The people of Luo Nan County stopped Li Yi's team and insisted on treating them to a meal.
Most of the families only provided a duck and 30 pigs. The rich families in the county provided the food.
Li Yi saw that some of the people were wearing hemp clothes stuffed with hay. Obviously, their standard of living was not high.
In the past, they earned one dollar a day. Now, they earned five dollars a day. Even after five times, they still had no money.
While everyone was happy, Li Yi was alone with a bitter face.
Princess Yongmu walked over and looked at Li Yi: "Li Lang, don't you want to eat with the people?"
Li Yi shook his head: "If I want to eat, I can eat comfortably in other rich counties. If I eat in Lantian County, I can eat whatever I want, even if I don't return the favor."
Princess Yongmu looked at the people. Some of the children were looking at the chickens that their families brought over.
Their eyes did not show that they wanted to eat, but that they were reluctant to part with the chickens.
"Li Lang, why don't you give them money?" Princess Yongmu knew that the eggs were precious. The children did not know how to hide their emotions.
"If I can give them money, why should I worry? This meal …" Li Yi continued to shake his head.
"Li Lang, think about it. What are the good things in the local area and how to deal with them? Let's give the people a better life."
Princess Yongmu could not think of anything and gave Li Yi a hint.
"There are walnuts in the local area. Walnuts do not need any equipment. They are big and have thin skin. Two walnuts can be put together and you can pinch them. Even children …"
Li Yi's mind was full of walnuts. He had no choice as the local walnuts were too famous.
Speaking of children, he looked at the children and noticed that one of the children had a string of acorns on his neck.
"I got it. Wen Tian, give me a hug." Li Yi said as he hugged Princess Yongmu.
"What do you have?" Li Longji, who was less than five steps away, asked loudly.
Princess Yongmu broke free and stood at the side with her head lowered.
"Acorn sheller. I'll draw a blueprint. We'll do it now. There are craftsmen, tools, and materials in the team."
Li Yi, on the other hand, was magnanimous. His face was full of smiles, and his previous distressed appearance was gone.
As Li Yi's voice faded, Qing Song's chest was already opened.
Ge Yan took something from it, while Zi Yu and Huang Bai pulled out the pole hidden in the box and set it up, turning the box into a small table.
Taohong untied a folding stool from Cui Liu's bag and put it down.
They were all Number 1, Number 2, Number 3, and Number 4 serving others.
While the others were packing up and preparing to cook, Li Yi was drawing and talking at the same time.
"The local acorns are not bad. The only trouble is shelling them.
The taste of acorn kernels was not good. There was a local way to deal with it. Soak it in water.
It was ground into powder to make starch jelly and vermicelli, which contained a lot of starch.
The shell can be used to make tannin extract, which is now used in antioxidant and tanning leather.
Quite a few wild acorns had grown on Mount Luo Nan. They had already finished harvesting this year. It just so happened that winter would provide more light to the textile shucking machine.
The shucking machine can also remove the shell of lotus seeds. The process is simple, and the material is mainly iron. Porcelain can also be used … "
Li Yi explained with a relaxed expression. He could finally eat in peace.
Princess Yongmu jumped happily and looked at Li Longji. Li Longji turned his head and pretended not to see it.
Du Xin was more than a dozen steps away. He wished he could rush over and kneel to serve his idol. At this time, kneeling did not feel uncomfortable.
"Shi Laoliu, quickly tell the others that Li Dongzhu has given a way to make money again. Acorns can be used to remove the shell quickly."
Du Xin clenched his fists and ordered excitedly.
"Okay!" Shi Laoliu turned and ran, shouting loudly, "Li Dongzhu knows how to remove the shell of acorns easily …"
Not long after, the people howled like wolves.
"Why are they so happy?" Meng Haoran's understanding of acorns only existed in the impression that they were edible.
There was an acorn tree in his house. It was not delicious and bitter.
The people would only eat acorns when they were hungry and had nothing else to eat. If the acorns were soaked for a short time, they would not be able to remove the bitter taste and would starve to death.
Wang Wei had eaten starch jelly made from acorns before.
"Removing the shell is easy. Acorns can replace rice and wheat as the main food. Starch can be used to make noodles. After drying, it can be stored for a long time.
Even if the road is not good, it can be sold for money. The rest of the matter is to repair the road.
Li Dongzhu's talent is too practical. No wonder … "
Wang Wei was envious. He wanted to have the same ability as Li Yi.
Previously, he had given Du Xin a lot of ideas. In the end, when the people came to treat him to a meal, there were new ideas.
He had long been convinced, and he had heard the emperor emeritus praise Li Yi's peerless state scholar more than once.
Meng Haoran's thoughts were simple, "Craftsmen only need enough money to gather capable people to make useful tools for the people."
Wang Wei looked at Meng Haoran who was older than him and suddenly laughed.
"Why are you laughing, Mo Jie?" Meng Haoran was puzzled.
"When Prime Minister Yao was in power, as Haoran said, he did such a thing. In the end … In the end, those craftsmen and their families all joined the Li Family Zhuangzi. Hahahaha … "
Wang Wei laughed as he finished speaking. He squatted down and held his stomach.
"Even with the power of the Imperial Court, it was not possible?" Meng Haoran was shocked.
"Hahahaha …" Wang Wei laughed even louder, "Brother Haoran, you have no idea. At that time, hahahaha …"
Wang Wei fell to the ground. He was lying there and pounding the ground with his hands.
Many people looked at him. They could not understand what was wrong with him. Had he gone crazy?
"Haoran, don't make me laugh. Aiya! Haha! I won't laugh. Wait, wait, I'll tell you later. "
Wang Wei's face was full of pain. He tried his best to hold it in. He turned over and waved his hand.
"I'll tell you." Li Tan laughed along. He raised his hand to touch his face, but held it in.
He took the initiative to explain to Meng Haoran. He walked to the side, and those who wanted to know followed.
At this moment, the sun passed through the white cotton clouds. The cold wind blew waves of trembling laughter. Everyone stood beside the snow-covered hill and listened to Li Tan tell the story of Yao Chong …
Others did not dare to ridicule Yao Chong like this, but Li Tan dared. Yao Chong was no longer the Zaifu. No, even if he was the Zaifu, would he dare to kill him?
Besides, Yao Chong lost to Li Yi. It was not shameful at all. At least, all the craftsmen were given to the Li Family Zhuangzi. Everyone was happy.
Li Tan told the story vividly. The audience laughed from time to time. They felt very happy. It turned out that the former Zaifu had such a story.
Li Yi finished copying a set of blueprints. The cub took it and ran to find a craftsman to make it now.
The wind blew, and the prepared iron sheets of different thicknesses were cut in advance. They were assembled on a small lathe.
They needed to make one as fast as possible so that the people would know how to use it and copy it.
Li Yi continued to write. He wrote the acorn glue drying method. He wanted to send it back to the Li Family Zhuangzi and print it in the newspaper.
Someone next to him was copying with a pen and steel plate wax paper. After copying, they printed it.
The people waited and helped to deal with poultry and livestock.
Someone boiled water. They could not throw away chicken intestines, and they could not throw away chicken intestines. They were medicine.
Even the shell of the acorn was medicine. There was nothing in Chinese medicine that could not be used in medicine.
The Feathered Forest Winged Cavalry helped, and their movements were very nimble.
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