"Iron ore?"
Hudugu was a little puzzled.
As Zhang Bao spoke, he took out a small piece from his pocket.
Zhang Bao specially brought this with him before leaving.
Hu Dugu took it with both hands with a surprised look on his face.
"Master, what do you want to build?"
Hu Dugu asked Zhang Bao.
"what?"
"I didn't think about this. Can I fight?"
Zhang Bao scratched his head and said.
"Yes, as long as the quantity is enough, I can fight!"
Hudugu said very firmly.
"good!"
"Then I'll rest assured. I'll think about it when I go back and tell you what to do."
"If you have time, start preparing today. What do you need?"
Zhang Bao asked Hu Dugu.
Hu Dugu frowned and thought for a while.
"I can do everything else, and I have all the tools. But I don't have any charcoal."
Hu Dugu told Zhang Bao truthfully.
"Okay, don't worry about it. I'll take care of the charcoal. I'll tell you when I have the charcoal ready."
“How much charcoal do I need?”
Zhang Bao asked.
"The more the merrier!"
"As long as there is enough charcoal, I can hit more times and the things will be better!"
Hudugu said.
"I see."
After Zhang Bao finished speaking, he took Lao He out.
Hudugu and the woman were left standing there.
"Ms. sir, the young master seems... to have changed?"
The woman asked in surprise.
"Master Zhang has accumulated good deeds throughout his life, and the Immortal God will definitely bless his descendants!"
"We were unable to repay Mr. Zhang's great kindness before, but now the young master has cured Erile again."
"Kindness should be repaid with kindness."
Hudugu said slowly.
The firm lines on his face are like the man's heart.
"Master, what should we do about the charcoal?"
"We don't have much silver left now. If we buy it, I'm afraid it won't be enough."
Lao He asked worriedly on the way.
"Of course you can't buy it. Even if you buy it, you won't be able to bring back so much charcoal."
"So I'm going to burn it myself."
Zhang Bao looked at the forest behind the village and said.
"Burn it yourself?"
Lao He's eyes widened.
"right!"
"Let's go to the back mountain!"
Zhang Bao said as he walked towards the back mountain.
Lao He followed Zhang Bao without saying a word.
A deep sense of frustration came over me.
Is this still the good-for-nothing young master from before?
Why did you understand everything after taking a photo?
In comparison, after living so long, he looks like a waste.
Should I also let the young lady take pictures some other time?
Lao He was thinking carefully and followed Zhang Bao to the back mountain.
Zhang Bao didn't plan to do it on a large scale, he just wanted to do a simple experiment.
Found a small slope.
A small hole was dug and two air outlets were dug on both sides of the hole.
Then put in some branches and light them up.
I suffered the same fate as the last time I met a wolf.
Zhang Bao carried a fire sickle with him.
After it was lit, bursts of white smoke came out from the two holes on the top.
Wait until the white smoke turns blue.
Zhang Bao quickly sealed the two holes and the ignition port in front.
A skillful operation made Lao He on the side look at him for a moment.
"Is this the end?"
"Where's the charcoal?"
Lao He asked with wide eyes.
"Stay inside and wait until the temperature drops."
Zhang Bao pointed below.
Lao He was stunned.
"Young... Young Master, how do you know these things?"
"I've never seen you learn this before."
Lao He really couldn't hold it back and said to Zhang Bao.
"Forehead……"
"this……"
"Actually, I... dreamed at night, yes, when I dreamed, the ancestors of the Zhang family taught it to me."
"Ancestors bless you and bring great blessings to the sky!"
In panic, Zhang Bao made up a reason.
In Zhang Bao's view.
Although Lao He is upright, he is not stupid.
Zhang Bao's heart skipped a beat when he asked him so abruptly just now.
"Oh!"
"I'll tell you!"
Lao He was rubbing his hands excitedly and pacing back and forth.
Zhang Bao’s words.
It is completely consistent with Lao He's guess in the past few days.
Full of joy and nowhere to express it.
Lao He simply knelt down and kowtowed a few times in the direction of the Zhang family's old house, and his mood calmed down a little.
Zhang Bao looked at him with a black streak.
I guess it's almost time.
Zhang Bao dug up the soil.
Sure enough, there were some black and gray charcoal strips inside.
Although the quality is not that good, it is indeed a success.
In this way, firing can be carried out in batches.
Zhang Bao was very satisfied.
But if you want to burn a large amount of charcoal, you still need to dig a charcoal kiln.
Otherwise, the quantity will simply not be enough to support iron-making needs.
And according to Zhang Bao's idea, if you have more charcoal, you can not only use it for heating yourself, but more importantly, you can exchange it for money and food at the county government.
After going back.
Zhang Bao asked Lao He to call Li Daniu and Hu Dugu.
If you want to burn charcoal, you need a charcoal kiln and firewood.
The requirements for firewood are also very high, and they must be made as thick as an arm. If Zhang Bao and Lao He were alone, they would be busy until the end of the year of the monkey.
After Zhang Bao told the two people about the matter, they agreed immediately without saying a word.
Zhang Bao didn't waste any time and immediately took the two of them with the tools they found earlier.
Heading towards the back mountain.
Zhang Bao chose a piece of back hillside and explained the style of the charcoal kiln to Hu Dugu, leaving Lao He and Hu Dugu to dig the kiln.
He took Li Daniu into the mountains.
They need to pick the right firewood.
Those fallen dead branches will definitely not work. You need to find thicker wood.
"Master, let's try our best to walk in. I remember there is a pine tree, which is perfect if you want to make charcoal."
Li Daniu led the way.
As a carpenter, he naturally knows more about wood than Zhang Bao.
After the two walked away for a while, Li Daniu stopped.
Pointing to a straight pine tree nearby.
It can be as thick as the mouth of a bowl and more than ten meters high.
When making charcoal, splitting it into four pieces is just right.
Zhang Baozheng didn't know how to start, but he saw Li Daniu taking out a saw blade.
After sawing a gap in the tree, he stopped.
Zhang Bao thought Li Daniu was tired and wanted to step forward to help.
But he saw Li Daniu pull out the saw blade and find some straw wadding nearby.
Then he lit a fire.
Zhang Bao was a little curious.
Looking at Zhang Bao's appearance, Li Daniu took the initiative to explain with some embarrassment.
"Master, for us poor people, these tools are treasures and are used to saw small things."
"This kind of pine wood is very hard, so I'll save some effort."
As he spoke, the fire in the gap started to light up, and the middle part of the pine wood was also ignited. Li Daniu kept blowing fire into it.
It looks almost done.
He grabbed a handful of sand, put out the fire, covered Zhang Bao behind him, and pushed forward hard.
The pine wood more than ten meters high was broken directly.
The cross section had been scorched by fire, and Zhang Bao was amazed when he saw it.
The wisdom of the ancients is truly profound.
Blowing fire and cutting down trees reveals subtle insights.
