Chapter 146 The chicken lays the egg, the egg lays the chicken

You can't blame Xie Bao for this matter. He didn't know that this method of raising chickens was unique. He thought it was a tradition in Guanzhong to raise chickens with maggots.

Chickens are very rare, and they often go to the chicken yard to help. No one treats him as an outsider, so they naturally don't deliberately take precautions. The method is simple and has low technical content, and anyone can learn it in a day or two.

The vast majority of people are more or less sympathetic. When a disaster occurs in the Yun family, a young girl who has not yet left the court has no skills and no experience in the world. Before the fire, she was a spoiled young lady in her boudoir.

, one who can reach out with his clothes

Living in a honeypot; after just one night of disaster, I had to take care of my two younger brothers who were less than ten years old, and support the debt-ridden family business by myself. Not to mention the passionate Xie Bao, even someone like me can't help but feel sympathy

, a little help is inevitable.

This person may not worry about himself. There are many people in the world who are resigned to their fate. But there are two young brothers underneath.

The idea of ​​raising chickens was the product of a casual chat with Lan Ling. I no longer had any intention of avoiding others. If it weren't for Ying's arbitrary control, now every household in my village would know how to raise chickens.

At the beginning, I couldn't control the portion, and there were too few chickens and too many maggots. In order to avoid wasting it, I sent maggots to the village a few times. At that time, Ying had not intervened, so I personally asked about it. Anyone who is interested can at least find out the reason. Yun

The girl in the family kept this idea and learned a little bit before returning to normal. If Ying Zhongzhong hadn't seized power and cut off the source of technology, the Yun family would probably have mass-produced it by now.

Yun Yatou has a good idea. If she reaches a large scale, she will have a chance to make a comeback. According to Ying, the price of an egg has risen to two cents. If you raise three to four hundred chickens, you can harvest two to three hundred eggs a day, which is not a small income.

The hot prices are still not rising today. They are even worse in autumn and winter, but it is still a drop in the bucket if you want to rely on this to pay off foreign debts. You have to raise chickens to pay off the heavy debts, but it can just relieve your breath.

After wandering around for a long time, when they got home, Ying and her two daughters had already returned, and they were watching the things made by the big cannibals together. The three crystal clear green small wine glasses were ugly in terms of style alone. They didn't taste good.

It's very round, the bottom of the cup is uneven, and it's of poor quality. It's far worse than the agate cup that Lanling gave me. I don't know what the waste of money is for.

"Isn't it good?" Ying saw me taking the cup and looking at it, and said happily: "Today, the princess specially called the trickster to Xiyuan. Those bearded guys are really interesting. Before leaving, they gave the princess a cup, and the princess gave it to me.

It’s so transparent that you can see the other side.”

"It's nice. It's nice." It's good that she didn't spend money to buy junk goods. She casually put the broken glass on the table, feeling funny in her heart. Lan Ling had some exquisite glassware, but of course she didn't like the goods from this stall. Ying thought she was getting a bargain.

.Earlier I thought there was no glass in the Tang Dynasty. I first saw glass wine glasses at Mr. Cheng’s house. Although the translucent texture was far from comparable to that of later generations, my mood

I was still excited for a while, and then Cui Zhang used a glass wine jug when he entertained guests. The glass utensils used when Lan Ling invited us to dinner were no longer rare. The Wang family had just regained its strength, and it was not luxurious enough to buy glass utensils.

Understanding Ying's feelings, "If you want, I'll go say hello to Cheng Chu. He has many caravans under his command to transport some good things from outside the region for use."

"Don't worry. Let's see what it means first. We don't have the ability at home. Let's wait for a while. It's just a toy." Ying played with it for a few times and pushed the glass to the two girls. "Take it to play with and give it to you."

Already."

"There's no way to describe this thing. It's just made of sand. As for how to burn it, I had some impression before. But now I've forgotten it." He took the towel handed by the maid and wiped his face. It felt comfortable. Glass is easy to talk about.

It takes a lot of knowledge to make it, and you can't bake it just by understanding the molecular structure. The conditions in this era are limited, and the process is cumbersome, and I don't want to think about it. If only Byzantium was defeated, there would be glass craftsmen, but they are too far away, and there are many gaps in between.

Country is more difficult.

"That's not necessarily a pity. Just forget it." Ying saw me thinking deeply and gave me a gentle push. "Don't bother if you can't remember it. It might be a good thing to forget it. Even if you can, we won't do it.

I heard from the princess today that this Liuli, Huzi's side destroyed the country because of this, and it was all because of money. If our family were to do it, it might cause a lot of trouble, and it would be difficult to live a peaceful life."

