Chapter 17 Meng Tian is here
"Is the craftsmanship of the bellows very complicated?" Li Si asked.
Qin An smiled and said: "It's very simple, not complicated at all, it just consists of a wooden box, a push-pull wooden handle and a movable wooden box.
I'm afraid you won't understand it because it's too complicated. I believe you can understand it with a simple operation. "
"Thank you, sir." Li Si said.
Immediately, Qin An began to demonstrate the wonderful use of the bellows.
Li Si saw that every time Qin An pulled the bellows, the flames of the stove became higher, and the color of the flames also changed from fiery red to blue.
All this was recorded by Li Si, and this was for Ying Zheng to see.
As Qin An began to pull the bellows, the entire ironmaking room began to officially start construction.
With everyone's continuous efforts, Li Si saw that the iron ore slowly turned into molten iron.
"It's really turned into molten iron." Li Si exclaimed.
Qin An said: "Let it burn for a while to burn out the impurities inside. Only kitchen utensils made of pure molten iron are hygienic and harmless to the human body."
After a while, Qin An saw that the molten iron had turned red, and all the black spots in it had disappeared.
"Okay, it's almost done. Pour all the molten iron into the mold I prepared."
The villagers immediately followed the instructions and poured the molten iron into the wok mold.
Not long after, a rough iron pot appeared in front of everyone.
Li Si said: "Is this an iron pot?"
"Yes." Qin An said.
He picked up the iron pot and looked at it. It was a little rough and needed careful polishing.
"This one is too rough and needs to be polished."
Then I started to pick up the tools and start polishing. Fortunately, there were polishing tools in the village.
outside the village.
Ying Zheng's carriage arrived.
Meng Tian came to Ying Zheng's carriage and said, "Your Majesty, we seem to have arrived."
Ying Zheng got off the carriage with Meng Tian's help, and then reminded him again: "Meng Tian, remember, I am the village chief in the village, you can only call me the village chief, and never reveal my identity.
In addition, your surname is Meng, also called Meng Tian, which is just Tian Tian. Your ancestor is Meng Tian, and you are a descendant of Meng Tian. "
"Is this minister his descendant?" Meng Tian looked confused.
"Just remember my words."
"promise."
"Enter the village."
Later, Ying Zheng and Meng Tian entered the village.
Under the leadership of the Black Dragon Guard, Ying Zheng and Meng Tian came to the iron smelting room and happened to see Qin An polishing the iron pot.
"Sir, is the thing in your hand just an iron pot?" Ying Zheng asked.
Only then did Li Si and others react, looked at Ying Zheng at the door, and immediately stopped what they were doing.
"See the village chief."
"No need to be polite." Ying Zheng waved his hand.
Qin An saw Li Si and a group of people looking at Ying Zheng as if they were paying homage to the emperor, and sighed slightly in his heart. This is a backward bad habit, and he must correct them if there is an opportunity.
"Comrade Village Chief, you are here just in time. Look at the iron pot in my hand. I can give you a taste of my craftsmanship today." Qin An came to Ying Zheng with the iron pot to show off.
Ying Zheng took Qin An's iron pot and looked at the semicircular and concave iron pot. He was filled with doubts. Can this thing be used for cooking?
Meng Tian, who was behind Ying Zheng, looked at Qin An with a confused look on his face. Is this guy the strange person mentioned by His Majesty and Zhang Han?
Apart from the strange clothes he wore, there was nothing else strange about him.
"Village Chief, I know you're curious, so why not do this? It's dinner time anyway, so I'll make some simple dishes for you." Qin An said.
"It's ridiculous. The meal time has already passed. The next meal is at Shen time. How can anyone eat now?" Meng Tian said.
Only then did Li Si and others notice that there was a person following Ying Zheng, who was Meng Tian.
Li Si took a step forward and said, "Lao Meng, you don't know something. My husband advocates three meals a day. This can achieve the effect of maintaining health."
Upon hearing this, Ying Zheng said with great interest: "Sir, can eating three meals a day achieve the health-preserving effect?"
Qin An nodded and said: "Three meals a day do have a health-preserving effect, but your three meals a day need to be matched with your diet.
Outside, wealthy people will hire nutritionists to help them formulate nutritional packages to keep their bodies in the healthiest state. "
"Sir, can you know this nutritional package?" Ying Zheng asked.
Qin An shook his head and said: "I don't know how. Nutritionists need to verify it. They mix food accurately to the gram.
But don’t be disappointed, Comrade Village Chief. Although I am not a nutritionist, I know that for three meals a day, it is enough to have a reasonable mix of meat and vegetables.
Eat a good breakfast, a full lunch, and eat less in the evening, including no less fruit.
Another thing is to do more exercise, such as running. Jogging for an hour every day can relax your body and mind, and your body will feel much better. "
"Thank you sir for your advice, I will remember it."
"You're welcome." Qin An looked at Meng Tian and said, "Is this comrade also from the village? I haven't seen him before."
"His name is Meng Tian. The ancestor of Tian Ye Tian is General Meng Tian, who defeated the Huns so that they did not dare to come to the Qin Dynasty." Ying Zheng immediately introduced Meng Tian.
"Meng Tian, this is the gentleman I mentioned to you. He comes from outside the village and is much more knowledgeable than us."
"I have gained more knowledge. I just read a few more years and walked outside more." Qin An said immediately.
"Meng Tian has met sir."
Meng Tian clasped his fists in salute to Qin An, and Qin An couldn't help but clasping his fists in salute as well.
Damn it, why am I even clasping my fists in salute? Have I been assimilated by them?
Qin An shook his head slightly and said: "Comrade Montaigne, from now on I will call you Lao Meng. And Comrade Li Si, I will call you Lao Li. Otherwise, calling you by your name will feel weird. The main thing is your name." It's so similar to your ancestor's name.
This made me think I was in the Qin Dynasty. "
Meng Tian wanted to say something, but was interrupted by Ying Zheng.
"That's fine. If you call me a little more friendly, everyone will be more familiar with me."
"The village chief is wise." Li Si was the first to agree.
Meng Tian also said: "The village chief is wise."
Ying Zheng waved his hand and said, "Sir, can I see your iron-making furnace?"
"Of course there is no problem." Qin An said, "I just have something to discuss with the village chief."
"I wonder what you want to discuss with me, sir?" Ying Zheng asked.
Qin An replied: "As for this iron-making room, you also know that I am mainly here to support education, that is, to teach children how to read and write. I will not manage the iron-making room at all.
But I thought that it was a pity that the village was abandoned without any iron tools, so I hope the village chief can send someone to manage the iron shop.
In this way, whatever iron tools the villagers need can be refined by the people in the iron shop, and the business can also be carried out in other villages. "
