Qin Shi: I only work eight hours

Chapter 9 Li Ji Arrives at Xu Mansion
The next day.

Xu Mansion, on the outskirts of Xianyang City.

After breakfast, Xu Lin rubbed his fingers and fell into deep thought.

Now he is only one step away from the Grandmaster realm, and many things that he could not do before can now be done.

For example, when it comes to papermaking, he no longer wants to use silk to go to the toilet. Silk is not only expensive, but also far less comfortable than paper.

Thinking of this, he called Li Wu over.

Then the task of finding tree bark, rotten fishing nets and bamboo was given to Li Wu.

Li Wu frowned when she heard this, and was very confused, but she still bowed and accepted the order.

……

Half an hour later.

Li Wu returned to Xu Lin carrying several baskets of tree bark, rotten fishing nets, and bamboo.

Xu Lin was satisfied when he saw this, and then he wrote down the method of papermaking on the bamboo slips according to his memory.

In later life, he often read historical time-travel novels, so he was very familiar with papermaking.

What Xu Lin wrote was not the papermaking technique improved by Cai Lun, but the papermaking technique of the Ming Dynasty.

The papermaking technique of the Ming Dynasty had five main steps, which was a widely used papermaking method in ancient times. The steps were: cutting bamboo and floating in a pond, boiling the bamboo shoots to a sufficient fire, washing the paper into a screen, covering the screen to press the paper, and baking it through a fire to dry.

"Cutting bamboo and floating in the pond" means soaking bamboo, tree bark and other materials in a pond to allow the fibers to fully absorb water. You can also add hemp heads, old fishing nets and other plant materials that have been crushed.

'Cooking the shredded wood over a long fire' means boiling the shredded wood until the fibers are dispersed and it becomes pulp. You can use a large stone to press down the shredded wood while boiling, which helps to boil it completely.

"Swinging the pulp into the screen" means waiting for the pulp to cool down, then using a flat bamboo screen to scoop up the pulp, filter out the water, and turn it into a paper film.

"Covering the paper with a curtain" is to stack the scooped paper films one by one, press them tightly with wooden boards, and place heavy stones on top to press out the water.

"Through fire drying", as the name suggests, is to stick the semi-dried paper film on the edge of the fire to dry, and then peel it off to get the finished product.

After writing it, Xu Lin handed it to Li Wu.

Today was his day off, so he was too lazy to do it himself.

He prefers to command rather than do things himself.

Not to mention papermaking, even when they were sparring on the couch, except for the first few times, Li Wu had been the one taking the initiative recently.

Li Wu took a few steps forward, took the bamboo slips with both hands, and looked at the contents on the slips with her beautiful eyes.

Then began papermaking.

……

Seven days later.

Under Xu Lin's command, Li Wu successfully made paper.

Although the paper made by Li Wu cannot be compared with the industrial paper of later generations, it is much better than bamboo slips and silk.

Bamboo slips are not only heavy but also inconvenient to write on. Silk is light but very expensive and also inconvenient to write on.

"this?"

"Sir, you are truly a genius!"

Li Wu peeled off a piece of paper, looked at the bark and rotten fish net in the bamboo basket, then looked at the paper that felt good, and praised it sincerely.

The appearance of paper made her appreciate Xu Lin even more.

"This paper can not only be used for writing, but also for toilet use."

Xu Lin introduced loudly.

"Things are valuable because they are rare. If you mass-produce this and sell it, you'll become the richest man in Xianyang in less than a year!"

"It is said that the king reviews dozens of kilograms of memorials every day. He must like this!"

Li Wu said with a smile in her beautiful eyes.

Xu Lin nodded, stroked his belly and asked Li Wu to make lunch.

He was a little hungry.

Li Wu immediately obeyed the order and walked towards the kitchen with her slender waist.

"It's true that people are more likely to die than others."

"Why didn't I think of making paper from tree bark, bamboo, etc.?"

Li Wu lifted her hair, looked back at Xu Lin, and said in her heart.

