Chapter 92 Rollover

After breakfast, Wang Ge walked out of the north gate of the monastery along the same path he took yesterday to see the carpenter's shop. When the carpenter's examination was over, Nanshan Guanshu had set up a temporary carpenter's shop outside the examination room. At that time, they were in a hurry to hire arrows.

The craftsman of the pole.

I wonder if they are still employed now?

After going to the edge of the stone pool to view the waterfall, she followed Huzi's instructions and continued walking eastward. Soon she saw figures of people walking through the bamboo forest. After cutting down the bamboo, they cut off several bamboo stalks and carried them around.

He also wrapped the bamboo stalks in cloth and carried them on his shoulders.

Wang Ge caught up with a craftsman's wife, and instead of asking rashly, he followed her with a smile.

Seeing Wang Ge's down-to-earth appearance, the craftsman's wife took the initiative and asked, "If you don't work in the monastery, why are you here in the craftsman's shop?"

It's all because of her age, she's clearly being treated as a child slave again.

"I am a schoolboy and a carpenter. I want to find some work."

"That's good. The shop is in urgent need of craftsmen. Come with me."

The carpentry shop under Feiliu Peak, like the monastery, is also surrounded by walls. After entering, there are small courtyards separated by small courtyards. The carpenters in the courtyards do different jobs. The open spaces in each courtyard are arranged differently.

The variety of wood and bamboo materials shows that many of the trees and bamboo forests in the mountains are artificially cultivated.

The craftsman's wife took Wang Ge to find the master of the craftsman's shop.

In this era, no one dared to lie about things that could be checked, such as craftsmanship and grade. Once the lie was exposed, he would not only face contempt from others, but also be sued to the government. When the person in charge heard that Wang Ge was still a formal schoolboy, he really regretted asking.

So why do you do it carefully? There is no other way but to bite the bullet and hire first-class craftsmen.

The job assigned to Wang Ge by the craftsman's shop was to make an "arrow rod" from "arrow bamboo". Don't think that the length of the arrow rod is just the required two feet. The key is to straighten the rod and at the same time straighten the arrow body.

Scrape and polish smooth.

Each arrow bamboo material has been roasted by fire. During the process of completely drying out the moisture, the bamboo body is also distorted due to thermal expansion. There are special tools for straightening the pole. There is a fixed groove on the right hand side and a moving groove on the left hand side. The two grooves fit perfectly.

The slot at the back is the smallest standard for the arrow shaft.

After the two slots are completely buckled, the arrow shaft can still move easily from the slot, which proves that the arrow body has been scraped too much and has been scraped into waste.

Each time the arrow shaft is straightened, it must be straightened with a scraper. The first time the arrow is scraped, only the green skin of the bamboo material is scraped off. After scraping off, straightening is performed for the second time. The scraper is used again to polish the arrow body and be smooth. Straighten again.

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It was hard to make money. By noon, Wang Ge had only made five arrow rods, and he didn't even have time to drink water. Lunch in the craftsman's shop was free, with a wheat cake, a bowl of warm water, and a dagger of salted beans.

All the craftsmen ate in a hurry and then went to work.

Wang Ge wolfed down her meal, and she was still the slowest eater in the courtyard. She just stuffed the last two bites into her mouth. There was chaff in the cake, which made her cheeks hurt.

As soon as she picked up the materials, a sub-director from another courtyard came and shouted: "Who can make the ruler faster? Only one person can do it."

"Me!" Wang Ge stood up and shouted while spraying cake foam.

"Can you make a square ruler in half an hour?"

"Can. Guarantee that every inch is accurate."

"Remember your promise!"

"Yes." Wang Ge was extremely happy.

The courtyard where the ruler was made was filled with wood dust, and the unique smell of wood was very strong. Wang Ge took out a handkerchief and tied it on the surface, and began to saw the wood. The rubbing wood is very hard, so he first cut out the rough outline of the ruler, and then lightly scored with a carving knife.

Chisel off excess material.

The branch director of this hospital was worried and kept standing aside to watch and asked: "How many square rulers have been made before?"

"a hundred."

The man suddenly felt a toothache. "Only a hundred?"

"The magistrate only wants a hundred, and I don't dare to make more."

Toothache! "County, your lord, the magistrate? Do you want you to make a ruler?"

