The weak scholar in the end of ancient times

Chapter 39 Team Ranking
Wen Gu asked people to pack the salt and vinegar made by the Taoist priest.

The children will pack a portion of coarse salt and refined fine salt reserved in advance.

One is born, the second is cooked.

Veterans lead newbies.

When more people are added to the team in the future, if there are still children, they will be responsible for taking care of the new children.

The impurities produced during the crude salt refining process were packaged by Taoist Master Qingyi himself. No one else knew what was produced.

As for vinegar, those large jars of aged vinegar are certainly not for consumption.

Under the current conditions, how much can you eat?

If given a choice, newly brewed vinegar is more suitable for today's needs.

They are no longer pursuing cooking taste or thinking about health care, but are pursuing the effect of sterilization and disinfection.

But aged vinegar will work too.

When Master Qing Yi makes vinegar, he actually just does a rough purification and then sorts the remaining waste.

A portion of the sediment can be added to the feed. This is done by professionals.

Veterinarian Fu Bo personally checked it and tried it again. After confirming that it was usable, he kept it for the team's three precious livestock to eat.

Other waste liquids are used in the experiment of "making vinegar charcoal".

There were many of them now, and they lived in this house most of the day. In order to save herbs, they did not use the evil-dispelling incense made by the Taoist priest, but just used ordinary herbal smoke every few hours to cover up the human smell.

Although most of the evil creatures in the town have been cleared, there are still some wandering around outside, and no one knows how many will be attracted by the smell and come here.

Half a day ago, an evil creature was seen entering the town from outside. When County Lieutenant Zhou and his men were searching for supplies in the town, they discovered it and killed it immediately.

So Wen Gu decided to fumigate it with vinegar to cover up the smell.

"When I was studying abroad, I saw a folk custom called 'beating vinegar and charcoal' in many places.

"It's done by dipping red-hot charcoal or stone into vinegar. Charcoal represents fire, and vinegar represents water. The interaction of water and fire creates the vinegar-charcoal vapor, which is used to ward off evil spirits and ward off foul things."

When everyone heard about exorcising evil spirits and avoiding filth, they immediately became excited.

Yu Er came over with a long-handled iron spoon-like object. He had found it in the kitchen of a restaurant in town and had it slightly modified by a blacksmith.

Now, Yu Er took the large iron spoon with a long handle and followed Wen Gu's instructions to fumigate the room.

Wen Gu said, "We still have some aged vinegar in stock, all refined by Taoist Qingyi. If we run out of the incense for exorcism, we can use this as a temporary solution."

In order to refine salt and vinegar and provide alchemy equipment to Taoist Qingyi, some members of the team participated in collecting parts and modifications, and some people saw them moving the vinegar jar over.

Reviewing the past at this time is to let them know the purpose of the work they have done and what benefits they have gained.

Sure enough, after Wen Gu finished saying this, some people's originally tired faces were filled with satisfied smiles.

While assigning tasks to everyone, Wen Gu called Cheng Zhi to his side and asked about the distribution of nearby villages, towns and county towns. He wanted to determine the next walking route.

Even if Cheng Zhi had never been there, the news was more widespread in the county. The students in the academy came from different places in the county, and there was always relevant information leaked.

Cheng Zhi thought carefully and answered Wen Gu's questions. He relayed everything he had heard, whether it was exaggerated or not, to Wen Gu directly.

From this messy information, we can summarize the underground water sources and geological topography of the entire county.

It may not be accurate, but it can be used as a reference.

Cheng Zhi was filled with awe, and at the same time felt deeply that it was the right choice for him and his family to follow Wen Gu and the others north.

Wen Gu was able to make so many inferences based on just this little information. His ability was remarkable! He needed to learn more from Wen Gu!

Even though his memory is far superior to that of ordinary people, he is still a human being after all, not a machine. When his brain can't bear it, reviewing the old things will allow him to rest for a while.

This precious head must be protected.

not far away.

He Da's two little followers were taking care of the shelves on the wheelbarrow.

This wheelbarrow was used by the original owner, a peddler, to sell goods at his stall. With shelves installed, more things can be displayed.

One of He Da's followers, a young man nicknamed "Bamboo Pole", was staring at the shelves with a dazed and nostalgic look.

He and He Da were from the same village and their families were poor. When they were young, what they looked forward to most was the peddler coming to the village with his goods on his shoulder pole. Even if they couldn't afford to buy anything, they would follow him all the way and would even want to sit on the peddler's shelves.

Looking at it and thinking about it, "Zhugan" felt a kind of sad memory and turned around to share it with He Da.

