After farming, I opened a family tree

Chapter 152 Processing Cotton

A lot of people were sent to pick cotton in the cotton garden and the fields of the other two families.

All the picked cotton was sent to the workshop.

Shen Tang asked Liu to find out if anyone living in the alley was willing to help.

What was unexpected was that almost everyone in the alley was willing to help, and some families even wanted to work for Shen Tang as a whole.

This is the Marquis of the County. They can't miss the chance to get close to him.

No one is a fool. Shen Tang is willing to ask them for help because they are neighbors.

The name of the workshop is Tangji Cotton Workshop, and the plaque of the workshop is the same as that of the soap workshop.

Tangji Cotton Mill was a large building with several workshops grouped together.

The people in Qingshan Town knew that this was Shen Tang’s industry as early as when Shen Tang started to build the workshop.

As the cotton mill started operating, everyone knew what the workshop was actually doing.

Baskets of cotton were sent to the workshop, and groups of women also went to the workshop every day.

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Zhou family.

Zhou Zhenxiong frowned when he heard the report from his servant.

Shen Tang actually planted so much cotton.

Zhou Zhenxiong looked at the two freshly picked cotton flowers beside him, and felt that Shen Tang had paid for it himself.

This new cotton not only needs to be peeled out of the cotton inside, but also needs to be dried.

More importantly, there are many seeds in the cotton, and it takes a lot of time and manpower just to peel the cotton, dry the cotton, and remove the seeds.

What's more, it has to go through more complicated procedures such as spinning it into cotton thread.

Zhou Zhenxiong admitted that cotton was a good thing, but the price was too low and he would only lose money.

However, when Shen Tang can no longer do it, the Zhou family can consider the cotton industry.

For now, forget it. Even if he grows the crops, the price won't be low with these three taels of silver. It would be better to wait until Shen Tang stops doing it and then take over.

The more Zhou Zhenxiong thought about it, the more reasonable it seemed, so he put the matter behind him.

Similarly, other family heads also received the cotton.

Naturally, they had thought of what Zhou Zhenxiong had thought of, but there were two more cautious families who secretly collected a basket of cotton and wanted to experiment with the process of turning cotton into cotton cloth.

However, it was found that the process was not only complicated, but also took more time than silk.

Therefore, they all gave up and waited to see Shen Tang's good show.

Inside Tangji Cotton Mill, Shen Tang had not yet moved out some cotton machines and placed them separately in a locked warehouse.

But as to whether there is anything in the warehouse, only Shen Tang knows.

Straw mats had been laid on the floor of the cotton mill, and cotton was piled up on the mats.

All the women have to do is peel the cotton and pick out the impurities inside the cotton balls.

The peeled cotton is sent outside the cotton mill to dry.

After they were dried, Shen Tang sent someone to bring all the girls from the charity hall over.

Speaking of the charity hall, there have been a lot of good things happening to them recently.

Ever since Shen Tang came to the charity hall last time, the rich people in Qingshan Town also followed suit and came to the charity hall to donate things.

Food, clothing, and even a house to be built outside the compound for the charity hall.

But everyone knew that this was the effect brought about by Shen Tang.

After waiting for quite some time, they heard that some of the aunts had left Shen Tang's workshop, and everyone became anxious.

Unexpectedly, someone came today to take them to the cotton mill.

The person who explained it to them was Chuqing, whom they had met before.

"What you need to do is take out the seeds from the dried cotton. If you see anything unclean, pick it out."

Chu Qing demonstrated it once. The job was very simple and you could learn it in no time.

Backpacks and chairs had been placed in the room, and the girls sat down and started working.

The dried cotton, still smelling of sunshine, filled the room, making it warm.

There is nothing more comfortable than this kind of work.

Shen Tang saw that the girls were all wearing clean new clothes today, and their faces looked a little rosier than before.

Shen Tang had also heard about the wealthy businessmen in the town following suit, and it looked like the Charity Hall would have a good year.

After arranging the work, Shen Tang moved the cotton that had been processed separately and urgently into the room where the tools were kept.

The people in the room were Shen Qingqing and Shen Wanwan.

Since the cotton harvest began, Shen Qingqing was taken out of home by Shen Tang.

From learning about the tools to using them, it only took a few days for Shen Qingqing to spin cotton thread.

Now cotton thread is being used to weave cloth.

When Shen Qingqing knew that this piece of cloth was to be sent to the capital, her hands began to tremble.

Who else could it be shown to when it was sent to the capital? It must have been shown to the emperor.

Shen Qingqing never thought that one day her craftsmanship could be presented to the emperor.

It was extremely delicate. Shen Wanwan had nothing to do, so she helped her mother spin yarn.

Shen Tang touched the piece of cloth that had been woven and couldn't help but praise:

"Auntie is indeed a skilled craftsman. She was able to use the loom so well on her first try."

Shen Qingqing glanced at her niece.

"You said you had never used a loom like this before."

Not only has it never been used, it has never even been seen before, but you can weave several inches of it in one day!

After receiving it, it went much faster. If she hadn't thought that this was cloth being sent to the capital, it would have been even faster.

Shen Tang smiled and watched as Shen Qingqing used the spinning jenny to weave cotton cloth, hiding her merits and fame.

"Aunt, you've worked so hard! When the emperor gives you a reward, you'll definitely get a share!"

Shen Qingqing was weaving here, while Shen Dashan next door was doing physical work.

Shen Dashan shook his sore arms. A few days ago, his daughter took his wife and sister to the workshop to work, leaving him alone at home.

He went to his daughter and told her that it was inappropriate for a grown man like him to stay idle at home. As a result, his daughter said she would assign her a job in the workshop.

Who knew that this was to make him play with cotton.

A cotton bow made Shen Dashan, who was used to doing farm work, feel tired.

"Tangtang, how about letting Dad plant cotton next year? Dad is better at farming."

Shen Tang laughed:

"Dad, don't worry. I just want you to help me play for a while. After a while, you can teach a few apprentices and that'll be all."

Shen Tang looked at the cotton on the wooden board and felt that the amount was about right.

In September, all the cotton in the fields was harvested.

By mid-September, the cotton had already started to dry.

After half a month, Shen Qingqing finally made her first cotton-padded jacket.

The cotton coat is light but warm. Shen Tang had never seen Emperor Jing, so he simply made a cotton coat based on the appearance of a military coat from his previous life.

The Shen family gathered around the cotton-padded jacket, feeling deeply moved.

It’s really warm and light!

If you make this thing into a big coat, you won’t have to be afraid of any cold winter!

Shen Qingqing continued weaving, after all, she had to make another quilt.

Just when everyone was happy about the successful launch of the cotton-padded jacket, another piece of good news came.

Released!