Hu Fan sighed again, "Yeah, I didn't expect it to end like this."
"Sir, what should Sun Jian do?" He Dali couldn't help but feel a little worried.
Without any witnesses, we can only believe Sun Jian's confession.
"Forget it, let Sun Jian and the others go." This was Hu Fan's helpless choice.
It was getting dark, and Sun Jian and Shi Gang hurried back to Xiaojia Town.
Arriving at the door of the inn, Sun Jian suddenly stopped.
There is a signal left by Shi Yan in the corner at the entrance of the inn.
This signal means there is danger inside the inn.
Just when Sun Jian was hesitating whether to go in or not, Lao Wang, the shopkeeper, walked out of the store and looked up to see Sun Jian.
Lao Wang was stunned for a moment, then came to his senses, "Oh, isn't this Master Sun? Why are you back?"
Sun Jian was stunned at this question and subconsciously asked, "Why can't I come back?"
Lao Wang shook his head, took two steps forward, and said mysteriously, "I'm afraid you don't know. After you were taken away by the army that day, the people who came with you were also taken away."
After saying this, Lao Wang directly handed out a piece of silver from his sleeve.
"Master Sun, you'd better go elsewhere. I really don't dare to keep you here."
Sun Jian became anxious upon hearing this and grabbed Lao Wang's shoulders, "Where did you get arrested for whatever you said?"
Lao Wang shook his head and told Sun Jian roughly what happened that night.
Sun Jian basically understood this time. According to Lao Wang's description, it was Yang Zhi and Liu Rumei who came to arrest them.
Sun Jian was a little angry when he thought of this.
He pulled Shi Gang and turned around to leave, "Come on, follow me back to the county town and find Liu Rumei to ask for someone."
After following Sun Jian for a few steps, Shi Gang suddenly said, "Brother, it seems that Chen Xiaobei saved both of our lives. If we were also surrounded, we would probably become prisoners."
Hearing Shi Gang's words, Sun Jian suddenly stopped.
"What you say makes sense."
"So, I, Sun Jian, owe Chen Xiaobei a big favor."
At this time, Chen Xiaobei was still busy nervously.
Put the glutinous rice in your own iron pot and start simmering the juice. The glutinous rice should be simmered until it becomes mushy, then its juice will be useful.
While cooking rice, Chen Xiaobei went to the entrance of the village to chop some bamboo.
Chen Xiaobei chooses bamboos that are as thick as his fingers. The thickness of the chalk made from such bamboo joints is just right.
Chen Xiaobei split the bamboo joints in half, and then tied them together tightly with ropes.
In this way, after the chalk is set, it can be easily disassembled and taken out to dry.
Looking at the thick glutinous rice, Chen Qiaoer couldn't help but licked her lips, "Brother, is this rice porridge delicious?"
Xiaobei smiled. He took the bowl and poured some for his sister, "Try it."
Chen Qiaoer took a small spoon and scooped some out, put it in her mouth, "It's almost like rice."
It can be seen that there is still a little loss in his eyes.
Chen Xiaobei suddenly had a thought. He remembered the time in his previous life when he ate rice, which required adding sugar.
Although sugar is a rare item at this time, as long as you have money, you can buy it even if it is rare.
So next time you go to the city, you might as well buy some sugar and let Chen Qiaoer experience the sweet feeling.
Chen Xiaobei mixed lime and glutinous rice juice together, stirred evenly, and then poured it into the bamboo joints.
Then take a wooden stick and pound it hard until it is firm.
Throughout the night, Chen Xiaobei made thirty or forty pieces of chalk, which can be used for a period of time for writing.
The next day, Chen Xiaobei got up early without eating, and ran to the classroom carrying ink to make a blackboard.
But when he came to the classroom, he discovered that although the craftsmen had worked hard enough to make the walls as neat as possible, they were still not smooth enough.
Yes, although it looks very flat, it is still far from being able to write on it.
Chen Xiaobei hesitated again and again, and finally gave up.
Polishing these stones to a smoothness that can be used for writing is not something that current technology can achieve. In other words, it is too difficult.
So he had no choice but to use wooden boards. Nail the wooden boards to the wall and then dye them black.
Of course he had to go to Carpenter Zhang if he needed wood. Thinking of Carpenter Zhang, Chen Xiaobei couldn't help but smile. He promised to help him find two apprentices, but this matter has not been done yet.
Therefore, he had to deal with this matter first, so he turned around and went straight to Lidong's home.
After coming down from the mountain, I spent the next two days at the beginning of winter catching up on my sleep. After all, it’s not good to have a good night’s sleep in the mountains.
When he heard that Chen Xiaobei was coming, he got up from the bed embarrassedly.
"Brother Xiaobei, I'm sorry. I've been very tired these past two days."
Chen Xiaobei nodded, "There's nothing going on in the village these days, just take a rest."
"I came here to tell you something. Please ask me later."
"Carpenter Zhang wants to take on two apprentices."
Upon hearing this, Lidong smiled, "He has said it before, but if an apprentice charges five taels of silver, then who can afford to learn?"
"No, he doesn't charge tuition this time, and he also takes care of food and accommodation."
"Really?" Lidong's eyes were full of surprise.
"Really, you told me personally yesterday."
After receiving confirmation from Chen Xiaobei himself, Lidong smiled.
"It's a simple matter. I know Xiaowen has always wanted to learn it, but his family can't afford it. I'll ask him later."
After saying this, Chen Xiaobei changed the subject and said, "Also, you have heard about Sun Jian. He is gone, but he gave money, so we have to continue to repair this chain bridge."
"Okay, you have the final say."
Chen Xiaobei stood up, "I want to hand over the work of making wooden boards to Carpenter Zhang, which can be regarded as our support for him."
After hearing this, Lidong gave Chen Xiaobei a thumbs up, killing two birds with one stone.
Chen Xiaobei turned around and ran to Carpenter Zhang's house. When he saw Chen Xiaobei coming, he seemed very polite and took two apples from the house and handed them to Chen Xiaobei.
While eating an apple, Chen Xiaobei told Carpenter Zhang his thoughts. The first job was to make blackboards for several classrooms.
Chen Xiaobei compared the appearance and size of the classroom blackboard in his previous life memory to Carpenter Zhang.
The width should be from the ground to the waist, and if it is long, it should be at least one foot.
Carpenter Zhang listened very carefully and kept nodding.
"Chief, please don't worry. For the sake of the children, I will do this job well for you."
After talking about the blackboard, Chen Xiaobei told him the approximate dimensions of the wooden boards to be laid on the cable bridge.
"This is the plank to be laid on the bridge. It must be at least one inch thick. In addition, the chain bridge must be at least twelve feet. You have to know the quantity well."
Carpenter Zhang wrote them down one by one, and finally said with some embarrassment, "I have to do so much at once, I can't handle it all by myself."
Of course Chen Xiaobei understood what he was thinking, "Don't worry, I have asked you about your appointment as a disciple, and I will send you a letter in the next two days."
Hearing this, Zhang Carpenter finally showed a smile on his face, "Okay, I'll let you worry about it."