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

Chapter 356 Initial Development
After the Mid-Autumn Festival, Zhuangzi became more and more busy. The cotton in the field had to be harvested, and other crops were also in the harvest season.Liu Zhuang led people to harvest the grain, so naturally he had no time to help Qiao Yun harvest the cotton.Fortunately, there were still those female workers and guards, so nothing was delayed.

After the cotton is picked, it needs to be air-dried and graded before it can be stored in the warehouse, and it can be taken out when it needs to be processed.Of course, someone will record the weight of each batch of cotton put into the warehouse. When the last batch of cotton is put into the warehouse, Lin Bokang calculates the total output and reports it to Qiaoyun.

Because it was the first year, Qiaoyun didn't know how the cotton would grow here, so he didn't dare to plant it on a large scale.Only [-] mu of land is reserved for direct planting of cotton, another [-] mu of wheat-cotton intercropping, and another [-] mu of cotton melon intercropping.

When Qiaoyun got the account book in Lin Bokang's hands, he was really surprised in his heart.The cotton harvested this year has an average yield of more than [-] catties per mu, which is very good.Qiaoyun really did not expect that such an output could be produced in the first year.

Moreover, the output of intercropping is calculated to be higher than that of single cotton, not to mention the benefits, and the use value of the land has more than doubled.

"Mr. Lin, are you sure you did the calculation correctly?" Qiaoyun was a little skeptical, because this year's cotton alone has harvested 10,000+ catties. Qiaoyun always feels that this output is a bit unexpected.

"That's right, girl, don't worry, this is all recorded in the next stroke, and there will be no mistakes. The cotton production seems to be very good, especially Liu Zhuangtou leads people to take care of it carefully, and the girl understands these things. , it’s not uncommon to have such output.” Lin Bokang smiled, but was not angry at Qiao Yun’s questioning.

Of course, Qiao Yun did not doubt Lin Bokang's ability, but she just couldn't believe it. She asked her in Zhanbo that the local cotton production was about 100 catties per mu.Unexpectedly, her own village could have such a high yield, Qiaoyun was happy, and also very fortunate to have chosen Muyang to grow cotton.

After working for so long, there is finally some hope. With these cottons, the weaving workshop can start working. This year, I don't want to sell a lot of cloth. The main purpose is to train the female workers.Qiaoyun believes that as long as it develops slowly, within a few years, this cotton will be widely recognized in Daliao. By then, every household will grow cotton, and the cotton textile industry will also flourish.

Now that the cotton has been harvested, in the following days, Qiaoyun led the female workers to start processing the newly harvested cotton.Cotton has already been initially graded when it was put into storage, so there is no need to bother too much. The series of processes of ginning, popping, spinning, and weaving are proceeding slowly.

The female workers are all dexterous people, and some Qiaoyun started training last year, and they are already proficient at this moment, so the operation of the weaving workshop is proceeding in an orderly manner.Under the guidance of Qiao Yun and others, the new female workers also mastered the cotton spinning skills in a short time.

At present, cotton has not been widely used, and only Qiaoyun has it in the whole of Daliao, so Qiaoyun still plans to take the high-end route for the time being.The weaving workshop mainly produces several types of fine cotton cloth with relatively complicated production techniques. As for coarse cotton cloth, it does not produce it for the time being.In this way, the requirements for the female workers are even higher. Qiao Yun watches over the weaving workshop every day, supervising the quality anytime and anywhere.

Fortunately, the craftsmen of the female workers are all good, and cotton weaving is actually much simpler than brocade weaving, so everything in the weaving workshop is going very smoothly.

When the first piece of cloth was woven, everyone was very excited, especially the newly recruited female workers in the weaving workshop. They were even more curious about this new cloth.This kind of cotton cloth is soft and dense to the touch, it is not known how much softer than linen cloth, and it is not as delicate as silk products, it is very strong, it is indeed different.

"Isn't this kind of cloth very comfortable to wear on your body? Especially single clothes, I think this kind of single clothes is definitely better than linen." The female workers gathered around the newly woven cloth and chattered.

Most people in this era can't afford to wear silk and satin. Ordinary people wear linen or Gebu, but these two kinds of cloth are relatively thick, and they will be tied tightly when they are attached to the body.Girls are even better. Generally, when they reach a certain age, they can always have two silk singles.Like men, many people grew up without knowing what unlined clothing is, and it would be nice to have clothes to cover their bodies.

Qiaoyun laughed when he heard the discussion, "Don't worry, you all work hard. This year, I will give each of you a few pieces of cotton cloth to make clothes. I'll let you try it too. The cotton cloth is good."

The girls all stared wide-eyed when they heard this, "Girl, are you telling the truth? Isn't this going to be sold for money? Wear it for us, so why sell it for money?" Although everyone had already I heard that this Miss Huang is very generous, but she never expected that she would promise to distribute horses to everyone.

"What else is there? This is what our weaving workshop does. Isn't it okay for each person to use cotton cloth to make two clothes? Don't worry, as long as you work hard, your benefits will be indispensable in the future." Qiao Yun did not agree. She thought that she did all this to promote the cultivation of cotton. Only when others know the benefits of cotton will they follow suit, otherwise who would take the risk?

It is not easy to promote a new thing, and Qiaoyun also has this mental preparation, that is, he will not make any money at all in the past few years.But she doesn't regret it, she thinks it's meaningful and enough.To put it bluntly, she is not short of money now, and she does things based on her mood.At present, her biggest wish is to promote cotton fabrics, so naturally she doesn't care about a few pieces of fabric.

What's more, these female workers are all from nearby villages. If you want to promote the cultivation of cotton on a large scale, you must first start from the nearby villages.The female workers brought back the cloth, and the family members saw that the cotton cloth was really good, and they would always have the flexibility to want to plant it.Once it comes and goes, cotton will be widely known. At that time, it will be the most prosperous era of cotton spinning and making money.

Qiaoyun believes in her own skills, many things may not be able to learn so well even if others follow suit, but others are still learning, she has already seized the opportunity to see it, this is her advantage.The growth of an industry does not depend on hiding, but on everyone's participation and efforts. Only when everyone pays attention can cotton textiles have a better future.

"Not only cotton cloth, but also cotton. This winter, I will make cotton clothes for each of you. Then you will know the benefits of cotton." Qiao Yun said with a smile.

(End of this chapter)