Chapter 220: Silkworm Raising
Then, Shen Mingxizhang asked Xiao Yat to commend benevolence, righteousness, diligence, thrift and other righteous thoughts, crack down on cheating, abduction, fraud and theft, and improve the moral level of the people, a series of measures and methods have played a huge role in stabilizing the society, and at the same time, let the people who have achieved fame among the victims of the disaster re-register with the government, contact the mainland for verification, support the poor Xiucai to run a free school, and let all children under the age of 10 enter the study room for enlightenment. School education in this era, the most important thing to pay attention to ideological education, the first thing to enter the school, is not literacy, but to learn etiquette first, a loyal and filial piety ideology of the monarch and the father and son, the children who enter the school even have changed their walking posture, and the ordinary people, and especially respect the readers, these children go home and make a speech, even their parents and brothers have been affected, *** The folk customs of the reclamation area have changed soon, Xiao Yuchen originally planned to live for only a month, but he saw that he could meet a great god like Shen Mingxi, Immediately followed the tireless study, this stay turned out to be half a year, his son was tireless in learning, Xiao Yi was so happy that he often took his son with him when he handled official business.
He followed Shen Mingxi to learn how to govern the place, and his son watched him deal with human relations. He learned Shen Mingxi's idea of governing the place, and after that, he urged officials to show his skills in the quiet place, Xiao Yuchen was more handy in handling the affairs of the Fan family, and later studied for the imperial examination, and was much higher than others, and soon stood out from the same year and became an important minister in front of the next emperor, which is a later story.
Besides, the Jin family, from the silkworm hatching to the cocoon, less than two months, the silkworm eats less, people are not very busy, in the later stage, a plaque of silkworms are grown to the thickness of the little finger, their small mouth is more edible, mulberry leaves and branches are put in together, only the sound of rustling is heard, it doesn't take long for the leaves to enter the belly of the silkworm baby, the person who raises it, to keep feeding them, cleaning up the garbage, including the night can not stop, the more the silkworm eats, the better, the better the quality of the cocoon, the greater the yield, and finally this sleep, The most tiring, Grandma Jin's eyes are red, and her voice is a little hoarse, she is a strong person, I hope that the first stubble of silkworms in the Jin family can get off to a good start.
Jin Guanshan and his wife forced themselves so hard, in fact, it has something to do with Wen Jin, he is the eldest brother of the long house, and the wealth he has accumulated cannot be all for himself, and he is also responsible for taking care of the clan, in order to marry Wen Jin, Jin Guanshan took out half of the family property. These, caused a great repercussion among the clansmen, everyone worked hard every day, often hungry, he as the patriarch, but he tried his best to ask for a noble daughter for his son, although the clansmen can also benefit, but those benefits, how can there be a full stomach and food and clothing worry-free life attractive? Jin Guanshan used to have a high prestige among the clansmen, and no one dared to oppose this move, but there were still a lot of discussions in secret.
Jin Guanshan had long expected such a situation, and he asked the fifth uncle to help explain the reason to the clansmen: with the Xiao Mansion as a support, the wealth of the Jin family can be preserved, and the Jin family can have a peaceful and prosperous life in the future.
The clansmen were very tolerant of him, no one made trouble, especially let him handle Qian Jun's marriage very smoothly and lively, Jin Guanshan was grateful and guilty, and the couple worked hard, hoping to make money as soon as possible and improve the lives of the clansmen.
In such a family atmosphere, Wen Jin also took four maids to help take care of the housework as much as possible, Grandma Jin didn't let her go to the silkworm room, she was responsible for the life of the family, commanding Chunming and them to clean, cook, laundry, etc., Grandma Jin was very relieved to see her daughter-in-law so good.
The silkworms finally went up the mountain to form cocoons, Grandma Jin had a good rest, personally left the silkworm seeds, and the rest of the silkworm cocoons began to reel silk, the traffic here is inconvenient, it is too late to sell cocoons, even if the cocoons are exposed, there will be no moths, and the cocoons also take up space, so they must be reeled into silk.
Wen Jin didn't expect that this woman in charge of a large family would be so familiar with the affairs of Sangyuan, and could endure such hardships, and her respect for her has changed from the beginning of the form to the current sincere admiration.
