How to survive in poverty: I use a simulator to farm

Farming in the countryside is hard work, as is spinning and weaving. Because they are all farm work that takes time and effort.

Chen Yixuan took the whole family to work from morning to night, barely enough to fill their stomachs.

Today he helped the family and processed a large amount of ramie.

He first soaked the ramie with water on the river bank. This will make it easier to peel off the outermost layer of ramie stem bark.

Set the removed leaves aside and peel off the stem bark. Then rinse in water.

When done, go to dry.

After that, tear the twine and rub the twine with your hands.

Then soak the twine in water. Next, use a small wooden machine to wind the ball of twine. Then dry it again.

Then add the plant ash in the stove to cook the twine.

After cooking, wash the twine repeatedly. Then continue to dry hemp.

Since the family had some turmeric and madder, Chen Yixuan threw the dried twine into the fermented turmeric water and madder water for dyeing.

Then dry it again. After drying, it needs to be starched. Finally he began to weave linen.

Before Chen Yixuan and Chen Feiyan weave, they must pull the warp yarns according to the width, assign different colors, and pull them into the reed.

The reed board is like a grate, and the yarn needs to be put into the reed one by one, so there is an idiom "Threads into the reed".

Since the government used to collect cloth tax, it was later included in the grain tax. Therefore, linen is still tax deductible to this day.

At this time, Chen Yixuan was already sitting in front of the loom.

He stared at the shuttle in his hand. There are shuttle eyes on both sides of the shuttle, through which the weft thread is inserted. By constantly stepping on the feet, the upper and lower healds of the loom swing and intersect left and right, thereby weaving the weft thread.

Soon, the loom he was sitting on began to creak rhythmically.

Sitting for long periods of time is harmful to the body. It also particularly damages men’s kidneys and men’s prostate. After only holding on for half an hour, Chen Yixuan couldn't sit still.

So, it was the rest of the family's turn to take over.

In this way, Chen Feiyan's family weaved linen cloth half a meter wide and ten meters long in one day.

Chen Feiyan was particularly happy when she saw the earthy red and earthy yellow linen in front of her.

Although the linen was not as good as the cotton she was wearing, it didn't cost money to buy.

In high spirits, Chen Feiyan was going to make clothes for Chen Yixuan that night.

Chen Yixuan waved his hand: "Daughter-in-law, I already have one on me. You don't need to make it for me. The cloth we weave should be sold in the county town!"

"If our family saves more money, we will feel more at ease."

After hearing this, Chen Feiyan's excitement calmed down.

"You're right, people's top priority is to save more money."

Speaking of this, Chen Feiyan couldn't help but speak out what was in her heart. "Daddy, I think this linen is better for summer wear. It's breathable. If you want to make it into winter clothes, then you need to wear at least seven or eight clothes?"

"And there are a lot of feathers stuffed inside this linen jacket to make it into a down jacket."

Thinking that she had collected the ten geese and two ducks she raised when they first lost their feathers, Chen Feiyan moved out a straw box with great interest.

"Daddy, I have more than two kilograms of goose and duck feathers here! You go to the county restaurant tomorrow to deliver grilled fish for sale, and you can bring us a few feet of cotton cloth! I want to use cotton cloth to make the inner lining of goose feather clothes. Gallbladder, wrap a few layers of linen inside and outside the inner gallbladder. When winter comes, I’ll make sure you dress warmly!”

"Even if you don't wear it, you can still use it as a quilt for the kids when we sleep on the kang at night!"

One thing Chen Feiyan actually wanted to tell him was that there were many people at home and the kang at home was not enough to sleep on.

The reason why she doesn't tell him now is because she understands his difficulty.

Chen Feiyan has lived here for more than a year and has long known why the people in the village always stare at her house and fields.

Her thatched house looks inconspicuous, but in fact it is quite valuable. She had heard someone say that her thatched house could be sold for nearly twenty taels!

Because the fire pit in her house is made of yellow bricks. Yellow bricks are so valuable. In the county, they are sold by the block.   Moreover, her smoke exhaust chimney is very good.

When sleeping in a house like this, as long as the kang doesn't collapse and you put two sticks of firewood in the stove, the kang will stay warm all night.

Just for this reason, many poor people in the village with poor living conditions wanted to rob her house and move their whole family in.

Except for Chen Feiyan and her daughter, the rest of the family are tall and powerful.

Especially the first three sons. Recently, I have been growing taller and stronger.

Eight of them sleep on the same kang, and some of them have to sleep against the wall.

Thinking that the linen at home had not yet been sorted out in batches, and thinking that all the harvested sorghum would be processed in a few days, Chen Feiyan felt that there was no need to mention it to him that she wanted to build a new house.

Even if I told him, he couldn't spare his time.

Farmers in the countryside are as busy as a spinning top all day long in order to make a living and support their families.

Chen Yixuan went to the county town yesterday and sold dozens of kilograms of grilled fish and mountain products. After getting nearly [-] cash, he went to the cloth shop and pulled a five-foot piece of indigo cotton.

After that, he went to Butcher Hu and bought three kilograms of pork suet.

Recently, his wife is always craving for meat, and she also said that she wants to eat lard dregs. He has to do what his wife tells him.

After buying these, he took his eldest son and second son home.

The security in this northwest area is not particularly good.

A man may be robbed while walking on the road, let alone a woman.

Chen Yixuan is tall and tall, with a height of [-] meters.

His eldest son and second son are only thirteen or fourteen years old now, and they have quickly grown to a height of [-] meters.

According to Chen Feiyan's estimation, the brothers will still grow up in the next few years.

As long as they have adequate nutrition, they can be as tall as their father in the future. Even taller than their father.

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As soon as Chen Yixuan and his son returned home, they handed over the things they bought and the money in their hands to Chen Feiyan.

After Chen Feiyan took it with a smile, she started frying lard.

It was fried and fragrant, and the whole family was very greedy.

In order to divert attention, Chen Yixuan led others to thresh sorghum in the yard.

After sorghum has been exposed to the sun for several days, it is quite convenient to thresh it.

Soon, they came out with baskets of red sorghum seeds.

As for sorghum poles, they are also good stuff. Chop it into small pieces and mix it with other things, such as tree leaves, and cook it. This is an excellent pig food.

When they were tired, Chen Feiyan prepared dinner.

Today is stir-fried sauerkraut with lard residue.

Then there is a large casserole of wheat flour porridge.

The wheat porridge is particularly thick, and it is very appetizing and delicious when eaten with lard residue and sauerkraut.

For country people who can't fill their stomachs, today's bowl of rice is just like the meat dishes that Chen Feiyan cooked before. It can be called a delicacy in the world.

Chen Yixing, who had suffered for several years on his way home after escaping, even had oil on his mouth.

"Hehe, this lard dregs is so delicious. It's crispy and very fragrant. When our family gets rich, it will be great if we can eat it every day."

When Wang Yingying heard what he said, she couldn't help but pinch him gently. "You think so beautifully!"

"How expensive is this lard dregs! Such a good thing, many ordinary people use it to make dumplings during the Chinese New Year."