Huahong is always surrounded by people when she goes out, begging her to help get some wheat seeds.
Bonus would never agree to this matter. Lin Yan had repeatedly emphasized that wheat seeds could never be given away casually, and she could not hold back.
By the time Lin Yan finished packing the wheat seeds, it was already mid-September. Things in the field came to an end for the time being, and she went to the laboratory.
After going to Bai Chen's house first, but no one was there, Lin Yan went to Shi Zhi's place.
"Are you done?" Seeing Lin Yan, Shi Zhi was stunned for a moment before asking.
Lin Yan nodded, "Well, the wheat seeds have been taken care of, so there's no need to work in the fields. I'm here to see you. Do you know where Bai Chen went?"
"I don't know. Everyone is busy. I'm making the roller you mentioned. I've already made a sample. It's a small one. You came just in time. Let's take a look at the effect."
While the two were talking, Ye Cong came in, "Lin Yan, why are you here?"
"We've finished the work in the fields, come here to work." Lin Yan rolled his eyes, "Why are you making so much fuss, as if I shouldn't be here."
Ye Cong said hurriedly: "I'm so surprised to see you. Why don't you always come? We will all forget you."
"It's my fault." Lin Yan pointed at himself, "I have big things to do, so I don't have time."
"Okay, let's stop talking nonsense and get down to business." Shi Zhi walked towards the roller as he spoke, "Come and take a look. I peeled some chestnuts and dried them in the sun to test the effect of the roller."
On a circular stone plate, a cylindrical stone roller is fixed on a wooden frame, which looks very delicate.
Lin Yan reached out and touched it and praised: "It's good. Once you make this stone mill, it will be easier to thresh wheat in the future. When you make the millstone, you don't have to worry about making flour. Quickly put the chestnuts on the milling plate. , I’ll push it.”
Lin Yan pushed the roller hard and turned, secretly glad in his heart that he had been working hard for more than half a year and had developed it, otherwise he really wouldn't be able to push it.
Seeing the stone roller rolling around and crushing the chestnuts into flakes, Ye Cong picked up a piece and squeezed it gently, turning it into crumbs. "Not bad, as expected."
When Lin Yan turned around three times and all the chestnuts were crushed into small particles, she said, "Shi Zhi, if you push a few more times, they should be crushed into powder."
Shi Zhi said nothing, rolled up his sleeves and pushed the roller to spin quickly.
After a while, the chestnuts turned into tiny crumbs.
Ye Cong brought a mesh sieve, and together they transferred the debris into the sieve and passed it through again, and finally got finer chestnut powder. The large pieces on the sieve are then placed on the roller and crushed again.
After trying it, it was confirmed that the nianzi was very successful. Lin Yan looked at Shi Zhi and Ye Cong and said, "You two are very capable. I will rely on you from now on."
"Of course, we are the smartest people." Ye Cong said happily, "But compared to you, we are still a little behind."
Shi Zhi didn't think so. "Lin Yan just knows a lot, but it doesn't prove that she is smart." He felt that he was the smartest person.
"You're right, I have an innate advantage." Lin Yan agreed. From her observation, she found that Shi Zhi had a high IQ, quick reactions, and was a good prospect.
When Bai Chen came back, several people were talking about how to make millstones. They wanted to make samples before the cold season so that they could make bigger ones next year.
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Lin Yan looked up and saw Bai Chen and said happily, "You're here. What have you been doing? You're covered in stains."
"I went to the papermaking workshop and changed the slurry ratio." Bai Chen was a little surprised when he saw Lin Yan, "Why are you here?"
Shi Zhi and Ye Cong laughed.
Bai Chen didn't know why.
Lin Yan rolled his eyes at them and said, "Ignore them. Have you counted how many pieces of paper the workshop has produced this year and what the pass rate can be?"
Although yellow paper can be produced, the yield is extremely low. It is very unstable. One batch is half successful, and the quality of another batch is very poor. These problems continue, which results in no paper being used.
Bai Chen plunged into the papermaking workshop and worked on it himself, unable to control the entire process and unable to guarantee quality.
Mentioning this, Bai Chen pursed his lips and said in a deep voice: "According to statistics, the pass rate is less than 10%. So far, a total of 234 pieces of paper have been produced. The yield rate of the first batch was high, but later ones were not as good as That. I’ve been looking for the reason, but I haven’t found it yet.”
The quality of the first batch was also good, which gave Bai Chen enough confidence. Who would have thought that such good paper would never be made again.
The reality gradually made Bai Chen realize that in order to have more stable output, every link must be improved. She kept studying but didn't make much progress.
Lin Yan smiled and said, "Don't be discouraged. If it can be done, it must be possible. It's just that we haven't mastered the skills yet. Keep working hard and we will definitely be able to do it."
Bai Chen nodded, "I won't give up."
She still remembered Lin Yan's ambition to use paper as the basis for printing, making banknotes, spreading knowledge, etc.
"Okay, in order to reward everyone, I brought you good things, go and call everyone here."
Lin Yan picked up the small sack he brought and placed it on the table.
"What is this?" Ye Cong said, reaching out and opening it.
"Go call someone." Lin Yan slapped his hand away.
Ye Cong didn't care and ran to find someone.
After half an hour, the eleven people in the laboratory gathered.
Lin Yun was pushing the roller, Shi Zhi and Bai Chen were passing through the sieve, and Lin Yan was collecting the fine flour into the basin.
Shui Sheng was the last one to arrive. He took root in the Civil Affairs Bureau every day. He needed to go through countless accounts and calculate them, and he was so busy that he was dizzy.
Seeing everyone busy, he asked: "Is this flour?"
Hua Min laughed and said, "Yes, you recognized it at a glance. This is the result of Lin Yan's work for more than half a year, and he came here to reward us today. I can't wait."
"Me too. This flour looks delicate, so it shouldn't taste bad." Ye Cong chuckled.
Everyone's faces were filled with smiles, and they could finally taste the flour Lin Yan was talking about.
Lin Yan said happily: "Hong Ling has the most skillful hands and the most delicious food. She will make noodles for us today."
The pots, pans, and oils in the experiment are all fully stocked. Sometimes everyone gets busy and doesn’t have time to go home to eat, so they make a makeshift meal here.
Lin Yan brought seven or eight kilograms of wheat that could not be used as wheat seeds just to enjoy it with them.
Being the most trusted partner deserves special treatment.
Mao Mu replaced Lin Yun, pushed the roller with flying strides, and said happily: "Hong Ling, hurry up, we are waiting to eat."
Everyone else laughed.
It was said that Hong Ling took action, and everyone helped. An hour later, the hot noodles came out of the pot and were poured with hot oil. No one could bear the taste. They scrambled to pick up the bowl and put it in their mouths.
There were too many people, so we had to take turns eating.
Shi Zhi grabbed a bowl first, and after finishing it, he watched the people behind him eating eagerly.
When everyone ate the fried noodles, they all felt that one bowl was not enough. They wanted to have a few more bowls, but unfortunately there was not so much flour.
At this time, they all understood why Lin Yan was planting wheat in the ground.
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