"Well, it's true," I nodded. Glass is a matter of right and wrong these days, and whoever will do it will be unlucky. What Ying said was a serious way of living. "Speaking of which, we should put a kang in the yard where chickens are raised.

When the weather gets colder, maggots will grow more slowly, and when winter comes, maggots will not even grow."

"I'm going to find someone to do it tomorrow. It's business, so I won't delay." Ying stood up and ordered her servants to prepare dinner. "It's a hot day, and the eggs haven't been left outside for a long time. They've all been stored in the cellar and they're still bad. We can't hide our faces and complain.

Selling eggs is really not possible, I have to let my parents do it. Haha..."

"I want to think of a way to sell eggs to others." Inspired by the random idea of ​​burning glass, I immediately made a plan. When I was a child, my family was not rich, so in order to save some expenses, several families would often pool their money into a partnership.

When the chicken farm wholesales some eggs, there is no refrigerator at that time, so I get some lime water and brush each egg with a brush to block the air holes that are invisible to the naked eye. It can be stored for two or three months without going bad.

.My favorite when I was young

I was very happy to help the adults. Many rural areas still use this method. Burning lime is simple. When I was a child, I often saw farmers making it on the Weihe River beach. They didn’t use any limestone or the like, just put it on the river beach.

Pebbles are burned in a fire kiln for a day and then crushed to produce ash. There is a river behind Zhuangzi, and there are a lot of pebbles. Houzhuang can use an abandoned fire kiln for firing rough porcelain (semi-porcelain, pottery), and it doesn't cost a lot of money.

"It will be done tomorrow, a small matter."

"You really know how to do everything," Ying hugged the two girls and said with a smile, "This husband just married so he didn't have to worry about it. I and the two girls just stayed with me to enjoy their happiness and didn't have to worry about anything anymore."

"Isn't that right? Burn some incense and enjoy the blessings later." He patted the two girls' faces proudly and said, "I got addicted to eating eels a while ago. If I don't eat them for a few days, I'll get slanderous. I'll go catch some more when I have free time."

"My husband is eating it, but I don't dare to move my chopsticks. I'm scared after seeing her appearance." Ying looked around, her face darkened, "The fourth child died somewhere. Second daughter, have you just seen her?"

The two women shook their heads, suddenly remembered something, and pointed in the direction of the back house.

No! My crickets! Jumped up and rushed to the back house. It was too late, everything was too late. The fourth child put all the crickets in a big basin and started to fight. It was about to end... Oh my God!

They are all famous generals. I don't want to live anymore if they are ruined like this. What did I do wrong? God, please open your eyes and send this little aunt back. If possible, I would rather not eat eggs for the rest of my life.

"I don't eat eggs, what are you mumbling about?" The fourth child thought that I ruined her fun, so he took a basin and dumped all the crickets into the flower pond.

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I couldn't explain all these things to my fourth son clearly. I finally understood the reason why my father-in-law didn't take him back for a long time. I felt free and worry-free. He gave birth to three girls, and I didn't marry one of them. I still had to pay him.

If he raises one, who will I offend? Who will my cricket offend? I can’t say this yet, I’m not willing to drive away the fourth child, Yingtou.

"Why are you still looking so sad? You haven't received any news? We won't send troops this year, so don't worry about it." Lan Ling came over early in the morning and saw that I was not angry at all. He comforted me: "I'm still lifeless. There are a lot of things that can be done in a year.

What are you worried about?"

"No, it has nothing to do with it. I'm worried about the country and the people..." It can't be said that it's because of Cricket that I feel uncomfortable. It's hard to describe how I felt when I faced a pile of empty flower pots in the morning.

"You?" Lan Ling pointed at me and laughed, "Don't make people laugh. You don't dare to expect my husband to have such ambitions. I'm afraid you'll be lazy again and pretend not to move, right?"

"Hey, I'm just lazy today." Lan Ling is good at this. He knows how to persuade people. He stretched his body and said, "Come with me to burn stones today. It's very useful. It's a high-end product."

Ying has already prepared the manpower for me. This is my first time. I don’t plan to burn too much. I followed six strong laborers to look for stones on the river beach. I don’t want any that are too big because they won’t be burned thoroughly. It wastes firepower and I look for some fists first.

The bigger the test, the faster it burns.

After we brought it to Houcun, we started the fire. I didn't know how long it would take, but I guess six hours would be enough. I ordered my servants to keep watch, and after three hours, I took it out of the kiln, let it cool down, and kept it out of the water. Then I brought it back.

When I got back, I had someone set up a firewood pot in the yard, and grabbed a few handfuls of tea leaves and salt to cook in. Ying and Lanling looked at the freshness and wondered what kind of spirit I wanted to become. When I got up early to pick up pebbles, I remembered that my family used to make eggs.

