Crossing town house man and wife

Not long after Old Ghost Shang left, August also came to an end.

Yan Heng had already started preparing for the trip, and Wu Ming also asked Jin Jiao and the others to pack their things and prepare to move to the barracks for permanent residence.

This time, Wu Ming brought Aunt Lao, Jinjiao, Yinjiao, tortoise shell, and sweet-scented osmanthus with him. Anyway, there are always female relatives in the craftsman camp. As long as there is nothing to do, don't run to the barracks, there is no inconvenience. said.

But more people went, and more things followed. Looking at the piles of luggage they sorted out, Wu Ming felt that it would be better to move the whole yard there together.

Yan Heng has been so busy these days that he hardly sees anyone during the day. He used to come over for dinner, but these days he enters the house in the dark every day, and often gets up and leaves after a few kisses and touches.

Wu Ming would rather he not come over, so that he can go out early to take care of his own affairs.However, Yan Heng, like Dianmao, came very punctually every day, forcing Wu Ming to turn black and white, and could only make up for sleep during the day.

Fortunately, dripping water wears away rocks, and I went to the small dowry courtyard to toss a little every day, and unknowingly ground the first batch of gunpowder. Although the quantity is not large, as long as I add a little seasoning, I will definitely not be there to clean up a few unsuspecting Taoist priests Next.

Yao Zhong wasn't idle either. Both glass and porcelain needed a lot of preparation before they could start firing. Except for the location and craftsmen who had already been selected, the rest were still under preparation.

In fact, firing glass is easier than firing porcelain, especially if you don’t plan to make flat glass for the time being, as long as you get a high-temperature-resistant crucible, you can burn out the glass liquid, and then use an iron pipe to blow out glass products.

But just like soap making, soda ash must be used as a clarifying agent to reduce the bubbles in the glass liquid when firing glass. However, it is more difficult to make artificial soda these days than the aerospace technology of later generations, but it is still not as good as making soap. To deal with that with plant ash, Wu Ming could only ask Yao Zhong to send people to collect trona in saline-alkali fields, and at the same time ask the craftsmen to increase the temperature and use high temperature and stirring to drive away the air bubbles.

The day before Yan Heng's departure, several artisans who were sent to burn glass finally blew out a few finished products. Although the color, shape and purity are not flattering, they finally touched the door.

When Yao Zhong sent the sample over, Yan Heng thought they had made colored glaze, but after taking it into his hand to take a closer look, he found that the weight and feel were not the same as colored glaze.

Later generations often confuse glazed glass with glass, thinking that glazed glass is a kind of glass. In fact, the difference between the two is like a Rolls-Royce and a bicycle. They are not the same thing at all.

The real colored glaze is actually the secondary processing of gemstones. Although there is also a process of firing into a liquid state, the raw materials used are carefully selected colored glaze stones. There is no way to compare.And glass is to make a pile of sand and bake it on the fire, and the ingredients needed are all worthless things, and the cost is ridiculously cheap.

When Yan Heng heard that the cost of glass was so low, Yan Heng's eyes lit up immediately, but before he could speak, Wu Ming blocked what he wanted to say.

"It was agreed at the beginning, this thing is my private house, you are not allowed to interfere and don't try to take advantage of it." Wu Ming stared.

Yan Heng smiled awkwardly, and swallowed back the words that came to his mouth.

Yao Chong, who was standing next to him, interjected: "My lord, these are just samples that have not yet been finalized, so they are not worth mentioning. In fact, Madam has already prepared other treasures for the lord, which will definitely help the lord to win the flag and win the battle."

What a mouthful!

Wu Ming curled his lips, displeased with Yao Zhong's practice of borrowing flowers to present Buddha.

But having said it all, it's meaningless to play tricks, he can't tell Yan Heng in front of Yao Zhong that he originally planned to give it to him at night or something, for the pleasure of bed, right?

Wu Ming could only turn around and go back to his room, and took out the binoculars he had just made two days ago.

