Lady Caisang: My husband is a little sweet

Chapter 22 The Two Silkworms
The charcoal basin was brought from father Yan, and the housekeeper, Uncle Niu, followed closely, watching the final color of the silk thread nervously. It is said that this batch of silkworms is a mutant, which was mutated from a rare breed in Xizhou. Anyone who knows There are not many, and the owner also got it accidentally, and spent a lot of effort to cultivate it.

If it fails, the large sum of money invested will be in vain. On the contrary, if it succeeds, the profits will be multiplied many times.

Uncle Niu nodded in satisfaction, "Very good, keep it up, I'll go find the master." Shi, this time I really found a treasure.

Father Yan nodded, didn't say much, and went to see the situation of the firewood. From time to time, he kept an eye on the charcoal basin, and he ran at both ends, so it was very difficult for one person to do silk reeling.

Gu Qingya rubbed her eyes, her eyes were a little sour, and after Xiaoman, although the weather is hot and cold, it is much hotter than before, not to mention that Gu Shi was sitting next to a hot pot, sweating profusely No exaggeration.

Looking at Liu Bingbing at the side, she was concentrating on Gu Shi's movements, her earnestness was much stronger than her own, Gu Qingya felt a little ashamed.

Silk reeling is not something you can do just by looking at it. It really takes time to brew. The current silk reeling masters are all in their 40s and [-]s, and there are a few male workers among them.

It is said that in the places where silk is produced in Huzhou, Xizhou, both men and women are good at reeling and weaving silk, and the silk in Xiangyang Prefecture is relatively average, but lotus root powder is more famous.

For several days in succession, the two little girls went to Wu's house in Darong Village, and squatted next to Gu's silk cart to watch. After watching for a long time, the process was figured out. Eyes are used together, and the brain has to keep spinning. It doesn't mean that if you want to do it, you can do it.

As for the leftover chrysalis liners or cocoons that are not reelable in Gu's silk reeling, special people will take them away and deal with them.There is no need to rinse the leftover silk from the first-class silkworm cocoons, as long as it is peeled off with a special tool. The resulting product is generally called cotton, not that kind of kapok.

This kind of silk floss is also divided into grades. Although it is slightly inferior to silk, some of them are spun together with silk threads when weaving. Because of different characteristics and different proportions, the finished products are very different.

Gu Shi didn't feel how tired he was, but felt that it was uncomfortable for his daughter to stay and watch like this, so he asked them to go back and said that they could use it to practice their hands when they waited for the second silkworm and the third silkworm.

When Gu Qingya heard it, she felt the same way, running to Wu's house like this every day, even though the people in charge didn't talk about it, she definitely felt uncomfortable, after all, she belonged to the category of idlers, if there was an accident, some things would be hard to tell .

Liu Bingbing didn't say anything. After returning home, she told her family about it. Grandma Liu said with emotion: "There are not many people like Qinghe Niang now, but there are not many people raised by these two silkworms. There are so many, otherwise, our family will raise some, the left and right mulberry leaves of the few mulberry trees on the ground can’t be sold at a high price, and some silkworms can’t be sold for cocoons, but it’s enough for people who don’t practice their hands.”

Of course, Mother Liu also had thoughts in her heart. Now that the mother-in-law spoke, she was of course happy in her heart, and she immediately echoed: "Mother, what you said is that you just need to work hard. If Bingbing can learn it, it will be worth it."

The breeding time of the second silkworm is not long, only about [-] days, after the grain of ear.But many people don't like raising them, and the reason is very simple. It happens that the farming season is busy, and the weather is hot, and there are many mosquitoes, so the silkworms are easy to recuperate.

Fortunately, it was just for practice, and there was no need to pay so much attention. Liu Bingbing knew that the family was not easy, so she nodded vigorously and said, "Grandma, mother, don't worry, I will definitely learn with my heart."

And I am not too young, I can still stay up late, I am sure, as long as I learn this skill, as long as I work hard, before I get married, my family will definitely be better, and I can estimate a good dowry.

Gu Qingya didn't think too much, and went home to see how the silkworms raised from the silkworm eggs she had given to her younger sister Yan Qingcha were doing.Because silkworms are not particular about raising silkworms, the silkworms are half-starved and half-fed, and the cocoons they form don't look very big, and the color is also very ordinary.

Yan Qingcha carefully showed Gu Qingya the silkworm cocoons, and said with a little pride: "I raised them, how about it, isn't it good? Moths will emerge in a few days, I want to save the seeds and continue to raise them."

Gu Qingya couldn't help but laugh, but it would probably be like this the first time she raised silkworms, she was not like this back then, and she took it very seriously in her heart.

"It's okay, this silkworm can be raised three or four times a year, and you can always gain experience in raising it. This silkworm cocoon can also be used to practice making silk." Gu Qingya replied with a smile, once she came home Without mulberry trees, silkworm breeding is too tiring, so she doesn't think about it.

And she guessed that with the personality of Liu Bingbing's family, they must have raised two silkworms to practice their hands. After all, there are not many opportunities for Gu Shisong to teach.

Yan Qingcha frowned slightly, a little surprised by Gu Qingya's words, "Can you really raise so many times a year?"

"Can I still lie to you?" Gu Qingya smiled, picked up Yan Qingpu who was sitting in the chair, and planned to go out for a walk, since she hasn't been out for a few days, she must have never gone out.

Yan Qingcha is tangled, do you really have to raise it so many times?There are not so many mulberry trees and silkworm tools in the house. I was struggling and wanted to ask Gu Qingya again, but I couldn't even see her back.

When Yan Qinghe came back, Yan Qingcha told him about the matter, and asked for his opinion in a serious manner, "Brother, you said that, we will ask someone to ask for mulberry leaves, will anyone want to give it?"

Yan Qinghe was stunned for a moment, but after understanding the whole story, she couldn't help laughing, "Haha, Qingcha, my sister said that she can raise it three or four times a year, but she didn't say it must be raised, do you really want to raise it?"

When Yan Qingcha recalled it, she couldn't help but blush. Knowing that she had made a big joke, she ignored Yan Qinghe and hid to feed the chickens and ducks.

Seeing this, Yan Qinghe couldn't help laughing. In fact, the younger sister was just taught to be crooked. No, she is actually very cute. In the future, she must strictly screen the friends of younger siblings. That's right.

At night, Gu Qingya entered the Library Pavilion again. She had already finished studying the female virtues, and there was a special explanation on it. She almost understood it, but she also knew that some things were difficult to do, so she could only do her best.

After learning this book, Gu Qingya found that she could see the names of the books on the first shelf, but the books she studied still appeared by herself.What excited her was that there were a few books on that shelf, which seemed to be related to silkworm weaving, which made her study more motivated. There must be nothing wrong with this magical library.

(End of this chapter)