Chapter 334 The Qin Family
"Don't feed the baby brown sugar and garlic water too much or too frequently. Just feed it in moderation, once a day at most." Su Ying said after demonstrating.
The women looked at each other with disdain. What kind of silkworm-raising method is this? It's just a mess.
As a little girl, have you ever raised silkworms?
"Silkworms raised in this way will be fat and strong." Su Ying explained.
"If you don't believe me, you can compare them. Feed half of them using your original method and the other half using the method I've described."
"Yes!" the women replied.
"Okay, you guys feed him like this first, and I'll come back after he has three sleeps!" Su Ying said, and left with Fuxi.
"Hey, Lord Su, is that all?" Village Chief Huang chased out.
The natural colored silkworms raised in Tong County were something that I had to ask the County Magistrate Lin for a long time to get.
Why is this Miss Su only teaching so little? Isn't this just fooling people?
"Village Chief Huang, just do as I say first. When the time comes, I will naturally teach you the rest!" Su Ying smiled.
After all, it is not a place he is familiar with, so people are skeptical and have arrogant attitudes.
Su Ying found it funny. This was not the right attitude to use when asking for help.
The first step was full of doubts, and there was no trust between each other, so it was impossible to pour out everything at once.
The foundation here is still poor. After all, even County Magistrate Lin himself hasn't gotten his feet wet yet, so it's normal that others don't trust him.
Take it one step at a time. If they do what I say later, I will teach them slowly.
If you just fool around, then there is no need to teach the rest.
I also have to rush back to teach the children, and the beans in the field are almost ripe. There is so much to do.
"Sir, do you really want to teach them?" Fuxi couldn't help asking after leaving Baimao Village.
"You figured it out too?" Su Ying pulled the reins and jumped off the horse.
The road ahead is all mountain trails, which are not convenient for riding a horse. We can only walk slowly holding the reins.
"Sir, I am not blind! It's so obvious!" Fuxi was speechless.
After working together for a while, everyone started to speak more casually.
"We're not familiar with each other, and my feeding method goes against common sense, so it's normal for them to be skeptical! If they really wanted to learn, they would definitely split the feeding in half for comparison.
"Once you see the obvious difference between the two groups of silkworms, you'll naturally accept it, and then you won't be so resistant to the subsequent teachings," Su Ying said.
"You are quite open-minded and not angry!" Fuxi laughed.
"Why should you be angry? If they don't agree or learn, they are the ones who lose, not me! Trust is built up slowly, not overnight." Su Ying shrugged.
Baimao Village is similar to Huanggou Village. It is at the end of the mountain road. There are seventy or eighty households in the village, most of whom are surnamed Huang, and there are also a few with the surnames Mo and Wei.
After walking more than ten miles along the mountain road, we finally reached the official road.
"Oh!" Su Ying looked back at the mountain road, shook her head and sighed.
It's difficult to move silk reeling machines and textile machines in! If the road is not built, the development potential will be limited.
I originally wanted to go back to Wu County directly, but after thinking about it, I took Fuxi to Tong County to communicate with County Magistrate Lin.
If we want to create Lingnan brocade with peace of mind, we must be willing to invest heavily, change the status quo and build the road.
Colored silkworms are Wu County's specialty, and it can get a share of the pie, but Tong County cannot just sit back and wait for others to feed it.
"Aying is here!" County Magistrate Lin went to the yamen gate to greet her in person.
"Sir!" Su Ying bowed to County Magistrate Lin.
"How is it going? Are you satisfied with the conditions in Baimao Village? How are the villagers doing in their studies?"
County Magistrate Lin was full of anticipation, but was too busy with official duties to go and observe the event in person.
"Uh, sir, the conditions in Baimao Village..." Su Ying shook her head.
"Why? Others can't get in there easily, so the technology won't be easily leaked!" County Magistrate Lin looked for many places and decided that place was the best.
It is not easy to enter or exit a road, and once the intersection is blocked, no one can get out.
