Mountain and Forest Kingdom

Lawrence needs paper.

Not paper for writing and recording, but paper for wiping your ass.

You can live your whole life without writing, and that’s not torture.

But the days without toilet paper are a kind of torture for Lawrence, who has experienced a comfortable life, and has endured this torture for many years.

Lawrence experienced many things that were unimaginable in the civilized era.

In the past, I was burdened with various problems and had no time to solve them.

Now that I have less burdens on my body, it’s time to be busy with my life-long events.

"I remember that papermaking involves spreading the wood pulp thinly. I remember that it seems to be soaking, soaking bamboo, bark, wood and the like into chips."

"It needs lime, and it needs to be boiled... This is troublesome. Iron pots are not enough recently, and clay pots are easy to burn."

"And there's no bamboo here...let's try wood, bark, and wild grass first!"

Here you can already process sisal to make rope, and process wool and linen to make cloth. As long as you don't pursue high-end paper, papermaking shouldn't be too complicated.

The paper for writing will be discussed later, but now Lawrence just wants the unbreakable straw paper for wiping his butt.

Paper in ancient times seems to have always been expensive. It was an aristocratic item that only a few people could afford.

So Lawrence didn't do this before, and he didn't start using this technology until he was now rich and had his own manor.

Lawrence stood up and looked around, and soon saw the four pine trees behind him.

After a few minutes of hesitation, I finally decided not to cut down the four trees.

Wood and bark and wild grass are easy to collect, but how to make them is troublesome.

Lawrence asked Etty who was carrying a bucket to fetch water: "Where is Seravan?"

Etty replied, "He's digging rocks up there on the hillside."

Lawrence quickly went to the hillside to the north. Looking down, he saw Seravan digging at the bottom of the hillside.

"Seravin, what are you doing?"

Seravan said: "Master, there is a stone below. I want to dig it out and boil it to make a water tank."

Lawrence looked at the stone below. The soil near the stone had been dug up, revealing pillar-like stones.

This is a large egg-shaped stone, which is indeed suitable for a water tank.

Lawrence picked up a stone and knocked it on it, and found that the material did not look like an ordinary stone.

Ordinary stones have a smoother knocking feel, and the exposed areas are relatively smooth.

"This stone is not easy to work with. It is not easy to burn it into pieces and then polish it to create gaps. This is a waste of time."

Lawrence said directly: "Go and collect some wood, take people to the opposite river to cut the wood, and try to concentrate it in one area."

"Next year we will farm the land opposite and build a blacksmith shop and a house. In short, we need a lot of space and a lot of wood and lumber. We will prepare some logs while the weather is good now."

Seravan quickly agreed: "Yes! I will do it right away."

Lawrence nodded, "Yeah."

The wood for building a house should be prepared in advance. Now is not the time for everyone to rest.

Lawrence is no exception.

"Oh, when I saw this stone, I remembered that I also need a heavy-duty tool for crushing stone turf, so that the wood and turf can be turned into debris as soon as possible."

"I can also process stones, but it's too slow. It's easy to crack the stone if I can't control it."

Although Lawrence now has the time, tools and materials, traditional stone carving methods are too slow and there will definitely be no time before winter.

"Think of ways to get some wood pulp now. If you can make paper, keep making it. If you can't make it, just make do with wood chips."

Lawrence muttered to himself, and soon couldn't stand it anymore, and decided to try another way to solve the problem.

"You can use soaked and dried sword grass to wipe your butt, and then take a shower. It will be cleaner than toilet paper."

"It takes a long time to make paper, and it's impossible to make usable toilet paper in a week."

"But if I make a wooden box to hold water, can't I take a hot bath every day? It's summer, so it's okay to take a bath twice a day!"

What Lawrence is solving isn't a toilet paper problem, it's a personal cleanliness problem.

If you can bathe every day and have clean disposable straw balls to use every day, it is actually not that uncomfortable.

"Catch with both hands! Hard with both hands!"

Lawrence quickly asked people to collect wood and straw bales for soaking, and he made a water storage container for bathing.

It’s not a problem if there are no water pipes. Just set up the wooden box at a high place, and then make a wooden stopper similar to the mouth of a wine bottle under the wooden box.