Glass is not easy to make, but natural crystals are not difficult to find, and several pieces have been found in the warehouse of the Sheriff's Mansion alone.It’s just that most of these crystals have been processed, and there are not many that meet Wu Ming’s needs. Some of them were damaged when they were looking for a jade craftsman to polish and process them. In the end, there were only three telescopes—two single-lens and one double-lens. The tubes are all made of brass frames, and they do not have the function of adjusting the focus at all.

Even so, this thing is scary enough in this day and age.

But Yan Heng was only slightly taken aback, and without Wu Ming's introduction, he took the binoculars in his hand and tried them out decently.

By the way, time-traveling man!

This thing must have been made by the hands of the time-traveling man, at most it is rare and has not been spread!

Wu Ming choked with hatred.

At this moment, Yan Heng felt that Ruan Cheng really had something to do with the late emperor. The things he made were either understood by the late emperor or mentioned by the late emperor.

No wonder Lu Liang also has a lot of these things in his hands, probably obtained through Ruan Cheng.

But in this life, Ruan Cheng belongs to him!

Yan Heng put down the binoculars, held Wu Ming's hands in front of Yao Zhong, and said with emotion: "Thank you, madam."

"I'm just talking, it's hard work." Wu Ming twitched his hand, but Yan Heng held it tighter, "If you think it's useful, you can reward those craftsmen and give them some motivation to let them They work harder."

"It's all up to Madam." Yan Heng immediately turned his head to Yao Chong and said, "Mirror craftsmen will each be rewarded with ten ounces of gold..."

Sure enough, I know what this is.

Wu Ming slandered silently, and interjected: "Forget about the gold. The craftsmen in your mansion are all slaves. After rewarding the gold, where do you ask them to spend it? Waiting to be distributed by the steward above?"

"The lady means..." Yan Heng was taken aback.

Wu Ming said: "Get some benefits, such as sending a few catties of rice and meat to each person, making some clothes and shoes, or simply improving the daily meals."

"My lord, Madam's idea is indeed better." Yao Zhong's understanding of the servant was far better than Yan Heng's, and he immediately voted for it.

"Then follow Madam's words." Yan Heng didn't think food was better than gold, but he was somewhat self-aware, knowing that he was used to fine clothes and fine food, and didn't understand the lives of ordinary people and servants.

But Yan Heng only talked about it, and it was up to Yao Zhong to actually implement it.

The day before yesterday, Mu Yao, Yan Heng's other servant, had returned to the Sheriff's Mansion and took over Yao Zhong's original position - supervising the Sheriff's Mansion, and Yao Zhong was officially transferred to Wu's name and became his servant.

On the surface, Yao Zhong is running errands for Wu Ming. Currently, he is mainly in charge of two workshops under construction and a group of craftsmen.As for whether he was still busy with other things secretly, Wu Ming didn't know, and he didn't bother to ask.

The next day was the last day of August, and Yan Heng was going to set off on this day in order to arrive at the nearest autumn harvest location on the first day of September and preside over the autumn harvest ceremony there.

If it were the previous years, Yan Heng might not have to go there in person, as long as he sent guards of honor and confidantes on time, it would not be considered a violation.

But this year there are still many issues such as iron mines and coal mines. Yan Heng will use the convenience of inspection to check the progress of these issues. After all, there are no technical products such as cameras and video cameras to assist in this year, and many things can only be seen with his own eyes. See, listen with your own ears.

Wu Ming also set off with Yan Heng's guard of honor, and went out of the city together. He was called up early, put on his clothes, and stuffed into the ox cart, not even having breakfast in time.

Last night, because he would not be able to see each other for about a month, Yan Heng spent half the night in Wu Ming's room, causing Wu Ming to suffer from back pain, tiredness and exhaustion, and was still sleeping when he was getting dressed. When I dozed off, I closed my eyes to catch up on sleep when I got in the car.

