"Well," the head of the Tang family looked even gentler: "So, Li Zheng and I discussed that we might as well make an appointment with Li Zheng and the clan chiefs of several nearby villages to discuss together. Unmarried young ladies can come.
But if the person you marry is not in these villages, then the craftsmanship can no longer be passed on to other countries. Otherwise, no one in this family will be able to join the workshop in the future, and they will have to pay silver or land to the clan."
Tang Shiyue thought about it and realized that this was actually safer.
The matter of wool knitting is indeed worthy of such attention.
In fact, generally speaking, young ladies cannot run away from these villages when they get married. If a common agreement can be reached, it will indeed be beneficial to everyone.
You must know that the clan was an extremely powerful existence in ancient times. Even if you became prime minister, you would not dare to betray the clan easily, so this binding force is actually very strong.
Tang Shiyue thanked the old patriarch again and again, saying that he had the final say in everything.
Chen Lizheng stood by silently as a foil, smiling the whole time, showing no airs at all, and was very good-tempered.
Every time he saw Tang Shiyue, he couldn't help but feel lucky. This little lady was indeed not an easy girl, and she seemed to have endless skills. Fortunately, he had never really offended her!
The two had dinner at the patriarch's house and discussed the details.
On the second day, the clan leader sent his people to travel around all over the country, and then made an appointment for everyone to meet at Jubao Village.
There are a total of eight villages nearby. They are Jubao Village, the nearest Dayue Village and Xiaoyue Village, and the slightly farther Dongshan Village and Yangtei Village. These five villages form a circle, and various relatives and relatives can contact each other.
The closest.
Then there are three villages that are quite far away. We don’t usually have much contact with each other, but the head of the Tang family still informed them all.
On that day, people from Dayue Village and Xiaoyue Village were the most active.
They are the closest. I see them selling jelly and beancurd sticks every day and making a lot of money. I have been jealous for a long time. It is rare that this time, I am willing to take them to play with me. This is tantamount to being in their hands.
Send money!
The people in the two villages had been happy for several days and came here before dawn.
Dongshan Village and Yangti Village also arrived very early, and then several other villages came one after another, but no one from Zhujiayu came until noon, when a young man came over and said something.
Zhujiayu is the richest village nearby. It has several talented scholars. Moreover, they are close to the town. They consider themselves to be half of the town. Usually they are not warm to these villages and no one comes to them.
Wine shop work.
I heard that this time a young lady wanted to open a knitting workshop. The head of the Zhu family and Li Zheng were not interested at all in women's stuff.
It’s not like the family can’t afford to support a young lady, why would she come all the way to learn this? If some poor youngster gets hooked, it will be another trouble.
Although the younger generation didn't say it directly, that's what he meant.
The head of the Tang family didn't care, so he nodded in agreement. Of course the others didn't care even less. Wouldn't it be better if there were fewer people fighting?
So the group of people had dinner first, and the old patriarch took them around the village, looking at the wine shop and martial arts studio, and then at the textile shop that was being built. He was bragging in a subtle way.
A wave.
It seems that things like leader inspections are the same as in ancient and modern times. They are all based on this routine.
Tang Shiyue accompanied him as the mascot, and the matter was settled. Moreover, the old patriarch had learned his lesson recently, and a group of people signed a contract together.
Then after this group of people went back, they would start meeting, communicating, and making arrangements on their respective territories.
Tang Shiyue's weaving workshop was busy before it started. Anyone who had relatives in Jubao Village came to visit them in the past two days. Tang Shiyue didn't want to be looked at as a giant panda, so he hurriedly finished brewing this batch of dates.
Liquor and Ringo, and started running towards the town.
Well, Ringo is an apple. Not only can it be made into wine, but it can also be used to make Tangjia fruit wine. This is the latest local fruit.
It was said that this was the first time that the Lin family dyeing workshop had done this kind of work, but the work was done with great precision. Tang Shiyue looked at it carefully for a long time and could not find any faults.