After saying that, she rolled up her sleeves and started cooking.

Xu Linze picked up some papers and drew himself and Li Wu on them while recalling the past.

Although Li Wu is charming and enchanting, she has too little experience and therefore lacks new tricks.

With Li Wu's figure, she could easily sit sideways facing him with her legs crossed.

……

That night.

When Li Wu saw the drawing on the paper, her cheeks turned red. Then she put her slender right leg on top of her left leg as Xu Lin had drawn on the paper.

"how?"

Xu Lin asked with a smile.

"As long as sir is satisfied."

Li Wu answered while holding her breath.

Although it was already autumn, she still sweated a lot, and her hair was soaked into clumps. ...

After a stick of incense.

Just when Xu Lin was thinking about whether to start the 'second round', there was a sudden heavy knock on the door.

Li Wu's heart tightened when she heard the sound, and she immediately picked up some paper and used it to wipe off the "stain" on her collarbone.

Then she put on her clothes, fixed her hair, and walked out the door.

Squeak!

The wooden door opened!

The person who came into view was none other than Zhang Han, the leader of the Shadow Secret Guard.

"General Zhang, why are you here?"

"Please come in!"

Li Wu pretended to be respectful.

After saying that, she took Zhang Han to the study.

Behind Zhang Han followed a girl, who was elegant and extraordinary, with an inviolable heroic spirit between her dark eyebrows. She was Jing Ke's junior sister, Li Ji.

Xu Lin looked in the direction of the voice and smiled when he saw Li Ji.

Li Ji is not inferior to Li Wu in either figure or temperament.

"Where's your husband?"

After sitting down, Zhang Han saw that Xu Lin was late, so he looked at Li Wu and urged him.

"He and I……"

"He's next door, I'll go call him."

Liwudao.

She wanted to say that she was not Mrs. Xu Lin, but it was difficult to explain her relationship with Xu Lin, so she opened her mouth for a long time but couldn't say a complete sentence.

Soon, Xu Lin, dressed in a blue shirt, came in front of Zhang Han.

"General Zhang."

"long time no see!"

Xu Lin greeted with a smile.

"Haven't you always wanted to make friends with this girl?"

"I have brought the person to you now. From now on, this general no longer owes you anything."

"If you dare to take a break or leave early again, don't blame me for following the rules!"

Zhang Han pretended to be stern.

"General Zhang, aren't you trying to defame me in front of everyone?"

"When have I ever taken a leisurely rest?"

Xu Lin retorted with a smile.

Then he personally poured a bottle of wine for Zhang Han.

"It's getting late, and I have things to do."

"No..."

Zhang Han took the wine bottle, drank it all, and then said.

Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by Xu Lin.

"General, what are you in such a hurry for?"

"I have something for you!"

Xu Lin said loudly.

Then he winked at Li Wu outside the door and asked her to bring the paper over.

Zhang Han frowned slightly when he saw this.

After seeing this scene, Li Ji frowned slightly, wondering what Xu Lin was up to.

Xu Lin doesn't look older than Zhang Han, and the Xu Mansion doesn't look like the residence of a noble. Why is Zhang Han so polite to Xu Lin?

Although she only saw Li Wu as a woman in Xu's house, she was sure that Xu Lin was a lustful man!
Because Xu Lin had a strong fragrance on her body, it was not the scent of rouge and powder, but the unique body fragrance of a young woman.

Soon, Li Wu came to Xu Lin with two stacks of papers.

Xu Lin took the paper and handed it to Zhang Han.

"This is?"

Zhang Han looked at it intently and asked in confusion.

This was the first time he had seen paper; he had never even heard of it before.

"This thing is called paper, also known as straw paper."

"It can be used for writing and as a toilet, and the cost is very low."

Xu Lin introduced loudly.

"toilet paper?"

The graceful Li Ji frowned slightly when she heard this.

This was also the first time she heard of 'tobacco paper'!
(End of this chapter)