"Sir, how do we get the silk reeling machines and textile machines in?" Su Ying asked with a smile.
"Go ahead and lift it. There are plenty of laborers in the village! Don't worry!" County Magistrate Lin didn't think it was a big problem.
"But, sir, why don't you let them build a road? A wide road would be so much more convenient to get in and out!" Su Ying didn't want to walk more than ten miles of mountain roads every time.
The mountain roads not only block people, but also restrict their thoughts and cognition.
"Will that not leak secrets?" County Magistrate Lin was puzzled.
“Sir, if a place wants to be truly prosperous, it must first change its mindset. If the mindset does not change, no matter how much you teach, it will be in vain.
Once this technology is mastered, it will be a golden rice bowl for generations in their village. As long as they are not stupid, no one would be willing to reveal it to outsiders.
"If you want to get rich, build roads first! Not only official roads should be unobstructed, but village roads should also be built to facilitate access and communication!" Su Ying said.
"What Ah Ying said is true. I will immediately contact Baimao Village to discuss this matter. We will organize people to blast the mountain road during the slack season."
County Magistrate Lin was very eager to build the mountain road. Since Su Ying was not worried about the secret being leaked, what else should he worry about?
"How are my cousins doing here?" Su Ying thought of what happened at the end of the year.
"Great! All of them will be used. I really don't want to see all three of you go, but you are in your prime years and it would be a waste to keep you here." County Magistrate Lin sighed, feeling conflicted.
"Sir, have you found someone to take over?" Su Ying was very concerned.
"Still looking!" Lord Lin smiled. "Friends and relatives have all sent letters, asking to help find him."
After sitting for a while, Su Ying just stood up and said goodbye.
"It's getting late, why not leave tomorrow!" County Magistrate Lin tried to persuade them to stay.
"No need. Riding a horse is faster. We can get back to Wu County in just over three hours." Su Ying jumped on the horse.
Just as he was about to whip his horse, he saw three young men coming over, supporting a few ragged and skinny people.
"Brother Quan Yan, this is..." Su Ying asked her cousin puzzledly.
"From my hometown in Xingyang, Henan Province has also suffered from frost!" Su Quanyan said, "This is the Qin family, my grandmother's family."
The merchant ships of Fu Dongjia and Hu Erlang brought another batch of disaster victims. The disaster situation in the two areas was basically alleviated. The autumn harvest was about to begin, and they had survived this year.
However, many victims lost their land and had to sell it at a low price in exchange for food to survive.
The Lingnan Food Special Administration encouraged farmers from all over the country to reclaim wasteland, and these landless disaster victims came to Lingnan by boat.
Hearing that Wu County is a good place, everyone rushes to Wu County.
He was stopped by Lu Zhaoshi and settled in Tong County. He couldn't put all the pressure on Wu County. It had finally started to show some improvement, so he couldn't let it be crushed all of a sudden.
Upon learning that they were disaster victims from Henan Province, the three brothers ran to see if there was any news from their hometown, but unexpectedly, some members of the Qin family were among them, so they took them back.
When white porridge and steamed buns were brought in, these people gobbled them up, drinking up the porridge in one breath and gnawing on the steamed buns in big mouthfuls.
It has been a long time since I had such delicious rice. The old rice I bought was mixed with a lot of sand. It was very unpalatable and not filling, so I had to rely on plain porridge to survive every day.
After eating a bowl of porridge and a steamed bun, there was no more food on the table.
"Aying!" Su Quanyan was puzzled. His cousin was not such a stingy person.
Su Shiyan and Su Chenyan looked dissatisfied, knowing that she was going to do something bad.
"People who have been hungry for a long time should not eat too much at once. Their stomachs cannot bear it. They should take it slowly and eat later!" Su Ying explained.
"I see! I'm so shallow!" Su Quanyan smiled at his cousin, "I've learned something new. I almost hurt someone with my good intentions!"
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