The craftsmanship of ancient times and their craftsmanship that strives for perfection are sometimes really not matched by modern people.
Then the head of the Lin family shop came to her and said to her: "I heard that the little lady has to be kneaded into threads. We think that it may be less laborious than dyeing like this, and it is easier to dye and dry in the sun."
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Tang Shiyue thought about it and asked, "Then you know how to thread?"
Master Lin said: "There are a few people who know how to do it."
"Then you roll out some threads and let's try dyeing some first. If it's easy to dye, let's dye it like that."
The owner of the workshop, Lin, said in a somewhat embarrassed tone: "It will work if we try, but there are too many, and our dyeing workshop cannot handle it."
Tang Shiyue smiled and said: "It's okay, let's try it first. I will also calculate the wages for you separately for this trial. After that, if I think it is okay, I will pull it back to twist the thread, and then pull it back to dye it. Is this the first time for us?
Please try more."
Seeing that she was easy to talk to, Master Lin immediately breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile, "That's what Mr. Tang said."
So they first freed up a few people to twist the thread, and the next day they told her that it would be better to dye the thread if it was twisted, and there would be no chance of dyeing through. Moreover, the key was that it was easier to dry and save time.
But then, the plan was disrupted.
Tang Shiyue directly asked someone to pull the wool back, and then called the villagers to come over, set up a temporary workshop, washed, dried and then rolled the thread.
Now, in the entire Jubao Village, who doesn't know this little lady's temper? Even if she is working for free, she is always trying to steal her head.
Because there were a lot of people coming and going in the village these days, those who knew about it passed the news back to the village, and many people from neighboring villages came over.
Everything is difficult at the beginning. Only when Tang Shiyue started to do it did he realize that this job was very troublesome.
Although she is relatively versatile, has a lot of miscellaneous knowledge in her mind, and likes to do in-depth research, she has never seen a wool production line!
In the previous experiments in the dyeing workshop, I only picked out a lump to try, which is completely different from such a large-scale cleaning.
You must know that real wool contains a lot of sheep sweat, soil, dirt, and knots. These are not easily washed away, and wool is not one piece like clothes, but scattered. After struggling for a long time, there is no
What a good and efficient way.
At this moment, I heard a voice whispering: "Master Tang, why don't you pick them first and then wash them."
Tang Shiyue turned around and saw a woman standing a few steps away, looking at her intently.
She looked to be in her thirties, wearing a very shabby blue skirt, but it was cleanly starched, her hair was combed in a woman's style, and her eyebrows were beautiful, but with a sickly pale yellow color.
Her attitude was calm, but when she saw her, a certain light burst out in her eyes... That kind of fervent hope bloomed from her eyes that were no longer clear, and it was impossible to ignore.
Tang Shiyue frowned slightly.
She would not mistake that light, it was the light of hope for desperate people.
Tang Shiyue said: "What do you mean?"
The woman then said: "I think it's impossible to clean it directly by washing alone. We should pick the wool first to remove all the dirt and remove the clean wool. After washing, we can then filter the sand.
It’s done.”
She explained in detail, which sounded quite reliable to Tang Shiyue: "Well, you can try it."
The woman was slightly refreshed: "In addition, wool cannot be hung to dry, and it is not easy to dry when spread out. Besides, it is easy for sand and soil to blow in. The young woman thinks that we should get some warm niches for drying."
Yes, you can have a dryer.
Tang Shiyue said: "That's right." She directed the people to do the picking work first, and said at the same time, "This work must be done carefully. The hair picked out must be fluffy and not knotted. When the time comes, everyone will be alone.
Divide the baskets into baskets, and whoever picks them belongs to whomever. If someone doesn't do well, then there is no need for my weaving workshop, nor for teaching craftsmanship in the future."
She paused for a moment: "But you can't overdo it. What I mean is that you can't throw away all the good wool just for fear of punishment. This also needs to be checked. In short, you must be careful." (To be continued)