After seeing off Liang Yijin, Chen Yu also came to the weaving and dyeing workshop.
An area was originally planned for weaving, but now racks have been set up in the small yard. These racks are used for drying, and the dyed cloth must be dried quickly in a ventilated place.
Chen Yu is most concerned about dyes.
Ancient dyehouses used natural dyes, such as red and blue flowers, Su Fang, turmeric, lithospermum and other dyes. In order to dye various patterns, yellow wax was also used. This method is also called wax.
Valerian.
"Chief Shan, are people gone?" Lin Junyan came over and asked.
Chen Yu nodded: "It's quite embarrassing for a person, where do we get the dyes we use for dyeing?"
"Mei Niang takes the girls from the herbal medicine class to the mountains every day, so we can stock up on more this season." Lin Junyan took Chen Yu into the room where dye plants are stored: "It's just not easy to store. The dyeing master said there was nothing we could do.
Dyeing shops usually work for half a year and rest for half a year."
Chen Yu knew that in ancient times with backward technology, the storage of this kind of pure natural dye was a big problem. It seemed that he had to do his homework again!
In addition to the dyeing workshop, many looms have also been purchased in the weaving area. Zhao Meiniang really worked hard and taught her skills without any secrets. From coarse cloth, Gebu, cotton and linen, to silk and satin, according to each
Training girls with different specialties and specializing in one can save a lot of time and cost.
Then there is the area of sericulture. In addition to female school girls raising sericulture, there are also more people raising sericulture in Qingniu County this year.
Everything was going well, so Chen Yu didn't get involved too much. She left the women's school and went to the women's hospital. In the women's hospital, the obstetrics department was separated separately. Fu Niang's women were all in groups of four or five. Now they are all
There are more than twenty people.
In the clinic, not only the girls invited by Zhou Yufeng were very dedicated, but there were also girls from the women's school who came to help and were busy in an orderly manner.
Mrs. Qin and her two granddaughters, whom Chen Yu had always missed, Xiao Lan was the first to see Chen Yu. She came out from behind the medicine table and saluted Chen Yu: "Master, you are here."
Chen Yu nodded: "Go and get busy. I'll go back and see your grandma."
Xiao Lan saluted and went back to continue taking medicine. Chen Yu went to the backyard without disturbing anyone else.
The backyard is kept clean and tidy, and firewood of similar lengths is placed next to the path for brewing medicine. Some special Chinese medicines have requirements for burning firewood, so there is a row of separate medicine stoves and they are not used together.
Mrs. Qin was wiping the jars for boiling medicine. There were dozens of jars in front of her. She moved very quickly.
Chen Yu came over and sat next to Mrs. Qin, and also picked up a piece of cloth to help wipe it.
"Be careful..., my benefactor!" Mrs. Qin originally wanted to tell the helper to be careful, but she saw Chen Yu out of the corner of her eye. She quickly grabbed the jar firmly, put it aside, and stood up, excited.
Kneel down.
Chen Yu stretched out his hand to support her: "That's not necessary. Seeing that you are living a good life here, I feel relieved."
Mrs. Qin was so excited that she didn't even know where to put her hands. She kept saying, "Okay, okay, the third lady can take care of us. Yanzi will wait beside the third lady, and Xiaolan will be here to take the medicine.
We all get paid now."
Chen Yu looked at these medicine stoves and asked: "When do you usually boil medicine?"
"Every day it starts in the second half of the day. When patients are anxious, they take them home to survive on their own. Those who are afraid of not being able to survive are left here. They come over to help in the second half of the day." Mrs. Qin said with a smile: "The benefactor gave us three a way to survive.
Now that I have some money saved, I will buy a small courtyard next to the hospital later, and my life will definitely get better and better."
Chen Yu liked Mrs. Qin's optimism very much and believed that they would get better and better. After chatting for a while, Fu Niang arrived after getting the news.
"Hello, Third Miss." Mrs. Qin quickly saluted Su Funiang.
Su Funiang asked Mrs. Qin to do her own thing, and pulled Chen Yu out: "Mom, why can't you stay idle? My second sister-in-law said she wanted you to rest at home, so why are you here?"
"There are some things that you can rest assured when you see them." Chen Yu sat down and asked, "Are you busy?"
Su Funiang smiled: "Yeah, but everyone is very happy. If it was just a normal delivery, I wouldn't have to go there."
"That's good. I think the women's medical clinic is serious and good. The small rouge and gouache workshop at the women's school is also busy. Are there some people who haven't found a job?" Chen Yu asked.
Su Funiang brought a cup of tea to Chen Yu: "Mother, do you have a plan?"
"There is a plan. The topical fumigation medicine can be concentrated into a liquid. Patients here in Qingniu County do not need it. Such a pharmacy can be opened outside. The usual care and cleaning can be placed in the rouge gouache shop and opened separately.
Just sell it at a counter," Chen Yu said.
Su Funiang listened carefully.
"Furthermore, there are some external medicines that can also be sold in wax seals. It might not be a bad idea to open a separate patent medicine shop in the future, such as plasters for rheumatism and bone pain, and umbilical patches for pediatric care. What do you think?" said Chen Yu.
Su Fu Niang was almost in awe, and raised her thumb: "Mom, I wish I were half as smart as you. If I can do this, our Su family's international freight transportation can also come in handy. I'll talk to Lin Er later.
Miss, let’s discuss the matter of using girls to study for girls.”
Chen Yu smiled: "You don't want to let go of this business?"
"Yes, you can't give others a chance to interfere in everything. I know that the house is empty, and the second sister-in-law doesn't say anything, and her mouth is full of blisters." Su Funiang frowned: "Don't let me worry about all the trouble.
I'm carrying it with my second sister-in-law. If Miss Liang hadn't stepped in and made me unable to move, the matter of rouge and gouache would have started long ago."
Chen Yu knew Su Funiang's attitude towards Liang Yijin, so she didn't say much. Instead, she said: "Miss Liang no longer does the rouge and gouache business. Mother thinks Miss Lin Er can be used. Besides, she has been cooperating with Fu Niang.
The rouge and gouache cannot be left out of the hands of Miss Lin Er."
"I know this. Don't worry, mother." Su Funiang smiled and walked towards Chen Yu: "Mother, Lan Niang was crying with me yesterday. She was too busy to go back home. How about we go to Sihai Restaurant for dinner later?
A meal?"
Chen Yu was also about to ask Lan Niang who was missing. When Su Funiang said this, she asked, "What is Lan Niang doing? Why is no one seen?"
"This girl is obsessed. She said that her third brother gave her a weaving and dyeing book, and she dived into studying dyes. It is right next to our embroidery workshop, and she can also take care of the business of the embroidery workshop."
Chen Yu stood up: "Then let's go over. It's been so long since Lan Niang came back, and I haven't even had a proper conversation with her."
When Chen Yu and Su Funiang saw Su Lan Niang in the backyard of the embroidery workshop, they were both dumbfounded. How could this be their own Lan Niang? Such a good girl was so colorful all over her body!
"Grandma." When Su Lan Niang saw Chen Yu, she ran over excitedly, stretched out her stained hands, quickly retracted them, and smiled sheepishly: "It's almost successful, but I washed it many times and couldn't.
I don’t dare to go out to meet people anymore.”
Chen Yu couldn't help but held Su Lanniang's hand and asked, "Are you testing the color of your own clothes?"
"Well, grandma, come with me. We definitely don't have to work in the weaving and dyeing workshop of the girls' school for half a year and take a break for half a year." Su Lanniang excitedly pulled Chen Yu into her small room.