After fleeing famine, I have thousands of acres of fertile land

Chapter 301 Assembly

Ye Fan and his men were busy in full swing. All the people who came to work were veterans. After Ye Qing showed them the blueprints, the houses sprang up like mushrooms after a rain, and they looked different every day.

Jiang Jun helped Ye Qing set up the workshop, while Gao Hui and Xiaoya followed Wang Yun to teach silkworms in the village.

When the villagers heard that there was free silkworm-raising education available, both adults and children came.

Some families even let their children take two days off to learn from them. You may not be able to read, but if you learn a skill, it is yours.

Ye Qing did not restrict married daughters from returning to study. Many families sent letters to their daughters, asking them to come back.

The person delivering the letter had to visit several households, and after telling the women's parents to go back, he would go to the next household, leaving no time for explanation.

Many girls misunderstood that something happened in the village and were so scared that they brought their husbands back that same day.

When they arrived at the village and heard that they were asked to come back and learn a skill to make money, they couldn't hide the smiles on their faces.

Those sons-in-law who came along were still complaining that the words had not been made clear on the way, but when they arrived at the village, they couldn't wait to kowtow to the Yue family.

At night, the girls did not go back home, but stayed at their parents' home for two days. Some girls who had not yet informed their husbands asked their husbands to go back and tell them.

Early the next morning, the sons-in-law who had returned came back with meat and wine.

Nowadays, people in nearby villages are proud to marry a girl from the mountain village.

There are many mulberry trees in the village, and every family raises many silkworms. Before the private school in the morning, the children in the village go to pick mulberry leaves.

Mulberry leaves must be dried before they can be fed to silkworms. Mulberry leaves with dew on them will make the silkworms sick.

"Qingya, you are busy here. I have been looking for you for a while." Ye Xi came over in a hurry.

"Sister Xi, what do you want from me? Stop and take a rest. Your face is full of sweat." Ye Qing took out a handkerchief to wipe her sweat.

Ye Xi grabbed the handkerchief and wiped her face roughly.

"Qingya, I heard you want to raise silkworms. I bought 200 acres of land in the north of Wu'an City and planted some mulberry trees. You can ask someone to teach the people in my farm."

"What's the big deal? I'll let Xiaoya go with you." Ye Qing trusted Xiaoya very much.

"Okay, I'll take Xiaoya away in a while. Don't worry, I will take good care of her." Ye Xi has been the head of the family for a long time, so she arranged the subsequent procedures directly.

"It's too messy here, let's go back first." Ye Qing pulled Ye Xi back.

Ye Xi was still talking to her about future arrangements. This farm was bought with her dowry, and any money she earned in the future would be her private money.

Ye Qing plans to start a weaving business, so she cannot be without raw materials. She will teach everyone as much as possible about raising silkworms.

When the two passed by the private school, Ye Qing went in specifically to talk to Master Gu.

She sent Gao Hui's son here to study and asked the child whether he could adapt well.

Mr. Gu now only teaches students in the small class, and Gao Hui's son Qiao Wei is in his class.

"Qiao Wei is a book lover, a little timid, probably because he just arrived, he is a good kid."

"Master Gu, he is from outside, and I am worried that some other children will bully him." The people that Ye Qing brought had to be properly arranged.

"Don't worry about that. Mr. Liu is watching over the children in the village. They won't bully others."

Ye Qing got the information and followed Ye Xi home.

Ye Xi was an impatient person. After eating at her mother's house, she took Xiaoya to the farm.

Xiaoya is now teaching the villagers how to raise silkworms. Every day people respectfully call her "Master Xiaoya" and she has become one with the villagers.

Ye Qing asked her to go along and help, so she packed her luggage and followed him out. She liked this atmosphere, it was very free.

Ye Qing’s workshop was built very quickly, and after half a month, it was almost completed.

When the beam was raised, Ye Qing personally presided over the ceremony.

It is rare to let women preside over the beam-raising ceremony here, but this was built with money from Ye Qing, and she was also the one who paid for the workers' monthly wages, so no one was so blind as to stop it.

After the workshop is built, it is time to build the house. Ye Qing designed several types of houses, one for the manager to live in, with three main rooms, and left and right wing rooms with a yard.

The other type is a dormitory with two beds in a room, and a public bathroom and public kitchen outside.

When the house was being built, Gao Hui and Jiang Jun came to check it out every day. They already knew that the house with the yard was theirs, and as they watched the house take shape bit by bit, the appearance of their home also gradually emerged.

There are not many houses with yards, only two rows, which are reserved for the caretakers at the back.

These are reserved for people from outside the area who are in charge. The villagers go home to stay at night and are not here.

All the tools and cabinets needed in the workshop were given to Uncle Ye, asking him to help make them.

Ye Chencong has already completed his apprenticeship. He stayed in the city with Master Hu and continued to help with his work.

He and Meng Xuan are already married. They usually live in the city and go back home to stay during their rest time. The couple has a very good relationship.

Ye Laoer hopes that Ye Chencong will come back. He opened a furniture store at the dock. There are many ships passing by, and he will bring some back.

The furniture in his store are very novel in style and very practical, and many people will take some back to sell.

Ye Chencong also wants to open his own shop, and has already discussed with Master Hu that he will not come here next year and will go back to help his father open the shop.

Gao Hui and Jiang Jun also went to Ye Laoer to order furniture. Ye Qing gave them two months' salary in advance, which was enough for them to buy the furniture.

Jiang Jun asked someone about the private school in the village, took his two younger brothers to visit it twice, and decided to send his two children to study there as well.

Ye Qing found the head of the village and sent the twins in. They were treated the same as Qiao Wei, and their tuition at the private school was waived by half.

Ye Qing greeted the villagers working in the workshop and told them that if anyone wanted to go back to raise silkworms and weave cloth, they should tell the manager one month in advance. The workshop would also have time to recruit people.

Ye Qing was mentally prepared that more than half of the people would go back to raise silkworms.

After all, raising silkworms and weaving cloth earn more than working in a workshop, so Ye Xuan and his friends posted recruitment notices with Uncle Ye.

Several workshops mainly recruit women and girls. These jobs are delicate and women are more suitable for them.

Deep down, Ye Qing still hopes to improve the status of women at home, earn her own money, and feel more confident.

The workshop and residence were completed in just over a month, and were placed there for ventilation. Uncle Ye made all the doors and windows.

After finishing all these, Ye Qing took Gao Hui, Jiang Jun and Uncle Ye to assemble the loom.

Gao Hui's family makes looms and is very familiar with its structure. Jiang Jun has been in the weaving workshop for a long time and is also familiar with looms.

Gao Hui directed Jiang Jun and Uncle Ye to assemble the machine. Ye Qing also brought two complete looms, so that if they couldn't be assembled, they could dismantle them for research.

The four of them started assembling smoothly, and after everything was assembled, there was still a pile of parts left on the ground.

Ye Laoer took a few parts and went to the finished product. He studied it for an afternoon and then dismantled the loom he had just assembled.

The four of them continued their research, and after each assembly step, they went to the complete loom for comparison.