In Lishi County, straw paper and corn are at the same price. The reason why it can be sold at such a price is mainly because the technology of making straw paper is not popular enough. It is estimated that outside Lishi County, the price of straw paper should be even more expensive.

However, with the popularity of technology, more and more people make straw paper. This price will sooner or later drop. As for how much it drops, it depends on whether local farmers have any better sources of income besides making straw paper and selling straw paper.

When Luo Yong disclosed the method of making straw paper, he was also worried about environmental pollution.

Because in the process of making straw paper, after grinding out the pulp, there is also a washing step. This step is to clean the lime mortar in the pulp. And this lime mortar is quite serious to the environmental pollution.

Then when this technology was gradually promoted and opened, Luo Yong realized that he seemed to be thinking too much.

Lime is not available at home for ordinary farmers, so they have to spend money to buy it. Although the price is not expensive, it is also money.

When Luo Yong first taught people to make straw paper, a keen villager gave him a suggestion. When washing the pulp, you can put it in the water tank first to wash it, then take it to the stream to wash it for the second time. In this way, it can not only ensure that the pulp is washed clean enough, but also leave most of the mortar.

After the mortar in the tank is settled, all the clean water and sewage on it is scooped out. The last thing left is the whole piece of lime at the bottom of the tank. Then, when the next time you make paper, these limes can be reused.

In the Xiaohe Village, many people buried large water tanks by the river, and then moved the sacks from their homes to the river beach and then built a straw shed. The entire papermaking process was completed on the river beach. When the weather was good, the curtains of straw paper could reveal the old days on the river beach.

Luo Yong heard that when they were washing the pulp, whether it was the first or second time, they were all done in the water tank, because it was very convenient to draw water by the river. They would rather spend more time than save the lime.

The papermaking industry in Xiaohe Village is very prosperous. Because it is very close to Xipo Village, someone came to Luo Yong to learn how to make straw paper. However, few of the straw paper there are to enter the city, and most of them are sold to the merchants living in the Xu family's hotel.

Although the quality of this straw paper is not as good as some writing papers on the market, it is better because it is cheaper. Many merchants see business opportunities, so recently some people have bought straw paper from them. Some people also ask Luo Yong to learn technology, and Luo Yong will teach the same thing anyway.

Just as everyone was working on a fortune-making career, the news of the death of the Supreme Emperor spread everywhere, and governments in various places had official documents posted in the city.

As soon as this official document was posted, Lishi County, which was originally noisy and lively, suddenly became very quiet. Many people were afraid of making taboos, and many people were thinking about the goodness of Emperor Gaozu in their hearts and felt sad for his passing.

The death of the Supreme Emperor was a national mourning. Within three days after the local order was posted, all people were not allowed to drink and eat meat, wear brightly colored clothes, and do not hold weddings.

I heard that the ministers in the court only need to mourn for thirty-six days. This is not because the country does not attach enough importance to Li Yuan's death, but because of the etiquette and law.

I heard that during the Qin and Han dynasties, if a country is mourned, the people in the world will have to mourn for three months and the ministers will mourn for three years. At this time, three days will replace three months and thirty-six days will replace three years. This is called "using the sun instead of the moon", which is the progress of the times.

If we were still like the Qin and Han dynasties, we would be mourned for three months and we were not allowed to drink alcohol and eat meat. The number of wine and meat transactions across the country would be delayed, which would seriously affect the market economy.

Even so, few people will hold wedding banquets in the near future.

Speaking of which, in the Xipo Village, there are many men and women who live nearby disciples. There are many marriageable men and women. Yao Dalang's marriage is said to have been decided, and he is waiting to choose a date to get married. In the Lin family, Lin's father and mother are still searching for Lin Chunqiu, but they have not yet settled down.

As for the Luo family, Er Niang and Luo Yong were both married at the age of marriage. Previously, Luo Yong refused on the mourning period, and they had been mourning for twenty-three or four months.

Although the people verbally persuaded to mourn for three years, the specific time stipulated by the law was actually twenty-seven months, which means that after another three or four months, the Luo family would be in the mourning period. So the matchmakers in Lishi County have become a little excited recently, competing with each other, just waiting to see who can promote the marriage of the Luo family in the end.

One day at the end of July, a matchmaker from the Luo family came to the house. Luo Yong and Er Niang listened to the letter from afar, so they hid in the backyard to work, refused to show up, and left Si Niang outside, chatting with people from all over the world.

It was quite cool when sitting in the Luo family's grocery store on this hot day. Si Niang poured her a bowl of cold boiled water and took some fried beans to entertain. The beans were fried with a little malt sugar. They tasted a little sweet, and they were already a good snack in this era.

This was also Luo Yong's instruction. Although he and Erniang had no plans to get married at this time, these small people in the family were about to grow up, so they could not offend the local matchmaker so early.

Besides, these matchmakers travel around the house all day long. If they can ask them to help spread a few good words, they will definitely be much better than spreading bad words.

The group of matchmakers is definitely well-informed in this era, and is very funny, so in a few moments, the girl Si Niang was amused by the other party and burst into laughter.

