Jia Yujing of Red Mansion

Chapter 198 Xiaobie wins the newlyweds

As soon as the meeting ended, Jia Qiong led a group of big craftsmen out of the city and came to a farm on the outskirts of Beijing.

This is a village where Qin Keqing was married. Now it has been requisitioned by Jia Qiong and turned into a cement processing factory.

In order to ensure that the cement formula would not be leaked, he asked Liu Xianglian to recruit a group of workers with high salaries and sign a ten-year contract.

And all these people's families were brought into this village to live.

Now that Zhuangzi has recruited more than 300 workers, Jia Qiong sent Tian Li to temporarily be the manager here.

He is leading people to renovate the central village and build walls.

In addition, there are several craftsmen who are good at repairing kilns and lead people to build kiln pits outside.

They have been here for several days, and two kilns have been built.

There are only three main materials of cement, limestone, clay and some mixed materials, such as iron ore powder, coal fly ash, or slag, etc.

Among them, limestone is the main raw material, accounting for 80%.

Quicklime cannot be used directly, and slaked lime must be calcined at high temperature.

Therefore, Jia Qiong wants to build many kilns here specifically for making hydrated lime.

In addition, there will be a special grinding factory and ingredient factory here.

Cement is a top priority, so Jia Qiong can only leave it to someone he can trust to manage it.

Tian Li is the chief steward and is responsible for the daily management of Zhuangzi.

Qin Ye is the chief engineer, and he is the only one who knows the entire manufacturing process and formula of cement.

Since Jia Qiong visited Qin Ye a few days ago, he took a long leave and moved to Zhuangzi to test the cement formula.

Although Jia Qiong remembers the cement making process, she has never actually operated it.

Therefore, certain verification work is still needed. Yesterday, he had received the news that the experiment was successful.

In the largest courtyard in the center of the village, there is a pile of hydrated lime powder, clay, and various ore powders.

Next to it are densely packed cement strips. These are all samples prepared by Qin Ye in different proportions in the past two days.

As soon as Jia Qiong and others arrived at the entrance of the village, Tian Li came out to greet them, bowed and said, "Second Master, you are here."

Jia Qiong ordered: "Tian Li, go and invite my father-in-law to show you how to use the fairy clay."

"Yes, Second Master."

Tian Li went to find Qin Ye, while Jia Qiong and the others waited in the thatched shed at the entrance of the village.

After a while, Qin Ye and Tian Li came back, followed by several workers carrying materials.

Jia Qiong went up to him and bowed and said, "Thank you for your hard work, father-in-law."

Master Wu and others also knew Qin Ye, and they all bowed their hands in salute.

Qin Ye said excitedly: "A good son-in-law is exempt from the gift, this fairy mud you invented is really amazing.

Everyone, I, Qin Ye, can say that this is definitely the best building material. "

Tian Li poured out the cement from the sack, and Wu Dajiang and others immediately surrounded him.

"Is this fairy mud?"

"Isn't this just a pile of dusty dirt? How can we build a house?"

Jia Qiong smiled and said: "I brought you here today to verify the effect of the fairy mud. Please ask my father-in-law to show it to you."

"Okay, let's open their eyes today."

Several workers followed Qin Ye's instructions and mixed the cement and sand together in proportion, then added water and stirred evenly.

Qin Ye said: "Stir it until it looks like this and you can use it.

In this weather, the fairy mud can be dried in less than an hour.

By then, the cement will become rock-hard and no longer afraid of water. "

Jia Qiong said: "My father-in-law, why not use these fairy mud to pave a road."

Qin Ye nodded and said: "Okay, the road built with fairy mud will be very strong and will not be muddy when it rains."

Wu Dajiang and others then witnessed with their own eyes how the cement turned from a pile of sand into a solid road surface.

Under the high temperature of more than 30 degrees and the scorching sun, the cement pavement was completely dry in less than an hour.

When the road surface was dry, these master craftsmen couldn't wait to stand on it, and some even hit it with a shovel a few times.

"My God, this thing is so strong. It's as hard as a rock."

Jia Qiong is familiar with the properties of cement. He explained to everyone: "Under such high temperature and exposure, fairy mud can dry out quickly, but it is easy to crack.

