Su Chen took a nap and burned a stick of incense in the afternoon, and then in the study room, he sorted out the romance novels of the Sui and Tang Dynasties that were to be printed, and then wrote out the steps for movable type printing.

Block printing was invented in the Tang Dynasty and was widely used in the middle and late Tang Dynasty. More than a hundred years later, block printing is still the printing method used in the Northern Song and Southern Tang Dynasty.

Movable type printing was invented by Bi Sheng, a commoner during the Renzong period of the Song Dynasty. Through the combination of single character typesetting, a movable type printing plate was formed.

The general principle is to use clay to make blanks with the same specifications, and engrave reverse single characters on one end. The height of the protrusions of the characters is as thick as the edge of a copper coin. They are then hardened with fire to become a single clay movable type.

In order to meet the needs of typesetting, several or even dozens of commonly used characters are generally prepared for use when they are repeated in the same edition. If you encounter uncommon characters that are not commonly used, if you have not prepared in advance, you can make them and use them at will.

If you only print two or three copies of this kind of clay movable type book printing method, it is not easy, but if you print hundreds or thousands of copies, the work efficiency will be extremely impressive. It can not only save a lot of manpower and material resources, but also greatly increase the speed and efficiency of printing. The quality is much superior to block printing.

However, this thing seemed easy, but when it came to the operation, he didn't know the specific operation. He could only hand over these ideas to the engraving craftsmen in the study and let them create and implement them. It required the spirit of a true craftsman.

At dusk, Su Chen prepared fish, shrimps and condiments, and looked at the rain curtain outside the window at dusk. He didn't know if Bai Susu and Qingqing would come back in the evening. If it was inconvenient for the two girls to travel because of the rain, then he would go with Ling Qing tonight. Just eat grilled fish, no need to go to the trouble of preparing several dishes.

Before he could put this idea aside, he saw a carriage stop at the entrance, and then three female figures appeared together and entered the courtyard.

"Sister Su Su, Sister Qingqing, you are here!" Ling'er ran to the door of the house to greet her warmly. She also understood at this time that the identities of these two women were not simple. The Su family needed two women to protect them for the time being. It was she and Su Chen. I have a protective umbrella behind me, so I welcome you warmly and try my best to maintain a good relationship.

Bai Susu and Peng Qingqing, because Ling'er is well-behaved and sensible, and she is Su Chen's sister, they also like her very much, take care of her, and get along very harmoniously.

"It's raining so heavily, and you're really here?" Su Chen was a little speechless.

"We have a relationship, rain or shine, have you... started cooking?" Peng Qingqing asked urgently.

Su Chen was a little touched when he heard the first sentence, but when the next sentence came out, his mood immediately changed.

Come and have a meal come rain or shine, come on, we are the relationship between chefs and diners!

Su Chen invited the two aunts into the main hall. The tables, chairs and furniture were all complete and brand new. The two girls looked around and felt that they had a warm and cozy feeling at home.

Peng Qingqing praised: "It's much better than when I was in neutral. At least it feels like a complete home."

"What is this?" Su Chen muttered.

"Why, is there anything missing?" Peng Qingqing asked curiously.

Although Bai Susu didn't speak, she looked over, wanting to hear what he still lacked so that she could go back and ask the servant to fill it in.

Su Chen said half-jokingly: "It's just a lack of wives and concubines. Only when we have them all together can we have a complete family."

Peng Qingqing rolled her eyes at him, crossed her hands, moved her joints and wrists, and hummed, "I think you need a lesson."

Su Chen laughed: "It's a joke, don't take it seriously!"

Peng Qingqing saw his playful and smiling face, so she couldn't help but want to say something to him: "Go and cook your food, otherwise, I really can't help but take action."

"How are you talking to the head of the Su family? Don't forget, this is my house, and I am the master of the house!" Seeing her constantly occupying the magpie's nest and taking over the place, Su Chen couldn't help but declare his sovereignty here.

"So what, do you want to compete?" Peng Qingqing's eyes flashed with the desire to fight.

Su Chen pondered for a moment, shook his head and said, "It's okay, I'm just stating the facts, as long as you know it." After saying that, he went out dejectedly.

Bai Susu, Xiaotong and others all looked at it and laughed. Su Chen and Peng Qingqing had to quarrel every time. In the end, Su Chen had to comply because of her force value to intimidate her.

However, Su Chen thought that a good man would not fight with a woman, so it would be meaningless to compete with her in martial arts. This was not on a bed or a bench, so he had no interest in touching her.

