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Chapter 99 Wool with beautiful colors

Old Man Li invited nearly 200 people from several surrounding villages to work, and Craftsman Liu made overall arrangements.

The speed of building workshops is very fast, and various building materials are consumed very quickly, and the money that comes with it is also rushing out.

The terrain beside the creek was too low, and there were not many flat places, so they placed all the large wool-processing vats on flat land not far from the creek.

Now that the weather is warm, all we need to do is put up a shed to prevent rainwater from falling into the vat.

Now Li Changshou has handed over the affairs of the briquette workshop to his fifth cousin, who is here to be responsible for processing the wool.

Although these wools have been processed once by the herdsmen, at least there are no sheep dung, large mud chunks, or large grasses in them.

However, it must be carefully cleaned to remove the sediment inside, and then placed in a large tank and soaked in lime water.

After standardizing the process, the wool produced is fluffy and delicate, and as white as the clouds in the sky.

There are also some varieties and quality that are average and have a yellowish color.

But there are dyes that can dye these wools into beautiful colors.

Women in the village can do these light and fine jobs.

Sister-in-law Li is busy at home and has no time to come over to work.

Sister-in-law Li took the initiative to ask for help.

"Second sister-in-law, you are eloquent and popular in the village. Process and dye these wools according to the steps I prescribed."

"You don't need to do everything personally, but you have to help me take care of these people. After all, we pay people to do the work, not to talk to them."

When Sister-in-law Li heard this, she smiled heartily, "Of course, normal friendship is just friendship. Talking and chatting is fine, but it must not delay the work at hand."

"The ones I have selected for you are all good workers in the village, who are clean and quick. Just leave these things to me and I promise to do a good job for you."

Sister-in-law Li is not talking big words, she can do a good job.

Besides, my sister-in-law is my father-in-law's pet peeve. If she just takes her salary and doesn't work, my father-in-law won't be able to spare her, and her man will also make trouble for her.

Sister-in-law Li is very clear-minded. Her sister-in-law has made money. As a person who helps her, his salary must be very high.

For example, my eldest brother used to run a shop in the county town and earned five taels of silver a month.

Li Xiaoyue understood that this second sister-in-law, although money was important, was really serious and responsible in her work.

"Second sister-in-law, I'm just going to give you two taels of silver for a month. Once these wool threads are sold, I will give you a salary increase and various bonuses and benefits."

When Sister-in-law Li heard this, she felt as comfortable as eating iced watermelon in the dog days of summer. "Xiaoyue, then I won't be polite to you. Don't worry, I will definitely work for you and let you take the initiative to process the money for me."

"That's great. This can meet my requirements and guarantee processing money." Li Xiaoyue was very happy to hear this. She was never afraid of the workers asking for processing money. She was only afraid that the workers would be perfunctory and would not pay for the processing. Work hard.

With the help of Sister-in-law Li, Li Xiaoyue felt much more relaxed.

Although Li Ersao is illiterate, she has a good memory. She tells Li Xiaoyue what she has to do every morning and how much the female workers did in the evening.

After Li Xiaoyue checked, the situation was true and there was no deviation at all, and she recognized Li Ersao's work even more.

"Second sister-in-law, the number is small now and there are few things to do. You can remember to come here. When the scale expands in the future, there will be more and more things in the workshop and there will be more and more people. Memorization alone will not work."

Sister-in-law Li now enjoys the feeling of managing other people's work. It is much more comfortable than working in the fields and doing housework at home. "Little sister, it's inconvenient to be illiterate. It's not difficult for me to remember now. As you said, if it expands in the future, my brain won't be enough."

"But I'm a grandmother, can I still read?"

Thinking of her little grandson writing in the sandbox with a wooden stick at home, Mrs. Li felt that it would be shameful for her to follow suit.

Li Xiaoyue could tell what Sister-in-law Li was thinking at a glance, "They say you live until you are old and learn. It is never too late to learn literacy, as long as you think it is useful to you."

"It's not like we're going to take the No. [-] exam. We learn literacy just to live a better life and work better. And you don't need to know all the characters, as long as you learn the commonly used ones and remember them."

When the shrewd Second Sister-in-law Li heard this, her eyes lit up, "Xiaoyue, let me tell you the commonly used words. Can you write them down and follow them for me?"

Li Xiaoyue nodded, "Of course! I happen to be not busy right now. Second sister-in-law, tell me, I will write down these words for you. When you are free, you can read Nian Nian, write and draw."

"Okay!" Sister-in-law Li began to read under Li Xiaoyue's encouragement. She originally thought she would learn it slowly, but after putting it into use, she recognized it quickly after putting it into practice.

The brush has limitations and is inconvenient to carry.

Li Xiaoyue made a charcoal pen, which is hard and can be written anytime and anywhere, and it does not use ink. For Li Ersao, it is convenient and reduces the difficulty.

Lihua Village began to invest a lot of manpower and material resources, and it changed a lot every day.

What follows is an increase in investment.

One-third of the silver earned from briquettes was invested in building workshops, part of the silver was used to hire people to work, and the remaining silver was used to buy wool.

Seeing the houses that were built from the ground and could be put up with beams within ten days, Li Xiaoyue no longer felt sorry for the money.

The northwest is dry, and the house can be put into use after two days of drying.

During this period, Carpenter Sun hired many carpenters to help him build the parts of the spinning machines, and then assembled them together. He has made twelve spinning machines, which is just enough for two rooms.

Next, Li Xiaoyue began to select the nimble young women in the village, including young wives and girls aged thirteen or fourteen, and taught them how to spin.

The wool thread, which is beautiful in color, thin and uniform, passes through the textile machine and is quickly wrapped around the shaft.

At the beginning, everyone's speed was very slow and the force was uneven. The wool threads spun were thin and thick, and sometimes the threads were broken.

However, after practice and proficiency, such situations become less frequent or even disappear.

Thin wool threads are spun into three strands, some into four strands, and some into six strands, turning into wool of different thicknesses.

Sister-in-law Li touched the wool and looked puzzled, "Xiaoyue, a few strands are spun together. It's too thick. Clothes made from such thick threads can't be made like sacks?"

Li Xiaoyue held a roll of wool in her hand and couldn't put it down.

At this time, hearing the second sister-in-law's question, Li Xiaoyue raised her head and chuckled, "This is not for weaving, but for making sweaters. Second sister-in-law, wait a moment, I will make it for you."

After saying that, Li Xiaoyue took out the sweater needles she had asked Sun Carpenter's apprentice to make from the house and knitted the sweater skillfully.

In her previous life, Li Xiaoyue suffered all kinds of hardships in the world because of her status as an orphan.

But now it seems that the hardships and work she did in her previous life can actually become the skills she needs to survive here.

No wonder there is a saying, a blessing in disguise is a blessing in disguise?
People, no matter what the situation is, never give up on yourself, live towards the sun, and live hard, the results will not be bad.

(End of this chapter)