Because of this, Wu Ming missed the various ceremonies before leaving the city—of course, he was not required to participate in it, and he was not interested even if he was awake. He found himself being held in Yan Heng's arms and transferred from the ox cart to the horse's back.

"You're not leaving?" Wu Ming asked suspiciously.

Yan Heng explained: "I will send you there first, and then go back to catch up with the convoy."

Wu Ming glanced left and right, and found that the ox cart and the maids were gone, only Yao Zhong, who was also riding a horse, and a group of guards.

Could it be that he wanted to go to the barracks to score twice?

Wu Ming twitched the corners of his mouth, but it was not easy to ask questions in this situation.

Facts have proved that Wu Ming has gotten to know Yan Heng better and better.

Yan Heng directly sent Wu Ming to his second courtyard in the barracks, and then carried him into the house with his own hands, followed by a quick battle in the dark.

When Yan Heng left, Wu Ming couldn't get out of bed at all - mainly because he was sleepy, he closed his eyes and started to sleep soundly.

When he opened his eyes again, the sky was already dark, and he actually slept from morning till night.

Aunt Lao has already brought the four of them, Jinjiaoyinjiao, and the four of them, and even the things have been arranged properly, only the room where Wu Ming sleeps has not yet started to decorate.

Seeing Wu Ming coming out of the inner room in a robe, Aunt Lao immediately led him into the yard, let him wait for dinner on the mat that had been arranged, and then assigned Jin Jiaoyin Jiao to tidy up the inner room. Before Wu Ming finished his dinner, he also tidied up the inner room.

It's like returning to the Sheriff's Mansion again.

Wu Ming secretly slandered.

But after all, the military camp is much more comfortable than the county guard's mansion, at least no wolf in human skin will come over every night to eat meat; Sometimes I can go to the blacksmith's stove to take advantage of it and make some iron pipes and organs for myself.

Because the glass workshop and porcelain workshop are outside the barracks, Wu Ming would follow Yao Zhong out a few times from time to time, and because of this, he noticed that the barracks was also harvesting in autumn, and most of the soldiers had stopped practicing and went to the fields to harvest crops .

Wu Ming also did farm work when he was a child, but he has long forgotten about it.He is not a fan of farming either. He has never thought that farmers in Shiaonggongshang can really have the second highest social status. It was only after receiving some targeted ideological education in later generations that he realized how important farmers are. I don't like to be, and I can't underestimate others.

But even so, Wu Ming didn't have the idea of ​​going to the countryside to be a farmer, and he knew very little about the things in the farmland.Seeing the soldiers sweating profusely working in the farmland, what he can do is to show up less, so as not to make others nervous and embarrass himself.

But after being reminded by the autumn harvest, Wu Ming finally realized that winter is coming soon. This is the Northeast. In winter, there are thieves and cold people, but now there are no tall buildings to resist the cold wind, and there is no car exhaust to raise the temperature. , and even cotton to keep out the cold does not exist.

How are you doing in winter?

Can you carry it with only a leather jacket?

Wu Ming wandered around the barracks for two days, and quickly rejected the idea of ​​making down jackets.The artificial breeding these days is scum. Even the military barracks in Tuntian, which already has a large-scale production scale, can't find a few chickens and ducks. Where can he get so much duck down and goose down to make down jackets!

Let alone cotton, God knows why this kind of thing that people in the north need grows in India where cotton clothes are not needed, even if he immediately asks Yan Heng to send someone to look for it, come and go...God knows it will wait until the Year of the Monkey!

Fortunately, Kang has existed for a long time. Whether it is the county guard's mansion or the military camp, there are warm pavilions built with Kang. It is already very difficult for the craftsmen and soldiers here to survive the warm winter.

The big deal is not to leave the house in winter!

Wu Ming was about to give up thinking, when he suddenly noticed a few sheep tied up in the big kitchen.

These sheep were probably bought from herders in the north. The breed is different from the common goats in the area, and the wool on their bodies is much thicker.

By the way, wool!

Wu Ming suddenly clapped his hands.