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Chapter 108 Hairy
After a sumptuous lunch, Russell went to a nearby pottery factory and met the potter William Crooked Hat.

"Master Russell, the time has not come yet. Clay bricks, like pottery, are not easy to bake." William with the crooked hat knocked his pipe against the wall and pushed a young man out, "Look, I brought little William here and asked him to be responsible for the firing of clay bricks."

Little William is the son of William the Crooked Hat and the head of the brick kiln that Russell appointed.

After seeing Russell, he immediately knelt down and kowtowed: "Little William has met your Excellency."

"You're a very smart young man, get up, no need to be polite." Russell raised his hand and motioned for little William to stand up.

Although he was only sixteen years old, probably ten years younger than William, he spoke in an old-fashioned tone, and no one present felt there was a problem - his aristocratic status gave Russell a higher status than everyone else.

"How far have the clay bricks been burned now?"

"It has just been pre-fired in the kiln." Xiao William explained, "We have made about ten kinds of bricks with different materials before. In the past few days, the bricks have just been dried. They will be pre-fired first. After the pre-fire is completed, they will be officially fired. .”

"What is a burn-in?" Russell asked.

"Because the bricks contain moisture, if they are fired directly, the water will evaporate, causing problems such as pores and rough surfaces in the muck bricks, which will enhance the strength, hardness and aesthetics of the muck bricks." William Xiao said, "These are all fired Essential steps for making pottery.”

"I see." Russell expressed understanding, but quickly asked, "But the problem is that the clay bricks do not need to be as beautiful as pottery. To be honest, I don't care if there are pores or pits on the surface, as long as they can replace stones. .”

"Ah this..." Little William suddenly felt depressed and couldn't help but look at his father.

The crooked-hat William took a puff of his pipe and said with a laugh: "It turns out that Master Russell's demand is so low, so be it. Later, little William, you go to open the kiln, give up pre-firing, and send all the bricks to the kiln for direct firing." system."

After hearing what his father said, little William immediately responded: "Sir, is this okay?"

"Okay, your father is an old potter, listen to him." Russell smiled. He didn't need the clay bricks to look good, as long as they were strong and durable.

After all, after the house is built, a layer of mortar must be applied on the outside. It doesn't matter what the dirt bricks look like.

Since the bricks had just begun to be fired, there was nothing worth inspecting.

Russell quickly left the pottery kiln factory with two phantom beast guards, Kevin and Hongyan. I wanted to go around the town and choose a suitable place to build a brick kiln. But after thinking about it for a while, I gave up because it was the first time Hongyan followed him on a trip and she was a little timid.

There are too many people in the town. If it gets scared, the big rat will go crazy and it's hard to stop it.

Even if Kevin is right next to him, it will be difficult to stop him. After all, the magic the Red-Eyed Rat King has obtained is bloodthirsty flicker, and he can escape at any time.

After slowly getting used to it for a while, when the red eyes are no longer afraid of people, you can walk around with the red eyes.

Russell returned to Fluorescent Castle a quarter of an hour later, and Charles was already waiting in the castle with the newly recruited beekeepers.

"Sir, this is Bearded Kenny, an old technician at the apiary. And he is still a free citizen and can go to work in the territory at any time." Charles introduced the candidate for the beekeeper.

Bearded Kenny does have a thick beard, and his hair is also curly and thick. So many hairs almost cover his face. His back is slightly stooped, and his hands on his legs are shaking slightly, obviously feeling a little embarrassed.

This is probably the first time I have come to such a magnificent castle.

"Kenny Bearded, how old are you?" Russell asked.

"To answer Master Russell, I, I am twenty-eight years old this year." "Only twenty-eight?" Russell was a little surprised. At first glance, he thought the bearded Kenny was at least fifty-eight. "With such a long Isn’t it uncomfortable to have a long beard? Washing your face, brushing your teeth, eating and drinking will all affect it, right?"

The bearded Kenny scratched the back of his head and said awkwardly: "I don't want to grow a big beard, but, but, the doctor in town said that I was born with strong hair, and it grows back quickly after shaving, and I can't finish shaving at all. And, besides, I have to spend money to shave, so I don’t want to shave.”

Russell asked: "Won't this get longer and longer?"

The bearded Kenny grabbed his beard and made a mowing motion: "When it grows too long, I'll cut it off with a kitchen knife so I don't have to spend money shaving."

"Okay, back to the topic of beekeeping, how many years have you been working in the apiary? Have you learned all the beekeeping techniques?"

"It's a city, Master Russell. I've been an apprentice in the apiary since I was twelve years old, and I have lived in the apiary for sixteen years!" When talking about beekeeping, the bearded Kenny's embarrassment immediately disappeared, and he showed his enthusiasm. Strong self-confidence.

Then he talked about the key points of beekeeping, how to separate bees, place boxes, release them, merge them, cut honey, lure the queen, how to prevent bees from stealing, avoid cold and heat, remove the weak and keep the strong, etc., and he explained it clearly and clearly. The sky is full of excitement.

"Very good, bearded Kenny. From now on, I will appoint you as the beekeeper of Black-rumped Snake Manor and raise bumble bees for me. The salary, Charles has already said, will definitely be double your salary in the apiary. .”

"I am willing to serve you, Master Russell, no, no, my lord!" The bearded Kenny responded happily.

In the corridor on the second floor, the Baron and his wife have been paying attention to the situation downstairs.

Seeing Russell's process of recruiting beekeepers, Mrs. Meryl said with a smile: "Russell has made rapid progress. He used to be an introverted and shy boy, but now he is a qualified lord who is getting better and better."

Baron Roman said: "So I have always insisted that when the children grow up, they should be allowed to go out on their own."

"You always make sense."

"That's how it is originally. Children from serf families have to work with their parents when they are a few years old, and they will be sent to be apprentices when they are ten years old. Although we are nobles, there is not much difference in the training of our children. Only those who have gone through hardships are men. The best kind of growth.”

Mrs. Meryl rolled her eyes: "Bullshit."

"Ahem, lady, be careful, lady." Baron Roman almost choked. His wife has always been a model of a lady, and she almost never said a bad word.

"I don't care whether you are a lady or not. Russell is my son. If you don't want to help me, then I will help you and use my dowry to help you." Mrs. Meryl choked, "He sacrificed himself for a mouse fantasy beast. His magic potions are all mixed in, so I won’t help him practice with anything.”

"Just a few magic potions."

"But you're not even willing to give me a few magic potions."

"When did I say no? I will tell Carter to get a batch of magic potions for Russell."

Mrs. Meryl was then satisfied, and said with a narrow smile: "Pay it out of my dowry, so as not to make the Baron feel sad."

Baron Roman: "..."

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