Chapter 516 Pine candle pine paste rosin
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Because of the relationship with Xue Dong's family, the craftsmen of Gong Liu and Ma Si's family worked very hard. With the help of Liang Zhi and Huang Laowu, when Youchu finished the work, all the foundations had been dug.
"Mr. Qin, come here and take a look. Is this depth okay?" Craftsman Gong said.
Grandpa Qin brought Uncle Qin and Jiang Dalang over to look at the foundation. He nodded repeatedly with satisfaction: "That's enough, that's enough. It's nearly a foot deep."
At this depth, you won't be afraid even if you encounter an earth dragon turning over.
The master was satisfied, and the four great craftsmen Gong, Liu, and Ma all laughed.
"Then we will fill the rocks, pour glutinous slurry, and bury the big stone pillars tomorrow."
The stability of the foundation and the overall structure of the house in the Wei Dynasty was mainly maintained by large stone piers.
Therefore, these big stone pillars are very expensive.
After hearing this, Second Uncle Qin calculated the prices of these things in his mind, and wanted to kill people... The prodigal girl just built a workshop, not a city wall, so what's the point of building such a thing?
But he only dared to whisper in his heart and didn't dare to say a word, for fear that his fierce niece would cut off his second wife's dividends.
Grandpa Qin also gave red envelopes to the craftsmen and the four great craftsmen: "It is a rule to bring money when breaking ground. Keep it all."
Craftsman Gong and the others accepted it.
There are even Liang Zhi, Huang Laowu, Xiaobai, and Huang Yanglong, and they all play a role in seeing who has a share.
Grandma Qin knew that Liang Zhi loved to eat, so she asked Jiang Dalang to bring him a portion of cold pork head.
I also brought a copy to Huang Yanglong.
Because he doesn’t have to eat it, but if you give it to Liang Zhi but don’t give it to him, he will go crazy.
Liang Zhi was overjoyed and promised: "I will come to help tomorrow!"
Huang Yanglong bared his teeth: "If your brother knew you were like this, he would have to come back and beat you up."
"It's none of your business, don't talk too much!" Liang Zhi glared at him.
The two of them had another quarrel before leaving the village at the urging of Master Liu.
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In the days that followed, the Qin family made color soup and pigment powder step by step while waiting for a reply from the capital about the secret recipe.
Qin Xiaomi saw that there was still a lot of time before harvesting wheat and colored grass, so he took advantage of this gap to make pine oil products.
This thing is a bit dangerous, so she specially cleaned up two broken rooms, one for storing pine oil, and the other for making pine oil products.
"My dear boss, the dry madder has been washed and pounded."
"I also brought the red pigment powder."
"Little boss, the candle mold is also ready."
"Water, sand and soil are all ready!" These two things are used to put out fires.
Qin Xiaomi nodded: "Well, light the stove and let's get started."
"Yes." Zhu Yiqing responded and started to light the stove.
Put a pot and pour water.
After the water boils, put a clay pot into the pot.
After the clay pot is hot, add the pine oil blocks.
When the pine oil is heated, it slowly melts into oil.
"Take a cloth and filter the pine oil. You have to pick out all the debris in the pine oil." Qin Xiaomi sat at the door and explained.
Why sit so far away?
Because it can run fast when walking on water.
"Yes." Zhu Yiqing, Xiao Baiying, Xiao Muxiang, and Xiao Liuqu worked together, filtering five times, and finally picked out the pine oil. Qin Xiaomi: "Add dried madder, simmer over low heat, and simmer in oil until yellow pine oil turns red."
Zhu Yiqing and others followed suit.
This job is really difficult to do. The pine oil will turn black if the fire is high and if it is cooked for a long time.
But I didn’t have much time to stand up, and the drying of madder was not good enough.
Therefore, Qin Xiaomi spent four days just making pine oil candles.
On the fourth day, a pot of reddish pine oil was boiled out.
"That's it. Add pumice powder, stir evenly, put on the mold, and assemble the mold." Qin Xiaomi ordered, a little excited and kept guarding the candle mold, waiting for them to solidify.
