Don't panic, the family boss is busy farming

Chapter 270
In August of the 6th year of Qingheng.

The first mu of cotton in Xujiazhuang was harvested.

The reason why it grows so fast is because of Xu Erniang's potion.But Xu Yue would like to call it fertilizer.

With the blessing of special nutrients, this year's cotton has grown very well, and Xu Yue finally saw the hope of large-scale planting.

The yield of this acre of cotton is [-] catties, compared with the yield of later generations, it belongs to the upper middle class. It can be seen that the cotton seed given by the technology tree at the beginning is a high-quality product, which is why it has such a yield.

Xu Yue was very happy. She selected the best plants and kept them as seeds. They carefully followed the experience of previous years and put them in a research room with a stable temperature for preservation.

In the coming year, there may be more cotton that can be planted, and if it continues to spread, in two or three years, it should be able to meet the needs of the entire Yuyang County.

Xu Yue sent the shattered cotton to the textile factory, where the female workers spun it into cotton thread, and some of it was made into clothes and quilts.

A larger part is made into gauze, cotton balls, cotton swabs, masks and other medical supplies.

Looking at the two extra boxes of cotton medical supplies in the pharmacy of the clinic, Xu Yue instantly felt the importance of cotton.

It can produce too many things, and compared with the traditional method of planting mulberry and raising silkworms to make fabrics, planting cotton requires less manpower and material resources, and the clothes produced are more warm and more durable than silk linen.

In fact, the current clothes are not washable, and it is also because Xujiazhuang produces a lot of woolen sweaters that the villagers have cheap clothes to change and wash, and the sanitary conditions are maintained well.

But if it is placed in the villages and towns outside, the clothes are precious, and poorer families generally do not wash the clothes frequently, in order to prolong the service life of the clothes.

And the fabrics made of silk need to be carefully handled, not to mention all kinds of colorful clothes with embroidery and dyed colors. At this moment, there is no dye that does not fade. The brighter the color, the faster the color will fade.

Such clothes, it is estimated that the color will be very light after washing two or three times throughout the year.

Cotton cloth is different. In addition to pilling, frequent washing will not deteriorate as quickly as linen and silk.

In short, cotton has many benefits.

Xu Yue deliberately let the last bit of cotton be spun by the female workers in the textile factory into needle thread. The women in the village wanted to see it, and felt that this kind of thread was stronger and not easy to break when used to make clothes, so they couldn't put it down.

However, the total amount was too small, so Xu Yue didn't give it to anyone, and only took one-third of it for year-end benefits, and the remaining two-thirds were all given to the impatient Xu Erniang, who asked her to make clothes.

And just when Xu Yue and sisters were finishing the new cotton clothes for the family of five, Wang Pingping, who escorted Gongsun Zan to settle in Bingzhou and spent a year in Bingzhou, finally came back.

At this time, the weather turned cooler and it was the end of September.

I haven't seen each other for more than a year, but there is no strangeness between the family.

Seeing Wang Pingping, who was dressed in military uniform and whose skin had been darkened by two degrees, led the bodyguards and rode from afar. Xu Yue, brother and sister, who had received the news earlier, rushed out of the iron gate and greeted them.

"Auntie!"

Xu Yue's loud shout spread far away in the open field, as if she was afraid that the people on the other side could not hear her, her little face flushed with excitement.

Wang Pingping looked up and saw the three children running towards her with a smile, she couldn't help being a little stunned for a while.

Time flies too fast in her hands, as if she just left home yesterday, nothing has changed.

But the yearning that has been involved day and night is like a flood that has opened the gate at this moment, rushing out!

"Auntie!"

Suddenly, the youngest daughter had already rushed in front of her. Wang Pingping reined in the reins, stretched out her hand in front of her, and pulled the youngest daughter onto the horse.

Xu Yue was very excited, her big eyes were shining, she hugged A Niang's cold armor tightly, and it took a while before she let go, she raised her head and asked with a smile:
"Are you still leaving? Is the war over? Can we celebrate the New Year at home together this year?"

Wang Pingping first nodded to Xu Dalang and Xu Erniang who came after them, then looked helplessly at the little daughter in front of her and said with a smile:

"You ask so many questions at once, which one should I answer first?"

Xu Da reminded from behind: "Go home first. Your mother has been running all the way. You came home as soon as you left the county office. You haven't rested yet."

Wang Pingping seemed to have seen something strange, she turned her head and glanced at Xu Da, "You have learned to be considerate."

Xu Da suddenly twitched the corners of his mouth, with an expression of what you're thinking about.He stepped forward on the horse, lifted Xu Erniang behind his horse, and left first.

Xu Dalang glared at Xu Da who didn't care about him angrily, but soon smiled at Wang Pingping, and chased Xu Da like the wind.

Wang Pingping lowered her head and touched Xu Yue's forehead in a funny way, turned her around, let her snuggle up in front of her, and beckoned to Lu Meng and other personal guards who followed her to enter the village together.

When Wang Pingping washed up and returned home, the children had already prepared sumptuous meals, and sat obediently at the table, looking at her eagerly.

Xu Yue said, "Mother, I made your favorite braised chicken drumsticks."

Xu Erniang said, "Aniang, I also made watermelon juice for you, chilled."

Even Xu Dalang stumbled and added, "I, I took the bowls and chopsticks."

After finishing speaking, the tip of her ears turned red, feeling uncommonly uncomfortable.

But it is not difficult to see that even Xu Dalang, who has relatively weak feelings for his parents, is very happy with Wang Pingping's return.

Xu Da snorted, feeling sore and unbearable. Seeing that no one greeted him, he picked up the chopsticks and picked up two big chicken legs for himself, and gnawed on them, making "hmmmm" sounds from time to time, very freely.

Wang Pingping was indeed hungry, and she hadn't eaten any delicate food for a long time, she couldn't stand Xu Da's happy expression, so she praised each child one by one before starting to eat.

Wang Youliang's farm is already very large, and there is no shortage of meat and eggs in Zhuangzi. Although he can't eat every meal, it's perfectly fine to eat it every now and then.

So Xu Yue's pot of stewed chicken legs is also very solid, thirty big chicken legs are enough.

Eat good chicken legs, then pour the marinade on the fine flour wheat cakes, eat two or three cakes, and finally have a big mouthful of iced watermelon juice, and burp satisfyingly, and you will die without regret.

"Aren't you tired, sleepy? The bed in the room has been made, why don't you go to sleep first." Xu Yue asked with concern.

When she got home, Wang Pingping felt relaxed and not sleepy.

And she knew that her family had a lot to say to herself, and she also had a lot to say to her family, so she shook her head.

"It's okay, I'm too full, let's digest first."

Taking off her armor, Wang Pingping, dressed in casual clothes, leaned lazily on the pillow, drinking watermelon juice, while asking about the situation at home this past year, wondering if everything went well during the year she was away.

(End of this chapter)