Chapter 156: Weaving
The weather gradually got colder, and Wang Ke also began to collect his thicker clothes at home, so as not to change the sky and he didn't have time to prepare.
After cleaning up for a while, Wang Ke remembered that this cotton 'flower' had been picked back for a long time, and he had 'handed it over' to them, and he didn't care about it after doing it. If you have time today, just ask where to 'get', and go to see for yourself, so many cotton 'flowers', how can you take some to make quilts, if you take them all to spin thread, I don't know how to spin until the Year of the Monkey.
Standing in the living room, Wang Ke didn't know where his wives had gone, so after thinking about it, he decided to go to his wife, Mrs. Wang, to ask. When he came to Wang Si's side, Wang Ke didn't even see anyone, let alone Mrs. Wang, even his two aunts were nowhere to be seen.
Wang Ke was a little puzzled now, this was like an appointment, if you don't see anyone, you won't see anyone. Make an appointment! Wang Ke seemed to understand a little, did these people all go to the workshop, there are a few days every month, a group of 'women' have to get together, talk about the state of the business, what style is interested in outside, and how to match the 'color'.
Wang Ke hasn't asked since he set up the stall for them, and he remembers asking Li Ke once, but Li Ke hasn't been there, and he doesn't know anything about the current situation there. Wang Ke vaguely remembered that place, and now he couldn't find anyone anyway, so he decided to go there and have a look, even if they weren't all there, at least there would be one or two people.
Wang Ke came to the workshop in a hurry, and Wang Ke didn't know how to enter the backyard, so he had to walk in through the big 'gate'.
As soon as he entered the big 'gate', a young 'girl' came forward, saluted Wang Ke and said, "May I ask what this official needs to do in the small shop?" ”
Wang Ke was stunned for a moment, he didn't call himself an adult today, he looked down, it turned out that he was not wearing a military uniform, he came out in civilian clothes, and then looked at the person in front of him, he really didn't know him, and hurriedly said: "This, I don't make clothes, I'm here to find someone." ”
The 'girl' still smiled and said, "It's okay, just take a look." ”
Wang Ke was a little curious, he didn't meet such a good attitude in other stores, he usually stopped caring if he heard that he didn't buy things, but he didn't expect his wives to do so well. This is comparable to the services in those big shopping malls in later generations.
Wang Ke was stunned, this 'girl' had already turned around and walked away, Wang Ke hurriedly stopped her and said, "This girl, dare to ask if your boss is there?" ”
As soon as the 'woman' heard the boss, her face was straight, and she looked Wang Ke up and down before she opened her mouth and asked, "I don't know what the officials are looking for our boss?" ”
Wang Ke was a little angry in his heart, he was half the master of this place, but he had to be interrogated like this when he came here, but after thinking about it again, Wang Ke was not angry. First of all, he didn't 'reveal' his identity, and others didn't know him; secondly, the bosses here are all 'female', and it is really suspicious for a big man to ask such an abrupt question. If these people knew the identity of their boss, walked like this, and asked their boss as soon as they entered the 'door', these people would definitely ask who they were.
Wang Ke figured this out, couldn't help laughing, and said to the 'girl': "You better hurry up and find your boss, anyone can come." As for who I am, if there is anything to do with your boss, you don't care, you just tell your boss that a person surnamed Wang is looking for it, and your boss knows who I am. ”
Wang Ke didn't dare to say that he was the husband of their boss, in addition to his three wives, the boss here also had his own mother and aunt, Li Ke's princesses and princesses. If he said so, this person went to report that his wife was fine, but if it was someone else, then it would be a big trouble.
The 'female' son also knows the identity of these bosses, and the wives and young ladies of high-ranking officials in the imperial court are also in contact on weekdays, although there has not been such a single man who has come to look for him today, but the identity of this person should not be bad. Seeing that Wang Ke said so confidently, she hesitated for a moment and decided to report it, after all, she was already her own boss, and no one dared to come here to spread wild.
The 'female' son saluted Wang Ke again and said, "Please also ask the official to wait for the little 'female' son to go in and report." ”
Wang Ke didn't propose to go in by himself, and he also had his considerations, after all, the backyard was full of 'female' people, if he rushed in directly, one was that the people in the store in front of him would definitely not agree, and then there was, if there was something in the backyard, it would be more embarrassing to go in and bump into it directly, rather than this, it would be better to wait a little longer, and all the problems would be avoided.
The 'girl' went for a while and turned out from behind, but it was her wife Lanling who came out behind her. Wang Ke breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Lanling, after all, it was more convenient for his wife to come out than others.
As soon as Lan Ling saw Wang Ke, he ran up with a smile on his face, took Wang Ke's arm with both hands and said, "General, it's really you." When I came in just now and said that there was a person surnamed Wang, my sister said that you must be here, and Lanling still didn't believe it. Why did the general remember to come here today? ”
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When the 'girl' who greeted Wang Ke just now heard Lan Ling's words, she immediately understood that this person was today's concubine, and her face turned white with fright, and she quickly knelt down to make amends.
Wang Ke smiled and said: "Get up, you didn't know who I was just now, besides, you didn't do anything wrong, what is there to atone for."
