Duan Wenjun had no idea that Zhao Ling'er had so many thoughts in his heart.
It took almost an entire afternoon to teach her the general process of extracting essence.
After hurriedly sending her home, Duan Wenjun took Mo Shoucheng back to the Duan family compound.
He will probably be very busy these days.
Li San accidentally extracted high-purity alcohol, which was somewhat surprising to him.
Duan Wenjun had not planned this part before, or in other words, he had not planned to develop this part so quickly.
Alcohol is the basis for so many other things.
Now that alcohol was available, he needed to make the most of it.
In this way, the development of many things must be put on the agenda.
For example, let Zhao Linger develop perfume.
If perfume comes out, it will definitely be another money-making thing.
Perfume will definitely be sought after by women, but the production volume is not expected to be too high.
Duan Wenjun felt that he should not set his target on this small Wangjiang City, but on those noble ladies in Shangliang, Kyoto.
Those are the real rich people who can afford to sell at a high price.
However, if you want to sell it at a high price, you have to pay attention to the packaging.
Using clay pots to hold perfume seems a bit pricey.
It must be worthy of a crystal clear glass bottle.
Therefore, he must consider making glass.
But he didn't have much impression of how the glass thing was made.
I just know some basic materials such as limestone, soda ash, quartz sand, etc., but I don’t know how to bake them specifically.
Looking back, I still have to think about it.
But a few days ago, when he was chatting with Gu Hongfu, Gu Hongfu mentioned that he had been to Lingxiao City once.
There are some shops selling colored glaze in Lingxiao City. The colored glaze inside seems to be somewhat similar to glass, but it is colored and not transparent.
Duan Wenjun felt that he should go over and have a look and chat with them, maybe he could learn something.
However, there is one of the most important raw materials for making glass, limestone, and he has already sent people out to find it.
Because limestone is also a necessary material for calcining cement, he has long been considering making cement.
The heavy rain a few days ago, Zhao Ling'er said, did not cause much damage to the south slope and only washed away three trees.
However, the heavy rain caused a small mudslide east of Duanjiabao, which destroyed Zhou's Luozi east of Duanjiabao.
Not one of the more than 20 families was spared, and their houses were all washed away.
Fortunately, someone inside Luozi was very alert that night and no one was injured.
Now, Duan Wenjun has arranged for all the fifty or so people in the Zhou family to stay in the vacant room next to the Gray Immortal Corridor.
Food, drinks, and supplies are all arranged and free of charge.
Duan Wenjun let them live in peace for now, and also arranged work for them, earning them dozens of yuan every day.
After a while, when they have a little money on hand, they can go back and rebuild their homes.
Moreover, Duan Wenjun specially arranged twenty guards to take care of them.
Because, Mo Shoucheng said, one of the refugees from the Zhou family was actually Zhao Xiaowu.
That day, they let Zhao Xiaowu go on the official road outside Duanjiabao.
Duan Wenjun secretly investigated and found that the Zhou family originally had only forty-one people.
Now, there are fifty-two people.
In addition to Zhao Xiaowu, there were ten people he brought here.
Although he didn't know why Zhao Xiaowu appeared in the Zhou family to settle his son, Duan Wenjun did not reveal his identity.
Because Zhao Xiaowu was the first to discover the mudslide that day, and he also led his men to save many villagers.
Duan Wenjun feels that Zhao Xiaowu is not a complete bad guy.
Moreover, he has a good relationship with Tuesday Dog.
Duan Wenjun had dealt with the Zhou family's lost Tuesday dog in Nanpo, and he was quite clever.
During one chat, he mentioned the general appearance of limestone, and Tuesday Dog actually said that he had seen it in Laoshan.
Simply, Duan Wenjun asked him to lead people to search for it.
Zhao Xiaowu said he would go with him, and Duan Wenjun did not object.
On Tuesday, Gou took a total of six people out, and among them was a Duanjiabao guard who had hidden his identity, Liu Zan.
Liuzan was a thoughtful person. When he was in the frontier army, he was a member of the scout camp.
With him watching, Duan Wenjun believed that Zhao Xiaowu would not be able to make any trouble.
If they can really find limestone on Tuesday, then the matter of making their own cement will be settled.
Maybe, we can also slowly consider making glass.
With cement, not only can the house be made stronger, but it can also be used for many other purposes.
He believes that there will be another huge change by then.
This is why he wants to open the road to Qifengya Mine.
Because Duan Daxiong said that when the mine was developed before, a lot of iron slag was left there, which is one of the important raw materials for making cement.
By opening up the road to Qifengya, not only iron ore can be mined, but cement can also be made. Naturally, it kills two birds with one stone.
When the cement comes out, we have to try to straighten the entire glass...
Back in the compound, Cuiping had been waiting for him and hurriedly greeted him and Mo Shoucheng to eat.
Eight dishes and one soup, including fish and meat, cooked by Cuiping herself.
Seeing the young master busy these days, Cuiping felt that the young master had lost weight and had to make up for it quickly.
The three of them sat down and were about to eat when Gu Hongfu hurried over and said that the blacksmith from Wangjiang City had arrived.
Duan Wenjun was overjoyed when he heard this and hurriedly stood up and went out to greet him.
Ma Xinyuan carefully supported his wife who was pregnant with Liujia, while Zhao Xiaoliu supported his sick mother and was waiting uneasily at the door.
"Lao Ma, Xiao Liuzi, I've finally waited for you." Duan Wenjun greeted him with a smile.
After saying that, he patted Ma Xinyuan on the shoulder and looked at the two women, "Aunt Zhao, sister-in-law, thank you for your hard work along the way. You must be hungry. Come on, hurry into the house and eat first."
As Duan Wenjun spoke, he called to Gu Hongfu, "Uncle Gu, you haven't eaten either, why don't we eat together!"
Cuiping obediently placed the dishes and chopsticks, and Duan Wenjun personally brought stools for everyone before returning to the main seat and sitting down.
Ma Xinyuan and several others stood awkwardly, not daring to sit down at all.
Seeing a few people standing there motionless, Duan Wenjun looked at them in confusion and said, "Why are they all standing? Come on, sit down!"
Ma Xinyuan moved a little, but was held back by his wife Li Sumin.
When Li Sumin heard that Ma Xinyuan was coming to Duanjiabao, especially the conditions offered by Duan Wenjun, she felt that this was a piece of cake falling from the sky.
Not only were they given generous wages, but they were also provided with a free yard. This was much better than opening a small blacksmith shop in Wangjiang.
Although Li Sumin doesn't go out often because of her big belly, she has a good relationship with her neighbors. These days, she often hears stories about the eldest son of the Duan family from the aunts and ladies who come to visit her.
There are rumors among the people that Young Master Duan is a heavenly being, and the old gods will teach him various skills in his dreams.
Li Sumin believes in God, so she has no doubts about this matter.
Otherwise, how could Master Duan come up with so many new things?
Young Master Duan, no, you should change your name to Young Master now.
The young master's family is able to take a fancy to their own men, which is a tribute to the ancestors of the old Ma family.
Ma Xinyuan is a straight person, thinks relatively simply, and is a bit careless in life.
Before coming, Li Sumin specifically told him to be more careful when he arrived at Duanjiabao and not to make the Shaodong family unhappy.
Even at the first glance, she felt that this young master was different from other young masters.
He doesn't have the airs of a rich man at all and is very approachable.
But seeing that Ma Xinyuan really wanted to sit down and eat together, she hurriedly pulled him back.
She knew that a wealthy family had many rules, so how could a servant eat with his boss?
Maybe, this is Shaodong trying to test us?
