Flowers in full bloom

Chapter 393: Oil Extraction from Rice Bran

Not only that, sawdust is also the best water purifier, it can absorb harmful substances in the pond and purify the water. So, Hualei put sawdust in a clean cloth bag and put it into the fish pond on the barren mountain.

These sawdust can be used together with charcoal to provide a better living environment for the fry in the pond. After a while, the sawdust can be taken out, piled together, and then covered with a thick straw fan to allow it to heat up, ferment and rot for a second use.

The fermented and rotten sawdust is nutritious, loose in texture, and moderately dry and wet. It is a simple cultivation material, especially suitable for growing mushrooms. The mushrooms on your own farm need it the most, so you can't waste the sawdust.

The remaining sawdust is piled together with chicken and duck manure, mixed and fermented, and then used to fertilize medicinal herbs such as peony and kudzu root. Such fertilizer can promote the vigorous growth of flower seedlings, with bright and fragrant flowers, luxuriant branches and leaves, and green leaves.

It can also effectively improve soil nutrients, increase soil organic matter and fertility, optimize the soil ecological environment, improve the growth environment of medicinal materials, and make them grow better.

After Hualei's help, the sawdust, which was originally useless, was no longer enough. People like Hualei squeezed oil from rice bran. The bark peeled off before soaking the tree was also used to the extreme by Hualei.

After almost everything was settled, Hua Lei returned to her own house and began to prepare for the New Year with peace of mind.

Holiday gifts were sent to each family in advance, including to Hualei's superiors in the Agriculture Bureau and several senior officials in the Construction Section of the Ministry of Industry. Hualei sent one to each of them.

In addition, Hualei also gave gifts to Xiaoyuan's teachers, adhering to the principle that more gifts are better than less. Of course, Hualei also received many gifts in return.

When the gifts were almost delivered, the Imperial College was finally closed for the holidays. Hualei thought she had some free time, so she took a carriage to pick up Xiaoyuan. She had been busy recently, and she hadn't picked up Xiaoyuan for a long time.

This time, I plan to take back all the bedding and cushions in Xiaoyuan's dormitory. During the New Year, I will change and wash all the quilts and dry them in the sun to remove the moisture. Although Qingcheng Qingyue is taking care of Xiaoyuan, Hualei still has a lot of worries.

When taking Xiaoyuan's bedding from the building, they found that Rongjue's bedding was also very dirty, so Hualei also helped bring back Rongjue's quilt and bedding.

The quilts these two little guys are using now are all the best wool quilts Hualei made for them. Of course, the same goes for Yunhai and Ziren.

While the building was being cleaned up, Rong Jue ran in with a happy look on his face. He was even happier when he saw Hua Lei. He greeted them joyfully, then followed Xiao Yuan and Hua Lei into the Hua family's carriage, not even getting into the Marquis's carriage.

As soon as he got on the carriage, Rong Jue was beaming with joy as he shared his good news with Hua Lei. "Sister Hua, I got first place in the horse riding and archery class this semester, better than Yun Hai. Do you think I'm awesome?" Rong Jue looked like he was begging for praise.

"Really? Wow, Rong Jue, you are amazing." Hua Lei immediately offered her own rainbow fart. "You are really getting better and better, tell me, tell me, how did you surpass Yun Hai." Hua Lei leaned over and showed a proper look of admiration.

So, Rong Jue told Hua Lei what happened in vivid detail. It turned out that at the end of each semester, after the students passed the cultural subjects, the Imperial Academy would test their archery scores.

The assessment this semester is horseback archery, which requires students to ride on a running horse, hold a bow and arrow, and shoot at the bull's eye of a target fifteen meters away. Each person is given five arrows.

The more bull's eyes you hit, the better your score. The closer the arrow is to the bull's eye, the better your score.

In this test, Rong Jue hit the bull's eye with four arrows and one arrow slightly off, winning by a slight margin over Yun Hai. Yun Hai also hit the bull's eye with four arrows and one arrow slightly off, but the distance of the arrow's deviation from the bull's eye was greater than Rong Jue's, so he came in second.

Xiaoyuan's horseback archery results were three arrows hitting the bull's eye and two arrows missing, ranking 15th in the class, an above-average result, which was a big improvement from the 27th place at the beginning.

In the cultural subject exam, Yunhai was unlucky and lost to Xiaoyuan by a few points, and came in second.

Looking at Xiaoyuan, whose lips curled up slightly, Hualei also praised, "Xiaoyuan, you are also great." Before Xiaoyuan opened his mouth, Rong Jue took over the topic, "That's right, Sister Hua, Xiaoyuan and I are now both civil and military."

Hualei couldn't help but laugh. Is this how one can understand the concept of being both civil and military? However, no matter what, being able to get first place should be praised.

Hua Lei nodded and said, "Indeed, you and Xiao Yuan are both talented in both literature and martial arts. How about this, whatever gift you want, I'll give it to you."

"Sister Hua, you're welcome. You've helped me make my quilts and mattresses over the past few years. You also made this sweater for me. You've given me many gifts, so you don't need to give me one this time."

Rong Jue spoke like a little adult, paused, and then said, "If Sister Hua must give me a gift, then give me a can of candy. I like candy the most."

Hualei smiled and said, "Okay, then I'll buy you some candy."

"Thank you Sister Hua, let me tell you, Yunhai was so angry this time..." Then she went on and on about Yunhai's expression when he found out that he got second place in both the cultural subjects and the archery subjects.

Hualei nodded as she listened. After such a long time, Hualei also got to know Yunhai a little bit. In fact, Yunhai was really an excellent child.

In recent years, Yunhai's archery class has always been outstanding among students of the same level in the Imperial College, far ahead of other students.

As for academic subjects, he has always been competing with Xiaoyuan for the first place. Although the chances of winning Xiaoyuan are few and far between, he never gives up. He is really a very resilient child.

Although he and Xiaoyuan have always disliked each other, he is honest and upright. Since Bai Yunhe graduated from the Imperial College, he has brought Xiaoyuan's pills every month. Although he always has a sour face, he has never forgotten. So Hualei actually likes Yunhai very much.

In addition, the four families worked together to do the woolen sweater and woolen quilt business, so every time they replaced Xiaoyuan Rongjue's quilts and bedding, they would prepare an identical one for Yunhai and Ziren and give it to them.

Rong Jue has made rapid progress in the past few years. At the beginning, Rong Jue's academic performance and archery skills were only average in the class.

However, ever since Lord Pei came back from Mobei and personally taught Rong Jue and Xiao Yuan to practice, the two of them have indeed made great progress in archery lessons.