On the way to escape famine, my parents divorced

Chapter 165 Li Ji Paper Mill is completed!
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By the time the millet in the field sprouted, the foundation of a large piece of land beside the river bank was also laid.

To be honest, it’s only been seven or eight days. How could such a large piece of land be completed so quickly?

It’s still the role of money!

At the beginning, Zhao Youcai and Zhao Youtian brought about twenty people from Zhao You's family to work for Li Shiyue's family, and the people from Li Shiyue's side also joined in.

The first day we just spent half the morning cleaning up rubble and weeds, and then we had stewed chicken soup for lunch!

Of course, each person can only get two small pieces of chicken, but the soup is unlimited and everyone can drink it.

Li Shiyue never took this little bit of money seriously. If you want the horse to run, can you stop it from eating grass?
Once this paper mill is built, it will be a steady source of money!
Therefore, Li Shiyue was quite generous in the initial investment.

After having stewed chicken soup for lunch, the boss and his team worked more enthusiastically in the afternoon.

Moreover, the wages for this job are paid on a daily basis, and today's work is light physical labor, so the same price is given to everyone, regardless of gender.

Li Shiyue also asked Li Wangshui and Gou Laosan to drive the people from Zhao You's family back in the evening.

This made Zhao Youcai and his friends feel very embarrassed, but in Li Shiyue's words, "You are here to work for me, so it is only right that I have chartered the car for this trip!
From now on, I will hire a car from your village to go back and forth twice a day, so you don’t have to waste time on the road.”

So, on the second day, in addition to the original twenty or so people, ten more people came to Zhao You's house.

There is strength in numbers. Even though there are only a dozen more people, the progress is really changing every hour!

However, with more people there was more food to eat, so Li Shiyue asked his mother to take Shitou and Li Qiutian to Qingsong Town to buy some food and meat.

In order to save money and also to visit Dahei Mountain, Li Shiyue, Zheng Meiniang and Li Xiatian, who brought a bow and arrow, went to Dahei Mountain.

However, this spring is the breeding season for animals, so we didn't catch anything. We just dug some wild vegetables and mushrooms and came back.

The lunch that day included stewed mushroom soup. People could drink as much soup as they wanted, but the amount of aged rice was limited, with two bowls for each person, regardless of gender.

This aged broken rice is much cheaper than old grain. It tastes really bad, but it can just satisfy your stomach.

So, when Sun Daqiang from Sunjiayao brought Sun Xiaofu and others to deliver bricks, they saw that Liujiatun had changed a lot.

Li Shiyue went over and directed the people from Sunjia Kiln to unload the bricks in a special place. She counted the number, took out her purse, weighed it, and handed it to Sun Daqiang.

"Patriarch Sun, please weigh it. This is the money for this trip.

The extra money is for tea with the uncles and aunts who delivered the bricks. They are far away, so I am sorry for troubling you to come here."

Sun Daqiang was a little surprised. It was the first time he met a boss who was not picky and paid more money, and she was a young female boss.

"This, how can this be so embarrassing?
We originally agreed that the package would be delivered, this."

Li Shiyue wiped the sweat from her head and wiped it on her sleeve casually. She interrupted Sun Daqiang directly: "Uncle Sun, I won't be polite with you, just look." Li Shiyue pointed to the people all over the ground, some were laying the foundation, some were cutting wood, some were moving bricks, and some were carrying stones. There were people everywhere, "I'm really busy, really busy!

Logically, I should treat you to a meal, but I really don't have the time. Every household in our family is busy building houses and has no time to rest.

I gave you this extra money because I saw that we delivered the bricks on time and with good quality. If things don't work out in the future, you won't get this money anymore.

Uncle Sun, take it and share it with others. It’s not much, but it’s my thoughtful gesture, isn’t it? "

Since Li Shiyue said so, how could Sun Daqiang have the nerve to say no?
Moreover, Li Shiyue's voice was quite loud. Sun Xiaofu and two other members of the Sun clan, who were closer to them, had already smiled and were thinking about how much more money they could get. If he said no at this time, he would really anger everyone.

Therefore, by the time all the bricks from the ten kilns that Li Shiyue had promised were delivered, the Li's Paper Mill on the riverbank had already taken shape!

The paper mill is next to the river, making it convenient to get water.

It is divided into five large areas. The one closest to the river is a retting pool with four large pits. In the future, wild hemp, tree bark and other things will be put in here to ferment into fibers.

The second area is the well-ventilated cooking area, which is used to soften the plant fibers so that they can be crushed into pulp.

The third area is a huge water tank built by a stonemason, which is used to rinse and dilute the pulp.

Then, we went into another room, which was specially used for making paper. The papermaking pool was made of bricks.

At that time, use the suspended sieve to scoop it into the uniform paper pulp, and an experienced person will be able to get a wet paper sheet in no time.

The last room is used to dry wet paper sheets and is the best ventilated place.

In fact, according to the papermaking guide that Li Shiyue bought from the system, he should also build a drying wall specifically for drying paper in humid weather.

However, Li Shiyue specifically asked Liu Laozhang about the weather in Liujiatun throughout the year, and he was told that there is only a rainy season of more than half a month in the summer throughout the year, and the rest of the time is mostly sunny.

Li Shiyue temporarily skipped the baking wall, but left the space open, thinking that he could do it again if needed in the future.

However, the paper mill is now just about to start operation, so we have to pick a good day.

Although Li Shiyue didn't really believe in these things, she followed the local customs and went to Qingsong Town to find an almanac master to calculate a good date and set it.

On the day of the paper mill's beam raising ceremony, Li's mother went to Qingsong Town in advance to buy a pig's head. She heard this from Granny Liu, who said that she had to be careful with the quality of the pig in the future business.

There was someone in Wang Shisan’s family who could play the reed pipe, so Li’s mother spent money to hire someone to play it.

So, amidst the deafening sound of reed pipes, Li Shiyue, wearing a brand new suit of clothes, stepped forward solemnly and burned incense to offer sacrifices to the sky without a smile on his face, and then a dozen men, shouting slogans, went up to the main beam of the paper mill.

Li Shiyue heard the obvious movement of the card slot, and the important task of putting up the beam was completed.

Finally, everyone shared the big pig's head, drank a glass of wine happily, and looked at the old paper mill happily. They felt proud because they built it!

After dinner, Li Shiyue called Zhao Youcai over. Zhao Youcai's face was red from drinking. Before Li Shiyue could say anything, Zhao Youcai knelt down in front of him.

Li Shiyue was a little confused. At first, she thought Zhao Youcai was drunk and couldn't stand. She gave up what she wanted to say and said to Zhao Youtian who was standing beside her: "Help your brother up quickly. Come on, I can still talk to you tomorrow."

As a result, Zhao Youtian also knelt down directly in front of Li Shiyue.

Li Shiyue, who was sitting on the other side, and Li Qiutian, who was sitting on the other side, looked at each other, both of them were full of confusion.

“What are you doing?

I pay my daily wages on time, so you can’t blackmail me.”

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