Abandoned Prince Survival Guide

Meng Hong brought back hundreds of pearl shells, but in the end only one pearl the size of a grain of rice was produced.Far from meeting the government's requirements, it meant that his five-day efforts were in vain, and his injuries were in vain, and he would continue to go fishing for pearls after his injuries recovered.

Xiao Yu felt very uncomfortable, but Meng Hong was very calm, saying that this situation was quite normal.

Meng Sigui didn't want to stay at home, and was stuck with Ji Hai every day, because his mother was always crying, worried about his father, he felt uncomfortable seeing him, and couldn't help him.

Meng Sigui quietly asked Xiao Yu more than once: "Is it true that Lang Jun's method can grow pearls?"

Xiao Yu looked at the child's earnest eyes, and said, "I'm not sure either, I'll catch it tomorrow to see what's going on."

Meng Sigui lowered his head: "It will be great when I grow up. I can go to the sea to pick pearls with my father. Two people will always pick more pearls than one."

Xiao Yu looked at the usually lively child with a mature expression, and stroked his head: "Don't worry, it will get better. We will find a way."

Meng Sigui wiped away tears, choked up and said, "I'm worried about my father."

In the evening, Xiao Yu said to Pei Linzhi: "Tomorrow, we will catch the pearl shells to see how the shells are implanted. Regardless of whether they are successful or not, you should go to Xue Zhao. Fish eyes and sand are not the best pearl cores. Let him find a craftsman to replace the shells. Grind it into small beads."

Pei Linzhi nodded: "Okay."

Xiao Yu added: "Don't say it was my idea."

"Don't worry, sir, I understand naturally." Pei Linzhi would never put Xiao Yu in danger.

The next day, they went down to the sea again and checked the shellfish that had been put into the sea last time. Two of the shellfish were already dead.

Xiao Yu carefully opened the remaining seven and checked them. The ones implanted with fish eyes were all gone, and all of them were spit out. There were three implanted with sand, and one remained.This means that one out of nine will succeed. Although the probability is small, it does not mean that there is no chance.This gave Xiao Yu great confidence. He believed that if the bead cores were replaced with shells, the success rate would be greatly improved.

The female oysters that were successfully implanted were marked and returned to the bottom of the sea with several others.Since the operation is all right, it means that these mother oysters can be used again, so there is no need to waste them.

Pei Linzhi went to Zhoucheng with Xiao Yu's entrustment on his shoulders, and he also brought the little pearl that Meng Hong had ordered.

Xiao Yu didn't know whether Pei Linzhi's face would be useful, and whether Xue Zhao would agree to their proposal.After all, it took too long to produce results, maybe Xue Zhao had already been transferred by then, and he would not be able to get any credit for all the credit in the end, and it would be cheaper for the next governor.It depends on whether Xue Zhao has such a mind, and whether he is willing to consider a little bit for the common people.

In the evening, the masters who were working all finished their work and went back, and Pei Linzhi returned home.

When Xiao Yu saw Pei Linzhi, he rushed up to meet him and asked, "How is it?"

Pei Linzhi took off the bow on his back and put it in Xiao Yu's hands: "Sent by Xue Zhao."

Holding the heavy bow, Xiao Yu tried to pull the tendon string, but he almost didn't pull it, it was too tight: "I even gave you a bow, so that hunting will be more convenient in the future."

Pei Linzhi had a smile on his face: "I'll hunt for you if you want to eat mutton and pork."

When Xiao Yu thinks of meat, his tongue is full of saliva, he is really greedy for meat, but put these aside for now: "What about that?"

Pei Linzhi took the coconut shell bowl from Ji Hai, drank all the water in one go, and said with a smile: "It's settled. Xue Zhao didn't quite believe it at first. I didn't follow your arrangement to send Meng Big brother crushed that little pearl in person and showed him that there was really a grain of fine sand in it. Xue Zhao believed it."

Xiao Yu said: "Then he agrees to set aside a sea area to raise pearls?"

Pei Linzhi nodded: "I agree."

"What about the bead core?"

"He also agreed to ask someone to polish it." Pei Linzhi said.

Xiao Yu said, "I didn't expect him to be quite cheerful."

Pei Linzhi raised his eyebrows: "Why didn't he agree? Artificial cultivation of pearls ensures the production of pearls, and he can keep the rest after paying tribute to the court."

