However, he had no experience whatsoever. Dealing with silkworm cocoons was a big deal, and he needed to find a professional to continue.

Lunch was still three dishes and a soup, two meat dishes and one vegetable dish, and everyone ate with great relish. We still had some of the pork from the pig we slaughtered a while ago; it was all dried and cured meat, served with some greens or braised directly—it tasted fantastic.

During this period, Lu Yuan clearly felt that he had gained a lot of weight, and Xiao Shan kept telling him not to eat too much meat and that he should lose weight. Her words seemed to imply that she was planning to have a child.

Lu Yuan was about to pick up a piece of meat with his chopsticks and put it in his mouth when Xiao Shan stopped him.

"You've gained several pounds already. If you keep eating like this, you'll become a big fat person in the future."

"Haha, it's nothing, so what if I'm fat? Besides, I've always been thin, and now I really want to experience what it's like to be fat."

Lu's mother and Xiaoshan's mother were a little worried.

"What nonsense are you talking about, kid? When you get fat, your blood pressure will rise, and your cholesterol and blood sugar will also rise. This is not good for your health. It's not that I don't want you to eat meat, but I want you to do more exercise."

"Yeah, Lu Yuan, don't just stay cooped up at home all the time. Go out and exercise occasionally. Even though it's cold outside, that gym you dug up is still gathering dust."

Lu Yuan was immediately annoyed. Do you want me to exercise or not? Before, I was running around every day and became so thin that I felt sorry for myself, so I wanted to make sure I could eat well. Now, I'm eating a lot of meat and fish every day, but my family complains that I'm fat.

"Sigh, okay, I'll stop eating after I finish the last two pieces."

Grandma smiled and said, "It's okay to be chubby. Grandma will make you some fat-reducing porridge later, and you'll be fine after eating it."

Lu's mother was also helpless, as her grandmother liked to spoil her own grandson.

After dinner, Grandma put on her reading glasses and sat down to do embroidery. Lu Yuan didn't even know that the old lady had this skill.

Looking at the thin thread, Lu Yuan suddenly thought of his own silkworm silk. He slapped his forehead, realizing that he had left behind such a good resource and instead thought of doing it himself.

So he quickly went over and squatted down in front of his grandmother, watching her embroider stitch by stitch.

"Xiao Yuan, you should go and rest. Grandma will make you some porridge in a bit."

"Hmm, I'm not tired. I'll watch you show off your flowers for a while."

Grandma gave a helpless smile: "Alright, what are you doing watching embroidery, you big man? I'm just doing some embroidery around the house because I'm bored. Sigh, I'm getting old and my hands are getting rusty. If I were twenty years younger, I guarantee I could do it much faster."

"Really? I didn't know Grandma had this skill. I've never heard you mention it before."

Grandma smiled, adjusted her glasses, put down what she was doing, and looked at the ceiling, as if thinking of the past.

"Sigh, that was so many years ago. Back then, which young woman didn't know how to embroider? Anyone who said they didn't know how to embroider would be laughed at."

In fact, Lu Yuan knew this too. In the past, resources were scarce, and many things had to be made by hand. He had heard that the older generation was very skillful.

At that time, resources were extremely scarce in China. You needed all sorts of coupons to buy anything, but these coupons were hard to come by. So people had to make do with what they could to reduce their expenses. Moreover, people back then were particularly hardworking and skillful. They worked diligently and without complaint, much better than people today.

"Did Grandma spin yarn herself when things were scarce? I think I've seen spinning machines and such on TV."

"Spinning? That was a long time ago. When we were young, we heard adults talk about spinning, but I never really learned the skill properly. However, it wasn't particularly difficult. Back then, my family had a few spinning machines."

"Oh, Grandma, do you still remember what it looks like? Do you know how to use it?"

Grandma lowered her head, looked at Lu Yuan through her glasses, and a look of surprise appeared on her face.

"Xiao Yuan, is something wrong with you today? You seem a bit off."

So Lu Yuan quickly told the truth.

"Here's the thing, I have a batch of silkworm cocoons, so I want to turn them into silk. However, I don't know much about how to turn silkworm cocoons into silk, so I've been looking for knowledge about this. But I never imagined that you, Grandma, actually lived through that era."

"Haha, you brat, what do you take your grandma for? If you have any questions, just ask. Come on, these things are actually quite simple. I'll tell you when we get back, and have your grandpa make a spinning wheel. These kinds of things are just toys for old people."

Lu Yuan nodded excitedly. There were machines in the East District that could directly turn cotton into cotton cloth, but they were powerless to do anything for silk.

He searched many places, but couldn't find any information. Silk products are basically only produced in textile factories in the Jiangnan region. They usually use ancient methods to make them, but since this craft has been passed down from the old days, it is very difficult to get your hands on it. These things are basically passed down through generations.

Moreover, there are no experts in this field in the camp right now. Lu Yuan has been racking his brains but hasn't considered this matter. So he has left the issue of silkworms until now. He never expected that someone who truly understands this technology is right in front of him. He is guarding a treasure but doesn't know how to use it. He is truly regretful.

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