The cotton cloth that had just been fished out of the boiling soybean milk pot was still very hot. If he was not careful, he could easily be scalded by the steam and the soybean milk that splashed out.
Therefore, Lu Yu did not ask Lee Zhengxiao to help him with this step. Instead, he chose to do it himself.
He placed the cotton cloth into a large basin that had been prepared at the side and gently shook it with his chopsticks.
When the steam died down a little and the cloth became a little dry, Lu Yu brought the basin filled with soybean milk cotton cloth to the backyard and washed it gently with the newly received cold spring water.
"Because it has just been cooked with soy milk, you just need to wash the soy milk off when you wash it. Don't rub it too hard, or else the step just now will be for nothing.”
Lu Yu explained to everyone as he washed.
After washing it, Lu Yu wrung the cotton cloth a little until it would not drip. Then, he took out another basin of water that looked slightly yellowish and soaked the cotton cloth in it.
"This is aluminum water. It has just been boiled with soybean milk to make it easier to color. If you soak it with aluminum, it is to prevent it from fading when it is dried.”
Lu Yu explained as he used his chopsticks to tidy up the corners of the cotton cloth so that it was fully soaked in the water.
It's so magical. It turns out that the ancients had to soak the cloth in various solutions before dyeing it.
It feels really fun. I want to play this at home too.
"If you find it interesting and want to play at home, you can do it.
As long as he simplified the steps, he would buy some ordinary white cotton cloth, boil the few kinds of dye I just mentioned, then put the cloth in it to soak it fully and dry it. In the end, he would also be able to obtain a dyed cloth.”
"If you do this, the color might not look very good, but as a personal craft, it's quite a sense of accomplishment and memorable.”
Lu Yu said with a smile.
Professor Wang nodded in front of the computer with a gratified expression.
Nowadays, young people always thought that these traditional skills were old-fashioned and were unwilling to understand or learn.
Lu Yu, on the other hand, used the novel communication method of live streaming to let the young people in the live streaming room understand and come into contact with these traditional skills. He even made them interested in them.
It was already very good to be able to do this!
Little Brother Lu, after soaking the cotton cloth in the aluminum water, can you use the color paste you just made to color it?
Yes, yes, I'm looking forward to the final product now. That color paste looks so beautiful. I really want to see what color it will be dyed in the end!
Although they knew that this might be a delicate task, the netizens in the live broadcast room could not help but ask one after another.
"Lan Ran is not as simple as you think.”
Lu Yu took out the cotton cloth that had been soaked in the disinfectant and wrung it dry as he said to everyone,
"The cotton cloth that has been soaked in aluminum water has to be air-dried first before it can be soaked in the color water boiled with color paste. Otherwise, it will be easy to cross colors.”
"The color paste that I made today also needs at least an entire night to fully react. This principle…is roughly similar to when people make noodles, they need to wake up the noodles and let the glutens fully stretch.”
"Moreover, all I did today was to dye the cloth with a base color. If you want beautiful patterns, you need another thing.”
"So tonight, the preparation work for making the blue dye can only end here.
As for the remaining item, I will ask Lun Zhu to bring me and everyone to look for it tomorrow.”
What?
Lun Zhu, who was standing on the wall with her eyes closed, opened her eyes in confusion when she heard Lu Yu mention her name. She shook her feathers.
"It's okay. You don't have to go now.”
Lu Yu smiled and waved his hand when he saw that Lun Zhu had been woken up by him.
I realized that Brother Lu's talent should be to keep people in suspense, really.
What was it that could be used to dye cloth? Why did he need Lun Zhu to help him find it?
Aiyo, I'm so anxious. I can't sleep. The streamer's ability to keep people in suspense is really amazing.
Seeing everyone scratching their ears and cheeks anxiously, Lu Yu only smiled faintly and did not intend to explain.
He had to keep them hanging so that they would have the motivation to continue watching the live broadcast tomorrow.
This could be considered Lu Yu's little scheme.
Together with Lee Zhengxiao, they spread out the cotton cloth, shook off the wrinkles on it, and hung it on the clothesline in the courtyard. After fixing it properly with clips, Lu Yu heaved a sigh of relief.
In this way, the preparation work was officially completed.
"Then, today's live broadcast will end here. Let's meet again tomorrow morning.”
Lu Yu smiled and waved at the drone camera before turning off the live broadcast.
The evening breeze blew past, blowing the cotton cloth on the clothesline slightly, forming a beautiful arc.
In the corner of the courtyard, the injured gyrfalcon was still sleeping soundly. Two little balls of fur, one black and one white, were snuggling up to their mother, sleeping soundly.
Lun Zhu stood quietly on the courtyard wall, guarding this small house like a door god.
Lu Yu, who was done with everything, stood by the stone table and looked at everything in the courtyard. He felt a sense of security in his heart.
