Datang: Ten Years of Proton, Leading an Army of Millions to Return

As soon as the voice fell, Li Kuan climbed up in no time. Seeing her flexible and hard-working appearance, Du Ruyan couldn't help but smile softly.

The largest one was at the highest point, and Li Kuan took a lot of effort to pick it down.

Du Ruyan was about to remind Li Kuan to be careful when he came down, but Li Kuan ran over quickly and handed the cotton to her:

"For you."

Du Ruyan took the cotton. Da Yan had never had this thing before, but because of the novelty of seeing it for the first time, and also because it took Li Kuan a long time to get it, this cotton was particularly beautiful in Du Ruyan's eyes.

"This cotton actually grows from trees. It is white, like plum blossoms and even more like snow, and it feels very comfortable to hold in your hand."

Du Ruyan carefully examined the item in her hand. "More importantly, it can be used to make warm clothes. This cotton is really amazing! I want to plant more cotton in the future."

"Okay," Li Kuan nodded heavily, "I'll do as you say."

"Hmph, my brother-in-law is partial to me," Xiao Yuanyuan was a little unhappy and she chopped her feet.

"Why should I only pick cotton for my sister? I also contributed to the growth of the cotton. I also want my brother-in-law to pick a big one for me."

"Okay, okay, listen to our Sister Yuan and I'll pick a big one for you," Li Kuan rubbed her forehead.

"But my brother-in-law can't be the only one picking the cotton. Xiao Yuanyuan, you, Ruxue, and the housekeeper all need to come and help. The cotton has almost grown, so we have to harvest it as soon as possible."

"Why are you in such a hurry? These cottons are so beautiful, can't we just let them grow a few more days?" Little Yuanyuan's little eyes were filled with doubts.
Li Kuan smiled and acted serious, then lowered his head and said to Xiao Yuanyuan seriously:

"Sister Yuan, do you still want to wear Dayan's first cotton coat?"

Xiao Yuanyuan finally reacted: "I see, thank you brother-in-law, I will call others to come and help."

After saying this, Xiao Yuanyuan immediately ran out the door. Halfway through, she suddenly turned back and said to Li Kuan:
"Brother-in-law, I'll call other people to help. As a reward, you have to climb up and pick a big cotton flower for me. The cotton flower can't be smaller than my sister's, but my sister's is already the biggest. No, it can't be much smaller than my sister's."

"I see. You are such a smart kid." Li Kuan waved his hand. "Little ancestor, go now!"

Xiao Yuanyuan then turned around and left contentedly, jumping around and shouting for help.

Du Ruyan looked at her so enthusiastically that the corners of her mouth couldn't help but twitch.

"In fact, it's not just her. I'm actually looking forward to what it would feel like to wear clothes made of this cotton!"

"That's easy!" Li Kuan said confidently, "After I take them off, I can just make a few more."

Although the wasteland in Li's mansion is not very large, it is definitely not very small. In addition, under the effect of the culture medium, the cotton trees are very productive.

So even though almost everyone in the Li Mansion could help, it still took a lot of effort for everyone to harvest all the cotton.

Li Kuan estimated that the harvested cotton was not enough to open a wholesale factory, but it was enough to make a few clothes.

In the evening, he had a good meal, lay in the rocking chair for a while and had a good sleep.

It was not until the next day that the cotton weaving work officially began.

Since modern science students often need to do experiments, Li Kuan felt that although this cotton spinning machine looked like a huge machine, it should not be particularly difficult to use.

But when he actually started to work, Li Kuan found that it was really a very troublesome task. Not only did he need to sort out all the messy threads, but they were also very easy to break while weaving, and he would have to start all over again.

So even though he worked for a long time, there was still not much progress.

"What are you doing?" Du Ruyan suddenly appeared behind Li Qiu. She looked at Li Kuan's hand, then at the machine in his hand.
"I never thought that His Majesty would do such a thing."

"I originally promised Sister Yuan that I would make him a cotton-padded jacket myself, but given the current situation," Li Kuan spread his hands, "I think I should find someone else who is more skilled."

