At first everyone was a little unfamiliar, but they asked if they didn't understand.
After a while, I gradually got the hang of it and it became fluent.
The work in the fields is carried out in an orderly manner.
Someone is responsible for picking them.
Someone went to each field to collect the picked fruits and handed them to Kuang Qianli and Wang Juanfeng, who took them back to the studio to dry.
The next day, the dried cotton can be fed into the cotton gin for deseeding.
On the third day, the system displayed a new reminder: "New things bring new vitality. The appearance of cotton has become a hot topic of conversation at the base, and the survivors are full of anticipation for new clothes!"
"Host, the oppressive atmosphere at the base has been alleviated. The chances of mental illness outbreaks have decreased!"
Qiao Xuejun knew that the cotton pickers had made a difference and was very satisfied.
The same thing happened over the next few days, as everyone became more skilled and nimble. Kuang Qianli and Wang Juanfeng were responsible for delivering the picked cotton back to the studio, while Zhao Linlin operated the cotton gin inside.
Everything was well organized and efficient.
By the sixth day, two of the older cotton pickers had slowed down and could not straighten their backs.
Qiao Xuejun noticed this and arranged for them to rest.
Manual cotton picking is very hard work. Because of the deadline, Qiao Xuejun arranged the labor intensity to be relatively high.
She communicated with Zhao Xian again that night and asked him to replace the first round of people to rest and then bring in a new round.
Zhao Xian was surprised: "They don't have enough physical strength?"
Qiao Xuejun explained: "No. They are already very good. It's just that this work is very intensive and labor-intensive."
Qiao Xuejun sighed, "The amount we pick every day is almost the same as the black slaves did in the old days."
It's just that the slaves were oppressed, and everyone volunteered to help. But there are so many people in the base, there's no need to single out the same group for trouble.
Zhao Xian: "Is there anyone who can choose?"
Qiao Xuejun reported a few more names.
Zhao Xian: "Okay."
He wrote it down and said to Qiao Xuejun, "You should also make sure to rest. It's not worth it to tire yourself out."
This first group of people are all very efficient in their work. If they can't stand it, the labor intensity will be really high.
This group of people could be replaced, but Qiao Xuejun participated in the entire process. She would definitely be very tired. Besides, cotton picking relies on the hands, and her hands were not in good condition to begin with.
Qiao Xuejun smiled: "Yeah, I know."
Zhao Xian: "I think you don't know anything at all."
Qiao Xuejun: "I know, I will pay attention."
Zhao Xian: "Does your hand still hurt?"
Qiao Xuejun answered carefully: "Since the hot compress and massage, it's much better than before."
"It still hurts," Zhao Xian pointed out clearly. He could tell Qiao Xuejun was telling the truth, but he could also tell she was avoiding the answer. She didn't want to cry out in pain, so she just said it was much better.
Qiao Xuejun said confidently, "It's all right as long as it's getting better. I'm not lying."
Zhao Xian's tone was still low: "...Yeah. It's just that you are too tired, and I will worry. What if it gets worse again, Qiao Qiao, what should I do?"
Qiao Xuejun: "...No, no, it's only been a few days..."
Zhao Xian said directly, "If you have a relapse, I will talk to Dr. Wang and ask her to supervise you."
Qiao Xuejun: “!”
She didn't tell Wang Juanfeng about this at all, otherwise it would make her sad again.
She couldn't believe it: "Why do you still want to complain?"
Zhao Xian smiled and said, "If you don't want to be sued, then take a good rest."
Qiao Xuejun was being manipulated, so she could only promise seriously: "I will have a good rest."
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Although her words were sincere, she was still very dedicated to her work in the next few days and did everything she was supposed to do.
The pain in my hand would only ease a little each time.
But when the pain stopped, I immediately put it out of my mind and continued to devote myself to it.
By the 10th day, the harvest was almost complete.
The cotton is harvested in batches. There are still some that have not fully harvested in the field, but not too many. Qiao Xuejun and others can harvest them all in batches.
A total of kilograms of seed cotton were harvested.
More than 8,900 kilograms of cotton seeds were stripped out through the cotton gin, producing about 6,100 kilograms of lint cotton.
The output is almost the same as what Qiao Xuejun predicted before.
When Qiao Xuejun asked the survivors who came to the base to help pick cotton to return, he asked them to carry back 10 kilograms of threshed cotton seeds each.
"Give it to Zhao Yun, the deputy director of the Engineering Department."
After seeing them off, Qiao Xuejun returned to the studio, where Zhao Linlin was still ginning cotton.
Clean, pure cotton fibers emerge from one side of the cotton gin, and cotton seeds fall out the other side.
Zhao Linlin asked, "Boss, what are you going to do with the cotton seeds? Didn't you say you were going to save them for oil extraction?"
Qiao Xuejun picked up a cotton seed from the side of the cotton gin: "See, there's still some cotton fluff on this cotton seed."
Zhao Linlin nodded.
This cotton seed is about the size of a melon seed, but it is wrapped in a layer of short and thick white cotton fibers that have not been completely peeled off.
Qiao Xuejun: "Take it and ask the Engineering Department to peel it off and make nitrocellulose, which will be used in bullets as propellant. After they peel it off, have them return the clean light seeds to us."
Zhao Linlin: "Oh, so it can also be used to make gunpowder?!"
She asked again: "How do they peel it?"
She turned her head to look at the location of the warehouse. Qiao Xuejun only allowed them to take away about 100 kilograms. There were still nearly 9,000 kilograms in the warehouse, which definitely could not be peeled by hand.
Qiao Xuejun: "We need to make a lint stripping machine. That's not easy to make, let their engineering department worry about it."
The cotton picking team went back, but that night Qiao Xuejun received news that they were attacked by mutants.
The cotton picking team was already escorted by a patrol soldier. He reacted quickly and shot and killed the mutants who tried to attack from a distance, and no one was injured.
Qiao Xuejun felt relieved.
However, the mutants in the mountains have been very active recently, and she has become a little more vigilant.
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The cotton was processed, dried, and stored for a month, and when the extreme cold was over, the cotton seeds and lint were sent to the first base.
The cotton seeds go to the engineering department and the lint goes to the tailoring studio.
After the engineering department has peeled the cotton lint, the seeds will be given to Uncle Zhang to be pressed for oil.
However, cottonseed oil contains gossypol, which is toxic and must be detoxified before consumption. Uncle Zhang had previously mentioned that he could operate the oil press in his oil press room.
After he finishes squeezing the oil, only cottonseed meal is left, which can be used as animal feed, but it also needs to be detoxified first, which is her job.
Qiao Xuejun arranged the entire process very well and I was very satisfied.
Time has come to the last half month of the extreme cold period.
The weather has improved slightly.
Although the lowest temperature is still minus 70 degrees Celsius, the highest temperature has reached minus 55 degrees Celsius. There are two hours in a day when people can go out and move around.
Qiao Xuejun was hesitating whether to go to the base.
According to the time calculation, at this point in time, the greenhouse tomatoes have just started to bloom, which is the time for artificial pollination.
System: "Congratulations, host! A pregnant woman has appeared in your base! The survivors have entered a reproductive state, which means the base is safe and has sufficient food and drink!"
Qiao Xuejun was surprised: "Pregnant? Who?"
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