The poor man grows watermelon

What Su Ye wanted to give Huo Da was paper, to be exact, a kind of rough mulch paper.

He had the idea of ​​making paper when he was in Hucao Division, but he never took the time.

Being locked up in the Hou's mansion these days, Su Ye was in a panic, and there happened to be two mulberry trees in the courtyard, so he cut off a few branches from the side, peeled off the bark, dried them, and soaked them in the lotus in the backyard. in the pool.

After counting the days, it has been more than ten days, and it just happened to be taken out to continue processing.

Chupi paper was included in the national intangible cultural heritage list in 2008. According to the records in ancient books, the entire processing process has dozens of procedures and takes several months.The final product is fine in texture and as white as jade, for the imperial court.

What Su Ye did was a concise version published online. Although the quality is greatly reduced, it saves time, effort and materials, which is most suitable for the current situation.

After peeling, drying and soaking, it is boiled and boiled, adding appropriate amount of plant ash, and boiled for at least five hours.

Then take the softened mulberry skin out of the pot, first chop it on a chopping board, and then pound it finely with a stone pestle.

Take a flat fine sieve and immerse it in the sink, spread the pounded wood pulp evenly on the fine sieve, and beat it gently.

After this step is done, the paper can be removed and the moisture removed.Finally, ignite, dry and polish, then peel off the paper and cut.

In three days, Su Ye will be able to make the finished paper.

-

Yu Feng went back and forth, happily carrying a bundle of fresh bark, but was stopped by the porter.

These newly replaced concierges are used to looking at people with their nostrils, "What do you think you are, and you still want to enter through this main entrance?"

The other party's attitude really made people uncomfortable. Yu Feng didn't want to cause trouble for Su Ye, so he said in a good temper: "Yu was ordered by your master to come and deliver things, and please help me, big brothers."

"My master? Heh!" The porter sneered, with obvious disrespect for Su Ye.

Yu Feng frowned and his face sank.

On the other side, a small and thin Shuang'er quietly ran to the Zhusheng courtyard, and said softly to Su Ye: "Master Qi, the guest who came before noon brought you something, and now the concierge is blocking you." , Slave, slave looked at it, it seemed that... there was a quarrel..."

Although Xiao Shuang'er's voice was not loud, she spoke clearly. Su Ye didn't ask any more questions, and walked towards the gate of the mansion in three steps at a time.

When Su Ye arrived, Yu Feng just kicked an arrogant concierge to the ground. The others were about to rush forward, but Su Ye stopped him.

"Is it true that the Su family has no rules at all?" Su Ye kept a stern face, appearing even more stern and majestic.

What he was talking about was the Su family, not the Yong'an Hou's mansion—these things that were eaten by others were not originally taught by his mansion.

No matter how disrespectful the concierge was behind the scenes, they didn't dare to make mistakes in front of the rightful owner. They didn't expect Su Ye to come, and he came so timely. At this moment, they could only kneel down and apologize.

"Damn you little ones! I thought this person was here to make trouble, so I didn't dare to disturb the Lord!"

This was a beautiful statement, Su Ye snorted and didn't even look at them.

When Yu Feng saw Su Ye, his anger immediately subsided, replaced by deep guilt, "Little Ye, I'm sorry, I was impulsive, I shouldn't do it..."

"If you move it, move it. I'm sorry who? Next time someone stops me, just do it." Su Ye's voice was not high, but he beat straight to the apex of everyone's heart.

A group of concierges bowed their heads even lower, not daring to even complain.

Yu Feng looked at him with eager eyes - such a small page is really beautiful!

Su Ye ignored the gazes of others and directly brought Yu Feng to Zhusheng Courtyard.

At this time without Huo Da, the two could have a good conversation.

"What's going on in the village these days?"

"Don't worry Xiao Yezi, everything is fine." Yu Feng clearly concealed the matter of Yu De's revenge without even turning red.

Su Ye asked again: "How is Maverick? Is there..."

