Good farming at the foot of Changbai Mountain

Chapter 89 Tussah silk reeling
Jing Han has a new view on this little sister, it turns out that this little guy sees quite far. "Jingxian, these things are not up to us. Whether we live on the mountain or move down the mountain, whether we live poor or rich, we will all encounter different problems. As long as our hearts are together as a family, With everyone in mind, whether we live together or not, we are family. Right?"

Jingxian nodded and said nothing more.

"Okay, let's go back, we will probably be able to pick cocoons tomorrow, and we will still be busy then." Jing Han said, and led her two younger sisters back to the venue.

When Wencheng came back from town at noon, he sold all the yellow elm mushrooms.I picked four baskets of mushrooms this morning, about a hundred catties, but I didn't expect them to be sold out all morning.Wencheng handed over the money to Mrs. Chen, "Grandma, the fish sent today totaled 650 renminbi, and the yellow elm mushrooms were sold for 950 renminbi in total." Wencheng handed a large pile of copper coins to Mrs. Chen.

"Hey, I didn't expect that this yellow elm mushroom is still being sold. I can earn more than one tael and a half of silver in a day. If I do this every day, it will be amazing." Chen took the money and said with a smile with.

"Grandma, how can it be like this every day? The yellow elm mushrooms can only be picked every few days." Jinghan just came back from the outside and said. "By the way, grandma, I'm going to pick silkworm cocoons tomorrow. Maybe everyone in the family has to help, or I'll be too busy." A female moth can lay [-] to [-] eggs, and Jinghan has selected a total of [-] to [-] eggs this year. With three hundred female moths, more than [-] silkworm eggs would have to hatch.Even if some of them are lost during the stocking process, there are still [-] to [-] silkworm cocoons to be recycled. If there are fewer people, it will definitely not be enough.It's not like I don't know, but I was shocked when I calculated it. Jing Han was shocked by such a rough calculation.

Mrs. Chen nodded after listening, "Got it, we'll all go tomorrow, anyway, there's nothing to do at home, just leave your grandpa to watch in the venue. Let's get the silkworm cocoons back quickly, so we don't need to let other things give it to us." It’s a disaster.” The tussah silkworm is a very delicious thing, and the tussah silkworm chrysalis is also the best thing to nourish the body.Generally, wild tussah silkworms have many natural enemies, and all kinds of animals and birds love to eat them, so the survival rate is relatively small.Even if it is artificially bred, it must be cared for carefully, otherwise the loss will be very serious.

The next morning, Wen Cheng naturally still had to go to the town. Today's elm and yellow mushrooms were less, only two baskets.After Wen Cheng left, everyone went to the forest to the north to pick silkworm cocoons.

On the oak trees in the forest, as long as the leaves are curled, there will be cocoons inside.Everyone took scissors and other tools, and cut down the leaves when they saw such leaves. The tussah cocoons are actually bigger than silkworms, and an average of one hundred would weigh nearly three catties, so the women cut down, Zhixin and Zhiming Just go back, everyone is busy.In this way, it took a total of two days of work before they were all cut out and shipped back to the venue.

Because Jinghan and the others are quite meticulous in their care, the output of silkworm cocoons this year is really good, and there are about [-] silkworm cocoons left.Everyone spent several days to remove the oak leaves outside the cocoons, and then selected [-] seed cocoons with better quality.After ventilating and drying, Jing Han properly preserved the cocoons.

For the remaining ones, because the reeled silk needs to be kept, they are directly exposed to the scorching sun for a few days, so that the silkworm chrysalis inside can be killed.After making so many silkworm cocoons, Jinghan was worried because no one at home could reel silk.There is no way to raise silkworms here in the Northeast, so none of Chen Shiniang has ever played with this thing, so how can she reel silk.

In her previous life, Jinghan was quite fond of grandma who said something about silk reeling, but she had never seen it before, so how could she dare to do it herself? What if these cocoons are destroyed?So, everyone sat together, worrying about what to do.

"Second Sister, isn't Brother Wen Han's classmate friend who runs a silk and satin shop at home? There must be someone in their family who understands this, right?" It was Jing Xian who awakened the dreamer.

Jinghan clapped her hands and almost jumped up, didn't she, there will always be someone in Yue Pengcheng's family who understands. "Second brother, I have to trouble you, go to the town to find elder brother, ask him to talk to the Yue family, and see if he can find someone who understands."

After Wen Cheng heard this, he immediately drove the bullock cart to the town, while his family waited anxiously.Until the next morning, Wen Cheng led several people to the venue, and one of them was Yue Siyuan.

Seeing Yue Siyuan, Zhixin hurried over, "Brother Yue, I didn't expect to invite you here, come here, hurry up and sit in the room."

