The world of beasts breeds mountains and rivers [farming]

I can use the search box to watch some movies and TV shows, and my life is very comfortable.

☆、The 171st paper

Ren Heyin and Yun Ming have lived here for several years, and they are familiar with the nearby roads, and they know exactly where there is.

In the afternoon, they carried a few bundles of bark from the forest, and it was nearly dusk when they returned home.

Peeling the bark was too hard, and in the late autumn weather, Ren Heyin was sweating profusely.

Yun Ming changed back into a human form and walked in, reached out and touched his forehead, "Why are you so tired?"

"It's not too tired." Ren Heyin slumped on the chair, rubbed his hands, and said lazily, "Let's take a rest these two days, and pick pine nuts in a few days."

"I can go alone."

"Don't, how can you go alone with such a long road? You wait for me to rest for two days, and we will go together."

"I'll be back when I go alone for a while."

Ren Heyin held his hand and disagreed: "That's not okay, if you go alone, what do you need a partner for? I can't help much, it's good to chat with you."

The bark they gathered was tied up with ropes and thrown into the river.

The bark of these trees is thin and flexible, and the retting time is not very long. Ren Heyin plans to pull it up after three to five days of retting.

They rested at home for a day and spent two days picking pine nuts. When they came back, the bark in the river had already been retting, and it was slippery to the touch, showing signs of slight rot.

Ren Heyin and Yun Ming used a bamboo brush to clean the bark one by one, put them in a pot and boiled them for half a day, then took them out and pounded the bark slowly with a stone pound.

The people in the tribe were tending the radishes in the radish field. When they saw the smoke coming from the chimneys of their houses, they knew they were back. They came here to say hello, "Yin, you are back?"

"I'm back." Ren Heyin and Yun Ming stopped, stood up and bent their eyes, "Zhou, are you here to pull weeds?"

"Pull the grass and water it, the grass in the radish field grows too fast, what are you doing?"

"Didn't I say to get some paper out earlier, this is it."

Ren Heyin showed them the sticky things in the stone pound. The bark had been smashed and turned into flocs. No matter how good Zhou's eyes were, they couldn't see clearly what was inside.

Zhou and the others were suspicious, "Can this thing be used for writing?"

"Yes, the paper I made is not like this. You will know when I finish it." Ren He smiled faintly, "Maybe it will be done tomorrow, and we will go to the tribe tomorrow."

"Then let's go back and tell them, are you going to eat in the tribe tomorrow? I'll ask them to prepare more delicious food."

"You put it this way—what delicious food did the tribe cook these two days?"

"It's nothing, I just dug up a batch of winter bamboo shoots and fried meat in a big pot tastes good. Don't you like bamboo shoots? If you come back for dinner, we will ask them to fry more meat."

Ren Heyin and the others have been busy with other things recently, and haven't gone digging bamboo shoots for a long time.

They can basically dig aunts here all year round, and they also have a lot of dried bamboo shoots in summer, but the bamboo shoots in any season are not as fresh and crisp as winter bamboo shoots.

Hearing what Zhou and the others said, Ren Heyin's heart instantly brightened, "Okay, then we will go back to the tribe to eat bamboo shoots tomorrow. It happens that we picked a lot of pine nuts, and tomorrow we will bring some pine nuts back for everyone to eat."

They exchanged a few words of pleasantries, Ren Heyin and Yunming still had to work, Zhou and the others didn't want to disturb them, so they hurriedly said goodbye and went back.

Both Ren Heyin and Yun Ming had great strength, and they were also very agile in their work. The bark under their hands quickly became fluffy.

Ren Heyin stretched out his hand and pinched it, then observed the fibers inside and felt that it was almost done.Put these flocs into a large wooden basin, stir them vigorously with a stick, and then use a bamboo plaque to sieve the flocs inside.

The flocculation is sifted out, laid flat on the bamboo plaque, and then taken out to dry outside, and the paper can be peeled off after drying.

It's cold and windy outside, and their paper dried in a short while.

Ren Heyin was surprised for a while when he went to collect the paper. The quality of the paper they produced was unexpectedly good, very smooth and thick. If the ink was ground and used to write with a brush, it should be smooth.