Yu Feng saw the worry on his face, and said quickly: "Don't worry, I've been filling it with medicine according to your prescription these days, and it's cured now. I entrusted it to Aunt Xia before I came out, and I definitely can't take it anymore." Wronged."

Su Ye breathed a sigh of relief.

He put his gaze on Yu Feng's face, and asked with a smile, "Are you okay? Why do you look thinner?"

Yu Feng touched his face, and grinned heartily, "Maybe it's dark, and it looks thinner. Hehe, don't worry about Xiaoyingzi, everything is fine at home, just... everyone... miss you, and look forward to it You go back."

Su Ye pointed to Chu Pi under the corridor, and said jokingly, "With this, I'll be able to go back soon."

Yu Feng was convinced of his words, and his whole body became excited, "Great, really great! I cleaned up the shed two days ago, and dug out the underground kiln you mentioned earlier. It's time to close it soon, just, just wait for you to go back..."

Su Ye listened to him patiently, with a faint smile on his face all the time.

A figure flashed by the window, Yu Feng looked over vigilantly, and frowned.

"Continue." Su Ye whispered.

Yu Feng quickly realized and continued to mutter.

Su Ye pretended to be listening, and picked up the teacup naturally. With the cover of his sleeves, he stretched out his free hand from the short legs and touched Yu Feng's leg.

Yu Feng was taken aback for a moment, and soon returned to normal.

There was something extra on his leg.

"Take it away, don't be searched out, and don't show it to anyone, not even the general." Su Ye looked into his eyes and said almost silently.

Yu Feng nodded solemnly.

Su Ye watched helplessly as he took off his shoes, pulled out the insole, and put the thing the size of a maple leaf in it.

Yu Feng put the shoes back on his feet again, and explained cheerfully: "Auntie Chunjiu said that this insole is specially made for me. If I have gold leaves in the future, I can hide it like this!"

Su Ye raised her eyebrows, "Gold leaf? When do you have to earn it?"

Yu Feng squeezed his eyes and said seriously: "Isn't there a small page here? I don't mind eating soft rice."

"puff--"

Su Ye couldn't help laughing - this person always has a way to relax him.

-

After Yu Feng left, Su Ye called Shuang'er, who had reported the letter, over.

I don't know whether it was intentional or not, but the man happened to be waiting under the corridor.

Su Ye took a special look at him, and found that this man had delicate features, but his complexion was sallow, his body was thin, and his ten fingers were as thin as chicken feet.

If Su Ye remembered correctly, he was originally a servant who cleaned the yard.

Usually he is dressed in coarse linen clothes, but today he is wearing a fine linen gown with silk half-arms outside. He looks very decent, but the clothes are too big and don't fit well.

"Aren't you always in the backyard? Why are you here today?"

"If you're going back to the master, the butler said that you must have someone to serve you, so he sent the servant here." His voice was slightly neutral, but it was not offensive.

Su Ye immediately figured out the key point.

He didn't have any personal entourage by his side, maybe the chief steward had arranged one for him temporarily in order to save face when he heard that Huo Da was coming.

What Su Ye didn't understand was why this man wanted to help him.

If he hadn't made a noise outside just now, Su Ye would never have noticed that someone was eavesdropping.

"what's your name?"

The thin Shuang'er fell on the ground, her voice muffled, "The younger one is named Su Ya'er, yes, it was bought by the old Hou Ye from outside, not a slave born in the family..."

Su Ye realized it, no wonder.

Huo Da came to visit unexpectedly today, and the family servants were afraid that Su Ye would take the opportunity to make a big fuss, so they definitely didn't want to come and get involved, so this hard work fell on the helpless Su Ya'er.

Su Ye breathed a sigh of relief, and felt more trust in her heart.

Su Yelan remembered Su Ya'er. At the beginning, the reason why the old Hou Ye bought him back was because he took a fancy to the identities of his twins, in order to take care of Su Yelan conveniently.

It's just that Su Yelan didn't remember why he became a rough envoy and servant later on.

Su Ye thought, probably because he was excluded!

"Get up quickly, you don't need to kneel." Su Ye helped him up and said gently, "Thank you for today's matter."