The two men, who were old and young, could be grandparents and grandchildren, had a great conversation.

"Let me tell me what kind of rules is your brother?" the old woman with gray hair asked Si Niang with a smile.

"How did I know?" Si Niang threw a few fried beans into her mouth, chewing them with a clatter: "He won't tell me this."

"What about your sister? Your sister is quite old." The matchmaker said again.

"If my sister gets married, this family will be too busy." Si Niang sighed like a little, reached out and poked Qi Niang's pink cheek next to her, and said, "I'm a little overwhelmed now. My brother said he is planning to find one or two people to help feed the pigs. Do you know who is suitable?"

"What kind of thing do you want to find?" The matchmaker immediately became interested. Even if she couldn't get into the red line, it would be great to find a job for someone she knew. Besides, the matter between the two siblings of the Luo family, she didn't expect to have any ideas just one or two trips.

"There are people who work quickly and talk less." Si Niang said immediately.

"Can you make a decision after you say this?" The other party was a little worried. After all, Luo Siniang was just a teenage girl. Although all the girls and boys in their teenage years could help their family work and get married and have children in a few years, it would be too early to make a decision. Big and small things have to be decided by the elderly at home.

"If you have something right, please come over and call me brother." Si Niang really can't make any decision on this matter now.

"Okay, I'll bring the person in a few days." When the matchmaker heard her say this, she felt it was reliable. If this little girl said that she could make the decision on this matter herself, then she would not believe it.

"Grandma, are you leaving?" At this time, a young boy ran to the Luo family yard and called out to Grandma Yu.

"Hey, let's go now." Grandma Yu quickly got up.

"That's all right. I'll bring people here in the next two days. Remember to talk about this with your brother." Before leaving, she reminded Si Niang again.

"Grandpa Yu is at ease, I have a good memory." Si Niang said with a smile.

Grandma Yu and the young boy left the Luo family yard together, got off the small slope in front of the Luo family, and left the entrance of the village, and saw two ox carts waiting there.

Among these two cows, one was bought by Grandma Yu.

Some time ago, someone drove a group of big cattle and calves on the other side of the Yellow River to sell them. They were all good cows, and the price was real. Grandma Yu thought that her brother had told her about buying a strong cow. Then she took it right and borrowed money from several families familiar with the city to help her brother buy a good cow.

Her brother is an ordinary farmer in Xiaohe Village. Grandma Yu's mother's home is in Xiaohe Village. She married Lishi County in the 20th year of Kaihuang. At that time, it was a good situation for the peaceful people in the world to be prosperous. She never thought that a few years later, the world became more and more chaotic.

When life was so hard in the city, Grandma Yu's family was helped by her brothers a lot. In the blink of an eye, decades passed, and today it was so peaceful, Lishi County gradually became richer, Grandma Yu's son and daughter-in-law could also make money, and rented two small houses in her yard, and there were several imports every month. Grandma Yu's family traveled around every day. If it could be said to be a marriage that was very large, there would be some imports.

It seems that day is getting better and better.

Unfortunately, her family didn't have a life of happiness. She survived the most difficult time, so why can't she live for another three to five years...

"Grandma, are you crying?" asked her the young man who was driving the bus in front.

"I cried so much if I have nothing to do." Grandma Yu smiled and asked the young man, "Can the straw paper be sold for a good price today?"

"It's still the price, my mother said, after a while, I'm afraid there will be no such good price. Now I want to make more straw paper all day long." The young man replied.

"Don't be so tired, your health is more important." Grandma Yu said.

"It's not that tired, it's easier than farming. Since I got this cow, I can pull a cart and a basket, which saved me a lot of effort. My mother-in-law said that my grandmother bought a good cow for us." The young man said.

"What's this? I'll ask me what else I'll buy next time, and I'll help you find it." Grandma Yu said happily.

The ox cart was walking slowly on the yellow mud road. The sun was very strong in the sky, but the pedestrians on the road did not feel that it was very hot. They wore big hats on their heads, talking and laughing along the way.

When they arrived at Xiaohe Village, what caught their eye was a large area of ​​crop fields, and many villagers who were making paper on the river beach. On the rocky beaches on both sides of Xiaohe Village, they were covered with straw paper. The summer breeze blew by, bringing the fragrance of straw...

At this moment, outside Lishi County, a group of people were slowly walking towards the city gate along the dirt road outside the city gate.

Looking closely at the people who drove the car, they all looked black and yellow and were dressed in a simple manner. Some of them drove ox carts, some of them drove donkey carts, and some of them pushed their carts themselves. They were dusty along the way, and sweat soaked their clothes.

"Where did you come from? What are the car installed?" When the gatekeeper saw these people, he crossed his spear and blocked their way.

The city gates of Lishi County are also guarded by officers and soldiers, but not everyone entering and leaving the city gate will be stopped and asked. Generally, if they are familiar local faces, they will definitely not ask. As for those who ride tall horses, they will generally not ask.

These people obviously had never seen any world. When asked by the officers and soldiers who were guarding the city, several of them looked a little shrunk, as if they had done something bad. There were also those one or two who were stupid and bold, and they were ready to fight with people at any time.
Chapter completed!