Chapter 87 Production estimates are somewhat low

With the arrival of cabbage, sixty-five people finally did not have to continue training, and were called by Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan to go back to the yamen together, and when Wang Juan was on the way, Wang Juan asked people to hurry back and prepare the big tank, the water tank was on the line, and the stones were prepared two circles smaller than the mouth of the water tank, the grinding disc was also OK, and there was a lot of salt.

Li Xun didn't know what Wang Juan was telling him to do there, and when everyone came to the yamen, the crabs and shrimp sent by the old man also arrived.

"Just stir-fry cabbage with shrimp, the staple food is cabbage-stuffed dumplings, the soup is dried tofu cabbage shredded soup, make a sweet and sour cabbage, steamed crab meat cabbage wrap, soak the sea stingers, make an old vinegar cabbage sting, and make a cold vegetable ......."

Wang Juan muttered as she walked towards the yamen, she likes to eat cabbage the most, and she can make dozens of kinds of various methods in one go as long as the accessories are sufficient.

Zhang Xiaobao didn't think about it so much, as long as there is sauerkraut to eat, especially the sauerkraut stewed with five-flower three-layer meat, which is greasy and refreshing, or it is eaten raw, he has always eaten cabbage as a fruit, and at this time he is still holding a cabbage heart in his hand and gnawing it, crispy with sweetness, and a little memory.

Li Xun was also hungry when he looked at it, Zhang Xiaobao ate it too fragrantly, watched Zhang Xiaobao eat a big cabbage heart, and didn't throw away the rest of the root, and asked, "You two have seen Bai Xiang?" This one can't be eaten. ”

"I haven't seen it, who said this one can't be eaten? It can be made into pickles, just like the melon slices, and tell you how to do it later, these methods are not important, just ponder, the important thing is the big vat, as long as it is done, you can keep this dish until summer, that is, the taste has changed, but it is better than not eating. ”

Zhang Xiaobao is ready to take the cabbage seeds to the south to plant, in addition to the Chinese cabbage and small cabbage, the soup is good, and it can also be eaten with sauce.

Li Xun paid attention to this matter, and if it could be put in the summer, that is, ordinary people could eat food, even if it was not green, and decided to take a good look at how to do it.

Entering the yamen, everything has been prepared, in fact, it is very simple, brush the water tank clean, put the salt in the cabbage, put it in the tank one by one, and then press the grinding disc on it, wait for a few days to go down, and then make up a few more into it, change the water when it is about the same, the sauerkraut will be done, and it will become stinky if the water is not changed.

Li Xun wrote down the whole step and asked Wang Juan, who stopped commanding, "This is the end?" ”

"It's not over, after a few days, I will see that there are bubbles inside, and the water is muddy......."

"If you want to change the water, I know, why do you think it's a big deal, others have already done it, and when it's done, you will eat it until your mouth is sour."

Li Xun finally has something to know now, and said proudly to Wang Juan.

Wang Juan didn't expect that someone had already done this, and when he saw what Li Xun said, he didn't say anything anymore.

Zhang Xiaobao didn't say anything, at least there are many differences in the way of eating, such as sauerkraut hot pot, don't tell him about this first.

After a period of busyness, crabs, shrimps, and newly brought cabbage made a table of dishes, and the two families plus Li Xun gathered around to eat.

When he was almost eating, Zhang Xiaobao said to Li Xun: "Do you have any idlers?" Lend me some for work. ”

"When? After receiving the rice, you can have a little, the people of the Li family Zhuangzi. Li Xun replied.

"Then it's too late, I want it now, pick cotton, it's white stacks, after flowering, the flocculent that grows, let people pick it off, I'll be useful, and I'll give you benefits when the time comes." Zhang Xiaobao said a little bit more than a painting.

Li Xun remembered now, Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan bought a lot of white stacks in the capital and planted them in a field of Lao Shangshu's nephew, there were about 8,000 plants, originally 10,000 plants, and then died.

"Xiaobao, what are you going to do with that thing? It's really not possible to find government soldiers to pick them, and there aren't many, less than 9,000, 86,700 plants, and they will be finished in a while. Li Xun felt that there were few white stacks in that land.

"Then forget it, I'll find someone to pick it myself, it will take two or three months, and I will pick the cotton peaches, I don't know how much I can pick, I can come to one acre first, and see how much I can produce." Zhang Xiaobao suddenly had his own considerations, thinking about the cotton of more than ten acres, there is no need for too many people, three people per acre, and slowly pick it.

After the meal, Li Xun returned to the courtyard he bought, while Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan sat together to discuss.

"Xiaobao, are you buying less? There are more than 8,000 plants left, so how much cotton can there be? Can there be 8,000 catties? Wang Juan felt that it was a little too little.

