Chapter 12 Auspiciousness
【Official signing, celebrating with flowers】
"Here, here, here, and here, dig two feet to dig the roots first."
"These new bricks are probably not good, but the size is the same, but the dough is too rough. If the food is eaten, the wall will be uneven."
"This column is the craftsmanship of Mr. Jiang, Shuijing Hutong. If you want the paint to be the same as the old and the same color, you have to ask him to come out of the mountain."
"Take the old tiles to the top, pinch the edges, use mortar to hold the new tiles in the middle, and you can't see them..."
"Put the bottom..."
“On the eaves…”
As the saying goes, experts will know if there is any.
There was no reason why the old man was chosen to practice Taoist palace for the emperor. He just turned his hands behind his back and made a clear arrangement for everyone.
The only thing that aroused objections was his arrangements for Wang Shouye - most of the hard-working chores were pointed out by the old man to his son.
However, I heard that Wang Shouye had soul-free disease and had forgotten his skills since elementary school, so everyone felt relieved - the fresh-entered raw melon seeds can only do this.
After that meal, it was already past [3:00 pm] and there was no one dealing with the day before.
The main reason was that everyone worked together to clean up the ruins and walls in a category, and then set up a canvas tent to hide the rain on the spot.
The next day, it rained.
Laying foundations, pods, and laying brick walls.
On the third day, the rain turned cloudy.
Upright columns, roofs, hook beams.
The fourth day, sunny.
Clang~
A large lump of glutinous rice mortar was shoveled up against the ground, and Wang Shouye's arms raised slightly. The shovel first swung about a meter high, then turned nimblely in the air, pouring it into the bamboo basket on the wall without any bias.
It was probably due to his muscle memory that in just two days, he went from being busy at the beginning to being at ease.
Cook glutinous rice, boil lime, build a tripod, and put on the materials...
He served seven old squads alone, and could take a break from his busy schedule and have a few sips of tea.
Whenever someone sings country songs or says some jokes about meat and vegetables, Wang Shouye will always be the first to be a good person and support him.
At first glance, he seemed to have completely integrated into this construction team and the new identity of the children of the craftsmen.
But Wang Shouye's heart was restless all the time!
Every day, I sweat profusely, don't have a dirty face, and I don't take a shower for a few days, and I can burn out pottery figurines when I put them in the cave.
How could this look like the life that time travelers should have?!
In fact, when I have free time these two days, Wang Shouye was thinking about how to get rid of the shackles of the lowly craftsmen and complete the initial capital accumulation - this step is necessary. Otherwise, even if he has a ready-made way in Prince Yu's Mansion, he would probably not have the capital to cling to others.
Not to mention, after thinking about it, he really thought about a business that would make sure to make a profit:
Making and selling cement!
There are two main types of adhesives for construction nowadays. One is the cheap and difficult-to-use three-metal soil; the other is the easy-to-use glutinous rice mortar.
If cement can be made, there is no doubt about the sales!
Although it is definitely not as good as violence like glass, it is the most suitable business for the Wang family.
Moreover, the cement production process is the simplest, but there are only two steps to gather: crushing and firing.
If you don't force quality in the early stage, it should not be difficult to burn.
The main technical problem is how to achieve stable, efficient and cheap crushed stone.
"Be aware of your business and add more materials!"
After a closer look, it turned out that this hydraulic mill was built by several grain merchants in the city. In addition to meeting their respective needs, it only undertakes business assigned by the official warehouse and is not open to the public.
If the people in the city have any needs, they usually go to the animal mill opened by the Liu family. The main business of his family is a carriage and horse business. He never charges money to grind rice and noodles for people. He just keeps the bran and feed the livestock in the carriage and horse business.
This is really a pleasure and a failure.
After leaving the hydraulic mill in disappointment, Wang Shouye stood on the noisy street, not knowing where to go, suddenly heard someone shouting not far away in front:
"Don't miss it when you pass by. Liu Tiezui'er, the apprentice of the capital, is going to open a new book in our store! It tells the story of Taizu's conquering the world. After passing this village, there will be no such store!"
