The mosquito coil workshop's production line was completed a month later, and the carpentry work was done by Wang Xiaoju's family.
A long wooden frame with a bamboo screen underneath for moving trays. Simply place the mixed medicinal mud between the four rollers and shake the handle to squeeze it into sheets that slide out.
Simply press the clay sheet with a special blade fixed to a wooden plate, and the double-helix mosquito coil discs will separate.
Finally, these mosquito coils, along with the bamboo mats, are sent out to dry and bake, completing the product production process.
The mosquito coils made this way are all the same size and quality, which is faster and better than the previous method of hand-rubbing, and the breakage rate is also lower.
As long as the raw materials in the mixing tank keep flowing, the pressing plate can keep running. After several experiments, Wang Xiaoju and her team have fully mastered the technique: "Oh my, Auntie, now we can produce the same amount in one day as we used to in three days. It's hard not to make money now."
Ancient times were not lacking in intelligence and talent, but their productivity was low. It was the Industrial Revolution that brought about a leapfrog development for humankind.
The people of Xujia Village were unaware of these things; they were excited and cheering for their ability to make such fast tools.
Jiang Zhi was also very happy, even though the mosquito coil technology would eventually be learned by others.
After all, people aren't stupid, and secrets don't stay hidden forever.
Xujia Village has been purchasing various herbs for a long time. These herbs are also used by farmers to repel mosquitoes. With just a little thought, people can easily figure out their secrets.
But if you always stay ahead of the curve, don't be complacent, and strive to be "something others don't have, and something others have but are better at," then you won't be afraid of others copying your work.
Now that we have this production line, we can put ourselves one to two years ahead of others.
Moreover, the carpenters were from Wang Xiaoju's maternal family. If word got out, Wang Xiaoju would go back and tear her brother and sister-in-law apart, delaying the leak by another year or two and giving Xujia Village ample room for development.
Xu Genbao said excitedly, "We can start using the powdered medicine we've ground now. When the merchants come in March or April, we can get the goods right away."
Errui smiled and said, "I have already asked other villages to help collect this year's medicinal herbs. We only need to collect more once our village has used them up."
He now holds an official position, and although he doesn't have to work regular hours, he still goes to the county government's office from time to time.
This position may not seem prestigious, but the potential benefits are substantial. Being in a privileged position allows Errui to seize many advantages that are inaccessible to ordinary people.
For example, last year when the county government collected several kinds of herbs to treat dysentery, Xujia Village also benefited from the collection and received a lot of free herbs.
For an ordinary person without such connections, not to mention the amount of money needed to purchase it, the trouble they would encounter in searching for it in various villages and towns is unpredictable.
In addition, since various villages want to come to Xujia Village to learn techniques, these raw materials can be considered as tuition fees paid in advance by each village. They will need to pay again when they learn the techniques later.
In more than fifty villages, this grass is worthless in the villages, but for the sake of appearances, each village has to send at least a thousand kilograms of dry grass.
The warehouse is already full, and even the drying shed is overflowing with supplies, enough to last for several months.
The procurement of raw materials will be more convenient in the future. These interns from the villages will help collect grass when they go back, so Xu Gensheng and his team will not have to wait in the villages anymore. They only need to transport the grass back from all the villages in the county.
Now that the raw material problem is solved and the production line is in place, the days of making money are just around the corner.
This is what the people of Xujia Village have been looking forward to the most, because several families have handed over their land to others to manage, and then they will each receive a share of the grain.
The Shi family managed several plots of land, where the grass and vegetables could be used to feed pigs.
It was already February again. After Qiaoyun finished her postpartum confinement, Jiangzhi said that she wanted to go back to Laoyun Cliff to stay for a while.
The farm work in the village had been finished by the interns, and Xiaoman and Tiantao were also working methodically at the pharmacy.
Jiang Zhi needed to tend to some medicinal herbs on the mountain, and she also brought her morning glory, which had been on the mountain for half a year, to stay in the village for a few days.
