Lin Yan and Hua Hong went home, picked up their tools, and went directly to the fields to clear up wasteland.
The enclosed wasteland had not yet bloomed, so Huahong took the time to go to the fields with his first-class tools.
Looking at the sparrows flying around in the field, there are more and more of them, so I have to think of a way.
This sparrow is big and can eat a lot at one time. If you grow wheat in the future and a group of sparrows come to eat it, it will definitely be a huge loss.
After looking at it sadly for a long time, Lin Yan looked down at the wheat seedlings that were less than ten centimeters tall, and weeded with her small hoe.
The weeds are really growing like crazy. If we don't weed for a few days, the wheat seedlings will be submerged.
Recalling the time when he discovered the wheat seedlings, how weak they were but still strong despite being covered up by the weeds, Lin Yan sighed deeply.
Judging from the current situation, the competitiveness of wheat seedlings is not good, and there is no comparison with weeds. If it is not taken care of properly, the yield will be worrying.
When she first found wheat seedlings, she imagined that she would be able to plant them on a large scale in a year or two and achieve food freedom. But now, Lin Yan didn't dare to think that way.
If you want to achieve food freedom, you not only have to work hard, but you also have to guard against birds, insects and ants. There is a long way to go.
Working every day, time seems to fly very fast. Lin Yan, who was still white and fat after the New Year, bathed in the sun every day and became tanned.
Except for the skin covered by clothes, it forms a sharp contrast with the exposed areas.
Hong Ling was stunned when she saw Lin Yan, "Why have you become so dark?"
She has been busy making looms these days, hoping to use linen to make clothes and shoes more efficiently and reduce costs so that most people can afford them. I haven't seen Lin Yan for a long time.
I heard that Lin Yan went to the workshop to buy things a few days ago, so I wanted to meet her.
"How can I get tanned if I'm exposed to the sun every day?" Lin Yan looked at his dark paws and felt very sad. "I don't want to be like this, but I can't avoid it when I go to the ground. I don't know how I can survive a cold season if I'm tanned like this." Not coming back."
"It should be okay. You were born white, and you will come back after taking good care of yourself." Hong Ling comforted, seeing Lin Yan like this, no one would be envious anymore.
The prettiest little doll in town also looked like the other dolls.
"I hope so. What do you want from me?"
Only then did Hong Ling remember what he meant and said hurriedly: "As you can see, clothes and shoes are very expensive, and few people can afford them. I want to reduce the cost, but I can't find a clue, so I came here Looking for your help."
"It's quite expensive." Lin Yan had the same feeling. He just spent a lot of money a few days ago. "Have you ever thought about what the main cost of clothes is so expensive? Is it more labor-intensive or raw materials?"
"I have calculated the whole process. The raw materials are cheap. The main reason is that the investment in looms and spinning machines is too large and is not proportional to the output. Plus labor costs, it can barely be maintained. But it is difficult to improve the current efficiency. If you want to expand production, you have to invest again, and the cost will not come down if this cycle continues.”
"It's still too inefficient." Lin Yan sighed, "It's difficult for everyone to wear good clothes."
"Yes, most people are still reluctant to buy clothes now and wear tattered linen clothes made by themselves. The contrast is too obvious. I worry that as time goes by, the gap between everyone will become wider and wider, so I want to reduce the cost and let more people Everyone can afford it.”
"Hong Ling, you see clearly. The gap between the rich and the poor will indeed become more and more obvious, but this is an inevitable trend of development, and it is just the beginning. We cannot keep everyone at the same level. There will always be people because If you don’t work hard, you will always take shortcuts and be left behind. However, your worries are not unreasonable. What we can do is to let those who want to live a good life and work hard on their own get the rewards they deserve, so that Suncity Be just and fair.”
"This is the meaning of the establishment of the Arbitration Tribunal," Hong Ling said thoughtfully, "The recently introduced Sun City Basic Law is also for this purpose."
"Yes. I want to govern Sun City through laws. But there will still be loopholes, and that is the direction to improve in the future. Whether we can make clothes affordable for everyone, you have to figure out a way. I don't have time to think about this now. , keeping an eye on the wheat in the field is the top priority.”
It’s not like Hong Ling hasn’t thought about it, “I think we still need to improve the spinning machines and looms to increase efficiency. Only one person can make more threads and cloth in the same time, and the cost can be reduced.”
"You are on the right track. I will give you some drawings in a few days. You and Shi Zhi can study it together and maybe you can change it."
Lin Yan suddenly remembered that there were better spinning machines and looms in the science and technology museum, and Bai Chen had also made yellow paper. All she had to do was copy the things and give them to them.
Hong Ling hurriedly asked: "Are they the drawings of textile machines and looms?"
"Yes, I have a lot of good things here, and you will see them slowly in the future."
"Okay, give me those pictures and we can study them ourselves."
After Hong Ling finished speaking, he realized that paper is also very expensive, and the output is very small. "Paper is very expensive, and it has not been produced in large quantities. Do you have paper?"
"There are some. The first batch Bai Chen made gave me some, but I didn't use them."
After Hong Ling left, Lin Yan spent the next few days working in the fields during the day and working as a diligent porter under the light of the fire at night.
She picked out some useful things from the science and technology museum and copied them. The paper was limited, so she had to save it and copied it.
What made Lin Yan powerless was that what she drew on the paper with her hand could never be exactly the same as before.
Although it was barely similar, it was the best she could do. Lin Yan thought, hoping Hong Ling and Shi Zhi could understand.
Learn from them, improve them, and make more efficient textile machines and looms based on the existing ones.
After five days, Lin Yan went to the laboratory to find someone.
As a result, no one was there. She searched every room and found no one.
"Is it because we are unlucky today and everyone is out working?"
"What are you talking about, standing here alone."
Hua Min came over to look for something after class and saw Lin Yan with his back to the door, still muttering something.
"You're back." Lin Yan turned around and saw Hua Min smiling, "Where have everyone gone?"
"You don't know." Hua Min looked at her suspiciously, "You haven't heard about such a big thing. Are you stupid about farming?"
"What's the big deal?"
Lin Yan really didn't know what Hua Min was referring to. He was really busy these days. He was focused on being a porter and had no intention of spending it elsewhere.
Hua Min didn't have time to elaborate, so she immediately said: "It's too late. Just wait for me. I'll go in and get something. We'll go there together and talk while walking on the road."
Seeing Hua Min hurried in, Lin Yan's open mouth closed silently.
(End of chapter)
