Poor family mother and son

Chapter 43

Langzhong and Yuanwailang are just five ranks and subordinate five ranks, not to mention a follower.Song Tingshan is not used to them.Along the way, Song Tingshan has long been suffocated with the airs of these two Beijing officials.

The two officials of the Yu Department looked up at Chu Qing, but did not speak.Chu Qing's small flag is from the seventh rank and is also an official, so there is no need to kneel, but to salute.Chu Qing performed the blessing ceremony just now, since he was away from home and was on an informal occasion, there was nothing wrong with it.

It's just that Chu Qing doesn't understand these things, but he feels disgusted in his heart.Fortunately, Song Tingshan seemed to bother them too.

"Why did you go up the mountain?" Song Tingshan eased his expression and asked Chu Qing.

"The one who took Xiaobao out to play, picked some fruits." Chu Qing said as he handed over the fruits in his handkerchief.

"Well, it tastes good." Song Tingshan grabbed a few strawberries bluntly and stuffed them into his mouth.

Because he had worked with Chu Qing before, and because his wife had a good relationship with Chu Qing, Song Tingshan didn't care about Chu Qing.And precisely because of this indifference, the others never raised eyebrows at Chu Qing again.

"I won't disturb the adults' business, so I'll take my leave. You can keep this and eat." Chu Qing gave the bunch of wild fruits to Mr. Song, and left.There must be a way in the direction they came, Chu Qing thought.

At this moment, Xiao Bao tugged at Chu Qing's sleeve and pointed in one direction.Chu Qing looked along, it was the position between the mountain at the foot and the high mountain opposite.The trees there are very sparse, there are a few broken tree roots close to the ground, and there are even yellow-brown rocks exposed in a few places.

Little Treasure still hasn't forgotten the purpose Chu Qing said today to go up the mountain to find the dead tree.Because Song Tingshan said to find iron ore just now, Chu Qing thought of those rocks.Chu Qing narrowed his eyes and looked carefully, and found that the rocks in these places were not as grayish yellow as usual.Rather, it is more reddish than brown, like the "ocher color" in watercolor paint.

"Lord Song, look there!" Chu Qing shouted, pointing at the bottom.

Song Tingshan came over to have a look.Chu Qing said: "The mountains and forests here are very lush, but the bottom is sparse, and there are bare areas. Tell me, can there be iron ore here?"

Song Tingshan turned around and waved to the team, and everyone came to visit.

"what!"

"Hey hey..."

Called a few times.Dong Lun's Kanyu master shut up as soon as he spoke, but the two local Feng Shui masters couldn't stop the tone.

"Could it be?" Chu Qing asked.

"It's possible!" A Feng Shui master replied excitedly.

"Hmph! Ignorance!" scoffed Li Langzhong, whose nostrils were bigger than eyes.

He was an expert, so Chu Qing didn't speak, and just stared at the two geologists in Donglun Kingdom.The two people looked at each other quickly, then lowered their heads and pretended to be looking down the mountain as well.From time to time, he secretly glanced at the two officials of Yu Department from the corner of his eye.

And the two local feng shui masters crossed their heads and whispered, with excitement in their eyes.One said: "This place really looks like it!"

Another said: "When I was looking for a place to relocate the grave of a wealthy businessman in Liaoyuan Prefecture more than 20 years ago, I saw a landform similar to this one. Although I had doubts at the time, I didn't study it carefully because I was hired. After more than half a year, there was It was circled by the imperial decree, and it is now the Liaoyuan Mine."

The Yuanwailang from the Yu Department was very interested, and seemed to be inclined to say that this is a mine.And Li Langzhong actually looked at it carefully, but couldn't help but agree because of Chu Qing's etiquette problem just now.

"Master Song, I just saw Xiaobao pointing here. Because you mentioned the prospect of mines, I thought about it for a while. It's better not to hinder your business." Anyway, it's none of my business, Chu Qing thought Just say hello and leave.

"Huh!" Another nasal sound.Li Langzhong must express his disdain.

Yay bah!Chu Qing is bored!Is this person's mind not as big as his nostrils!
"However, there is a reason for blind associations. It is written in "Guanzi·Dishu Pian": 'There is ocher on the top, and iron on the bottom', and the mountain stone below is the color of ocher." Chu Qing said.

Look down on anyone!Even if I am not an expert, I have read a few books, and my words are not aimless!
"Looking for ore is not easy, but whenever possible, you should always check it, don't you? Look at these two geologists from Donglun, they are already speechless in shock. Maybe it really is iron ore."

Chu Qing glanced at the Donglun people, reminded Song Tingshan to pay attention to their abnormal expressions, and then said goodbye: "It's getting late, adults, hurry up and get down to business. Let's leave." Listen more, even a layman can make a judgment .For the rest, Song Tingshan can go to work on his own.

three days later.

