Chapter 271: If many small sunrooms are put together, hundreds of acres of crops can be grown.
Each of these small sunrooms has a fire channel underneath, a heat-collecting wall above, and a layer of horse manure piled on top of the soil to generate heat and keep the crops inside warm, ensuring they have enough temperature to grow.
And the heat-gathering wall has to be built temporarily.
Longchang Mountain is rich in resources. She not only discovered gold mines, iron mines, etc., but also a place with a lot of quartz sand mines.
I stocked up some in the space.
She told her aunt, "This quartz sand can be turned into glass. Although we don't have a large cutting machine, given our current conditions, as long as we can make glass, we can cut it into smaller pieces. There's no need to think about making it as big as a greenhouse."
"If you put together a lot of small sunrooms, you can grow hundreds of acres of crops."
My aunt had seen glass before. When she was reborn into that new world, she saw countless new and strange things.
But he didn't know how to make it: "Can it be made with just this quartz sand? It must require other conditions."
Ruan Mian nodded. "These are just the raw materials. With these, we need to refine them at high temperatures and cool them down to form them. Although the purity of the finished product may not be high under the current conditions, it is good enough."
"When I get back, I'll select a site and ask some villagers to dig a fire channel in the land I've reclaimed as preparation."
"We'll find some people to build a kiln. Once it's finished, it won't just be used to refine glass, it'll also be able to smelt a variety of ores. Our village will definitely benefit from it."
Talking about the reclaimed wasteland, my aunt couldn't help laughing: "Then Yuan Laosi and his team really made good use of it."
My aunt gave me a thumbs up in appreciation.
"Everyone in the village trusts you. If you offer a higher salary, there will be no problem with manpower. You just keep an eye on the grain issue. I will open up sales channels for you."
"Since we have the conditions to grow crops, our target is definitely not just Guancheng. I will talk to all the towns affected by the disaster in Liaoli, including the towns in the northern border of Dajing."
"As long as we can ship the grain out within a certain period of time, we'll definitely be able to bring down those profiteers who sell grain at exorbitant prices! Only when everyone has enough to eat will they have the energy to spend on our thermal gear! But is that enough time?"
Ruan Mian calculated: "With the spiritual spring water, normal crops will be harvested faster. Fruits and vegetables with a fast growth cycle will be ready in half a month. Slow ones may take more than a month."
My aunt snapped her fingers. "We still have enough time. At worst, we can use the food in our space and sell it to towns farther away. Then, if we trace the cause back, we won't be able to suspect your space."
The two hit it off immediately. Ruan Mian had an idea and immediately put it into practice when he returned to the house.
First, she talked to Mr. Xue and some village leaders about the fact that crops could be grown in the sunroom. Although everyone was a little skeptical, they all chose to believe her without exception.
"Madam Ruan, since you can come up with a solution, let's do it! We have to give it a try. We can't grow anything until we know for sure. Otherwise, if we just sit in the house every day and hibernate without enough food, we'll just be waiting to die."
"That's right, Madam Ruan, if you need help, I'll go door to door in the village and ask for help."
Ruan Mian was very grateful. The next morning, he took a few strong men from the village and went to the heart of Longchang Mountain to find the quartz sand mine.
They loaded several trucks full of raw materials and brought them back. After unloading, they went back to digging again and again.
Ruan Mian prepared enough hand warmers, peat, and thick down covers for them to keep warm in advance.
Earmuffs are all ready.
Ask Meixi and the others to prepare food and drinks at home and have Yunxiu deliver them.
She stayed in the village and chose a plot of land near the planting area to build a kiln.
She discussed the blueprints and construction details with the villagers, and instructed them on how to make bricks. After two or three days, seeing that the villagers had mastered the task, she went to the planting area and asked Yuan Laosi and his team to dig fire channels according to the blueprints.
Yuan Laosi and his group were originally forced to come and reclaim the land, but Ruan Mian provided them with food and clothing, and even taught them how to build their own houses and kangs. This was much better than the days when they were controlled by Chen Bochong.
So I am willing to do physical work for her.
While the three groups were busy with their own work, Xixi provided logistical support.
Provide delicious food for the working villagers so that they will have the strength to work.
Ruan Mian was not worried at all about Cuizhu's concern about insufficient food: "Don't worry, once the sunroom is built, we can grow a lot of fruits and vegetables, even vegetables that can only be harvested in spring."
"There will definitely be no shortage of food by then."
Cuizhu was incredulous when she heard that not only could they grow vegetables, but they could also grow vegetables that used to be grown in April, May, and June. "Really?"
"When has your girl ever lied to you?"
Cuizhu would naturally choose to believe her.
But Ruan Mian has been busy these days, which makes Zhang very worried.
Every night, she could still see candles lit in her house, and she would see her get up early in the morning. Since Ah Huai left, she had not been sad anymore, but the calmer she was, the more worried Zhang became.
I have said this to Mr. Ruan several times.
"Now that Song'er's whereabouts are unknown and Mianmian has suffered this blow, I really can't feel at ease."
Master Ruan comforted her: "It might be a good thing that Mianmian can devote herself to various things now."
"There are so many things going on that I don't have the energy to let her dwell on those sad things. If our food problem can really be solved, then Mianmian will have made a huge contribution to the villagers."
"I'm sure Ah Huai's spirit in heaven will be proud of him then. Speaking of Song'er, Mianmian has done such a great thing, and many people will surely be grateful to her. If we can ask more people to help search, there will be more chances of finding Song'er."
Zhang covered her eyes with her handkerchief and wiped away her tears gently. "You're right. We...we are the backbone of Mianmian and the others right now. We must be strong."
We have survived so many hardships in the past, we cannot make any mistakes on this matter.
Ruan Mian deliberately chose a location for the kiln at a wind vent in the planting area, and also built a simple blower to use the strong wind energy from the vent to raise the temperature inside the kiln.
As for the smelting process, taking the winter temperature into consideration, a simple lounge was built near the kiln.
The kang inside is kept warm for a long time and there is enough peat supply. When the kiln is turned on, the temperature rises and the area within one meter around it will also be warmer.
These things are very tiring, but fortunately so many villagers are willing to trust her. With everyone working together, it won’t take long to get all these basic things done.
After the kiln was completed, several strong men were asked to put the quartz sand into the bun-shaped kiln.
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