Perhaps this was the feeling of home.
This small courtyard finally began to have some life.
Lu Yu and Lee Zhengxiao didn't say anything. They just closed their eyes and enjoyed the night breeze, enjoying the peace and beauty of this moment.
"Brother Lu, you really can make people feel very calm.”
After a long time, Lee Zhengxiao opened his eyes and said softly,"
"When I was in the city, I woke up early every day and knew what kind of work I was going to face that day.”
"The template is the same every day, day after day…"
"Sometimes, I feel lost and bored. I don't know what the meaning of repeating myself is.”
"After coming to your place, I realized that life can be lived like this.”
"What I see every day is different. Every day is fresh…"
"Such days are really good."
Lee Zhengxiao let out a long sigh of relief. He sat down on the stone bench and looked at Lu Yu with a smile.
"Brother Lu, I don't even want to leave. What should I do?”
"Alright, then we won't leave."
Lu Yu smiled and sat down on another rock.
"Mount Kunlun is so big. I can bring you around here for a year and a half.
However, you're just saying that. When it's time to go back, you won't be able to delay it for even a day.”
Lu Yu raised his head and glanced at Lee Zhengxiao."Is your dad urging you to go back?”
"Heh, as expected, I can't hide anything from you, Brother Lu.”
"I wanted to stay for a few more days…" Li Zhengxiao smiled awkwardly.
"Go back and do what you need to do. It's no big deal. Transportation is so convenient now. You can come whenever you want. Come back when you have time in the future. It's not like I won't let you come.”
Lu Yu reached out and patted Lee Zhengxiao's back.
"When did your dad ask you to leave?"
"He booked a ticket for tomorrow midnight. He has to leave here tomorrow afternoon.”
Lee Zhengxiao sighed.
"Sure, that's good. I'll go to Aunt Yang Jin's place later and ask Xiao Rou for a few samples for you. We'll wake up early tomorrow morning and go out.
It just so happened that Professor Wang Chen from the Institute of Geology of the Empire and Boss Lin from the Heavenly Fate Strange Stone Store would be coming tomorrow afternoon, so he could meet them before leaving.”
Lu Yu thought for a moment and said.
"Alright."
Lee Zhengxiao nodded.
Of course, he knew that these two famous people were looking for Lu Yu. Lu Yu brought him there to help him expand his network and at least get to know him.
Brother Lu was really a very meticulous person…
After Lu Yu sent him to wash up, Lee Zhengxiao went back to his room and took out his laptop. He was about to go to bed to see if there was anything he could improve on the draft of the business plan when he heard Lu Yu knocking on his door.
When she opened the door, she saw Lu Yu carrying a heavy bag in his hand. Inside were ten large jars of Tan Yang ointment.
"So many?"
Lee Zhengxiao was also shocked.
"I told Xiao Rou that you wanted some samples to go back for testing, so she gave me all the stock she had.”
Lu Yu smiled and handed the bag over."How is it? This should be enough."
"Not only is it enough, I can even keep a few bottles for myself.”
Lee Zhengxiao chuckled and then resumed his serious look. He said,
"I'm going to perfect the proposal and send it to Miss Xiaorou after it's officially done.
Because she chose to work with me at that time, she might need to make a trip when the time comes to register the company.”
"This is nothing. By the way, this is Rourou's contact information. If the two of you need to communicate with each other, just contact me directly. Don't look for me. I don't want to be a messenger with the two of you.”
Lu Yu took out a piece of paper from his pocket and handed it to Lee Zhengxiao.
"If there's nothing else, rest early today.”
The night was silent.
Because Lu Yu said that he needed to get up early, Lee Zhengxiao specially set the alarm clock to wake up early.
The morning air in the mountains was always refreshing and pleasant. After washing up and eating breakfast, the little sleepiness that came with waking up early had been swept away.
Although he knew that no one should be watching the live broadcast online at this time, Lu Yu still turned on the live broadcast early.
It was convenient for those who liked to watch recordings and replays.
"Brother Lu, what are we doing today? You kept them in suspense yesterday, but you didn't tell me either.”
Lee Zhengxiao changed his clothes and asked curiously as he watched Lu Yu lead the horse out of the stable.
"You'll know later."
Lu Yu smiled slyly and pulled Lun Zhu to his side. He whispered something into her ear.
A moment later, Lun Zhu nodded and let out a very clear eagle cry. She spread her wings and flew up.
"Good fellow, you're even whispering!”
Lee Zhengxiao mumbled as he mounted the saddle behind Lu Yu.
"Then today, we will invite our mascot, Lun Zhu, to lead the way and help us find a very dazzling mountain treasure hidden in the deep mountains and forests!”
Lu Yu smiled at the drone's camera and galloped in the direction pointed by Lun Zhu.
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