Xiao Yu smiled, there really is no free lunch in the world: "All right, no one is willing to do things that are not beneficial." There are not many people with high morals.

Pei Linzhi said again: "So I also want [-]% of the pearls."

"He also agreed?"

"Ah."

Xiao Yu laughed: "When we get the bead core, we need a lot of shellfish. Have you mentioned it to Xue Zhao?"

"I mentioned it, he said to let Zhumin make friends."

Xiao Yu thought for a while: "It's not realistic for the pearl people to provide the mother shells for a long time, and they have to breed the mother shells themselves. If the government can really set aside sea areas to raise pearls, the mother shells will be able to reproduce naturally. There is a lack of mother shells." Hope to form a virtuous circle and completely liberate the pearl people.

The tile roof in the home took longer than expected.

The tile roof is made up of bottom tiles and cover tiles interlaced. The bottom tile is a water tank, and the cover tile covers the gap between the two bottom tiles. The bottom tile is pressed by the cover tile without adhesive.

Adhesives are mainly used on the tiles, which are laid down layer by layer. If the glutinous rice mortar is applied too thickly, it will not be able to cover the bottom; if it is too thin, it will not be able to bond.For bricklayers, this is a very challenging job. At the beginning, there was even a case where the lower part was too high and knocked off for rework.

Xiao Yu originally thought that ten days and a half months would be a success, but in the end it took twenty or so days to complete the project.During this period, all the rice seedlings in his family have been planted, and the lime has been sold out of a kiln, and there is another kiln of lime waiting to be released from the kiln.

But although it is slow, there will be a day when it will be completed.Xiao Yu looked at the green and black tiled roof of his house, and heaved a sigh of relief. From then on, he was no longer afraid of the wind and rain!

This was a great event, although it was just repairs, Xiao Yu still celebrated like building a new house, and held a water banquet to invite the elderly and children in the village to have a meal.Adults can also come to eat with the share money, usually a few eggs, or a liter of brown rice, soybeans, etc., as well as fish, shrimp and vegetables, very few will chip in one or two pennies.

Xiao Yu bought a pig, Pei Lin went up the mountain to hunt a sheep, and bought a lot of fish, shrimp and crab shells, and hired a cook who specializes in weddings and weddings to cook a few pots of stew; the staple food was brown rice, not porridge; Several cylinders of glutinous rice wine were brewed.There is wine and meat, and the ingredients are genuine and sufficient.

The meal lasted from noon to the middle of the afternoon, and everyone was full, feeling their round bellies and leaving contentedly.

Xiao Yu's meal was a formal greeting to the villagers. From now on, he will be a member of the village.Cannibals are soft-spoken, and even if someone wants to find fault in the future, I'm afraid they will be embarrassed.

Of course Xiao Yu wasn't afraid of them finding fault, with Pei Lin around, who would dare to bully him?As the only tile roofer in the village, this is indeed something to celebrate, and he wants to share his joy with everyone.

As the head of the house, Xiao Yu led the family to entertain guests and help in the kitchen, so when the guests left one after another, they hadn't eaten yet.After everyone left, Xiao Yu smiled when he saw the messy cups and plates and the upturned vegetable jars. Everyone could eat more than he thought. Well, taking this opportunity to let everyone have a full meal is considered a merit. one piece.

Xiao Yu said to Pei Linzhi and Ji Hai brothers and sisters who were cleaning up the dishes, "Are you all hungry?"

Yu'er shook his head: "I'm not hungry, the master gave me a pig bone when I was lighting the fire."

Xiao Yu said: "The food is all gone, don't worry, I'll get you something to eat right away." In fact, he didn't eat it on purpose because he didn't dare to eat pork.

When Xiao Yu returned to the stove, there was still a pot of brown rice still warm in the pot.The stoves for the running water seats were all temporarily built in the yard. The stoves at home were useless.He lit the fire, took out the eggs, and started to make simple fried rice with eggs.

Eggs and brown rice are the most indispensable things in the family. They are all brought by the villagers, which is enough for their family to eat for a long time.

The egg fried rice was salty and delicious, and the hungry people ate two large bowls each.

During the meal, Yu'er showed off to his brother how delicious the pig skull he gnawed was.Xiao Yu was already full, put down the bowl and chopsticks, and said with a smile: "Yu'er, do you know where the pigsty repair is?"

Yu'er blinked suspiciously, apparently not understanding Xiao Yu's meaning.