It was the first time Yun Ming saw the paper. He held the paper in his hand, looked at it over and over for a while, and said, "Not bad."

Ren Heyin was very interested, "Then let's do more, anyway, there are still so many barks. First make the paper for compiling books, and then see if we can get some paper for everyone to write on."

"If it's not enough, I'll go to the cloth tribe to get some. They have cotton now, so they shouldn't use bark cloth much."

"It's enough for now, it won't consume much in one winter, but—"

Ren Heyin looked at the bark, thoughtfully, "Boss, do you think we can get some other materials to make softer paper?"

Like toilet paper—

When it is convenient for them now, they still use the soft and large leaves that have been dried.

Ren Heyin was too busy with his life before, so he never thought of improving the toilet conditions. The big leaves are also pretty good, at least much better than those toilet chips in history that he knows.

Although the big leaves are softer and more fragile, it doesn't hinder the use. He didn't find it inconvenient, so he just used it casually.

Yun Ming hadn't thought about it before, but when he heard him mention it, he nodded slightly, "That's fine."

"Then let's experiment again to see if there are any other materials. I'll check the information first to see what kind of pulp our toilet paper used to be made of."

Ren Heyin kept this matter in mind, and planned to do it when he had time to spare.

They are still headed by paper for writing.

The bark looks inconspicuous, but in fact, there are quite a lot of flocs from the pound.

Ren Heyin and Yun Ming made more than 300 sheets of paper in one day, and each sheet was a round table-sized sheet.

So much paper is enough to write several books.

The two peeled off the papers one by one and folded them.

Ren Heyin said: "We have made the paper now, and now we need to make brushes. Let's find some time to go to the bamboo forest to chop some old bamboo sticks.

Old bamboo strips are the best for making brushes, just as winter is here, the fur of the beasts outside is soft and thick, so it is also good for making brushes. "

Yunming asked: "How do I get the ink? Just use charcoal to grind it?"

Ren Heyin was also not sure, "It should be possible, let's check the information again."

The two of them had already put away the paper and put it in the warehouse while they were talking.

Ren Heyin looked at these round papers and couldn't help laughing: "This is the first time I've seen papers like this. When we have time, we have to make a few square bamboo plaques as soon as possible."

"Let the tribe do it."

"It's okay, our craftsmanship is not as good as theirs." Ren Heyin looked at the paper and muttered, "Forget it, it's the first time I can make paper like this, and the effect is already very good. The leftovers are just left for everyone to practice calligraphy , it’s not a waste.”

Ren Heyin and Yun Ming returned to the tribe with the paper in their hands the next morning.

The weather is cold now, and it will snow soon. Most of the people stay in the tribe and only spend a few hours a day hunting and gathering.

Most of them were in the tribe when they came to the tribe.

Zhou and the others had already told the tribal people that Ren Heyin and the others were making a strange thing when they came back yesterday. Most people in the tribe were prepared, but they were still surprised when they saw the paper in their hands.

"Yin, what is this? Why does it look so strange?"

Everyone looked at the thick and smooth paper, their eyes widened, and they raised and lowered their hands.

Except for children with tender hands, no one dared to reach out to touch them, for fear that their dark and thick hands would damage the paper.

"It's just paper, the paper used to write things. With this paper, it will be much easier for us to learn things this year."

"How to write?" People in the tribe have never been exposed to this concept, and they don't understand how to write things.

Ren Heyin simply picked up a piece of burnt charcoal from the stove, ground it a little, then put it on the white paper, and with a slight movement of his hand, Chinese characters were written stroke by stroke.

"That's how it's written. It can be preserved for a long time." Ren Heyin said: "Here, this is the name of our tribe—the Stone Clan."

Everyone had written words last year, and many people in the tribe still remembered how to write their tribe's name. Seeing Ren Heyin slowly writing the name of the tribe on paper, his eyes were full of surprise.

They reached out carefully, trying to touch any steganographic words.

Ren Heyin stopped for a moment, and smiled, "This can't be touched, it will be spent."

Everyone quickly withdrew their hands.

Duo couldn't help asking: "How can I use it if I can't touch it?"

"I can't touch it now, but I can touch it when I write it in ink." Ren Heyin said, "When it snows, everyone come over to read the characters, and soon you will know how to use these things."