Now that I have begun to toss about the method, I have come up with it all at once. The tragic fate of the cricket aroused my fighting spirit. Without saying anything, I first chose the egg against the sun.

"Choose fresh eggs. They must be fresh. Stale eggs are not acceptable." I taught Ying to select them one by one. Lan Ling watched with interest and joined in the fun. "Mix the wheat husks, sawdust, and wheat straw evenly, and let the servants cook some more.

Plant ash comes out." There is no alkali surface in this era, plant ash can be used as a substitute.

Pull the burned stone back and smash it into powder. You don't need to grind it into powder. Add it to the pot with plant ash and stir it into a paste. Paste the selected eggs with mortar in the pot and then dip a layer of wheat hulls, sawdust and wheat straw on the outside.

Stir the skin, put a few drops of wine into the jar, seal the mouth of the jar with mud, and you're done.

As for using dilute lime water to brush the eggs to keep them fresh, Ying gave the maids a few worn-out brushes, and brought all the eggs out of the cellar and brushed them again, so they were no longer afraid of being damaged. Seeing that the eggs were finished, she turned to Ying and said: "

Mix the remaining ash with water and let them use it to paint the walls of the chicken yard, maybe it will do some good."

"Don't tell anyone, or I will really silence you." Seeing that Lan Ling had been looking at it for a day, all the trade secrets were leaked, "You must keep your mouth shut."

"Go!" Lan Ling rolled his eyes at me, "I've been making trouble all day and I still don't know what tricks you're playing, but you're not willing to tell them because I'm afraid others will hear the joke."

"Hey, you will understand in six days. I can't explain it to you now." Silly girl, a princess who has never eaten a changed egg is not a good princess. "This lime is a good thing. This lime powder is mixed with clay, slag and sand."

The foundation and rammed walls are much stronger than usual, and they won’t collapse easily when exposed to water. Painting a layer on the walls can prevent moisture and insects, and it looks nice if it’s white, right?”

"Well, there's nothing we can do about it. I can't seem to pull it out. Even if you silence me, I'll keep talking about it." Lan Ling has no taboos about these things. As long as she thinks it's useful and can improve people's lives, she will promote it.

"What's the point of this? Are you going to cheat money after doing this? You have a lot of money, so I'll buy your land for this recipe. Come up with a price and we'll discuss it."

"Are you buying a prescription for burning lime?" Seeing Lan Ling's seriousness, he smiled and said, "I knew what you were thinking, so I showed you. If I want to make money, I won't secretly sell it? Who do you think I am?

People, you keep the eggs a secret, the lime is for everyone to use, you can tell anyone you want."

"That's ridiculous. It happens that Zhuangzi over there is going to build a house. I'll have someone try this method tomorrow." He stood up and said goodbye, "It's still early, so I can make arrangements when I go back. I forgot to tell you. Tongguan

The coal mines over there have been excavated, and the Ministry of Works is personally supervising them, and they will be shipped to the capital in two months."

"Is it any good to me?"

"No, why do you always think about the benefits? They are all reported with your name. Isn't it good to leave a good reputation?"

"It's up to you, but you have to pull a few cars for my family in winter."

On the evening of the fifth day, I opened the jar where the eggs were sealed and peeled one out with my own hands. Yes, it was very beautiful. The protein was translucent with a hint of golden color. I handed it to Ying, "Doesn't it look good?"

"Well, this is the first time I've seen an egg look like this. It's like agate. Are you just looking at the ground?" Ying lifted it up and used the light to look at it over and over.

"Silly sister," I found a piece of silk thread and cut the egg into four pieces. I don't like it because I always think it tastes weird. "Try it and see if it suits your taste."

"It's delicious." Ying ate up the four petals in one go, chewing quickly with her little mouth. "It's a good thing, especially since the egg yolk is filled with oil and gas. It tastes much better than usual when cooked."

"That's good. The second daughter and the fourth child will come back later and have a taste of something new. Take this thing out, at least it is ten times the price of eggs. Isn't it much more cost-effective than raising chickens?" I put the changes in the jar.

The eggs were all poured out and arranged neatly, "Didn't you tell me to stop spending money recently? Selling eggs is shameless, so we will follow this method from now on. Our family will do it exclusively and let your family sell it. Calculated, it will be a big income."

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Ying pondered for a while and then shook her head, "It was okay at first. If we really succeed in business, our chickens won't be able to lay so many eggs. We will have to collect some from everywhere." She said and picked up another one.

, carefully smashed the mud on it to reveal that it had become clear.

Eggshells, "Also, whether you give them away or exchange them for money, you can't take out the mud shells baked outside. You have to clean them. The princess will spread the method of burning lime in the future. Once someone sees through it,
To be continued...