Chapter 222 Asking Her for Help
Li Sandong walked into the main hall and was surprised for a moment when he saw the visitor, and then he was about to bow.
Rong Kuo hurriedly stopped the man and said, "No need to be polite between us."
Li Sandong stood up and asked, "General, what do you want to see me about?"
"Nothing, I just came to Anping County on business. I knew you were from Anping County too, so I wanted to come and see you. I also brought some things for your family."
"You are too polite, General. Thank you very much, General."
Rong Kuo waved his hand: "I came here in a hurry, and I just bought some snacks and supplements. I hope your family doesn't mind."
"I'm sorry to have cost you so much."
Xie Yan asked: "Is your sister at home?"
"Yes."
"I want to get her opinion on something. Can you help call her out?"
"Oh, okay." Li Sandong responded and hurried to call for help.
A moment later, Li Wanyue arrived.
Rong Kuo took a look at her. This was the county lady appointed by the emperor. She seemed to have a good temperament.
Li Wanyue bowed and saluted, Rong Kuo stood up and supported her: "Your Excellency, there is no need to be polite. I came here to visit my son's savior and his family. On the other hand, I encountered a problem and came to find A Yan. A Yan couldn't think of a solution, so I thought that your Excellency is knowledgeable and may have a way to solve it, so I wanted to ask you for advice."
Li Wanyue glanced at Xie Yan and he nodded.
"In fact, I only know a little about the affairs of the village and the fields, and I have read a few books. It is my honor to be able to help the general. If I can't help, please don't blame me."
I have to be frank with you, he's from the Marquis's Mansion.
"Don't worry, my lord. You are willing to help out of kindness. How can I blame you?"
"General, please sit down and talk." Li Wanyue raised her hand and sat down on the chair opposite.
Rong Kuo said: "It is like this. Due to disasters in some places this year, the cotton production is lower than in previous years. The cotton produced by foreign countries this year is not much, and there is even less to trade. The border is bitterly cold, and the soldiers are short of clothes and quilts, so we notified the various states to find ways to prepare some warm clothes.
But cotton is not like silver. If we use reed fluff as filling, the soldiers will not be able to bear it. They have to train and patrol, and they can't sit around the fire. Do you have any solution?"
Li Wanyue thought to herself, down jackets are warm, but there are no machines here, no suitable fabrics, no disinfection equipment, and it is not easy to process duck and goose feathers, let alone make them into clothes.
After thinking for a while, she said, "I have heard of using the soft hair of ducks or geese to make clothes, but the fabric requirements are high. If the fabric is not dense enough, the hair will come out. But I have never done it."
Rong Kuo's eyes lit up. Yes, these animal furs are warmer than reed catkins.
"Since you have heard of it, can you try to make one? If you can do it, it will be a great achievement. Even if there is not enough cotton in the future, you can use it to make warm items, and the soldiers will not have to suffer from the cold."
Li Wanyue admires soldiers very much, but she can't guarantee that she can do it.
“All I can say is I’ll try my best.”
"As long as the county lord is willing to try, I can understand whether he succeeds or not."
Li Wanyue nodded.
Then he asked Li Dachuan and Li Erhu to go to the slaughterhouse in the town to see if there were any duck feathers or goose feathers.
And reminded to wear masks.
As the weather gets colder, Li Wanyue had some masks sewed for her to prevent her face from getting frozen when she goes out. They came in handy now.
Buy another piece of coarse cloth.
The two men drove out in a ox cart.
Lunch was prepared in the flower hall and several people walked towards it.
Xie Yan walked up to Li Wanyue and whispered, "Sorry, did I cause you any trouble?"
"What do you think?"
Xie Yan sighed lightly: "I didn't mention you in front of him. He thought of it himself and asked me where you lived. I told him that I came to discuss this matter with you myself, but he heard that Sandong and you are a family, so he insisted on visiting your home. I..."
Seeing his annoyed look, Li Wanyue chuckled and said, "I don't blame you. I know it's not easy for soldiers to guard the border. If I can help them, I will be happy."
Xie Yan clasped his fists and said, "Your Excellency is righteous, I admire you."
"It's not too late to praise it after it's done."
The two chatted and laughed as they walked towards the kitchen.
After dinner, Xie Yan took his people back first.
In the afternoon, Li Dachuan and Li Erhu brought back several sacks of duck and goose feathers.
The smell could be smelled from several meters away.
I'm afraid my eldest and second brothers will have to take several baths today before my sister-in-law lets anyone into the house.
Li Wanyue had someone build a shed with tarpaulin in a corner outside the courtyard wall, for fear that the wind would blow the garbage everywhere and make it difficult to clean up.
Then let everyone wear masks and pick out the ones that can be used.
As long as it doesn't have stems, it's fine. I don't have a machine, so I can't just pick the best fleece. It just doesn't affect wearing or covering myself with it.
Several people immediately took a sack each and started picking.
The Arita family next door heard the noise and came to help.
Li Shuangshuang and Wang Qiu came to visit and saw this and followed suit.
After picking for an entire afternoon, I finally found three sacks of usable items.
Then soak it in lime water. To prevent hurting yourself, tell the person cleaning it to stir it with a wooden stick and not touch it with hands. After soaking, use tools to scoop it into a bamboo basket and rinse it repeatedly with clean water.
After washing, they are placed on a bamboo rack under the shed in the backyard to dry.
The next morning, Li Wanyue went to check and found it was still a little damp, but the smell was much less.
Maybe there was heavy dew at night, so even though it was hung under the shed, it didn't dry out completely.
She asked Yuanbao and Shunzi to place several braziers in a safe place. Several maids used coarse cloth and fine cotton cloth, some with single layer, some with double layer, and some with one layer of coarse cloth and one layer of fine cotton, to sew several small pockets to do experiments to see if the hair could be drilled.
I haven't used flannel cloth to do the experiment. Not to mention whether it can drill into the hair, the cost is too high and I can't afford it at all.
Then he picked out some dried duck feathers and stuffed them into the pocket before sewing it up.
After patting and rubbing a few pockets, a small amount of lint came out of the single-layer cloth, but no lint came out of the double-layer cloth, whether it was coarse cloth or fine cotton.
Maybe it’s because the fluff is not as fine as the modern ones, so it’s not easy to drill.
After the experiment, several maids were asked to cut the cloth and make a quilt and a set of clothes.
It is more difficult than making cotton, because cotton can be laid out and then sewn, but this needs to be sewn, leaving a small opening to fill it with plush and then seal it.
After I finished it, I tried it again. I ran, jumped, and squatted while wearing it, and there was no hair.
Li Wanyue and Li Dachuan packed their things and drove to the county government office in a horse-drawn carriage.
When Rong Kuo saw the finished product, he was pleasantly surprised and immediately tried the clothes on himself.
Xie Yan looked at Li Wanyue with admiration. Although he believed in her abilities, he couldn't help but wonder in his heart, why is she so smart?
She can really do it.
She can also remove the strong smell of animal hair.
In this way, even if there is no cotton, you don’t have to worry about catching a cold.
Rong Kuo smiled and said, "I have seen the county lord's ability and I admire him."
Li Wanyue smiled and said, "General Rong, you are too kind."
Rong Kuo asked, "I wonder if we can make 100,000 pieces of clothing and 50,000 quilts in one month? The price is easy to negotiate."
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