But it was two waiters with towels on their shoulders in front of a restaurant, who were summoning customers at the top of their voices.
Liu Tiezuier seemed to be a famous figure. When he heard that it was his apprentice who opened the book, many people were immediately attracted.
Anyway, there is nothing serious to do for the time being. Besides, the restaurant is full of talk, so you can also learn about some customs and customs.
Wang Shouye simply followed the crowd and walked into this restaurant called "Yingbinlou".
Yingbin Building is divided into two floors. At this time, sixty or seventy percent of the guests were already sitting in the lobby downstairs. In addition, the newly recruited ones were almost filled.
After asking Wang Shouye clearly, he didn't mind playing tables with others, so the waiter led him to a place near the stairs and sat in the same place with two other individual customers.
He spent three cents to order a pot of tea and ordered another dried fruit platter - in fact, it was half a plate of melon seeds and half a plate of peanuts, and a few chestnuts were sprinkled in the middle - Wang Shouye pretended to be leisurely and raised his ears.
At this time, the storyteller had not yet appeared on stage, and the hall was bustling with people, mostly half of them were chatting or looking forward to the performance for a while.
But the most eye-catching thing is the three "kanyes" by the window.
Judging from the accent, these three are not locals, and they talk about everything from all over the world.
"Did you hear that? A tribute boat was overturned from the grain inspection building and rushed a group of old Xi'er, so she almost committed suicide by holding a fat pig and jumping into the river."
"What kind of tribute boat is that? Haven't you heard of any fat pigs in Shanxi?"
"What other tribute boat can be used to send Xiangrui! I heard that the old sow is over a thousand pounds, so I'm afraid that it's almost a sperm. The old Xi'er didn't dare to eat it himself, so he sent it as Xiangrui, and ended up feeding it all to the Dragon Prince."
"What's this? Chengde sent a big watermelon a while ago. Neither guy could hold it together!"
"The radish I saw that day was half a head taller than me. Just this, it was said that it was wilted on the road!"
"I'm afraid there are 180 pieces of Xiangrui sent to Beijing in the past six months?"
"Not stop, not stop! Who wouldn't say last time? These days, "Auspiciousness is everywhere, and there are many rare treasures as many as dogs"!"
"If you want to say that this year it's also evil. Not only the crops in the fields have grown crazy, but many beasts are a pound of pounds a day."
"Isn't it! But it seems that this rare thing happened in the north. What will happen if you cross the Yellow River?"
"Yes, yes! At the end of June, Nanjing made a few wheat ears as auspiciousness. As a result, when we arrived in our northern Zhili, we turned around and went back - more than half of the wheat in the common people's fields was stronger than his auspiciousness!"
When several kanyes talked about this, they couldn't help but burst into laughter.
Wang Shouye was not laughing.
His heart was full of four words: Revival of spiritual energy!
In fact, when he heard the old man talk about rare things in the fields before, he thought about this. However, after first getting news from Prince Yu's Mansion, he came up with a way to make a fortune, and then he left this matter behind.
But if I really catch up with the revival of spiritual energy, can I still not get the cement?
You should know that half of the spiritual recovery plots in the novel are mixed with natural disasters and man-made disasters.
The control and coping power of ancient governments was far inferior to that of modern times. If they really had a mess in the future, would they still do something nonsense?
I was so confused that I suddenly heard the gong outside, and then someone shouted at the top of my voice: "Wang Shouye, Wang Shouye! Wang Shouye in Nanxinzhuang, can Wang Shouye in Nanxinzhuang be here?!"
Wang Shouye was in a daze and realized that he was calling his name. He quickly got up and looked out the door, but the street was bustling, so where could he find the person who called?
So he put a few big money on the table and hurried out of Yingbin Tower.
Standing on the steps in front of the door, Wang Shouye was about to put on a shed and look around when a yamen runner with his waist was suddenly out, and he grabbed his pulse with his hands and shouted:
Chapter completed!