Transmigrated into a Grandpa, Embracing the Laid-Back Life

Chapter 59

Chapter 59: Accepting the Whole Pocket

"Second Brother, come over here."

In the corner of the backyard, the large cauldron was still set up, with a pile of processed bamboo materials stacked beside it. This was where the two brothers had started their paper-making journey.

"Xiao Ming, what's this about, so mysterious?" Su Yang wiped his sweat, asking curiously.

Su Ming didn't answer directly. Instead, he picked up a bundle of already pounded bamboo fibers and pointed at the large wooden barrel beside it. "Second Brother, let me ask you, why must the bamboo fibers be soaked in the plant ash water for a full three days?"

"Uh..." Su Yang was stumped. "Didn't you say that? That's what the recipe in the book said."

"Then why, when boiling the pulp, must the heat start high and then turn low, simmering slowly without rushing?"

"This... didn't you say that too?" Su Yang was even more confused.

Su Ming smiled and pulled out a piece of paper from his robe. This paper was made from the best quality he had produced himself, densely covered with symbols and characters.

"Second Brother, what I taught you before was just the method of paper-making. But I didn't tell you why we do it this way."

He handed the paper to Su Yang. "This contains the complete paper-making technique I saw in that old book."Su Yang took the paper, looking utterly bewildered. He couldn't recognize all the characters, let alone those strange diagrams.

"Xiao Ming, you..."

a long journey, who knows when I'll return. This craft is the foundation of our Su family. I must

Ming's expression turned extremely

plant ash to corrode the useless lignin in the bamboo, leaving only the purest fibers. If the time is too short, the soaking is incomplete, and the paper becomes brittle. If too long,

strong, it's easy to scorch, ruining the

useful tool is called a 'paper mold,' woven from

paper-making process taught by Lin Yu to Su Yang without reservation, breaking down every detail

meticulously, and Su

soaking duration, boiling heat control, to how to make a proper paper-forming mold, how to press out the water, how to perform the final "paper drying"... A complete paper-making process far surpassing the level of ordinary small workshops of

grow heavier by the thousand catties. Only now did he understand that what they had produced before was merely the most superficial layer of this

tell me earlier..." Su Yang's

that I'm leaving, I must pass on this livelihood-sustaining skill to you. Second Brother, remember this: the complete craft must not be known by a fourth person! Even Father, Mother, and Eldest Brother should only know that we can make

a fool and instantly understood

worry!" He carefully folded the paper and tucked it close to his chest, as if carrying a monumental secret. "As long as I have breath in me, I will never let this recipe leak out! I will take good care of Father and Mother, guard this

patted his second

much safer than leaving a pile of dead money. This way,

gave Su

Su Ming called

"What is it?"

your abilities, teaching me a couple of magical techniques would be faster than a decade of hard study, wouldn't it?"

amusement. "Silly boy, what do you think cultivation is? Fighting, killing, indulging in personal

contending with heaven, contending with earth, contending with others, and most of all, contending with yourself! Every step is

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