Yue Siyuan waved his hand, "Brother Xu, you're welcome. Peng Cheng came home last night and said that you got a kind of silkworm cocoon at home and can't reel silk. I want to find someone who understands from me. You are really a coincidence, my family Your sister-in-law is from the south. She married and brought two servants to accompany her. These two families are good at planting mulberry and silkworms in the south. No, I brought you two people to see if you can do it. I can't help you." This Yue Siyuan was also curious, he had never seen any silkworms in the Northeast, so he insisted on following to see.

Zhixin had no choice but to take these people to the two houses where the silkworm cocoons were kept.The two people behind Yue Siyuan were a man and a woman, they looked like a husband and wife, and they were in their 40s.The two went up to look at the silkworm cocoon, checked it carefully, nodded to Yue Siyuan and said, "Master, this is really a silkworm cocoon, but it is different from the mulberry silkworm in the south, it seems that it can reel silk."

Yue Siyuan hurriedly told Zhixin to prepare things according to the requirements of those two people and see how the reeled silk looks.Zhixin started to get busy, and after a while, he found what he wanted.

It is actually very simple to reel silk with the local method, just boil a pot of water in the pot.You don’t need too much water. Throw the silkworm cocoons into the pot and stir them with chopsticks, and the silk heads will come out and wrap around the chopsticks.Generally, a single strand of silk is too thin, and several strands need to be combined together. The silk itself contains sericin, so it is easy to stick together.It is usually enough to throw four or five cocoons into the pot, find out the silk head, and then pick out the silk on one side, and put some mung beans in the dustpan or other household items on the other side, spread a layer of silk, cover a layer of mung beans, This way the wires won't stick together.When the reeled silk is cool, it can be wound up.If the silk becomes thinner, throw one or two silkworm cocoons into the pot, so that the silk can be drawn out continuously.

The two people brought by Yue Siyuan used this crude tool to pull out the raw silk bit by bit.Jinghan took a look, and it was indeed similar to what her grandmother in her previous life said.This thing is a matter of proficiency. If you are familiar with it, it should be quite fast.

The two of them worked for a while, then stopped, and said to Yue Siyuan, "Master, I tried it just now. This kind of silk is thicker than mulberry silk, but it has good elasticity. It should be usable like mulberry silk. As for others, now Nothing has been discovered yet, after all, this is a new thing.”

Yue Siyuan nodded, that's not bad, it can be seen in a short time. "Brother Xu, how did you come up with this idea?" He was very curious, since the Xu family was able to find this thing, it proved that this thing should have existed for a long time, and it definitely didn't just appear, so how did the Xu family find out? ?

Zhixin smiled, "I won't hide it from my brother, it was the little girl Jinghan who discovered it by accident. Last year, I managed to get some seed cocoons, and then I raised so many this year."

Yue Siyuan looked at the large baskets placed on the floor in the room, which were full of these silkworm cocoons.The cocoons of tussah silkworms are not as white as mulberry silkworms, but have a yellowish brown color. It is estimated that this color will not be easily removed, and it should be a characteristic of this silkworm. "Brother, what are you going to do with this thing? If you reel all the silk, your family may not be able to finish it. In this way, I will take back these cocoons of yours, and then try to find a way to see what kind of silk I can make, and then look at it." Is it silk weaving or something else. Don’t worry, I will give you a fair price on the price.”

Zhixin thought for a while and said, "Brother Yue, can I discuss this matter with Jinghan? After all, she made it up. I have to ask her if she has any plans."

"Just in time, I also want to see this little girl of yours. I have always wanted to see how such a clever girl can grow mushrooms in winter. Unexpectedly, there are more such cocoons now. Come on, let me see your little Jinghan." When Yue Siyuan heard this, he couldn't wait to see this little girl who had been famous for a long time.

When the adults talk about things, it is naturally difficult for Jinghan to come forward, so she didn't come out just now, Wen Cheng hurriedly asked Jinghan to come here.

Jinghan came out of her own room and came to the house here. As soon as she entered the room, she saw a man who was less than 40 years old, and there was a man and a woman standing beside him.The face of the person in the middle is somewhat similar to Yue Pengcheng, so he should be Yue Pengcheng's father.Jinghan stepped forward to salute, "Jinghan has seen Uncle Yue."

Yue Siyuan also carefully looked at the little girl in front of him, she looked pretty good, not stunning, but pretty and charming.There is a kind of agility in the whole person, not as rigid as ordinary girls.Yue Siyuan couldn't help but nodded, only such a person could have so many evil ideas. "What a clever little doll, who actually knows my last name. Why don't you guess that I am the manager of the Yue family?"

Jinghan smiled slightly, "Back to Uncle Yue, that's because you look a bit like Brother Pengcheng, so Jinghan made a bold guess. If you're taking the liberty, please invite Uncle Haihan." Jinghan saluted again.

"Forget it, you're so smart, it's too late for Uncle to like it. Come on, come and tell Uncle, how did you find this thing?" Yue Siyuan waved his hand at Jinghan, asking Jinghan to come to him.

(End of this chapter)