Xie Mulin circled around the loom that had changed its appearance a little bit, and his face was overjoyed: "It's actually done so quickly?!" I can't imagine it! I originally thought that the carpenter uncle would modify the carriage first, after all, his old profession was to build cars, and the loom should not be too familiar to him. ”

Xie Huizhi, who completed the important task assigned by the second sister, was also quite proud: "The second sister doesn't know, in fact, the uncle surnamed Xu is not the only carpenter in that group, but he can't be idle, and he is not sick or painful, and he always likes to find a job to do." In addition, there is a master craftsman Zhou Dajiang, who has a higher position than Uncle Xu in the Zhejiang Army, although he is also a car builder, but his wife is the daughter of a weaver family, and the family uses a loom all year round, so she is very familiar with this thing.

Uncle Xu had to figure out what to do for two days, and when he looked at his second sister's drawings, he thought of how to connect the shuttle with the loom. The loom was almost made by him, and the carriage was handed over to Uncle Xu. There is also a horse carpenter, who was injured in the leg, and I heard that he was injured by dozens of boards, so it was not easy to move, but he helped to come up with ideas and do some light work. Just because the carriage is only one and a half people busy, so it has not really started to work yet. They said that according to the rules of the ancestors, the construction could not be started until after the sixth day of the Lunar New Year, but they promised that it would be completed before the Lantern Festival, so that we could rest assured. ”

Xie Huizhi was actually a little unassured, but he had no other way. Carpenters inside and outside Huyin County will not take on work when the New Year is approaching. What else could he do but trust those carpenters?

Xie Mulin felt that it didn't matter: "It's not easy for them, on a cold day, if they are not trapped in the house and can't go out, how can they rely on carpentry to pass the time?" I'll pay them more and send them a few more times of wine and meat. It's hard for them to make the loom I wanted, and they are willing to rush to work during the Chinese New Year to help us renovate the carriage. ”

Speaking of which, she didn't expect it a little: "I haven't heard you say before, third brother, that in addition to that Uncle Xu, there are other carpenters here." ”

Xie Huizhi said: "You were busy with your wife before, and you have to prepare your bags for your eldest brother's trip, and you have to prepare a thorough preparation!" I don't need to bother you with this little thing, two more people will help us, and our carriage will be transformed faster and better. ”

Xie Mulin smiled and nodded, and sat down in front of the loom with some eagerness, carefully observing the "wooden trough" that had just been installed. The shuttle was in the groove, but she couldn't see the spring, only two rope-like objects of unknown texture, and reached out to touch it, and found that it was quite elastic. She asked curiously, "What is this?" "She didn't mention it in the blueprints, did she?

Xie Huizhi said "oh": "Second sister, what are you talking about, Zhou Dajiang didn't understand it, and said that this was a very clever idea!" It's a pity that he tried several kinds of silk, but none of them worked. The copper wire and silver wire were all bought from the jewelry shop in the county seat, which was too soft; The wire was made by a blacksmith from Xie Wan Village. The blacksmith's craftsmanship was ordinary, and the wires he punched out were either too thick or too thin and brittle, and he couldn't achieve the effect that the second sister wanted. Zhou Dajiang said that if there is a chance in the future, he can find a better blacksmith to ask, but there is really nowhere to find suitable materials at the moment.

He knew what it was to play and what it was meant to be on the loom, so he replaced it with cow tendon. This is the best beef tendon I bought from the county, and the price is not cheap! Zhou Dajiang said that the beef tendon may not reach the speed that the second sister wants, but it is much faster than not using it, the second sister will use it first, and may have to change a new beef tendon every month, if you use it more, I am afraid that it will be replaced in ten days and a half months. Wait until he comes up with a better replacement, and then replace it for the second sister. ”

Then Xie Huizhi brought up Master Zhou's request, Xie Mulin didn't care, there was no spring, and if he could only replace it with beef tendon, it would be too easy to imitate. Since there is no way to keep it secret, what exclusive secret does she want? Skilled craftsmen who are skilled and creative are much more important than this loom!

It's a pity that people have fallen into the hands of Xiao Rui, and now the latter is good friends with the Xie family, and he is pursuing himself or something...... Xie Mulin was not too embarrassed to dig into other people's walls, so he could only secretly think that he could ask Xiao Rui to borrow someone to use it in the future.

She looked at the loom a few more times, ordered Li'er to take the silk spool and put it on, and cautiously began to try to operate the shuttle, and sure enough, she saw that it moved at both ends of the wooden trough, much faster than throwing it by hand, but it was not up to the speed of the weaving she had expected. But this is already a big surprise!

Li'er and Cuijiao couldn't help but get closer to the onlookers and praised them repeatedly.

Xie Mulin slowly quickened the movement in her hand, and the shuttle brushed back and forth between the two ends, and after a while, she had already woven a strip of cloth about one centimeter, and she was extremely satisfied.

The quality of this beef tendon is still good, even if it needs to be replaced every month, it is still worth it. Of course, if this device is placed on a silk loom, it is even more worthwhile.

Xie Mulin took the drawings brought back by Xie Huizhi and looked at the shuttle structure on it. After Zhou Dajiang's changes, the drawings of the restructured shuttle loom are very different from the ones she took out at the beginning, but they are still simple and clear. She thought, with this thing, it shouldn't be difficult for her to modify other looms, right?

After the Chinese New Year, she went to Beijing to take Xie Yinghui and Xie Yingrong sisters back to her hometown, so she had to hire a reliable and tight-mouthed carpenter before accompanying her mother Wen to the north, sign a long-term agreement with him, and ask him to help make a new loom.

In the surrounding areas of Huyin, wealthy households want to buy industries, and instead of buying fields, it is better to buy looms and build weaving farms to make money quickly. The weaving workshop of the Wen family was extremely famous in the past, and now the Wen family still has an extremely long list of skilled weavers. The Xie family's three rooms were also made from the weaving mill at the earliest. Now their family can set up another weaving yard and use this shuttle loom to weave fine silk for sale, but they don't know if they can re-operate a rich family business?

Xie Mulin set up the loom with great ambition, allowed Li'er and Cuijiao to operate it occasionally and practice their hands, and he thanked his third brother Xie Huizhi very solemnly, and asked him if he had anything he wanted? As long as she can, she is willing to help him realize his wish.

Xie Huizhi said a little embarrassedly: "Actually, I don't have anything I want, it's good to be able to help the second sister." Although I am young, I also know that this new loom is good for our Xie family. He paused and glanced at Xie Mulin secretly, "But...... If the second sister really wants to reward her younger brother, it is better to help her younger brother go to the second old lady to ask for a favor, can you ...... next spring Don't let my brother go? The younger brother is actually not that material, he was dizzy for a while before, talking nonsense......"

Xie Mulin was dumbfounded, and said helplessly: "Even if you really take the county exam, what can you do?" If you don't pass the test, no one will blame you? ”

Xie Huizhi whispered: "I went to take the exam with my second brother, but my second brother failed in high school, it would be too embarrassing, it would be better not to ......" He hugged Xie Mulin's arm and begged pitifully, "Good sister, you can help my brother once!" ”