After speaking, he was 'touched' and 'touched' Lanling's head and said, "Who is in the backyard?" Take me over, I have something to ask your sister. ”
Lanling took Wang Ke to think about leaving, and answered Wang Ke's question: "It's all here, I'm here today, even my mother-in-law is here." ”
When Wang Ke heard that they were all there, he asked again, "Is today the time for your party?" ”
Lanling pouted and said: "No, they all heard that the cloth woven by cotton 'flowers' was going to come out today, and they all came to see it." It's not like you're coming to our house to ask for some back. ”
Wang Ke looked at Lanling with a cute look and couldn't help laughing. Talking and laughing, the two came to the backyard, Lanling took Wang Ke straight to a big house, Wang Ke saw that the looms in the house were busy, and all the people were walking back and forth between the looms.
Wang Ke stepped forward, each loom looked at it carefully, it was obvious that the thickness of the cloth woven by each loom was the same, Wang Ke took a spun thread from the side of the loom, compared in his hand, Wang Ke understood the mystery, when spinning, the thickness of the spun thread determines the thickness of the woven cloth, and now each loom uses a different thickness of spinning thread, must be finding out how thick the thread is spun out of the cloth is the most suitable for making clothes.
When Wang Ke was scurrying around inside, all the people had already seen him, but Nanping didn't let everyone call him, because Nanping knew that Wang Ke must be understanding the things inside the weaving cloth when he walked around like this.
After Wang Ke finished reading, Princess Changle couldn't wait to ask: "I said brother-in-law, you have seen for a long time whether there is anything famous, and you can tell us what you see, this is the first time we have seen this thing." ”
Wang Ke patted the dust on his hands, walked towards the 'female' general and said, "Which of you came up with this method? ”
When Princess Changle heard this, she asked a little forbiddenly: "What, isn't this method good?" ”
As soon as Wang Ke saw Changle like this, he knew that this idea must have come up with her, and secretly praised it in his heart, gave a thumbs up and said, "Very good, everything that is woven like this is useful." The thin ones can be used to make curtains and clothes; The thicker ones can be made into 'bed' sheets and duvet covers. The thickest ones are more useful, making pockets, mats or whatever, and soaking them in tung oil can be used to make tents. ”
After Wang Ke finished speaking, he tilted his head and said: "But it's a bit of a 'waste' to make a tent with cotton cloth, don't mention this one, let's use linen cloth to make it, and it will be more cost-effective to calculate the account." ”
Princess Xiangcheng, who had been listening to Wang Ke quietly beside her, said: "Yes, this cotton cloth is much better than linen, and it's a pity that it can't be used to make tents." ”
When all the 'women' saw that Xiangcheng had spoken, they also talked nonsense.
As the saying goes: Three 'female' people have one play, and all these 'female' people have five dramas if you say a word to me, which makes Wang Ke frown.
Wang Ke hurriedly walked to the side to see the cloth that had been woven, and it was okay to 'touch', it was 'very' soft, but when Wang Ke picked up the thinnest piece of cloth, Wang Ke's brows furrowed even tighter. This cloth is so thin that it is comparable to silk, and you don't need to lift it up to see through it.
Wang Ke hurriedly stopped the 'female' worker who was weaving the cloth, and said to the 'female' who was still talking there: "Don't talk about it, come here quickly." This is not a no-no! ”
As soon as the 'women' heard Wang Ke's words, they surrounded them with a snort, spread the cloth on their hands, and looked at it repeatedly, but they didn't see anything wrong.
Changle asked suspiciously: "I said brother-in-law, what's wrong with this, this thickness and softness are 'very' good." Why not? ”
Wang Ke didn't speak, pulled one side of the cloth with both hands, and tore the cloth in half with a light tear.
Wang Ke took the torn cloth and said: "You have also seen this spinning thread, the length of the cotton 'flower' is not very long, if the spinning thread is too fine, the woven cloth will not withstand tearing, if it is torn lightly or torn it will be broken, then what is the use of this thing?" ”
As soon as Wang Ke's words were finished, the 'female' worker sitting in front of the loom said timidly: "What the adult said is right, the little 'female' always breaks the thread when weaving, and there has never been such a thing when the little 'female' weaves linen before. ”
The 'women' now realized that it was not good for this line to be too thin.
Changle said with some disappointment: "How is that good?" There are a lot of such threads, and if they can't be used, wouldn't it be a 'waste' cost? ”
Wang Ke scratched his head, he didn't know what to do, don't look at what he said, once he encountered such a specific problem, he had no way to solve it.
The 'female' worker next to him said: "It won't be 'wasted', as long as you weave a few pieces of this cotton thread together, it's okay." ”
Wang Ke likes to listen to this, he has never woven cloth, Wang Ke has seen too many weaving scenes on TV, in his impression, it seems that there are several threads woven together, and a few threads are called a few yarns or something, Wang Ke nodded vigorously, indicating that this can work.
All the 'women' saw that Wang Ke agreed to do this, and they all thought that Wang Ke knew that he would do this before agreeing, but in fact, the current Wang Ke is completely relying on his own memory to make decisions, because Wang Ke understands that everything can only be done successfully after countless repetitions, of course, except for what he knows.