Pampered Tian's Wife: The Little Weaver Girl in the Farmhouse

Chapter 310 The Prospect of Cotton

Qiaoyun talked with shopkeeper Han for a while, and suddenly remembered cotton, and shopkeeper Han was also very curious about this thing he had never heard of, so he asked to take a look.

Qiaoyun led shopkeeper Han to the yard used as a temporary small weaving workshop, where the female workers were still busy.They have recently learned to weave cloth with cotton thread, and some of them have learned so fast that they have already woven several bolts of cloth.

Seeing Qiaoyun approaching, the female workers got up one after another to salute Qiaoyun, but they were stopped by Qiaoyun. "Let's all work with peace of mind. I just brought Uncle Han over to take a look. You can do your own thing, it's all right."

Only then did the female workers sit down again, busy with their respective tasks.Qiaoyun showed shopkeeper Han the cotton that had been stretched and wrapped over there, and then talked about the processing technology of cotton.

From cotton harvesting, ginning, popping, to various uses in the future, etc., Qiaoyun roughly talked about it, "Uncle Han, look, the cotton's velvet is much longer than that of kapok. Use this Spinning and weaving cloth, the cloth produced is softer and more absorbent than linen cloth, and it is also comfortable for people to wear.”

"At present, most of the unlined clothes we wear are still made of silk. The price is so high that ordinary people can't afford them. But the unlined clothes made of linen and Gebu are relatively hard and tightly tied. This cotton cloth is different. Uncle Han, try it. , I led the people to weave this. At present, the craftsmanship is still a little bit poor, and there is starch hanging on it, if it is washed in water, it will be softer."

Qiaoyun picked up a piece of cloth and handed it to shopkeeper Han, which she instructed the female workers to weave a while ago.Qiaoyun has been busy all the time, and she doesn't have time to weave by herself. The craftsmanship of the female workers is still lacking, so the cotton cloth is a little thicker.Of course, compared with linen, it is already considered a lot thinner.

Moreover, the cotton cloth feels soft and comfortable, and the feeling in the hand is much better than the linen cloth.Shopkeeper Han is a capable person in this industry. Once he gets started, he will know the benefits of this thing. "Okay, it's really a good thing, girl, you've brought back something amazing this time."

"By the way, it's not enough if you just say that. How to plant this thing, how much can be produced per mu of land, tell me about it. You have to know, if you want ordinary people to accept it, the price can't be too high." It’s too expensive. Also, it has to be profitable for ordinary people to plant this thing. Otherwise, no matter how good it is, I’m afraid it won’t be able to be promoted.”

Shopkeeper Han's words are reasonable. If the price of this cotton is more expensive than silk, then no one will want it.Qiaoyun also understood this truth, so she smiled, "Uncle Han, I can't say enough about the output of this thing at the moment. In the place of origin, the output is indeed not particularly high. I have already bought a piece of land. Next year Now I’m trying to grow it on my own land, and I’ll spread it out after I find a way to increase yield.”

Qiaoyun is not a fool, she will never promote something that she is not sure of.Although she is very confident in cotton, it may take a long time to promote it seriously, so she is not in a hurry.At present, the most important thing is to cultivate high-yield cotton. The common people must see that it is profitable, so that cotton can be popularized in Daliao.

Shopkeeper Han nodded when he heard the words, "Yes, this is right, you must be safe, and you must not be too impatient. If these new objects are to be accepted by the common people, there will always be a process, and there is no rush. However, I I think this cotton will definitely work, and if many people really grow it in the future, our textile industry will be more prosperous."

Qiao Yun showed shopkeeper Han the quilt cover that had already been stretched over there, "Uncle Han, this cotton can not only weave cloth, but also waft quilts and make cotton clothes and trousers. The cotton I brought back from Nanyang this time is not special. There are many, so only some of them are left for quilts, and many people in the house are wearing cotton clothes."

Nowadays, the guards in the mansion basically have a set of cotton-padded clothes for each person. Everyone said that the cotton-padded clothes are very warm and comfortable to wear.Qiaoyun regretted it a bit, she should have bought more back then, maybe the big guys could get a quilt for each of them.However, there is no rush for this. It will be useful when they grow cotton themselves next year.

Qiaoyun and shopkeeper Han walked around here for a few times, and shopkeeper Han also got to know Mianmian pretty well, so they returned to the study.At this time, Qing Lei had already arranged the residences of shopkeeper Han and others, so shopkeeper Han took a few guys to rest together,

In the evening, Qiaoyun prepared a banquet for shopkeeper Han and others.Only then did Qiaoyun meet the guys who accompanied shopkeeper Han, they were Aliang, Aqing and others, and they were all familiar to Qiaoyun.When acquaintances meet, they are naturally very happy, and everyone talks and laughs together, which is very lively.

Shopkeeper Han only lived in Haining Prefecture for two days, and then left with his people.Kaiyuan is still very busy, and it will take more than 40 days for shopkeeper Han to go back and forth, and he really can't afford to delay.Therefore, no matter how Qiaoyun tried to persuade him to stay, Shopkeeper Han took his people away.

Qiaoyun couldn't keep it, so he had to bring some special products from Haining back to shopkeeper Han.This side is closer to the sea, and there are a lot of seafood. Qiaoyun asked people to prepare a lot of dry seafood and other goods, and took them away from shopkeeper Han.

After seeing off shopkeeper Han, the next step is Laba.After Laba is the new year, the house will be even busier next.Fortunately, with the help of Yuerong and Qinglei, Qiaoyun is getting used to it now, and everything is handled properly.

When it was around the twentieth of the twelfth lunar month, the mansion received many new year gifts one after another, all of which were sent by the officials of Haining Prefecture.When Qiaoyun saw this, she couldn't help but feel a little worried, what kind of New Year gift should she give back?

Qiaoyun was worrying, but the housekeeper outside came to report, saying that the capital sent someone to give the New Year's gift. "Miss, Master Qingdian sent Mr. Qingdian to give the New Year's gift, and it is said that he brought two people with him, do you want to meet, Miss?" the butler came in and asked.

Qiaoyun was stunned for a moment, and then said, "Let them wait in the living room, and I'll go right away." Qiaoyun didn't know who it was, but since it was sent by Chu Ruifeng, she naturally You can't treat people slowly.

The housekeeper went out to make arrangements, and this Qiaoyun hurriedly changed into another outfit, and then accompanied by the girl, came to the living room.Entering the living room, I saw Qing Lei was talking to Qing Dian, besides, there were two women in their forties sitting in the living room.

Although the two women were in their forties, they were both well maintained and quite dignified.Qiao Yun couldn't help but wonder, who is this?
Qing Dian saw Qiaoyun, and hurried forward to salute, "I have seen Miss Huang, the master asked me to give the New Year's gift, and also asked me to escort two nuns here. One of these two nuns has been watching the prince since childhood. Aunt Wei, who was brought up by my grandfather, and Aunt Yun, the eldest princess' dowry, were sent here to help the girl deal with things."

(End of this chapter)