Ren Heyin handed over the paper to Qing for safekeeping, "I put a few pieces of paper in the tribe, maybe it will be useful at any time, please help me keep it, just put it in a dry place."

Qing smiled, "Okay, I'll put it in our animal skin box."

"It's all right."

Ren Heyin turned his head to see that the children in the tribe, big and small, had already put on cotton-padded clothes. Even though the north wind was howling, with soft and thick clothes protecting their bodies, the children didn't feel cold very much, and ran around smiling.

Ren Heyin asked: "Is the food ready for this winter? Is it enough?"

"Enough." Qing smiled, "I dug a lot of taro and yam this year, and I can eat some rice. There are a lot of bacon and fish on the shelf, and fresh meat stored in the cave. It is enough."

"What about the clothes, have you prepared animal fur coats and animal fur mattresses to keep you warm?"

"It's enough. We exchanged a lot of animal skins at the sales fair this year. Everyone got one. That's enough."

Ren Heyin smiled, "There is still firewood, how much firewood have we stored this year?"

"It's more than last year, and it's piled up in the cave. It should be enough for us to burn for a whole winter."

Qing took Ren Heyin to eat all kinds of supplies stored in the tribe. Ren Heyin was the priest of Luoli, and checking related supplies was also within his scope of responsibility.

Ren Heyin inspected carefully before he felt a little relieved, "All preparations are sufficient, and the next step is to spend the winter with peace of mind."

"Hmm." Qing Zhuan asked, "How about you? Are your supplies ready?"

"It's all ready, and there is almost no room for it in the warehouse. Besides, Yunming can go out in winter. If there is really not enough food, we can go hunting in winter."

After the tour, Qing brought out a barrel of oil from the warehouse to Ren Heyin, "This is the oil squeezed from our tea seeds."

"So fast?!"

Qing smiled, "It was only squeezed out yesterday."

Ren Heyin told the tribe to work hard before, but he didn't expect everyone to move so quickly and get these things done in just a few days.

He knelt down, looked at it and smelled it. After carefully checking the quality of the tea seed oil, he gave a thumbs up to Qingqing, "Yes, the quality is very good."

"It's all according to the method you taught before. Are you going to make these tea oil into lip balm these days?"

"Almost, we have to go to fetch honey again, and then take the beeswax back to make lip balm." Ren Heyin said, "It happens that we are going to cut bamboo tubes to make brushes, and this year we will cut more bamboo barrels for hand oil and lipstick. Not bad."

Ren Heyin talked to Qing for a while, and then went back with Yunming after lunch.

All the things they do now are chores, there is no need to rush, it doesn't hurt to do it slowly.

After being busy for more than half a year, it was hard for him to take a break, Ren Heyin's pace was very slow.

He and Yunming now spend half a day dealing with these chores every day, and the rest of the day watching movies, chatting, sleeping, and going out for a walk, living a very comfortable life.

The two of them found some sweetness of love back in such peaceful days.

On this day, Ren Heyin finished his breakfast, looked at the big vat at the door, and estimated the time, "Our soy sauce has been drying for so long, it seems to be almost ready?"

"It should be done, filter it out these days?"

"Okay. Taking advantage of the good weather these days, take off the cover and let it dry for a few days, and you should be able to start filtering."

Ren Heyin called out the search box, read the notes they made earlier, and then showed it to Yunming.

"It says that the sun-dried soy sauce should be fermented by adding water three times, and then stirred and filtered to keep the salinity at more than ten percent. I think our well water is quite clear, so why not use well water directly? After fermenting again, Let's filter it and add spices to boil it, and then it can be sent to the warehouse after boiling."

Yun Ming nodded, "Try."

Ren Heyin and the others have been making this soy sauce for more than half a year, and they have absorbed the essence of the sun, the moon, and the wind and frost.

He still doesn't know how this big vat of sauce tastes. The soy sauce he made earlier tastes good, but the two are different things and cannot be used for comparison.

During this time, they watched and stirred the moromi almost every day. The moromi smelled delicious, but when they dipped their fingers in it, it tasted salty and could not be used directly.

They will do a simple processing, and it should be ready soon.