Natural disaster at the beginning: I will lead the system to build a safe zone

The village chief allocated housing to Changle Village and others based on family units.

Of course, these houses have been made clear to the people of Changle Village in advance. Now they are just allowed to live in them, which does not mean that the house deeds have been allocated to them.

If you want to settle down in Guangming Village and own property, you need to work hard.

Shi Anan didn't want to encounter the situation of being grateful for a little and then grudged for a little. The people in Guangming Village were allocated housing for free because they were the original inhabitants here. Demolition and replacement were normal, and they also contributed to the construction of the houses.

If the people from Changle Village can get housing directly upon arrival, what will the people from Guangming Village think?

So it is better to make these things clear from the beginning. If they just want to take refuge in Guangming Village, Shi Anan can take them in out of humanitarianism.

But if you want to stay in Guangming Village in the future, you must develop good habits in advance.

Fortunately, the people from Changle Village who came here were not unreasonable. They were already very grateful to have a house to live in in such weather. They thanked Shi Anan one by one, and then went to pack up their new homes.

Shi Anan also took Dr. Li to their new home.

Because there were only two of them, Doctor Li and Li Zimu, they were assigned a two-bedroom, one-living-room brick house this time.

Although the house is a little small, it has basically everything it needs, except that it is a little inconvenient to get water.

The drinking water here basically comes from well water and mountain spring water. The spring water in the mountain has long been frozen and can't flow down. The well water is deep enough and has a lid on it to keep it warm, so it doesn't freeze thanks to geothermal heat.

There just happened to be a few villagers in the village who knew how to dig wells, but Shi Anan couldn't possibly dig a well for every house, so small houses like this had to share a well with other people.

Fortunately, when Li Zimu and his family lived in Changle Village, there was no well in the yard, so they were used to going out to fetch water.

Apart from this inconvenience, this house can be said to be better than the one they had in Changle Village in every way. There was no cold wind blowing in through every pore, and there was no need to worry about the house suddenly collapsing one day.

"Doctor Li, Brother Li, the house is a bit small, so you just have to live here for a while. If you need anything, just tell me." Shi Anan was still very caring about the talents she favored.

"Thank you, Miss Shi. This house is already great. My father and I have brought things from our home here, so we don't need anything for now. After I finish packing, I will come to your house to thank you again." Li Zimu bowed and said in gratitude.

"Okay, then you guys should pack up and take a rest. I won't disturb you anymore. You can come find me if you have any problems." After Shi Anan finished speaking, she went back amid the two people's profuse thanks.

Don’t mention it, it’s really cold being outside!

Shi Anan shivered and returned to Xiao Yi. Now that Xiao Yi had gotten to know Shi Anan better, he wasn't as uncomfortable with her as before. Seeing her coming over, he naturally took her military coat, shook off the snow on the clothes, and then hung it on the hanger.

"Are you all set?" Xiao Yi poured her a cup of hot water and asked with concern.

"Well, there are a lot of people coming this time. If I can get them all to stay, I won't have to worry about having no one to help with next year's construction!" Shi Anan said excitedly. Because the natural disaster is not over yet, the task has not been settled for her yet. Even if all these people stay, the task of the primary village is still a little short, but the rescue mission should be met.

Xiao Yi smiled faintly: "They will be willing to stay."

Shi Anan may not know how good Guangming Village is now, or how good she herself is.

But he knew that she was like a warm sun, bringing warm hope to people in this difficult world. People chased her as if they had light.

"Are you so confident in me?" Shi Anan curled up the corners of her lips at the compliment.

Xiao Yi smiled slightly and said nothing.

"Hey, where did we get to the previous question? Are you sure you can make paper?" Shi Anan turned the topic back to the point.

Papermaking was also one of the rewards she had received previously.

There was paper in the Tianqi Dynasty, but the production was not high, and only the upper class and the powerful could afford it.

Moreover, the paper here is only used for writing, and the quality is average. An An had tried to write on the paper before, but her dog-crawling calligraphy... forget it, it was all blurred into a mess.

She is now studying papermaking with Xiao Yi. On the one hand, she wants to increase production so that everyone can afford it. On the other hand, she wants to make toilet paper. People here use toilet sticks, which are bamboo strips, to wipe their butts.

She was really not used to it, so she used cut cloth strips to wipe her butt. Fortunately, she had collected a lot of it from the storehouse of the Duke's Mansion at that time, but sometimes even she felt that it was a waste of resources...

Speaking of types of paper, there have been many precious papers since ancient times. For example, Chengxintang paper made from mulberry bark is famous for its egg-like texture, jade-like hardness, thinness and smoothness. Even in modern times, it is a big challenge to completely restore this papermaking technology.

But the paper of greatest historical significance is the "Cai Hou Paper" made by Cai Lun in the Eastern Han Dynasty using materials such as tree bark, hemp heads, rags, and old fishing nets, through processes such as grinding, pounding, copying, and baking. It was since then that papermaking has been listed as one of the four great inventions.

The paper of the Tianqi Dynasty was much inferior to the Caihou paper.

What Shi Anan wanted to make the most was not the above two kinds of paper, but Xuan paper. Xuan paper is a traditional paper used for calligraphy and painting. It has the characteristics of soft and tough texture, smooth like jade, not rotten, and ever-changing ink rhyme. It is known as the "king of paper, thousand-year-old paper".

However, the raw materials for making Xuan paper are rather limited. It requires the bark of the zelkova tree and rice straw. Most of these two raw materials grow in southern Anhui. She has not seen them in Guangming Village yet, and she doesn't know if she will have the chance to find them in the future.

Limited by the raw materials, she had to give up this kind of paper for the time being and switch to bamboo paper, which is cheaper and made from bamboo.

The main raw material of bamboo paper is bamboo stems, which are made into pulp through a series of process steps, including hammering, steaming, pounding, etc., and then copied and dried to form bamboo paper. Bamboo is also widely distributed in the Lingnan region.

Although they had not started making paper before, they had made some preparations, otherwise they would have nowhere to get the raw materials in this freezing weather.

After hearing Shi Anan's question, Xiao Yi nodded affirmatively: "I have almost mastered the process, but papermaking takes time, so I may not be able to do it in a short time."

"Also, as for the toilet paper you mentioned, I guess we'll have to wait until bamboo paper is made to see if it can be improved to be softer."

Although it takes a long time, there will always be a chance to use it. Shi Anan is already very satisfied: "It doesn't matter, as long as it can be done, time is not a problem."

Anyway, so much cloth has been wasted, so I don’t care if I waste more. Anyway, it is absolutely not okay to ask her to wipe her butt with bamboo strips.