Traveling through the money-making life of a small peasant girl

Chapter 220 There's Cotton Here

In the afternoon, Shen Zhuo still went to the house he was planning to build to prepare related matters, because in another day, the things sent by the town and the people who came to work came together, and his family began to prepare for the formal construction of the house.

Zhang Lan and Chen Rou put the picked snails in the wooden basin to change the water as before.

Then Zhang Lan said that she wanted Chen Rou to see a surprise. Chen Rou didn't think much, and followed Zhang Lan's steps and went out together. When Chen Rou saw the scene in front of her, she was stunned.

A large cotton field, each plant is half the height of a person, the cotton seems to be growing well, green and lush, the most important thing is, there are white cotton flowers in some branches, white cotton flowers, in this quiet The mountainside looks so lovely.

Chen Rou knew that most of the clothes, sheets and bedding in Shenshui Town were made of hemp, so there was no cotton.

"Mother, this?" Chen Rou asked with trembling hands, pointing at the large piece of cotton.

"Rou'er, this was brought here from Lin County. Ciyun County mainly grows hemp, and clothes are made of linen, but Lin County is different. It is said that because the prime minister of the dynasty came from there, so the people in the capital There are a lot of new things around, and some will be distributed there.”

With such an explanation, Chen Rou finally understood why Zhang Lan stuffed her menstrual belt with cotton, and why Zhang Lan's clothes didn't look as rough as theirs.

"But it's a pity that I can't produce cotton seeds by myself. The seeds obtained from the cotton produced in the past year are not as good as the previous year's harvest, and they are also prone to illness." Zhang Lan took Chen Rou's hand and walked into it In front of a cotton plant.

"A strain like this one is sick."

Chen Rou looked at the wilted cotton plants with yellowed leaves, and nodded knowingly.

"Yes, everything here has to be done manually. Whether it's weeding or catching insects, it is much worse than modern nature, but it's not a bad thing at all. After all, there is a lot of wasteland that can be reclaimed here."

Zhang Lan agreed with Chen Rou's words. In rural areas, as long as the land is not owned by landlords, whoever cultivates it belongs to whom.

"What does the godmother mean by bringing me here? Let me find a way to promote it, or let me plant some myself?"

Chen Rou didn't understand very well. She could do the latter point, but it was really difficult to do the first point. That's why she had a sketch of water irrigation in her mind, but she didn't promote it.

No Money!
The emergence of each new product requires a lot of manpower and material resources, not to mention the cost, but the benefits?Businessmen these days have no income, who would do such a thankless thing?

"Forget it, Godmother is just talking, we really don't have this ability at present." Zhang Lan was suddenly discouraged. The moment she traveled here, she wanted to change the farming methods and farming habits in this place, but it was a pity that she couldn't do it. insufficient.

"It's not completely absent. Aren't the merchants the biggest landlords in Shenshui Town? In addition, how many people's fields in the entire Ciyun County are in their hands.

If they know how to publicize, it is not difficult to contribute some seeds by the way. After all, many fields will be idle in the second half of the year. "

Seeing that Zhang Lan was a little disappointed, Chen Rou still said some comforting words. Although it didn't sound true, it was still a glimmer of hope.

"En, Rou'er, you always have so many thoughts, it seems that you are really suitable for this place!"

(End of this chapter)