Sister Han is good at farming

Chapter 282 Spinning Linen

In order to find as many mulberry seedlings as possible, it was already late when Ruan Qingqing and Chi Jingxiao returned. They had no choice but to sprinkle some water on the mulberry seedlings they dug and put them in a cool place, ready to plant them the next evening.

The next morning, Ruan Qingqing woke up to the noisy sounds outside. She jumped out of bed and quickly put on her clothes.

"Linlang, what happened outside?"

Yue Linlang hurried in from outside the door, "Master, it's a group of ordinary people carrying soaked hemp coming here to deliver hemp, saying that you said to collect it."

Ruan Qingqing nodded, "Is the hemp peeling board over there made by Mr. Ge?"

"We worked overnight and made a hundred of them. They have been sent to Workshop A, one mile away."

"Thank you for your hard work! I'll go find Mr. Ge! Please let everyone line up in front of Workshop No. 1 first, and then I'll collect the hemp one by one." After Qingqing finished washing up, she didn't even bother to eat breakfast and went straight to Zhuge Hong.

"Mr. Ge!"

"Master, are you here for the matter of the hemp peeling tool?" Zhuge Hong is old and sleeps less. He got up early and strolled around the city lord's mansion.

"Well, how much is the cost of our hemp peeling board? Is it convenient for mass production?" Ruan Qingqing went straight to the point without any further ado.

Zhuge Hong lowered his brows and thought, "Mass production is fine, but what about the cost price? Twenty cents is required."

"Then how is the market price of hemp thread and linen calculated?" Ruan Qingqing asked again.

"A piece of cloth of 300cm is worth 3 coins, and it uses about jin of material." This time Zhuge Hong answered more quickly. He guessed that Ruan Qingqing would use these, so he specially asked someone to inquire about them.

Ruan Qingqing understood what was going on and walked towards Workshop No. A.

"The city lord is here, the city lord is here!" Everyone cheered as soon as they saw Ruan Qingqing appear.

"Today we are buying hemp. There are two ways to buy it: one is wet, 22 wen for 20 jin; the other is peeled and dried for 30 wen for jin. You can also peel the skin in our workshop and take it home to dry. We provide peeling tools, and we charge wen for jin of dry hemp. If you want to do it yourself at home, you need to buy a peeling tool here - the peeling board only costs wen, and you can buy it on credit first. Which one do you choose?"

Seeing that everyone was hesitant, Ruan Qingqing simply explained the relevant matters to everyone directly.

"These are all for weaving cloth. We don't have anyone who can weave cloth here, but you can weave in the workshop. We will teach you until you can do it. In the future, if you have extra money, you can buy a weaving machine at home and weave it yourself. We only collect cloth. Now considering that everyone's skills are not yet sophisticated, we will do it step by step.

The dried hemp is twisted into small hemp yarns, which are wound into balls as warps and into "hemp taro" as wefts. This kind of hemp yarn is 28 wen per jin, and helping to twist hemp yarn in the workshop is 6 wen per jin. A piece of cloth spun in the workshop is 200 wen. If you spin it at home and the quality is good, you can get 220 wen per piece. "

Everyone was shocked by Ruan Qingqing's words.

"I'll just peel the hemp here and then drag it back to dry in the sun."

"Yes! It's not cost-effective to sell wet hemp directly!"

"I'd better buy a hemp peeling board and take it home! I can take care of my family and make money peeling hemp at the same time!"

"That's right. I'll buy a hemp peeling machine on credit and take it home. I've been busy at home lately. I'm afraid I won't be able to take care of my family if I stay in this workshop. Besides, if I do it at home, I can earn an extra two cents per pound. One pound of hemp can make back my investment."

After much discussion, everyone finally decided to sell dried hemp.

Ruan Qingqing showed on the spot how to peel the hemp with a peeling board, and everyone tried it. After this trial, those who had previously said they wanted to peel hemp in the workshop changed their minds.

It's just a piece of iron, and it's not easy to break. It only costs 30 coins, and you can make back the difference by making 15 more catties, and you can keep using it later. You can make an extra 2 coins for every catty, so it's the most cost-effective to buy a peeling board and take it home, and you can also take care of your family. The most important thing is that it's easy to use, and if you're too busy, you can ask your children and the elderly at home to help.

In the end, every family either bought on credit or bought a peeling board and took the wet hemp home. Some people were smart and wanted to add more, but Ruan Qingqing originally wanted to popularize hemp planting and weaving, so naturally he did not allow it.

Before everyone left, she asked everyone to prepare the land. She had roots that could produce hemp, so everyone could grow hemp, so that they would not have to go too far to get hemp next year. After planting, they would not have to spend much effort to take care of it later.

This piece of news made everyone overjoyed and they were all eager to get started.

After dealing with the hemp issue, in the evening, Ruan Qingqing, Chi Jingxiao and the hired temporary workers marked out a piece of land near each village to transplant mulberry trees according to Ruan Qingqing's plan.

The temporary workers were responsible for digging holes and planting trees, while Ruan Qingqing and Chi Jingxiao were responsible for inspecting the planting situation. Every time they arrived at a village, Ruan Qingqing and Chi Jingxiao would meet with the village chief and ask them to tell the villagers to take good care of the mulberry forests, as they would rely on them to provide food for the silkworms.

When the village heads heard this, they were all surprised.

"Does the master intend to let everyone raise silkworms?"

"Yes, we have this plan. For the sake of everyone's livelihood, please take good care of these mulberry seedlings."

As soon as Ruan Qingqing finished speaking, the village chief immediately patted his chest and promised to protect those mulberry trees to the death.

"Has Brother Li eaten yet?"

"I don't even have time to eat. My wife keeps asking me to go out and look for hemp. I have just finished my work in the fields and now I have to go out and look for hemp. It's so tiring."

"It's worth the effort! Haven't you heard? Those hemp can be sold for twenty-two coins per pound after being peeled and dried! We can only earn thirty coins by working a short-term job outside. If the wife at home is more motivated, it won't be a problem to earn a few coins. Then we can sell some wine and buy two pounds of meat. Wouldn't it be a comfortable life?"

"That's right! My wife even said that she would learn how to spin cloth, which is more profitable. She could earn two silver coins from a piece of cloth! If she bought a loom, she could earn an extra twenty silver coins from a piece of cloth."

"Forget about the loom, it's too expensive. I estimate it will cost several taels of silver. Save some money first, and then consider it when we have more money in the future."

"That's true. But ever since the wives in my family found out that hemp can be sold for money, they've become like chicken blood, walking with the wind."

"It's more than just the wind. Hey, her voice has even gotten louder! I can't afford to offend her now!"

"Haha, that's right! It's true, they subsidize the family in this way, and the family income has increased. There's no doubt that life will get better and better, and the burden on our shoulders will be lightened a lot."

"Isn't it? I heard that the city lord has something big planned. He has been looking for mulberry trees recently. He said he wants everyone to raise silkworms, reel silk and weave silk cloth!"

"Oh, my goodness, those silks are so expensive. We can definitely make more money weaving than we do weaving linen!"

"That's not the case!"

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Ruan Qingqing walked quietly by, feeling relieved.