Zhang Xiaobao shook his head vigorously, "Put a thousand catties, let's plant 700 plants per acre, plant 12 acres, 8,000 catties, one mu has to be 700 catties, here one catty is 640 grams, that one mu is replaced by us, it has to be 900 catties of output, our best cotton seeds at that time, one thousand six hundred catties per mu, a hundred years ago it seemed to be three or four hundred kilograms, that is already quite good, how many do you say we can have here?" ”

"It doesn't seem that there are many, we were thinking about how to plant them at that time, and the seeds have been improved countless times, plus all kinds of auxiliary fertilizers and pesticides, so we can have 50 kilograms per mu, right? Twelve acres, is six hundred kilograms. ”

Wang Juan pressed down the weight at once, and Zhang Xiaobao continued to shake his head, "I estimate that there are forty kilograms per acre of land, that is, it is successful, adding up, five hundred kilograms, and the synthesis here is more than seven hundred and eighty kilograms, make do with it, see if you can get to eight hundred kilograms, enough to make some quilts." ”

Wang Juan sighed, and suddenly thought of something, "I estimate that there can only be seven hundred and fifty or sixty catties, or even less, we still have to remove the seeds, and even less if we lose the seeds." ”

"That's right, you have to get rid of the seed tools, the flower machine, tomorrow let people stare at an acre of picking, it is estimated that two people a day to pick out an acre, or the reason for the lack of cotton balls, it seems that we have to find a way to cultivate in the future, we can't just look at the flowers, we want cotton, and we will do the flower machine at night for a while."

Zhang Xiaobao also thought of this matter, and his heart was becoming more and more bottomless, occupying twelve acres of land, and as a result, he got six or seven hundred catties of cotton, how much money does this have to sell to compare to farming? No way, the cotton plant grows too high, the spacing can not be small, and the later cultivated are all dwarf plants, the seeds are dense, the branches are more, the fruit is more, and a single cotton can reach seven grams.

This is an ornamental thing, who would specifically think of cultivating it, you can only cultivate it yourself, Sinong Temple should have such a person, find a way to find it from there, if it doesn't work, get some information to come over.

The two of them discussed, came out to find someone to make a flower machine, this thing is simple, is to find a way to let the cotton wool pass, the seeds are left, the most primitive kind, a large and a small two sticks, the gap in the middle to see the size of the cotton seed adjustment, a little improvement is to step on it, step on it here, move it over there, remove a few gears from the fan, and adjust it.

"It's a great invention, and in the future someone will remember our name, it's called the Baojuan Flower Machine, oh, and this one has to be engraved with the name of the craftsman, or the unique mark of the craftsman." Zhang Xiaobao stepped on it a few times and said proudly to Wang Juan.

Wang Juan nodded: "Xiaobao, you are really a good person, you know how to divide the honor to the craftsman." ”

"Of course, if you use it, it's broken, and the quality is not good, I have to find someone, and I don't leave my own mark, how do I know who did it?" Zhang Xiaobao finally told the truth.

"I take back what I just said, it's really good." Wang Juan didn't care about the flower tie machine, threw down a sentence and turned to leave.

Early the next morning, Zhang Xiaobao, Wang Juan and Li Xun set off with a dozen maids and twenty male servants from the inner courtyard towards the cotton planting place.

Wandering until noon, the old man's nephew was already waiting at the dock, seeing that the people came to arrange the meal first, and hurriedly ate, the group came to the cotton field, originally Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan still thought that more than 8,000 plants, according to about one meter of plants planted, can occupy 12 acres.

As a result, it occupies eleven acres, but this acre is too small, right? The cotton plants are next to each other, and the sunlight is always blocked, and the cotton is not all grown on the top, but also on the stubble below.

"Picking, that is, pulling it down, first carrying it by yourself, and putting it in the sack if you have more pockets." Zhang Xiaobao waved his hand, more than 30 people rushed over, people who had never done this kind of work before, just came into contact with the real hands, one hand carried the placket, the other hand there to pluck the cotton plant to find, see the pick.

"Li Gongzi, this, this year's output is a little low, I can only give you five sets, one set is connected to the pillow, mattress, quilt, you have to use ten catties, no, it is more than eight catties of these things, there are only five sets, you go home and see who is pleasing to the eye."

Zhang Xiaobao estimated the yield again, and finally about 600 catties of cotton could be made, and if he only made a quilt, he could make 130 or 40 sets, and if he made a full set, it could only be 70 or 80 sets, and some had to be reduced.

Li Xun didn't know what Zhang Xiaobao said at all, he sent the quilt and the mattress, as well as the skin of the pillow, so he didn't think much about it, nodded, no matter what he gave in the end, just take it.

Wang Juan also had a sad face next to him, "I still have to make clothes, let's send three sets." ”

"That's okay, in this way, Master Li, I just said to send three sets, and I'll give you some other things then." When Zhang Xiaobao heard it, he felt that he had to make clothes and shoes, and he couldn't make them all into bedding, so he discussed with Li Xun again.

"You can do as much as you want." Li Xun didn't have much requirements for this, to be precise, he didn't pay attention to what Zhang Xiaobao gave him, just a futon, how bad can he build himself?

Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan breathed a sigh of relief when they heard Li Xun's answer, and then set their eyes on those cotton pickers.

"Huh? Master. Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan stared at one person and spoke at the same time.