The by-product of silk reeling is a large number of silkworm pupa, which in the past, the Jin family had a fish pond to feed the fish, but now how to deal with it here? Jin Guanshan's suggestion is the simplest, bury it directly under the mulberry tree to make fertilizer.
Grandma Kim thinks it's a pity to do that, but what if you don't?
Wen Jin heard about it, and suggested that they should be dried up, which is easy to say, but it is troublesome to do, the silkworm chrysalis piled up on the mountains and cliffs, how many mats do you have to dry, Grandma Jin is a little embarrassed.
Wen Jin didn't know what she thought, thinking that the other party was troublesome, so she volunteered: "Mother-in-law, daughter-in-law has nothing to do, leave this matter of drying silkworm chrysalis to me." ”
"Daughter-in-law, there are not so many mats."
Wen Jin suddenly smiled and said: "Just put it on the large slope in front of the mountain to dry, it is stained with gray sand, and when you use it, don't you just wash it with water?" ”
Grandma Jin and the man looked at each other and smiled: "Oh, I've been busy for a while, how to raise silkworms, how to clean and how to come, forget that silkworm chrysalis are not afraid of dirty." ”
Grandma Jin glanced at the man inquiringly again, and when she got permission, she nodded solemnly to Wen Jin: "Okay, then this matter will be handed over to the daughter-in-law." ”
All the women of the Jin family have devoted themselves to the cause of raising silkworms, they are familiar in Huaizhou, they are busy reeling silk, Wen Jin needs people here, all have to be recruited on the spot, fortunately, the farmer has just been busy planting seedlings, it is the time to be free, as soon as the news comes out, the responders are coming, Wen Jin let the old servant who helped her pick a few with thick calluses on their shoulders, responsible for picking out the chrysalis from the silk reeling field, and then used a few middle-aged and more men, responsible for turning the dry.
Several young men who came to apply were quite unconvinced, and one said that he was very energetic and fast-moving, and he very much wanted to stay.
"People who turn the sun don't need much strength, the key is to be patient, you have to hold a bamboo pole to catch the birds at all times, and keep turning the sun, can you have so much patience? Also, my wages here are relatively low, so why don't you do something bigger? ”
The young man lowered his head and muttered, "Every family has nothing to do, who hires people, you have less pay here, it's better than sleeping at home, you don't have a penny, right?" ”
In a word, Wen Jin's heart is excited, so many silkworm chrysalis, but the best feed, she raises ducks and pigs in the mountain nest, why can't she transplant that production method? Also, when people are idle at this time, she can also suggest that her father hire people to build water conservancy facilities for flood drainage and irrigation in lieu of work.
When several young people saw that she did not speak, they all left in a huff.
At the end of the evening, the whole family had dinner together, Wen Jin said his thoughts: "Mother-in-law, there are a lot of people who come to work today, let's dig a pond near the stream at the foot of the mountain, you can raise ducks and fish, you can also plant lotus roots, and build a pig farm by the pond, anyway, our family has a place." ”
Grandma Jin was surprised that Wen Jin's deep boudoir woman could have such insight, but she didn't express it, but just said: "Daughter-in-law's words are reasonable, it's just that we have just migrated here, and the food can't keep up for a while, and no one has anything to eat, so I don't dare to raise those beasts." ”
Jin Guanshan answered: "Our family's silk is shipped out and sold, and when we come back, we will sell it into grain, and by the way, we will bring some piglets and duck eggs, and we will dig a pond for breeding." ”
Qian Jun didn't know much about these, so he looked up and listened with interest, (what he remembered the most was martial arts and military books) Jin Guanshan patiently explained: "Silkworm sand can be used as feed, and these pupae can also be fed to ducks and fish, pig manure can fertilize the field, and can also raise water, without dung water, there will be no insects in the pond, and ducks will grow slowly." ”
"Oh." Qian Jun nodded to show that he understood, and then volunteered, "Why don't I gather people to start digging the pond now, and when we come back in two months, we can start raising." ”
"Okay!" Jin Guanshan likes Qian Jun's resolute style of doing things the most, and he agreed when he heard the words.
