Spinning wheels have become a common spinning tool in the Han Dynasty, and hand-cranked is the most common. Because the horizontal type only needs one person to operate, it is more convenient and the most used.

In fact, there is a simpler spinning tool, that is, the spindle, like a spinning top hanging in the air, which can be spun by pulling it and spinning it, and then spinning the yarn into thread, which every household can have.

Xu Qilin's gaze shifted to the several looms brought with the slave maid, and the structure was not very clear, so he got up and walked over to take a closer look.

There are many kinds of ancient looms, which can be divided into primitive waist looms, heald looms, ladder looms, bias looms and so on according to the evolution history; According to the different silk fabrics, it can be divided into silk looms, Luo looms, silk looms, and satin looms.

Xu Qilin fiddled with the loom, didn't know the essentials, stretched out his hand to call a slave next to him, and asked, "How thick can this thing weave thread?" ”

The slave and maid saluted respectfully, with their mouths half open, but they were not easy to answer Xu Qilin's questions.

Xu Qilin smiled to himself, and also realized that he had asked a question, so he stretched out his finger and said, "You go and see the yarn they spin, it's almost that thick, and then come back and tell me." ”

The slave maid took the order, looked at it carefully, and walked back to report to Xu Qilin: "The slave and maid look at the thickness of the thread, maybe the linen loom can." ”

Linen cloth is also known as summer cloth, because the fiber is thicker and the pores are larger, so it is quite cool to wear when the climate is hot. The clothes woven by Ma Ge are much worse than silk and silk, and they are mostly worn by the people.

However, there are also a very small number of fine pieces of linen cloth, such as Huangrun cloth, which is known for its lightness and fineness, and the yarn count is very fine, and it is said that the whole cloth can be rolled into a bamboo tube.

There is also a pattern of the cloth, not only the yarn is fine, the pattern is also very gorgeous, at that time some people described it as "woven into articles like silk brocade", said that its beauty can be compared with the silk brocade.

And to be able to process rough kudzu hemp into light and fine yarn, the manpower and time consumed are naturally great. The price is not affordable for the common people, only the royal and wealthy can enjoy it.

Under the guidance of the slave maid, Xu Qilin went to see the linen loom again, and felt that as long as it was slightly changed to adapt it to the thickness of the wool, it would be enough to use.

There is not much time, or there is a lot of strength, and the two boxes of wool have been spun into wool, Xu Qilin looks good, and he is worthy of being a textile master. He took the box and went in to report to His Majesty Li Er.

His Majesty Li Er was drinking tea in the house, looking at the "Book of Tea", which was also very comfortable. Seeing that Xu Qilin brought the spun wool, he looked at it casually, and was quite satisfied.

"It's thicker than silk, it's thinner and softer than kudzu, but you have to weave cloth to distinguish the good from the bad." His Majesty Li Er said: "I'm afraid it won't be possible today, you let the court order bring the wool back, let them weave it overnight, and send it to the Qianqiu Hall tomorrow." ”

Xu Qilin responded, took out the woolen box again, handed it to Hu Chaoen, and conveyed the message of His Majesty Li Er.

"The old slave obeys." Hu Chaoen bowed deeply, handed over the wool to the palace people, said goodbye to Xu Qilin, and left with dozens of people.

Xu Qilin returned to the house again and found that Princess Jinyang was also there. Xiao Gongju was leisurely enough, and let the palace people take down the hammock, it seems that he is planning to go back to the palace to play.

"Your Majesty, Wechen wants to ask for a favor." Xu Qilin also prepared a gift for Xiao Gongju, a set of doll teacups, and when Xiao Gongju was rare, he said to His Majesty Li Er with a shy face: "Weichen only heard that the cold melon is delicious, but I haven't tasted it when it grows so big, it's really - this ......"

His Majesty Li Er looked at Xu Qilin's appearance, a little funny, waved his hand, and said, "Cold melon is very precious, and I can't eat a few a year." ”

Liar, there aren't many watermelons, but they are not precious, right? Xu Qilin blinked, guessing that His Majesty Li Er still had something to say.

Sure enough, His Majesty Li Er pondered for a moment, and then said: "As for the wool weaving, it has already achieved initial results. I'll reward you with a few cold melons as a reward for your work! ”

Damn, you're really stingy, a few broken watermelons will give me the credit?!

Xu Qilin secretly slandered, but His Majesty Li Er said all this, wouldn't it be boring for him to argue again.

Pursing his mouth slightly, Xu Qilin bowed a little reluctantly to thank him. Then he asked His Majesty Li Er to write a holy decree and give him the right to go to Nanlin Yuan to pick melons by himself.

"Still an impatient, so greedy?" His Majesty Li Er angrily summoned the head of the guards, gave Xu Qilin a waist card, and asked the head of the guard to notify the guards of Nanlin Yuan and allow Xu Qilin to pick melons and take them away by himself with the waist card.

"I'll go tomorrow!" Xu Qilin reminded the head of the guard uneasily, which meant that it should be done immediately, don't delay.

The leader of the guards smiled and said, "I will send someone to inform Xu Kucheng that if he goes tomorrow, there will be no one to stop him." ”

"Thank you, thank you." Xu Qilin arched his hand and expressed his gratitude.

His Majesty Li Er glanced at Xu Qilin, a little disdainful of his anxious appearance.

Xu Qilin knew that His Majesty Li Er would not write a holy decree for a few broken watermelons, and this was what he wanted. There is no clear specific number in black and white, the master takes a few more, hehe, there is nothing wrong with pulling it in a car.

His Majesty Li Er sat for a short while, waited for his beloved daughter to drink water, rested for a while, and then drove back to the palace.

Xu Qilin sent the emperor and princess away, sat in the office for a while, estimated that the driver had gone far, and went home from work.

What to brush fingerprints, brush faces, what is 8 to 5, does not exist. Today is something that His Majesty Li Er has blocked, and there is no way to do it.

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In the morning, Xu Qilin didn't go to work, took Wu Xiang and others, went straight to Nanlinyuan, and went to move the big watermelon while the day was not hot.

At the gate of Nanlin Garden, there are many guards guarding it. On a hot day, he had to stand guard in military uniform, and there was not even a shade or watchtower, Xu Qilin secretly sighed that this was hard.

When the guard guarding the door finished checking the waist card and was about to lead Xu Qilin and Wu Xiang to the concierge next to him to search their bodies, a guard walked out of the concierge quickly, and said to Xu Qilin with a smile: "Xu Kucheng, you are polite." ”

"Courteous, courteous." Xu Qilin returned the salute, but at a glance, it was familiar, and asked, "This benevolent brother seems to be on an errand beside His Majesty." ”

"Xu Kucheng has good eyesight." The guard smiled and said: "In the lower Wang Fangyi, for the right Qianniu, I am on the order of the official and wait for Xu Kucheng here." ”

This head of the guard is really good at doing things, not only sending people to inform, but also asking people to greet them here.

Xu Qilin thanked him, and Wang Fangyi directly led him into the Imperial Garden, and the procedure of searching his body was naturally exempted. Wu Xiang didn't have this treatment, but he came out in a moment, but the saber on his body was confiscated.