Du Ruyan didn't say anything. She first looked at the cotton textile quietly, and then sat down next to Li Kuan.

Along with the sound of the cotton spinning machine moving, the messy threads were sorted out, and a beautiful and neat white cloth was slowly formed.

In Li Kuan's impression, Du Ruyan was mostly seen swinging a sword to kill enemies. This was the first time he saw her sitting in front of a loom and weaving like a good wife and mother.

Looking at Li Kuan, who was stunned, Du Ruyan said with a smile:

"Although my Du family has been ministers for generations, I am a woman after all, and there are some things I must learn when I was young. Although this thing of yours is somewhat different from the loom I used when I was a child, they are basically the same."

"I originally thought that I would have forgotten all these things after fighting for so long, but when I really sat down and started to operate it, I was surprised that I was quite familiar with it. Of course, I am still a little behind those who specialize in weaving."

"No, you've really done very well," Li Kuan said with a smile.

"I cleared the wasteland and planted cotton, and then you wove the cotton into cloth. I suddenly felt that we were just an ordinary couple, with the man farming and the woman weaving."

"Stop talking nonsense," Du Ruyan suddenly regained her cold expression.

"If it weren't for your Majesty, fighting the enemy outside, and our Han family defending our country, how could the people of Dayan live in peace with men farming and women weaving?"

"That's true," Li Kuan suddenly put on an embarrassed expression.

"But, Ruyan, I'd better come here myself. I promised Xiao Yuanyuan that I would give her a cotton-padded jacket made by myself. If I don't do it, that little ancestor might make a big fuss at home again."

Du Ruyan pushed Li Kuan up and said, "You were the one who knitted this ball of cotton, so you also kept your promise to Xiao Yuanyuan."

Du Ruyan continued:

"Besides, you are her brother-in-law, so of course she likes the things you make. But as her sister, does that mean she doesn't want the things I make? It's not easy for you and Xiao Yuanyuan to grow cotton, and I don't want you to ruin it all."...

Five days later, inside the Daming Palace.

"Crackle!" The red-hot charcoal in the stove exploded, splashing out one or two sparks.

But in order to keep warm, Guo Shoujing had to roll up his clothes tightly and move closer to the stove.

Guo Shoujing exhaled, but found a cloud of white mist in front of him.

"I am sitting here in Daming Palace, warming myself by the fire and it is so cold. I really don't know how the people outside the city are supposed to survive this winter."

Guo Shoujing sighed, and then asked the eunuch beside him, "Eunuch Wang, how are the clothes I ordered to be made going?"
"Your Excellency Guo," said Eunuch Wang, bending over.
"We have sent people to urge them to do so, but because the mulberry trees were damaged this spring, farmers have had to scale back their silkworm breeding, so the silk produced this year is less than in previous years,"

"The people over there said they will try their best to speed up the work, but it may be delayed for two to three days. We hope that Lord Guo can forgive us for some time."

"Okay, okay, I understand," Guo Shoujing waved his hand.
"Then give them two more days of tolerance, but they must speed up the process. I can feel that this winter seems to be colder than usual."

"Master Guo," Eunuch Wang finally said after hesitating for a long time.

"When I left the palace, I heard some rumors about your Majesty. They seemed to say that your Majesty had grown a new material and used it to make a piece of clothing that was not only cheap but also warm."

"Many people want clothes made from this new material, but your majesty said that there is not much of this new material and it can only be used by some special people for the time being. However, many people still ordered some from your majesty."

"Oh, where did you hear that?" Suddenly a new kind of clothes was made with new materials. If this happened to someone else, Guo Shoujing would definitely think that this was absolutely nonsense. But when it happened to Li Kuan, Guo Shoujing would immediately believe it to about 70%.

After all, the first time he met him, that kid looked confused, but he had made a potato in a short time. Now that he wanted to make a new kind of clothes, Li Shimin didn't find it strange.

"Your Excellency Guo," Eunuch Wang said cautiously, "I was out of the palace shopping and overheard it when I passed by the tailor shop."