Chu Qing and Xiao Bao hung ropes on the beams of the house, trying to make two sets of rings and practice pull-ups.Baijia came in to report the progress of the work: "Boss Chu, the brick kiln is almost done, and now it is burning firewood for baking, and it is basically ready for use. When will it start?"

"Start working immediately." Making money is important, and anytime is an auspicious time.

Chu Qing had never fired bricks, but he had visited Jian Kiln.Fortunately, among the [-] people hired, six of them are experienced brick-burners.Chu Qing asked them to form a group of two and be responsible for guarding a kiln.Only three kilns were opened.Others help light the fire at each kiln mouth.

Why only open three kilns?The bricks to be fired in these three kilns are different.Kiln No. [-] burns ordinary adobes, that is, adobes made of soft soil mixed with sand dug out one or two meters below the ground.When such adobes are fired, it should be clear that the blue bricks used to build a house are similar.

The blue bricks of this era are already very good, hard and delicate, and have a good effect of weather resistance.The broken bricks left over from Chu Qing's house were used by the villagers to sharpen their kitchen knives.It is said to be easier to use than the cylinder edge.

The No. [-] kiln fired bricks made of kaolin from the mountain mixed with sand according to Chu Qing's regulations.This kind of soil is more viscous and high in aluminum content. Even kaolin is used for firing porcelain, which shows the effect of high temperature resistance.

Kiln No. [-] fired adobe made by mixing a part of kaolin and white granite powder according to Chu Qing’s memory of the refractory bricks used in the middle and lower parts of the modern clay blast furnace.This increases the silicon content.

These white granites took a lot of work.There are many trees on the nearby mountains, and large rocks are not easy to handle.Especially white granite, even less.I heard that Dong Lun has a lot of them.

Chuqing's white granite is stone powder bought from the quarry, and the shipping fee alone is a pain in the ass.

Fortunately, people don't take stone powder too seriously, and the selling price is low.Their white granite is mainly used to pave walls and floors for big families, and the bigger the piece, the more valuable it is.And these powders are just leftovers from their processing.

The three kilns are steamed bun kilns built with kaolin bricks.The volume is not large, about six meters in diameter.Chu Qing asked each group to record data such as firing time, watering times, brick color and quality.

At night, Chu Qing watched the people on duty working hard, brought a dustpan, steamed buns, pancakes and vegetables, and planned to watch the brick kiln with them.Xiaobao was behind him carrying a few seasoning jars.

Chu Qing taught Xiaobao to string all kinds of vegetables with willow branches, and the steamed buns and pancakes were also broken into small pieces and skewered, and baked in the burner of the brick kiln.When the test is soft, grab some salt and pepper and sprinkle it on top.The outdoor barbecue is nothing more than that.

Xiaobao baked pancakes and roasted garlic cloves in one bite, which was delicious.Xiaozui kept licking the skewers while "sighing".Seeing that the adults are all envious, and they don't care about the owner or not, they follow along and build it together.

When Chu Qing came over, the people on duty greeted each other with "Boss, Boss". As a result, all twenty people came over without taking a break, thinking that Chu Qing had some instructions, but they didn't expect to lead them to a barbecue.Now the loyalty comes up.

Chu Qing didn't speak, just skewered while eating, and handed them to them when the skewers were finished.It's impossible to move these people's hearts.

They feel that although the boss usually ignores them except assigning work, they are really warm-hearted.If you don't work hard, I'm really sorry for the boss.

The food in one dustpan was not enough for more than 20 people, and it soon bottomed out. Chu Qing poured the rest to Baijia's side, and was ready to go back to carry another dustpan.

"Boss!"

"Boss!"

"Boss!"

Several greetings sounded almost at the same time, and then Baijia took a look at everyone and spoke up: "Boss, don't eat, I won't be able to sleep if I eat too much at night."

Chu Qing looked at them, wondering if they were really full.A kiln guard said: "I'm full, this is equivalent to two meals in the evening. If you eat any more, you will feel sleepy, so it's not easy to watch the night." Everyone agreed.

In fact, twenty young and strong men can eat two meals a day, how can they be full.They just cared about money for Chu Qing.I'm afraid that the boss will be poor.

"I'm really full. I have two meals a day, and they're dry. I'm not hungry anymore." A tall, thin boy said with a smile, his teeth were very white.

Chu Qing nodded, understanding their kindness.I took Xiaobao back.After taking two steps, he paused: "The vegetable skewers are so-so. When you make money, I'll treat you to kebabs." Xiaobao wiped the black ash from his mouth and nodded.

(End of this chapter)