Pumice powder can speed up the solidification of pine oil and extend the burning time of pine oil candles.
So it only took half an hour for the pine oil candle to solidify.
"Open the mold and check the hardness of the candle." Qin Xiaomi said.
"Ah, eldest niece, are they made of pine oil candles?" Second Uncle Qin and Second Aunt Qin were scratching their heads for several days. After hearing this, they couldn't help but ask.
Qin Xiaomi sneered, and before he started scolding, the two of them said: "Uncle and aunt swear to God, I didn't steal my lessons. We only dared to come here after we heard that your pine oil was put into the mold!"
Qin Xiaomi: “If you leave your post without permission during work in the workshop, your bonus will be deducted!”
"King, buckle, buckle." The couple responded, stretched their necks to look inside the room, and finally saw the pine candle, exclaiming: "It's really a red candle!"
"It's just that your color is a little wrong. Why is there a dark color in the red?"
It can be regarded as a red candle, but the color is slightly different from the red candles sold on the market.
Qin Xiaomi said: "The best red candles on the market cost one hundred and fifty cents per pair, and the lowest ones cost ninety cents. My pine candles only cost forty-five cents per pair, and they have broken bones." What’s wrong with the color difference? Many farmers can accept this color difference.”
"Forty-five cents?" Uncle Qin looked at the ten molds and said in surprise: "The pitch pine on the market now costs twenty cents per pound. If you can make ten candles per pound, that's five pairs, one pound." Selling you for forty-five cents, you are really a born profiteer!”
"My eldest brother and sister-in-law are both loyal and honest people. How come I gave birth to you?"
Qin Xiaomi sneered and warned him: "Second uncle, don't be arrogant, otherwise I will let you know what a profiteer is."
Bang, Second Aunt Qin stepped on Second Uncle Qin, smiled and said to Qin Xiaomi: "Good niece, don't be angry, my aunt has avenged you."
She walked into the house and asked with a smile: "Niece, aunt, bring back a pair of candles. Our family will light them tonight to see how long the pine candles can burn."
The burning time of the candles directly affects the price. Qin Xiaomi nodded in agreement: "Take all ten candles back and light them together tonight. Let's calculate the burning time of the pine candles together."
Second Uncle Qin: "It's a waste. Just light two candles and sell the rest for money. A pair of candles is worth almost two kilograms of meat!"
Qin Xiaomi Haoheng: "I ordered ten of them, but only two. What if there are errors?"
"Stop talking, listen to our eldest niece!" Second Aunt Qin glared at him, do you still want a piece of the pie? Just shut up if you want to break up.
Second Uncle Qin could only go back to Qin's house with Second Aunt Qin holding candles.
Qin Xiaomi stayed for an extra two-quarters of an hour and checked the house where the pine candles were made three times to make sure there was no hidden danger of water leakage before going home.
When the family saw the red pine candle, they were all pleasantly surprised: "The pine oil has really turned into a red candle."
"Yes, although there are some flaws in the color, farmers don't care too much. As long as the price is cheap, they will be happy to spend dozens of dollars on a pair of red pine candles during the New Year, Qingming Festival, and weddings."
Candles are something only wealthy people can use.
But red candles must also be used by ordinary farmers on major festivals and happy events.
But red candles are expensive. If you buy a pair of red candles, your family will lose a big bag of food.
Nowadays, you can buy a pair of red candles for the price of half a bag of grain. Even if there is a slight color difference, farmers will be happy to buy them.
Qin Xiaomi also said: "I will repaint the big red candle for the wedding to make the red color more vivid. I will also dig out the slots for the auspicious characters, and then fill them with gold pigment powder, so that the big red candle will look like it again." Festive and wealthy.”
"From red cloth to red candles, our eldest niece uses the most common things to make expensive things, and then sells them at affordable prices. Our eldest niece is not only powerful, but also kind-hearted!" Second Aunt Qin boasted, but this The compliment was quite sincere.