"At that time, a large crowd surrounded the largest tailor shop on Yanyun Street. Some people lined up outside the shop and even stood on tiptoe to watch."

"I originally thought that something good had come into the tailor's shop and attracted the attention of the shop owner, so I wanted to buy some clothes for Your Majesty. But when I entered, I saw Tailor Zhang showing off his new clothes."

"I originally thought that this tailor was not the best on Chang'an Street and the clothes he made were not very special, so I planned to turn around and leave."

"As a result, Tailor Zhang suddenly said loudly that although his clothes were not made very well, the cloth used to make them was newly made by General Li. It was not only warm and light, but also very comfortable to wear."

"In the entire Yanyun City and even in Dayan, he is the first person to use this kind of cloth to make clothes, so he feels very proud."

"It's just a joke among the common people, nothing surprising," Guo Shoujing smiled.
"Nowadays, people say that their things come from other people's homes, which makes others envious, so it's not a strange thing."

"That's what I thought at first, but after a while, a little girl came to get his clothes. Many people present recognized that the little girl was the sister of your Majesty's wife."

Eunuch Wang continued, "And when Tailor Zhang was showing off, I touched it and it seemed to be a little different from ordinary silk."

"Oh," Guo Shoujing suddenly came to the present moment. After all, Eunuch Wang said so.
It seems that the credibility of this matter should be very high.

"Then did you hear what new material His Majesty invented for making cloth?"

"If I heard correctly," Eunuch Wang recalled, "the new material seems to be called cotton, or cotton."

"Oh, cotton? I know orchids, yellow flowers, and camellias, but cotton is something I've never heard of or seen before," Guo Shoujing smiled.
"And using flowers to weave cloth is even more amazing. Eunuch Wang, do you know what cotton is?"

"Your Excellency Guo, this is the first time I have heard of this Donghe Singing Pavilion. However, I was busy with purchasing for the palace at that time, so I did not dare to stay any longer."

Eunuch Wang quickly replied, "And your Majesty is not only extremely brave, but also extremely wise. He has things that I, a servant, would never have thought of."

"Indeed, your majesty, what's in his stomach is indeed not simple!" Guo Shoujing waved his hand.

"It just so happens that I haven't left the palace to relax for a long time. I really want to see for myself what His Majesty has come up with."

"Yes, Lord Guo, I will prepare it right away," Eunuch Wang bent down, but Guo Shoujing walked out the door anxiously, "Lord Guo, please go slowly. It's windy outside. Don't catch a cold."

……

Inside the Li Mansion.

"Okay," Li Kuan put a few dark green cotton coats in Xiao Yuanyuan's hands, "Now, go find Qiao'er and the others."

"Thank you, brother-in-law," Xiao Yuanyuan happily spun around in the air, "I'll be right back after I'm done delivering the gifts."

"You, you just know how to spoil her!" Du Ruyan said with a little unhappiness.

"There are only a few cotton-padded clothes in total, and everyone in the mansion hasn't bought all of them yet, and you let her send them out. If you keep pampering her like this, you might come up with a new one someday, and I'll be the last person to know."

"Sister, this time is different," Xiao Yuanyuan said, sticking out her tongue.
"I had promised this in advance. I wanted to ensure that Qiao'er and the others would not be frozen in the winter. Besides, Qiao'er and the others also contributed to our ability to grow cotton trees."

"Don't you and your brother-in-law always tell me that we should be grateful and repay kindness? I am just listening to you! Besides, when I gave Qiao'er clothes yesterday, they all said that they would not be cold this winter. That made me very happy!"

"That's right. During those two days in the dilapidated temple, I was able to survive thanks to the help of Xiao Yuanyuan and Qiao'er."

Li Kuan was helpless about this little ancestor, but fortunately, under the effect of the culture medium, the tree cotton grew very fast, and it should not take long to grow new cotton.

"Besides, we have charcoal in our house, so we won't freeze. Qiao'er and the others are in great need of it."

(End of this chapter)