The clansmen of the Jin family saw that Wen Jin came out to do things, and they were quite disciplined, and they forgave Changfang for taking so much money as a dowry last year, and the women went to reel silk, while the men were busy in the mulberry garden, fertilizing and watering, and preparing to raise the second silkworm in the autumn.
As soon as Qian Jun hired people to dig out a pond of more than 20 acres, all the silk was made, Jin Guanshan took him and the young and middle-aged men of the clan, plus domestic servants and hired people, drove the carriage to the east, and arrived at the wharf to load the ship, some people waited in the same place, and some followed the ship, and went to the port in the south of the Yangtze River to sell the silk, and then buy back grain and daily necessities.
Wen Jin used to be alone, at most with pomegranates, and did not feel lonely, but after more than a hundred days of living with Qian Jun, she was suddenly lying alone on the carved bed, she was very unaccustomed to it, turned it over, felt that the house was too big and the bed was empty, the yard was really silent and unbearable, Chunming and Xia Yang's care and care were not as considerate as Qian Jun, and she would wake up several times when she fell asleep at night, she knew that she was in trouble with habit and psychology, but what did she know? Still not insomnia?
The next day, Wen Jin decided to keep herself busy, otherwise when Qian Jun came back, she wouldn't be a sick person?
The Jin family plans to start raising silkworms this year, and last winter they prepared a lot of simple machinery for silk reeling, and now that the silk reeling is over, there are already people who have gone to the empty building, leaving only a few guards to do some cleaning work every day, Wen Jin only went to visit before, and knew how those machines worked, and she wanted to do in-depth research again these days, and it may be useful in the future.
When Grandma Jin heard her daughter-in-law say this, she couldn't close her mouth happily, with such a son and daughter-in-law, why don't their Jin family prosper? Not only did she happily agree to Wen Jin, but she also sent an old man in the clan to accompany her.
Uncle Jin's generation is at the level of his father-in-law, more than ten years older than Jin Wuye, and he is the oldest in this generation, although he is not a descendant, but he occupies a "long", and his status in the Jin family is still very high.
Wen Jin has heard that this is a far-sighted and capable old man, and his attitude towards him is very humble, Uncle Jin is very interested, although he lost a tooth, he spoke in a bad style, and he was not very clear, but he was still enthusiastic to introduce the current situation of the silk reeling machine to Wen Jin: "Our Huaizhou is located between the north and south of the border, the quality of silk is not as good as that of the Jiangnan area, and there is no ingenuity of the people over there, and the level of silk weaving is high, but there is a lot of land over there, and the land price is high, not a rich family, it is impossible to have so many mulberry fields, so our family occupies a lot of land, If it weren't for the fact that this flood was too big, our family would not have been forced to move out and seek another development. ”
"Grandpa, people move living trees and move dead, I said that our family moves this time, maybe there will be a great opportunity for development."
"Hahaha, Da Lang's daughter-in-law said it well, I love to hear this, if it weren't for this move, how could I get Da Lang back and marry a good daughter-in-law like you, hahaha!"
"Grandpa has won the prize."
Wen Jin said a few words to make the old man even more happy, and when he arrived at the silk reeling workshop, he had to start disassembling a silk reeling machine to show Wen Jin.
Wen Jin has seen the complex machine in later generations, and the crank rocker mechanism in front of him is not unusual, but when he saw the grandfather proudly telling her that this set of machines was still learned when he went to Jiangnan to sell silk, he showed a shocked and admiring expression: "People will definitely not let you see so clearly, how did you learn it?" ”
"I see people step on their feet, the upper line crutches will turn up, it is very convenient and fast, how can I not let go of this thing when I get home, and the carpenter at home has been pondering for two months, and finally made it, the whole Huaizhou, our family is unique."
Plagiarism master!
"Grandpa is amazing, no wonder the ancestors have not been officials for more than 100 years, after eight generations, our family is still standing in Huaizhou, but it has suffered a natural disaster, the family has moved, and it can quickly establish a foothold in this barren mountain and revive the family business."
"That is, our Jin family has talents, and there are people from generation to generation, I used to worry that in your generation, the Jin family will decline, who would have thought that Da Lang would suddenly find it, hahaha, the sky will not die for my Jin family."