Discussing!

As for giving in and losing face? It doesn’t exist! Because he has lost enough in front of the two girls.

In just half a month, he showed his shortcomings to his two daughters, including greed for money, seeking advancement without taking the civil service exams, poor martial arts, being a dropout, being a loser in gambling, etc.!

Therefore, Su Chen didn't intend to pretend to be anything. He knew the basics and simply showed his true temperament. He didn't expect any breakthrough in the relationship with them. Anyway, the two women's personalities were not his type. One was a cold goddess, and the other was a bold one.

Chivalrous, he really can't conquer.

Thinking of this, Liu Mo Nong's sentimentality and Xu Cainv's academic wealth came to mind in Su Chen's mind... Oh, I get a headache just thinking about it. Can I meet a normal lady?

"Qingqing, you practice martial arts with Ling'er, I'll go to the study." Every time Bai Susu comes to Su's house, her favorite place to go is Su Chen's study, where Su Chen practices calligraphy and makes design drawings.

Weird sentences, legendary stories, the latest poems, etc., Bai Susu can gain some small gains every time and learn a little more about Su Chen.

For Bai Susu, who is good at discovery and likes to summarize, this is equivalent to an interesting discovery game, trying to piece together what kind of person Su Chen is!

Half an hour later, spicy grilled fish, garlic prawns, fried clams... delicious seafood dishes were ready, but the method was different from the current steaming, stew, stew, and frying methods in Southern Tang Dynasty, and there were more seasonings.

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These dishes are suitable for girls, they are not greasy, they taste good, and they are novel and unique. So after they were served on the table, Peng Qingqing's eyes lit up and she looked at Su Chen with great admiration.

The spicy grilled fish in one of the copper basins was burned with charcoal fire underneath. The fish was grilled, and then stewed in the soup with side dishes. The taste was different from anything the two girls had eaten before, and they couldn't help but whet their appetite.

Open it wide, eat big chunks, and enjoy eating.

"By the way, Su Chen, the 700 taels of silver sent by Erlang of the Ding family have been stored in Bairun Restaurant for two days. I brought them to you today." Bai Susu suddenly mentioned this matter.

When Su Chen heard this, he smiled slightly: "The evil young man from the Ding family didn't bother you anymore, right?"

Bai Susu shook her head and said: "After losing face last time, he has become much more at ease. Probably because of your talent and reputation, Ershao Ding seems to have given up on pursuing the pursuit of literary talent. However, I sent someone to inquire privately,

The Ding family might come to ask for marriage in the open!"

"Come to propose marriage?" Su Chen was shocked for a moment, then thought of the old fox of the Bai family, shook his head and said with a smile: "Your grandfather will definitely not agree."

Bai Susu nodded and said: "Well, grandpa will certainly not agree. However, we must also be careful of other actions taken by the Ding family! At present, there is great competition in the sale of porcelain. The official kilns of northern celadon and white porcelain are producing large-scale production, and they are also actively competing with the Khitan.

Goryeo and the Western Regions were engaged in trade, selling ceramics to other countries, and Yue's porcelain was also sold to Tang, so the sales share of the Bai family and the Ding family were decreasing year by year, and they were forced to exclude and annex each other."

Su Chen asked: "White porcelain and celadon are the areas that your Bai family and Ding family are good at respectively?"

Bai Susu calmly replied: "Yes, the ancestors of the Bai family come from the Xing Kiln in the north and are best at making fine white porcelain; while the ancestors of the Ding family come from the Yue Kiln in the Tang Dynasty and have unique experience in celadon. Although the Bai family

They are also making celadon, and the Ding family is making white porcelain, but they are definitely not as good as what the other is best at, and they cannot completely replace the other's family and market for the time being."

Su Chen thought of a popular song he sang in the rain today and asked, "Have you ever considered fusing celadon and white porcelain to make blue and white porcelain?"

"Blue and white porcelain?" Bai Susu frowned, and then said: "Blue and white porcelain appeared in Gongxian Kiln in the Tang Dynasty, but the technology was not mature and it always had many flaws and shortcomings. It was not used much by the people and the palace. Later, due to wars,

The Gongxian kiln declined, and the production of blue and white porcelain disappeared from the world."

Su Chen nodded. He just mentioned it casually. He didn't know much about making porcelain. It was just that in his grandfather's house, in addition to Chinese medicine, his grandfather also liked to collect antiques and porcelain. He told him some things about blue and white porcelain and checked it out.
Chapter completed!