Xiao Yu showed a smirk: "The people who raise pigs build their pigsty under the hut. So how do pigs grow up, do you understand?"

The usually prudent Jihai rice sprayed out from his nostrils, anyway, he didn't eat pork today: "You eat that directly, fish, hahaha."

Yu'er suddenly cried and said, "I still eat tooth meat."

Pei Linzhi, who was drinking water, burst out laughing when he heard this, no wonder Xiao Yu told him in advance not to eat pork.

Xiao Yu rubbed his stomach with a smile: "It's okay, the master has washed everything, and many people have eaten it. And you didn't eat much."

Yu'er pursed his mouth: "I will never eat pork again!"

Xiao Yu smiled and said: "Pork is still edible, it depends on how it is raised. From now on, our family will build a pigsty alone for raising pigs. By the way, Linzhi, if there is a chance, catch me a few wild boars from the mountain. Raise it."

Pei Linzhi nodded: "Okay."

The tiled roof of the house was built, and Xiao Yu couldn't restrain his excitement. He walked around in each house, looked up at the roof, not to mention the sense of accomplishment, and at this time, he wanted to test it in a heavy rain. .

No, it’s better not to rain. When the rain comes this season, it means that the temperature will drop. No matter how warm Yazhou is in winter, it is impossible to carry it through a single coat and a thin quilt. It is even more serious when you get sick. You have to take advantage of the weather Just make some quilts before it gets cold.

Xiao Yu couldn't even imagine how people survived the severe winter in those dynasties without cotton. Even if the climate was warm in ancient times, there were still winters, all thanks to animal fur?But not everyone can afford animal fur. If not, maybe they can only rely on straw for warmth?No wonder the average life expectancy of the ancients was short, because the conditions were really harsh and it was not easy to survive.

The Lingnan area is better. You can collect kapok cotton wool to make quilts, but it is also not easy. Let alone kapok cotton wool is not easy to collect, how long does it take to collect the cotton production of kapok trees to make a quilt?

Pei Linzhi also seems to be aware of this problem, because he has been very diligent in going up the mountain recently, whenever he has time, he never misses every time, the prey he brings back must be animals with thick fur like goats, rabbits or foxes, and he personally The fur is peeled off, cleaned and dried to dry.

Xiao Yu asked, "Rinzhi, is this going to be clothes or a quilt?"

Pei Linzhi said: "Winter is coming soon, I have to prepare winter clothes and quilts for my husband."

Xiao Yu said, "I also plan to make a quilt."

Pei Linzhi asked him, "What are you going to do?"

Xiao Yu smiled and said, "I'm going to collect chicken and duck feathers, and then sew them into a big cloth bag, which should also keep out the cold." The kapok will be gone in May, and it won't be harvested this season.

"It's a good idea." Pei Linzhi admired it sincerely.

Xiao Yu said in his heart, of course it is a good idea, this is a rough version of the duvet, but it has not been sterilized to remove the odor, the smell may not be very pleasant, come in and wash it with saponins.

And the smell of the fur quilt is not much better. The best is kapok quilt or silk quilt. Next spring, we will raise some silkworms. I don’t know where to find silkworm eggs. People in Yazhou should also raise silkworms.

"Are you going up the mountain tomorrow?" Xiao Yu asked.

"Come on. Do you want to go together?" Pei Linzhi asked.

Xiao Yu shook his head: "I still don't want to make trouble. Tomorrow I will take Ji Hai to cut down trees."

Pei Linzhi was surprised: "Firewood?"

Xiao Yu waved his hand: "No, I plan to make some paper myself." He saw a lot of mulberry trees and hibiscus nearby, and their bark is a good raw material for papermaking.

"Lang Jun can make paper?" Pei Linzhi found that he really couldn't show any surprise at Xiao Yu's idea, because there was nothing he didn't want to do by himself.While he was admiring, he couldn't help but feel distressed, for these matters didn't need to be asked by Mr. Wang himself.

"No, but that's the principle. I want to try it. I need you to help me then." Xiao Yu really wanted to end the days of using leaves to go to the toilet.Some people use toilet chips (bamboo wood chips) to solve the problem. Xiao Yu can't accept it at all. It's better than leaves. Fortunately, Yazhou is like spring all the year round, and the leaves don't wither all year round. But how can there be paper for the leaves.

"Okay." Pei Linzhi agreed.