flstandardbreds Chapter 176 Cotton
Chapter 176 Cotton
At the end of April, Yun Xi started planting cotton.
There is no cotton in this world yet. Clothing fabrics are mainly made of silk and linen. The rich wear silk and the poor wear linen.
In winter, the rich stuffed their clothes with silk and used finely crafted animal fur to keep warm. The poor would even collect willow catkins, reed catkins, and poplar catkins to stuff into their linen clothes to keep warm. They would also stuff animal feathers that had fallen off into the clothes. They were real feathers, not down. The warmth-keeping effect was somewhat good, but there were generally not many domestic animals nowadays, so even if all the feathers were collected, how much would there be? The winter was really hard for ordinary people.
Yun Xi missed cotton very much, she missed cotton cloth, cotton clothes and quilts.
The cotton seeds she got from the system were enough to plant ten acres of land.
Before, Father Yun listened to her and bought a farm as a backup. Now, it comes in handy.
This is actually not a farm, but just a hundred acres of land, not far from the original farm, with a small village in the middle. It is also backed by the mountain that Yun Xi has bought. It used to be the land of a big landlord. This landlord had no children, just like Yun's father, he only had one daughter, and he planned to marry a son-in-law in the future. He had a lot of land in his name, but this piece was not connected to the other lands, so he simply sold it.
Before planting, you must first deep plow and level the land to ensure that it is flat and the soil is soft, and you must also apply fertilizer to ensure the fertility of the soil. It was at this time that Yun Xi realized that she had never paid attention to the issue of fertilization. When she tried to grow corn and rice before, she just handed it over to the farmhands, and told them the basic precautions and then completely let them go. Some people even planted seeds in a Buddhist way, and if it grows, it will grow, and if it doesn't, it doesn't matter.
It seems that everything she grows has a good harvest. Maybe it’s really God’s blessing!
Yun Xi first transferred 10 farmhands from her own farm to cultivate the land and improve the soil, and then arranged for a few people to prepare fertilizers.
Organic fertilizer has a long history. At this time, manure was already widely used, but the amount was limited. After all, the population and livestock were not too large. Therefore, in order to expand the production of organic fertilizer, we have to start with animal husbandry!
Economic development is a cycle, either promoting each other or hindering each other. At this time, people are needed to take charge of the overall situation.
Before planting, cotton seeds need to be dried and soaked, which takes about a month. Fortunately, the seeds provided by the system are processed and do not need to be dried. They only need to be soaked to germinate. After the farmhands have prepared the land, applied fertilizer, and dried it for two days, they can be planted directly.
After a busy day, Yun Xi would return to the Yun family's original farm to spend the night. Mu Sheng came out of the city to find her at night and stayed with her at the farm.
He thankfully said, "Fortunately, I don't have to go to court every day, otherwise I wouldn't be able to stay here with you."
Yun Xi: "Actually, you don't have to stay with me. It's just for a few days. I'll go back after I'm done."
Mu Sheng was helpless. What could he do with his heartless wife? He wanted to spend time with her every day. He would miss her if they didn't see each other for a day. But this woman was the same with or without him. How infuriating!
The next morning, after seeing off Mu Sheng who was going to the Ministry of War for duty, Yun Xi discussed with her father Yun about building a fence around the newly purchased fields and constructing a house on the new farm. After all, that would be where they would test new crops, and they would also need to invite craftsmen to make new farm tools. For some time to come, that would be Yun Dad's key work area, so they had to build a more comfortable residence on the farm.
Yun Dad immediately got busy. Yun Xi herself was not much different from before, it was just a matter of talking. Yun Dad would take care of the rest.
To be honest, Father Yun was much more capable than she expected. He completed all the tasks assigned to him very well. More importantly, he was really a daughter slave. Whatever Yun Xi said was true, without any discount. Where can you find such a father?
Yun Xi stayed at the farm for seven days, watching the farmhands do their work and plant the cotton seeds in the fields.
During this period, Mu Sheng came every evening and left in the morning, and he also brought Mu Jinyan with him once.
In addition to planting cotton, Yun Xi also asked the system to select a relatively flat place on the mountain and plant sweet potatoes, waiting for her to find time to discover them.
After finishing all this, Yun Xi returned home. Mu Jinyan, who came home at noon, rushed over to her as soon as he saw her.
"Mom, you are finally back."
Yun Xi picked him up and shook him, saying, "I'll be able to relax for a while, and have fun with Ah Yan."
"Great."
Mu Jinyan grinned happily.
Mu Sheng said to his son, "Come down, your mother has been busy for several days, don't tire her out."
Mu Jinyan obediently slid down from Yun Xi's body.
He was very happy when his mother gave him kisses and hugs every day, but his aunt would not hug his cousin.
Yun Xi was free now, sleeping at home until noon every day. The system couldn't bear to see her so leisurely, and kept chanting in her ear every day: "Host, do you still remember your great ambitions? Are you worthy of those women who work hard in the soap workshop by being so lazy now? The soap has been sold all over the capital, did you know that?"
Yun Xi: “!!!”
She had totally forgotten it!
"It's all your fault. You've given me so much to do. I can't handle it all."
"You just don't care at all! How long have you not seen Chunmei and Qiuye? They have been working diligently to help you develop your career! Host, you don't care!"
Yun Xi: "...You don't have to make me sound like a scumbag. Now I remember that I told Chunmei and Qiuye that the soap workshop would be fully handed over to them and they didn't have to report anything to me within a year. They were so obedient!"
"Host, actually they wanted to report to you during the Chinese New Year, but you waved your hand and let them make the decision, saying that their business had just started and they didn't need to report, and they would talk about it next year. Chunmei and Qiuye were like chicken blood, working like slaves for you outside."
Yun Xi: "...If you can't speak, then don't speak."
"I mean, what they're organizing right now is soap. Although it sells well, it's not high-end. Aren't you going to make essential oils, fragrances, etc.? When will you make your soap?"
Yun Xi: "...I knew you had bad intentions and only wanted to exploit me."
"The main thing is that if you don't do it now, when the flowers are all gone, where are you going to get the essential oil?"