Chapter 1191 How much free time does that kid have? Actually tossing
Chapter 1191 How much free time does that boy have? He actually went to spin yarn... (please subscribe and vote)
At this moment, Li Mingda was twirling those beautiful cotton pieces as white as snow with a face of surprise on his face.
Hearing the sound coming from behind him, he turned his head.
I saw brother Cheng San sitting on the pony again and starting to operate the spinning machine clumsily.
Seeing Brother Cheng San's clumsy behavior, Li Mingda tilted his head and narrowed his bright black eyes.
I think Brother Cheng San is so cute at this time...
Wu Meiniang watched Cheng Sanlang's actions intently, watching him use chopsticks to roll cotton into hollow cotton slivers.
Then he pulled out the cotton thread, connected it to the spinning machine, and then shook the machine.
While carefully controlling the cotton to turn into thread, it was wrapped around the rotating small copper rod.
After shaking it for a while, the cotton thread broke again due to Cheng Sanlang's clumsiness.
After Wu Meiniang swallowed the last mouthful of ice cream, she walked to Cheng Chubi and whispered.
"Third brother, let me do it. I probably know what to do..."
"Then you, Lao Meiniang, come and give it a try." Cheng Chubi stood up with relief and moved out of the way.
Wu Meiniang sat on the pony, and with her nimble hands, she began to try to imitate Cheng Chubi's actions, spinning the spinning wheel and pulling out the thread.
The first time, it was only one foot at most, the second time, it was just over two feet before it broke, and the third time, all the hollow cotton strips turned into cotton threads, but there was no chance of breaking.
Seeing this scene, Cheng Chubi couldn't help but be overjoyed. At first he thought there was something wrong with the simple spinning machine he remembered.
Now it seems that there is something wrong not with the spinning machine, but with this kind of work.
What is needed is a soft girl with a clever mind, not a strong man like me who can lift a cauldron.
"Mei Niang, you are more clever and clever than me."
Wu Meiniang raised her eyes and saw Cheng Sanlang's grinning expression of joy, and couldn't help but raise the corners of her mouth.
Moving on to the next hollow cotton strip…
It seemed that in her hands, those hollow cotton strips were like obedient silkworms, spinning out beautiful silk threads, neither fast nor slow.
Let her wind those white threads around the gauze.
The movements were very elegant and smooth, without any of the stiffness and clumsiness that Cheng Sanlang had just now.
Cheng Chubi saw that the hollow cotton strips were almost gone, so he quickly started making them again nearby.
The yarn spun at an even speed, and soon, the thin copper rod was no longer visible, leaving only the white yarn that was almost as thick as a finger.
He glanced at Wu Meiniang who was spinning thread, and then at Cheng Sanlang who was making hollow cotton strips.
At this time, Li Mingda, who had already finished his ice cream, pursed his lips tightly and carefully watched Wu Meiniang's every move.
After the hollow cotton sliver in Wu Meiniang's hand disappeared, Li Mingda bravely stood up.
"Sister Wu, let me try, okay?"
Wu Meiniang couldn't help but be stunned as she looked at Her Highness Princess Jinyang, who was full of expectations and had come forward.
Cheng Chubi couldn't help but feel happy. "Your Highness also wants to experience the fun of spinning? Okay..."
"Okay!" After hearing Brother Cheng San's cheerful invitation, the smile on Li Mingda's face became even more cheerful.
Then he sat obediently in front of the spinning machine and took the hollow cotton sliver handed over by Cheng Sanlang.
She imitated Wu Meiniang's posture just now, took off the thread she pulled out, and then started to turn the spinning machine carefully.
At the beginning, it was broken several times because of my unskilled operation, but it happened very quickly.
Everyone was surprised to find that this young princess's learning and imitation abilities were extremely strong.
By the time she got the second hollow cotton sliver, she was able to smooth the thread without breaking.
Li Ke, Fang Jun, and everyone else were all dumbfounded as they watched the jewel in the eye of the Tang Dynasty royal family spinning here.
At this moment, I am afraid that everyone is shouting six six six...
The cute little Li Mingda spun incense for almost two sticks before he stopped under Cheng Chubi's persuasion.
Looking at the yarn she had spun, Li Mingda sniffed proudly and raised her lovely pointed chin towards Cheng Chubi.
"Brother Cheng San, am I spinning well?"
Cheng Chubi raised his thumb towards Li Mingda, his expression seemed more serious than reporting serious matters to His Majesty.
"Good, it's really good. Your Highness is ingenious and has superb skills, which are beyond the reach of even the most humble ministers."
Hearing this, Li Mingda smiled so much that his bright eyes turned into two moon buds, and his little face was red and extremely cute.
Wu Meiniang on the side looked at the serious Cheng Sanlang and Li Mingda who was smiling so shyly that she couldn't help but pursed her red lips.
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Empress Changsun could not help but breathe a sigh of relief when she saw her daughter jumping towards her and Wu Meiniang following behind her.
"Why did you come back so late? Mom already wanted to go look for you."
"Mom, I just learned to spin from Brother Cheng San. If you don't believe me, ask Sister Wu."
"Yes, His Highness is really powerful. Even Cheng Taichang praised that His Highness is a hundred times better than him."
"..." Empress Changsun didn't know what to say for a moment.
How much free time does that boy Cheng Sanlang have? He actually went to spin yarn...
Before Empress Changsun could ask more questions, she saw her husband also walking into the palace.
He could only let the girl who had just thrown herself into his arms turn around and rush towards her father.
Then Li Mingda proudly showed off to his father, and Li Shimin couldn't help but feel happy and praised his daughter fiercely for being the most capable person in the world.
Then he led Empress Changsun and her daughter to pay their respects to the Supreme Emperor.
Wu Meiniang followed Empress Changsun, but Li Mingda did not mention cotton.
Wu Meiniang thought of the uses of cotton mentioned by Cheng Sanlang before, and decided to keep silent.
Maybe it will be a surprise for Your Majesty and Your Majesty.
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The next day, the number of spinning machines increased to three. Li Ke was indeed the best royal tool man, and I don’t know what methods this guy used.
The appearance of three skilled weavers minimized the workload of Cheng Sanlang and others.
They only need to go through simple training and go directly to work, while Cheng Chubi can only wait patiently for the work of the weavers.
However, he was naturally not idle either, carefully tinkering with the cotton gin that had finished rolling a hundred pounds of seed cotton.
In addition, a prototype of a spinning machine was built and handed over to Cheng Ping before bidding farewell to the Cheng family's convoy that came to deliver supplies.
Almost at the same time, Governor Gu Dagu of Jiaozhou Governor's Mansion finally welcomed a group of distinguished guests that he had been waiting for for a long time.
This is a very large team and represents a considerable portion of the military officials of the Tang Dynasty.
In addition, there were representatives from His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, His Royal Highness Princess Jinyang who was extremely favored by His Majesty and the Queen, and His Majesty the King of Wu, who was praised by His Majesty as a person who is like a fruit.