He took out six cents, threw it on the table, and the two of them led the horse across the street.
The attentive waiter came out and took the reins.
"Sir, do you want to buy a loom? Welcome to the store to choose!"
The couple walked into the store.
Shen Lin smiled. Although there were more than a dozen looms of different shapes in front of him, they were all single-spindle! It was just an all-wood structure, it was too primitive.
"How much does this cost?"
Liu Chuer was very happy and chose a small model that didn't take up much space.
The shopkeeper happily praised: "The girl has good eyesight!"
“This is our best-selling model in the store and perfect for home use!”
"The price is one tael of silver!"
Liu Chuer lightly covered her mouth and exclaimed: "Isn't it too expensive?"
The shopkeeper is very knowledgeable and has many customers like Liu Chuer.
"Girl, the key components of this loom are made of fine iron. Our profit is already very slim!"
"You are a neat person. If you buy this machine, you can get your money back in two months!"
Shen Lin took a closer look and felt confident.
“Bought it!”
"Shopkeeper, I see that all these looms of yours were made in your backyard?"
"Nothing else, just equip me with a set of carpentry skills!"
“Available at cost price!”
The shopkeeper smiled from ear to ear and said quickly.
"It should, it should!"
"A set of carpentry tools costs five hundred cents. I don't want a cent more, right?"
"Sir, where do you live? We can deliver to your door!"
"We only charge fifty cents for shipping!"
Shen Lin looked around, pointed at a few big cotton buns and smiled.
"Sure, give me another hundred pounds of cotton. You know the price!"
"Okay, okay!" the shopkeeper became even happier.
Such straightforward and cheerful customers are rare.
Liu Chuer pulled Shen Lin's sleeves and whispered.
"Ms. sir, I heard that half of the fields at my master's house are planted with cotton!"
"Why don't we buy more when we pass by Shenjiaji?"
"Maybe it will be a lot cheaper!"
Shen Lin shook his head, how could the little girl understand what he was thinking.
Came all the way just now.
The two of them have already bought three feet of white cloth, half a bolt of floral cloth, and half a bolt of green cloth.
Although I initially planned to make a few outfits for my young couple, at least I already knew the price of the cloth!
He now needs to know the price of cotton in the county.
Even if it is the retail price, he can guess the price of purchasing in large quantities.
The shopkeeper gave the purchase price of the cotton and even showed Shen Lin the account book.
It means he doesn't make the money.
A pound of cotton costs ten cents, which is lower than the price of wheat.
It stands to reason that the yield of cotton is lower than that of wheat, and the price cannot keep up.
Why do the Shen family still grow so much cotton?
Are they also planted a lot in other places in the north?
Because this thing does not require much land.
It can be planted in mountains, slopes, and newly reclaimed dry land.
In this era, food is related to the national economy and people's livelihood.
It also concerns everyone’s belly.
Good land, irrigated land, of course we need to grow food!
But the irrigation conditions in the north are too poor, so cotton is a good choice to make money.
In fact, you can’t make much money by weaving at home!
One piece of cloth costs more than thirty kilograms of cotton, and the material cost alone is about three hundred and fifty yuan.
A skilled housewife can weave three to five pieces of cloth every month, which is enough for her.
As for a piece of fine white cotton, the shipping price is at most 500 wen.
Of course, there are many patterns and well-dyed cloth, which is another matter.
However, the skilled female workers in the weaving workshops in Songjiang in the south are several times more efficient.
If employees are not allowed to work day and night, how can the workshop make money?
If this kind of single-spindle loom is used to open a workshop, Shen Lin will naturally not be interested.
He thought of the spinning jenny of later generations.
The most basic version of that thing only has eight ingots.
Who is Shen Lin, a senior technician!
He is confident that he can achieve an exaggerated effect of eighty or even one hundred diamonds!
An efficiency disparity of one hundred to one.
Even if a piece of cloth only has a profit of thirty or fifty cents?
Just by taking care of a new loom, he and Liu Chuer could make dozens of taels of silver a month!
Production of this thing can be expanded.
Of course, the more looms, the better.
The effects produced by dozens or hundreds of units are absolutely terrifying.
The cotton harvest season is coming soon.
When purchasing in large quantities, the price can be lowered!
The two of them were riding in a delivery bullock cart, and the skinny horse was tied behind the cart.
This guy seemed quite dissatisfied with the new owner's abandonment of his horse and carriage.
The horse was glaring and snorting all the way.
"It seems that we need to buy a carriage. This ox-cart is too slow!"
Shen Lin sighed.
Unfortunately, there were no bearings in this era, and carriages were all two-wheeled.
The delivery driver in front turned back and smiled.
"Sir, this is wrong!"
"Although the ox cart is slow, it can carry a thousand kilograms. Even the ox cart and the cart only cost twenty silver dollars."
"No matter how simple a carriage that pulls goods and people is, it can only cost more than thirty taels!"
"If you can lift 600 kilograms at one time, it will be as high as the sky!"
Shen Lin smiled slightly: "Old man, you have forgotten an old saying."
"Time is money!"
The old man driving the car was immediately confused.
Who the hell said this?
I want to whip this old man.
We wish the bullock carts could run slower.
It's best to go to your house and call back and forth, and the day will pass.
The old man can put this fifty cents in his pocket.
Stay safe!
Liu Chuer secretly felt a little worried.
My husband-in-law has indeed changed a bit.
You will make money and feel sorry for others.
But I just made a hundred and ten taels of silver and lived a good life for just a few days.
Not to mention the fact that I bought a rogue horse.
Want to buy a carriage?
Is our family that luxurious?
The head of Lushuihe Village, the village head, just rides a donkey when we go out...
Shen Lin squeezed her little hand, but he didn't know what she was thinking about.
When we got home, the loom was carried into the side room.
Liu Chuer immediately started spinning and weaving.
You have to give it a try to see if the machine works well.
The neighbors were alarmed by the big noise at Shen Lin's house.
Uncles, aunts, and a bunch of children, big and small, all came to see the strange thing.
There are some weavers at home in the village.
However, the machines used were all made by Shen Zhonggui, an old carpenter.
It is also a single-spindle loom.
No matter the style, precision and efficiency, they are far inferior to the high-end goods bought in the city.
The third aunt said sourly from the side: "Oh, Shen Lin, you are a scholar, and now you have made a fortune!"
"Tsk tsk, we live in the big courtyard and there is no shortage of food and rice."
"I also bought a loom for Chu'er. I love her so much!"