Uncle Jin told Wen Jin one by one small parts, although he called the key to the other head and the rocker called the wooden fan, but in terms of principle, it is still the same, seeing Wen Jin nodded again and again, Uncle Jin was even happier: "I can't live for a few days with this old bone, and no one can learn it as a skill, but I didn't expect it to fall on you in the end, hahaha, Dalang daughter-in-law, if you are willing to learn, the old man will pass on all the things in this belly to you, in addition to this silk reeling machine, I will also have a few looms, It is not an ordinary loom that can only weave plain weave, but a loom that can be jacquard, and there is a soft smoke yarn that can weave as thin as a cicada's wings. ”
Soft Yanluo is a silk variety that was very popular in the capital in the past two years, Wen Jin also has such a skirt, very thin, soft and comfortable, with a fine gauze lining inside, cool and comfortable to wear in summer, it is Wen Jin's favorite set of clothes.
"Grandpa, the soft smoke yarn is from Jiangnan, could it be that you saw it when you were selling yarn and pondered it yourself?"
"No, at that time, your father-in-law wanted to open a weaving factory, and we bought one at a high price, but unfortunately our dyeing couldn't pass it, otherwise, we wouldn't always sell raw silk now."
"Grandpa, we can't make colored cloth, plain silk is okay, it's better than selling silk, it's better to make this Ruan Yanluo's loom, I'll help you."
"Oh? Okay, okay, grandpa is old, and he forgot to do it in front of him, if you help me, that's good, that's great. ”
Wen Jin didn't expect to be able to pick up such a treasure, in the next few days, Uncle Jin made a model, she draw, and left all the machinery in her old mind a draft, she just started, while releasing news, recruiting craftsmen with fine craftsmanship, while modifying the sketch day and night, hoping to make a prototype.
Wen Jin doesn't do anything, once he does it, he must go all out, all the affairs of the Jin family have fallen on the head of Grandma Jin, just after the spring silkworm matter, there are 100 acres of land left at home, not much, but the capable male servants in the family have left, recruiting short-term workers, and others have to finish their own family affairs first, therefore, in case of emergency, Grandma Jin is still very helpless and anxious, but she has presided over the housework for many years, and in the end it can be completed in time, and the crops in the field are growing very well.
Immigrants reclaimed, all the victims came over, and the land was divided according to the head, Jin Guanshan dug up his savings from the ruins of Huaizhou and came back, and paid a sum of money to the government, and the Jin family came out of the side branch of the five suits, and the land assigned by close relatives was purchased by himself, not distributed free of charge as a disaster victim, he did this, Qian Jun appreciated it very much, and felt that this person was not greedy, and he knew the current affairs very well, otherwise, in a few years, the people here will settle down, and the officials will change, in case of a person with ulterior motives, found an excuse to give the Jin family a charge of deception and fraud, not only could these fields not be saved, but Wanguan's family wealth didn't know who would be better, and the Jin family's implication for this was immeasurable, maybe at the cost of their lives. Now it is written in black and white that it is a wasteland purchased by the Jin family, and even if someone has bad intentions, it is not easy to find a place to go.
Grandma Jin saw that her daughter-in-law was different, she could calm down and engage in such boring affairs, research and make looms, this is also for the development of the Jin family, she was happy, but also surprised that her daughter-in-law was so smart, Uncle Jin was so picky about people, she knew very well that among the clansmen, there were also people who wanted to learn from Uncle Jin, but they didn't stick to the end, either the old man thought the other party was too stupid, or he was too tired to show his face and gave up.
Grandma Jin felt that it was nothing to be tired and busy, she could handle it, if her daughter-in-law could get a loom, their Jin family would have one more chance. The days were originally very beautiful and smooth, but unfortunately some people couldn't see others well, and deliberately did it against Grandma Jin, no matter how capable she was, when things suddenly appeared, she would be in a hurry and at a loss. In the past, after the end of silk reeling, Grandma Jin would immediately pay her salary, and when Jin Guanshan sold the silk, there would be dividends, this time, the family's money was a little tight, so she decided to wait for the silk to be sold, and distribute it together, she had already explained it to the clansmen, and no one had any objections at that time, who thought that the men were gone, but it suddenly broke out here.
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