When they were in Feng County, they and other fellow villagers would get together from time to time to reminisce about the past and share the same emotional support.

Turning around, he saw He Da, seemingly lost in thought. His attention wasn't on the shelves at all. He was pondering Wen Gu's words about his future at the Cheng family's.

He got up, poured a pot of hot water, and went to find He Xiaodi.

If it is true as Wen Shusheng said, there are small courts in various places in the north. With Wen Shusheng's ability, no matter where he goes, he will definitely be able to become a high-ranking official, right?

After these few days of contact, He Da has already realized that Zhou Shan, the county lieutenant, often listens to Wen Gu, and it must be for his future.

Then, will those who follow the people heading north also be able to benefit from it?

Powerful people are always surrounded by subordinates, and when cultivating confidants, they will definitely give priority to familiar people.

He decided to show more of his strengths in front of Wen Gu in the future.

Let the younger brother show more!
Brother He has been running around since morning, checking and writing records.

Although the temperature was not high, there was a layer of sweat on his forehead. However, he was in good spirits and had more energy to speak.

There's nothing I can do. Sometimes I have to be louder so people can't hear me. This yard is pretty noisy.

"Come on, little brother, drink some water."

He Da handed over the kettle.

Seeing He Xiaodi holding a square wooden board in his hand, he asked curiously, "What are you holding in your hand?"

"This is a writing pad. Second Brother Wen asked blacksmith Yu to make it. It's very convenient to write on it!"

He Xiaodi excitedly demonstrated to He Da.

There is a long clip on the wooden board that can be used to hold books, and there is a groove for charcoal pencils next to it.

"Second Brother Wen said he saw others using these uh... office supplies while traveling. He also said many caravans and armies also had these easy-to-carry wooden boards."

He Da took a look and found that the edges and corners of the wooden board had been polished, so there was no need to worry about scratches.

However, the craftsmanship is far from being exquisite, so it is just usable.

He Da picked it up with one hand and shook it, looking at it from front to back for several times. It was a little thick. Yu the blacksmith's carpentry skills were not good enough.

He asked critically, "Are you tired of holding it for so long?"

"Not tired!"

He Xiaodi's eyes sparkled. He drank two sips of water, glanced around, and seeing that no one was paying attention, he came over and whispered to He Da:

"Second Brother Wen also said that some high-ranking officials would hold a hu tablet when attending court. This not only followed ancient etiquette but also served to record memorials. Depending on their rank, some were made of bamboo or wood, some were made of jade, and some were even made of ivory!"

When he wrote with this kind of board, or when he took it to report on his work, he felt that he was doing important state affairs, and a sense of mission arose spontaneously!

He Da's expression suddenly changed.

The board in my hand felt heavy, and even the rough craftsmanship seemed luxurious.

He held the board with both hands and returned it to He Xiaodi: "Practice more!"

What's so heavy?!
How could it be heavy!

You will get a more valuable tablet in the future!
"Little brother, this kind of travel for scholars is really very useful! You should treat this escape to the north as your own travel, just like Cheng, follow Wen Shusheng and listen, see and remember more!"

He Xiaodi nodded seriously: "Yes!"

After giving his instructions, He Da turned around.

"Zhugan" came to him to reminisce about the past, but He Da reached out and pushed him aside.

Why reminisce about the past? It was so long ago. Don’t always look back. People should look forward!

If I really want to reminisce about the past, I have to wait until I have made a name for myself and returned home in glory before I can recall the sadness.

I don’t have time for that now!

I do not deserve!
Don’t you see that there are more and more competitors?
Why be sad? Let’s get to work!

There were many things that were difficult to say. He Da pointed at the ox cart loaded with goods and said, "We already have our own big trucks, why would we still want small shelves?"

After criticizing his followers, He Da calmed down and carefully analyzed the current situation within the team.

First of all, Taoist Qingyi is excluded, and immortals are not included.

From now on, Zhou Shan, the confidant of Wen Gu, will be ranked first, he will be ranked second, and the scholar surnamed Cheng will be ranked third. I don’t know about the others, but as for Yu Er… he is not as smart as me and not as knowledgeable as the one surnamed Cheng, so he should be ranked last.

Yu Er was also thinking about the same thing at this time. He thought rationally, referred to the personnel composition he had seen in the yamen before, and ranked them:
Zhou Shan, Cheng Zhi, me, He Da
He Da is a slick and unstable person, and his character is not as good as mine, so he only deserves to be ranked last.

(End of this chapter)