"Ang. Before making it, you specifically agreed to pay me the price of a first-class craftsman."

"Ahem... Don't worry, Carpenter Wang, as long as you make the utensils to the standard, we will definitely pay you in full."

Wang Ge did not delay his work, repaired the outline of the ruler, and began to mark the line segments with a carving knife.

The boss walked back and forth several times, and he couldn't bear it anymore, so he said: "We are all engraving lines according to the mold. Mr. Wang, you..." Why don't you even understand this and don't care what I want?

"I don't use that. On the ruler, I am the mold."

An old craftsman couldn't bear to hear such bragging. He came over with his hands behind his back and lectured: "You girl, even if you are a first-class craftsman... If you don't even dare to say this, then what's the point of trying to be a first-class craftsman?"

What a terrifying young man! Hmm!" He had been working as a carpenter for decades. He took one look at the line carved by Wang Ge and knew how powerful it was, so he turned around and went back to his own work.

Wang Ge bent his eyes and smiled, concentrating on carving lines.

When it was getting dark, the craftsman paid her two hundred and twenty yuan. Wang Ge walked back happily, not wanting to meet Hu Zi by the pond.

He was pulling on the dead branches on the roadside and shaking them.

"Huzi? It's so cold. Why are you here?"

"I went to look for you, but you were never there. I guess you should have come to the carpenter's shop."

When Wang Ge saw the other person stretching out his little hand and pointing at her, she noticed that there were a lot of sawdust on her clothes, and immediately went to the roadside to pat them clean.

"Girl, there is a waterwheel over there. Have you seen it?"

"No. In fact, our village also has a waterwheel, but it is built next to other people's land, so there is no chance to get close."

"You can get close to everything in the manor. Do you want to take a look?"

"Let's go." Wang Ge naturally took the little guy's cold hand. She had just finished her work and her palms were very warm.

Hu Zi was stunned for a moment and said happily: "Let's go."

The waterwheel of the Jin Dynasty was an improved rollover system developed by Ma Jun during the Cao and Wei dynasties. It was driven by manpower, and was driven by large and small gears and scraper chains. It could lift water from a low place to a high place. It could rotate forward or reverse.

It can draw water and drain away waterlogging.

The several waterwheels on the west side of Feiliufeng Water Pool are not used for irrigation. Instead, they reverse the scraper chain to drain the water from the pool. The water drained vertically is used as power to drive the hammer to beat the rotten moso bamboo.

, after beating into fine lint, immediately place it in a large stone trough next to it, and the bamboo wadding will melt with water to form a slurry. The next step is to use bamboo curtains to make paper, press the paper, separate and dry, but the paper produced by this method is very

It is rough and cannot be used for writing.

Wang Ge and Hu Zi, one tall and one short, stood in front of several rumbling waterwheels, each shocked. Although the smell here was not good.

Huzi looked yearning and said: "Girl, do you know? Ever since I was sensible, my biggest wish is that one day, scholars in the world can write on paper as much as possible. When traveling, there is no need to carry heavy slips.

; When recording, there is no need to reduce words again and again. All the principles we know can be written down on paper and passed on to the people who want to be literate and read."

Wang Ge might have splashed water in his eyes, so he wiped them and said with a slight choke: "Huzi, your wish will definitely come true! If it is difficult to come true, I will help you come true. If I can't help you enough, there are still thousands of people in the world."

Thousands of craftsmen are helping you! So, it will definitely be possible! Let’s go to the craftsman’s shop to ask for some bamboo materials. I will make a waterwheel. I will make the waterwheel I saw today and the craftsmen working next to it.

Made of bamboo!”

"really?"

"Um!"

The two ran hand in hand, laughing all the way.

Unexpectedly, when we arrived at the craftsman's shop, we had to spend five yuan to give bamboo materials. Fortunately, the tools were included. The tools and the basket must be returned within five days, and any damage would be compensated.

Seeing Hu Zi's longing eyes, Wang Ge felt distressed and paid five dollars.

It was already dark, and the two of them were walking in a hurry. As soon as they entered the north gate of the monastery, they heard someone in the bushes on the side saying: "That's the official school boy named Wang Ge. Don't mention it, it's so disgusting!"
Chapter completed!