When needed, remove the wooden plug and insert a wooden shower head into the hole.

Then you can take a shower in the cabin.

Since you are taking a bath, you definitely need a stone bench.

The drainage outlet can lead to farmland or to a stream under the hillside.

There are drainage outlets under the four stone walls, which allow water to flow through when it rains. Otherwise, the manor surrounded by walls will soon have water accumulation problems.

Lawrence, who was taking care of both papermaking and bathing issues, quickly put aside other things, while Salil, who had been thinking about playing cards tonight, quickly noticed something was wrong!

"Lawrence, aren't the wood chips under your feet enough? Why are you running to the woodshed to look for wood again?"

"I'm going to make a wooden box, a big wooden box for water," Lawrence said.

Salil said helplessly: "Aren't you going to make wooden signs?"

Lawrence didn't want to deny Salil's little daily hobby, so he said: "Let Sophia help you, and you can do it with her. It will be more engaging if you make the things you play by yourself."

Sariel looked at Lawrence with suspicion, "Really? But I can't feel it from you."

Lawrence really didn't feel much participation when playing cards, "Of course! Look at me when I make a wooden house or catch prey with my trap, don't I feel happy?"

Salil was quickly convinced by Lawrence, and when she saw something was wrong with Lawrence, she went to Sophia for help.

Sophia has little strength and no talent for hunting, fighting, or farm work, but she is clever and, like most girls, can easily master some small crafts.

Salil was also good at needlework and made all the clothes in the house.

There are some differences between needlework and carpentry. Salil will be much slower when making things alone.

Her temperament just likes the excitement, not the kind of excitement in a tavern, but the kind of excitement where a few people are busy working together.

"Sofia, stop sorting the pieces of cloth and make wooden signs with me. Lawrence is busy with other things."

Sophia was sorting linens with the shepherdess, three nuns, and a female prisoner who was good at making clothes.

When she heard the wooden sign, Sophia nodded and said, "Okay, let's do it together."

Salil said happily: "Sofia is the best!"

Sofia smiled and said, "The master is also very nice."

"Yeah! Lawrence is also very good!" Salil urged: "Let's go to Lawrence's. Everything is over there."

Sophia stood up, and just as she was about to walk away together, the younger of the three nuns also stood up.

Navia observed for a day and found that this place was not as ignorant as the barbarians on the ship.

Not only that, the people here are very friendly and willing to provide clean water and food.

According to another church member's explanation, the owner here is a young man who doesn't look strong, and he is willing to take payment to free them.

The most important thing is that it would be very uncomfortable not to speak all the time. Navia saw that Kenny could speak and move normally, so she also took the initiative to speak.

"I'm Navia. I often repaired tables, chairs and windows when I was in my hometown. Maybe I can help you."

After hearing this, Salil said happily: "Okay, let's go together, so it's faster!"

Because of Lawrence, Saryl's distinction between locals and outsiders is less obvious.

Although the three nuns are not the same kind, they are cleanly dressed and young and beautiful. Salil is very willing to have more friends.

Although the nuns in the monastery don't know as much as missionaries like Kenny, they still have many more relevant skills than ordinary farmers.

The remaining two nuns also stood up.

The eldest nun said like a governess:

"I am Colin. If you are willing, I can teach you the etiquette of nobles and tell you what the maids of the manor should do to be elegant."

After Sofia heard this, she quickly and unhappily accused: "You are the maids!"

Colin was also the head of the monastery when he was in the monastery, helping the abbot manage these young nuns every day.

Hearing Sofia's scolding at this time, Colin quickly admitted: "Yes, we are maids now, and I am the maid who best fits the status of head maid."

Even if you are a slave or a maid, you must also be the manager of others.

Sophia said proudly: "I agree, and the master will also agree. I will tell him."

Colin quickly said: "Yes! Miss!"

In the end, the most beautiful nun, who was not big or small, also said: "Miss, I am Brielle. I can write letters, read books and translate words for you. In the monastery, my singing voice is the most beautiful."

Sofia nodded, "Okay, now come with me to see the master. Maybe you can stay here to serve us."

Sariel on the side looked at these people in confusion, feeling that they seemed very powerful.