Su Ya'er raised her head abruptly, then buried it immediately, and replied tremblingly: "Master, master, you are serious, slave, slave is terrified..."

After that, no matter how soft Su Ye's tone was, Su Ya'er didn't dare to get up.

It wasn't until Su Ye put on a threatening face that he stood up tremblingly, his face still cautious.

Su Ye sighed helplessly, the evil feudal system!

Afterwards, Su Ye asked some more questions, and Su Ya'er didn't hide anything, and answered everything she knew.

It was only then that Su Ye realized that there was such a big commotion today, and no one came from there. It turned out that it was because the clan was ranked high, and one counted as one, and they all went to the capital to worship their ancestors.

The Su family was originally from the capital, but they moved to Zhili County because of the war. At that time, Su Yang was in charge of a [-] garrison, and those people were counting on Su Yang's protection.

Of course, they did achieve their goal.

Su Ye knocked on the table very happily, just taking advantage of the quietness of these two days to make the mulberry paper.

When those people come back from the capital, they will definitely know the news of Huo Da's visit, and this small courtyard will not be so quiet.

-

The three-day appointment arrived in the blink of an eye.

Huo Da felt awkward, originally he didn't want to come, but there was an alarm clock beside him to remind him on time, so if he didn't come, it would appear that he was giving up.

This time he came alone and deliberately did not bring Yu Feng.

Thankfully he came.

The moment he saw the paper, he knew he was in the right place.

On the thick yellowed paper, small characters of the password code are written neatly, and dozens of them can be written on a piece the size of two palms.

This is far beyond the bamboo slips.

Huo Da saw its value at a glance, and asked impatiently, "What is this?"

"The person who invented it called it 'paper'." Su Ye said unhurriedly.

Huo Da was taken aback, "Didn't you make it?"

"The one in front of me was made by me, but I also learned from others." Su Ye said truthfully.

Huo Da didn't bother to pursue so much, and asked bluntly: "Is it easy to do? How much does it cost?"

Su Ye patiently explained: "If you want to make it delicate, it does take some work, but this one is not difficult. Mulberry, mulberry, hemp, and even old clothes and rags are all used to make paper."

Hearing this, Huo Da couldn't help but took all the two stacks of mulberry paper on the table, flipped through it repeatedly, and felt quite surprised.

Even if he doesn't care about political affairs, he still knows how important the appearance of this thing is to the country and the people.

After a while, he remembered and asked, "This craft..."

Halfway through, he felt that something was wrong, so he closed his mouth and looked at Su Ye with complicated eyes.

Su Ye pointed to the words on the paper, and said casually: "I have written the production method on it, and the general can let people try it when he returns home. If you don't believe me, I can do it again in front of you."

He asked Yu Feng to find Chu Pi just in case, after all, the two small trees in the courtyard could no longer withstand his harm.

Huo Da calmed down, and asked in a deep voice, "What's your purpose?"

"As I said before, I hope the general can come forward and let the clan set me free."

Huo Da folded his arms with great interest, and resumed his carefree demeanor, "What if I don't agree?"

Su Ye pursed her lips, and said solemnly: "The method is already in the hands of the general. Even if you don't agree, I... will not go back on my word."

Huo Da hooked the corner of his mouth, judging the truth of what he said.

Su Ye sighed softly, and said to himself, "Originally...it shouldn't be exchanged for anything."

This sentence made Huo Da look at him with admiration.

"I agree to what you asked for." Huo Da said bluntly, and then added, "The marriage contract cannot be annulled easily."

Su Ye secretly breathed a sigh of relief, with a relaxed look on his face.

This is already the best result.

"You have to prepare in the past two days." Huo Da said awkwardly, "When the time comes, I will send you back to Yujia Village."

As if she didn't notice the reluctance in his words, Su Ye responded with a smile, "Thank you."

Huo Da clenched his fist and left without looking back.

Facing Su Ye, he was undoubtedly contradictory, but he knew in his heart that such a person should not be confined to the back room.