Although it does not affect the use, it is not beautiful after all.Therefore, it is best to pour water several times after the cement is initially dry, so that it will not crack.

Once cement dries, it will never deform and is not afraid of water or fire.

Mr. Wu, the load-bearing beams you mentioned, even walls and floors, can all be made of fairy clay.

As long as the mold is made, it can be produced in large quantities.

By the way, when making important parts like load-bearing beams, it is best to add some iron bars in the middle to increase toughness.

Iron is too expensive. When we build ordinary houses, we can just use bamboo instead.

There are plenty of bamboos around Chang'an, so you don't have to worry about not having enough. "

Then Jia Qiong personally showed them how to use bamboo to make a skeleton and fill it with cement to make walls or floors.

Witnessing the magical effect of cement with their own eyes, Master Wu and others admired Jia Qiong so much that they almost worshiped him as a god.

This group of craftsmen who have been responsible for construction projects all year round understand the value of this thing very well.

In the following ten days, all work was progressing steadily.

Jia Qiong has many helpers, he only needs to be responsible for the central coordination.

Taking advantage of his free time, Jia Qiong took the time to pick up Wang Yuyan and others from Qingyun Temple.

A breakup was better than a wedding. That night, after dinner, Jia Qiong and Wang Yuyan went back to their room early and had a good time.

After the clouds and rain passed, Wang Yuyan lay limply in Jia Qiong's arms to rest.

She suddenly said: "You should take some time to go to Lixiangyuan.

Aunt Xue has almost confirmed your marriage to Baochai.

But I mentioned it to her twice these days, but my aunt never agreed.

If you go and talk about it carefully and show your sincerity, the matter will probably be settled. "

Jia Qiong said: "Aunt Xue didn't agree, probably because she was waiting for news from Wang Ziteng.

Aunt Xue will definitely ask his opinion on Baochai's marriage. "

Wang Yuyan nodded and said, "Then do you think Wang Ziteng will agree?"

Jia Qiong smiled and said: “As long as he is not stupid, he will agree.

It doesn't matter if you disagree. Anyway, I don't care if I can marry Xue Baochai. "

Wang Yuyan rolled her eyes at him, which obviously meant that you should lie to others.

"Let me ask you, did you collude with Taoist Master Xuan Zhenzi to deceive us?"

Jia Qiong said speechlessly: "How is it possible? Is my husband like that?

Besides, if you don’t believe me, you still don’t believe Xuan Zhenzi.

He is a master of Taoism, and it is indeed recorded in his master's notes. "

Wang Yuyan snorted and said, "Whether you know it in your heart or not, I don't care. Anyway, I quite like that girl Baochai.

You still have to go to the Xue family in person, and you have to give them enough face. "

Jia Qiong smiled and said, "My wife took so much trouble to help me find an equal wife. She is really a model of a good wife."

Wang Yuyan sighed and said: "We have been married for so long, and we still don't have a boy and a girl.

My aunt has asked me several times, and even my mother has written to me asking.

Your family is the only descendant of your family. If you never have children, how can I be worthy of your Jia family ancestors? "

Having said this, Wang Yuyan paused, sat up and looked at Jia Qiong with a critical eye, and said, "You and Sister Qin have been married for several months, and there has been no movement.

Is there something wrong with your body? "

Jia Qiong felt that she was greatly hurt and said speechlessly: "How is it possible? What could be wrong with me?

How old are we, why should we be anxious? Let nature take its course, and it will happen naturally.

Besides, don’t you know if there is something wrong with my body? "

Wang Yuyan sighed and said, "I'm telling you something serious.

Anyway, Sister Qin and I had our pulse checked by Taoist Priest Xuan Zhenzi, and there was nothing wrong with our bodies.

If you still can't have children, that's your problem. "

Jia Qiong said helplessly: "There is definitely nothing wrong with my health. If you don't believe me, try again!" After that, she hugged Wang Yuyan again.

Wang Yuyan was so frightened that her face turned pale, and she quickly begged for mercy: "No, no, I can't bear it anymore..."

(End of this chapter)