that Liu Yu and Tang Zhiyi could make money from it!"

Xu You laughed and said, "Although I want to do something small for this country, I am not Sun Guan, who treats all living beings as one. People like Liu Yu do not know how to advance and retreat, press forward step by step. Now that I have not taken action to deal with him, I have already given him a mercy. I want to get a piece of the pie? Be his dream of spring and autumn!"

The eyes lit up in the Winter Solstice and said, "I'll just say that Xiaolang is not a pedantic person..."

"When I came back, Cang had already made arrangements. People from Sajinfang were not allowed to go out. Three people had to go out. People outside were not allowed to come in and send rice and food to the gate and return. Yan Cheng, including Yan Cheng, could not get in touch with the most confidential part. In this way, it would be no problem to keep it confidential for three or two months. After three months, there are many ways to make money and no longer need to rely on improved papermaking."

While talking, the two walked to the third entrance. He Ru sat by the small pond in the yard, holding a fishing rod in his hand, wearing a bamboo hat and a straw raincoat, and fishing leisurely. The winter solstice smiled and said, "Early early this morning, the sky had just rained a few drops, and He Langjun shouted to fish in the rain to enjoy the joy. Zuo Langjun couldn't resist, so he had to make a bamboo pole for him and buy a straw hat strawcoat. Now, from Chenshi to Weishi, even lunch is used here."

Xu You shrewd at the Winter Solstice, then tiptoed behind He Ru, and happened to see the float made of reed stems swaying slightly up and down, indicating that a fish was touching the bait, picked up a stone the size of a fist, and smashed it in.

thump!

The fish ran away in shock and said that the splashing water splashed He Ru all over. He did not get angry, and he did not look back. He sighed and said, "Why bother Qilang?"

With his wisdom, he knew that there was no need to look back. There were only Xu You who dared to smash fish with stones behind him.

Xu You stood with his hands behind his back, looked at the layers of ripples in the pond, and smiled and said, "I only realized today that his wings were so elegant!"

He Ru collected the bamboo pole and handed it to the Winter Solstice to put it on. He stared at Xu You and said, "Bring the bamboo pole to fish for Qi. Wouldn't you think? Don't get it away!"

"Qi Shui is scattered, cypress oars and pine boats. I'm traveling to express my worries!"

This is a poem in "The Book of Songs? Wei Feng", which describes a woman in Weiguo who married a foreign land. When fishing in Qishui, she couldn't help but think of her relatives from afar. He Ru used this to express her longing, and Xu Youhui returned to the joy of reunion. The two looked at each other for a moment, laughed at the same time, and it took a while to stop. He Ru joked: "Qilang has been reduced, it seems that the Yu family's cooking skills are not as good as her beauty..."

Xu You resisted the urge to roll his eyes and said helplessly: "The Winter Solstice is here, what are you talking about crazy things!"

The Winter Solstice giggled and said, "I heard nothing!"

Xu You glared at her, pointed at He Ru as if he was serious and said, "There are two chefs in Sajinfang, one Fan and the other Yu. You just want Yu to say something about it. Do you like someone else? If you really want to, I can make the decision and tell you about this marriage!"

He Ru was defeated and said, "I am a monk who was instructed to say, "Why are you talking about? Don't make the Buddha angry, but affect Qilang!"

"Ha, at this time do you admit that you are a monk?"

"Whether monks or Taoist priests are concerned with convenience and convenience to others. When it is convenient, let alone admit that they are a monk, even if they admit that they are a Taoist priest, I will be calm and calm!"

"To put it nicely, this is called adaptability, and to put it badly, this is called shameless!"

He Ru smiled slightly and said, "Is that right? Half an hour after Qilang came back, Gu Fujun came from Wu County and held a winter festival party by Qiantang Lake ten days later to invite Qilang to attend. Will Qilang go or not? If he goes, he is among the famous scholars, but he will do business with merchants. Wouldn't it be like me, a monk and a Taoist priest?"
Chapter completed!