HCB Chapter 118 The Birth of the Pencil
Chapter 118 The Birth of the Pencil
Sister Wu has already told you that you and Sister Wu will receive the same pay as the maids of the Wang family. Do you have anything else to say?"
Sister Feng thought about Mr. Wei's instructions when she came here:
"Find out what she discovered, help appropriately, and get out of here safely..."
"Miss, my sister can also help. She can ask for less compensation."
"How about this, your salary will remain the same, but your sister will be paid based on the number of days she works. She will be paid based on the number of days she works."
Wang Jinyi glanced at Wu Mei, and Wu Mei immediately understood:
"Okay, miss."
"You guys go down first, Wu Mei stays."
The Feng sisters waited outside the hall. Wu Mei stepped forward and asked,
"Miss, do you think Sister Feng is suitable to be a martial maid?"
Wang Jinyi originally wanted Wu Mei to understand the details of the two people. With Wu Mei's personality, it was impossible for her to find out the details of others.
"Sister Wu, please be careful as requested. Rest at home for a few days and don't rush back home."
"Miss, I'm actually fine now. It's okay if my face is a little swollen!"
"Just listen to me. You should also find out how much they were paid for their previous jobs. Go get some medicine from Zhu Yu and bring it to Feng Mei. You must help her apply the medicine yourself."
"Yes Miss, you are a good master, you have a really good heart."
After saying this, Wu Mei bowed respectfully to Wang Jinyi.
"Miss, do they still do what I do?"
"Yes, but you must be careful and don't get hurt again. You should focus on taking care of your health and not arouse suspicion. As for the investigation of the oil mill, you still have to be cautious.
It would be even better if we could find out the source of the goods in the store and what they do with the tung oil.”
"Hey! I want to know if there is any business of the Cao family that needs tung oil? ...
Oh, there seem to be too many of these. You three probably can’t handle them all. Forget it, just be careful to protect yourselves and conserve your strength!"
Hey! Let’s do it the same way.”
"Miss, I've got it in mind. I'll report back to you if I find anything.
I'll take them away first."
Seeing Wang Jinyi nod, Wu Mei clasped her fists and bowed, then went out and left with the Feng sisters.
Qingyu and Zhuyu came in and wanted to reply, but Wang Jinyi raised his hand to stop them.
"Zhu Yu, let Wang Jin come in."
Wang Jinlai walked into the hall and bowed properly.
"Wang Jinlai, have you seen the two sisters that Wu Mei brought just now? Try to find out where they live and check the government's household registration.
Let's see if there is any information about them in the dental office."
"Miss, can you let Steward Wang come with me? He can go to the government to investigate in the name of a member of the Wang family."
"Okay, wait in the corridor for a while. I'll go talk to my mother and ask Steward Wang to come look for you."
Wang Jinyi asked Zhu Yu to tell her mother and called Wang Guanshi. Soon Wang Guanshi and Wang Jinlai left the house.
Everyone around Wang Jinyi was sent out, so she calmed down and started studying step by step day after day.
I get up early in the morning to memorize books and record new stories, waiting for news from all sides.
Since meeting the Feng sisters in the main hall, Wu Mei has not returned and reported any news, not even from the Cao family oil mill.
Wang Jinlai didn't find out anything. The neighbors said that the Feng sisters came to live with their relatives. It seemed that there were other people in this family, not just the two of them. But the strange thing was that the neighbors couldn't clearly describe the other members of the family, let alone what they looked like or who they were.
The government couldn’t find their household registration either!
Wang Jinyi became suspicious. He should ask the person directly to avoid wasting time.
Qingyu came in and reported:
"Miss, the clay, glutinous rice paste and animal glue are all ready. Madam is waiting for you at the laundry pool."
"it is good."
Wang Jinyi became excited when he heard this and jumped off the chair.
"Nurse, help me change into an old skirt and find me a smock. I want to go play in the mud!"
The nurse quickly put down the ink stick and began to change the little girl's clothes and dress her up again, but she couldn't find any clothes that were too old after searching for a long time. Finally, she had to find a small coat and wear it outside.
The wet nurse stayed in the house.
I ran to the laundry room with Qingyu. It was the westernmost courtyard. Pushing the door led to a yard with a well and a large stone pool in it.
There is a wide terrazzo table for washing clothes.
I looked around and found that my mother had already started cooking glutinous rice paste.
Wang Jinyi remembered that she had made colored pens in her previous life and gave them to Chen Zhiyuan as a holiday gift.
So for me, charcoal pencils don't seem to be difficult. I once checked on Baidu that pencils are just graphite and clay, which is extremely simple.
In this life, all you have to do is imitate the coloring and smoothness of graphite. Color pencils are even easier to make, just mineral pigments and clay...
It can be seen that graphite is not irreplaceable, but it just needs to be tested with clay to determine the ratio.
At the beginning, we need to let everyone see hope and have a direction. Thinking of this, Wang Jinyi asked:
"Mr. Wenbai, how many types of pottery clay and clay are there?"
"There are three kinds of clay this time. One is pottery clay and the other two are clays obtained from the mountains."
"Wang, come in and weigh the clay. There are several kinds of charcoal."
"Mr. Wenbai, has the clay been sieved?"
"The lady just got it, and hasn't had time to sift it yet."
"Okay, next time you get it, make sure to sift it before mixing it with the carbon ash and putty!"
"it is good."
After a while, Wang came in and packed the five portions of clay separately, and also put the weighed different types of carbon ash into large ceramic bowls.
"Mr. Wenbai, each of us has one portion. Stir it like this, then beat it evenly, and then pound it like making wood ink.
The large stone slab for washing clothes was very powerful. Several people lined up and began to stir the ash powder in their own bowls.
When Qingyu saw this, she pulled Wang Jinyi away:
"Miss, you can't do it, I'll do it. Just watch, and if you see anything that's not right, tell me."
My mother brought over the cooked glutinous rice paste, a whole jar that looked to weigh more than 10 pounds.
If Wang Jinyi said one day that she wanted to build the airplane from her previous life, her mother would probably help her without hesitation.
This absolute trust is Wang Jinyi's motivation. This is pure maternal love. Wang Jinyi doesn't want to disappoint her...
In the laundry yard, the sound of mud falling came one after another. After half an hour, three shiny black mud blocks were basically formed, and then they were hammered back and forth with a wooden hammer to make them solid.
Wen Bailei's face was covered with black and white streaks, Wang Jinlai's face was also covered with black streaks, and even Qingyu's hands and face were covered with black mud.
Wang Jinyi thought of the need for quick drying, so he decided to use pine charcoal mud as the first experiment.
"Wang, come in. We can use the pine charcoal mud to do the experiment. Wrap the other mud pieces with oil paper and don't let them dry out.
From now on, you just need to follow today’s steps.”
Wang Jinlai and Qingyu wrapped the two pieces of ink mud neatly with fine oil paper, tied them with hemp ropes, and arranged them neatly.
The two maids in the laundry yard found it curious. They shook off the water droplets on their hands, wiped their hands with their aprons, and came over to watch the fun out of curiosity.