Life on the mountain is boring; don't let this lock up a perfectly healthy young man and make him go crazy.
Jiang Zhi hasn't been up the mountain for almost two months now.
Without letting anyone else follow, she led the old mule alone through the mountains and forests.
After so much spring rain, the mountain streams are now full of water, and tender green grass and trickling water can be seen everywhere.
Time heals all wounds; the forests burned by the fire have all turned green again.
Fortunately, this mountain is mainly covered with oak trees, which are modern fire and windbreak forest species. Most of the trees burned in the fire three years ago were miscellaneous trees, and the oak trees suffered little damage and have long since recovered and become lush and green.
After crossing the mountain, a lush forest came into view again. Jiang Zhi did not rush to leave. First, she put her index finger to her lips, snapped her fingers together and whistled, and then listened carefully.
Jiang Zhi had blown this song a few times when she went up the mountain alone. Sometimes Peiqi would appear, but it was just a coincidence.
At this moment, make a random move to see if the wild boar is still nearby.
After waiting for a while without any movement, Jiang Zhi stopped hoping. After all, she had left Peiqi behind for too long, and it was impossible for her to be waiting for someone in this forest.
More people are now heading to Laoyun Cliff. The narrow mountain paths that used to be only foot-width apart have now been widened to more than a foot wide, and wooden planks have been laid across the ravines to serve as bridges, making them much easier to walk on than before.
Not long after we walked, we heard a rustling sound coming from afar.
The experienced old mule stopped, turned its ears, and stared intently in the direction from which the sound came, until it saw a large, hairy head emerge from the bushes... The old mule immediately continued up the mountain.
"Peppa!" Jiang Zhi called out!
The wild boar came running over silently, patted its paws and tugged at its clothes to show its affection, then turned and ran into the bushes.
"Hey, you rascal..." Jiang Zhi was both annoyed and amused; this was definitely a case of not recognizing family.
Well, once a son grows up, he's no longer under his mother's control; we can only let him be.
Back at Laoyun Cliff, Chunfeng and Dazhu quickly asked Qiaoyun and the child.
When Qiaoyun gave birth, Chunfeng came to the village to visit her, but she didn't stay and returned to the mountain that night.
Jiang Zhi said everything was fine, the child was growing up quickly, and told the couple that Nini was going to school every day, and they could come up the mountain whenever they missed her. These were the things the couple wanted to hear most.
With Jiang Zhi staying on the mountain this time, Xiaoman and Qianniu were able to free up some time and immediately packed their things to go down the mountain.
Grandpa Xiaoman wants to sell the wood ear mushrooms, chickens, and rabbits he grows to the county town.
Because it was a wild rabbit that was caught randomly, no new breeding stock was added.
Even though rabbits reproduce within their own nests less harmfully than other animals, the rabbits on the mountain still have problems; they are weak, small, and don't gain weight.
Now that we've survived the famine, we plan to get rid of all these closely related rabbits and replace them with new ones.
In order to set off at dawn and rush into the city, Xiaomanye went to the village very early.
In the evening, Peiqi, who had previously ignored Jiang Zhi halfway there, returned.
She screamed at the top of her lungs from afar, her little tail wagging wildly.
Ignoring his weight of nearly 400 pounds, he huddled close to Jiang Zhi, and collapsed at her feet as soon as she touched him, begging to be touched.
This time, he no longer had that cold and indifferent expression; he had become a clingy person again.
"Is this guy seriously ill?!" Jiang Zhi couldn't understand what tricks Peiqi was playing.
Chunfeng laughed: "Now that the two pigs at home are also roaming freely outside, when you run into Peppa Pig, the sow will definitely be hiding nearby!"
Jiang Zhi suddenly realized: she had rarely lived on the mountain in the past year, and had not fed the pigs. To the two pigs at home, she was a stranger, and the two pigs would not come near her.
At that time, Paige couldn't leave her partner behind and go with her.
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