bookrandom Chapter 121: Those who planted trees will benefit the future generations
Chapter 121: Those who planted trees will benefit the future generations
The mother tried to relieve her child of self-blame:
"But I'm afraid it's lost. Just keep it safe next time."
"Mother, there is something Ouyang Wenche gave me on that sword tassel."
"what?"
"what?"
Wang Jinyi and her mother were both shocked.
"When we moved, we exchanged pen holders. There was a jade pendant on his pen holder, and I decorated it on the tassel of my sword. It was lost this time. What am I going to tell him when I see him again?!"
Oh! So that's it. The mother and daughter were relieved, thinking it was a souvenir, not knowing how important this decoration was.
"We'll talk about it in detail when we get back in the evening. Let's go eat first."
The mother reminded.
Although her brother had put the matter aside for the time being, Wang Jinyi had a plan in mind. The backyard was Fifth Sister's territory, and Wu Mei had been away for a few days. She would have to ask Wu Mei when she came back.
Well, Wang Jinyi thought that she had taken note of this matter and would remember to ask about it on behalf of her brother, but when she saw Wu Mei again, Wang Jinyi had forgotten all of it!
After entering the main hall and greeting each other, the family members took their seats.
"Jin'er, have you ever thought about what you want to use this pen for?"
Grandfather asked straight to the point. Wang Jinyi thought that grandfather must be asking for some detailed data and production process, so he turned his head and told his mother,
"Mother, please ask Mr. Wenbai to come over. He was the one who did it."
The mother nodded and glanced at Qing'er who was beside her. After a while, Qing'er brought Wenbai into the main hall.
Wang Jinyi replied while looking at Wen Bai who came in and bowed.
So I changed the topic:
"Grandfather, Mr. Wenbai was in charge of the entire production process. He kept detailed records. If you need any information, you can ask Mr. Wenbai. He has detailed data."
Just kidding, I am only 3 years old after all, I can't attract too much attention. Character setting, damn character setting.
Listening to the grandfather's detailed questions, his fluent answers in both classical and vernacular Chinese, and his narration of every detail, the whole family was surprisingly interested, as if they were listening to a story.
Hey, my father isn't here? After a while, my father dressed neatly and walked into the main hall to pay his respects to his grandparents.
After my grandfather understood the general situation, he saw that it was almost time and since there were students at home, he had to start dinner.
Before leaving, Wang Jinyi looked at Wen Bai and gave clear instructions:
"Mr. Wenbai, continue to experiment with the ratio and keep good records. Make sure to recycle the pen barrel and only replace the refill. Please work harder."
Wen Bai didn't think that what the young lady said was just childish nonsense. He carefully wrote down Wang Jinyi's meaning and drew a picture to mark it in detail.
The family who were about to go out to the canteen stopped
"Grandfather, go eat first. I'll be there soon."
The mother also knelt down and said:
"My daughter-in-law will stay with Jin'er, so as not to delay your going to the prefecture school."
Grandfather was silent for a moment.
"Let's go eat. We can talk tonight if we have anything to say."
After saying that, she glanced at her grandmother, who followed her out of the main hall, leaving only the mother and daughter and a group of people around them.
Wen Bailue took half a step back, keeping a distance from the young lady.
Wang Jinyi thought, this external male concept is destined to prevent women from participating in social activities, unless? Yes! I need a capable assistant to solve the current dilemma.
Thinking of this, I simply spread out a large piece of paper and drew a picture while explaining that a pencil can be made by cutting a groove in the middle of two wooden strips, gluing them together, cutting them, and finally grinding them to form a smooth pen holder like a brush.
At first, Wen Bai thought he was just a child playing around and was a little resistant. But after seeing the finished pencils, he was greatly shocked and devoted himself to it without caring about gains and losses. This shows his character.
Wen Bai wrote down the young lady's thoughts as he listened to her, summarizing five or six of them, and then read them to Wang Jinyi to see if there was anything he had missed.
The two imagined that if one day, stationery became so cheap and easy to carry, would it increase the number of people reading in society and promote the literary style of society?
When Wen Wenbai was happy, he said:
"Yesterday's work should bear fruit today, and today's planting will benefit future generations! I will just do as you say, young lady, don't worry.
Miss, you are a person of merit…"
Wang Jinyi couldn't accept the compliment for a moment, she just shook her head and waved her hands.
"Mr. Wenbai, you are so kind. I just thought it was novel and fun, so I wanted to sit down and play. Thanks to your help. You have contributed more."
Wang Jinyi was not being modest. Look at the gray robe made by Wenbai. His ten fingers were stained with charcoal black, even his fingernails were black.
The originally yellowish-white face now looked like it had not been washed clean, but it was more like it had been painted with shadows, the nose and cheeks on the face looked dark, and the face looked thinner and more resolute. It was obvious how much effort he had put in.
Not to mention that Wen Bai and Wang Jinlai were still confused and had no idea what was waiting for them ahead, which shows how difficult it was.
It is easy to say that he is going to test the proportions of various raw materials, but in fact, it takes him a long time to test.
After all, without graphite, we can only adapt to local conditions.
Wang Jinyi stood up
"Please stand up, Mr. Wenbai."
Wen Bai thought the young lady had something to say, so he lowered his hands, took a step back, and stood up with his body bowed.
Wang Jinyi jumped off the big armchair, straightened her clothes, and bowed like a scholar. Wen Bai hurried forward to help her, but suddenly realized that it was not appropriate for men and women to touch each other, so he quickly retreated to his original position, watching Wang Jinyi bow down, and Wen Bai quickly returned the scholar's greeting, and then did not get up for a long time.
Wang Jinyi quickly stood up to help Wen Bai. Wen Bai took two steps back as if he was scalded by boiling water.
Mother sat in the armchair and said:
"Mr. Wenbai, thank you for your hard work. You are a meritorious person and deserve this gift."
Wen Bai waved his hands quickly.
"No, no, ma'am, this idea was all from the young lady. I just helped out and didn't do anything. Without the young lady's idea, I would never have thought of making a study with such cheap things..."
Wen Bai left and devoted himself to optimizing the ratio of pencil refills. The mother and daughter went back to the backyard hand in hand.
That evening, when my grandfather came back, he asked Wang Jinyi directly:
"Jin'er, Grandfather wants to know, do you want to make money with this pencil? Or do you have other ideas?"
Wang Jinyi wanted to tell the truth, I wanted to make money to find Chen Zhiyuan, but I couldn't say it out loud. How to explain this Chen Zhiyuan who came from another world, what is the relationship between him and her?
Silently shaking his head, the grandfather understood that his granddaughter didn't know what to do, but he had a plan in mind:
"Jin'er, Grandfather wants to give this thing to the Ministry of Rites for promotion and give it away in the name of the Wang family of Langya. This way, I'm afraid you won't have a chance to become famous. Do you understand?"
The grandfather looked at his granddaughter with concern.
"Dedicating the formula and process of the pen to the imperial court will allow the Wang family to stand more firmly, which will benefit the descendants of the Wang family."
When the grandfather said this, he stopped to observe his granddaughter's reaction. He saw that Wang Jinyi was listening carefully and seemed to understand.
"Grandfather will also remember that this was Jin'er's idea. When we report it, we will name the charcoal pencil 'Jin Color Pen', so that Jin'er will be associated with the pen you like..."
Wang Jinyi felt the careful protection of her family and was moved. After thinking for a moment, she made a practical request...