Chapter 199: Natural Dyes
What surprised Su Qin even more was that Liu knew what the plant corresponding to each color was, for example, indigo was extracted from a plant called blue grass, the red dye came from madder, and the purple dye was mostly taken from comfrey.
"Are these plants easy to feed?" Su Qin asked again.
Most of these plants seen today are wild, and if you really want to mass produce, the wild ones are not enough to pick, and you need to grow them artificially.
Liu didn't understand why Su Qin was asking this, but he still replied seriously: "You want to grow it yourself?" No need, those things are all over the mountains, mowing and growing and mowing, like weeds. Every year, the village organizes villagers to mow so as not to get in the way or rob the crops of nutrients. ”
That's not a weed, it's silver with white flowers!
Su Qin was extremely moved when he heard this, and he also got a satisfactory answer, and went back to the room in a hurry.
Liu Shi stared at Su Qin's back as he left for a long time, and finally let out a deep sigh and continued to prepare the meal.
Gu Ci was not in the room, and he didn't know what to do, so Su Qin took advantage of the fact that there was no one around, and quickly turned on the system.
After looking for it, Su Qin found books related to dyeing and clothing, which were divided into two grades: introductory and advanced, and the price was very cheap, so Su Qin directly bought two books proudly.
At the same time, Su Qin also saw the dye in the system, which was specially used for cloth, not extracted from the stone mentioned in Gu Ci before. The price is not high, and a thousand goodwill points can be exchanged for a barrel.
Su Qin hesitated for a moment, but finally did not choose to redeem it.
Don't be impulsive just yet, and it's never too late to make a decision.
Opening the book, the time was tight, and Su Qin took the lead in turning to the relevant part about dyes, which had a comparison between chemical dyes and natural dyes.
The chemical dyes were the ones that Su Qin had seen in the system mall before, and the natural dyes naturally referred to the plants she asked about before.
In comparison, the cost of chemical dyes should be much lower than that of natural dyes, after all, it is necessary to give silver to find someone to collect these plants Su Qin, and chemical dyes Su Qin can be exchanged directly from the system.
But after thinking about it, Su Qin still liked natural dyes even more.
For no other reason, plant dyes are less harmful to the human body, have no effect on the softness of the cloth, and after being made, the cloth will smell a faint fragrance of herbs, which is pleasant.
That's it!
Making a decision, Su Qin happened to hear Liu calling him to eat outside, and hurriedly trotted out.
After going out, Su Qin bumped into Gu Ci, who had just come back from outside, and asked casually, "Xianggong, what are you doing?" ”
"Tell me something." Gu Ci replied casually.
Su Qin saw that he didn't want to elaborate, so he didn't continue to ask.
Liu cooked a table of delicious food, and the three of them sat and waited for a while, and then they heard the footsteps of Su Daqiang coming back.
"Bang dang!"
The door was pushed open, Su Daqiang wiped the sweat from his forehead, and as soon as he raised his head, he was frightened by the battle in front of him.
This...... Why are there a few more people in this house?
After looking at it, Su Daqiang reacted and said in surprise: "Daughter, son-in-law, why did you two come back suddenly?" ”
"It's been a long time, let's come back to see my father and mother?" Su Qin smiled sweetly and beckoned to him, "Dad, come and eat!" ”
Su Daqiang had rarely seen Su Qin so intimate before, and when he heard Su Qin greeting him, he hurriedly ran over and washed his face with clean water and sat down.
At the dinner table, Su Qin told Liu and Su Daqiang about his plans for the dyeing workshop, and said that he needed the help of the two of them.
Su Daqiang and Liu have been poor all their lives, and they have eased up a little because they have been working in recent days, and they feel extremely bold when they listen to Su Qin's plans.
However, after thinking about what Su Qin had done, the two of them didn't dare to say anything anymore, and chose to believe in Su Qin's ability.
"As for the monthly money......
"Su ...... Daughter, if you want to do something, do it, and if your father and mother can help you, they will definitely help you. ”
Liu stopped what Su Qin wanted to say next, with Su Qin's help, their life was on the right track, and Su Xin and Su Xi also had a good way out after taking care of her, and they no longer had to face the loess and live that hard life.
This time, Su Qin wanted to open a dyeing workshop, let them contribute, and collect money, they couldn't get by with their conscience.
Unexpectedly, Su Qin shook his head and said in a deep voice: "If the dyeing workshop can really run, it is a long-term business, more than a year or two. Not only do you have to have monthly money, but both of you are responsible for a very important part, and you have to add money. ”
"Huh?"
Su Daqiang and Liu thought that Su Qin said that he wanted them to help just let them help temporarily, but they didn't expect it to be a long-term job.
Isn't this equivalent to arranging stable jobs for the two of them? Su Daqiang no longer has to run around for a temporary job!
Knowing Su Qin's intentions, Liu's eyes were hot, and he was about to say thank you, but he didn't expect to be preempted by Su Qin again.
"Father and mother still need to do things, not empty salary, no need to thank me!" Su Qin hurriedly explained.
Liu Shi stopped talking with red eyes, and finally sandwiched a piece of pork belly into Su Qin's bowl.
"Eat more!"
"Okay, I'll eat more!"
After the meal, Su Qin went to the village chief first, saying that he was buying those plants including comfrey on his side, and troubled the village chief to tell the villagers.
After not seeing each other for a long time, the village chief was shocked by Su Qin's sudden thought, and he couldn't help but remind: "These are worthless weeds that you want, are you sure you want to spend money to buy them?" ”
"Sure." Su Qin nodded. The village chief was quoted a purchase price.
When the village chief heard this, he immediately stopped talking, and decided to go and pick these plants himself when he had time, and earn some silver to buy wine.
Seeing that the village chief agreed, Su Qin was about to leave, and when he walked to the door, he suddenly turned back and said, "There are mulberry leaves that need to be purchased, if someone picks them, let's send them over together." ”
"Okay!"
The village chief replied loudly.
Su Qin thought about it for a short time, the time required to wait for planting cotton was too long, although it was convenient to implement, but it was not applicable to the current situation.
Now it is better to raise silkworms, which is made of silk, which has a high cost and higher returns, and can be used as a high-end product.
Therefore, mulberry leaves for silkworm raising are a must.
After going back, Su Qin asked Xun Feng and Xun Che to renovate the small courtyard where he and Gu Ci used to live and turn it into a silkworm house to facilitate future management.
Well...... That's pretty much it for now.
Su Qin nodded.